Student Athletes volunteer time to engage with refugees

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November 4, 2015

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Jessica Allen | Assistant sports editor | @Jessdaleallen Because He First Loved Us is a “relational ministry to refugee families to meet spiritual, educational and, practical needs through child and family mentoring and resource networking.” Utah Valley University students and student athletes had the chance to partner with BHFLU to host 25 Kenyan refugees on Saturday, Oct. 24 to engage in learning and athletics. The refugees […]

The Hierarchy of money within an athletic budget

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November 4, 2015

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Part 2 of 3 in a series regarding the finances for UVU Athletics Kyle McDonald | Sports editor | @kylesportsbias Many fans would have you believe that whichever team in a university athletic department generates the most revenue or has the most fans would have the biggest budget.  At Utah Valley University, that just isn’t the case. […]

Speaker: Zombies inspired by real-life Haitian practices

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November 3, 2015

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Kim Bojorquez | Senior Staff Writer Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 The second annual Forum of Horror, an event co-organized by UVU’s Different Dimensions Club and the English and Literature Department, was held Oct. 28 to discuss horror topics, such as the origin of zombies in cinema, women as criminal […]

Coke, Chik-fil-A HQ among stops at upcoming PR trip

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November 3, 2015

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Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo courtesy of City-Data.com Despite meeting only four times, 16 students working toward Communication degrees with an emphasis in public relations took on a full class curriculum to prepare for the PRSSA annual conference, which will be held in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 5-10. Among the assignments was […]

Five candidates offer differing views on growth, role of gov’t

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November 3, 2015

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Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Carrie Laudie | Editor in Chief | @carrielaudie With Donald Trump and Ben Carson nabbing national headlines national, imminent issues facing Orem have been hashed out by local candidates for City Council over the last several months. On Nov. 4, it all comes to a […]

Donnet Sackie overcomes tall odds to play soccer

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October 26, 2015

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From African civil wars to collegiate soccer, freshman striker has seen it all Brad Curnow | Sports Writer | @JoJoCornrow There are a lot of sacrifices that need to be made to go to college, but most are not as big as what Utah Valley University freshman and men’s soccer player Donnett Sackie has made. Sackie was […]

The scholarship problem for student-athletes

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October 26, 2015

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Part 1 of 3 in a series regarding the finances for UVU Athletics Kyle McDonald | Sports editor | @kylesportsbias As an NCAA Division I institution, Utah Valley University has rules and regulations it has to play by especially with regards to its financial situation.  Like other NCAA institutions, UVU is restricted in how many full scholarships […]

Women of the Mountains Conference Draws International Lecturers

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October 12, 2015

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  International 3-day Women in the Mountains Conference encourages women in matters of health, leadership, economic issues. Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Photo Editor | @gabicampbellphotos   UVU hosted representatives from United Nations Women, the State Department, the Mountain Partnership, the World Bank, local universities and ambassadors from […]

Mark Patey: Different is not a disorder

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October 12, 2015

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  Fourth annual conference focuses on finding the benefits of ADHD Kimberly Bojorquez | Senior Staff Writer Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Photo Editor | @gabicampbellphotos   Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is challenging, but it’s also a great gift, successful entrepreneur Mark Patey told an audience at the fourth annual Conference on ADHD Oct. […]

Reyes: Human trafficking is in every community

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October 12, 2015

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Cheyenn Clayburn | Staff Writer There are more than two million children worldwide that are enslaved in the commercial sex trade industry. According to a 2013 Congressional Research Service report, there are more than 17,000 people that are trafficked into the United States alone. Many of these individuals are forced into slave labor, used to […]