UVU accomplishments 2011-2012

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 7 minutes “I think we are really coming into our own,” Holland said. “In terms of university quality level, it’s been happening all over the place. This really is a significant step forward for us. It’s a building that is worthy of a university and worthy of the high quality faculty that we have.” – President Matthew […]

A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear UVU,  Ten years ago, when I first made the decision to come to, then UVSC, I could not have anticipated the road I would take to get to where I am today. After stepping away from school in 2004 to take care of my dying mother and raise my daughter, I did not anticipate […]

2011 – 2012 UVU club achievements

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Bass fishing club won national tournament at Lake Havasu. Just a few months after becoming an official club on campus, the UVU Bass Fishing Team won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Conference event on Lake Havasu. Read more.     Kappa Sigma was chartered. The Rho Phi chapter of Kappa Sigma received their charter […]

UVU Class of 2012

April 23, 2012

Reading Time: 58 minutes Alphabetical by School – Degree – Last Name Associate Degrees   (H) Honors (O) High Honors Bachelor Degrees  (C) Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (S) Summa Cum Laude Colleges College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Associate in Arts College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Associate in Science College of Humanities and Social Sciences […]

Transfer student Mills shouldering pitching load

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Head coach Todd Fairbourne said that pitching has kept the Wolverines’ softball team in games this season, and Tiffany Mills is at the head of the pitching staff.   Mills leads the team in almost every pitching category, including starts, appearances, wins, ERA, saves and innings pitched. Those numbers, among other things that can’t be […]

Earthquake DRILL (Great Utah ShakeOut)

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute   Tuesday, April 17 Time:  10:15 AM – 10:20 AM   UVU will participate in a statewide earthquake drill (Great Utah ShakeOut) Tuesday, April 17. All faculty, staff, students and visitors are asked to participate in the drill. Fire alarms simulating the earthquake will sound at 10:15 a.m. for one minute during which time all […]

Graffiti artist problems at UVU

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Drawing smiley faces and writing love notes typically aren’t against the law, but UVU police are searching for a graffiti artist who picked the wrong canvas.   Three different spray-painted messages were left on campus this semester. Two of them were found in the tunnel between the Computer Sciences building and Mountainside lot 21. The […]

Grassroots organization finds fertile soil

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bill McKibben’s lecture created hope for chapter creation of his coalition, 350.org.   Bill McKibben’s recent visit to UVU spurred a collective enthusiasm about current environmental issues, and Associate Professor in Philosophy and Humanities Michael Minch thinks UVU is the perfect place for a 350.org chapter to take root.   “When McKibben was here on […]

So long and thanks for all the fish, I mean fun

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A farewell letter from the Life Editor   Dear and (Hopefully) Faithful Readers,   This is my last issue as Life Editor. I always thought that title was a bit weird. It made me sound like some type of supervillain. But this is the last real issue that will have my name attached to the […]

Breaking the law to liberate the animals

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s Animals and the Law Conference may have been under secret FBI surveillance, with animal rights activist Peter Young as the primary target.   At the conference, held April 5 and 6, attendees were given an evaluation form in order to rate each speaker on various criteria. One of the evaluation sheets that was turned […]