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Show v& Monday • J u n e 30, 2008 Website of the week RateMyProfessors.com from REVIEWS' B2 WALL-E Like S/zorf Circuit, only good Leave it to writer/director/Vice President, Creative of Pixar Animation Studios Andrew Stanton (Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo) to write and direct the best Disney/Pixar movie in years. WALL'E begins on an abandoned planet Earth. We quickly learn that hundreds of years ago, humans trashed Earth beyond shortterm repair and left it to be cleaned by lots of small WALL'E robots - all but one of which are completely broken down. The one that is still functioning and working is the , loneliest of robots, spending ' nights with his only friend (a cockroach) watching classic musicals like Hello Dolly. When a foreign, self-automated ship lands, deploying an iPod-like futuristic roboi,WALL9E's loneliness is cured. There's nothing he won't do for her, including following her into the depths of space. WALL • E Writer/Director Andrew Stanton The first half-hour of WALL*E, in essence, is a silent film. Stanton and crew did a marvelous task of giving visible human emotion to a faceless CG robot. Though the plot sounds like it's jumping onto the green bandwagon, Stanton tells UVU Review that it was not his motive. "Going green was not the point of the picture - it was part of the genre we picked. It's about irrational love Wolt Disney Motion Pictures defeating life's programming," Stanton said of the film, which was written in the '90s. "I'm all about this 'green1 thing. And I wish I had a crystal ball so I could go back in time to push it back then. I'd be a billionaire." WALLmE is not only family-friendly, but fun for everyone. It's a beautiful blend of kid's movie, silent film and art - and it even has a warm little moral. Mel Sundquist J Life editor At RateMyProfessors. com college students can leave comments on and judge all of their professors. They can say how much they learned and if the teacher was unintelligible, funny, or even attractive. As of this paper's printing, the site has 1,145 professors listed for UVU, and there are still eleven listed under UVSC. This makes RateMyProfessors. com a valuable resource for students here when the time comes to register for When using UVU's selfregistration service online, it New cafe will offer food, relaxing atmosphere 3000 square feet for seating. The environment will utilize the natural ambience of the building, which includesl5Imagine a place in Proyo foot ceilings, beautiful brick where you can order walls and hardtasty food, kick back, wood floors. talk with friends, view The cafe" also film, or just do homehas a basement work. If this sounds apthat will be pealing to you, you're host to differnot alone. 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The night". something that has been getWith some help from Sego Art Center brought volunteers, Nathan is turn- Sego's influence to the area ting more and more popular ing what was once The Hoo- and now we have the Pen- in the US. It's basically all kah Bar into The Pennyroy- nyroyal in the middle of it your favorite cereals with al Cafe, and plans to open all as a place for everyone to several milk options (soy and rice included), toppings it this September. Situated come together." The Pennyroyal Cafe (granola, fruit, etc.). yogurt next to Coal Umbrella and other indie shops and ven- will hold many other attrac- and oatmeal," Nathan said. ues in downtown Provo, the tive features. These include The cafe will also offer orcafe" is the next addition to free wi-fi internet, shelves ganic and vegan/vegetarian the Downtown Provo move- of books to read, and over food options. Greg W i l c o x j j Life writer WANTED The Matrix on dirty, dirty crack Young heartthrob James McAvoy stars in this Marm'-esque action flick about a guy who learns to harness the hidden powers in his body and become one of the universesj's chosen assassins. His whole life, Wesley Gibson (McAvoy) hasn't fit in quite right with society. Hefs never found his place, his niche. His father walked oat on*both hinv<-and hismom when he was a week old. He works a brutal office job under a beast of a boss. His girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend, a coworker. And he's got an awful case of anxiety that can only be cured with prescription drugs. It isn't until he's confronted by a drop-dead gorgeous assassin (Angelina Jolie) that he learns more about himself Jolie and McAvoy steam up the screen in WANTED than he's ever known before. As it turns out, Gibson's anxiety is more than just anxiety -- it's a gateway to a universal power that he must teach himself to harness, turning him into a nearly uncatchable super assassin. Wanted is the fairly brutal R-rated action flick you're Universal Pictures surprised to see listed as a summer blockbuster. The dialogue is coarse and offensive and the action is ultraviolent. For action fans and comic book geeks, Wanted is the perfect blend of good story and blissful violence that you dream of. Meet Marcus Utah's First Comic Standing anonymously, so there is no threat to your grade if you leave a negative comment. Also, professors can now publish a rebuttal to negative comments if they would like, which has the potential to tell more about the professors than the original comments by students. To leave a comUtah Valley University ment on a profesSchoofiW»bp«ie: Orem, UUh sor, no proof that Wrong jchooU Find your tchoot the rater actually Tout profn u n : M Find profcaor by dtpvtmtnt: | Commwneiu«n 3 took the class is required. There is AM a profKior • Tell a FrlervJ an optional place O Jt**ns» to w * >'K»y LWwwy K l r to enter your grade and which specific time in that class the most. class you took, but in generYour professor can make or al, the angrier students don't break not only your GPA, provide that information. So but your college experience take each comment with a grain of salt, because they're as a whole. Feedback can be left certainly not all true. becomes too easy to choose a class based on the time it's given, or how many seats are left. However, wH£n you actually start taking the class, those are not the facuors that will influence your ment. As Nathan put it, "The Velour and Muse music venues have brought a central music presence to the block, followed by Mode and then from HOW TO- B1 S. State St., Salt Lake City). The show starts at 7 P.M., and rumor has it he might do NBC's Last Comic Stand- a short routine afterwards. ing is like American Idol for Come check out the show, comedians - only entertain- not only to see if Marcus will ing. Hailing from West Jor- make it on to the next stage, dan, Utah, Marcus is one of but to hang out, meet the the funniest contestants the "Man on 1,000 voices" and series has ever seen. have a great time all around. Last week, Marcus put You must be 21 or older. Photo (ourtesy of Marcus on a crowd-pleasing show Marcus from Last Comic Standing. at the Wiseguys Comedy Cafe at Parkway Crossing. This Thursday, Marcus will For more information go to Marcus' MySpace page at be attending a viewing party www.myspace.com/marcuscomedy Pick up next issue of UVU Review for an for Last Comic Standing at EXCLUSIVE with Marcus. Bar Deluxe (located at 666 Luke Hickman ^ Life writer aren't still one of the people. Besides, what's more like a university student than conversing with a professor over a cup of coffee? 4 Take on large projects for more than just the grade. University students create experiments that change the face of their field, write novels for their dissertation, and create works of art that are used for their final project and then put up in a public museum. So, for your next big project, try to make something that will influence the community. Wear clothes that say "University" on them. Maybe invest in some reading glasses and keep a short pencil behind your ear. Because looking the part is a big aspect of becoming something new. Seriously, decide on a major. 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