Arthur Laffer, a prominent economist during the Regan administration, spoke to a group of about 200 students last Wednesday about the current economic climate. Following a long history of U.S. economic policy, Laffer reveled in his memories working with Reagan, calling him, “The only real president,” while tapping on his chest and swooning, “Ah, Ronny.
UVU’S PBL STUDENTS WIN AT STATE For the second year in a row, Utah Valley University’s Phi Beta Lambda won the traveling trophy for the most awards won with 47 and was named the Most Outstanding Chapter at the annual Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference held April 3-4 in Ogden.
April 2nd – Theft – A wallet was stolen from the men’s PE locker room. April 6th – Man with gun – UVU Police responded to the Liberal Arts building on a report of a male that had reportedly dropped a weapon which had been in his backpack, and then picked it up and returned it to his bag.
The Library of Congress Junior Fellows internship program brings together a variety of talented and highly qualified college students from around the country. The 2009 intern class will include UVU’s own Carol Acevedo. She will be the first student from UVU to have an internship with the Library of Congress.
To the Editor: I, for one, was pretty disgusted with Orin Hatch’s visit to UVU. From the amount of petty groveling and sucking up the faculty did, to Hatch’s overall presentation. If you missed it, it was something like this. Old man takes stage, old man is given ties, books, laser pointers.
Eric Madsen has taken over the Utah Valley baseball program after serving the past five seasons as an assistant coach under Steve Gardner. Madsen has been a part of the program since the school’s first season of NCAA Division I competition in 2003 and is now the first head coach of Utah Valley University.
Bargewell Earns GWC Co-Player of the Week Utah Valley junior Dick Bargewell was named the Great West Conference Baseball Player of the Week along with Houston Baptist’s Andrew Taccolini, the league office announced today. Bargewell was pressed into service and made the most of his chance with a .
Isaiah Thomas to coach FIU Former Detroit Piston great Isaiah Thomas has accepted the head-coaching job at Florida International University. Thomas, who had recently coached the New York Knicks, said he would donate his first year’s salary to the FIU athletic program.
Kevin Kruger scored 23 points and Ronald Dupree had a double-double to lead the Utah Flash to a 94-81 victory over the Bakersfield Jam in the first round of the 2009 NBA Development League Playoffs Wednesday at the McKay Center. The first playoff victory in Flash franchise history advances Utah into a second-round home game on Monday, April 20 against the winner of Thursday?s Iowa-Dakota game.
