Sex Ed

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah will not become the first state to ban student education on contraception, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Governor Gary Herbert vetoed House Bill 363 which would limit sexual education in the classroom to “abstinence-centered” curriculum only.   “If H.B. 363 were to become law, parents would no longer have the option the overwhelming majority […]

Let’s get the ball rolling on reforming the Elections Committee

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Amidst all the scrapping and riffing and finger-pointing between Team Exelerate and Team Aspire, Team Impact stayed calm, sat quietly and won this year’s election. But Chad Workman, who will officially become UVUSA’s Student Body President on Graduation Day, doesn’t intend to remain quiet during his tenure in student government.   “I was actually disappointed […]

Mixed results

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The last two weeks have been a lot kinder to the Utah Valley baseball program than the previous two. After a disappointing 2-8 start to the season, the Wolverines have gone 5-3 against tough competition.   Following a three-game sweep of Southern Utah, the Wolverines spent their spring break in Arizona, splitting a two game […]

Wolverine Minute – March 21st

March 21, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute     UVU Book Fines – unpaid library fines can be waived by donating books through the First Book Utah County Program. Students can donate to the UVU bookstore from March 15th-April 30th. Contact the library for more information.   Conference on Mormonism and Internet – The religious studies program at UVU will be presenting […]

Introducing the newly elected UVUSA

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes “Let’s impact together.”   Embracing his team’s name, Chad Workman, the new UVUSA President summed up the goal and vision of UVUSA with one statement.   Though these past elections have proved to be controversial and frustrating for all parties involved, a new team has risen and with them and so has the hope for […]

Protestors make demands at debate

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Though election time has come to a close, it will be a race that will be remembered not only because of the candidates, but also because of the protestors.   During the 2012 UVUSA elections debate on March 6, the Revolutionary Student Union exercised their freedom to protest and be heard.   With signs like […]

Letter to the Editor

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear students of UVU,   First and foremost I would like to sincerely apologize to any student who was or still is offended by any of my tweets. I take full responsibility for all of the tweets mentioned on my Twitter page. Although the inappropriate tweets were lyrics from songs, they were still hurtful to […]

Holi Festival of Colors

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The most colorful time of the year is almost here —The Holi Festival of Colors.   Believe it or not, Spanish Fork is home to the largest Holi celebration in the Western Hemisphere.   For newcomers, the Holi fest is a Hindu tradition celebrating the arrival of spring and bidding farewell to winter. It commemorates […]

Bass fishing team takes Havasu

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes In only their second tournament as an official team, the UVU Bass Fishing Team won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Conference event on Lake Havasu.   Catching five bass that weighed a total of 13 pounds, 11 ounces, Russell Behlings and Aaron Warner secured the win for the UVU Bass Fishing Team on Saturday, […]

Women’s hoops beats NJIT, advances to GWC finals

March 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   For the first time all season, the UVU women’s basketball team was inconsistent in a good way.   The reserves jumpstarted the Wolverines in the first half before giving way to the starters in the second, combining to give UVU a 63-52 win over NJIT in the Great West Tournament semifinals. Newly minted conference […]