Reading Time: 2 minutes Salt Lake City’s annual Twilight concert series is back. The gang of food trucks rolled in and circled like Hell’s Angels, the adult beverage tents stocked with beer and wine, and the army of port-a-potties stood like soldiers awaiting their duty. The gaggle of Salt Lakers swarmed in through the one main entrance*, a steady […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The student body and Student Association of Utah Valley University have chosen – the name of the student section will remain “MAWL,” the Mighty Athletic Wolverine League. “I feel great about it. I’m glad that we had the opportunity to see the other possibilities and also that people are behind us sticking with the MAWL,” […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fitz and the Tantrums are like six shots of espresso, right to the heart. For those unfamiliar with this band, they combine neo-soul and indie pop into 90 minutes of spunky, dance-inducing, heart-thumping, uplifting music. On June 30 they played a sold-out show at Red Butte Gardens. Their setlist came from two studio albums: Pickin’ […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Orem city council members voted 6-1 to reject the proposal from Macquarie to create a public-private partnership with UTOPIA on Thursday night. The decision came in the evening before the deadline with Macquarie and Orem will join four other cities that have also opted out of the proposal. Orem Councilwoman Margaret Black voted for the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 10th District Court of Appeals has ruled Utah’s third amendment, which bans marriage between same-sex couples, unconstitutional. The June 25 ruling came with a stay, which temporarily pauses any implementation of the ruling. “We hold that the Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right to marry, establish a family, raise children, and enjoy the full […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fidel Montero has been appointed as Utah Valley University President Matthew S. Holland’s chief of staff. Montero has been serving on UVU’s Board of Trustees since July 2013. As chief of staff, he will be secretary of the Board. State statute requires that he resign from his position on the Board so that he can […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Local bands Cory Mon, VanLadyLove and We are the Strike played in the latest installment of Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series to their screaming fangirls and fanboys. A tall, wild-haired, bassist that wore a white tank and red suspenders took the stage first on Friday night at this year’s second concert of Provo’s rooftop series. His […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes President Holland signed an agreement with Anderson Geneva Development on June 18 and acquired an additional 125 acres of land in the @geneva development in Vineyard, UT for Utah Valley University. “Tremendous growth is coming to this valley. We know that this is a dynamic and growing institution and this opens up a whole new […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tiffany Frandsen, News Editor @Tiffany_mf The Ambassador of Greece to the United Nations presented a lecture to Utah Valley University students and faculty, as well as Orem community members on Monday morning in the Sorenson student center. Ambassador Michel Spinellis’s address covered the challenges and opportunities of the European Union. He gave an overview of the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The student section is getting a new name and a makeover. The new name will be picked through one round of student voting from these five choices: The Green Riot The Pack The Zoo The Green League The MAWL is also on the ballot. “It’s all about tradition, and there’s definitely an aspect of being […]