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Show Life Monday * August 25, 2008 Before you hit the be The new school year is \ to get back into college mi to take a look at a few moj lege life is supposed to be* anyway. h Trant Botei/ UVU Rtview • Parker Donat Life writer 1. Midnight picnic or tea party in a park or cemetery 2. Driveway karaoke with music from your car stereo 3. A bus tour of the county with student bus passes 4. Photo-shoot at the Bean Museum Organic Food 5. Bragging about your extensive knowledge of Farmer's market at Thanksgiving Point art history at the Springville Museum of Art 6. 50-cent Tuesdays at the University Mall dollar theater 7. Night games on campus 8. Relaxing in the sample massage chairs at Bed, Bath and Beyond Crop shares Cheap clothes houswares 1. Deseret Industries 2. Savers , ' ^^^! \ 3. Any of the local dollar stores, especially for kitchenware 4. The outlet mall in Park City 5. The clearance aisles at Wal-Mart 6. The clearance aisles at Target 7. Your roommate's closet and cupboards 8. For girls: Cozy on the diagonal in Provo for ridiculously cheap basics 9. Down East Home 10. Hit.up your parents on holidays 4 Local farmers will be selling their produce every Friday until Oct. 3 at the Water Tower Plaza in Thanksgiving Point. ^ • ^ During thefirstfew months of every year, local farms allow residents to participate in Community Supported Agriculture; according to Borski Farms' Web site, "An upfront payment in the spring allows the farmer to predict what will be grown and will help the farmer when most needed." In return for the payment, shareholders can collect a specified amount of seasonal produce each month. Shares won't be available again until next year, and the nearest participating farm is in Fruit Heights. For some students, though, having access to the organic produce is worth the effort. FOR MORE INFORMATION www.ThanksglvlngPolnt.com On the two nearest farms, visit www.BellOrganIc.com, BorskiFarms.org or e-mail AllssadZoeGarden.com Prove t-armer's Market Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. through October, a farmer's market will be held at Pioneer Park in Provo. The market provides locally produced fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers, along with bread and handmade crafts. But try to get there early in the day ~ often the good produce is gone before noon. •• Faber College hasil two fraternity houses: the snooty, rich Omega house and the wild, immature Delta house. The school's dean is determined to get Delta house kicked off campus, so he enlists the help of Omega house. Let. the pranks begin! You know thos< shirts that say COLLEGI in big block letters? Animal House takes cred*! Best places to eat on campus Free(or almost free) Date Ideas • •••' ;* Animal House The selection of sweets and other goodies at Scoops area for eating. The cafeteria will give you the biggest bang Have you walked around for your buck on campus. The food court, also known campus and felt so hungry that as the Centre Court, is conveeven food from the vending niently placed in campus ofmachine seemed appetizing? fering a variety of fast food opYes, I admit I'm guilty of pigging out on vending ma- tions. Compared to the Valley chine food, but that's only View Room, you might finish because I didn't know where your meal dissatisfied, hungry to find good food. So for those for more. So if you don't eat a who don't know where to eat lot and you're in a hurry, this might be a good alternative. on campus, Vending machines dot the Also Scoops and for those campus and are a popular way who do know offers more but still eat to overcome food cravings on than just vending ma- campus. Even aside from bechine food, ing unhealthy and expensive, food ~ in UVU offers though, vending machine its almost tasty treats food is something I'd rather hallowed and filling not gamble with. If mechaniaisles, you meals at a cal failure means those chips don't come down, I'm leaving can pick up reasonable hungry and unquenchably anprice. You shampoo, just need to grytoothpaste, A great alternative to vendknow where ing machines is Scoops. For and toothto look. you candy lovers. Scoops has Climbing brushes. the largest variety of candy ^ ^ ^ _ ^ _ _ , a few stairs bars and candy at the cheapand having est price on campus. If candy momentary leg pain beats bedoesn't interest you, maybe ing sick from candy machine their hot dogs or frozen burfood. By following the stairs ritos will. If you have time, going directly above the food make sure to try their delicious • court, you'll find the Valley ice cream. Also Scoops offers View Room Cafeteria, which is by far the best all around more than just food ~ in its alplace to eat on campus. You most hallowed aisles, you can can choose from foreign food, pick up shampoo, toothpaste, healthy meals, and even cui- and toothbrushes. The newest addition to the sine with a menu that changes already varied selection of daily. The Valley View Cafeteria eateries on campus is a cafe" offers a salad bar and the larg- on the first floor of the new liest choice of drinks on cam* brary. Called Bytes and Brew, pus. It has meals that fill your this establishment offers panistomach while costing about ni and fresh-brewed coffee. So wherever you eat on the same as food at a fast food UVU campus I'm sure you'll joint. The quality is compaenjoy yourself, now that you rable to a good, home-cooked know where to find a tasty meal. It's spacious and has the largest on-campus seating meal at a reasonable price. •-'+*$ . ; • I , ' , •' On campus Black Box Theater The most flexible theate on campus, the Black Bo) usually seats anywhere fron 100 to 120 people. The light ing and sound systems an fully supported, and the en vironment lends itself to th< more contemporary or experij mental side of UVU's theatej department. Tickets can bought at Campus Connec] tion or in the GT at the dooi the night of the performance j McKay Events Center The McKay not only hous es basketball, volleyball, an< wrestling matches, but alst dances, concerts, speeches commencements, and con ferences. It has an 8,000-seag capacity and tickets can purchased at Smith's Tix The EFY Steady and Sun concert was recently per formed in the McKay, and ii September you can expect tc! see the Utah Valley Women': Expo, Muse (yes, that Muse) Damien Rice, and Guster per form. Tickets for the large concerts are usually arounc $3 Regan Theater The conventional pro scenium stage in the Regaj Theater creates the perfec atmosphere for many perfor mances by UVU students Also, Center Stage Youth Per formances holds a show ev ery few months in the theatei According to CSYP's Wei site, 'The organization'sgoa is to help youth develop thei talents, self-esteem and imagS ination in a fun, safe and stiml ulating environment througrt rehearsals, performances anc classes." In addition, the UVU Thej ater Department will perfornl seven plays and musical! in the Regan and the Blkci Box. For more informatibi) on these performances, reading the Life section or re fer to www.uvu.edu/tasp |