Tuition hearing at UVU

February 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer Contributions by: Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor| @tiffany_mf   On February 19 President Matthew S. Holland and Linda Makin, vice president for Planning, Budget and Human Resources, spoke at a  hearing on tuition, a state requirement before tuition can be increased. According […]

Police blotter

February 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sarah Roberts | Staff Writer | @itssarah_sr   UVU CAMPUS   Traffic Stop: Feb. 10- An officer spotted a vehicle running a stop sign in parking lot L-3; however, due to heavy traffic from a Lonepeak and American Fork high school basketball game, the officer was unable to stop the car until it reached the […]

Public health department vaccination awareness campaign

February 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bryan Bradley | Staff Writer   Since the beginning of 2015 this country has seen an increase in measles cases nationwide. There was an outbreak in West Jordan, Utah. The Public Health Department has been running a public awareness campaign to encourage vaccination participation in order to limit the spread of these outbreaks. This campaign […]

UVU Men’s Basketball Drop Contest to WAC Leader New Mexico State

February 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tim Castaneda, Sports Writer, Twitter:@xTIMBOxSLICEx UVU men’s basketball dropped its seventh-straight game Thursday night by a score of 51-38 in another Western Athletic Conference match against first-place New Mexico State behind a double-double performance by the Aggies’ freshman forward Pascal Siakam. Siakam scored 14 points on 4-for-6 shooting while adding 10 rebounds and 1 block […]

Do as I say, not as I do

February 19, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Illustration by: Ashley Fairbourne   There are a few guidelines of dos and don’ts that you are supposed to follow after a break-up. One of those guidelines is to keep a clean break between you and your ex, because if you are seeing them constantly, it will just stir up unpleasant and uncomfortable feelings. Apparently, I didn’t think […]

Creating a crafty cover letter

February 19, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Creating a crafty cover letter is crucial to finding yourself in the “keep pile” on future employers’ desks; with the Career Development Center (CDC) and a few cover letter dos and don’ts you can get the job. Prospective employers refer to a different English idiom than most; they say: “Judge a book by its cover.” Think of a […]

Campaign Restrictions

February 19, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf   With the beginning of the UVU Student Association elections, students will start to receive flyers outlining platforms and tchotchkes with one of two campaigning teams, One or Up, printed on them. But not until March 2,because the campaign rules for UVUSA explicitly prohibit the distribution of physical […]

Success Without the Spotlight

February 19, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Coach Hunsaker’s a coach on and off the court Kyle McDonald | Sports Writer | @kylesportsbias Utah Valley University men’s basketball Head Coach Dick Hunsaker is part of a rare group of coaches who are loyal to their school and believe that continuity is important with regards to recruiting, style of play, and building trust […]

Wolverine Green: A Glimpse of Fans at UVU

February 19, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students at UVU share insights on rooting for their school. Tim Castaneda | Sports Writer | @xTIMBOxSLICEx With many major universities involved in NCAA Division I athletics having strong fan bases such as BYU, Utah, and Utah State, the competition for fans remains an on-going battle for UVU. In spite of the school’s recent success […]

We Decide for you

February 19, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Van Welch | Staff Writer | [email protected]   A recent property development by Patterson Construction in Alpine, has some Utah County residents up in arms, including some UVU students. A group of home owners banded together, under the leadership of attorney Ron Madson, and created the grassroots organization We Decide to combat the development of […]