Fear not for the future, just the controversy

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Movies and books that can heedlessly draw the most attention are those that are set in the future. We’re fascinated by the wholly accurate depictions and the completely maniacal and bogus predictions and we appreciate the way they make us excitedly anticipate or dread the future. Back to the Future II informs us that hover […]

All aboard

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Junior transfer Beutler driving team to success Remember the good ol’ days, waking up early to slam down a bowl of cereal before running out the door into the cold morning air just to barely catch that big, wonderful, yellow school bus?   Remember the sound of the door flipping open, and the first image […]

Leadership training

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes An inside look shows what at student government is all about Each Thursday, the student government council meeting begins when Student Body President Richard Portwood asks a council member to lead the group in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. From seemingly small tasks like delegating who leads in the pledge of allegiance to counseling together […]

Student spotlight: Bowls for Humanity

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes By selling handmade bowls filled with warm soup, Bowls for Humanity fundraiser helps put a roof over the Utah County homeless. Most people see a problem in society, wish there was a way to fix it and move on with their lives. Occasionally, some will donate a few dollars to the charity of their choice, […]

Thrown under the bus

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Without the subsidy from UTA, funding the Ed Pass is burdensome on the school. Students who need it however, are stuck without transportation otherwise. For students who rely on public transit, an additional expense has been added to their semester budget. In the February 3 student fees hearing, Timpanogos Regional General Manager for UTA Hugh […]

Mardi Gras Style

February 22, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students, it’s time to put on your best, let down your hair and party late into the night. Mardi Gras is coming to town! UVUSA is throwing a Mardi Gras themed party on Feb. 25 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. and the Student Life committee has gone all out this year, booking several major […]

Praise and progress

February 22, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes In his annual state of the university address, President Matthew Holland had two major points. First, “The state of the university is sound.”   Despite this, the bulk of his speech described the different ways that the school expects to change in the next 10 years. Principally, Holland said that the Northwest Commission on Colleges and […]

All shook up: Concerns and explanations on the recent quakes

February 22, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes Between Feb. 11 and Feb. 13, the citizens of Lehi claimed to have felt the Earth move under their feet, and unlike those of us who have sung karaoke to Carole King before, they were being completely serious.  On Friday and Sunday, the city of Lehi and surrounding rural areas reported feeling a total of […]

Cleaning glass

February 21, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Robinson set to break school rebounding record The glass backboards in the UCCU Center look cleaner than ever before thanks to junior forward Geddes Robinson, who continues to clean glass with his rebound stats on the rise. Rebounding can either win or lose the game for a team, and with the men’s basketball team full […]

The only game in town

February 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students will have a decidedly undemocratic election for the 2011-2012 UVUSA leadership with only a single presidential ticket on the ballot. The recent application period for student body officer candidates went largely unnoticed, chiefly in consequence to the Election Committee’s poor advertisement efforts, as demonstrated by the single candidate group running in this year’s elections. […]