Reading Time: 2 minutes Congratulations on your decision to come to UVU! I truly believe that you made the right decision. Your decision will surely lead you to success in the future. My name is Akwasi Frimpong. I was born in Ghana and raised most of my life in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I am part of the track […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The MLK commemoration will begin on Jan. 11 and close on Jan. 18. Along with Andrew Young, who has personally worked with King himself, there will be several other guest speakers that will speak about the civil rights movement. Lee Mun Wah, an internationally renowned filmmaker, will conduct a diversity training. Students and faculty will […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grab some opera glasses and head to the basement of the Orem Public Library for a little bit of New York Opera and possibly a chance to mingle with the Spanish-Gypsy scenesters. The Orem Library will screen The Metropolitan Opera’s performance of Carmen on Jan. 12 in its Media Auditorium. At 9:30 a.m., the show […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes According to Randam House Dictionary, “sportsmanship” can be seen defined as: 1. the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman, and 2. sportsmanlike conduct, as fairness, courtesy, being a cheerful loser, etc. Most sports fans show sportsmanship when they are cheering for a team, but there are always those that don’t. UVU students […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University 125-pounder Benjamin Kjar (Centerville, Utah/Viewmont HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week by the league on Wednesday after an outstanding performance on the mat last week. Kjar wrestled his way to a third place finish and an impressive 5-1 record at the Southern Scuffle […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “I’m either going to get a 4 point gps or hit fifteenth prestige in Black Ops, whichever impedes which.” —Cameron Simek, features writer “One of my friends told me, jokingly, that he was resolving to shoot people who deserved it. This was typical of the lack of seriousness people seem to have towards resolutions this […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Small businesses are typically the weakest in the economic landscape, like gimpy mice with no cover from a sky of merciless owls. The Provo-Orem area has seen the demise of numerous eateries, coffee houses, galleries and venues. Before they’ve set up camp completely, their dream business is just another abandoned unit doubling as a makeout […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes A lot of magazines get lazy at the beginning of the year and just do a bunch of random lists instead of anything actually newsworthy. And we’re no different! Except instead of a bunch of lame lists telling you what albums were groundbreaking and which films were the steamiest, we just decided to get really […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether this is your first semester at UVU or your tenth, undoubtedly there will be a few school “secrets” that are completely unknown. For everyone it’s different, of course. For example, English majors are more prone to know about student publications like Touchstones and Warp and Weave than an art student, though the opportunity to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute As a pedestrian walking from my car to the main buildings, I have noticed that I can’t “legally” get to the library or LA building from the parking lot I use. There simply aren’t any crosswalks there. In other words, jaywalking isn’t really a choice – it’s a necessity. Then again, as a driver trying […]