UVU Spectrum Club may sound like a new organization on campus, but they have been around for over ten years. Formally known as the Gay-Straight Alliance, the club changed their name last year to the UVU Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association. The cause of this change was to sound more inclusive. The club is […]
Who’s ready for an ice-cold, refreshing bike ride? The transition to winter is difficult to swallow each year for commuters. Drivers struggle not to slide around and off the roads. Walkers run the gamble of walking on slick or unshoveled sidewalks, in addition to being very cold. Cyclists, however, face a combination of these problems […]
The U. and BYU are years behind the energy conservation programs already in place here at UVU. This university has been a leader in energy conservation for many years. When compared to the major universities in the state, our program is years ahead of Utah’s other universities. We have been conscious of energy conservation for […]
On Oct. 8, the annual Miss UVU pageant was held and junior Danica Olsen took the crown. Though some may believe that pageants are somewhat outdated and archaic, the true purpose of Miss UVU is to find a suitable icon to represent our student body, and in Danica they have. Not only is she an […]
Budgetary showdown in Springville pits sports against art Remember Revenge of the Nerds? It was a timeless story of Jock versus Nerd—a struggle as crimson and primeval as cat against dog, squid against whale or Whopper against Big Mac. Superficially, the film was merely a 90-minute romp about scientifically-inclined underdogs standing up to persecution and […]
Though it’s one of the largest programs in the school, the visual arts department is housed in a bland and ill-suited area of campus. Stark. Dirty. Crowded. Unaccommodating. Unfortunately, these things describe the space assigned to the Arts and Visual Communication department. Taking a walk through the Gunther Trades fourth and fifth floors is a […]
Newcomers Sammie Jensen and Kim Bell shine in preseason. The lady Wolverines opened their season exhibition play on Oct. 30 when they took on Dixie State, followed by a game on Nov. 3 against Fort Lewis, both games ending in a loss (75-72, 82-71). “Exhibition games are meant to expose weaknesses and I think we […]
Tossing out the media’s take on what beauty should be. Imagine a 5-year-old girl and think about what she does on an average day. Is she having a tea party with friends or worrying about what new diet she hasn’t tried yet? Though the second scenario may sound absurd, the age of girls dieting is […]
A Biker’s plea for help proves humanity of online communities. On Oct. 23, Nick Moore learned that he was going blind. Moore’s face does not look like a blind man’s face. He looks young, trendy and invulnerable at first glance. There is no sign of old age, no drooping lids. Nonetheless, the 24-year-old graphic designer […]
In 2007, Paramount released the film Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank and based on the story of Erin Gruwell, a teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Gruwell inspired her 150 students with the hope to succeed when everyone else doubted their potential. Gruwell wrote of her experiences in her book The Freedom […]