Wolverine Minute, April 4th

April 4, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute   Skate for Jeremiah – Skate for Jeremiah is a charity event that will take place April 6th at Classic Skating in Orem to raise funds for Jeremiah Drennen’s medical expenses for his muscular dystrophy. The cost is $6 dollars at the door, and goes from 9-12pm   Clothesline Project – Today is the last […]

Local Band Profile: “Searching For Celia”

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Searching for Celia” is about the search for something that is different than what is expected. And my search for a local band to spotlight this week was obvious. When I heard them for the first time I knew they were special. The enlightened sounds of keys, effects-driven guitar, a clear, concise violin and cello […]

Equality in animal rights

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the central tenets of American liberty is the principle of human rights. At the very heart of The Constitution lies the conviction that America’s citizens inherently possess fundamental civil liberties, but only if these citizens are human.   As part of Environmental Awareness Week, the Ethics Center will present the 25th annual Environmental […]

Eastern Egg Hunt

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Easter has sprung in an unusual place.   Load up the kids, bring an appetite for food and games because Provo’s United Studios of Self Defense is going to provide a big kick of excitement.   Easter Sunday is going to be busy, and Saturdays are so rushed already. Nothing is free anymore. But free […]

Building tradition by blowing it up

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s an interesting situation when everyone agrees on something, yet no one can agree that they agree on it.   At the most recent student elections debate a question came in from the crowd to Team Aspire’s Cathy Lin about the traditions at UVU. She had a hard time answering it and I would have, […]

No sexual safety on campus

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Yes, students can still have sex, but UVU will no longer provide the condoms to keep it safe.   UVU’s Health and Wellness center has stopped offering its students access to contraceptives as of March 1, 2012. After much discussion regarding the government possibly cutting funding for contraceptives, contraceptives have been made unavailable to the […]

Editorial: Putting UVU on the map

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes On a recent trip to a journalism conference in New York, a number of our newspaper staff members were constantly asked about UVU. When we said that we’re a university near BYU, and that we have a larger student population than our neighbors, people were astounded to have never heard of us. “Is it a […]

Letter to the Editor

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes As I was leaving the amazing Vagina Monologues performance tonight, I was talking to a friend who had tried to buy her tickets through Campus Connection, but they wouldn’t sell them to her. She found out later that some of the people who work there were “protesting” the Monologues by refusing to sell the tickets. […]

Take a Hike

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Nestled in the comforts of Happy Valley it’s easy to be engulfed in shopping centers, quiet neighborhoods, restaurants, coffee shops and concerts.   It’s so easy, in fact, that many people don’t recognize the sheer majesty of the landscape surrounding this urban sprawl.   By definition, valleys are encircled by mountains. And we’ve got plenty. […]

Religion and the Internet

April 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes John Dehlin is one of the first to blog about The Church of Latter-day Saints, on the online scene called Bloggernacle. With Dehlin’s podcasts and blog posts, he holds quite a following. Many people drove for miles to attend this conference.   One such group that attended was from Salt Lake City. Chad and Todd […]