Realizing the dream

January 11, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cheryl and Linda Brown were just children when their father joined twelve other families led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit on behalf of their children. In the 55 years since the lawsuit the sisters have remained involved in a civil rights […]

BLOG: Waiting for MJ

December 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The McKay Events Center brimmed with a stoked crowd yesterday, all believing they were going to see Bryon Russell take on the man who had already bested him—Michael Jordan. It was probably the largest amount of people the Utah Flash had ever seen at one of their games. I remained skeptical because I had heard […]

Wolverines having a rough season

December 8, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Lady Wolverines have lost five of their last six games played since just before Thanksgiving break, putting them at 3-6 for the season. UVU took its first road trip beginning Nov. 18 and traveled East to face No. 25 Mississippi State as well as Longwood in Farmville, Virginia. Both competitions ended in a loss […]

Palin: pining for a signing

December 8, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have never drunk a curdled glass of half-and-half. Neither have I read Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue. I’m definitely sure that I wouldn’t feel good after doing either one. It is neither secret, nor negative, that Utah is a staunchly conservative state.  There are drawbacks to living in a subculture where a dominant […]

Problem solved! Gift solutions for those who leave you clueless

December 8, 2009

Reading Time: 4 minutes Some people are just impossible to shop for. Sure, you can spend hours scouring the mall or surfing the Web, but with finals looming near, who has time for that? It’s easy to resort to gift cards, but those are trite. In a time-saving effort, here are perfect gifts for the hard-to-please demographics. The music […]

Students identify themselves through art: Senior exhibit allows students to prepare for working in the real world

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Accounting, resumés, corporate settings, brokers and packaging. Those are hardly words to be expected in an art class. But in the senior seminar art class, those are all topics being discussed as the class prepares for its exhibition and the real world of artists. The class has spent the semester learning how to prepare an […]

Add a little color to your holiday season

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Have you been looking for a way to add a little eco-friendly Christmas cheer to your apartment? Or maybe you’ve been stressing out, wondering how you will celebrate the country’s National Poinsettia Day on Dec. 12? Well, look no further than the USU/UVU Horticulture Program’s annual poinsettia sale. The sale, which runs through Dec. 15, […]

Thanksgiving at the V

November 27, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Students think back to their fondest memories of Thanksgiving… including that fateful year that Uncle Al threw the turkey at grandma.

International Photo Contest: the stories behind the images

November 23, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes It has been said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But there are at least a thousand words that can tell the story behind a photo. Such is the case with this year’s UVU International Photo Contest. The contest is in its sixth year, but it is the first time the winning photos […]