So long and thanks for all the fish, I mean fun

April 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A farewell letter from the Life Editor   Dear and (Hopefully) Faithful Readers,   This is my last issue as Life Editor. I always thought that title was a bit weird. It made me sound like some type of supervillain. But this is the last real issue that will have my name attached to the […]

UVUSA VP accused of sexism

March 9, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Outrage recently erupted over tweets from a member of the Executive Council of UVUSA, which many found sexist and offensive. Many are asking if this is an appropriate way for a representative to behave, especially when he represents a campus that is 43 percent female.   Joe Jursic, current vice president of Student Life, tweeted […]

Coalition against discrimination meets with President Holland

March 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Members of the coalition worked well into the early morning preparing an official statement to give to President Holland.   UVU has worked hard at putting forth an image of inclusiveness and acceptance of all students. However, some students believe there is still more to be done. A group of students called the Coalition […]

Anonymous email denounces candidate for sexual orientation

March 2, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes While political races can be ruthless, the current race for one UVUSA position just turned personal. On Thursday, March 1 various club presidents received an email from an anonymous email account denouncing candidate Tom Hawkins because of his sexual orientation. Hawkins, who is openly gay, is running for Vice President of Clubs and Organizations.   […]

Screaming Green Pep Band brings school spirit to sports games

February 20, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Called the Screaming Green Pep Band, the group of musicians can be found at the home basketball games helping to cheer on the mighty Wolverines.   As one of the teams calls a time-out, the UCCU center erupts with the sound of trombones, trumpets, french horns, saxophones, flutes and  sousaphones, all kept in time by […]

Students awarded at annual theater festival

February 19, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Several theater students participated in the annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival held Feb. 6-11, at the end of the week, a few lucky students came home with prestigious awards.   UVU prides itself on letting its students experience a hands-on education. This is especially true in the Theater Department, that not only has […]

Senior Theater Platform production: ‘Treasure Island’

January 19, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year the theater department sponsors a project called the Senior Platform Series, allowing students to produce original work. Many theater majors use the opportunity for their senior project. For Marc Navez however, who graduated last December with a BA in theater with an emphasis in directing musical theater, there simply wasn’t enough time in […]

5 reasons why being a dork gets better with age

January 17, 2012

Reading Time: 6 minutes Let’s face it. Adulthood is a double edged-sword. Yes, you have more freedom to do whatever you want, no one can tell you what to do and you get to watch as many R-rated movies as you want. However, with adulthood also comes really annoying things like responsibilities. You have to work so you can […]

Cannonized Cinema: The Dark Knight’s Redemption

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 5 minutes Sometimes when I look into the young faces of Batman fans eagerly talking about the final chapter of the Christopher Nolan Batman series, I feel both a sense of pride and anguish. These newly converted Batman lovers I speak of were either born in the late 1980s or some time in the 1990s. The Batman […]

Disappointment at Miss America for Danica Olsen

January 15, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute After months of preparation and practice, former Miss UVU and current Miss Utah Danica Olsen went home without the coveted Miss America crown on Saturday, Jan. 14. Despite a strong showing during the preliminary rounds, winning the Lifestyle and Fitness award for her group, Olsen failed to make the semi finals during the last evening […]