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On Jan. 31, 2008, UVSC was visited by members of a local newspaper known as “The Mormon Worker.”

Though the United States military may control much ground in Afghanistan and Iraq, the moral high ground, on which the federal government has historically based its use of military force, has been irretrievably lost due to the admitted use of torture in prisoner interrogations, according to a former U.S. military interrogator.

As Utah Valley State College affiliates, you may have noticed extra commotion every Wednesday near the food court. The credit for this added activity is given to the Student Activities Department and one of UVSC’s best-kept secrets: Wolverine Wednesday.

The annual state of the college address was held this past Wednesday for faculty, students and community members to hear remarks from President Bill Sederburg on the accomplishments of the last year and the future facing the school.

At approximately 4:20 in the afternoon, the campus was plunged into darkness amidst the pending blizzard that plastered Utah. But the outage was not due to the storm, but a major waterline break that flooded the electrical distribution locker located in the student center on campus.

The efforts of Utah Valley State College students have finally paid off. Facebook pages, dances, hallway tables, popcorn, posters, fliers, and petitions to local businesses were just a few of the ways that students raised money to send help to earthquake victims in Peru.

Charges for providing false information to obtain a firearm against former student Kidus Yohannes have been dropped.

A world leader, and the LDS prophet of 15 years passes away, leaving behind a legacy of faith, service and devotion.

The 2008 presidential primary-caucus has begun. Seven states have already voted, and twenty-two are expected to vote on Feb. 5, the biggest voting day of the year for the primaries.

“We are anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.” So ends an eerie video by a group of hackers calling themselves “Anonymous,” which puts the Church of Scientology on notice.

In the past few weeks, UVSC student council and other campus organizations were frustrated at having their banners taken down in certain areas on campus with no notice and no explanation.

Titles for the teaching faculty at UVSC range from adjunct to professor, with many others in between. How faculty members get these titles and the qualifications for them are widely unknown to students. But these titles do make a difference for students.

When a year comes to an end and a new one begins, we tend to survey the past year’s accomplishments and failures. Looking back over 2007, we see that it has been a remarkable year for our beloved Utah Valley State College. From Senate Bill 70 and the Fulton challenge to new degrees and greater enrollment, UVSC has seen it’s fair share of triumphs.

Jan. 14: THEFT-A female student accidentally left her purse in a classroom located in the Liberal Arts building. When she returned, she discovered the purse had been stolen. Jan. 15th:…