Reading Time: 2 minutes Two years in the making, the new UVU intramural fields were open for competition on Sept. 17. The debut was met with praise and criticism. “All the players love the fields,” said intramural coordinator Jen Berrett. “They love playing on the turf; I’ve received a lot of positive feedback.” There are four 80-yard fields in […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes I endured another insomnia-ridden night by updating my scheduled waiver claims at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. I noticed that I now had five total transactions listed, and wondered where it all went wrong. I started playing fantasy football back in 2003 and have been addicted ever since. It all started out simple – an online snake […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Jessica Whalen Men’s Division I soccer has finally come to Utah, and the program is being built one step at a time. “Our ’14 class, which is our first class of athletes coming in, is a huge class,” said Gred Maas, head coach, at the Wolverine Club luncheon. “We have essentially 30-32 athletes. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Byline: Ryan Muir, Opinions Writer, [email protected] In 2010 Utah Valley University purchased 100 acres of land where Geneva Steel once stood. The $20 million sale took a while to complete but has since been finalized. Part of the land was donated to the university, and the rest was either paid for by a donor or […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s hash out a common frustration students have: parking. Whether it’s here on campus or at our apartment complexes, there just never seems to be enough space for everyone. I’m sure most of us have been earnestly trying to dodge paying for a parking pass at school or stay in a visitor spot in Provo […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Alex Sousa, Managing Editor, @TwoFistedSousa So, USA, everybody seems to be talking about the looming government shutdown and there’s a lot of debate about whether or not it will actually happen. This isn’t the first time a government shutdown has threatened the people. It’s happened before—17 times before—and the fact is, a “government shutdown” […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve been a victim of gun violence. Three years ago, I was put in a headlock by a drunk man who threatened to blow my head off with a revolver he pressed into the base of my skull. Smelling alcohol fumes from a near-empty bottle in one hand while he traced the gun barrel around […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Samantha Gahn, Opinions Writer, [email protected] The weeks turned into months, and the months are finally over. The time has been long awaited, the seasons have changed, and summer is over. It’s all been worth it, because now our favorite TV shows are back. For me this includes some of my best friends, the characters of […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes A panel of professionals met last Tuesday to discuss NSA ethics, the new NSA Bluffdale facility, and the diminishing Fourth Amendment. The panel consisted of David Heldenbrand, Pete Ashdown, Matthew Duffin, and Wayne McCormack. Heldenbrand, a UVU professor of computer science, led the panel with a brief introduction on the current affairs of the NSA. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Justin Thorn, Reporter Refinement Records, located in Draper, Utah, hosted a workshop last weekend for local singer songwriters. The workshop, titled Publishing Master Class, had two very distinguished guest speakers: Nashville publishers Bobby Rymer and Chris Oglesby. These men have played a major part in the careers of singers like Tim McGraw, Alan […]