Shooting at 11,000 feet

January 24, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU student/photographer/cinematographer Parker Alec Cross’s eyes look a little red as he stares at his computer screen.  His room looks as if a camera bag has vomited its contents across the floor. A disheveled Parker sits atop his twin-sized bed in the corner with laptop in hand. This is his position for several days when […]

Who are those people in the green outfits?

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you have not attended any of the men and women’s basketball games this season, you have missed the newest addition: The Green Man Group. They are the ones in the green outfits banging on the drums in the MAWL section. The Green Man Group is a drum line created by UVUSA Student Life made […]

A new spin on an old classic

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes On January 20, the UVU Theater Department will kick off its spring 2011 season with the infamous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!. Written in 1943, Oklahoma! tells the story of settlers trying to tame the wild frontier, while also dealing with problems resulting from falling in love and being rejected. One of the challenges of […]

Be Curious

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Standing in front of Centre Stage holding the microphone firmly in her hand, her turquoise earings, a piece of her culture, dangling to her shoulders, Billie Atsitty told her story. Visibly rising taller and standing straighter, Atsitty spoke in her native tongue, as she described her heritage. Atsitty is a full-blooded Navajo, of the Sleeping […]

Fighting for our education

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Rising tuition costs and budget cuts amid the tight economy are drawing the attention of several student groups. A homemade banner has hung over the north entrance to the Sorenson Center beginning the first week of January. The banner lacks graphics and identifying marks, but its message is clear: “No more budget cuts / No […]

Wolverines compete over break to finish out pre-conference play

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the break, students left for the holidays, but the men’s and women’s basketball teams stayed to play a handful of games apiece. After finishing finals, the lady Wolverines hit the court to host Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 18. Utah Valley found themselves on the lower end of an 81-74 game. Even with four […]

Resolve to be resolute

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The new year brings a chance for self improvement. Unfortunately, most people give up on their resolutions once they start being a pain. With a few simple steps, you can keep your resolutions until 2012 rolls around. Ah, the time for New Year’s resolutions is upon us. Time to look back at the past year […]

One man, small world, big attention

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you haven’t investigated alternative therapy, let Mark Hogencamp’s attempt to self-heal in the town of Marwencol be an example of it. The Salt Lake City Film Center will be screening Hogencamp’s story in the award-winning documentary Marwencol for one night only on Jan. 11. In April 2000, Mark Hogencamp’s outlook on life was almost […]

Surveying 2.0

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes New Geomatics degree provides more rounded education for future surveyors A new four-year degree is coming to the university and some students may have never even heard of it. This is because Geomatics, a degree being offered beginning in the fall, is a fairly new development in the world of engineering and land surveying. What […]

Bill threatens outreach programs

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes While affirmative action supports equality in the workplace, it also mandates funding for diversity projects like the Multicultural and Women’s Centers on campus. Chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute Ward Connerly leads conservative legislators in Utah on efforts to revive a bill seeking to ban outreach programs funded by the state for multicultural populations […]