Back to School
Reading Time: < 1 minute This week UVU Students head back to school, and UVU Review is there to see what’s on their minds.
New beginning
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the new school year commences, many students anxiously and nervously prepare for a new and exciting beginning. For some, this year will be their first and they are entering an unknown world, while for others this will be there final year and they are hoping to go out with a bang. Wherever students are […]
UVU Clubs
Reading Time: 4 minutes Clubs are a common occurrence on a university campus, and this one is certainly no exception. The clubs website – found at www.UVU.edu/Clubs – lists over 120 different clubs in ten different categories: academic and political; pre-professional; social awareness; service; performing arts and media; ethnic and cultural; religious; sports; social; and athletics/recreational. PERFORMING ARTS/MEDIA These […]
Provo police officers predictably awful at jokes
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you are reading this and you work for Provo Police Department, here is a list of what is funny: Cats Pratfalls Pies in the face Mistaken identity Observational humor about relationships or how difficult it is to program your VCR. Anything following the Yakov Smirnoff Soviet Russia Reversal Model (Ex: “In America, you eat […]
She may be small, but her talent is huge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Measuring five feet, zero inches, Katey Turner is easily the smallest player on the soccer team’s roster. She’s also the biggest player in terms of work ethic, enthusiasm and leadership, according to her teammates and coaching staff. Throw in her 2009 campaign (seven goals, 16 points and Great West Tournament MVP), and the case could […]
No place for our voices: Tragedy for Native Sun powwow
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ken Sekaquaptewa, an advisor at the Multicultural Center, calmly expresses feelings of frustration: “One weekend is all we’re asking for,” he says. For eight years, the Native American community of Utah and those who appreciate their vibrant heritage look forward to the Native American Powwow in November, which is Native American Heritage Month. This year, […]
Meeting increasing enrollment demands
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last fall’s campaign to emphasize the benefits of taking a summer semester has been a success with summer enrollment up nearly 25 percent, but school officials aren’t giving up the initiative just yet. General enrollment is on the rise and administrators are struggling to make space while students are scrambling to secure the classes they […]
Kappa Sigma fraternity looks to expand their mark on campus
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Rhett Dalley came to UVU, he felt an odd sense of disconnection from his university. While the education he was receiving was one of the best in the state, he never felt like a “Wolverine.” There was a lack of home or community for the Kaysville native. That was until he helped found a […]
The Sloppiest Crusade: Will Arizona’s anti-immigration legislative frenzy spread to Utah?
Reading Time: 7 minutes Some of us thought that Brigham Young’s Avenging Angels were the last bastion of organized vigilantism in the great state of Utah. We harbored romantic images wherein three of Brother Brigham’s wives – a brain, a tomboy and a sexpot – would be frequently given dangerous, sexy assignments through some kind of primitive speaking tube. […]
Diversity Training: A Dying Concept
Reading Time: 3 minutes We are a growing powerhouse! According to Utah.com, we are “Utah’s fastest growing facility for higher education and learning.” We are drawing students from different locations within the country and even outside the United States – but are we ready for it? We have a low degree of diversity, but one only needs to look […]