Volleyball’s Kayli Doxey earns GWC Player of the Week

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Utah Valley’s Kayli Doxey and South Dakota’s Carol Logato have been named Great West Conference Volleyball Players of the Week after outstanding performances last week, helping their respective teams move into a tie for second place in the conference. The league office announced the awards Nov. 9. Doxey, a senior from Gilbert, […]

You were just going to waste your November anyway

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Infinite Jest took about five years to complete. Cervantes spent a good fifteen years writing, rewriting, pulling out his hair and pacing around his room smoking cigarettes until Don Quixote was finally finished. In Search of Lost Time is a seven-volume tale that ate 20 years of Marcel Proust’s life, like pellets down Ms. Pac-man’s […]

Long story short: ‘Black Ops’ is good

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes As soon as Black Ops loads up on your console, it’s easy to see that this is going to be something a little different. Even the menu screen is unusual, with the main character strapped to a torture chair and staring at a screen where you pick your options. The campaign is a little short, […]

Strong-willed and Saccharine

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bareilles’ music sweetly states what’s what On Nov. 17, In The Venue will be graced with the presence of the beautiful and talented Sara Bareilles. Promoting her new album, Kaleidoscope Heart, her music features strong vocals and an edgy style that have gained great appeal among many. The album orbits around her unique perspective of […]

Two men of her dreams? We should all be so lucky!

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend’ is not your typical romantic comedy My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend may be the most unusual romantic comedy in years, perhaps ever. Not focused on sex, profanity, special effects or a lot of silly situations, it is focused entirely on the couples. Yes, that’s couples – plural. Jesse Young, played by Alyssa Milano (Charmed), […]

Do you do anything to be environmentally friendly?

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it harder to do these things for you in the winter? “I buy only handmade or second-hand clothes, I recycle and I only drive when I have to. I try to use the heater as little as possible, but my house is old and drafty so I have to wear hats and coats all […]

Kids in the Hall

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute How do you get to school? How much more difficult will that be for you once winter sets in? “My grandpa drives me and I walk. I’ll definitely walk less in the winter.” – Marissa Pay, exercise science major “I get to school in a car and it takes 45 minutes. Sometimes I take the […]

‘Faces of Mali’ Creating more cultural bonds

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute The next time you are in the Orem Public Library’s Chidren’s sections looking for copies of Arthur’s Loose Tooth and The Missing Piece, take a look at the walls. The Library will host the “Faces of Mali” photo exhibition through Dec. 6. While the distance between Utah Valley and Mali is great, both share values […]

Student tragedy prevented on campus

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A student intending to commit suicide from the seventh-level ledge of the Computer Science building was brought down to safety by campus and city officials Tuesday morning.   Chris Taylor, associate vice president of communication and marketing, said the student left a note describing his intentions with an academic advisor around 8:45 a.m.   After […]

Victory on ‘Senior Night’

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Gaining another big victory, four lady Wolverine seniors played their last home match in the Activity Center on Nov. 5. In front of an exuberant crowd of 745, Kayli Doxey, Dani Robison, Kathleen aStevens and Lanni O’Reilly played for their fans one last time against conference opponent Texas-Pan American, sweeping them 3-0. Going into last […]