Seniors ‘pay it forward’
The announcement no sooner left Nancy Smith’s lips before being drowned out by the thunderous applause of over 500 attendees. As Senior Director of UVU’s Donor Relations and Scholarships, Smith…
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PR students gain real life experience
The end of the semester brings different assignments, exams and projects for students in various majors across campus. For a group of five students studying public relations in the UVU…
Editorial: Putting UVU on the map
On a recent trip to a journalism conference in New York, a number of our newspaper staff members were constantly asked about UVU. When we said that we’re a university…
Miss Africa Utah pageant selects 2012 queen
Amidst familiar romantic 90s pop ballads and an animated crowd, nine young women clad in little black dresses and colorful feather boas paraded across the stage at Ragan Theatre, welcoming…
Getting Oriented
The scent of ginger wafts through the air. Dim lights hover above tables and glow in the dark wooden floor. The décor, as well as the cuisine, is a…
LTUE moves to UVU
Things like, “That’s Brandon Sanderson walking behind you,” could be heard at the Life, The Universe & Everything event, LTUE, held Feb. 9-11. LTUE is not a typical science fiction…
Japanese culture presented in gratitude
Sounds of the thunderous banging of huge taiko drums contrasted with the peaceful, almost hypnotic sound of the harp-like koto music in the Ragan Theatre Saturday night, Feb. 11, in…
Senior Couple Love Stories
Midge & Richard Johnson How they met: Midge and Richard met at BYU when Midge was working for a telephone company. Richard went into the company to…
Students’ ‘Lazy Jedi’ short goes viral
UVU student Mike Brown and BYU students Casen and Landon Sperry gain Internet fame with weekly YouTube shorts. Freshman Mike Brown, a 24-year-old Digital Media major, has been collaborating…
A note with composer, Lance Montgomery
Over the course of four months, Lance Montgomery feverishly constructed musical notes to match the brilliant animation of BYU’s short animation film, “The Dream Giver.“ The efforts of the…
Pre-Super Bowl hype proves gridiron rules
By Jonathan Boldt As much as it pains me to admit it, baseball has gone from America’s favorite pastime to past its time. It will always have its place…
Orem teenager volunteering in Africa
For two weeks last June, Austin Cox traveled to Malawi, Africa to volunteer at Mtendere (n-ten-dear-ie), a small orphan village. He traveled with eight other people from the Auburn Church…
Wrestling program earns passionate fan base
It was quite a spectacle. Nearly 2,000 fans cheered and chanted in unison, rooting on the hometown Wolverines. The energy was palpable, the anticipation was mounting and the chants of…
Conference a factor in lack of school spirit
Colleges throughout the nation have mascots, bands and clubs to help support the school they are a part of. With all the support from these outlets, what really makes a…
The price of your own pad
Housing invokes a host of words: exciting, frustrating, liberating and in Utah Valley, restrictive. For many, even after college, student housing is the most affordable solution available. But student housing…
