Police blotter

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Unknown alarm Dec. 20-An officer responded to a “full alarm”—not a fire alarm but some other unknown alarm—in the Browning Administration Building. The area and alarm panel were checked and nothing appeared to be out of the ordinary. Drunken individuals Dec. 22-An officer assisted Orem police with a group of drunken individuals near campus. […]

Earthquake preparedness: duck, cover and hold

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes   According to a Be Ready Utah Earthquake scenario video, the Wasatch Fault has a major earthquake every 350-400 years. The last major earthquake in the area was 350 years ago. The four-minute video depicts a major earthquake happening and effecting 80 percent or 2.7 million Utahn’s who live and work in the region. In […]

The road to coaching

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU assistant has travelled afar prior to coming to UVU Assistant men’s basketball coach Chris Burgess has been a great addition to the Utah Valley University basketball family.  Burgess is a basketball lifer and played collegiately at Duke for legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski and then transferred to the University of Utah where he played for […]

The Importance of Greg Maas’ Extension

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes On December 17, the Utah Valley University athletic department announced they had signed men’s soccer coach Greg Maas to a five-year contract extension. In his first two seasons, Maas has led the soccer team to an overall record of 23-13-4. Extending the contract of Greg Maas is the best thing that UVU could do for […]

Why all the negativity?

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently, the sporting world recognized the one-year anniversary of the passing of longtime sports anchor Stuart Scott. In one of the most inspiring sports stories ever, Scott gave an emotional speech about his battle with cancer when he was given an award at the 2014 ESPY’s. The world of sports is littered with inspiring off […]

Auld lang syne: What I learned in 2015

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes   2015 was a big year. War happened at home and abroad. Groundbreaking pieces of art and culture were made. Politics grew more turbulent, which I didn’t think was even possible. Though this end-of-year wrap-up is by no means an exhaustive list of everything that happened last year, I thought I’d share a few of […]

Close Quarters: Roommate Etiquette 101

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley University is now the largest university in the state of Utah with close to 35,000 students attending. With the rise in attendance to our university Utah county has encountered a small problem: housing—or in better words, the lack of housing—available to students. To solve this problem, housing structures are being built, but in […]