IT solutions

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October 3, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Filling the desks in classrooms across campus, students with laptops sit and quickly power up to sneak a peek at the latest Facebook news feed before instruction begins. Many are disappointed, however, when login errors prohibit immediate Internet connection. Letting out a sigh, the students replace the laptop with their trusty notepad and pen to […]

Custodial workers quietly and consistently keep the campus running smoothly

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October 3, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Wheels squeak and rattle as a cleaning cart passes over the floor tile. Occasionally, suds dripping from the windows fall on the freshly vacuumed carpet. Long before classes begin, while many students still sleep, desks are arranged, trashcans are emptied and the walls are even washed. The school is maintained – ready for another day. […]

Woodbury Art Museum celebrates 10 years

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October 3, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Children and adults alike meandered through the museum holding clipboards and pointing at exhibits, occasionally stooping over to closely examine one of the pieces. Patrons were not the only ones that came out for the 10th anniversary of the Woodbury Art Museum. Members of the UVU women’s basketball team, Willy the Wolverine and Miss UVU […]

Wind Symphony fine-tunes for first concert of the semester

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October 3, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Heading down the Gunther Trades building staircase, instrumental music trails your steps. In a room on the fifth floor, the UVU Wind Symphony is rehearsing for its first concert of the semester.   The concert, Heroes of the Modern Era, is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Covey Center for the […]

Payson cornfields grow UVU spirit

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September 30, 2011

schedule 2 min read

Ten miles south of campus is a display of school pride that can only be appreciated by getting lost within it. Located in Payson, a corn maze in the shape of the UVU Wolverine lies in the middle of local farmer Guy Larsen’s cornfields.   The Wolverine corn maze was constructed as a fundraiser for […]

Alumni engage students long after graduation

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September 29, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Education, degrees, endless opportunities and lifelong friends are just a few of the things that most students come out with at the end of their college careers. With all the focus on what students gain from their education here, it’s easy to forget to give back.   The Alumni Association is a non-profit volunteer organization […]

Hobble Creek Paintball Warriors

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September 29, 2011

schedule 2 min read

  It is an early morning, and the dew still hangs on the tips of the tall grass. Crawling through, trying to get to the next safe point behind the oak tree, the air above is peppered with crossfire as teammates and assailants fire their weapons at one another. Now this may sound like a […]

“Frozen” unsettles audience members

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September 26, 2011

schedule 2 min read

Tackling sensitive subject matter such as kidnapping, child molestation and serial killing, Chelsea S. Smith chose to direct the play “Frozen” for her Senior Platform Project. Written by Bryony Lavery, the plot centers around a grieving mother who has lost her 10-year-old daughter, a psychologist working on a neurological study of serial killers and a […]

Othello captures the devastation of tragic love

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September 26, 2011

schedule 3 min read

In a time of war when ordinary men’s lives can end in a torrent of bullets, it is the green-eyed monster of jealousy and mistrust that is often the fateful undoing of a once-great man. William Shakespeare’s “Othello,” a production by the theater department performed in the Courtyard, captures the true meaning of the term […]