Day in the life: Matt Holland

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes As the old cliché goes, you don’t know a man until you walk a day in his shoes. Yet at the end of the day, those shoes can be taken off, allowing the temporary wearer to sleep soundly knowing they were lucky enough to know a man and also lucky enough to not have to […]

Well balance Wolverines roll over South Dakota

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley men’s basketball team got back to its winning ways at home, scoring a season high and dominating the University of South Dakota, 86-68. The Wolverines got off to a slow start, managing only four points in the first five minutes into the game, but after a media timeout Utah Valley settled down. […]

Exhibit explores individuality of local artists

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Life experiences shape us into unique individuals with different likes, dislikes, passions, pasts and futures.These differences often manifest themselves through artistic expression; thus original artwork tells the story of the artist. With the recognition of this fact in mind, the Covey Center for the Arts is featuring the individuality of four local artists in “Self […]

Worst. Pollution. Ever.

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are now two ways in which Utah resembles a third world country. The first is our well-documented birthrate; the highest in the nation. But this month we managed to set ourselves apart yet again by showing the rest of the nation that we may only be the thirty-fourth most populated state in the country […]

Guitar + pliers = brilliant

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The guitar I want most doesn’t exist. Apparently no one ever thought the tight, guttural chime of a Fender Mustang deserved to be wedded with the sustain of a long scale neck with a heavy maple body. I could build this guitar – there are many sites, like warmoth.com, that make custom guitar building a […]

Events center without a name

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes University President Matthew Holland and Briant Farnsworth, dean of the School of Education, gathered for a press conference Jan. 19 to discuss the implications of the move of the McKay name from the prominent events center to the Education Building. The conference addressed the future of the events center as well as the school’s plans […]

Wisdom transferred: from the progressivist mind of Jeff Torlina

January 20, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a country consumed at its roots by status, materialism and incessant self-focus, Sociology Professor Jeff Torlina is bent on initiating change within the local, national and global community. The experiences that formed him into the individual he is today could give insight to those looking to critically evaluate themselves and the world. His heavily […]

It’s time to hear the music

January 20, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Marcus John Wing popularly known as DJ Marcus Wing of Studio 600 has been contracted as official DJ for all UVU dances for the rest of the year.  As most people do, he has a history that led him to the present, and it’s time to solve the mystery. “Personally I think he is great […]

Wear it now: warrior look exemplifies confidence

January 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine being in some kind of twisted time warp. An Aztec woman is working as a knight of the Middle Ages sometime in the year 3000. No, this is not the plot of a summer blockbuster attempt – it’s a fashion statement nicknamed the “Future Warrior.” This trend is about details, details, details. For instance, […]