Unfinished business

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines nailed down multiple milestones in last week’s 74-64 win over Texas Pan-American. Among them:   20 wins, just the second time the program has won 20-plus 13 consecutive victories, the longest run in team history and the fourth-longest NCAA win streak heading into Saturday’s game at North Dakota Back-to-back regular season Great West […]

The Bookshelf with Alison Jones

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Summary: The sequel to the New York Times bestseller, “Matched,” “Crossed” chronicles the journey of two young people traveling through the edges of a dystopian society, seeking to build a relationship, searching for a hidden rebellion and struggling for freedom. The novel is alternately narrated from two viewpoints and provides elements of surprise, uncertainty and […]

Local celebs impress in Showdown Fights

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Knockouts, submissions and bloody faces. The Showdown fights on Feb. 24 in the UCCU Center proved to be monumental for Mixed Martial Arts.   The fist-fest started with undefeated local fighter Jason South against undefeated Louisiana native Tim Ruberg.   “I won’t tap out,” was the promise from Ruberg before the fight.   With his […]

The Echo Theatre

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Jeff and Julianna Blake had often talked about finding an old building and turning it into a theatre. Next month, that dream comes true.   After years of off-and-on occupation, the building at 145 N. University Ave will have a new tenant: Echo Theatre. On March 8th, the theatre will open its doors for the […]

Creating jewelry from the earth

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winston Mason didn’t always want to make jewelry. In fact, at first he longed to be a painter. Then he became a police officer for eighteen years. But his talent couldn’t remain hidden forever.   Mason has been making handcrafted Native American jewelry since 1963. His interest was first piqued when he attended the American […]

A journey with Raquel Cook

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dozens of postcards from across the globe add color to the room. Each is a remembrance to a teacher who inspired, a teacher who asked students to peek beyond the borderlines. Many of these postcards are treasured up on a poster board, made into a collage of student experience around the world.   The postcards […]

Finally, a shoulder for women to lean on

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute It is commonly said that women need women.  Women are able to relate more and feel more confident to seek comfort and support from other women, and UVU has taken that to heart.   UVU Student Health Services held its first ever women’s support group meeting on Feb. 6, and will continue to hold one […]

Dodge this: Winning second to fun

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes At UVU’s recent Intramural Dodgeball Tournament, winning the match almost appeared to be a secondary motive for the team dubbed the Hood Rats. These brobdingnagian, burly men were intent on inflicting rubber induced injuries in addition to merely prevailing over their foe.   They were dressed head to toe in trendy fashions circa 1984, goofy […]

Women’s hoops hangs hat on defense heading into GWC tourney

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU women’s basketball team will head into the Great West conference tournament riding the good momentum train after a big win against conference cellar-dweller Houston Baptist.   The main theme for the Wolverine’s good play is defense.  The team has played strong defense all season long and that has been the driving force behind […]

One year later

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes “I feel a bit jaded about student government because they always seem like the same people. When I pass posters in the halls, their faces are like cogs in a machine to me.” – Michael Booth, anthropology student   “After I was told we hadn’t done things in the right order, I was told we […]