Perfect in conference play
By Matt Gardner and Kyle Spencer After securing its first road win of the season at Bakersfield, UVU won its first home Western Athletic Conference game against Grand Canyon University…
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Remembering David Keller
Nancy Peterson, Professor Elementary Education UVU David left quite a bit of voicemail on my office phone, and I grew to love his messages. He didn’t seem put-off by…
Velour turns 8
When: Friday and Saturday, January 17th and 18th Where: 135 North University, Provo How much: $8 Anyone at all acquainted with the Utah Valley music scene will be familiar…
El Mexiquense Grill
Located on across the street from Olive Garden on west State Street in American Fork, El Mexiquense’s glass façade is plain and unintimidating, adorned with only it’s name and a…
Free Mary Jane
By Matt Kelly, Staff Writer Some of you may remember the particularly tragic murder case of Cassandra Killpack from 2002. Cassandra lived in Provo with her foster parents, one of…
Same-sex marriage, a hastily made law
By Ryan Muir Marriage equality is often considered from an entirely emotional standpoint. Rarely is any thought given to the logical side of arguing regardless of the persuasion of the…
Local Album Releases: A 2013 Round-Up
Before moving forward into the new year, here’s a look back at 12 of the great local albums released in the last 12 months. Polytype’s “Basic//Complex” Check out the…
The 2014 Happiness Calendar
Henry S. Miller, Author of The Serious Pursuit of Happiness Amp up the amount of happiness in your life each and every month of the year by intentionally focusing on…
The Wolverines win two in a row after a nine-game losing streak
Jessica Whalen jlhwhalen@gmail.com The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team snapped their nine-game losing streak with two consecutive wins against Idaho State and New Orleans. UVU (4-10) led the majority…
Women’s volleyball ends season in disappointment
By: Jessica Whalen jlhwhalen@gmail.com The inaugural year in the WAC closed for the Wolverines with an 18-15 record and 11-5 in WAC play. Utah Valley was bounced by Seattle University…
4 Reasons You Should Shut Up and Love Christmas Already
By: Sean Stoker, staff writer, sean.stoker7@gmail.com If there was ever a cliché more hackneyed and overused than the person who hates Christmas and everything to do with the holiday…
Tis the season to be vegan
Mikayla Cottrell, staff writer, mikayla.cottrell@gmail.com This time of year people get excited about pies, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and turkey. Holiday dinners can contain all of these things and be…
Hale Center Theater Orem delivers delightful Christmas debut
Robbie Tripp, Writer, @trippswag The Hale Center Theater Orem opened its 24th annual performance of Charles Dickens’s classic tale, “A Christmas Carol” Saturday night to a sold-out audience filled with…
Drone technology finally delivers
By Ashton Herrmann, Reporter, @AshtonHerrmann Because of their increasingly frequent use in military operations, unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e. drones) carry a heavy stigma. There’s something unnerving about the thought that at…
Thanksgiving traditions, change and family
By: Samantah Ghan, Opinions writer, flutedm@yahoo.com Thanksgiving in my family has always been a big ordeal. There is turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, Jell-O and pies upon pies. Growing up…
