UVU President Holland to step down for LDS mission presidency

November 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing and Communications Matthew Holland will leave his position as UVU President in June 2018, for a position as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, according to a press release from the University Marketing and Communications office. Holland has been the president of UVU since […]

Chamber Choir gives stunning performance before heading to NCCO competition

November 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The beautiful, eloquent, passionate and uniformed voices of the Chamber Choir echoed throughout the Orem Public Library Friday, Oct. 27, during their performance titled A Breath and A Whisper. The theme of the performance was about exploring two breathless realms before and after mortality: pre-mortal and post-mortal life. This theme was portrayed in the songs […]

Stranger Things Season 2 not as “Upside Down” as Season 1

November 6, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Netflix released Season 2 of the ‘80s homage show Stranger Things on Oct. 28 and millions of the Netflix subscribers took to their couches to begin the binge of the 9 episode season. Season 2 definitely lived up to its title and to the anticipation built around its release, but one episode raised some eyebrows. […]

Women’s soccer: UVU advances to WAC championship behind McCarter goal

November 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Cody Glassett Breanna McCarter scored the game-winning goal in the 74th minute and the UVU women’s soccer team defeated the Grand Canyon ‘Lopes 1-0 in the WAC semifinals Friday night. The Wolverines advance to the championship match Sunday against Seattle. It is the second time in school history that UVU advances to the […]

Police Blotter

November 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pharmacy Burglary Oct. 11 — 1:37 a.m. Officers arrived at 245 East and University Parkway to assist Orem Police officers with stopping a burglary in-progress involving a pharmacy. Officers searched the area and did not find any suspects. They left the scene without further action. False Alarm Oct. 11 — 6:19 a.m. An officer responded […]

Volleyball: UVU falls in three sets to NMSU

November 2, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes After a three-set sweep of Grand Canyon last time out, the UVU volleyball team returned to action Thursday night for a pivotal conference road match against the first place Aggies of New Mexico State. Despite a valiant effort by the Wolverines, the Aggies proved to be too much, as NMSU (18-7, 9-2) defeated UVU (12-14, […]

Never Let Me Go author wins Nobel Prize

November 2, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2017 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to British novelist, screenwriter and short storyteller, Kazuo Ishiguro by The Swedish Academy, bringing much less controversy than last year’s Nobel Prize winner, Bob Dylan. His award brought much discord among many literary critics because he is more known for his singing and song writing than literary […]

Nursing students strive to reduce stress levels caused by university work loads

November 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Tyler Carpenter     Strategies to cope with stressors that affect students were addressed Oct. 30 in the Science Building. As school workloads increase, stress often follows, according to Preston Batey, a nursing student who hosted the event. They found that students often don’t have the correct tools to deal with stress. Batey suggests […]