No. 1 ranked Wolverines fall in GWC semis to NJIT

March 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes   It’s hard to quantify how far the UVU men’s basketball team fell in their semifinal loss to NJIT, but here’s an attempt:   • They went from winning 13 games in a row to dropping two straight   • They failed to win a game in the Great West Conference Tournament as the No. […]

UVUSA VP accused of sexism

March 9, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Outrage recently erupted over tweets from a member of the Executive Council of UVUSA, which many found sexist and offensive. Many are asking if this is an appropriate way for a representative to behave, especially when he represents a campus that is 43 percent female.   Joe Jursic, current vice president of Student Life, tweeted […]

Coalition against discrimination meets with President Holland

March 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Members of the coalition worked well into the early morning preparing an official statement to give to President Holland.   UVU has worked hard at putting forth an image of inclusiveness and acceptance of all students. However, some students believe there is still more to be done. A group of students called the Coalition […]

Voting closes, new Exec Council crosses team lines

March 7, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes When the final vote count came in for the 2012-2013 Executive Council, candidates and students alike were surprised by the split across team lines.   Chad Workman, of Team Impact was announced as the new Student Body President. Jared Roberts of Team EXElerate will be the Executive Vice President. Erin Haskell and Clara LeFevre of […]

Why We Need An Independent Elections Committee

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 5 minutes If you’re reading this article, then you’ve hopefully read the letter from former Student Body President Richard Portwood. He suggests that we create a fully independent Elections Committee, in order to help restore the student’s confidence in UVUSA. I agree with Portwood’s suggestion.   I agree with Portwood because of what the Elections Committee does. […]

Interview with Jason Alexander

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Trying his hand at teaching, Jason Alexander came to UVU to teach workshops on theater performance.   Actor on stage, television and film, director, producer and comedian, Jason Alexander took on a new role of teacher when he came to campus on Feb. 27-29. Best known for his role of George Costanza on the television […]

Reactions to alleged infraction

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes David Millet and Jared Roberts from team EXELerate, spoke out on March 1, to address certain accusations and concerns about their campaign thus far.   “In no way did we maliciously break any rules,” Millet said, who is running for student body president.   Millet and his team advertised an event on Facebook for Jan. […]

Unfinished business

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines nailed down multiple milestones in last week’s 74-64 win over Texas Pan-American. Among them:   20 wins, just the second time the program has won 20-plus 13 consecutive victories, the longest run in team history and the fourth-longest NCAA win streak heading into Saturday’s game at North Dakota Back-to-back regular season Great West […]

Creating jewelry from the earth

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winston Mason didn’t always want to make jewelry. In fact, at first he longed to be a painter. Then he became a police officer for eighteen years. But his talent couldn’t remain hidden forever.   Mason has been making handcrafted Native American jewelry since 1963. His interest was first piqued when he attended the American […]

Tuition on the rise once again

March 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU is the fastest growing school in Utah. Expansion, growth and spending should all be anticipated, yet exclusivity is not one of the items President Holland wants to add to that list.   “UVU has the lowest Legislative funding in the state,” Holland said while also stating his intent to “keep tuition as low as […]