UVU Opera performs a classic Shakespeare love story

February 5, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Shakespeare’s greatest love story, Roméo et Juliette, was brought to the stage by UVU Opera at the Loveland Performing Arts Center Jan. 22. The story is the familiar classic everyone loves, except set to music.  The story line is also different enough from Shakespeare’s original story that when Romeo and Juliet serenade each other, they […]

Akwasi Frimpong: more than a number

February 5, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Akwasi Frimpong has been training in skeleton for a little over a year and, in incredible fashion, has qualified as the first ever West-African man to compete in the sport at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Seeing as it takes most athletes six to eight years to become proficient in the sport, this accomplishment is very […]

Can a person be a liberal and a Mormon?

February 4, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes It typically isn’t hard to tell if a person is a Mormon or not. While chatting with them in the halls, one  may notice their LDS Institute lanyard hanging out of their pocket. When visiting their apartments, one may see their Mormon missionary badge. One may see a Book of Mormon on their bookshelf or […]

Opinions matter when they are expressed

February 4, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Consider pets and how they express their opinions. Dogs, for example, express their opinions by barking or wagging their tails. Cats express theirs when they purr and meow. These animals do not relent until they get attention. We all have opinions, but these opinions matter only when we express them, and we need to keep […]

Wrestling: UVU earns huge dual meet win over Oklahoma

February 4, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes After a successful road trip that saw the Wolverines earn victories over Fresno State and CSU Bakersfield, the UVU wrestling team returned home Jan. 4 to host Oklahoma in Big 12 dual meet action. Both teams entered the contest receiving top 25 votes, as UVU hosted a core Big 12 member for the first time […]

From Expendable To Essential

February 4, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes When someone first meets Jackson they are greeted by one of the nicest baseball players on campus. Tan skin, chiseled frame and a big smile is what you picture when you think of the typical baseball player. Overlund is determined, motivated and after a breakout 2017 season for the Wolverines, he believes he can be […]

Kyle Maynard tells students to never give up

February 1, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photos by Jonah Hokit Quadruple amputee and award-winning extreme athlete, Kyle Maynard, spoke to inspire students Feb. 1 in the Grande Ballroom. Maynard was born with a rare condition known as congenital amputation, which left him with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end near his knees. The doctors told his parents […]

Police Reports

February 1, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Property Damage Jan. 5 — 10:54 p.m. An officer received a report of property damage after a drawer was broken into at the UVU Central Plant Office. Nothing was stolen, but the employee believed it was done by an angry coworker. The officer was not provided the name of the possible perpetrator. It was estimated […]

29th Annual Mr. UVU Pageant selects Parker Olsen as Winner

February 1, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes A crowded Centre Stage audience that included family, friends and students saw Parker Olsen crowned as the 29th annual Mr. UVU pageant winner Jan. 29. The mock pageant, held consistently every year since 1989, draws UVU’s “best and brightest” men on campus to compete for the title. Hoping for a cash prize, bragging rights, one […]