Matthew LaPlante–Thick skin, soft heart

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Towering over the students on a table in the middle of a classroom, Matthew LaPlante, a freelance writer and adjunct journalism instructor, crouched down in jeans and a t-shirt. His booming, matter-of-fact voice never deviated from its full volume as he articulated the current decline of newspaper journalism to his class. LaPlante’s defiant streak attracted […]

Miss UVU crowned Miss Utah 2011

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes For a second year in a row, Miss Utah is a Wolverine. Danica Olsen, a junior Communications major from Tooele, Utah and current Miss UVU was crowned Miss Utah at the 75th Annual Miss Utah Scholarship Pageant. In the weeklong pageant held on June 20-25, Olsen competed against 50 other women from all over the […]

Oh say can you see… No? Well hold on, I’ll get a sparkler

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Fourth of July is the chance for Americans to relax from work, spend money on something that is going to explode and to sit and watch floats go really slow past them. All in all it’s the American way My family, specifically my brother, spent last year’s Fourth creating a homemade grand-finale. It was […]

In the Zone: Highs and lows abound

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The relationship between sports and drama can be overblown. For every Jim and Jane that eats up all the drama leading up to “Rivalry Week,” there’s a Fillmore and Gertrude asking, “What’s the big deal?” That being said, this committee of one will contest that drama can be found on any level of sport, and […]

Stratton Schulz takes 2nd place at Utah State Amateur

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Not only did Stratton Schulz come out of nowhere to contend in last weeks Utah State Amateur, he literally came from the middle of nowhere, Vernal Utah. UVU now has another break-through athlete to join Brock Winn (rodeo team) as the most recent rising stars to make headlines this past month. Schulz is a soon […]

Q&A with Owlz pitcher Aaron Sookee

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Minor league pitcher Aaron Sookee hails from Auburn, Australia. The right-hander is in his second season with the Angels’ farm system and has made appearances for both the Orem Owlz and Arizona league Angels this season. Sports writer Gant Stokes caught up with Sookee to dig up more about the hurler from Down Under. Aaron […]

Operation Upgrade: athletic facilities in line for improvements

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Renovations are in place to upgrade UVU’s athletic facilities this coming year and in years to come. The future is optimistic for UVU athletics, and these upgrades are part of the transition. “We’ve had plans forever, and we continue to have plans for sure,” said the Director of Athletics Mike Jacobsen. Planned renovations include more […]

Madsen: Baseball camps ‘big part’ of recruiting

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes For some programs, summer camps are a last resort to fill out rosters. For Wolverines baseball head coach Eric Madsen, they are a steady source of legitimate talent. “The camp’s a big part of our recruiting process,” Madsen said. The results support the argument. Senior Jake Rickenbach was recruited after attending a summer camp. Three […]

Wolverines amassing academic honors

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines have been winning honors are year, not for what they have done on the court or field, but for what they have done in the classroom. Of the 15 sports programs at UVU, 13 of them had a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.  The two that didn’t make the 3.0 mark had a […]