JUNE 2005
ARTS & LIFE
Culture
Gay
and out in the Beehive: 'If you can make it in Utah,
you can make it anywhere'
Like most college students, he has walls covered with
pictures of family and friends. He works to juggle school
and work and most of his meals are microwaveable. But
Rayshawn Carr doesn't fit in. / By Emma Tippetts
Features
Snakes,
fossils and natural history of Logan Canyon at the Stokes
Natures Center
Skulls, snake skin and skat are everywhere. Fossils
can be found at your fingertips. Worms are the preferred
way to eliminate waste. / By Ann Passey
Movies
'Statesman'
movie critic won't settle for the shallow review
Creativity flows through his veins. From dancing to
eating, every activity in his day is done with a creative
perspective in mind. Casey T. Allen. One colleague guessed
the T stood for theater, since drama is a part of Allen's
everyday life. / By Ann Passey
New
'Batman' finds strength in the fear factor
Immense fear guides the new spinoff of the ever-so-popular
Dark Knight. And, boy, did director and co-author of
Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan, embrace the
concept of fear to give his audience a movie with feeling
and dark excitement. / By Jeremy Wilkins
Music
Check
out the new Transplants CD
A review by Jeremy Wilkins
Utah
Festival Opera unites some of world's best with local
talent
Seats within the masked orchestra pits of Grand Operas
are reserved for musicians who can master a 500-page
score in less than three weeks. David Sweeney, a USU
music performance major (trombone), has been invited
to fill one of the orchestra pit seats for the Utah
Festival Opera Company's (UFO) 2005 season. / By
Shauna Leavitt
Wildart
Summerfest:
A selection of pictures by Jeremy Wilkins
NEWS
National & International
News
House
spares the ax for public broadcasting, including Utah
Public Radio
The Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB) and its
supporters breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when the
House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly against
a proposal to cut 26 percent of CPB's 2006 funding.
/ By Shauna Leavitt
SPORTS
USU's
Middle Eastern dancers shake their way to fun and fitness
She's about to go on stage and shimmy. She made her
own costume. She practiced the steps. Her arms and thighs
are sore from swiveling and shaking. She did the workout
and now it's time for her hard work to pay off. /
By Brooke Barker
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