For the love of performing

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes For all students involved, their passion for theater is reason enough to produce these two one-act plays. Over the past five months, a small group of students have been a part of a unique collaborative theater production without the aid of a budget, access to the costume shop or even a professor to direct them. […]

A dust with fame

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes How many of us have sat on the couch and criticized the commercials that we are constantly bombarded with? How many have said, “I could have done that better!” while not doing anything at all? I’m sure we’re all guilty of this at least once in a while – I know I am. When Doritos […]

Bill threatens outreach programs (Pt. 2)

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes An amendment to Utah’s constitution that proposes banning affirmative action from state governed agencies and state institutions will specifically attack state funding to outreach programs, recruitment and preference-selection geared towards women and minorities of color. Peggy Pasin, coordinator of the Women’s Center, and Gwen Anderson, director of the Multicultural Center, have voiced numerous concerns about […]

Clearing the supposed wetlands and opposition to it

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Although the area on the west side of campus were once wetlands, the deterioration of the area resulted in a positive use of the badly-needed space where they stood. Last semester, the decision was made to remove from campus an area referred to as wetlands. This is not a negative choice for this area. This […]

Indoor track and field start off season big

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley Indoor Track and Field team got back on the track Jan. 7-8 at the BYU Invitational, where two new school records were set for the Wolverines. “Leaving the meet, we were pleasantly surprised how the athletes preformed,” said Coach Scott Houle. The first day of competition saw sophomore Aaron Best set a […]

Wolverine cub leading the pack

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sophomore transfer Sammie Jensen is leading the lady Wolverines in points and rebounds per game. Most sophomores in any NCAA Division I sport are fighting for any playing time they can get, much less leading their team in playing time and major stats categories. Sammie Jensen, a forward for the lady Wolverines, is doing just […]

UVU downs Redhawks

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dirt from the Coliseum would have been a more suitable surface for last Thursday night’s game than the wood floor of the UCCU Center. With two teams struggling to turn around mediocre seasons, game play turned aggressive and physical as Utah Valley beat the Seattle University Redhawks 89-73. For much of the second half, momentum […]

Sports Briefs: January 18, 2011

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Utah Valley picked to win indoor track and field titles. NAPERVILLE, Ill – The Great West Conference track coaches have again selected Utah Valley as the favorite to capture both the men’s and the women’s 2011 GWC indoor track & field titles, the conference office announced last Thursday. The Wolverines were chosen as the preseason […]

The best laid plans of pipes & men

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Mapleton’s recent drug bust is no isolated incident. Pop quiz, hot shot: You’re running an illegal weed growing operation out of your home. You get a tip that the dreaded fuzz is on their way to put the proverbial kibosh on your little farm. You’re not going have the time to carefully move your beloved […]

Tour de Felony

January 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Salt Lake City police were stumped on Friday, Jan. 7, when a young man held up Bank of the West at around 1 p.m.  The suspect, in his 20s and around 5’8”, reportedly entered the bank during the lunch hour and handed the teller a note describing his demands. The teller complied, and the suspect […]