Introducing the newly elected UVUSA

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March 12, 2012

schedule 4 min read

“Let’s impact together.”   Embracing his team’s name, Chad Workman, the new UVUSA President summed up the goal and vision of UVUSA with one statement.   Though these past elections have proved to be controversial and frustrating for all parties involved, a new team has risen and with them and so has the hope for […]

Protestors make demands at debate

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March 12, 2012

schedule 2 min read

Though election time has come to a close, it will be a race that will be remembered not only because of the candidates, but also because of the protestors.   During the 2012 UVUSA elections debate on March 6, the Revolutionary Student Union exercised their freedom to protest and be heard.   With signs like […]

Letter to the Editor

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March 12, 2012

schedule 3 min read

Dear students of UVU,   First and foremost I would like to sincerely apologize to any student who was or still is offended by any of my tweets. I take full responsibility for all of the tweets mentioned on my Twitter page. Although the inappropriate tweets were lyrics from songs, they were still hurtful to […]

Holi Festival of Colors

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March 12, 2012

schedule 3 min read

The most colorful time of the year is almost here —The Holi Festival of Colors.   Believe it or not, Spanish Fork is home to the largest Holi celebration in the Western Hemisphere.   For newcomers, the Holi fest is a Hindu tradition celebrating the arrival of spring and bidding farewell to winter. It commemorates […]

Bass fishing team takes Havasu

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March 12, 2012

schedule 2 min read

In only their second tournament as an official team, the UVU Bass Fishing Team won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Conference event on Lake Havasu.   Catching five bass that weighed a total of 13 pounds, 11 ounces, Russell Behlings and Aaron Warner secured the win for the UVU Bass Fishing Team on Saturday, […]

Women’s hoops beats NJIT, advances to GWC finals

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March 9, 2012

schedule 3 min read

  For the first time all season, the UVU women’s basketball team was inconsistent in a good way.   The reserves jumpstarted the Wolverines in the first half before giving way to the starters in the second, combining to give UVU a 63-52 win over NJIT in the Great West Tournament semifinals. Newly minted conference […]

No. 1 ranked Wolverines fall in GWC semis to NJIT

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March 9, 2012

schedule 4 min read

  It’s hard to quantify how far the UVU men’s basketball team fell in their semifinal loss to NJIT, but here’s an attempt:   • They went from winning 13 games in a row to dropping two straight   • They failed to win a game in the Great West Conference Tournament as the No. […]

UVUSA VP accused of sexism

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March 9, 2012

schedule 5 min read

Outrage recently erupted over tweets from a member of the Executive Council of UVUSA, which many found sexist and offensive. Many are asking if this is an appropriate way for a representative to behave, especially when he represents a campus that is 43 percent female.   Joe Jursic, current vice president of Student Life, tweeted […]

Coalition against discrimination meets with President Holland

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March 9, 2012

schedule 3 min read

  Members of the coalition worked well into the early morning preparing an official statement to give to President Holland.   UVU has worked hard at putting forth an image of inclusiveness and acceptance of all students. However, some students believe there is still more to be done. A group of students called the Coalition […]

Voting closes, new Exec Council crosses team lines

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March 7, 2012

schedule 2 min read

When the final vote count came in for the 2012-2013 Executive Council, candidates and students alike were surprised by the split across team lines.   Chad Workman, of Team Impact was announced as the new Student Body President. Jared Roberts of Team EXElerate will be the Executive Vice President. Erin Haskell and Clara LeFevre of […]