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Show LIFE VOLUME LII ISSUE 25 Korean Culture Night crowds Centre Stage The UVU Korean Club shared their culture, food and friendship with the student body for the second year By CORI FOX Staff Writer Students filled Centre Stage on Monday, Feb. 27, making a crowd of over 400 people for the second annual Korean Culture Night hosted by the UVU Korean Culture club. The event was a combined activity with groups from Brigham Young University, University of Utah and Utah State. Two of UVU's international students, Chris Chacon and Arialla Wright, acted as hosts for the evening. Performances, ranging from Korean martial arts and Taekwondo to fan dancing and folk drums, brought sights and sounds of Korea that permeated the campus and filled the audience with an almost palpable excitement. Vice President of the Korean Club Younjung Lee talked about the goals for the event, explaining hopes that the event would allow American students to experience Korean food and culture as well as open channels of communication between them and the international students at UVU. "We only have 200 Korean UVU students and we want them to feel comfortable and this event brings the students from UVU and other schools together," Lee said. Much of the food shared with guests was served during intermission, including Korea's most popular foods. Beef and pork bulgogi, rice buchimgae, soy sauce potato jorim and the spicy Korean favorite kimchi were some of the tastes that attendees experienced. Several students commented on the food being the highlight of the evening, with Korean international student Ahram Kim talking specifically about the kimchi. "It is my favorite dish," Kim said. A lot of students have been looking to this event since last year's celebration, according to Lee. "The Korean club wants to continue this tradition for years to come in an effort to bring the Korean students together," Lee said. For those interested in learning to read and speak Korean, a new class will be starting fall 2012, but only if 12 or more students enroll. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE KOREAN CLUB CONTACT: Club President, YoungShin, at benuse87@gmaiLcom STOP BY: Int. Center, WB 147 VISIT: www.uvu.edu/international CONTACT: MARCH 5, 2012 WWW.UVUREVIEW.COM Interview with Jason Alexander Trying his hand at teaching, Jason Alexander came to UVU to teach workshops on theater performance By KELLY CANNON Life Editor Actor on stage, television and film, director, producer and comedian, Jason Alexander took on a new role of teacher when he came to campus on Feb. 27-29. Best known for his role of George Costanza on the television show "Seinfeld," Alexander's resume also boasts of work in film, voice acting and stage performance, including singing and dancing on Broadway. In 1989, Alexander won a Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for his role in "Jerome Robbins' Broadway." Through Traci Hainsworth, Manager of the School of the Arts, Alexander was invited to teach the acting workshops. UVUSA also hosted an evening with Alexander that had over 300 in attendance. The UVU Review was able to have a personal interview with Alexander, where he explained more about why he came to campus. How did the idea of you coming to UVU to teach these workshops come about? It was Traci. I've done a lot of teaching, a lot of master's classes and I've done several in the past for an organization in Los Angeles called AIA that Traci was a part of. And I must have impressed her. So when she called and said, "Hey, remember me? We used to do this over there," and explained to me how the university is trying to build and the program is trying to build, I said, "Yeah, that sounds great." It'd be too much to call it a plan but I do see myself having teaching become a significant part of my life down the road. So it's as much of a learning experience for me as it is for anyone else. A Is this your first time in Utah? jut No. I learned to ski in Utah. I come here every year and break my shoulder every year. CONNOR ALLEN/UVUREVIER Jason Alexander, best known for his role of George Costanza on the television show "Seinfeld," spent three days on campus teaching theater workshops. So what are you focusing on in these workshops? Almost every acting teacher I've ever met and every acting program I've ever met is really good at teaching the tools in an actor's craft. What they are not necessarily focused on is giving a student a method by which to use those tools every time. And the result is when you give even a trained actor a piece of material, they're not quite sure what they're supposed to do with it. What I stumbled upon in my training was an absolute methodology and I'm re- A ally trying to give them the methodology that has served me throughout my career. It's not easy, but it's also not alien to what they have been learning. It involves everything they have been learning and just asks things of them that they might not normally think about. What do you enjoy most about teaching? Like you said, you want to do it more. There is a thrill to seeing a young artist of serious intent have that break through moment, where their work just goes from one level to another level because they have that "Ah-ha!" It is as thrilling to be present at that moment - especially if I've done anything to help engender it - as it is to have a fantastic opening night. It's just life affirming. It makes me feel like all the stuff I've been doing has a purpose because it's passing on to another generation I guess in this case. But it can also just be, I've thought of people older than me that I'm like, "Oo! I got them this thing before, even before they walked away from it all." Have you taught at any other universities? A Many. Boston, USC, UCLA, I'm trying to think... Is this your first one in Utah? Yep. Throughout your career you've done theater acting, you've done film and musicals, you've done voice acting, directed and produced. Which one do you think you enjoy the most? ALEXANDER B7 Not your average bunch of tree huggers Students who care about the environment have joined together to bring environmental awareness to campus By BRIAUNA MASON Life Writer Utah gives its residents access to several national parks and monuments, but many students may not be aware of the environmental issues that affects Utah's nature. Current President of the Environmental Awareness Club, Andrea Sanchez, is one student in particular who values awareness and education when it comes to the environment. "The purpose of the environmental awareness club is to spread awareness about local and global environmental issues to the students of Utah Valley University enabling them to make informed decisions on envi- ronmental policies," Sanchez said. This year marks the first year for an increase in planned activities and service projects for the club due to a more active and motivated presidency. One project in particular, when put into action, will likely bring environmental awareness to many students. "Our major project this semester is looking at how we can get a community garden at UVU," Sanchez said. PHOTOCOURIBY OF STOCLXCHNG.CON ENVIRONMENT B7 The Environmental Awareness Club focuses on raising students' awareness of environmental issues. LIFE EDITOR ASST. LIFE EDITOR LIFE DESIGNER lifesectionuvu@gmail.com devenleighe@gmailcom drewmilton@gmail.com KELLY CANNON DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS DREW MILTON TWITTER UVU LIFE SECTION @UVULife |