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Show Wolverines basketball readies for conference play SPORTS B1 Choreography design project showcases talent LIFE B6 See UVU's own at the Sundance film festival THE V MAGAZINE V4 'w1TUREV I EW" THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE The fight for civil rights BY LINDSEY NELSON News Writer As part of the MLK commemoration week on campus, Julian Bond spoke about his work with Martin Luther King Jr. in civil rights. CONNER ALLEN /UVU REVIEW Tech Beat To-do list before you die BY GIBSON SMILEY News Writer The week of Jan. 9 was special, not just because it was the week we all arrived, or returned to UVU, but because the Consumer Electronic Show was kicked off in Las Vegas. CES is an international technology tradeshow and is the largest in the world. Basically, all the big names in the consumer tech world, including Microsoft, HP, Intel, Motorola and many more introduce the cool new things that consumers get excited about. Many new products were released. One featured technology was a new type of hand held device. Lately, there has been a lot of talk of such companies like Dell, HP, Toshiba and Vizio, TV companies, releasing their new "ultrabooks" or, super thin and light netbooks, think: MacBook Air. TECH A4 Students rallied as MTV show's cast proposed checking off one's bucket list BY KARI HARBATH News Writer Duncan Penn, Dave Lingwood, Jonnie Penn and Ben Nemtin knew exactly what they wanted to do, so they created a bucket list of items and have been checking those items off of their lists, one by one. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, The Buried Life made an appearance at UVU thanks to the UVUSA. Heading up the event was David Millet, academic vice president of UVUSA, along with his assistant Danny Diaz. Diaz shared his thoughts with the audience about The Buried Life and the planning that took place behind their appearance at UVU. "Everyone has been very excited for these guys to come, and we think they are relatable to us because they are really our peers, and are a great influence on UVU students," Diaz said. He said he was worried that there wouldn't be a decent turnout at the event, but he needn't have worried. With over 200 students showing up, it was fun, loud and full of energy. Some people came from as far as Logan just to see the cast. To make for a grand entrance, Dave from the Buried Life entered the stage break dancing with everyone cheering him and his friends on. After the crowd settled down, The Buried Life began explaining their journey. They began as TO-DO A3 PHOTO COURTESY OF KARSON KALT/UVUSA SOPA and PI PA might deter piracy, but at a cost BY JEFF JACOBSEN Online Content Manager Twitter feeds have been buzzing with chatter, hash tagged with words like SOPA, PIPA, censorship and blackout. Wikipedia, with estimated daily web traffic numbering in the tens of millions, was dark Wednesday, Jan. 18, in protest of recent legislature working its way through the US House Judiciary Committee. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intel- lectual Property Act were designed to help stop the proliferation of copyright infringement on the Internet. The issue that web companies like Wikipedia, Google, Twitter and Facebook have with the legislature is the ambiguous nature of the wording about what actions would constitute piracy, and what lengths the government could potentially take to punish offending sites. Essentially, a company that feels their copyrights have been infringed upon could We can't let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the Internet's development. -Mark luckerberg Facebook CEO petition the government to not only remove the instance of infringement, but shut down the entire website upon which the infraction occurred. Imagine the limitless reach of the Department of Homeland Security and the unquestioned authority of the Patriot Act combined with the agenda of a private company. Facebook's position of opposition reflects the vast majority of the opinions ex- SOPA A4 Holland's goal this year: focus on more classroom space BY TIFFANY THATCHER Asst. News Editor Political activist Julian Bond has waged a 50-year civil rights battle, and has fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as served as a Georgia senator for 20 years. Bond's stirring and humorous keynote speech for UVU's 18th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration was held on Jan.19 in the Grande Ballroom at the Student Center. His speech was entitled "How I got into the movement" —a phrase which he claims to have "borrowed" from King himself. "I'm one of eight people in the world who can say I was a student of King," Bond said, displaying a graphic image of a class roll, taught by King, enrolled with eight students, one of which was Bond. Equally impressive were the photos of Bond with everyone from King, George W. Bush and Barack Obama to Will Some students here at UVU have had to postpone graduation because a class was full. And waitlists are getting more and more unbearable for students because of the soaring enrolment. Unfortunately, this will not get better without another building. Luckily this is President Holland's number one priority this year, is expanding classroom and office space. By 2020, UVU is projected to have 46,340 students making classrooms not only an immediate need, but a long-term need. The plan is to get funding from the state. Each year, universities send a wish list to the board of regents who create a priority list of where money will go. The voting starts Jan. 23 through March 8 and the UVU Student Association is making efforts on capital hill this year for the first time. Many universities attend sessions, some setting up tables outside as legislators RIGHTS A3 CAPITAL A4 Living in the Cone lone BY JEFF JACOBSEN Online Content Manager The Buried life caused many students to create ambitious bucket lists announced over the speaker. UVU reps petition at the capital A rare situation will present itself this spring: one whole month without construction on campus. After the scheduled completion of the Science Building construction on March 24, construction on the next project won't begin until after graduation, April 26-27. Ground is expected to be broken for the Student Life and Wellness building, along with the adjacent six-level parking structure, immediately after 2012 graduation. Since construction documents will be up for contractor bids towards the beginning of March, the workers respon- For an image of the campus master plan scan this: sible for the job will likely be ready to go before graduation. The short hold on the work, according to Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning Jim Michaelis, was scheduled to ease the congestion sure to accompany graduates and the thousands of people that will be sharing their big day. The month-long reprieve will probably be short-lived though, since two popular parking lots will be taken over by temporary fencing and hardhat areas. The 160,000 square foot, four level Student Life and Wellness Building will take the place of the small parking lot south of the library and east of the Liberal Arts Building. The pay lot north of the Student Center CONE ZONE A4 |