Fatal crash of UVU plane

November 22, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Although cause unclear, campus mourns loss A plane crash involving a university-owned Diamond Aircraft DA 20-C1 proved fatal in Payson on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 1:08 p.m. Jamie Bennee, a 34-year-old flight instructor and 25-year-old David Whitney, an Aviation student, were conducting a routine training flight, although it is unclear who was piloting at the […]

Student tragedy prevented on campus

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A student intending to commit suicide from the seventh-level ledge of the Computer Science building was brought down to safety by campus and city officials Tuesday morning.   Chris Taylor, associate vice president of communication and marketing, said the student left a note describing his intentions with an academic advisor around 8:45 a.m.   After […]

Victory on ‘Senior Night’

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Gaining another big victory, four lady Wolverine seniors played their last home match in the Activity Center on Nov. 5. In front of an exuberant crowd of 745, Kayli Doxey, Dani Robison, Kathleen aStevens and Lanni O’Reilly played for their fans one last time against conference opponent Texas-Pan American, sweeping them 3-0. Going into last […]

UVU Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU Spectrum Club may sound like a new organization on campus, but they have been around for over ten years. Formally known as the Gay-Straight Alliance, the club changed their name last year to the UVU Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association. The cause of this change was to sound more inclusive. The club is […]

Commune with your commute

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Who’s ready for an ice-cold, refreshing bike ride? The transition to winter is difficult to swallow each year for commuters. Drivers struggle not to slide around and off the roads. Walkers run the gamble of walking on slick or unshoveled sidewalks, in addition to being very cold. Cyclists, however, face a combination of these problems […]

The green in the Wolverines

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes The U. and BYU are years behind the energy conservation programs already in place here at UVU. This university has been a leader in energy conservation for many years. When compared to the major universities in the state, our program is years ahead of Utah’s other universities. We have been conscious of energy conservation for […]

Isn’t she lovely?

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Oct. 8, the annual Miss UVU pageant was held and junior Danica Olsen took the crown. Though some may believe that pageants are somewhat outdated and archaic, the true purpose of Miss UVU is to find a suitable icon to represent our student body, and in Danica they have. Not only is she an […]

Artists vs. Athletes

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Budgetary showdown in Springville pits sports against art Remember Revenge of the Nerds? It was a timeless story of Jock versus Nerd­—a struggle as crimson and primeval as cat against dog, squid against whale or Whopper against Big Mac. Superficially, the film was merely a 90-minute romp about scientifically-inclined underdogs standing up to persecution and […]

Art-less Art space

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Though it’s one of the largest programs in the school, the visual arts department is housed in a bland and ill-suited area of campus. Stark. Dirty. Crowded. Unaccommodating. Unfortunately, these things describe the space assigned to the Arts and Visual Communication department. Taking a walk through the Gunther Trades fourth and fifth floors is a […]