Matthew LaPlante–Thick skin, soft heart
Towering over the students on a table in the middle of a classroom, Matthew LaPlante, a freelance writer and adjunct journalism instructor, crouched down in jeans and a t-shirt. His…
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Miss UVU crowned Miss Utah 2011
For a second year in a row, Miss Utah is a Wolverine. Danica Olsen, a junior Communications major from Tooele, Utah and current Miss UVU was crowned Miss Utah at…
Summer Movie Previews and Predictions Part Two
-Cannonized Cinema- This is the second of a three-part series. The first discussed movies being released in June of 2011 and was released on June 6. . This part will…
WAC snub of UVU raises questions for both sides
This week could have, should have settled the question of where Utah Valley and the Western Athletic Conference are headed. After the WAC left UVU out in favor of Seattle…
Summer Movie Previews & Predictions: Part One
-Cannonized Cinema- This is the first of a three-part series. The first will discuss movies being released in June of 2011. The second will discuss movies being released…
Budget cuts leave scars
In an executive order, Governer Gary Herbert added insult to injury by heaping an additional three percent budget cut onto Utah’s higher education budget for 2010. More cuts are possible…
Wrestling success
The Utah Valley University wrestling team held an open tournament at UVU on Jan. 9. With approximately 120 grapplers in attendance, four UVU team members placed first in their weight…
Wisdom transferred from the unconventional mind of John Goshert
Whether you harbor an interest in music, literature or philosophy, chances are that Professor John Goshert can relate to both your passions and challenges through one unorthodox experience or another….
Students identify themselves through art: Senior exhibit allows students to prepare for working in the real world
Accounting, resumés, corporate settings, brokers and packaging. Those are hardly words to be expected in an art class. But in the senior seminar art class, those are all topics being…
Arabic course not to be taught again until Fall 2010
The Political Science Department offers an Arabic Culture and Language course (POLS 420R) taught by several faculty members who are from Middle Eastern or Islamic countries. More than 40 students…
Symposium concentrates on victim relief
Although every seat was taken by both those eager to be enlightened and those looking to disagree, a full auditorium did not discourage those determined to be members of the…
Marketing degree in the works for 2011
Looking to add to its growing number of Bachelor’s degrees, the addition of a new marketing degree is in the foreseeable future for the Woodbury School of Business. Though a…
International Photo Contest: the stories behind the images
It has been said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But there are at least a thousand words that can tell the story behind a photo. Such is…
Homecoming Week at UVU!
For Homecoming, we visit the Polar Plunge, the TRUE Wolverine Bonfire, and the Tailgate party before the big game. Go Wolverines! [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/7690479[/vimeo]
UVU hosts Dr. Howard Zehr for annual Symposium on Restorative Justice
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…
