Pedestrian struck in early morning collision

October 18, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at around 7:00 a.m. today as she was crossing College Drive near the testing center.   The unidentified student, who was walking across the road outside of any crosswalk, was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, but was said to be in stable condition. Officer Jenkins of […]

Local charity teams up with 3 Doors Down

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Second Chance Foundation of Utah allows people facing adversity to enjoy a worry-free night out   After being struck by an uninsured drunk driver, Austin Haws was left with a bill that his family couldn’t quite handle since his father lost his job. Hannah Laursen was diagnosed with brain cancer at age nine, which caused […]

Don’t look back: The story of Eurydice, Orpheus and loss

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Loss is part of life. Perhaps that’s why the story of the Greek poet Orpheus, descending into the depths of the Underworld to retrieve his bride from the world of the dead, hits home for so many people.   The theater department brings the story of Eurydice (pronounced yoo-RID-uh-see) to the Noorda Theater with the […]

Living in the cone zone

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes When planning travel routes around town, avoiding construction is difficult regardless of where home is. For residents of Wolverine Crossing, though, any venture out the front door is a difficult task.   Construction on Geneva Road started late in 2010 and will continue until May 2012. This project, including widening the road to five lanes […]

Woodbury Art Museum celebrates 10 years

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Children and adults alike meandered through the museum holding clipboards and pointing at exhibits, occasionally stooping over to closely examine one of the pieces. Patrons were not the only ones that came out for the 10th anniversary of the Woodbury Art Museum. Members of the UVU women’s basketball team, Willy the Wolverine and Miss UVU […]

Living in the Cone Zone

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Instead of pounding fists on the steering wheel in frustration, already 15 minutes late and still facing the challenge of finding a parking spot, plan ahead.   Campus construction is a necessary burden for UVU in a period of transition and growth and it will get worse before it gets better. However as Utahans, UVU […]

Seretta Hart performs worldwide debut

September 26, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Without flinching, Seretta Hart shifted the smooth voice of her trumpet rapidly between two very different musical styles. This almost continuous transition between short rigid structure and smooth lyrical passages is characteristic of music from trumpet player and composer Anthony Plog. A crowd of about 60 gathered in the intimate setting of the Demke Recital […]

Bill Nye the science guy at UVU

September 20, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The face of science education through entertainment comes to UVU   There was standing room only as students crammed into the Grande Ballroom to hear what Bill Nye had to say.   Students cheered and laughed Tuesday, Sept. 13, as Nye joked his way through subjects ranging from sundials and cerulescence to our place in […]

Woodbury Art Museum presents faculty art show

September 12, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The murmur from patrons shuffling between exhibits drifted above the neatly-tiled floors and illuminated walls toward the vaulted warehouse-style ceilings of the museum. The Woodbury Art Museum brought UVU students and faculty together with members of the community Tuesday night at the 2011 Faculty Art Show. Soon to be celebrating ten years at its location […]

The Princess and the Goblin

September 12, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes One magical princess, one young mine laborer and one army of menacing goblins: the scene is set for a work that influenced J.R.R. Tolkien to write about the battle for Middle Earth and for C.S. Lewis to write about the imaginary world of Narnia. In partnership with Resonance Story Theater, the Noorda Theater will be […]