Wolverines hope recent success will carry over to

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes After losing four straight, the women’s basketball team finds itself entering conference play with some momentum, as they have now won two straight games.  The Wolverines opened up conference play over the weekend in Grand Forks to face North Dakota (see uvureview.com for details).  UND is the biggest hurdle standing in the way of a […]

Wolverines pick up awards

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Utah Valley’s Tim Rowberry and Zandrea Nelson have been named Great West Conference Athletes of the Week after outstanding performances last week at the Snake River Invitational. The inaugural awards of the 2012 season were announced Friday by the conference office.   Rowberry received the men’s honor after winning the 800 meters […]

Q & A: Napoleon Aniciete

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Napoleon Aniciete is a 157-pound wrestler for UVU and has quickly become one of several fan favorites on the team. Sports writer Garrett Coleman had a chance to catch up with the freshman out of Las Vegas, Nev., and find out more about him.   Q: How did you start wrestling? A: My uncle got […]

Williams snags GWC player of the week

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Utah Valley’s Isiah Williams has been named Great West Conference Player of the Week after an outstanding performance last week. The award was announced Monday by the league office. Williams, the reigning GWC Player of the Year, scored 19 points in the Wolverines’ 84-74 road win at Seattle last week. The guard from Chicago, […]

Has UVU got talent?

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute If the try-outs on Jan. 17 are any reflection of this year’s event, then students interested in attending the 2012 “UVU’s Got Talent” show on Feb. 8 are in for a few surprises, the most shocking among them being the promise of any surprises at all. In general, school talent shows tend to feature a […]

Work doesn’t have to be work

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the course of the past week, I have been digging deeper into the topic of hard work and effort as it relates to the men’s basketball team and their season up to this point. As I have researched stats and conducted interviews, one thing has become quite clear to me:   I can be […]

To-do list before you die

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students rallied as MTV show’s cast proposed checking off one’s bucket list   Duncan Penn, Dave Lingwood, Jonnie Penn and Ben Nemtin knew exactly what they wanted to do, so they created a bucket list of items and have been checking those items off of their lists, one by one. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, […]

Percussion Ensemble brings variety of instruments to life

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Music creates a unique experience for everyone, playing on the listener’s emotions and experiences, pulling out hidden dreams and ideas from the recesses of the mind. Whether it is used to simply relax or while studying, music becomes a central part of life. The music department shapes an experience for students to share their love […]

­Clippers: From rags to riches almost overnight

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Los Angeles Clippers have had nothing to cheer about for years. No rings, no final runs and the playoffs have been a distant fancy. They’ve basked in the lottery year after year like Harry Potter at Hogwarts. But things have changed. The curse is lifted, the spell broken.   They’ve since transformed from laughing […]

Wrestling falls to Air Force

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Utah Valley picked up two victories by fall in its Western Wrestling Conference opener at Air Force Thursday evening but it wasn’t enough as the Falcons held on the defeat the Wolverines at Clune Arena, 26-15.   In all the Falcons (4-3, 1-1 WWC) won seven of the 10 bouts, but […]