Alt-J returns to their cult following in SLC

October 31, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor | @tiffany_mf Monday night was the second alt-J concert at the Complex in Salt Lake, and they have developed a cult following. Fans threw up the band’s sign (a triangle with your pointer fingers and thumbs). It’s a tribute to the band’s name; press alt + J on a Mac […]

Apache Relay and Wild Feather bring Nashville to Kilby Court

October 30, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor | @tiffany_mf Watching bands play at Kilby Court is sort of like watching a friend’s band play in their garage; it’s a small, intimate venue. Desert Noises, a band from Provo, opened the Apache Relay and Wild Feather concert at Kilby on October 21. They have been touring – seemingly […]

When to talk like a girl

October 28, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor |@tiffany_mf   Dr. Emily Hoffman and Speaker of the House of Representatives Becky Lockhart (R-Provo) spoke about perception and working relationships in the workplace, and verbal and non-verbal cues at Utah Valley University as the second installment of the UVU’s Utah Women & Leadership Project Talk Like A Girl series […]

A view of domestic abuse

October 27, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rinamay Rhoten | Staff Writer | @rinamaylopez   On Monday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 21, Utah Valley University students viewed an issue that affects our entire community – domestic violence. The Clothesline Project hang lines of shirts across an entire room to bring awareness of abuse in our community. Around  1,515 people attended this […]

Finding jobs for spring graduates

October 27, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alex Fish | Staff Writer | @alexthecfish Photo credit: Valerie Cheatham Whether this is your last semester, or if you are graduating in the spring, you likely are thinking of the next step: transitioning from college graduate to full-time employee. Many UVU students have found success entering the work world by focusing on these steps: […]

UVU Women’s Soccer Dominates Chicago State on Senior Night

October 24, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tim Castaneda, Sports Writer, @xTIMBOxSLICEx UVU women’s soccer dominated its opponent on both sides of the ball in a 3-0 shutout victory Friday as it hosted Chicago State University on Senior Night at Clyde Field. The lady Wolverines have outscored their last three opponents by a score of 9-0. Senior forward Mckell Salmon led the […]

$2.2 million grant awarded to improve low grad rates

October 24, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tiffany Frandsen  | News Editor  | @tiffany_mf KresLynn Knouse | Features Editor | @kreslynn   To support UVU’s mission to raise below-average graduation rates, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the university a $2.2 million Title III grant. The Title III grant is part of a federal program that exists to improve the quality of […]

Women gather at UVU to tackle gender wage gap

October 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor | @tiffany_mf   Utah House of Representatives Speaker Becky Lockhart (R-Provo) and Minority Leader Jennifer Seelig (D-Salt Lake) discussed the newly created Women in the Economy Commission at a seminar at Utah Valley University on October 21. UVU’s Utah Women & Leadership Project, Center for the Study of Ethics, Woodbury School […]

Run, hide, fight

October 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Colin Cobb | Staff Writer | [email protected] Illustration by Ashley Fairbourne “If you are ever to find yourself in the middle of an active shooter event, your survival may depend on whether or not you have a plan,” says the voiceover on “RUN. HIDE. FIGHT.,” a five minute training video produced by Houston’s police department. […]