Reading Time: 3 minutes A warm spring day dawns over the city center with its old brick buildings and light posts, conjuring images of bygone days of horse-drawn carriages, dead birds hanging in shop windows and women wearing far too much uncomfortable clothing for the 80-degree weather. The “good old days,” when life was simple and everything was less […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes No matter how wonderful the art is, the community usually doesn’t care about about some random townie’s work. Why should they? We live in the Interweb Age, where eons of entertainment are a double-click away. Folks seem generally more comfortable with art by people they don’t know. Perhaps that removal is a stamp of approval. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Produce can’t get more local than from your backyard Though many UVU students live in apartments, there is still an option to grow vegetables and herbs from home. Consider buying from local nurseries or seed-swapping to make your new green adventure gastro- and economically friendly. Though we have officially left spring behind us, it is […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute CSAs bring great opportunity for fresh produce Community-Supported Agriculture is a burgeoning movement in Utah in which customers pay upfront for summer-long harvests at local farms. Though most farms are outside of Utah Valley, many of them have drop-off points here. One local CSA is Roberts Ranch and Gardens. Like most other local CSAs, all […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s clear that a restaurant is on the right track when its tomatoes taste like tomatoes. This is seldom the case with establishments that source their ingredients from international growers. As a strictly raw, organic, vegan and locally-sourced herb shop and cafe, Agi’s Raw Foods uses the kind of superior vegetables that draw a drastic […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nine Utah Valley University wrestlers were recognized by the Western Wrestling Conference for their academic success in 2009-10 as they were named to the conference All-Academic Team and the Coaches’ Honor Roll, as announced by the conference June 4. Four Wolverine wrestlers were named to the All-Academic Team this year, while five were named to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyle Whittingham’s Utes will be playing under a new conference as early as 2011. The Utes have been part of the Mountain West Conference since 1999 when it begun, but will only be part of that for one more season. It is reported that the move will come with perks for the Utes, including financial […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In our last issue, in the article regarding the UVU track and field team, we reported the indoor track and field team’s first NCAA Division I regional appearance. This competition was for the outdoor track and field team.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jordahn Denny’s family remains positive and thankful nearly 50 days after the softball player was thrown from her vehicle in a car accident that paralyzed her from the mid torso down. With each day that goes by, Jordahn keeps improving more and more as she remains in rehabilitation in Denver, working hard doing physical therapy. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes, a rider is only as good as his or her horse. That was the message from Rodeo coach Shane Draper, whose team found itself struggling midway through the College National Finals Rodeo. Draper was less than pleased with the stock some of the team, especially the men, drew for their events. “We’d be getting […]