UVU’s rodeo team may not be well known on campus, but they are definitely full of talent. The rodeo team is the oldest team on our campus, which began in 1968. Of the 41 years of the team’s existence, according to Shane Draper, who leads the team, “[The] team has made it to nationals several times and in the last two years has placed in the top five in the nation.
A-Rod admits to Using PEDs Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-2003 when he was a member of the Texas Rangers. While he was using PEDs he averaged 52 home runs a season and won an MVP award in 2003. His name is one of 104 players that tested positive in 2003 but his was the only name leaked.
Baseball, unlike other professional sports, is defined by its rich history. From The Babe to Bonds the sport holds its heroes sacred and the records they set like scripture in the history books. However, is it because of this loaded history that some players are turning to illegal substances to help them live up to monstrous expectations? Or is it the greed of a fat paycheck? As the game evolves and athletes become bigger, faster and stronger, the bar has been raised.
With a countdown sign in the stands and Utah Jazz point guard and former Utah Valley standout Ronnie Price in the front row, as soon as the Wolverines took the court everyone new there was something in the atmosphere. Ryan Toolson reached the mark of scoring 2,000 career points on the way to a dominating 71-55 victory over the Lamar University Cardinals.
UVU Review’s list of things that must go Larry the Cable Guy- A symbol of degradation in society. Reflective Listening- It just makes people mad. The word “Random”- As in, “did you just do a cartwheel? That’s so random!” Actually, it isn’t. I just felt like doing a cartwheel, that’s all.
Not too long into the Obama administration there seems to be a problem. To name a few of them: economy, economy and economy. Although this recession can’t really be blamed on President Obama, it is, however, now his problem. Already on Capitol Hill we can see the Democrats with a few problems; squandering their advantage and threatening to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
A Case for DivestmentDavid SmithA United States soldier is stationed in Iraq. This soldier is away from his home, his family, and his children. Today, this soldier will go on patrol to defend a people from a faceless enemy; this enemy funds some of the groups threatening to rob this soldier’s children of a father.
UVU CELEBRATES AUCTION FRAUD TO THE EDITOR: This month, UVU will welcome Tim DeChristopher, a college student from Utah convicted of auction fraud in the name of environmentalism, to its campus for a “meet-and-greet.” (DeChristopher will speak on “The Ethics of Direct Political Action,” February 19, from 4 – 5:15 pm in the Timpanogos Room of the UVU Library.
Kickboxing champion of Central Asia, Azamat Umarzoda of Tajikistan, is now one of the newest members of Utah Valley University’s student body. Umarzoda, who transferred to UVU this semester, is currently studying ESL at UVU and training in Orem for his next kickboxing competition.
Students at Utah Valley University may easily assume that their neighbors in class or fellow group members share their same religious faith. Let’s be honest, they are probably right. However, just because this area is partially defined by a homogeneous religious environment doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t experience what isn’t familiar.
