Jared Stirland | Staff Writer | [email protected] In March 2014 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed House Bill 105 giving children suffering from a seizure disorder, called epilepsy, access to the medicinal use of cannabis oil, an extract from marijuana. Four States and the nation’s capital have voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana and 23 […]
Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican Party presidential nominee, former governor of Massachusetts and chief executive officer of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics is speaking at Utah Valley University’s 74th commencement on April 30. Romney will also receive an honorary doctoral degree. “He was at the top of our wish list coming […]
The baseball team is ready to play Kyle McDonald | Sports Writer | @kylesportsbias The crack of the bat. The pop of the glove. The smell of the green grass. Concession stands selling hot dogs, cracker jacks, popcorn, and cotton candy. It could only mean one thing. The boys of spring are here and ready […]
Ryan Dangerfield | Staff Writer | @ryandanger23 Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Photo Editor | @gabicampbellphotos Former Utah Jazz player Thurl Bailey came to Utah Valley University students on Jan. 27 to speak about his triumph over adversity when he started out as a basketball player, and the ingredients it takes to be successful […]
Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | tiffany_mf Delegates from Kyrgyzstan are visiting UVU and the Utah state capitol this week while they are in the country to study how the U.S. government runs and see what aspects they implement for their own, increasingly-democratic government. Today, with the help of a translator, they discussed […]
Kyle Bruderer, Sports Writer, @brudkyle Matt Baiamonte, Sports Writer The Valley Podcast episode 4 This week: Wolverine Express Zach Nelson Interview Thoughts in a box
Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf On Jan. 28, a competition for Mr. UVU 2015 was held and it has been decided: Joey Whitaker has taken the thrown. |@JosephBroseph5 is the new king of UVU. I believe it’s like unto the UK, where it’s more of a ceremonial position pic.twitter.com/xusiAiCwcI — […]
Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf The Peace & Justice Studies and the Integrated Studies departments at Utah Valley University joined forces to host a symposium entitled, “Terrorist Violence and Free Expression: France and Charlie Hebdo.” The symposium held on Jan. 26 in the Sorenson Student Center, included presentations about terrorist violence, […]
Tiffiany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @tiffanymf Utahns gathered to memorialize Becky Lockhart’s life at the Utah State Capitol building on Thursday, Jan. 22. Former Utah House Speaker Lockhart, the first female to hold the position, died on Saturday, Jan. 17 from a brain disorder, Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease. To honor all of the […]
Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected] Technology is everywhere, from corresponding with the internet to helping our computer, there’s always something new cropping up. But alas, I can’t list them all. Instead, I’ll just list three. NUMBER 3 -Skype’s live translator service You might have already heard about this feature, but if […]