Are your poor grades your professor’s fault?

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone wants someone else to blame when things in life don’t go the way they want, but with school, how can you know when you should have worked harder for your grades or when your grade was limited by your professor’s teaching methods? Many professors are difficult and get a reputation for teaching hard classes, […]

Trickle-up education: A letter from the editor

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes     Death, taxes and inflation.   In this current economy, those three things are what we can all bank on and must be ready for. The biggest culprits aside from the Grim Reaper and the government (it can be hard to differentiate the two at times) are thought to be the demonized group of […]

Smoother traffic on University Parkway

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Navigating construction while commuting to UVU has been a struggle for students as of late. Recently, Utah County welcomed its first continuous flow intersection to help traffic flow at the intersection of University Parkway and Sandhill Road. The I-15 CORE team coordinated with UVU officials to determine what would best help with traffic in the […]

Dominant season

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Numbers never lie. Going into the Great West Conference tournament, Utah Valley University had not lost in conference play all season long, posting a 24-0 record against the likes of Texas-Pan American, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and the University of Northern Colorado. But it was the two victories against Houston Baptist in the tournament […]

Computer Engineering degree comes to UVU

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley University computer science students are breathing easier as a new Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree will be available beginning this fall semester. “From what I understand about the industry is that they’re hiring a lot in the science and engineering fields,” said 32-year-old Greg Hodgson, computer science student. “I think it’s […]

Classroom Tech: Facebook

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes If there were one experience from my time here at UVU, it would be when I took the opportunity to talk about a random quote in a speech class. “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke said that, and it has stayed with me for years. I stood at the front […]

Don’t grieve alone

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes When a raven appeared at Wade C. Haskell’s home several days in a row, he supposed that he had made a new friend in the animal kingdom. Haskell, a senior biology student at Utah Valley University, enjoys Native American religion and folklore. In some Native American traditions, the raven, among other creatures, is considered an […]

All-American dreaming

May 31, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM, Utah — Goose Kallunki been named First Team Louisville Slugger All-America by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The Utah Valley University senior is the first Wolverines to receive first-team honors and the program’s third All-American in as many years.   Kallunki led UVU to a 47-win season and its third straight Great West Conference regular season […]

University Parkway Closed Until Tuesday

May 18, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kyrie Foster – News Writer | Officials of UDOT discuss University Parkway construction. This coming weekend, students at UVU may come to realize the impact University Parkway has on their daily life. The intersection is scheduled to close from the night of May 18, until the following Tuesday morning. During the scheduled closure, Utah Department […]

Wrestling With A Complex Issue

May 15, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Mallory Black – Assistant News Editor   The cool night air saunters through the wooden slat windows and fans rotate a breeze in the front room of the Healing Hands guesthouse. Artwork from local Haitian vendors cover the walls: paintings of musical instruments, the Haitian hillside and coastline.   It’s the second Saturday night […]