“Chick flick” is Latin for unrealistic expectations

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s face it, any woman with an ounce of estrogen yearns for the attention and royal treatment like that of the ever-so-suave Leopold, from “Kate and Leopold,”  appropriately played by the sexiest Wolverine alive: Hugh Jackman. But how realistic is such yearning? Frankly (and quite unfortunately), we live in a world outside of the silver […]

Briefs

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Great West Conference Granted Automatic Bid into CIT Field The Great West Conference men’s basketball tournament champion has been granted an automatic bid into the CollegeInsider.com Post-season Tournament (CIT), giving the league’s first post-season tournament even more meaning. The Great West and CollegeInsider.com, a nationally recognized website, formed a partnership which grants an automatic qualifier […]

Rodeo team enjoys successful fall season

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 26th of Sept. culminated the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association fall season for the UVU rodeo team. After four rodeos, the men’s team currently ranks first in the nation with the women’s team sitting thirteenth. The Rocky Mountain Region met in Cedar City, Utah to officially begin their fall rodeo season. Saddles were cinched, bucking […]

Making Headlines

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tebow suffers bell-ringing concussion The leading candidate for the 2009 Heisman Trophy, Tim Tebow, suffered a concussion in a win over Kentucky late last month. This Saturday the Gators take on LSU in Baton Rouge, and a questionable Tebow could be the difference maker. Luckily for Gator fans, the concussion appears to be Tebow’s first. […]

Cross-country team performs well at Roy Griak Invitational

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Sept. 26, the UVU Cross Country team found themselves in Minneapolis, Minnesota to compete in the twenty fourth annual Roy Griak Invitational. Coach, Scott Houle (currently in his sixth season of coaching at UVU,) expressed satisfaction with how the team did. “Both the men and women performed better than they ever have at Roy […]

Fire Arm Permit Class

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Oct. 7 and 8 in the student center, the College Republicans will be hosting the Utah/ Multi-state concealed firearm permit class. The cost is $40 for club members and $45 for guests. The class is open to anyone wishing to obtain a concealed firearm permit or anyone wishing to learn more about the Second […]

Correction:

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute In the Sept. 28 issue of the UVU Review in the article titled “The Least Marketable Jobs of 2009,” it was stated that “enrollment in the school of Humanities and Social Sciences has decreased by 10.5 percent.” This was incorrect; the official third week enrollment report shows enrollments in the College of Humanities and Social […]

Exchange Club to welcome 88-year-old war veteran

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute 88-year-old retired Colonel Jack L. Tueller will be sharing stories and playing his trumpet at this week’s meeting of the Exchange Club of Utah Valley. The breakfast gathering will be held on  Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Café in Orem. All interested community members are invited to attend. Colonel Tueller served […]

Voices hung from a clothesline

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Clothesline Project took place in the UVU Grande Ballroom on Oct. 1 and 2 in order to increase awareness during domestic violence awareness month. Over 900 uncensored shirts were displayed describing the stories of survivors of physical, mental and sexual abuse in Utah County.

Mothers without borders

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Mothers Without Borders is holding their fourth annual fundraiser boutique to benefit orphans of Zambia on Nov. 6 – 7 at Mellor Hidden Meadows Reception Center in Lehi. Proceeds raised from the handmade items sold at the boutique will go towards relieving hardships faced by the children in this less fortunate African country. Entry to […]