Taking Love to the Level of Marriage

February 13, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Steve and Cathryn weren’t looking for love. In fact, neither of them expected to be engaged in the near future. But when their roommate and her boyfriend set them up, the inevitable happened. They fell madly and hopelessly head over heels.   Cathryn Bettencourt described the qualities that drew her to Steve Slemboski. “On our first date […]

Losing yourself in Rocks

February 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Throughout history, mankind has demonstrated a longing for perspective.   Vast overlooks and mountaintops bring clarity like little else can. Rock climbing serves this purpose for many people.   And Utah Valley has a growing collection of rock climbers with their own culture and lifestyle. Richard Harrison, employee at Hansen Mountaineering, described this culture with […]

Service is like riding a bicycle

January 30, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Whirling spokes. Beard blowing in the wind. His grease stained hands gipping the handlebars. The click of gears shifting methodically. Rolling slowly to a stop, and dismounting. Meet Chris Manor, one of the founders of the Provo Bicycle Collective.   Opened in November 2011, the Provo Bicycle Collective bills itself as a one-of-a-kind. “It could […]

UVU professor stars in Sundance Film

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Sundance Film Festival is a glorious celebration of movie making magic and artistic views. From its beginnings in 1978, the festival has attracted celebrities from across the globe. The event is hosted locally in Utah, but one may sometimes feel that the star-studded event may not be for the locals. But a few local […]

Karaoke rocking Utah Valley

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Singing and Dancing have long been a part of many cultures. The variations range from the Irish with their drinking songs to the religious groups with their hymnals. The music trend springing up in Provo and Orem is helping to break the midweek monotony and boredom. Restaurants are beginning to lure students and music lovers […]

Sub 4 Santa Christmas Gifts

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes “I saw a flier on campus.”   We each find Christmas in a different way.   Matt Swanson (name changed for privacy) began his search for Christmas by glancing at a paper tacked to the wall. The Sub 4 Santa program has been around for years, but for one family it made all the difference […]

Cross country wraps up stellar season at NCAA Regionals

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes   The Wolverines qualified to run in the Regional race after winning the Great West Conference two weeks prior. The women’s cross country team has claimed the conference title for the last four consecutive years, while the men’s team has dominated the last three.   The men’s 10k race began the day’s events, and the […]

Shopping cart parade adds flavor to homecoming

November 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The halls filled with streamers, balloons and shopping carts at the commencement of the second annual Shopping Cart Parade for Homecoming week, held on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The different clubs and groups competed in full force with colorful designs and themes of their shopping carts. Students lined the main hall of the Student Center and […]

Sasquatch: legend meets science

November 15, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The room was overflowing with people sitting in the aisles as students, professors and community members gathered to listen to Jeff Meldrum discuss the possibilities of Sasquatch being more than a myth. The lecture sponsored by the Humanities department was held Friday, Nov. 11, and received much curiosity on campus.   “There is the traditional […]

Freshmen and seniors have a dress-off

November 14, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes To be stylish, or not to be stylish? That is the question. However, seniors and freshmen at UVU answer this question very differently.   After taking a poll in the halls and food courts a general consensus rang out from the students. According to popular opinion, the incoming freshmen at UVU, appear to “dress up” […]