Kappa Sigma, UVU’s first official fraternity

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes It was an important day for UVU history. On Nov. 19, the Kappa Sigma colony received its charter from the Kappa Sigma International Fraternity, changing the organization’s status from a colony to an official collegiate chapter and being the first fraternity on campus. But for the small group of exemplary men, the day meant the […]

Simple Thanksgiving Recipes

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes     Photos & Text: Celeste Rosenlof   The first Thanksgiving I felt like an adult participant was also the first year I brought a pie to Thanksgiving dinner. I made that pie from a pumpkin and the crust from flour and butter.   So for me, being an adult at that annual dinner means […]

Black Friday Shopping Survival Guide

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Black Friday. The name alone sounds ominous and alarming, but for many the day after Thanksgiving is set aside as a special day, a day dedicated to shopping.   While some would rather stay at home, warm and safe from the frenzy of dedicated Black Friday shoppers, others like to be in the middle of […]

Unconventional Thanksgivings

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Growing up, I thought Chuck-A-Rama was a perfectly normal place to eat Thanksgiving dinner.   My family painted turkeys and pilgrims on our living room window with tempera paint. We devoted an entire day to dollar theater movie marathons. We didn’t “toss around the old pig skin.” In fact, I was in middle school before […]

Thanksgiving Top 10 Ideas

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Things to do if you’re in the Valley over Thanksgiving:   Prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday After consuming all you can on Turkey Day, set up your strategy for how to indulge your consumerism. Every store will be hanging out the holiday deals come the wee hours of Nov. 25. Check fliers and […]

Black Friday: To shop or not to shop?

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Top five reasons to go Black Friday Shopping: By Nick Scholz   In Utah Valley, few events match our natural inclinations quite as well as Black Friday. It is the frightening union between dependable thrift and wanton consumerism, penny-pinching frugality and wildly irresponsible capitalism and it speaks to our deal-searching souls.   For those who […]

Cross country wraps up stellar season at NCAA Regionals

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes   The Wolverines qualified to run in the Regional race after winning the Great West Conference two weeks prior. The women’s cross country team has claimed the conference title for the last four consecutive years, while the men’s team has dominated the last three.   The men’s 10k race began the day’s events, and the […]

Greetings from Moscow

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Not many years ago, just mentioning Russia or the USSR was enough to cause chills and goose bumps. Fears of communist spies, nuclear war and the death of democracy weren’t uncommon. Today, though some of the old fears may linger, U.S. relations with Russia have warmed up quite a few degrees.   As evidence of improved […]

Animals have the right to live

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes How often does a child watch Charlotte’s Web, or the film Babe, cheering for the pigs Wilber and Babe to live, only to have the film end and their parents take them to McDonalds? There was even a Babe-themed Happy Meal at one point.   Faith Outreach, an interfaith council, was held by the U.S. […]

Wrestling team boasts two sets of freshman twins

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Jade Rauser of Montana sits rubbing his shoulder, possibly nursing a sore muscle after hours of high-intensity wrestling. Across from him sits his twin brother, Val, another young wrestler with brown hair and a small but sturdy build. Flanking the brothers sit another pair of twins: Chase and Kyle Cuthbertson of Alabama, both blonde and […]