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Show CULTURE www.uvureview.com November 15, 2010 VOL L ISSUE 15 CLUB PROFILE 'This.': By the skin of the teeth, or fang if you prefer AGEAMfTY$i Photo Illustration by Natalie Psuik UVU Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association By Kelly Cannon Asst. Culture Editor UVU Spectrum Club may sound like a new organization on campus, but they have been around for over ten years. Formally known as the Gay-Straight Alliance, the club changed their name last year to the UVU Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association. The cause of this change was to sound more inclusive. The club is not only for members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community, but anyone who feels they are in the minority. The club's main purpose is to promote awareness, not only of sexual orientation and gender identity issues, but also any marginalized group here on campus. Frey Seagrove, current president of Spectrum Club, also identified community building as another main purpose of the club. "We try to build ties not only within our Utah County area, but also with the Utah Pride Center that is located in Salt Lake and the Utah AIDS Foundation in Sugarhouse." The club also has ties with the Queer Student Alliance at the University of Utah to provide more support for students at both universities. Seagrove emphasized that the club is open not only to students from the LGBT community, but also to straight allies. "Our club is very much for heterosexuals that want to be allies, that want to promote tolerance, to help individuals accept themselves." Spectrum also offers support to anyone who feels they may be on the outside of the norm and to anyone who wants to help those who feel that way. "It's not about who you're sleeping with,". Seagrove stated. "It's about respecting yourself and accepting who you are [as well as] respecting others." Recently there has been a Jot of attention focused on anti-gay bullying across the nation that has led to several teen suicides. These tragedies have promoted the YouTube viral video series titled "It Gets Better." Various people ranging from celebrities to regular people have uploaded video confessions of what it was like to be bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The purpose of the videos is to reach out to teens and others who are bullied for the same reason and give them hope arid reassurance that "it gets better." Seagrove was very positive about the potential effectiveness of the campaign. "I think it really does offer that bit of hope," Seagrove explained. "A lot of people turn to suicide because they feel Continued on B3 Cowboy casino night was a great success, with " many students gather'ing together •'to test their luck. Though real money wasn't used, winners did get trophies, and bragging rights. By S t e p h e n R. P e w Culture Writer "I could write one of those - ha, I could do it in two weeks." Those were the. words Shaun Roundy spoke after watching a trailer for the movie New Moon, based on the wildly popular novel by Stephenie Meyer. But what started out as a simple vampire story turned into an adventure novel meant to inspire and show the power within each of us. The end By Kelly Cannon Asst. Culture Editor UVU Review Hot cowboys and winning An old-fashioned saloon scene took over the ballroom commons the night of Nov. 4, as cowboys and cowgirls gambled the night away during UVUSA's first Cowboy Casino Night. "Basically, what was projected to happen is exactly what's happening: good clean fun," said Joe Jurisic, the special events chair over the event. Jurisic went on to explain that the event had been a "filler" event for the UVU Women's Expo that was supposed to take place at the same time. Things did not fall into line for the expo to happen, so the special events commit- Photo Courtesy of Amazon.com result of the endeavor was This.: A Vampire Cure for Forever. Roundy is a UVU English teacher, and while he loves teaching, he also loves writing. This love has inspired him to create a story that not only holds readers, but gives them a broader view on what can be accomplished in this life. He also wanted to show that real success in life comes from diving in and trying things. This is shown through his dynamic characters and the roles they play in the story. _ . , __ Continued on B2 Jake Buntjer/ Christine Ruth/ By Brandon Peterson Culture Writer Is Utah Valley the new Forks, Wash.? Has the new Twilight phenomena come from our very own halls? This, is a new young adult vampire book from English teacher Shaun Roundy. tee organized Cowboy Casino Night to take its place. The night consisted of Western cowboyand cowgirl-styled attire worn by those attending, as well as decorations such as balloons, plenty of Southwestern chips and safta to go around and some classic casino games such as craps, Texas Hold 'em, roulette and blackjack. Since gambling is illegal in Utah, rather than playing for keeps, students were given a cup full of fake coins at the door, and the event was basically a tournament to see who could collect the most coins by the end of the night. The champion, second place and third place gamblers were each given trophies for their Continued on /& For the first five months of this year, junior Lisa Garlock lived and volunteered in Kiev, Ukraine, teaching English to Ukrainian children through Provo-based organization International Language Program. When Garlock spoke of the Ukrainian people, she praised their kindness and generosity, saying, "They are a very charitable people. If you need help with UVU Review something, they will drop what they are doing and help you." Garlock also expanded on how the Ukrainian culture is a very sincere culture. Unlike America, where we smile at anyone and everyone for no real reason, Ukrainians only smile at people they know and only when they have a reason to. "There's no fakeness," Garlock stated. 'That's something I miss." Continued on B3 Inside Finals are coming - are you ready? We're so close to the end!-yet it seems so very, very far away. B2 Utah, winterized Even though the weather has been somewhat bipolar this year, there's no doubt that winter's frigid bite is just around the corner. B3 Natalie Psuik/UVU REVIEW |