Schedule

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Schedule Dec 7 Tues. Dec. 8 Men’s Basketball vs. William Jessup University McKay Center 7:05 p.m. Wed. Dec. 9 Women’s Basketball at Cal State Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 8 p.m. Sat. Dec. 12 Men’s Basketball at Utah State Logan, UT 7:05 p.m. Women’s Basketball at Southern Utah Cedar City, UT 7 p.m. Wrestling at UNK Loper […]

What lies ahead for Wolverines?

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Heading into the semester break the UVU men’s basketball team has seen the good, bad and ugly of college basketball. The Ugly came in a preseason spanking at the hands of Trinity Western University. The team from Canada coasted to a 77-58 win over the Wolverines. Luckily for the team in green, the preseason loss […]

Men’s basketball breaks even

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The men’s basketball team just finished a four game road trip with stops in Bakersfield, CA, Minneapolis, MN, and Mobile, AL. The Wolverines have not performed well on the road in the past and it seems that the pattern has continued so far this season. UVU returns from their most recent road trip with a […]

Professional basketball in Utah Valley is back!

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Flash return to the McKay Events Center with hopes of bringing the NBA D-League title back to Orem after falling just short last year. UVU fans will be pleased to know that former Wolverine forward Jordan Brady will be suiting up for the Flash after spending last season playing overseas in Europe. But […]

Sports briefs

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Toolson off to a good start in Turkey Former UVU basketball standout Ryan Toolson is off to a good start in his professional debut in Turkey. Toolson is averaging 19.3 points through the first six games for Pinar Karsiyaka (4-2) of the Turkish Basketball League. In last Thursday’s game on the road against Fenerbahce Ulker, […]

Symphony Band’s winter concert to feature a special composition

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute The UVU Symphony Band’s winter concert will be held at the Reagan Theatre on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The set list includes music written by Pulitizer Prize winner Vincent Persichetti,  Award-winning composer and director Leonard Bernstein, jazz pianist Dana Wilson, Broadway conductor Robert Russell Bennett and an original compostion by the band’s director, Dr. James Colonna. […]

What do you mean, Santa’s not real?

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes I remember it clearly. “Mom, is Santa real?” “Uh…Yeah, but he died a couple weeks ago.” Oh the things parents put their poor, impressionable children through. We all had enchanting fantasies of Santa Clause when we were little, right up until they came to a screeching halt when we found out he’s not real. Although […]

Nuncrackers features both laughter and warmth

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you are looking for a great show to attend over the holidays, head over to the SCERA Theater in Orem for a family-friendly Christmas production. The SCERA Theater is showing its production of Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical, which is a sequel to the original Nunsense production. Nunsense begins with Sister Julia, Child of […]

Laughing all the way: Theatre department’s Christmas present is three comedic pieces

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes With performances of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, local favorite Farley Family X-Mas and student-produced Holiday Night Live, comedy marks the month of December in the theatre department. Much Ado About Nothing, the love story of the ever-bickering Beatrice and Benedick, is directed by John Graham. This time, it has been set during the Mexican […]

Genre bending sensation

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Imagine combining passionate musicians, a large audience and the energy of a live concert. Visualize the music racing through the floor and bursting out through the crowd, and your own lips. This is a guaranteed experience for those attending concerts put on by the local band j.wride. Yet, not all groups can promise such a […]