Well balance Wolverines roll over South Dakota

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January 25, 2010

schedule 3 min read

The Utah Valley men’s basketball team got back to its winning ways at home, scoring a season high and dominating the University of South Dakota, 86-68. The Wolverines got off to a slow start, managing only four points in the first five minutes into the game, but after a media timeout Utah Valley settled down. […]

Exhibit explores individuality of local artists

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January 25, 2010

schedule 3 min read

Life experiences shape us into unique individuals with different likes, dislikes, passions, pasts and futures.These differences often manifest themselves through artistic expression; thus original artwork tells the story of the artist. With the recognition of this fact in mind, the Covey Center for the Arts is featuring the individuality of four local artists in “Self […]

Worst. Pollution. Ever.

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January 25, 2010

schedule 3 min read

There are now two ways in which Utah resembles a third world country. The first is our well-documented birthrate; the highest in the nation. But this month we managed to set ourselves apart yet again by showing the rest of the nation that we may only be the thirty-fourth most populated state in the country […]

Guitar + pliers = brilliant

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January 25, 2010

schedule 3 min read

The guitar I want most doesn’t exist. Apparently no one ever thought the tight, guttural chime of a Fender Mustang deserved to be wedded with the sustain of a long scale neck with a heavy maple body. I could build this guitar – there are many sites, like warmoth.com, that make custom guitar building a […]

Events center without a name

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January 25, 2010

schedule 3 min read

University President Matthew Holland and Briant Farnsworth, dean of the School of Education, gathered for a press conference Jan. 19 to discuss the implications of the move of the McKay name from the prominent events center to the Education Building. The conference addressed the future of the events center as well as the school’s plans […]

UVU posts rare home loss

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January 19, 2010

schedule 2 min read

The men’s basketball team played the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota in its second Great West Conference game of the season, losing 67-62. This was North Dakota’s first conference game and they came into the game with a dismal record of 2-14 overall, losing 11 of its last 12. However, don’t let the record fool […]

Four more years!: Velour flourishes in the valley

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January 19, 2010

schedule 5 min read

Velour Live Music Gallery (or, alternatively for BYU students, “The Velour”) has been a local treasure ever since it first opened its doors in January 2006. My memories of the venue stretch back to Fall 2005, when a bunch of local musicians, myself included, got together to help Velour owner Corey Fox renovate his newly […]

Bramble’s Gamble

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January 19, 2010

schedule 4 min read

Currently, online pharmacies are illegal in every state. But with his new bill, Provo State Senator Curt Bramble aims to make Utah the first exception. Companies have been negotiating for years with the state to legitimize prescribing medications online. Currently, KwikiMed.com is the only online pharmacy sanctioned by the U.S. government, and in 2002 KwikiMed […]