Reading Time: 2 minutes Running 10 kilometers may not sound like a lot of fun, but when you throw in a chance to play in the mud, it becomes a little more inviting. The Dirty Dash, founded by Jeff Harps in 2010 is a new style of race offered in Salt Lake that entices would-be contestants to race […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Music department administration shuffles resources to account for the void left after the departure of Larry Johnson. Changes made in the music department faculty lineup this semester will allow students to encounter music education in a different way, giving them experience they are not likely to find anywhere else. This semester, Associate Professor […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes You are strong. Brittany Andrews, owner of the 5-month-old Yoga Underground in Provo, operates her yoga studio around that idea. Coming from Andrews, it should be expected. She has completed about a dozen triathlons and finished roughly 20 bike races –her most recent being 200 miles. Though her personal fitness requires more […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s a movie about Porter Rockwell, Free Masons, ancient bloodlines and the Ark of the Covenant. Oh, and UVU students. “The Masonic Map,” which was written and directed by senior Communications major Joseph James, is set to have its Utah premiere in downtown Salt Lake City. As James describes it, the movie “a story about […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Smoking may not be right – but it is my right to smoke. “Thanks for a country where nobody’s allowed to mind his own business.” – William S. Burroughs I smoke cigarettes. And, yes, I know they’re bad for me. Go ahead. I know what you’re going to ask. You’re aching […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear UVU students, As we kick off a new academic year, I want to extend a warm welcome to each of you who have chosen to pursue higher education at Utah Valley University. This is a place of opportunity, and you are on the path to having a world of possibilities opened to you. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverine volleyball team played an exhibition game against the Slovenian National Team Wednesday night losing 3-1 (21-25, 21-25, 25-17, 19-25). The game was the return of Jaicee Kuresa. She got four kills, an assist, and four digs in her debut match. As a team the Wolverines fell behind early in the first set […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’m going to completely honest. I sort of expected UVU’s library to be five floors of unmitigated schlock. I’m not sure if it was the unfortunate reputation Utah Valley University carries, even among some of its own students, as a glorified baby-sitting service for twenty-somethings too mischievous for Brother Brigham’s academic fold. Maybe I […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It takes a village to raise a successful musician. That, at least, is the gist of the answer you get from Kaneischa Johnson, Velour employee. At the heart of that support, too, is Provo’s Velour Live Music Gallery. Corey Fox, owner of the 5-year-old venue, has fostered his fair share of bands, too. His […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This year’s team is dominated by youth, featuring seven freshmen and four sophomores. The four returning seniors and lone junior will be looked to early and often to provide leadership for this team, according to UVU head coach Sam Atoa. With the scheduling quirk of having nine home matches in a row to begin the […]