The African Diaspora Initiative offers scholarship and leadership opportunities to Black students on campus and seeks to build community among students. “Our collective mission is to serve as a home away from home and to provide scholarship, networking, and leadership opportunities for students of the African Diaspora,” ADI’s website reads. Diaspora, as defined by DePaul […]
Justin Harmon is a sophomore guard out of Chicago, Illinois. In his first season with the Wolverines, he has shown the grit and toughness that is needed to help this team make their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Harmon attended Currie High School, where he led his squad to a Chicago City Championship. […]
The Black Student Union at Utah Valley University is an official group on campus that cultivates a community for students that identify as Black. BSU holds discussions concerning topics that include race, advancement of Black people, and promotes validation of Black students on campus. This group is intended to be a safe space for open […]
As the Utah Valley baseball team prepares for their first game of the 2022 season, one word seems to describe the atmosphere around the Wolverines’ clubhouse: “excitement.” Following a turbulent offseason that brought in a new coaching staff and 20 new players, everyone is chomping at the bit to take the field and hear the […]
Suits and Sneakers is a week during the college basketball season where the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) teams up with the American Cancer Society to help raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer. Coaches will wear their suits with sneakers instead of their usual shoes. This year the event took place […]
Utah Valley University houses a variety of club teams, one, in particular, being the men’s lacrosse team. This is a team that is not only well-coached but one of brotherly bonding and championship aspirations. “The team goal is to compete for a national championship. We have a strong team, probably some of the best athletes […]
Members of the Student Council have drafted a petition to prevent the cancellation of one-credit physical education science courses at UVU. Ethan Morse, vice president of academics, was informed by students that many P.E.S. courses will no longer be available after the spring semester. Morse states, “Classes like yoga, palliates, and women’s self-defense would be […]
Akwasi Frimpong became Africa’s first black male skeleton athlete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. His journey, from growing up in a hut in Kumasi, Ghana to joining his mother in the Netherlands at the age of eight and eventually finding his way to Utah Valley University can be a beacon of […]
Utah Valley University held a ‘Dialogue on Inclusion’ prepared by the inclusion committee within the School of Arts, with speaker Briettny Curtner of UVU Student Affairs. The event was hosted by the Women’s Success Center, and guided participants in a discussion titled “Allyship: Women in the Arts.” The intention of this F.O.I. was to educate […]
One cheerful April morning, Deborah Colimon woke up and decided to buy her first house plant: she now owns 24 house plants, and treats them like they’re her children. As a student spotlight, Colimon shares her journey to Utah Valley University, her experiences here and why she believes it’s important to celebrate Black History Month. […]