All-American dreaming

May 31, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM, Utah — Goose Kallunki been named First Team Louisville Slugger All-America by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The Utah Valley University senior is the first Wolverines to receive first-team honors and the program’s third All-American in as many years.   Kallunki led UVU to a 47-win season and its third straight Great West Conference regular season […]

Wolverines advance to GWC championship game

May 25, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Alex Rivera – Assistant Sports Editor   After a walk-off victory over Houston Baptist on Wednesday night, the Utah Valley Wolverines were looking to keep their national spotlight on a little while longer in Game 11 of the Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Thursday night when they faced the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota. […]

Wolverines down HBU and advance to Game 11 in the GWC Tournament

May 24, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes After a late night victory Tuesday night in Game 4 against NYIT, Utah Valley University advanced to round two in the Great West Conference Tournament to take on Houston Baptist University. At the top of the fourth inning, HBU’s Jake Gonzalez hit an RBI single putting UVU in a 3-5 deficit. It wasn’t until the […]

Wolverines advance in late night win

May 22, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes After the closing of Utah Valley University’s 32-game winning streak last Tuesday, first basemen Goose Kallunki stated that the team has fought and will continue to fight for the rest of the season. The last series of regular season play for the Wolverines was no exception as they swept Northern Colorado.   Tuesday night started […]

University Parkway Closed Until Tuesday

May 18, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kyrie Foster – News Writer | Officials of UDOT discuss University Parkway construction. This coming weekend, students at UVU may come to realize the impact University Parkway has on their daily life. The intersection is scheduled to close from the night of May 18, until the following Tuesday morning. During the scheduled closure, Utah Department […]

Wrestling With A Complex Issue

May 15, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Mallory Black – Assistant News Editor   The cool night air saunters through the wooden slat windows and fans rotate a breeze in the front room of the Healing Hands guesthouse. Artwork from local Haitian vendors cover the walls: paintings of musical instruments, the Haitian hillside and coastline.   It’s the second Saturday night […]

Utes axe Wolverines 32-game win streak

May 15, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes   When the season started on February 17, the following few weeks did not look promising for Utah Valley University’s baseball team. They continued to four straight losses against schools like The University of Nevada and, then ranked number eight, University of Arizona.   But the competition in March brought a new found confidence to […]

The ties that bind

May 15, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes   After the glory of the home runs fade away, MVP trophies seem like a distant memory and two things remain.   Relationships and people.   Two time National League MVP Dale Murphy, headlined Saturday nights Orem Owlz “first pitch” dinner for nearly 300 season ticket holders and booster club donors. The event was the […]

Studying in Haiti

May 7, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Palm trees, garbage, and the remnants of old cinder blocks line the streets of Port-au-Prince. Vendors sell bottles of motor oil, gasoline, and packages of fried plantains on every street. Brightly painted pickup trucks with open air campers taxi Haitians to and from, with only a few traffic lights lay scattered throughout the city. Drivers […]

Future of Entrepreneurs Club Revealed

May 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Tuesday evening, UVU’s Entrepreneurs Club revealed their future plans and gave special recognitions to students at the UVU Lemonade Stand Entrepreneur Banquet.   KISSTIXX lip balm, 360 Watches, Power Practical, Utah Valley Lawn Care, and My Legacy Memorial, were some of the local businesses created by students that were featured in the event. Students […]