Letter from an alumnus

March 15, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes I recently had the chance to intern for health care staffs on Capitol Hill and in the Library of Congress’s Domestic Policy Division. Having spent months studying these proposed reforms, what kind of expertise do I have to show for it? Not a lot. I may know more about it than the average student, but […]

Events Calendar March 15-21

March 15, 2010

Reading Time: 6 minutes Editor’s Pick of the Week: “As You Like It” follows heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court and eventually finds love. This classic Shakespeare romantic comedy is a great way to spend the evening. It will be performed at BYU’s Pardoe Theatre at 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call […]

Side effects may include…

March 8, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes This campus seems to be one where giving to charity abounds. One can donate cans of food to pay off library fines and donate shoes and clothes at locations all around the school. We hold events to raise money for Haiti and other causes. We have even seen the organization of charitable fundraising for specific […]

Revenge is sweet for Wolverines

March 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Looking to avenge an earlier loss to NJIT, the UVU men used an early second half run to notch a 65-57 victory over the Highlanders at the UVU Events Center. Jordan Swarbrick led the Wolverines (12-16, 5-7) with 13 points while Jheryl Wilson paced NJIT (9-18, 4-6) with a game-high 26 points. After falling behind […]

Team Elevate wins student elections

March 8, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Student body officers for the 2010-2011 school year were announced March 3 after three days of hard campaigning. Team Elevate, consisting of Richard Portwood, Clint Pulver, Chris Loumeau and Sarah Standing won by nearly double the votes of team UVUnited. Members of team UVUnited included Michael Spurrier, Nathan Lambson, Daniel Diaz and Tess Seymour. Of […]

A Legend brought to life

March 8, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Owing to its considerable beauty and symbolic formations, Mount Timpanogos is surrounded by many legends. From the southwest, the Timpanogos peaks are said resemble the silhouette of a sleeping woman, and internally resides the Heart of Timpanogos, a magnificent stalactite which has the appearance of a human heart. A ballet adaptation, “Legend,” was created based […]

Scripture Technology: World’s Only Gutenberg In Provo

March 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A German goldsmith living in the 1450s hid from the Catholic Church to invent what would not only bring the world out of the Dark Ages but become the first technology to spread information to the masses in the same revolutionary way the internet has led to an explosion of information accessibility today: the Gutenburg […]

Stacking the deck

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes “Let your voice be heard,” the main UVU Student Government Web site declares. “Help make a difference on UVU’s campus.” But what is the process by which someone can get involved? One of the best ways to do so is to apply for an appointed position within the UVUSA Student Council. While certain student government […]

Slice of 3.14159265

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Review visited the Math Lab, asking a few tutors on the spot to name as many numerals in pi as they could. Here are the results, with a joke and a fact. Luc Earl: 3.14159 Alissa Boyer: 3.14159(1) Joe Pearson: 3.141(7) Pi says, “get real” I say, “be rational.” Lindsey Cracroft: 3.14159[65(2)] “The Egyptians […]

Vote!

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Two team’s campaign efforts will culminate March 1-3 for UVUSA student body elections. Student body officers for the 2010-2011 year will be elected by the general student body. The two teams running are Team Elevate and Team UVUnited. Team elevate is headed by Richard Portwood, running for Student Body President. Portwood has served on UVUSA […]