Sports Briefs Turner named offensive player of the week Utah Valley’s Katey Turner and Houston Baptist’s Michelle Rich have been named the Great West Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week respectively, for the week ending Oct. 12, the league office announced Tuesday.
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Community Education Preparedness Classes Offered- UVU Community Education is offering four preparedness classes to help people cope with the unexpected. Current economic events have caused people to ask themselves if they are ready for other unforeseen events or emergencies.
Oct. 1 – DRUG OVERDOSE – UVU police and Orem Paramedics responded to the Digital Learning Center due to a male who had passed out. The male had overdosed on prescription painkillers and was taken to a local hospital for further treatment. Oct. 6 ñ MEDICAL – A 55-year-old male suffered a possible heart attack in the Gunther Trades building.
FINLAND- Finland’s ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari for his efforts taking place for more than three decades to resolve international conflicts.
Anderson, Wilson earn player of the week honors The league office announced on Tuesday that Utah Valley’s Kristen Anderson and Allyce Wilson were named the Great West Conference offensive and defensive volleyball players of the week, respectively, for the week ending Oct.
Harrison sued after shooting incident last spring As if the Colts needed any more on their plate after an unusually slow start to the NFL season, wide receiver Marvin Harrison is being sued by the victim of an April 29 shooting in which the weapon used was allegedly licensed to Harrison.
Campus briefs: New UVU ski instructor course offered – UVU Community Education has formed a partnership with Deer Valley in offering a non-credit ski instructor training. Students will learn how to teach others to ski and how to improve their own skiing. This class will be hands on and taught on the snow at Deer Valley Ski Resort for 12 hours and only nine hours in a classroom.
Sept. 24 – CRIMINAL MISCHIEF – UVU police took a report of someone shooting at the windows of the Digital Learning Center with a paintball gun. Sept. 24 – THEFT – A windshield was stolen from a motorcycle that had been parked in lot M. Sept. 26 – MEDICAL – A 24-year-old male UVU student crashed his longboard near lot D on College Drive.
Any fine university should be made of more than its spatial distribution, student organizations and faculty. Inherent in the desire of a community-based institution such as UVU is the motivation to reach out into the community, in order to positively influence its citizens.
Making Headlines Raiders fire yet another head coach Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis informed his former coach Lane Kiffen that he was being fired after leading the team to a measly 5-15 record under his tenure. After a quarrel with defensive coordinator Bob Ryan, Kiffen was asked by Davis to resign last season.
Sports Briefs Upcoming men’s basketball schedule released UVU’s head men’s basketball coach, Dick Hunsaker, has released his team’s 2008-2009 schedule, which features 16 home games. “We’re excited about our home schedule this year,” Hunsaker said. “We have 16 games here at the McKay Events Center, highlighted by matches against in-state rivals Utah State and Southern Utah.
Campus briefs: Pianist Jon Schmidt to perform at UVU: Utah Valley University presents the second annual fall concert, “An Evening with Jon Schmidt,” Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in UVU’s Ragan Theatre, located in the Sorensen Center (SC). The concert is provided by Envision, UVU’s Winter Guard Club, to raise money for traveling expenses to the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, in April 2009.
