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Show culture 04.05.2010 UVU's own New Moon:® didn't require much more than some, makeup, contact lenses and a stylish jacket. Nathan Packer is a 21-year-old During the Halloween season, volleyball player on the UVU team some friends of his asked if he and anyone who has ever met him would dress up as Edward and apmay say he has the unmistakable pear at their party to entertain their looks of a certain pale-as-marble guests: cultural icon spawned from the mind "It was really fun to be able to of Stephanie Meyer. entertain the kids that way. The look In his spare time, Nathan works on their faces when 1 entered the at the Pleasant Grove Blockbuster room was priceless," Packer said. where he is constantly asked if any- The second installment of The "Twione has ever told him how much he light" series, "New Moon," released looks like Edward Cullen. to DVD on March 20; one local "Yeah I do get that a lot, but it Blockbuster held a midnight release doesn't bother me. I consider it a party. Packer was unable to attend Manager Kristin Zufelt started compliment," Packer said. due to volleyball obligations, but her party at 8 p.m. by showing the customers had a good time nonethe Working there on Halloween, blu-ray version of'Twilight" on the Nathan, not surprisingly, dressed less. up as the young vampire, which Pleasant Grove Blockbuster store store's high definition television. •TYSON PETERSON Culture writer Hard Times exhibit shows artistic side of recession • A C O B MCMILLAN Culture writer The best art can reveal meaning and beauty in even the most abject suffering. That is the idea behind the Springville Museum of Art's new "Hard Times" exhibition, which held its opening reception on March 24 and will be running until April 25 at the museum. "I've seen people come into the gallery actually crying after seeing some of these paintings," said Traci Fieldsted, exhibit curator . It is indeed difficult to remain unmoved by the artwork on display. Framed against dark red walls and painted mostly in a realist style, the collection takes an unblinking look at images from everyday life, from the mundane to the desperate. The paintings were culled from an eclectic group of artists all over the United States, ranging from locals like Justin Taylor to veterans of the Civil Rights demonstrations like Harvey Dinnerstein and Burton Silverman. Fieldsted credited the idea behind an exhibition focusing on life during a recession to sponsor Jim Dabakis. "If we had an art show about the economy today," Fieldsted said, "In the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression, what would the artists leave for generations, what would be the artwork that would speak to these times?" The answer to that question, it turns out, is people. Whether it's the anonymous frazzled lady carrying a trash bag, the homeless man falling asleep in the snow, or even the artist's mother, these subjects all speak to the concerns of the human condition, and particularly on longing and loss. "We were thrilled at the possibility that we could have (the exhibition) here," said Vern Swanson, director of Springville Museum of Art. "The original building is a Depression-era building, so it just seemed right." In the spirit of the event, a bread and soup line served free tomato pesto and chicken vegetable broth to hungry guests, while musician Beaux Underwood played banjo and harmonica, his only payment coming in the form of cash donations in his open instrument case. These life-on-the-street touches answered the plea for human compassion contained in the bleak imagery of this artwork, contrasting it with a glimmer of hope and adding to the uplifting mood of the evening. "Part of my job is making sure place to be. Go and discover whether; the customers are having a good Packer's similarity with Edward is j experience in my store. Holding this more than skin deep. release party is my chance to let the customers have a good time," Zufelt said. After "Twilight," "New Moon" was shown, and that's when the party really started to get going. The store has many items available for devotees of Stephanie Meyer's series like reversible pillows with Edward's face on one side and Jacob's on the other. There are also calendars, candies, shirts, cardboard cutouts, band-aids and, of course, the books themselves. Edward Cullen look alike has Anyone interested in getting the many Twilight fans scram"New Moon" DVD and meeting bling to the Pleasant Grove UVU's own Edward lookalike, the Blockbuster where Nathan Pleasant Grove Blockbuster is the Ruining your life for "Mass Effect 2" worth it Why you owe it to yourself to play one of the greatest video games ever made-M ^JONATHAN POOLE Culture writer If you've been gaming for any amount of time you've definitely been exposed to a fair amount of hype and hyperbole that never actually ended up materializing into the endall, be-all that was originally promised. Whether that lie was the illusion of choice, morality or freedom that exists in current gaming narratives or some other pretentiouslydelivered and ultimately underwhelming undertaking is irrelevant. We were deceived. However, we return to video games time and again, convinced that the lies were tough love and sure in our knowledge that this time, this one game will make everything OK. 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The Utah Broadcaster's Association Job Fair is brought to you in part by KBYU-TV and KBYU-FM "Mass Effect's" focus on constant choice and interaction does an amazing job of making sure that no two games are or ever will be the same. Every decision, every conversation, even your character's gender and background make each playthrough different enough to be consistently rewarding and utterly different. It is almost impossible to play "Mass Effect 2" in the exact same way as anyone else and that is possibly the greatest narrative feat of this generation of gaming. FRENCH from • B1 order different items from the menu. This not only gives the culinary students the chance to make every dish on the menu and improve their skills, but it allows you and your group the opportunity to share and try each mouthwatering dish. "These are our advanced students and this restaurant class is the last one they will have before going out in the field. During the semester they do several competitions and create menus," said Cody Thatcher, a culinary instructor. "They get the most practical experience in the program with the restaurant. They rotate positions throughout the semester, and they have a different set of responsibilities for each position." For only $20 you can experience the flavorful recipes from France, made by Utah Valley's own up-and-coming culinary artists. The menu features I could go on and on about the brilliance of the dialogue tree system, the outstanding "interrupt" feature and the focus on character development that makes "ME2" stand head and shoulders above its ...£'', peers, but I won't. 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You can ; view the French menu, as • well as upcoming menus at www.uvu.edu/ca/greg/ menu .html This unique opportunity is by reservation only, and they are booking up fast, so call 801-863-7054 today to make sure you have a ' spot at the table. tJt>1n the 'staff of the GVU Review in 220;meeting Mondays at 4pm in SC 105. |