20 returning letterwinners has program excited Kyle McDonald | Sports Editor | @kylesportsbias After finishing fourth in the WAC and earning a trip to the conference tournament in their inaugural season, the Utah Valley University Men’s Soccer Team is looking to make some noise in year two. Head Coach Greg Maas returns 20 letterwinners and nine […]
Wolverines excited for opportunity to play on big stage Calvin Williams Sports writer On Monday, the Utah Valley University Athletic Department announced that the Men’s Basketball team had agreed to a four game series with BYU beginning on November 13, 2015. “We’re just excited,” UVU Head Coach Mark Pope said. “One of the keys […]
Cardboard boxes available at Wal-mart Carrie Laudie | Editor-in-Chief | @carrielaudie Photo credit: Brooke Morrill | Photo Editor | @brookemorrill Most of the student-housing apartment complexes are full, but students are continuing to be admitted to UVU. As of August 18, admissions and enrollment is up 3.38 percent from this time in 2014. […]
Garret Stirland | Staff Writer On August 5, 2015, the Gold King Mine broke open, releasing a flood of chemicals into the Animas River, turning the waterways mustard yellow. As a result of the spill, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation have declared states of emergency. The yellow plume contained 10 to […]
Students help amputees regain livelihood Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] In late July, a UVU-based group called Mobility Mission visited the Dominican Republic in order to provide high-quality prosthetic limbs for local amputees. For nearly two weeks the 17 faculty and students from various majors worked with a local prosthetist and lab […]
Feeling weird today. Was it something I ate? No. You’re just a filthy irredeemable piece of garbage. You’ve done something awful and now you’re feeling guilty. What did I do? Everything. I’m trying my best! Yeah, right. What about that awful, violent daydream you had earlier? That was just a random thought! Everyone has those! Plus, I didn’t […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo In early August, UVU Assistant Professor Russell T. Warne was invited to Harvard University’s School of Science Education to present his research on the benefits of advanced placement classes for high school students. In his recent study, “The […]
Lee Thomas | Lifestyle Editor | @leenis85 Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 The UCCU Center at UVU was the location for a conference on Friday and Saturday, Aug 8-9, that brought together no less than thirty internet acts to perform live on stage, host Q&As, and participate in meet […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor |@jules1lo This summer, the Multicultural Student Services department at UVU gained a new director, moved to a new office location and announced new initiatives to help underserved students. In July, Barney Nye was announced as the new director of the […]
Two UVU students receive scholarships, ring the New York Stock Exchange trade floor bell Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Photos courtesy of TD Ameritrade Every year, TD Ameritrade grants the NextGen Financial Planning Scholarship to 14 students across the country. This year, two of those recipients were UVU personal financial planning students […]