Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2016-2017 student body presidential elections at UVU have taken a strange turn, similar to the national presidential elections, with the emergence of an anti-establishment candidate sending waves of controversy rippling through UVUSA’s traditional election process. Jordan Goodrich, an integrated studies major at UVU, is actively promoting himself as a write in candidate for student […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It was an hour of tension, drama and surprise, particularly for the candidates who were under fire from the moderators and the audience. The most shocking moment in the debate was when Jared Stirland, one of the four presidential candidates and the news editor for The Review, withdrew his name from the race. “I never […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 President Holland announced Feb. 3 that the school has raised $20 million in private funding to build the new center of the arts building that was proposed in 2014. The initiative began with the goal of raising $15 million. Through the generosity of the Ray […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 During his seventh State of the University address Jan. 26, President Matthew S. Holland celebrated the 75th anniversary of the institution. “If the main purpose of our institution is student success. Then when it comes to the state of the university, I say that […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The UVU Board of Trustees met Jan. 14 to discuss the current goals and affairs of the university. A common theme throughout the meeting was that UVU is currently the largest university in the state, and the institution needs funding to match this title. The new campus buildings, including a proposed performing and visual arts […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 Former Washington Post journalist and Pulitzer Nominee Wil Haygood told an audience at Utah Valley University on Jan. 14 how Eugene Allen, a former White House butler, became the inspiration for his New York Times bestseller, “The Butler: A Witness to History.” Haygood, speaker at […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Millennials for Bernie Sander’s hosted an event on January 13 at UVU where those in attendance participated in phone banking to advocate for the Sanders campaign. The purpose of this phone banking session was to gather demographic data by calling lists of people who had voted for a democratic presidential candidate in a previous […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo January’s Pizza and Politics event gave students the opportunity to ask Keith Squires, Utah’s Commissioner of Public Safety, and Utah County Sheriff James Tracy, questions about local law enforcement. Tracy said it was a great opportunity for them to find out what students […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A panel discussion on student fees capped off this semester’s Student Voice forum—but only a small number participated. The panel included Student Body President Dylan Swartz, Executive Vice President Phil Varney and Phil Clegg, an associate dean over students. Kari Dennis, Senator over College of Aviation, who organized the event alongside business school senator […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 The first semester of the Pizza and Politics series ended with Rep. Brad Daw of the Utah State Legislature walking a few dozen students through what he called “the adventure we’ve had in Utah over the last few years with Obamacare.” The lecture and […]