Believing Black girl survivors

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April 14, 2022

schedule 6 min read

*This article contains potentially sensitive or triggering content. Dr. Ayanna De’Vante Spencer of the University of Connecticut presented on “Beyond Believing Survivors: Epistemic Oppression and the Criminalization of Black Girl Survivors in the US” in Utah Valley University Philosophy Department’s new series, the Inclusive Knowledge Theory & Activism Series on Tuesday. Her talk addressed the […]

Latin American migration in US?

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April 14, 2022

schedule 3 min read

The Immigrant and Refugee Student Union hosted a speaker event covering topics of immigration and migration discussed, among other topics pertaining to border policy of the United States.  Dr. Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, spoke to students and faculty March 24, over a Zoom conference with his remarks entitled, “We […]

Healing Conversations panel with President Tuminez?

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April 14, 2022

schedule 3 min read

The Center for the Study of Ethics at Utah Valley University and the J. Bonner Ritchie Peace Conference series partnered to hold a conference on Healing Conversations. The conference featured international peace and mediation leaders, “to address one of the most pressing questions of our time,” according to the program’s website. “How do we heal […]

Free speech discussions on-campus

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April 13, 2022

schedule 4 min read

Speakers came together on campus to convene on the importance of free speech on college campuses. Over the course of three sessions, the Center for Constitutional Studies hosted speakers from across the country who spoke on March 24, to students on a variety of topics. Including the history of free speech on campuses, the importance […]

Timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict

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April 13, 2022

schedule 8 min read

The past month has seen devastation as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has killed thousands and displaced millions. In February, Putin announced that he was conducting a “special military operation” in eastern Ukraine, claiming the objective of stopping a genocide against the Russian people and leading the “de-Nazification” of the Kyiv regime. These statements came […]

Wolverines come up short against SU in game 2, fall 5-4

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April 11, 2022

schedule 8 min read

The Utah Valley baseball team failed to go up 2-0 in the series against the Seattle University Redhawks in a 5-4 decision on Friday, April 8. The Wolverines were hitless and down 3-0 to the Redhawks for the first four innings before creeping back throughout the game and taking the lead 4-3 in the eighth. […]

Wolverines fall to undefeated BYU 3-0

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April 11, 2022

schedule 6 min read

The Utah Valley women’s soccer team fell to the reigning NCAA runner-up Brigham Young Cougars 3-0 on Saturday, April 9 at Haws Field in Provo, Utah. The Wolverines came in competitively but were unable to fend off the aggressive Cougars. Wolverines’ goalkeeper Chelsea Peterson made several saves; however, the Cougars’ offense found ways to score […]