Cell phone service on campus

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Though being connected to one’s cell phone 24/7 is not ideal, emergencies occur and being able to have quick access to a cell phone is almost a necessity in today’s world.   To conduct an experiment, four students on campus, each with different cell phone providers, visited major buildings on the main campus to test […]

Conference a factor in lack of school spirit

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Colleges throughout the nation have mascots, bands and clubs to help support the school they are a part of. With all the support from these outlets, what really makes a student body care about their school?   Many people grew up loving certain schools because of where their parents graduated from or the town they […]

Cannonized Cinema: Worst movies of 2011

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Another year has come and gone. Memberships at fitness gyms are on the rise and wedding dress shops are busy with the rush of newly engaged women. As people begin to adjust to writing ’12 instead of ’11 on lines labeled date, let us reflect on what the cinema gods have given us over this […]

Police Beat Jan. 9

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Taken from the police report as the officers wrote it:   12/19/11   12:26 p.m. Disturbance in the computer lab involving a male who was upset about the lack of assistance from employees. The male was later contacted in another building and was advised his actions caused a disturbance. The male explained he had brain […]

Jazz boast potential to persist

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The unsung note of potential is the failure to produce results now. In a very much “what have you done for me lately” society, the Jazz trump hope for the future, and lack in the now.   The food storage is packed, but the fridge is near empty. However, this season isn’t as bleak as […]

Alise Allen and the little things

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A chain link fence stands, checkering the land.  Gear teeth churn the machine heart to life.  A tree, a plant, a weed nestles the sidewalk in the middle of urbanization, its stems and fronds and leafs a blueprint of natural jigsaw.   Alise Allen is in her closing semester of finishing her Bachelor of Fine […]

Centro Hispano celebrates Dia de los Reyes Magos

January 7, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hundreds of kids bubbled with excitement in the halls of Dixon Middle School Friday night, bearing toothy grins and chatting amongst themselves. The line to get into the multi-purpose room filled the maze-like halls of the school.   Centro Hispano, a non-profit organization whose mission is to “orient and mentor immigrant families in Utah County,” […]

Utah County construction update Jan. 6-12

January 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Years past have brought many changes to the transportation layout in Utah County, and 2012 is no different. UDOT crews are working around the clock to make traffic run smoothly and safely. Hot spots reported by UDOT for the next week include the following:   Sandhill Road University Parkway SB I-15 offramp Orem 800 North […]

UVU’s Danica Olsen competes for Miss America

January 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Saturday, Jan. 14, 53 ladies from across the U.S. will compete for the title of Miss America in Las Vegas. UVU’s own Danica Olsen of Tooele, Utah, will represent the state in the pageant’s 91st event.  Olsen will be sponsored by the Miss Utah Valley University Pageant and Miss Utah Scholarship Organization at the […]

Gov. Herbert joins UVU officials at Business Resource Center opening

January 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nearly 100 people filed into the sleek UVU-green entrance of the newly renovated campus addition Friday morning to listen to addresses from the leaders behind the university’s recent growth, as well as remarks from Gov. Gary Herbert, and to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony.   The Business Resource Center, a recently acquired building just south and […]