Campus sports defy sexual stereotypes

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines’ track and field star Megan Burr has done a little bit of everything. Track. Soccer. Football.   No, really. That’s not a typo. It’s a fact.   Burr was the starting kicker for her high school football team. Varsity. In Las Vegas. She was good, too, producing far more accurately than any of the […]

Built on foundations of science

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The College of Science and Health has plans to be one of the best in the west, and the new science building is the key .   When the new science building opens its doors in April, the College of Science and Health gains not only a new building, but also an improvement to the […]

Former student Trevor Mellen stars in Showdown fights

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes What do a honey badger, UVU and MMA have in common?  Those attending Friday’s Showdown fights found that those three things have a lot in common when it comes to the Bantamweight (135-pounds) fighter Trever Mellen.   Mellen is a local fighter who attended UVU, whose nickname is “the honey badger.” He’s a fierce competitor […]

Mind your p’s and q’s, please

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the UVU Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, most commonly known as PRSSA, held their Second Annual Etiquette Dinner at Centre Stage of the Sorensen Student Center.   Students not only enjoyed a six-course meal but also learned helpful etiquette tips from guest speaker Anna King. Representatives from […]

The r-word campaign comes to UVU

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Eighteen months ago, UVU’s Alumni Student Life Intern Erin Fleming witnessed a miracle: a life brought into this world when everything confirmed the infant’s death. Many complications afflicted the pregnancy of Fleming’s niece, but she was carried to term and survived. To Fleming, her niece is the most beautiful person, and she has Down syndrome. […]

Wolverines prepare for Cal State Fullerton

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Although UVU has been able to come home for a week after facing Nevada, they hit the road again this week to take on another nationally ranked team in California State Fullerton on March 2.   This will be the first time the Wolverines will face off against the Titans. This will also mark the […]

A forgotten historic figure

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Paul Revere and … Wentworth Cheswell? Most people would be at a loss for the last man named, but had the British gone north instead of west it would have been Cheswell known for his midnight ride to alert the masses that, “the red-coats are coming!”   Cheswell’s northern […]

Softball wins three, loses three to start season

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Following a four-game series against Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Calif., the UVU women’s softball team is still trying to find their groove with a young team as they sat at 3-3 heading into the North Carolina A&T Tournament (Feb. 24-26).   The Wolverines headed to St. George, Utah, two weeks ago to kick […]

Long break doesn’t stop nation’s 4th-longest win streak

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Some questions are asked more for entertainment than enlightenment, and some have answers that are completely impossible to prove one way or another. Philosophies not only vary from team to team, but player to coach as well.   The effects of having extended time off between games is a question that adds relevant information while […]

Funding a bench

February 27, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Some may notice when walking in the Student Center and looking for a place to sit, that there are various benches with plaques on them. They all say varying things, from student health services, UVU bookstore, UVU student center, Village on the parkway housing with a number to call if interested, and even one sponsored […]