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Making headlines
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
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.
News briefs
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.
Police blotter Sept. 2008
Sept. 15 – FELONY THEFT – A laptop valued at more than $1300 was stolen from the Student Government offices when it was left unattended by the owner. UVU police recovered the laptop from a local pawnshop where it had been pawned. A 21-year-old male student was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail.
Editorial: Focus on issues this election
This election season has been a season of firsts for the major parties. From Sen. Barack Obama’s meteoric rise as the first African-American nominee, to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s stalwart battle in the Democratic primaries, which brought her incredibly close to becoming the first woman on the presidential ticket.
Staff infection: If you could have a famous blog, what would it be about?
My blog would be about how we — as world citizens — can join in making this a more peaceful planet. It is possible if we all intend it to be so.
-Robbin Anthony, Office manager
Me! If I could have a famous blog, it would be about fashion. Because then maybe designers would send me things for free.