UVU Dance crews strut their stuff

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October 31, 2011

schedule 2 min read

Legs twirled over shoes like spindles to the floor, arms flapped in formation, and bodies thrusted forward to undulate like serpents as they popped their assets to create sizzling performances.   Ten dance crews echoed each other’s performances with new beats and styles, some shadowy stilted marionettes, others neon ribboned liquid gyrations of hips and […]

UVU women’s soccer team seals championship

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October 31, 2011

schedule 4 min read

With their 4-0 win Saturday night over South Carolina State, Utah Valley University’s women’s soccer team won’t have to dress up as Great West conference champs come Halloween Monday night.  S.C. State came into the night up one game on the Wolverines with a perfect 5-0 conference record and a head start in the race to […]

The 99% moves to Occupy Provo

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October 31, 2011

schedule 2 min read

Outside of Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Provo on Saturday, the sidewalks read, “Close your accounts,” as protesters stood on the corner of 100 N and University Avenue.   The group of about 24 members from Occupy Provo stood holding signs and passing out fliers to the public.  Cars driving by the scene honked in approval […]

Utah County construction update

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October 21, 2011

schedule 3 min read

The ongoing struggle to get around the valley, maneuvering the ever-changing construction patterns continues.   A recent I-15 lane split through Orem will affect traffic through Utah County for the next few months. The split spans three exits in Orem: 1600 North, 800 North and Center Street. In order to use these three exits, drivers […]

Pizza Hut Express coming to campus

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October 20, 2011

schedule 3 min read

  Pizza Hut Express, the newest addition to the food court in the Sorenson Student Center, is expected to announce its soft opening for Thursday, Oct. 27, only days after its anticipated arrival, originally Oct. 24.   A mix up with freight, wherein tracking order barcodes identifying freight were placed on the wrong boxes by […]

Declassified: Robert Hastings, aliens and UFOs

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October 19, 2011

schedule 4 min read

  As children, we watch cartoons and movies about aliens and are led to believe by parents, society, the world and the U.S. government that aliens are not real, but one man begs to differ.   Hundreds of students filled the UVU Grand Ballroom Tuesday, Oct. 18, as Robert Hastings spoke. Hastings, author and UFO […]

Alisha Lee – Miss UVU 2011

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October 17, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Alisha Lee, a sophomore from Salt Lake studying social work, was crowned Miss UVU at the Miss UVU Scholarship Pageant on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in the UCCU Center. With 20 contestants, the pageant was the largest in UVU history.   Lee’s new court includes Samantha Cummings, first runner-up; Bri Sorenson, second runner-up; […]

Don’t look back: The story of Eurydice, Orpheus and loss

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October 17, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Loss is part of life. Perhaps that’s why the story of the Greek poet Orpheus, descending into the depths of the Underworld to retrieve his bride from the world of the dead, hits home for so many people.   The theater department brings the story of Eurydice (pronounced yoo-RID-uh-see) to the Noorda Theater with the […]

Students are breaking the rules because they have no other choice

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October 10, 2011

schedule 4 min read

It’s a sight not uncommon on campus. A student will bring their child to class because they have no other option. One student/mother brings her child to class regularly because of personal reasons.  Her name is not disclosed to protect her identity for this story. She is a single mother, recently divorced with no money […]

Robbing yourself

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October 10, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Recycling your old assignments may be considered plagiarism   Kyle Jones was stealing.   He wasn’t worried though. He was only stealing from himself.   This was Jones’s second bout with the same class. Neither the topics nor the assignments had changed from the first go ‘round, and this particular aviation class was online.   […]