Wolverine Minute, Podcast – April 11th

April 11, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute   This Tuesday at 10:15 AM fire alarms will activate across campus to indicate an earthquake for statewide event, The Great Utah Shakeout. Students are asked to drop, cover, and hold. After the alarms are silenced a short discussion will be held about precautions that should be taken during an earthquake.   HONK! is a […]

You Need to Know

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Important Upcoming Events As the semester comes to a close, please note the following major events that will take place in the coming weeks:   -Hoagies with Holland | Thursday, April 19 President Holland will host a hoagie luncheon in the Student Center Grande Ballroom. At this luncheon, the President will review university highlights and initiatives […]

Conference encourages students to be prepared

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Emergency Service workers share experiences with students.   The Institute of Emergency Services and Homeland Security turned up the heat this past week to raise aware- ness on emergency prepared- ness and disaster response.   Last week was Emergency Service Week with each day featuring different presentations from law enforcement, fire and rescue service mem- […]

Passing on pearls, wear one, wear many

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pearls. Many refer to them as “Grandmother’s”. The simple, elegant style, black pearls or white. Necklaces. Earrings. Bracelets. Numerous or singular.   Beauty knows no age. Pearls provide a woman with affordable transcendent beauty. Classy enough for any dinner and a simple look for every season.   If they’re good enough for Elizabeth Taylor and […]

Lady Danburry: Thinking in shapes, sewing the details

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes In looks and demeanor, Lynette Danburry is a living version of Disney’s Snow White. But this lady has left the singing to her prince and husband, Drew, owner of Drew Danburry Barber Shop, and instead uses her talents to create her one-of-a-kind clothing line. Raised by a ballet costume-mistress mother, sewing and art have always […]

Talk to me…Examining the deadly silence in relationships

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes “There’s this huge space between us,” Angelina Jolie as Jane Smith tells her marriage counselor in the 2005 movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith, “and it just keeps filling up with everything that we don’t say to each other.”   These are the words my sister, Annie, quotes when I ask her how her 4-year temple […]

UVU earthquake drill next week

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes It is a normal day of class. Students are sitting in desks listening intently to favorite professors, when suddenly the walls and ground start shaking. In that long awaited moment, will students know what to do?   At 10:15 a.m. on April 17, all of Utah will be asked to drop, cover and hold on. […]

‘Honk!’ brings anti-bullying message to young students

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Based on the story of the Ugly Duckling, ‘Honk!’ focuses on bullying and teasing.   Elementary and middle school students throughout Utah County are benefiting from morals taught in UVU’s production of the children’s musical, “Honk!” The show will be performed by the Black Box Repertory Company and tells the story of the “Ugly Duckling” […]

PR students gain real life experience

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The end of the semester brings different assignments, exams and projects for students in various majors across campus. For a group of five students studying public relations in the UVU Communication department, the end of the semester means getting real-life work experience with a local company.   Giancarlo Improta, Alexa Hansen, Jocelyn Stimpson, Alyson Livingston […]

Fill your sole

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes With spring officially upon us and summer just around the corner, it’s time to break out and step into the new, or rather, borrowed trends in footwear.   While some runway pieces don’t translate into everyday wear, there are some picks that are sure to make their appearance in the general public.   Made out […]