UVU is home to a large variety of clubs, sports and other organizations run by students. These organizations are an integral part of the positive experiences colleges have to offer. With so many options, people are able to find peers with similar interests. The Utah Valley Interfaith Association is an organization for those interested or […]
Tebow sucks, and Jimmer is what he is, but Linsanity is one hype train I’m happy to jump on. Each has their own “thing” that distinguishes them. Jimmer is the nice boy from up-state New York with unlimited range and played basketball with prison inmates. Tebow is the son of Christian missionaries. He will […]
Dreams mean nothing without work, even for a five-year-old. Competition brings out that sentiment better than anything, and it’s far too common that it comes from driven parents. Now step aside from the vision of two dads coming to blows over whose boy should be pitching, and imagine it’s the five-year-old telling his father to […]
New men’s lacrosse coach David Williams brings his East coast style to UVU. “It’s a complete change in philosophy,” Williams said. “More of the East coast style is playing goal to goal instead of sideline to sideline. You’re playing goal to goal, so you’re playing right down your opponents throat on offense and defense.” […]
Africa, meet Utah: Second annual pageant at UVU. African culture is coming to Utah Valley on Saturday, Feb. 25 in the form of the second annual Miss Africa Utah pageant. Founded by senior Journalism major Gloria Kajo, the pageant will feature eight young women representing various African countries with traditional dress, talents and platforms […]
Water is the highest selling bottled drink on campus. Many students take water to class, and buy it on campus. There is an alternative now that there are three new drinking fountains installed in the Student Center. The most recent one was installed just last week. The new fountains filter water and have a […]
Called the Screaming Green Pep Band, the group of musicians can be found at the home basketball games helping to cheer on the mighty Wolverines. As one of the teams calls a time-out, the UCCU center erupts with the sound of trombones, trumpets, french horns, saxophones, flutes and sousaphones, all kept in time by […]
Things like, “That’s Brandon Sanderson walking behind you,” could be heard at the Life, The Universe & Everything event, LTUE, held Feb. 9-11. LTUE is not a typical science fiction and fantasy convention. It is actually a symposium where creative writers and artists gather to teach the business. LTUE is a free event for […]
Saturday-morning students beware – the vast, interconnected hallways of UVU will be transformed into a 3.1-mile track on Feb. 25. The fourth annual No Snow Indoor 5K will commence at Center Stage in the Sorensen Center at 9 a.m., opening the campus’ corridors to more than 100 anticipated participants. UVU Vice President for University […]
It is nearly 2,000 miles from Penn State University to Utah Valley University. To reach UVU by car would take one day, eight hours; to walk would be nearly a month. One would have to cross 8 states before reaching Orem. Yet, the Nittany Lions of Penn State decided to make the trip (by […]