Aird says better play, tough schedule will pay off

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes In collegiate sports any season can turn on a dime, for better or for worse. Sometimes a certain player catch’s fire and doubles their scoring average. Others it can be as simple as losing a player to injury. In any case, coaches and players work tirelessly to keep success rolling or dig themselves out of […]

‘Switch-Day’ Saves Spring Break

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s get it out of the way now and talk about this semester’s ‘Switch-Days’. Because there has been some divisive speech about it. Some people are worried how it’s going to affect syllabi and workloads. Some people are excited for multiple Mondays spent sleeping in. Most of the students, I suspect, are apathetic or are […]

MLK Jr. Commemoration Week at UVU

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tuesday Jan. 17   10:00-11:15 a.m., LI 120. Panel: MLK and Nations of the Communist Bloc 11:30-12:45 p.m., LI 120. Panel: Henry Louis Gates’s Memoir Colored People 1:00-2:15 p.m., LI 120. Panel: Unity for Gallaudent: The Second Protest at Gallaudet University 7:00-9:00 p.m., Grande Ballroom. Free Screening of the movie “The Help” Free popcorn and cornbread   Wednesday, Jan. 18   9:00-9:50 […]

Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration comes to Utah Valley

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute In honor and remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan 16, students at UVU take the opportunity to address and discuss issues around the Valley concerning important civil rights issues that are important to them, in addition to honoring him through a week long commemoration on campus.

Black Student Union club gets involved

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes For 20 years UVU has been celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. day, but this year is unlike the previous ones. This year is the first year the Black Student Union has helped plan and organize the festivities for MLK week.   Bill Cobb, professor of History, has been on the MLK committee since it’s beginning […]

Grotesque snacks at UVU Fear Factor

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Josh Petersen ate his way through Bison testicles, cow tongue and live cockroaches and grasshoppers to secure the coveted $300 UVU Bookstore scholarship from UVUSA’s reproduction of NBC’s “Fear Factor.” The internet and local butcher shops were the sources for the edible portions of the competition.   The annual event drew approximately 50 spectators who […]

Q and A with Taylor Huber

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes After the Lady Wolverine’s defeat of Longwood University Tuesday night, UVU Review sports writer Colin McGrath got a chance to catch up with freshman guard and three-point specialist Taylor Huber. A true freshman, Huber scored 17 points against Boise State and logged her first start against San Jose State.   Q) What are the strengths […]

New student center building on campus

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students may not realize it but January is the time to begin to decide on and plan for next year’s student fees.   On Thursday, Jan. 19,  the first hearing will be held in the Library where any student can go add their thoughts as organizations request funding through increases in student fees. These hearings […]

Golfweek features Utah Valley’s Casper Mason

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Asher Wildman – Golfweek   In the past few years, some college golfers have been watched more closely than others. Sam Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson, was one that always turned heads while at Clemson. Recent Oklahoma State graduate Kevin Tway was a star in Stillwater, Okla., because he followed his father Bob’s footsteps (who […]

I have a DREAM too

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Some people can picture what the future might hold for them. Not me. Back in high school I saw my future very clearly. I was going to major with a bachelor of science degree in Education, pursue my Master’s degree and give back to my community, and of course give back to my parents for […]