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Show \ CULTURE • * Come to the Touchstori^s opening social ® By Andy Sherwin Culture Writer Touchstones, UVU's student-run literary journal, is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2010 volume. The journal, which is published at the end of both fall and winter semesters, features the fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama and art of UVU students. While each issue is supervised by a creative writing faculty member, the journal is designed, edited and produced entirely by students. It is also possible to participate in Touchstones without submitting original work. The journal is looking for additional staff members. iii P For more information, visit http://Research. UVU.edu/Touchstones or email Touchstones. Journal@Gmail.com "Besides staff for tech editor, dlj editor, prose and poetry editors, we alscppppreciate readers. While readers can stffl^submit, they can't be credited in the curr^t issue, and regular staff members are nofcfcllowed to submit, so that's something to ctjnsider." said Sievers. >3 Readers help go through the submissions and assist editors with deciding whjjli pieces and works will be published in th;a^journal. Called Reading Night, the event tdtfcs place on campus and is a great way to bo$i participate in the production of the journjflj as well as read original student-written woik. I TOUCHSTONES is Riding an opening sc&ial on Sept. 9 from ;^-7 p.m. in LA 116 foftall students interested in working on the sfc&ff. Refreshments wilf^be served. *: i *:*: i SPRING 2O1O REVIEW UVUSA members have planned many great events for the semester. Two-Day Shipping for One Year on textbooks and millions of other items 1 :.. amazon.com/student Amazon Student -day shipping available to customers who qualify for our free Amazon Student program.. UVUSA working hard for Jou By Kelly Cannon Culture Writer mental break, future activities are also geared towards service. UVUSA, workWith the new school year ing closely with the Serbeginning, the UVU Student vice-Learning Center, has Association (UVUSA) has planned various activities been hard at work planning that encourage students to interesting and fun activi- fulfill their civic duties. On ties. Student Body Presi- Sept. 15 and 16, there will be dent Richard Portwood a service fair in the Hall of Jias stated that the whole Flags that will inform stupurpose of student activi- dents of the various ways ties is to increase student they can serve locally and Make a involvement and provide a internationally. well-rounded college ex- Difference Day will be perience. Their goal is to held on Oct. 23. Students get students involved, "not will be able to participate only in the classroom but in a campus-wide day of outside [it] as well," Port- service. There will also be wood said. To reach that blood drives held on Sept. goal, UVUSA has planned 8 and Oct. 27. Leading up 'activities that can be classi- to Thanksgiving, there will fied into four main themes. be food drives to help local The first falls under the food banks. There will also category of fun activities. be sub-for-Santa activities The goal is to provide stu- near Christmas. dents with entertainment and Other activities come "a break from their studies," from UVUSA's platform Portwood said. for 2010-11 and deal direct1 Such activities include ly with loyalty and pride in the mtvU Campus Invasion the university. According Tour, featuring the popular to that platform, UVUSA band 30 Seconds to Mars has "Form[ed] a Traditions |and local band Neon Trees. Committee with campus fThe event will be held Sept. groups [that will] identify 25 at the Brent Brown Ball- and encourage school pride park. Another concert, fea- and traditions." jturing B.O.B., Jason Derulo, Improving the True lyaz and Auburn, is planned Wolverine Night scheduled jforOct. 12. for Oct. 7 has been a goal For students with chil- for UVUSA. The following dren, there will be a Hal- day will be the Miss UVU loween kids night on Oct. pageant, where current Miss •25. There will also be a Hal- UVU Valerie Moon will jloween dance on Oct. 30 that pas% her crown to the next Svill be held in the Sorensen winner. [Student Center. All of these activities Along with providing a are aimed at providing . a well-rounded college experience. Still, uVtJSA has not forgotten the p$jpose of UVU, which is t6;!provide quality education. Ijfey have planned activities ;£hat deal directly with acadejfjjcs. UVUSA, sr}etifically Vice President of^cademics Chris Lourm8*u, has scheduled various ;5jpeakers and debates that drfl aimed to enhance the edjicational experience of studefijs. The first speaker will bja^ulitzer Prize winning aiitpor and presidential historjjn Doris Kearns Goodwin ;tm Sept. 16. Her book, No &dinary Time: Franklin dnu Eleanor Roosevelt: Ttpa Home ront in World Wafifly won the Pulitzer Prize;^ti 1995. Her most receojj book, Team Of Rivals:\$he Political Genius of •pfraham Lincoln, is a N ^ York Times best seller^ The next speaker, ErinjjSruwell, will be featured oruf)ct. 26. Gruwell is the l e a ^ r of the Freedom Writers'^Foundation and the inspi&tion for the Hollywood b^kbuster Freedon Writers >*starring Hilary Swank. U^3SA has worked diligentlyCat planning and arranging these activities and has tfdne it to l^lp create a positira university environment. -3« \ Porf^'ood said;Iiit best when he explaigetljthal all of the activities arOTieSt to "ensure [that] everj student is having an exceptip^ al expe-i riencehereatUVUA |
