Carbon emissions and automobile accidents on the rise for UVU

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January 6, 2016

schedule 2 min read

Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo   It seems that if UVU students and faculty wanted to make a positive impact on the environment instead of a negative vehicle impact, they need only to ride share or take the bus to campus on Wednesdays. Utahns see more “Yellow” and “Red” air […]

U. S. National Taekwondo Team members coach UVU club

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January 6, 2016

schedule 3 min read

Samery Moras was ranked 4th in the U.S. for her Taekwondo skills in 2014. Photo courtesy of UVU Taekwondo Club   U.S. National Taekwondo Team members Samery Moras and Jared Reed are striving to get members of UVU’s Taekwondo club to form a team capable of competing in the National Collegiate Championship in the spring […]

Mid-Season report on the Top 10 storylines

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January 5, 2016

schedule 5 min read

Feature photo courtesy of Brooke Morrill With the coming of a new semester means we take a look at the Top 10 storylines in UVU athletics at the midway point of the year. 1. Men’s Cross Country 3-Peat.  Senior Jason Lynch crossed the finish line in a time of 23:58.86 to win the individual WAC […]

UVU top 10 sports moments of 2015

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January 1, 2016

schedule 5 min read

The Wolverines’ year in review Utah Valley has seen a lot of success with a lot of their athletic teams in 2015. As we start a new year, I would like to take some time to review the 10 biggest moments of the year for the Wolverines. Wrestling upsets no. 18 Oregon State Beavers UVU […]

Student Voice panel tackles student fees

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December 23, 2015

schedule 3 min read

  A panel discussion on student fees capped off this semester’s Student Voice forum—but only a small number participated. The panel included Student Body President Dylan Swartz, Executive Vice President Phil Varney and Phil Clegg, an associate dean over students. Kari Dennis, Senator over College of Aviation, who organized the event alongside business school senator […]

Men’s basketball transfers handling things with a positive attitude

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December 14, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Photos courtesy of Xavier Athletics, BYU Athletics, St. Cloud State Athletics When Jordan Poydras, Isaac Neilson, and Brandon Randolph transferred to Utah Valley University to play basketball, they knew they would have to sit out a season due to the NCAA transfer rules. Some people might think that it was a difficult decision and that […]

New housing proposal causes community backlash

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December 11, 2015

schedule 4 min read

Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Image courtesy of ICO Development This fall, Ivory Commercial and Multifamily or ICO, a housing development company, submitted a proposal to the City of Orem to have the property on the southwest corner of 800 S. and 800 W. rezoned for high-density housing. The area is located east […]

It was the best of times for UVU fall sports

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December 11, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Cross-country, Soccer teams highlight a tremendous fall season For Utah Valley University athletics, it might have been the greatest three months in school history to start the 2015-16 school year.   In just its second season of competing at the NCAA Division I level, the men’s soccer team earned a top-25 national ranking and were […]

When rivalries go too far

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December 3, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Rivalries are good but sometimes things go a little overboard Rivalries are a part of sport.  They create an intense atmosphere but also an exciting one.  Fans want the bragging rights.  They want the pride that comes from knowing their team defeated their rivals. Teams want to walk away content that they got the job […]