Reading Time: 3 minutes If you turn the radio dial to ESPN 960 AM during a UVU men’s basketball game, the voice you will hear on the call for the Wolverines is Jim McCulloch. While the Wolverine broadcasts aren’t his main responsibility on campus, it is something that he takes great pride in. Although most of McCulloch’s experience has […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 Former Washington Post journalist and Pulitzer Nominee Wil Haygood told an audience at Utah Valley University on Jan. 14 how Eugene Allen, a former White House butler, became the inspiration for his New York Times bestseller, “The Butler: A Witness to History.” Haygood, speaker at […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Millennials for Bernie Sander’s hosted an event on January 13 at UVU where those in attendance participated in phone banking to advocate for the Sanders campaign. The purpose of this phone banking session was to gather demographic data by calling lists of people who had voted for a democratic presidential candidate in a previous […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo January’s Pizza and Politics event gave students the opportunity to ask Keith Squires, Utah’s Commissioner of Public Safety, and Utah County Sheriff James Tracy, questions about local law enforcement. Tracy said it was a great opportunity for them to find out what students […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo credit: Preston Yardley | Senior Staff Photographer A spot in the coveted parking garage, an Xbox 360, and a hoverboard were among the prizes handed out at High Stakes Bingo Night Jan 12. The event was organized by the UVUSA Activities Branch and 500 students attended hoping to bring home one of the big […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The new Provo City Center Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened to the public on Jan. 8, allowing the public to tour the building before it closes to the general public. The open house will last over seven weeks. It will close on March 5 in preparation for dedication of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute FBI search Jan. 8-An officer met with the FBI who wanted to speak with a student. The student was located and turned over to the FBI. Telephone threat Jan. 8-A UVU employee reported a threatening incident that happened while taking a telephone survey. A report was filed. Locker room creeper Jan. 9-Dispatch was sent to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As seniors on the Utah Valley University wrestling team, Derek Thomas and Chasen Tolbert are working hard to earn a trip to Nationals at Madison Square Garden in New York City March 17-19. They are not just looking for a spot in the competition, but for spots on the podium. It is this level of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU women’s basketball has struggled to start fast and finish fast in recent losing streak During media day for basketball coaches in the Western Athletic Conference in October, Utah Valley University women’s coach Cathy Nixon said, “We’re determined to close games. I think our players have gotten better, gotten more experience. I think that was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Utah Valley University hired Mark Pope as its men’s basketball coach in March, Athletic Director Vince Otoupal said, “It is a great day to be a Wolverine.” It was the start of a new era as Pope was replacing Dick Hunsaker, who had been the men’s basketball coach since 2003. What Pope brought with […]