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Show LIFE B4 1■ 44 101 -I 1 • 41- 1:7111111. 1 ifq 10 11"- a.„-oo rl p • lair EN - lb 7b. el , iv' " The UVU Spectrum Club sponsored readings of a new docudrama called "8" written by Dustin Lance Black 111 •• pg By Elizabeth Suggs LI ;IV: Iv IN mil 1.1 till 7: 77 -I 111 VI VI Reporter elizabethannes.92@gmailcom I sat down in the Science building auditorium. I watched the lights dim, voices quieted. Before the play started, a "Yes on Proposition 8" commercial came on. It would set the mood for what the rest of the night would be like. On Friday the 29th of March, at 7:30 PM and Saturday the 30th at 2 PM, UVU hosted the play "8," in the Science building auditorium. The play "8" was about the proposition 8 in California. The character's read direct excerpts from what happened in the court and interviews with the particular people portrayed in the play. The characters were played by all different types of people. Such as Emma Christopherson, a freshman at UVU studying theater, who played Kris Perry, a lesbian mother in her forties. Christopherson explained how she took the part not really knowing what she was getting into, but she was glad she did it. Another character who also didn't seem to fit the actor, played by Amber Cummings, a student at UVU since 2010, was Maggie Gallagher a woman known for her anti-homosexual views. "It was weird because my view is so different," Cummings said, and added humorously, "but our personalities are the same." During the play Cummings as Gallagher and David Beach, the director of the production, as Evan Wolfson were stuck in a heated discussion that Cummings painfully took over. She, like what Gallagher had done, refused to let Wolfson speak more than just a few words. After the play, along with Cummings, a few other actors g Ii1111111 ire uu fp mu uu IV IV 111 •• •I .E um PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID PICKETT The play "8" tells the story of proposition 8's impact, and what happened during the trial. and various other supporters of Spectrum and the LGBT community took part in a questionnaire done by the moderator, Janine Sobeck, and later also by some of the audience members. Sometime around ten, the questions ended. I noticed how many audience members stayed behind to congratulate the workers for the play. There was a warm, family feeling about it. Beach told me how pleased he was with the turn out, though, like any other director or actor more is always better. Especially considering the problems there were on set. Several people dropped out of the play before it was complete, leaving the rest worried if they would get it filled. Luckily, it didn't take long for students to take part. Everyone seemed to want a spot, even some from BYU. One such student named James Price is a student who attends BYU. He played David Boies, an openly gay man fighting prop 8, and like Boies, Price, like Boies has also had 66 It was weird because my view is so different. AMBER CUMMINGS UVU student some hardships. One such occasion happened when he was coming home and found a note on his door. "[It said] Get out of BYU, faggot." Price said. The note didn't deter him In fact, he later tells how because of that he wants to keep attending BYU. The anger and passion that may have occurred because of this realty was possibility channeled through his character, and only made the play that much more personal. Benjamin Cluck, an audience and student at UVU, agrees how good the play was. He told me this was his second time seeing the play. His first time was because of the Plan B theater company. "This was great." Cluck said after the play. He didn't specify whether or not he would return for Saturday night's show, but given the fact that he already watched it two other times and the fact the show was great and well put together, I wouldn't be surprised if he had. The Outdoor Adventure Center The Outdoor Adventure Center gives students a chance to rent gear and go on awesome trips By Cheyenn Clayburn Assistant Life Editor bowlet_3@hotmail.com People travel all over the world to experience the outdoor adventures right here in our back yard. Utah is a place that is filled with mountains to ski, cliffs to climb, rivers to raft and trails to bike. It is a place that is surrounded by beauty and filled with diversity. Utah Valley University is unique in that it takes the opportunity to show students how to get involved in many different outdoor activities through their Outdoor Adventure Center located in the Sorensen Student Center room SC-103h. The Outdoor Adventure Center is a place where students can go to interact with other students with similar See ADVENTURE B6 LAURA FOX/UVU REVIEW What happens when love and spring get together? MANY STUDENTS AT UVU ARE SURROUNDED BY THE IDEA OF LOVE EACH DAY, BUT DOES LOVE HAPPEN MORE IN THE SPRING? LIKE THE BIRDS AND THE BEES? By Elizabeth Suggs Reporter elizabethannes.92@gmail.com Are UVU students more inclined to get into relationships during spring? From what I have seen, it doesn't seem to be so. Most agree that love happens during the summer nights. It makes sense to wait when there is so much to do during the school semesters. Like Krystyl Parker, a senior at UVU getting a degree in geology, who believes for her, it's best to wait with the workload she has placed on herself. "I've got a lot going on." Parker said. "A relationship would make me more stressed out." But there are others who don't agree to wait. Sydney Joyner, a sophomore at UVU getting a degree in elementary education, has been in a relationship for six months. She doesn't care if she is in a relationship or not, she doesn't let school get in the way. Parker looked stressed when I did approach her, as if her life was one giant doughnut she could never finish, no matter how much she wished she could. It's not always like that. It didn't seem to be like that for Talon Baler a sophomore studying dance. He isn't in a relationship. In fact, he just got out of one that was over a year and a half long. He didn't specify, but I don't believe it was because of school. "I've only had two relationships in my life that were that long." 66 A relationship would make me more stressed out. KRYSTYL PARKER Geology major UU Baler said. "The rest were maybe two or three months long." Parker's last relationship was only two months long and just recently ended. Not only did it seem relationships happened during the summer, but people generally wanted slow and committed relationships, a thought much different than what is advertised by the public on college relationships. Then again, this is UVU. Every- one here is either married or going to be married. "There's more sense of security in a [committed] relationship." Joyner said. "My relationships start out as a best friend then they grow from there." Baler agrees, but he goes much further. Even when he's dating he knows what he wants. "I just like to focus my attentions on one person," Baler said. "Even when I'm just dating." Spring love may be just for the animals. Humans, at least ones that go to UVU, don't usually have relationships in the spring unless it feels right. For Parker's family, it isn't summer or spring that finds love. "[Love] it has always been in the fall for my family." Parker said. Love is a funny thing, never seems to go by what Disney says, but there is always someone who dies so I don't know if anyone necessarily wants the Disney way of life. PHOTO COURTESY OF KIMBERLY REYNOLDS |