Reading Time: 2 minutes Gym attendance at UVU is declining as the coronavirus dissuades some active gym-goers from attending. Students are finding it harder and harder to attend the gym for their daily workouts, mostly due to the panic caused by the thought of contracting COVID-19 while there. According to DaSheek Akwenye, director of campus recreation and wellness, the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A former UVU student from Cottonwood Heights was convicted of selling illegal drugs online and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, Oct. 15. Aaron Shamo, 30, was arrested in 2016 for selling fake oxycodone and Xanax laced with fentanyl through the dark web, allegedly making millions of dollars. Shamo was found guilty of 12 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Women of UVU and The Raices Club at UVU are hosting a weeklong celebration for the Day of the Dead from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30 at the Women’s Success Center. Anyone is welcome to bring a photo of a loved one and put it on the ofrenda, learn about the Day of the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Western Athletic Conference announced the full slate of games for the men’s basketball 2020-21 season. As opposed to the usual format of playing a home-and-home series against each conference foe, teams will play back-to-back games at a single site every week in order to reduce travel risk. The Wolverines have two non-conference games scheduled […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Monday, Oct. 26 students and faculty received an email that detailed how to “stay safe” while enjoying the holiday festivities this week. Linda Makin, vice president of Planning, Budgeting and Human Resources, and Dr. Kyle Reyes, vice president of Student Affairs, authored the email. “Under normal circumstances, masks on campus would be discouraged — […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The UVU Student Association or UVUSA released an official apology on Tuesday for including Disney’s “Coco” in the movie lineup for Parking Lot Insomnia, this year’s socially distanced iteration of the Halloween dance. “We want to express our sincere apologies for our choice in including Coco in our lineup for our insomnia event,” the official […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University’s Interfaith Council has worked hard to find ways to share religious messages even while they are unable to physically meet. On Wednesday night, Brylee Bromley, co-president of the Interfaith Council, hosted an Instagram Live video on the Council’s Instagram page, @interfaithuvu. The current goal of the Interfaith Forums at this stage is […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Education is about accessing “different points of view” and is most successful when students have an active choice in learning, said Tara Westover to a virtual audience of UVU students. Westover, who is known for her best-selling book “Educated: A Memoir,” appeared as part of UVU’s Presidential Lecture series, hosted by President Astrid Tuminez. The […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Outdoor Adventure Center at UVU is hosting a free screening of a new skiing documentary for students on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. “Huck Yeah” is the latest film by Matchstick Productions, who specialize in outdoor filmmaking. According to their website, “Huck Yeah” is “packed with the best skiers […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU Orchestra is an incredible part of UVU’s Department of Music. The Symphony Orchestra reflects the department’s four core objectives towards its mission — providing nationally competitive programs, presenting public performances, fostering an atmosphere of learning and retaining high-achieving students allows the orchestra to perform at high levels of musical wonder. The orchestra recently […]