Nursing program unveils Nightingale statue

September 28, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Byron Harward   The Lady with the Lamp, a statue of the famed nurse Florence Nightingale that was sculpted by 20th-century artist Avard Fairbanks, was donated by his son Jonathan Fairbanks to the UVU nursing program and will now sit in the main hall of […]

Police blotter

September 18, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | [email protected]   UVU   Medical Emergency: An officer was dispatched on a medical call to the Classroom Building after someone fell, hit their head and suffered “minor convulsions.” The officer found the individual coherently speaking, but the individual refused to be transported and left after being advised to seek […]

Architect tells story of 9/11 memorial design

September 14, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | [email protected] Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   UVU commemorated the anniversary of the September 11 attacks with the architect who brought the victims’ memorial to life. Israeli-American Michael Arad, a longtime resident of New York City, made the trip to speak to UVU students and faculty […]

Students adapt to increase in drivers

September 8, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes   8000 parking permit holders compete for 5000 spaces   Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   With a dramatic increase in student enrollment has come an increase in drivers. Barbara Young, Parking Operations Director at UVU, has said that over 8,000 parking permits […]

Founder of top grip company speaks to UVU students

September 3, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff   Provo-native and founder of the sports accessory company Lizard Skins, Brian Fruit, spoke on Sept. 3 to a packed Ragan Theatre as part of UVU’s Executive Lecture Series. In a way, Fruit has hit home runs in Major League Baseball—not as a batter, but vicariously through […]

Confederate flag sales booming

August 31, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Professor says local support is culturally and politically based   Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Photo Editor | @gabicampbellphotos   A Provo flag store owner is reporting a large increase in sales of the Confederate flag this summer. Stan Softly, owner of Flags and Stuff on University Ave., […]

Latino Scientists program celebrates big year

August 17, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo   The Latino Scientists of Tomorrow hosted their annual banquet in the Grande Ballroom on Aug. 4, capping off what the program’s adviser said is the program’s biggest year yet. As the formally dressed young students and […]

Orange cone alert

August 3, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff   With all the construction projects underway at main campus, the UVU Review has your week-to-week construction update, courtesy of Frank Young, UVU Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning.   The following projects are currently underway:   Ballroom The ballroom floor is complete except for a few […]

A stamp-ede of voters

August 3, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands receive vote by mail ballots for City Council primary   Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff   In early July, thousands of Orem residents received a ballot with 10 strange names on it. All 46,000 registered voters in Orem received a primary election ballot for the upcoming city council race. As of July […]

Crosswalk closes due to ‘safety concerns’

July 17, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Carrie Laudie | Editor in Chief | @carrielaudie   The crosswalk between the south end of the LDS Institute parking lot and the front entrance of the Student Life and Wellness Center has been permanently closed. A press release by Parking Services and campus police […]