Utah Valley falls to Utah

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April 11, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Lady Wolverines lose to in-state rivals at UVU Invitational The softball team played in-state rival Utah twice in four days, April 2 and 5, dropping both games at 6-2 and 8-3. The losses put the lady Wolverines 7-18 on the season going into last weekend’s road trip to Portland to face Portland State in two […]

Want in on a great investment?

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April 11, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Students pay for a portion of the school’s athletic programs, and although the return may not be obvious when one looks at ticket sales, the program serves other purposes. Few people like paying dues and fees. Most people like cheering for at least one sports team. These two statements do not appear to follow any […]

Utes take game

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April 4, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Wolverines fell 15-3 last Tuesday to in-state rival Utah Last week saw Utah Valley travel north the 38 miles up I-15 March 29 to meet the University of Utah Utes at Spring Mobile Ballpark, ultimately falling 15-3 to the in-state rival. Spring Mobile Ballpark is the home of the Salt Lake Bees, but also hosts […]

Student Spotlight: Soulful Talent

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April 4, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Help a lucky Wolvering Play Stadium of Fire this summer One lucky Wolverine has the opportunity to perform at the Stadium of Fire this summer, but she can’t do it without the help of her fellow students. Jennifer Blosil, a freshman studying Business Management, has been playing the piano and singing since age 5. She […]

Cyclist struck by car

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April 4, 2011

schedule 1 min read

32-year-old male from Orem was struck while riding his bicycle March 31. At approximately 9:45 am, the biker was riding along 800 south. When he crossed in front of the LDS Institute’s overflow parking lot, he was struck by a car. It appeared, from the blood on the scene, that he head struck part of […]

In between the lines

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April 4, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Ferocious Oaks make music steeped in love Harp, accordion, guitars, drums and a keyboard only describe a single aspect of Provo’s multifaceted Ferocious Oaks. This most intriguing band is a group of friends making music together. While sitting with them a couple weeks ago for this interview, there was a visible dynamic that said that […]

Safety through cooperation

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April 4, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Campus Police, Student Health Services and Judicial Affairs have set crime-preventing policies that help keep the campus safe and crime rates low. Extensive training throughout the university has taken place to practice preventative action. In 2009, there were 11 counts of forcible sex offences on the BYU campus. Neighboring the Cougars, UVU cut that number  […]

State Board of Regents vote to approve tuition increases

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March 28, 2011

schedule 1 min read

On Friday, the Utah State Board of Regents approved a tuition rate increase at each of Utah’s public colleges and universities – Dixie, SUU, USU, U of U, Snow, Weber, SLCC and UVU. The average increase is 7.5 percent, with Dixie facing the sharpest increase at 11.8 percent, SLCC the lowest at five percent. UVU […]

Planning for the future

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March 28, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Planned Parenthood creates a dialogue around the long-tabooed topic of sex. These services are essential to open the subject and inform people about safe methods. By Megan Flox-Lambert Opinions Writer Americans have the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies of any industrialized nation. In the United States, 19 million new sexually transmitted […]

Throwing the baby out with the firewater

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March 28, 2011

schedule 4 min read

In a laughable attempt to balance the budget, Utah’s legislature is punishing one of the state’s few profitable agencies, presumably because it helps miscreants and moralists alike get drunk. The House and Senate passed a bill slashing the budget of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The bill requires that the Utah Alcoholic Beverage Control […]