UVU golf stands out at recent competition

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Utah Valley men’s and women’s golf teams both competed in Arizona this past week, April 5-6, with the men finishing in eighteenth place and the women finishing in sixteenth. The Wolverine men competed at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Scottsdale Ariz. while the Wolverine women competed at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic in Chandler Ariz. On […]

The Valley guide – April 12-18

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 5 minutes Editor’s Pick of the Week: 250,000 tulips are spread throughout the 55-acre Thanksgiving Point Gardens during the Tulip Festival that begins Friday. The array of colors and beauty ushers in the perfect spring. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m through May 1 (closed Sundays). Call 801-766-5013 or visit ThanksgivingPoint.com for […]

RSL set to defend title

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Robbie Russell’s renowned penalty kick that sent his teammates gallivanting around Qwest Field in celebration of winning the MLS Cup has been replayed in the minds of RSL fans for months now. And, with the 2010 season now underway, the Claret-and-Cobalt is looking to defend its title as MLS Cup champions. However, defense of that […]

The Price of Beauty

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute “Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty” debuted this season on VH1. The premise is the pop star and her friends travel the world in hopes of being enlightened on the lengths women from other countries will go for beauty. Simpson’s journey takes her to France, Rio de Janiero, Thailand and other locations. What could have […]

More than meets the eye

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes Recently the Senior Seminar Class of UVU Art and Visual Communications (AVC) Professor Alex Bigney coordinated a mentoring program through the Boys & Girls Club associated with Child and Family Services. “Alex always says ‘this is what you are going to do when you graduate – you show’ and so he helps us with that. […]

Students to run live sound for concert in Provo

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students in the Live Sound Reinforcement course offered by the Digital Dedia department will be putting their skills to the test this week when they run the sound for a concert at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo. The students will set up a professional sound system and mix a full set by […]

Briefs – April 12

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s Chelsea Baker and Allah Laryea-Akrong honored by conference Utah Valley’s Chelsea Baker and Allah Laryea-Akrong have been selected Great West Conference Track & Field Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 4, the league office announced Wednesday. Baker, a junior from South Jordan, Utah, won the 400 meters at the BYU Cougar […]

UVU Sports Schedule April 12-17

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Monday, Apr 12 Softball vs. College of Idaho Orem, Utah 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 13 Baseball VS. Utah Orem, Utah 6:00 P.M. Thursday, Apr 15 Track AT Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. Friday, Apr 16 Baseball at Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 2:00 p.m. Track at Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, California Saturday, Apr […]

Excerpts from a Wasted Love

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ah, reader, spring. The sun emerges, the snow melts away, and deadly pollen count becomes an issue again. And spring always gives birth to new love. Ah, love. What better time is there in life than that brief window called love? This crazy romantic interlude, which begins when you’ve met someone you can spend the […]

What white kids disrespect for bell hooks revealed

April 12, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes When I saw bell hooks a few weeks ago, I was disappointed in a few of my peers who, for some reason, couldn’t keep quiet during her lecture. A few young men in the audience — not to mention white young men — spoke loudly to one another right over the top of her words for almost the […]