Reading Time: 2 minutes Amanda Perez has her priorities in order. She is a team player who wants nothing more than to see her senior season end in a winning fashion. UVU softball has never won the Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) title, a mark that Perez hopes to change before she graduates in April. If the team […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Michael McPherson’s hands twitch and shake repeatedly, as though he had three too many cups of coffee. It’s violent enough to be seen from the start line to the end of the long jump pit. The sophomore track and field athlete doesn’t have a logical answer. Logic doesn’t have much say when it comes […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Symphonic music involves the creative blending of diverse instruments into a unified work. Life, in many ways, is like a symphony—a blending of diverse elements in pursuit of a harmonious whole. As an accomplished musician and mother of eight, Cynthia Richards, the 2012 Utah Mother of the Year, knows a lot about blending many […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Expecting a baby can be a scary thing for any woman, and added stress is imminent while also attending school. People may think that everyone is courteous and helpful to pregnant women on campus, but according to “Students for life of America,” 46 percent of abortions are performed on college-aged women. So what […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute “How to Get Your Child to Practice… Without Resorting to Violence!!” By Cynthia Richards Summary: Drawing on years of experience teaching her eight children (and many others) to play instruments, classically-trained violinist Cynthia Richards presents a practical book on how to encourage children to develop musically. Richards considers music a component of a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In times past, the halls around campus teemed with life, plant life. There was a movement in the 1990s to get more live plants in the halls to help improve the atmosphere of the school. Atmosphere is a term that is associated with both mood and air quality. Live plants help improve both, and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU students and brothers Luke and Olin Pulham were born in American Fork, Utah. The brothers are different in every way from personality to stature, with Luke standing at 6-foot-5 and his younger brother at 6-foot-2. “Oh, we’re completely opposite,” Luke said. They can sometime argue and disagree like most brothers, but their […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Obtaining a secondary education degree is not always a given for every student with a desire to attend. Some students have been able to save money for a long time in preparation for college while others are fortunate to have parents or other relatives that have the means to pay for their schooling. For […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Utah Valley Wolverines are streaking! In a good way, at least. The Wolverines had won three in a row and four of their last five games after Thursday’s win over Southern Utah. In the last three games, they have batted in 40 runs, averaging just over 13 runs a game. In the past […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Volunteers stood at the entrances of stores next to a large banner, which proudly displayed their motto, “Save the World! One Small Tummy at a Time,” while giving out candy and fliers informing shoppers of the dire need for baby items at their local food bank. Over 55 volunteers dispersed themselves throughout Utah County […]