Softball opens season Saturday

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Saturday will mark the opening game for the Utah Valley women’s softball team as they head to St. George to play Southern Utah University. But as the regular season opener is right around the corner, head coach Todd Fairbourne continues to arrange his starting lineup to adapt with newcomers and fight through opposition with […]

Empowering the Haitian people

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sustain Haiti was created and began sending volunteers and aid to the country of Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the country in January of 2010.   The inspiration to create the organization came to Warner Woodworth, BYU professor of Social Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior and student Dustin Homer after the earthquake hit.   Woodworth, […]

Saudi Arabia sends students to Utah

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2010 there were 21 students from the Middle East enrolled at UVU. Today there are 45 with the majority from Saudi Arabian students, with an increase from 4 to 28 since 2010.   In hopes of improving education scores, the Saudi Arabian government offers scholarships to students who choose to study in the U.S. […]

Battling cold and flu season

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students put $2,300 worth of commitment down per semester planning to finish, but what happens if a student gets sick for a period of time?   Patricia Nelson, coordinator for Learning Strategies Support, helps students who struggle in class and sometimes this is in an effort to catch up because of a sickness.   “We […]

Pre-Super Bowl hype proves gridiron rules

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Jonathan Boldt   As much as it pains me to admit it, baseball has gone from America’s favorite pastime to past its time. It will always have its place on the four-letter network and in the hearts of the fans in Boston and New York as well as anyone over the age of fifty. […]

Scouting for art at the Woodbury Art Museum

February 4, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Children’s voices reverberated through the cavernous exhibition space at the Woodbury Art Museum Saturday, Feb. 4. Not nearly as many as hoped for, though, according to Katherine Hall, Visitor Services Administration Support, who worked the door after making extensive preparations for a crowd of boys, girls and their families.   The first of many Scout […]

Utah County construction update Feb. 3-9

February 3, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes According to UDOT, the I-15 CORE project has reached 70 percent completion. While the end may be in sight, drivers still have yet to endure the all-too-familiar construction. Hot spots this week include:   University Parkway at Sandhill Road Orem Center Street Provo 820 North and Center Street Provo University Avenue Spanish Fork Main Street […]

Jump Into Motion aterriza a UVU

February 3, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Un grupo de estudiantes de Relaciones Publicas de UVU, está dirigiendo una campaña de salud, con el propósito de  ayudar a la comunidad a desarrollar un estilo de vida más saludable, a fin de evitar el sobre peso y la obesidad.   “Queremos ayudar a  las personas del condado de Utah, enseñarles estrategias para desarrollar […]

Sisterhood thrives in UVU’s only sorority

February 3, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Focusing on sisterhood and philanthropy, Alpha Sigma Alpha, UVU’s only sorority, is here to break stereotypes and help those in their community.   For most students at UVU, the only knowledge they have about sororities is based upon stereotypes perpetuated by movies like “Legally Blonde” or “House Bunny.” Most may not even know that UVU […]

Your Resigned Optimism Sucks

February 1, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes This week Old Man Winter sucker-punched us right in the back of the head.  He sang us all off to a peaceful slumber with mendacious lullabies, promising us a lush, warm winter. And then, right as we were all floating off to the Land of Sweet Dreams, he flipped us over onto our stomachs and […]