Off the beaten path: cheap flights

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes When it comes to seeing the world, there are two ways to do it. You can either A) be a tourist, or B) be a traveler. The major difference is that money is not an object for tourists. They stay in four star hotels and buy the most expensive travel packages. This would be someone […]

Local band ready to swim in deeper waters

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute If you Google “Shark Speed,” most of the nearly seven million results are about the velocity of Great Whites or are links to Discovery Channel’s annual awesome-fest known as Shark Week. In time, that will most likely change if the guys in the local band Shark Speed continue to put out material like their forthcoming […]

Let the international student voice be heard

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Whenever Africa is mentioned, the first thing that comes to the minds of many is exotic animals, poverty and war, but for Alex Nyagah, there are deeper aspects to consider. Coming to UVU from Kenya, Nyagah, who is majoring in Technology Management, feels the image of Africa is distorted by the media. “While it is […]

Broadway talent lies right around the corner

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brightly colored lights, performers dancing across the stage, glamorous costuming and powerful songs resonating throughout the theater are the essential elements for the Broadway musical experience. On Jan. 18, the SCERA theater brought Broadway to Utah with the special one-night event, “Night of Broadway.” “You don’t have to go to New York to watch great […]

A modern master reveals his secrets

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 1 minute Many novice writers study literary classics in hopes that some intellectual genius might rub off on their pliable young minds. However, any astute aspiring writer with intentions to succeed in any material sense of the word won’t neglect the work of contemporary authors who receive a lot of buzz. Stephen King is one such author, […]

Day in the life: Matt Holland

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes As the old cliché goes, you don’t know a man until you walk a day in his shoes. Yet at the end of the day, those shoes can be taken off, allowing the temporary wearer to sleep soundly knowing they were lucky enough to know a man and also lucky enough to not have to […]

Lady Wolverines get win but struggle in GWC

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week the Lady Wolverines got thier first win in ten games with a 15-point victory over Longwood, but they have yet to win a conference game, having lost to South Dakota later in that week. Sophomore Jenna Johnson led the Wolverines in scoring during both games, finishing with 24 points against Longwood and 17 […]

Schedule Jan. 28-30

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Thursday, Jan. 28 Men’s Basketball at Chicago State Chicago, Ill. 6:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball at Chicago State Chicago, Ill. 4:00 p.m. Wrestling at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 Men’s Basketball at NJIT Newark, N.J. 2:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at NJIT Newark, N.J. 12:00 p.m. Wrestling at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. 4:00 […]

Price to be inducted into UVU Hall of Fame

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Former Utah Valley standout Ronnie Price never anticipated his basketball career would take him to Utah – and he certainly never expected it would land him in the Beehive State twice. Price starred at UVU from 2002-05 and put the Wolverines on the proverbial basketball map. His contributions to the university reach beyond the basketball […]

Sports briefs

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s Brad Darrington named WWC Wrestler of the Week Utah Valley University sophomore 174-pounder Brad Darrington has been named the Western Wrestling Conference’s Wrestler of the Week, announced Wednesday by the league. Darrington had a very successful showing this past Saturday when he went 3-0 at the Lone Star Duals in Arlington, Texas to lead […]