A recreation of the "this is fine" meme, featuring a person sitting at a dining table with a mug, surrounded by flames

The Cultured Wolverine | Season 2: Episode 7 | What Does it All Meme?

March 30, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome back to the Cultured Wolverine, the Arts and Culture podcast here at Utah Valley University. This week, host Meg McKellar takes a deep dive into a modern cultural phenomenon: Memes. Though these images appear to have become relevant in the last few decades, meme culture spans centuries. Tune in to learn more! To keep […]

The Sun Does Shine

January 18, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes A Story of Hope and Forgiveness The United States has experienced turmoil, broken hearts and division among governmental and pandemic difficulties. Reflecting on the powerful influence of Martin Luther King Jr. can heal much of the division felt during 2020. As we move forward the story of community educator Anthony Ray Hinton may serve as […]

Frosted vinyl hiding UVU’s rock wall is removed

November 9, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mount Timpanogos faces directly into the windows of the UVU rock climbing wall located in the Student Life and Wellness Center, but the view has been blocked by vinyl frost covering the windows since the construction about four years ago. While scaling the side of the rock wall, climbers couldn’t take advantage of the view […]

UVU Announces new Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer

November 5, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute This story is developing. The university named Dr. Belinda ‘Otukolo Saltiban as the new Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer (CIDO), with her official start date being Nov. 19, according to a press release. Saltiban was the assistant dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Utah for over five years. In her role as assistant […]

Prison & Prejudice: Discussing injustice and the need for prison reform

October 26, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley University prides itself on its diverse cultural understanding. One of the initiatives of this is a very active Multicultural Student Council. This council fully supports diversity and regularly has Diversity Dialogues. This is done through a lecture on Tuesdays and a dialogue on the following Thursday. The most recent was about SAFE Justice […]

Tips on learning a new language from a UVU student

October 17, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes There are many benefits to learning a new language, including having more job opportunities or being able to better understand different cultures. However, there is no doubt that learning a foreign language takes time and effort. Zachary Yoshida, a junior studying English at UVU, said, “ I think it helps one to understand a little […]

Saudi National Day celebration at UVU educates, entertains and unites

October 14, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students and faculty alike gathered together outside the UVU Grand Ballroom on the afternoon of Sept. 21 to celebrate Saudi National Day. Members of the Saudi Students Union (SSU) organized the celebration that consisted of a variety of exhibits and activities with the purpose of introducing the student body to Saudi culture. As the name […]

Pepsi sponsors this year’s homecoming week festivities

September 29, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photos by Abby Van Buren Over the course of the week, a multitude of Pepsi-based activities have occurred around campus. To continue the university’s mission of student engagement, UVU and Pepsi have partnered up this year to make Homecoming Week one to remember. Pepsi along with iHeartRadio and Motive Marketing have collectively worked with UVU […]

Transforming the Student Life Plaza with chalk fest

September 15, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute UVUSA combined Chalk Fest and Sound Bites to give students the opportunity to add their artistic creativity to campus grounds. Over 2000 chalk sticks were reserved for the Chalk Fest held on Sept. 13 at no cost to the students attending. Students were given the option to draw on either a five or 10 foot […]

Neftalie Williams: Skateboarding unites different cultures

September 9, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Neftalie Williams, a skateboarding culture professor at the University of Southern California (USC), spoke on Wednesday, Sept. 5 on campus about his love of skateboarding culture, and how he has used his passion to change communities. Williams recognized early on in his life the power that skateboarding culture had in bringing together different groups of […]