Indoor 5K benefiting Habitat house

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saturday-morning students beware – the vast, interconnected hallways of UVU will be transformed into a 3.1-mile track on Feb. 25. The fourth annual No Snow Indoor 5K will commence at Center Stage in the Sorensen Center at 9 a.m., opening the campus’ corridors to more than 100 anticipated participants.   UVU Vice President for University […]

Despite dominance, Penn State pays respect to UVU

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes It is nearly 2,000 miles from Penn State University to Utah Valley University. To reach UVU by car would take one day, eight hours; to walk would be nearly a month. One would have to cross 8 states before reaching Orem.   Yet, the Nittany Lions of Penn State decided to make the trip (by […]

A guide to UVU parking and traffic

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Detective K. Liddiard and Sgt. Justin Sprague, officers on campus at UVU, have quite a bit of knowledge about traffic on campus.  Tips for pedestrians and drivers alike; their combined experience will help you in your travels on and off campus.   For pedestrians, the officers say to make sure you use the crosswalks. They […]

It’s closing time at UVU

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Closing time on UVU’s campus is a pretty ambiguous thing, but most places on campus are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.   The hallways on campus are virtually empty by 9 p.m., which indicates that most students get done with classes by then.   The library is open from 7 a.m. to 12 […]

Baseball to face Arizona

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University started their season in Seattle and now looks to go somewhere a little warmer. The Wolverines will play at the University of Arizona on Tuesday as they continue a month-long road slate of games.   One year ago, Arizona was ranked No. 17 in the nation when they defeated the Wolverines in […]

Cold dark and depressing days in Utah

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah is a common place for seasonal depression due to it’s short and cold winter days.   One of the greatest things about Utah is the four seasons residents experience each year. They have the luxury of skiing, sledding and enjoying snow in the winter to swimming, hiking and other sports in the summer. However, […]

Indoor track takes hot streak into conference championships

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Indoor track takes hot streak into conference championships.   The Utah Valley University Wolverines and their Great West Conference foes will square off in the 2012 indoor track championships Feb. 26-27 in Chicago.   UVU hopes to replicate their recent successes. The Wolverines have been on a tear lately, setting four new school records at […]

Service Council’s 2012 Hunger Banquet inspires hundreds

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes As with traditional hunger banquets, attendees were randomly given cards upon entry, assigning them to either upper-, middle- or low-income living situations, determining where they would sit and what they would eat.   The Grande Ballroom was divided into three sections once more this year, as it has been for the past eight years for […]

Hablemos con las manos y el corazón

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Comunicarse no es solo decir una palabra es  crearla. Muchos estudiantes de UVU están totalmente comprometidos con la comunidad de personas sordas mudas,  y por esta razón  están  aprendiendo a comunicarse  con las manos.   “En la escuela secundaria tome la clase de sing language,  porque me llamaba mucho la atención, esta nueva forma de […]

Learning the hard way

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Learning isn’t always fun.   There was a lot of learning when the UVU wrestling team went head-to-head against defending national champion Penn State, which won convincingly 39-3.   The scoreboard didn’t reflect the toughness and grinding matches the wolverines had. There were matches that went down to the wire, and the Wolverines showed improvement, […]