The FDA: A good source of irony

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why the Food and Drug Administration needs to rethink practices Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey I’m often amused—and a wee bit horrified—by the lengths food companies are willing to go to in order to put garbage in my mouth, and what the FDA allows them to get away with. Most often I see this when […]

Trump Card

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes The poster child of a sad era in American politics Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor Politics was never a game of purity. But the politicians used to at least pretend to care, didn’t they? It’s a sorry state of affairs when the candidates we’re saddled with in the upcoming election cycle can’t even act like they’re […]

Who wants fantasy football?

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Popular game worldwide but not necessarily on-campus at UVU Adam Cichoski | Sports writer | @AdamCichoski Fantasy football is something that’s been around for a long time but it seems like every year it gets bigger and becomes more popular.  It has been around since 1963 when the inaugural league called the GOPPPL (Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin […]

Unintended consequences for student-athlete transfers

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Being forced so sit out after being forced out. Kyle McDonald | Sports editor | @kylesportsbias In the world of collegiate athletics, transferring to another school is not that uncommon.  In fact in NCAA Division I men’s basketball there were 475 players that transferred to another school after the 2015 season.  Some transfer because of educational pursuits […]

Mentally Strong

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Inside the mind of UVU’s All-WAC goalkeeper Christian Ledek | Sports Writer | @sea_led Utah Valley University senior goalkeeper Jessica Duffin for the women’s soccer team was named to the 2015 preseason All-WAC conference team.  It’s an accolade that is well deserved, having tied for first in shutouts with nine in 2014.  Duffin was also named the […]

Behind the Scenes of UVU Athletics

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes A look into the work of the Sports Information Department Garrett Hadley | Sports Writer | @GarrettHadley Part of the college experience includes athletics and having a team to get behind and cheer for. Whether it’s fall semester or spring semester, there are always different sports going on at UVU with teams and players to follow. The […]

A Desire for More

September 9, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU goalkeeper wants to have it all. Kaleb Searle | Sports writer | @k_searle87 Photos courtesy of UVU Athletics During the inaugural season for the Utah Valley University men’s soccer team, freshman goalkeeper Collin Partee burst onto the scene as one of the top collegiate goalkeepers in the nation.  Partee started 16 games as the Wolverines finished their […]