I am not just my vagina

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes “The Vagina Monologues” is a play written by Eve Ensler in the 1990’s. This play has been translated into 48 languages and been performed in over 140 countries. And everyone should see it, at least one time.   It’s a series of monologues performed by women talking about, well, vaginas.   The play discusses the […]

On the rise

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines coming together as conference play begins   All that preseason hype may simply have been premature.   The Wolverines’ early-season struggles gave way to a three-game winning streak heading into the weekend’s conference opener at North Dakota. Team chemistry and overall production highlight the change in fortune, something onlookers thought would take place sooner […]

The fight for civil rights

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Political activist Julian Bond has waged a 50-year civil rights battle, and has fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as served as a Georgia senator for 20 years.   Bond’s stirring and humorous keynote speech for UVU’s 18th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration was held on Jan.19 in the Grande Ballroom […]

Choreography design project in motion

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes From barefooted modern ballet to pointe-shoed classical, the Choreography Design Project promises to deliver nights of original, diverse dance.   The fifth annual Choreography Design Project, running January 26-28 in UVU’s Ragan Theater and funded in part by the Orem City CARE grant, will showcase the work of six competition-finalist choreographers as danced by Utah […]

UVU me cambio la vida

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Para muchos estudiantes latinos, llegar a Iniciativa Latina es encontrarse con un segundo hogar, que los recibe con los brazos abiertos. Gracias a la ardua  labor de los consejeros y asistentes que siempre tienen una sonrisa y respuestas a sus preguntas.   Una de las asistentes más queridas  es Elizabeth Rodríguez, quien trabaja con entrega […]

Avery Garner’s secret to success

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Gifted athletes routinely are surpassed by their less talented, harder working peers. Tom Brady went from college backup at Michigan to a 3-time Super Bowl winning quarterback, currently in pursuit for championship number four. Michael Jordan famously was cut from his Junior Varsity team and now he is the NBA’s “Greatest of All-Time.”   If […]

Johnson wrapping up self-made career

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Coach Cathy Nixon described senior guard Jenna Johnson as a female Tom Sawyer because of her love for fishing and the raft of milk jugs made by her and her teammates.   “We would test it out in the hot tub,” Johnson said. “We never went fishing off of it though. I want to but […]

Classroom democracy doesn’t work

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes As a child, I was a fussy eater. I don’t mean that I stubbornly refused the spoon or the fork at first but eventually could be coaxed into eating. I mean that from age two to three, I ate only fried rice from the Chinese place across from my parent’s apartment. I mean that my […]

UVU reps petition at the capital

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Holland’s goal this year: focus on more classroom space   Some students here at UVU have had to postpone graduation because a class was full. And waitlists are getting more and more unbearable for students because of the soaring enrolment.   Unfortunately, this will not get better without another building. Luckily this is President Holland’s […]

Great West Preview

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley    The Wolverines opened the season winning three of their first four games but then suffered a couple of close losses to Utah State (63-54), Arkansas (67-59), and Houston (84-71). The Wolverines enter Great West Conference play on a 3 game winning streak with a record of 10-10. Utah Valley, entered conference play […]