Reading Time: 2 minutes On Oct. 8, the annual Miss UVU pageant was held and junior Danica Olsen took the crown. Though some may believe that pageants are somewhat outdated and archaic, the true purpose of Miss UVU is to find a suitable icon to represent our student body, and in Danica they have. Not only is she an […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Budgetary showdown in Springville pits sports against art Remember Revenge of the Nerds? It was a timeless story of Jock versus Nerd—a struggle as crimson and primeval as cat against dog, squid against whale or Whopper against Big Mac. Superficially, the film was merely a 90-minute romp about scientifically-inclined underdogs standing up to persecution and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Though it’s one of the largest programs in the school, the visual arts department is housed in a bland and ill-suited area of campus. Stark. Dirty. Crowded. Unaccommodating. Unfortunately, these things describe the space assigned to the Arts and Visual Communication department. Taking a walk through the Gunther Trades fourth and fifth floors is a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Newcomers Sammie Jensen and Kim Bell shine in preseason. The lady Wolverines opened their season exhibition play on Oct. 30 when they took on Dixie State, followed by a game on Nov. 3 against Fort Lewis, both games ending in a loss (75-72, 82-71). “Exhibition games are meant to expose weaknesses and I think we […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tossing out the media’s take on what beauty should be. Imagine a 5-year-old girl and think about what she does on an average day. Is she having a tea party with friends or worrying about what new diet she hasn’t tried yet? Though the second scenario may sound absurd, the age of girls dieting is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year, thousands of families in the Utah County area are forced to go without a Christmas when their budgets get too tight. The Sub for Santa program strives to lower this number by helping make it possible for other people to sponsor a family in need over the holidays, providing them with a Christmas […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Business Administration building contains a second-floor office with a commanding view of this transforming campus. A UVU veteran, with 22-years experience as administrator and instructor, now occupies this office as the new VP of Academic Affairs. Ian Wilson, who takes over the position from former VP Liz Hitch, now with the Utah System of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Erin Gruwell, who famously helped inner-city kids form the group Freedom Writers, spoke Oct. 26 in the Grande Ballroom. Gruwell shared experiences she had while working with high school students in difficult circumstances in Long Beach, Calif. When Gruwell was introduced to these students, she soon learned the difficult situations they were. All 150 students […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In an economy as unstable as ours, seeking professional legal advice may end up being too much of a luxury to pursue. Legal problems, however, seem to simply show up at the most inopportune moments. Under the direction of Jill Jasperson, associate professor of Legal Studies, attorneys from the community gathered to advise people on […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The NWCCU will be coming to visit and review UVU to assess accreditation status When this institution became a university, most were thrilled with the new status. Yet many may not consider the process and work that was, and still must be, put into receiving and maintaining university status. On Nov. 3, the Northwest Commission […]