Local retail stores to carry UVU apparel

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August 11, 2008

schedule 2 min read

Everywhere you look in Orem, you can see evidence that BYU is no longer the only popular university in the valley: Green and gold UV flags hang from local businesses to show their support for the Wolverines, the UV logo has been painted on major intersections in Orem, and a burgeoning number of alumni, students and community members sport UVU gear.

World news briefs

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August 11, 2008

schedule 3 min read

ANCIENT CAMBODIAN ARTIFACTS STOLEN
Ancient cultural artifacts in surrounding areas of the Angkor Wat temple site in north central Cambodia are being stolen. The demand for artifacts has risen dramatically over the last few years as technological advances in the study of ancient civilizations have grown. Cambodia’s culture and fine arts ministry has made the protection of the Angkor Wat artifacts a major priority. Digging has been a main source of finding valuable artifacts while less valuable, monetarily speaking, bowls and vases are being tossed aside as looters find expensive things to take away. In villages approximately 40 miles away from the temple, desolation of protectors has left the area a prime digging spot for thieves.

UVUphoria

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July 28, 2008

schedule 1 min read

What better way for students and the community to usher in the new university than with a huge celebration party? That’s just what UVU did on June 30, when 15,000 people attended the UVUphoria celebration. The day started out with a grand opening of the new Digital Learning Center, where people explored the new 5-level library, watched dance and karate performances, listened to the Losee band, and soaked in the atmosphere of being a university.

Yellowstone country

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July 28, 2008

schedule 3 min read

This fall, students have the opportunity to take a class based off the history of Yellowstone National Park. Even though the name of the class is “the Yellowstone country,” according to David Wilson, the instructor, it will include most of eastern Wyoming and eastern Montana.

Hooge’s Heroes

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July 28, 2008

schedule 3 min read

Bo Earls, an avid knapper and founder of the UVKA (explained later), is one of the most well known men on campus, at least to sports fanatics. He is the hero for the week. Here is what he had to say

New Resident Engagement Program

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July 28, 2008

schedule 3 min read

Starting this fall semester UVU will be implementing an REC (Resident Engagement Coordinator) program that will help students get help with any problems they’re having right where they live. As a solution to the need of on-campus housing, the REC program will create a partnership between UVU and nearby apartment complexes.

Hitch named interim president

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July 28, 2008

schedule 2 min read

With former Pres. William Sederburg in his new position as the seventh Commissioner of Higher Education for the state of Utah, the search for an interim president commenced.
Accordingly, the Board of Regents appointed Liz Hitch, who will assume her new duties on Aug. 18. Hitch was the vice president of academic affairs.

National News Briefs

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July 28, 2008

schedule 1 min read

WARDROBE MALFUNCTION — A federal appeals court has thrown out the $550,000 indecency fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” that occurred in the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. In challenging the fine, CBS said that “fleeting, isolated or unintended” images should not automatically be taken as indecent.