Reading Time: 3 minutes How many of us have sat on the couch and criticized the commercials that we are constantly bombarded with? How many have said, “I could have done that better!” while not doing anything at all? I’m sure we’re all guilty of this at least once in a while – I know I am. When Doritos […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes An amendment to Utah’s constitution that proposes banning affirmative action from state governed agencies and state institutions will specifically attack state funding to outreach programs, recruitment and preference-selection geared towards women and minorities of color. Peggy Pasin, coordinator of the Women’s Center, and Gwen Anderson, director of the Multicultural Center, have voiced numerous concerns about […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Although the area on the west side of campus were once wetlands, the deterioration of the area resulted in a positive use of the badly-needed space where they stood. Last semester, the decision was made to remove from campus an area referred to as wetlands. This is not a negative choice for this area. This […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you have not attended any of the men and women’s basketball games this season, you have missed the newest addition: The Green Man Group. They are the ones in the green outfits banging on the drums in the MAWL section. The Green Man Group is a drum line created by UVUSA Student Life made […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes On January 20, the UVU Theater Department will kick off its spring 2011 season with the infamous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!. Written in 1943, Oklahoma! tells the story of settlers trying to tame the wild frontier, while also dealing with problems resulting from falling in love and being rejected. One of the challenges of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Standing in front of Centre Stage holding the microphone firmly in her hand, her turquoise earings, a piece of her culture, dangling to her shoulders, Billie Atsitty told her story. Visibly rising taller and standing straighter, Atsitty spoke in her native tongue, as she described her heritage. Atsitty is a full-blooded Navajo, of the Sleeping […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Rising tuition costs and budget cuts amid the tight economy are drawing the attention of several student groups. A homemade banner has hung over the north entrance to the Sorenson Center beginning the first week of January. The banner lacks graphics and identifying marks, but its message is clear: “No more budget cuts / No […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Stay-at-home dad by day, paid musician by night: Some would say that senior Nate Robinson is living the dream. He, however, laughs at them and jokes that in his dreams he imagined making a lot more money. Still, being a full-time musician and being able to support a wife and two kids on that income […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gladis was a writer, the assistant news editor, and created and edited the Spanish section for the UVU Review. I started writing for UVU Review in the News section in the spring of 2007. I was working 40 hours a week at a local bank as an investment banker and had four classes. With weekly […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Congratulations on your decision to come to UVU! I truly believe that you made the right decision. Your decision will surely lead you to success in the future. My name is Akwasi Frimpong. I was born in Ghana and raised most of my life in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I am part of the track […]