Editorial: Walk with your life in your hands

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes We are concerned that students are dangerously ignorant of jaywalking. Last Monday, a student was life-flighted from in front of the Testing Center to the hospital. He had been struck by a car going 25 MPH while listening to music with headphones. He now has a metal plate in his skull. He was the fourth […]

Letter to the Editor: October 4, 2010

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute This year, I have had the opportunity to attend some Utah Valley University classes and to be on campus there on many occasions. The unprofessional attire by the staff there is sub par. Recent articles in the Daily Herald and other media hail the “all Steinway campus” and the dreams and visions for the music […]

Academics or public relations: President Holland’s focus

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Some around campus have taken exception to the politics of school administration, criticizing brief appearances by President Matthew Holland at some events, claiming it was face time with the cameras. One has to ask, ‘Is that really what his primary function is?’ Examine the role of the university; its entire existence, especially here, is to […]

Tarasiewicz’s eagle on 18th hole helps Wolverines

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Junior Nicholas Tarasiewicz led the men’s golf team with a 29th overall finish in the Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Wolverines finished with a team score of 914 to finish ahead of Southern Utah, UTEP, Utah and event host Air Force Academy. Tarasiewicz’s eagle on the par-4 18th hole from 140 yards out […]

Soccer grasping for consistency with region play approaching

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes What started as off-season optimism soon gave way to a sobering slide in the Wolverines’ record. An early three-game losing streak, which featured just one goal by the team in green, was marred by what Coach Brent Andersen labeled “individual play.” UVU employed less passing and more dribbling than a game of pickup basketball, and […]

Men and women both finish in top 20 at latest invitational

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Josh McCabe and Shelise Walker lead the Wolverines The men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minneapolis, Minn., on Sept. 25 to compete in the Roy Griak Invitational. Overall, the men’s team finished in 12th place, two spots ahead of Arizona, which had the overall top-placed runner. Cross country Coach Scott Houle said of […]

Wear pink and help others

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s that time of year again when we see our athletic teams helping others. For the last couple years, UVU Athletics has been a part of ‘Pink with a Purpose’ games to help others who are in need. This year, the Utah Army National Guard, Wolverine Crossing and the Second Chance Foundation of Utah will […]

Rugby defeat Snow College

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Rugby forced a narrow victory on Sept. 25 in their home opener against Snow College, winning 12-7 in a slugfest that saw four yellow cards handed out. Both teams were emotionally charged for the game, with a heated rivalry developing after Snow College ended the team’s playoff hopes last year. The game featured contrasting […]

Women’s golf will finish out fall season this month

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The women’s golf team is almost to the end of the first half of an incredible season. The lady Wolverines have played in various all-day tournaments since early September. They have played in Utah, Montana and Arizona and will be in California the beginning of October. The women’s golf team has 10 players, five of […]

Anime Banzai Adds Dose Of Animation To Utah’s Reality

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The hours, days and weeks Utah residents have spent perfecting Haruhi Zuzumiya school girl outfits and crafting replica Cloud Strife buster swords will finally culminate in one of the biggest gatherings of anime, manga and video game fans Utah has to offer. Anime Banzai, Utah’s first established anime convention, will return for its fifth year […]