Students’ ‘Lazy Jedi’ short goes viral

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February 13, 2012

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UVU student Mike Brown and BYU students Casen and Landon Sperry gain Internet fame with weekly YouTube shorts.   Freshman Mike Brown, a 24-year-old Digital Media major, has been collaborating with business partners Casen and Landon Sperry since he was 12 years old.   “One of the very first things we talked about was that […]

Brush with stardom spurs student to boldness

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February 13, 2012

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Upon high school graduation, Alexis “Ali” Shields created a bucket list with the number one goal of meeting Ellen Degeneres. Once her friend secured tickets to the popular daytime “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in Burbank, California, Shields, who had never previously performed, emailed DeGeneres “a dumb song,” believing “nothing would happen with the email.”   […]

Celebrating a man and his theory that changed the world

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February 13, 2012

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The third annual Darwin Day Celebration is a UVU tradition exploring the scientific theory of evolution in celebration of Charles Darwin’s birthday.   Sunday, Feb. 12 is the 203rd birthday of Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution. To celebrate the life and works of Darwin, UVU has developed Darwin Day. In its […]

BANFF to come to UVU next week

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February 13, 2012

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Hundreds of community members and students will gather February 14 and 15 to view winning mountain film selections in the Ragan Theatre.   If you haven’t heard about the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour showing at UVU, it’s probably because attendees want to keep it a secret.   “There’s not a year we haven’t […]

Motorcycle Club rides for good cause

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February 13, 2012

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The Templar Knights cast off their criminal stereotype by participating in charity work and supporting veterans.   The guttural roar can be heard chewing up the road and spitting it out. Heaven has new representation now as the Templar Knights trade in their lances and trusty battle steeds for motorcycles to uphold their chivalric code. […]

Local couple share their love story to win dream engagement ring

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February 9, 2012

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Every love story hopes to have a “Brilliant Beginning” that will lead to the happy ever after. For Brooke Porter and Garrett Wahlquist they found a way to add to their already beautiful love story, with Goldsmith Co. Jewelers’ “Brilliant Beginnings” contest. According to their Facebook page, Goldsmith is looking for that one love story, […]

Travel not just through study abroad anymore

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February 6, 2012

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Students have more options than just study abroad to expand their perspective.   International travel is alluring – seductive, even. Aside from the requisite bragging rights that go along with journeying to an exotic locale most people only experience via “National Geographic,” one breathes, sleeps and eats a life wholly different from what he or […]

By Veterans, for Veterans

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February 6, 2012

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Veteran group provides supportive, relaxing environment   The plane lands and the sound of rollers and shuffling feet on tile fill the room, and a family smiles at their returned soldier from down the escalator.   The return home is a goal cherished by many of America’s fighting men and women. But for many homebound veterans […]

AFROTC aims to build better Americans

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February 6, 2012

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UVU and BYU students in AFROTC pursue a bachelor’s while learning leadership.   The rare student who arrives at school before 7 a.m. has probably thought how fortunate they are to not be one of the poor souls running laps and doing sit-ups in front of the library. What they don’t know is how lucky […]

Mother/daughter duo graduate against all odds

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February 6, 2012

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Joy and Rebecca Brown both overcame remarkable obstacles in order to achieve their goals of college degrees, through all the hard times, they supported one another and were both honored with their degrees last semester.   Every year, there are students who graduate from this university even in the midst of incredible hardship. This can […]