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Show CULTURE B2 •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••• EVENTS ON CAMPUS • WEEKLY EVENTS • • • Hidden Voices: Graffiti Art exhibit at the Woodbury Art Museum, showing now until March 5. Featuring the art of youth culture and local urban artists, focusing on graffiti as an art form. • • • THIS WEEK • Tuesday, Feb. 22: A UVU Tumbling Club Extravaganza, 6 p.m. at Progressive Power Tumbling in Provo, 2329 Mountain Vista Lane. Admission is half price at $2. Come join the tumbling club for fun and pizza. • • Friday, Feb. 25: UVUSA presents a Mardi Gras Celebration, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the Student Center. Anticipated to be the biggest party of the semester, come see the Student Center get transformed into Bourbon Street and enjoy a night filled with music, dancing, hypnotists and, of course, beads. Tickets are $8 with a LIVID, $10 without. Must be 18 or older. • Friday, Feb. 25: Alex Band, former lead singer of The Calling, will be playing a concert immediately after the Utah Flash basketball game. Go for the game and stay for the concert. Tickets start at $8 and can be purchased at the UCCU Center box office. • • • • • Saturday, Feb. 26: UVU African Club presents African Culture Night, 7-10 p.m. in the Ballroom. This cultural night will include a Miss Africa Utah pageant, where students from many Utah colleges will be able to showcase their talents and African culture. NEXT WEEK • Thursday, March 3: Contemporary Dance Ensemble in concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Ragan Theater. Running daily until March 5. • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Avoidin parking woes Dave Young/ UVU REVIEW With so many students driving to school, parking lots have become hunting grounds for most. By Keyra Kristoffersen Culture Writer People have done some crazy things in the name of parking on campus. Once a truck was 4-wheel driven to a 45 degree angle up a snow pile that the shovels had created near the edge of the LA building, just to get a spot, any spot. Unfortunately, unless you plan on being at school at 6 a.m. every morning, chances of finding decent parking are slim to none. Also unfortunate is that the money spent on a parking pass does not guarantee a parking place. There's always the free lot past the testing center and the shuttle comes about every 10 minutes to take you to the actual school cam- pus if the 15 minute hike seems too daunting or too long. This strategy also works with the parking lots up by the GT and EE buildings. Those lots are out of the way, so no one ever wants to park there. With the shuttle or enough time, it's an easy fix. Another idea would be to find people in your earliest and latest class and start a carpool. It could be like a study group, only with taking turns driving. This not only cuts down on driving costs and the number of students taking up parking spaces, but is insurance to get you up for class in the morning. It's a win all around as long as you make sure the person driving that day isn't a flake. For those who are a bit more flexible See Alex Band live Band will be playing after the Utah Flash game at the UCCU Center on Feb. 25. Tickets to the game begin at $8 each and can be purchased at the box office. Photo Courtesy of Amazon.com Former lead singer of The Calling, Band recently released his first solo album. By Chris Drew Culture Writer If you haven't heard of Alex Band, it's only a matter of time before you will. His first single, "Only One," is becoming a hit single in Europe and is available on YouTube and, more importantly, he will be performing live at the UCCU Center on Feb. 25. Recently, the former lead singer of The Calling has been holding a very tight schedule. For instance, "Only One" had been featured multiple times on the CW's The Vampire Diaries. His debut solo album, "We've All Been There," has been released internationally in Italy, Japan, Brazil, Mexico and Holland. It can also be found on iTunes, which provides bonus songs and videos. With his alternative rock tones, unique baritone voice and blonde hair, Alex Band has captivated audiences throughout the United States, and has set time apart to visit UVU before his European tour to demonstrate his extraordinary musical talents and stage performance. about when and how they deal with school traffic, the best advice is the simplest: Take the bus. UTA and Campus Connection offer a school year-long transit pass on a student ID for only $20. That means it's good during the summer, even if classes aren't being taken, and it works on buses, both regular and express, Trax and Frontrunner. The buses can sometimes be unreliable, but so can a car and if you have the stomach, homework or napping are a good way to spend the ride. Hint: Guys, if you're on a crowded bus and you give up your seat to a girl that's standing, not only will she notice, but every girl around you will as well. With a little initiative, this could be a profitable bus ride. For anyone living within a mile (or two) of the school, walking is recommend. Why drive to the gym to hang out on a treadmill when you can spend 20 minutes walking in the brisk Utah outdoors? This will save on overcrowding the buses and parking lots, plus save on the stress that inevitably comes with trying to park. If you work it right, there are a ton of things that can be done on that walk. Go to the library, pick up some language CDs, download them onto your iPod and learn Turkish while you walk. Exercise, education and entertainment — it's a win-win. Parking can be a frustrating experience for all, but until nearby houses are demolished for parking lots, it's all we can do to hold out. Freshman 15 From B1 or not, there are several drinking fountains located in every hall. Drinking non-diet liquids adds to a daily caloric intake faster than anything else. It is also a complete waste and a sacrifice for delicious food that could be eaten in its place had water been the hydrating beverage of choice. "Any hall on campus can be just as easily scoped out at a nice brisk strut as it can from a seat along the wall." STEP FIVE brings to focus the time wasted between classes. It is commonly referred to as the Hall of Flags, or wherever it is that the most lounging and people-watching may be done. This time should be seriously re-evaluated. Granted, socializing is a key factor in continued education, yet it does not have to be done in a sitting position. Any hall on campus can be just as easily scoped out at a nice brisk strut as it can from a seat along the wall. By walking/strutting laps with friends around the school, more people can be checked out and time is used productively by burning calories in the process. If sitting is necessary, remove the chair. While visiting with friends before or after class, do wall sits. This is done by placing the back against the wall and sitting as though there were a chair present. However, without the chair, this forces the thighs to engage and hold the body in a seated position, conveniently burning fat. While there are endless ways to both shed and prevent the freshman 15, there is one final step that is likely the least desirable but the most productive tool of weight loss on campus. STEP SIX. The free lot. Yes, there are many benefits to parking a million miles away from class, the least of which is saving $80 a year. This is a way to force exercise and, in turn, burn calories. Especially if an item is accidentally left in a vehicle and forgotten until students have reached the doors of the LA building, requiring another trek to the lot and back. This step requires determination above all the others. Do not be swayed by the shuttle option — be brave and sprint through the bad weather. Through these six steps and continued self-control off campus, weight loss can be achieved. However, skipping steps can easily dilute the effectiveness of the others. Don't cheat! |