A Catholic reads The Book of Mormon

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December 2, 2016

schedule 4 min read

After being in the beautiful State of Deseret for almost two months, there was a night in October when I decided to give the Book of Mormon a try. It is easier to adapt to a state like Utah and to the people when you better understand the culture. I am Catholic. I pray the […]

Men’s soccer: UVU’s magical season falls short

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November 28, 2016

schedule 3 min read

Photo by Julie Ostler In just its third year of existence, the Utah Valley University men’s soccer team crashed the national rankings and camped there for a total of 14 weeks. However, UVU’s magical season ended with a loss to UNLV in the conference tournament semifinals. “It was a fantastic year,” said head coach Greg […]

Men’s basketball: UVU shocks BYU 114-101

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November 27, 2016

schedule 4 min read

PROVO, Utah—In its previous trip to the Marriott Center, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team scored a total of 54 points. UVU matched that at the end of the first half as Brandon Randolph sunk a long 3-pointer at the buzzer in a 114-101 win over BYU Saturday. Randolph was just shy of a triple-double and […]

Roots of Knowledge stained glass created to inspire young minds

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November 14, 2016

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The Roots of Knowledge stained glass artwork was made to not only celebrate Utah Valley University’s 75th year anniversary, but to inspire and encourage students and others to make their mark on history. The 26 extremely detailed stained glass panels, conceived by Tom Holdman -an internationally recognized stain glass artist and UVU alumnus- depicts knowledge […]

See it, Hear it, Change it

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November 14, 2016

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Photo by Julie Ostler Students promoted social change by reciting their poetry and performing live music, as part of the Writing for Social Change Conference, in the Classroom Building Nov. 3. Students from Carney’s English course called, “Wild & Angry Literature”, were invited to perform their poems and songs. Students discussed social media themes, women’s […]

High expectations net low results: Women’s soccer season wrap up

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November 14, 2016

schedule 3 min read

Photo by Nathan Gross With huge expectations early in the season, the Utah Valley University women’s soccer team was selected as co-favorites, alongside Seattle University, to win the 2016 Western Athletic Conference title. Senior defender Kalli Suesue was tabbed WAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, and senior midfielder Taylor Kirk was named to the […]

Men’s soccer: No. 21 UVU upset by UNLV in WAC semis

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November 12, 2016

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Photo by Jesse Sanchez OREM, Utah—Something wasn’t quite right for the No. 21 Utah Valley University men’s soccer team in Friday night’s Western Athletic Conference semifinal match. UVU was eliminated from the tournament with a 1-0 loss to UNLV as the Wolverines were handed their first defeat since Sept. 30 at Seattle University. Normally UVU […]

Jesse Ruins Concerts: How I snuck into Blink-182

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November 4, 2016

schedule 4 min read

With all the political content we’ve had lately, I felt compelled to bring some light to this week’s issue, to reduce the endless stress of this election. Over the course of the semester, The Review has attempted (emphasizing the attempted) to cover a handful of concerts. These shows offer media passes for newspapers to take […]

Stephen Tryon draws attention to the rhetoric of Congressman Chaffetz

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November 2, 2016

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Photo by Julie Ostler Utah’s 3rd congressional district debate between U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz and his democratic opponent, Stephen Tyron, included disagreements on most issues and heated exchanges. The debate was televised live from the Grande Ballroom Oct. 19. One of the topics discussed was privacy rights in a cyber era and solutions that Congress […]

Honor Code vs. Title IX: The BYU Showdown.

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October 27, 2016

schedule 2 min read

Provo, Utah – Wednesday, October 26, 2016, BYU finally came to the realization that their Honor Code and Title IX regulations weren’t coming together when reporting any type of sexual assaults. This issue has caused BYU some serious scrutiny, as well as national attention. Up till Wednesday, students would fear to report any assault, for fear […]