How UVU Students Get Their Groove Back

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Lee Thomas | Lifestyle Editor   The first week of school can be rough for new and returning students transitioning back into school mode from summer vacation. Whether just beginning as a freshman, or on the last semester as a senior, these fun back to school events can help get heads back in the game. […]

Jeri Allphin and the Alumni Association

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo Courtesy of UVU Marketing Lee Thomas | Lifestyle Editor   Jeri Allphin is helping to keep UVU Alumni connected to the school long after their graduation date. She finds ways to make donations go further and to keep UVU culture rich and engaging for those who have shaped the university into what it is […]

Student housing shortage

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cardboard boxes available at Wal-mart   Carrie Laudie | Editor-in-Chief | @carrielaudie Photo credit: Brooke Morrill | Photo Editor | @brookemorrill   Most of the student-housing apartment complexes are full, but students are continuing to be admitted to UVU. As of August 18, admissions and enrollment is up 3.38 percent from this time in 2014. […]

Taiwanese principals tour UVU

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected]   Eight principals from high schools around Taiwan visited UVU Aug. 11–12 to take a tour of the campus. The principals visited all the departments on the main campus and the School of Aviation. According to Principal Yung-Yen Chen, the objective was to gather information about UVU so […]

UVU programs ranked in top 15

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Four programs receive ranking for combination of quality and cost   Carrie Laudie | Editor in Chief | @carrielaudie   For the second time this summer, UVU has been ranked as one of the most affordable schools in the U.S. In June, UVU was named in the top 100 most affordable online colleges by Great […]

Police blotter

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected]   UVU   Trespassing: Aug. 11- An officer was dispatched to the parking garage after it was reported that two individuals were biking and skateboarding in the structure. The officer was unable to locate anyone matching the reported description.   Suspicious Person/Packages: Aug. 13- Police responded to the […]

Top 10 Things to Watch for in UVU Athletics

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes New school year brings new story lines Kyle McDonald | Sports Editor | @kylesportsbias Photo credit: UVU Athletics Photos credit: Gabi Campbell | Art Director | @gabicampbellphotos    With the coming of a new school year means the coming of a new year for the athletics program at Utah Valley University.  And with it brings new storylines for […]

Colorado mine leaks endanger water for Southwest Utah

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Garret Stirland | Staff Writer   On August 5, 2015, the Gold King Mine broke open, releasing a flood of chemicals into the Animas River, turning the waterways mustard yellow. As a result of the spill, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation have declared states of emergency. The yellow plume contained 10 to […]

Mobility Mission helps restore life and limb in Dominican Republic

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students help amputees regain livelihood   Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected]   In late July, a UVU-based group called Mobility Mission visited the Dominican Republic in order to provide high-quality prosthetic limbs for local amputees. For nearly two weeks the 17 faculty and students from various majors worked with a local prosthetist and lab […]

It’s On Us to Stop Sexual Harassment and Violence

August 24, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes The following is an Op-Ed by Melissa Frost, UVU’s Title IX Coordinator UVU is proud to participate in the It’s On Us campaign to end sexual harassment and sexual violence. National statistics show that one in four women and one in sixteen men will experience some form of unwanted sexual contact. While we are a […]