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Cadets participate in state’s largest ROTC field exercise

April 19, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes The threat of rain hovered just above the bone-dry landscape as hundreds of students worked to perfect tactical leadership. Berated by gusts of sand-filled wind and the evaluations of senior instructors, each student felt pressure to perform. Six of Utah’s Reserve Officer Training Corps programs coordinate the training of 264 cadets at the FARM shooting […]

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Tech students come up with entrepreneurial ideas

April 14, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Most students don’t think a general education course will change their lives, but students taking Technology 1010 have a different perspective. According to the course catalogue’s description of Tech 1010, students “develop an appreciation for how technology changes and what possible new and exciting technologies are on the horizon.” Midway through the semester, assistant professor […]

Army ROTC cadets dominate Memorial Death March

April 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Chase Stilson Chase Stilson earned first place honors for the third time at the 28th annual Bataan Memorial Death March in White Sands, New Mexico March 19. Cadets from Reserve Officer Training Corps programs around the country are invited to compete in the 26.2 mile race. Stilson was faster than 138 ROTC […]

Edward Snowden: An argument of treachery

April 4, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Edward Snowden’s illegal release of classified information will rank among the most widely debated issues of the millennial generation. One side of the argument depicts Snowden’s actions as honorable, if not patriotic. Others cry foul. David Menzies brought the conversation to UVU in the Jan. 9, 2017 edition of The Review. I encourage you to […]

Meet the new president

March 31, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students elected Rob Smith as student body president for the 2017-2018 academic year. Smith’s decided to run for student body government intended, in part, to show students they don’t have to be in a clique to get involved. “Electing someone who is not already in the student government system will show people that they can […]

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Army ROTC cadets dominate Bataan Memorial Death March

March 20, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chase Stilson earned first place honors for the third time at the 28th annual Bataan Memorial Death March in White Sands, New Mexico March 19. Cadets from Reserve Officer Training Corps programs around the country are invited to compete in the 26.2 mile race. Stilson was faster than 138 ROTC cadets who completed the race […]

The mistakes of our fathers: Analysis of Fences

March 16, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Fences brought playwright August Wilson’s work to life for the benefit of all. The film focused on the emotional development of men without the premise of athletics or combat. These traditional elements are not lost, however, as sports metaphors and war stories were brilliantly incorporated. For example: Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) harbors bitterness after being […]

Dance department benefits from on-campus physical therapy

March 10, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes By offering physical therapy on campus, the UVU dance department is taking active steps to protect their students. Dancers receive classes in both conditioning and kinesiology, the academic study of body mechanics and movements. According to Amy Markgraf-Jacobson, associate professor of modern dance, most dancers rely on a trial and error system of self-care for […]