The culture of pseudo-communication

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Even more annoying than the oblivious herd of college students taking up the hallway is the lone student, walking as slow as molasses, neck craned down to stare at her phone and text. Or Facebook, or Instagraming a picture of her feet. It’s more annoying because at least those large clogs of students are actually […]

Protests at Temple Square

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo credit: Huffington Post The Ordain Women movement is planning to collect their efforts to be heard at this April’s LDS General Conference. One way they are trying to be heard is by getting seated at the Priesthood session. In recent years, when technology and resources would allow, this session is held privately at the […]

Ordain Women’s non-protest protest

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Deseret News The Ordain Women organization is nothing new. For the past however long, this group has been asking church leaders for the ordination of women to the priesthood. For their next move, OW is asking for admittance into the Priesthood session of the LDS Church’s General Conference, held at Temple Square on […]

Cycling club rolls over Aggies at Tour De Sol

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Preston Yardley The Utah Valley University cycling club raced March 29-30 at the Tour De Sol in St George, boasting one of the biggest and talented teams at the event. Among the field of competitors were 80 people from Las Vegas, Nev., Utah, Arizona and California. Freshman Bradly Thurgood started the team off as […]

Perfect start to WAC play has softball in first place

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Alyssa Synakowski, assistant sports editor Photos by Gabi Campbell Utah Valley University softball is off to an undefeated start in Western Athletic Conference play, earning 4-1, 9-4 and 4-3 victories against Bakersfield in California. The Wolverines (10-19, 3-0 WAC) made history with their wins, marking the first conference-opening series sweep in the program history at UVU. […]

Playing sport for the love of the game

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sports are the first official love of my life. I enjoy writing about them, but I enjoy playing them even more. At UVU, we have a great thing going in our intramural programs, equipped with new fields and courts to enjoy. However, upon playing these sports here on campus, one thing has been made clear: […]

Victory at BYU highlights 3-game winning streak

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo Credit: Gabi Campbell Four runs in the first three innings were enough for Utah Valley starter Devin Nelson to tame host BYU in an 8-3 Wolverine victory to give UVU its third straight win. Nelson, a senior, went 8.1 innings and limited the Cougars to three runs on 10 hits, striking out three on […]

Track & Field continues to break records

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverine track & field maintained its historic momentum in the UVU Collegiate as junior Michael McPherson and freshman Lauren Hicks set new school records. McPherson’s 400-meter dash time of 47.59 seconds was good enough to best the former UVU record, despite it being his first time running the race as a Wolverine. He won his […]

Finding the green pastures on this side of the fence

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ana Cano Illustration by Trevor Robertson Outlook on life can make a tremendous impact on how a person lives day-to-day and what that person accomplishes. Hence the oft heard analogy about the glass being half empty or half full—it all lies in perception. Being a full time student is no easy task. School can be […]

The personal side of the new UVUSA team

April 7, 2014

Reading Time: 6 minutes Tyler Brklacich President “I always told myself I wouldn’t get into politics, but here I am,” said Tyler Brklacich, an upcoming senior in political science who plans to go to law school in the future. Brklacich has been involved with student government for about four years, loving each step as he progressed from a committee […]