Reading Time: 2 minutes Newcomers Sammie Jensen and Kim Bell shine in preseason. The lady Wolverines opened their season exhibition play on Oct. 30 when they took on Dixie State, followed by a game on Nov. 3 against Fort Lewis, both games ending in a loss (75-72, 82-71). “Exhibition games are meant to expose weaknesses and I think we […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tossing out the media’s take on what beauty should be. Imagine a 5-year-old girl and think about what she does on an average day. Is she having a tea party with friends or worrying about what new diet she hasn’t tried yet? Though the second scenario may sound absurd, the age of girls dieting is […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes A Biker’s plea for help proves humanity of online communities. On Oct. 23, Nick Moore learned that he was going blind. Moore’s face does not look like a blind man’s face. He looks young, trendy and invulnerable at first glance. There is no sign of old age, no drooping lids. Nonetheless, the 24-year-old graphic designer […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2007, Paramount released the film Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank and based on the story of Erin Gruwell, a teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Gruwell inspired her 150 students with the hope to succeed when everyone else doubted their potential. Gruwell wrote of her experiences in her book The Freedom […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes He knows about feeling frustrated and defeated. If you had experienced half of what he has, you would too. He also knows the sweet taste of victory. He knows how it feels to get what you deserve, and just how amazing it feels when hard work prevails. He knows this because he’s lived it all. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the first time in 13 years, a woman has won the University Aviation Association’s prestigious William A. Wheatley Award. Dr. Mavis Green of the Aviation Science department, became only the fourth woman in 55 years to win the award. Green won the award at the UAA Fall Education Conference Awards Banquet Oct. 7. The […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most athletes pick up a ball, swing a bat or begin kicking around the ball at a very young age, but it’s just the opposite for Dani Robison. Volleyball didn’t enter Robison’s life until high school. As a freshman at Orem high, Robison was a dancer and had played just about every other sport besides […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was hip-hop night at the UCCU Event Center Tuesday, Oct. 12, with big names Jason Derulo and B.o.B in concert. They were also joined by Iyaz, and featured Auburn and Playboy Tre. The concert began with feature singer Playboy Tre. Though he hadn’t been announced, and most of the audience was left wondering who […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thanks to initiatives taken by the Animal Allies Club, a trap-neuter-release program for feral cats on campus has been given a trial period. “We are very excited for the opportunity to help the feral cats on campus,” said Breana Reichert, president of the Animal Allies Club. “Hopefully it will be a mutually beneficial endeavor, both […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most Utahans can believe in the uprightness of governmental candidates and representatives. But many a realistic, or possibly pessimistic, person believes that our representation cannot be trusted once money is involved. Upset that political processes have turned otherwise decent men and women into money-hungry, corrupt politicians, Utahans can vote to allow legislature to create an […]