UVU hosts Dr. Howard Zehr for annual Symposium on Restorative Justice

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes The fifth annual Symposium on Restorative Justice, Punishment and the Death Penalty will be held on Nov. 19 in the UVU Library Lecture Hall (LI120). Speakers, panel discussions and book signings will be between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (see sidebar for the day’s schedule). The symposium is sponsored by the Peace and Justice Studies […]

Library Gropings and Flashings May Be Related

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes by Matthew Beaudry Two reports of women being groped in the library prompted police to issue a text alert early Friday morning and police state that the gropings may be connected to two flashing incidents in the library back in August. The morning of Friday November thirteenth, police sent a safety alert about the gropings, […]

Barbed, dangerous and domestic?

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Barbed and Dangerous” was the title of the most recent Integrated Studies lecture, examining the history of barbed wire and its role in advertising. Presented by Dr. Lyn Bennett, associate professor of History and Political Science and Dr. Scott Abbott, director of Integrated Studies and professor of Philosophy and Humanities, the lecture took place on […]

Alumni center gives out free breakfast

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes A steady stream of guests filled The Alumni Center Wednesday morning, attending the free breakfast. Through the breakfasts, held weekly from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for students and alumni, The Alumni Center hopes to raise awareness of its purpose. Nov. 11‘s breakfast, complete with green Wolverine pancakes, was in celebration of Homecoming week. The […]

Perception is our duty

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU has been a university for almost a year and a half now, yet it seems that the general attitude towards our school from the community has not changed much. We are in the shadows of the two biggest schools in Utah and far younger than any of the other universities. These facts may lead some […]

BLOG: Joe the Plumber, come to plumb

November 11, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute So apparently Joe the Plumber is coming to UVU.  There’s been some initial backlash to the news, but I kinda don’t get why everyone’s so upset.  Think back a ways.  When we became a university, much was made of the fact that we were “not losing our roots as a trade school”. And our school […]

BLOG: Homecoming is here

November 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nothing says school spirit like Homecoming Week. Food, music, sports, dancing, prizes and lots of green are spread throughout the week, but there is no way to attend every event. So, for your convenience, the UVU Review has found one “don’t miss” event for each day of the week. You’re welcome – and don’t forget […]

BLOG: Get your Marx on

November 4, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Wed. Nov 4, UVU’s Revolutionary Students Union will present “A Lecture on Marxist Theory” given by UVU professor Pierre Lamarche. All are welcome to attend. For those unfamiliar with the RSU, the following is quoted from the club’s Web site: “The Revolutionary Students Union aims to examine the possibility of overthrowing global capitalism and […]

Lyons’ hat trick leads Wolverines

November 2, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jaime Lyons scored three goals for UVU to lead the Wolverines to a convincing 4-0 victory over North Dakota in Great West Conference play. Lyons’ hat trick is the fourth in school history and the first since 2003. UVU head coach Brent Anderson said he was pleased to see Lyons play that well. “It was […]