Students win at international audio engineering competition

November 24, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two UVU students recently took first place against university students from around the world with their one-of-a-kind mixing board design at the 125th annual Audio Engineering Society’s Student Grammy Award competition held in San Francisco. The two digital media students, Sean Wolsey of Springville, Utah, and Jeremy Redd of Orem, built a prototype for their built-in microphone amplifier and equalizer circuit-in-one, creating a one-of-a-kind mixing board.

Being green: one of UVU’s top priorities

November 24, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University’s school color is green, which is appropriate when looking at the school’s continued efforts in being an energy-efficient campus. So far, UVU has saved approximately $1.2 million in the past three years due to consolidation efforts and improving power utilization.

An alright Twilight

November 24, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes The epic love story that has been read by millions in the book Twilight was utterly bland when it came to the big screen. Bella Swan played by Kristen Stewart and Edward Cullen played by Robert Pattinson are two individuals who fall in love despite Edward’s innate vampire desire to kill Bella for her blood.

Happy election day

November 3, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute I look forward to the day when the presidential elections come and go on Nov. 4 and we can go back to being Americans first instead of arguing as Republicans, Democrats or whatever political party we are aligned with. In 1796, George Washington said that political parties would be the downfall of this country.

What’s in a name?

October 13, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute As people enter the first level of the library on the east side, they cannot miss the massive oil-painting mural that graces the stair-side wall. This artwork has a name, “The UVU Story.” With a simple title, the artwork summons UVU’s 34 years of history of excellence and growth.

National talk show host to speak on campus

October 13, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nationally-syndicated talk show host, Glenn Beck will be at UVU to receive the first Pioneer in Leadership award and to speak on “The Power of Choice” on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the McKay Events Center. The BYU Management Society-Utah Valley Chapter chose to honor Beck at a public event and to hold it at UVU.

Wall Street woes

October 6, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes These past two weeks have seen a frenzy of investment banks and insurance companies on Wall Street going bankrupt or being saved by other companies or the government. John Shoaf, a UVU alumnus who graduated in 2004, is currently in New York City, working on his MBA at Columbia University.

Racquetball team members respond to heart attack

October 6, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute Roger Coltharp, an adjunct faculty member in the biology department, had a heart attack on Sept. 22 while playing racquetball on campus. He was transported to Timpanogos Hospital, where he died. When Coltharp first collapsed, his friend rushed into the next racquetball court where David Shamo and Ernesto Espinosa, UVU racquetball players, were playing and asked them if they knew CPR.

Career Fair brings employers to the students

September 29, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute Need an internship or a job? UVU Career Services & Student Employment (CSSE) will be hosting its biannual Internship & Career Fair Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sorensen Center Grande Ballroom. Around 70 to 80 employers will be looking for students to fill career and internship positions available now and in the near future.

Touchstones looking for submissions

September 22, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you want to have your creative works recognized and published? Touchstones, a university journal of literature and art, is looking for student submissions. “Eleven years after the original Touchstones, we are excited to produce the first Touchstones literary journal as Utah Valley University,” said Loran Cook, editor-in-chief of Touchstones.