Softball skid continues
Alyssa Synakowski Assistant Sports Editor @synakowsk Utah Valley softball faced some really tough competition in the Easton Desert Classic in Las Vegas, losing five games and dropping to 0-10…
Stories — Page 6
Records broken
Jessica Whalen @jlhudginswhalen Utah Valley’s track & field teams had a solid day at the Boise State Team Challenge in Nampa, Idaho, breaking four school records. Senior Brooke Hodson-Davies…
Guinea pigging, it’s a living
RaVae Beck, staff writer, @ravaeb Illustration by Trevor Robertson A business exists where employees can be referred to as “guinea pigs.” There are no deadlines or quotas, and almost anyone…
Envisioning greatness
Barbara Finlinson, Staff Writer, @bubblestweets Recent Western Wrestling Conference wrestler of the week, Avery Garner, uses unique visualization techniques to prepare for a match. They may be unorthodox, but following…
Come all ye faithful
Alyssa Synakowski, Assistant Sports Editor, @synakowsk Students weigh in on what motivates them to attend men’s basketball games The UCCU Center buzzes with excitement on Thursdays and Saturdays. There is…
Wolverines suffer their first home conference defeat of the season
Alyssa Synakowski, Assitant Sports Editor, @synakowsk Photo by Gabi Campbell Utah Valley University men’s basketball fell 71-57 to Seattle University Feb. 13 at the UCCU Center, but UVU (14-9, 8-2)…
Pennies for panhandlers
Brianna Bailey, Staff Writer Photos by Laura Fox After gaining personal exposure to various panhandlers and homeless families the past four months, I’ve concluded there is a wrong and right…
God and science
Sean Stoker, Staff Writer Illustration by Trevor Robertson Growing up, I was raised to look at the universe with two eyes: one being logic, the other faith. I vividly remember…
Utah legislators have their heads in the sand again
Michael Houck, Staff Writermikehouck0604@hotmail.com The Utah Legislature is up and going for its 45-day run, proposing bills and passing new laws. And it seems that legislators are gearing up to…
“It’s OK, don’t cry”
Name Withheld I don’t like bedtime. When I spend the night here, I want to stay up visiting with Anna, but our before bed root beer makes us too sleepy….
UVU program embraces learning for elementary students through robotics
Rinamay Rhoten, news writer Photos by Laura Fox A joint afterschool program from UVU and Alpine School District is providing elementary students with the chance to work on math and…
What women want
RaVae Beck, Staff Writer ravae_b@yahoo.com Valentine’s Day is ominously approaching. The men who have noticed are beginning to panic, grudgingly searching for that perfect gift. Retailers want society to…
Why married people should celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Barbara Finlinson, Staff Writer @bubblestweets Valentine’s Day is an overly-commercialized, greeting card company supporting, candy-consuming, fresh-flower murdering, mostly-disappointing day when people are pressured in to telling their significant other they…
Neurologist speaks about effects of “new drug”
By Kyrie Paredes, Reporter For the first major event of the Fight the New Drug movement on campus, neurologist Donald L. Hilton visited UVU’s Ragan Theater on Feb. 3 to…
Sochi: no gays allowed
By Michael Houck With the 2014 Winter Olympic Games starting February 7 in Sochi, Russia, the whole world is waiting in anticipation of great sportsmanship from all of the athletes attending….
