Fewer minutes doesn’t mean lack of effort, desire or passion

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October 7, 2015

schedule 4 min read

A walk-on’s perspective of college basketball Brad Curnow | Sports Writer | @JoJoCornrow Gabi Campbell | Photo editor | @gabicampbellphotos Fans all know the players that see the majority of the minutes.  They know the stars and the scholarship players. The ones that fans don’t always see are working just as hard and going through the […]

The Valley: Episode 10

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October 7, 2015

schedule 1 min read

Matt Baiamonte | Sports broadcaster | @baiamontematt Kyle Bruderer | Sports writer | @Brudkyle   This week on the Podcast we talk with Volleyball Star Abby Jensen, we take a ride around the valley, and we finish up with another edition of “Thoughts in a Box.” Episode 10

Disability rights are civil rights

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October 5, 2015

schedule 3 min read

  Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   The keynote speaker for Disability Awareness Week was student and local business owner Nicholas Zemp. Sitting in a motorized wheelchair, he shared his story of living with paralysis Sept. 29 at Ragan Theatre. Zemp became paralyzed […]

Men’s soccer earns school’s first ever national ranking

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October 5, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Wolverines ranked 25th in recent poll Kyle McDonald | Sports Editor | @kylesportsbias Photos courtesy of James Durrant For the first time ever at Utah Valley University, a team sport has cracked the national polls.  The UVU men’s soccer team is ranked 25th in the most recent NSCAA Coaches Poll.  It is the highest that a UVU […]

Lambert keeps running & running & running

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October 5, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Tyson Lambert Shares His Thoughts on His Success and the Future Austin Cope | Sports writer | @autipopecope5 Photos courtesy of UVU Athletics and @Mster_P Sophomore Tyson Lambert was named the Western Athletic Conference cross country runner of the week following a 19:17.3 6K finish which helped the Utah Valley University men’s cross-country team to a first place finish at […]

The coaching power of running

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October 5, 2015

schedule 4 min read

UVU cross-country coach is happy with career achievements Jessica Allen | Assistant Sports Editor | @Jessdaleallen Coming from a town of less than 2,000 people, UVU cross-country head coach Scott Houle had a lot of opportunities to play many different sports in high school. He attended a school that was so small the students were […]

Nursing program unveils Nightingale statue

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September 28, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Byron Harward   The Lady with the Lamp, a statue of the famed nurse Florence Nightingale that was sculpted by 20th-century artist Avard Fairbanks, was donated by his son Jonathan Fairbanks to the UVU nursing program and will now sit in the main hall of […]

Euthanasia, race among topics at ethics week

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September 28, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Lauren Barney | Staff Writer Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   Eugenics and euthanasia, peer review, racial profiling and air pollution are just a few of the diverse topics brought forward at the recent Ethics Awareness Week. Although held annually at UVU for the past 29 years, the 2015 event offered […]

Making the team the hard way

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September 28, 2015

schedule 3 min read

From Walk-On to Scholarship Sean MacCourtney | Sports writer | @seanmaccourtney Most athletes dream of playing at the next level, whether that means going from high school athletics to collegiate athletics or from college to the pros. Competing at the next level is a hard thing to accomplish and it takes a great deal of dedication and […]