From the NBA to med school to UVU

April 21, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mark Pope: The Road Less Traveled Kyle McDonald | Sports Writer | @kylesportsbias Photo Credit: Gabi Campbell, Photo Editor, @gabicampbellphotos On March 31, 2015, Utah Valley University athletic director Vince Otoupal introduced Mark Pope as the new men’s basketball head coach. The charisma and energy that Pope showed throughout his speech and day plus the fact […]

It’s not all fun and games

April 21, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes How concussions are damaging athletes everywhere Adam Cichoski | Sports Writer Photo Credit: Brooke Morrill, Photo Director, @brookemorrill Today, sports are one of our biggest forms of entertainment. People love to play them, watch them, and professional and collegiate sports bring in billions of dollars annually. That’s not to say that they aren’t without risks. One […]

The story behind a trainer

April 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Aaron Leavitt serves our country and our athletes Riley White | Sports Writer Photo Credit: Gabi Campbell, Photo Editor, @gabicampbellphotos Assistant athletic trainer Aaron Leavitt has a responsibility to keep UVU athletes healthy and in the game. Along with serving many athletes, Leavitt serves the U.S. as a member of the National Guard. Leavitt has been […]

Tuition rises while student fees fall

April 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie   On Friday March 27, UVU announced student fees and tuition for the 2015-16 school year. There will be a slight decrease in student fees and a three percent increase in first-tier tuition. There will be no increase in second-tier tuition, for the second consecutive year in a […]

Global spotlight: Ricardo Romero

April 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | Staff Writer | @JeanetteBlain Mar. 19, 2015, Ricardo Romero Talledo spoke to 150 students in the Ragan Theatre as part of the lecture series for UVU’s Global Spotlight Peru initiative. This lecture was sponsored by the International and Multicultural Studies Department and cosponsored by the Department of Finance and Economics at UVU Woodbury […]

Dr. Sara Ulloa speaks at UVU about women of the mountain

April 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | Staff Writer | @JeanetteBlain Women of the Mountains, an academic lecture by Dr. Sara Ulloa was held April 1 in room SC213B as part of Global Spotlight Peru. The event was a forum to raise awareness for International Women of the Mountains as well as other UVU initiatives that aim to help improve […]

Brain Day

April 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jared Stirland | Staff writer | [email protected]   A small group of children gathered around UVU professor Claudia Lieberwirth on Saturday, March 21, while she demonstrated the protective effects of cerebral spinal fluid – a layer of liquid between the brain and the skull – as part of Brain Day.  Brain Day was this month’s query event […]

Police blotter

April 17, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sarah Roberts | Staff Writer | @itssarah_sr   UVU   False Alarm: April 2- An officer was dispatched to the old Wee Care center. The officer found that the alarm was set off accidentally by construction workers in the building. The alarm was reset and no further action was taken. April 8- The alarm in […]