Red Bull teams with UVU for high altitude fun

March 31, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Provo Municipal Airport hosted Red Bull’s Paper Wings competition Friday and allowed students to test their mettle with the art of making and flying paper airplanes in UVU’s private hanger.   “Red Bull is like obsessed with flying and aviation,” said Aaron Eddy, Red Bull coordinator when asked about the purpose for the competition.   […]

UVU women’s lacrosse edges Utah State

March 31, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Whether it was the warm sun and the hint of spring in the air, or the fact that this was their first home game, the UVU women’s cacrosse team definitely brought their A-game as they defeated Utah State 14-12 on Saturday.   Within the first few minutes of the game, both teams had scored and […]

Wolverines complete series sweep of Southern Utah

March 31, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley University baseball team completed it’s second three-game series sweep against Southern Utah University this year on Saturday afternoon. This will be the last time that UVU baseball hosts SUU, as the Thunderbirds are shutting down their program after the season.   “It’s good to be able to win all of the games […]

Utah County Construction Update March 29

March 29, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Utah Department of Transportation has issued a warning to drivers using the I-15 corridor inside the I-15 CORE project. Travel time could be increased by as much as two hours tomorrow afternoon, Friday, March 30.   Lane restrictions in the American Fork and Pleasant Grove area, LDS General Conference and spring breaks from four different […]

Morality in Games: Puritan or Satan

March 29, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Morality is subjective and each person has their own interpretation, but it plays an integral role in the direction of our lives. It’s complicated, to say the least.   There are games that claim they present the user with moral dilemmas, that they force you to make difficult decisions and that those decisions affect the […]

Wednesday Woes: The Trouble with Nicknames

March 28, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The other day, my friend Jarom was reborn. It was amazing.   Walking through Times Square, Jarom was stopped by a random rap artist, peddling his wares among the tourists. “What’s your name, man?”   “Jarom.”   “Jared?”   “Jarom.”   “Cool,” said the rapper. “I’m gonna call you J-Smoove.”   That’s right, Smoove, with […]

Wolverine Minute, March 28th

March 28, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute   -Clothesline Project/in need of volunteers The Clothesline Project will be featured in the UVU Grand Ballroom on April 3rd and 4th to raise awareness on violence. Blank shirts will be available for students to share their personal stories of abuse. If you would like to volunteer to help with this project contact the Equity […]

Rally demands end to sexism and discrimination on campus

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes As students and faculty members raised their fists in solidarity, their angry voices echoed down the halls of Utah Valley University. Protestors chanted “At this university, we must protect diversity! Make Matthew Holland see, we must protect diversity!”   The chant was only the beginning of the Rally For Equality sponsored by the Coalition Against […]

Planning a wedding can be stressful

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute But it doesn’t have to be.   You don’t have to travel far, and you don’t have to look very hard, to find ways to make your wedding uniquely yours. This issue of the V represents some of the best wedding amenities the Valley has to offer—from hand-crafted couture dresses and cake, to carefully-arranged bouquets […]

Photography

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The world is drowning in photographers. A medium that once evoked so much intrigue that onlookers could only explain the process by magic has become so commonplace that a camera rests in nearly every single back pocket.   It seems like everyone has a camera-wielding relative who knows just enough to be dangerous. As tempting […]