Reading Time: 2 minutes httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jai5AlfRktc The only colors more important than the rainbow at the annual Utah Pride Parade this year were the green and yellow of UVU. Held on June 5, it was the first time the Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association participated in the parade. Walking alongside a UVU car decorated Spectrum Club banners, 15 students […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes This week could have, should have settled the question of where Utah Valley and the Western Athletic Conference are headed. After the WAC left UVU out in favor of Seattle University, the answer for both parties seems to be this: not a clue. For the Wolverines, it’s a blow that leaves them reeling in the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes -Cannonized Cinema- This is the first of a three-part series. The first will discuss movies being released in June of 2011. The second will discuss movies being released in July 2011 and will be published on June 20. The last will discuss movies being released in August 2011 and will be published on […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Digging through a cardboard box in the corner of his office, Director of Bands Jim Colonna pulls out a proposed itinerary pamphlet for the Wind Symphony, detailing a potential trip to London to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Flipping through the pages past details about performances and accommodations, he stops at a page and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Summer classes provide students with a chance to make some headway in school. Fewer students, more parking, and accelerated classes are just a few perks. For those that opt to stick around, here are a few pointers. Be realistic. If you rock the night-owl life, a 7:45 a.m. class isn’t for you. If around 2:00 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re looking for a club to join in the fall, then look no further than the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. In 2009, Kappa Sigma established a branch, or “colony”, on UVU Campus and has continued to grow since. The Kappa Sigma Fraternity is a social group for young men to interact and support each other […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This year the Best Chef of the Year Award given by the American Culinary Federation was awarded to Certified Executive Chef and culinary professor Todd C. Leonard on May 2. The rigorous competition was held in Scottsdale Arizona from April 29 through May 2. Leonard competed against four equally seasoned chefs from WA, VA, AZ […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Several months’ worth of presentations, planning and last-ditch efforts by Utah Valley University weren’t enough for the Western Athletic Conference, who elected Tuesday not to extend them an invitation. UVU issued the following statement early Tuesday afternoon: “We are disappointed that the Western Athletic Conference presidents chose not to add Utah Valley University […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes They won five conference championships this past academic year. Their facilities are expanding. They boast an All-American in basketball and wrestling, respectively. Simply put, UVU Athletics is a whale in the pond that is the Great West. PODCAST Part I [audio: http://wearesuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/PART1Jacobsen-Interview.mp3] Part II [audio: http://wearesuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/PART2Jacobsen-Interview.mp3] No longer content beating up on the Dakotas (among […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes One man. One choir. One mission. Sixty-three children. Rob Swenson scrambles rapidly around the stage of the American Fork Tabernacle on Saturday, June 4, stepping over clusters of audio cables and shuffling through stacks of music and text. Occasionally he points a finger at the organist or the choir to cue certain parts of […]