Red Bull teams with UVU for high altitude fun

March 31, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Provo Municipal Airport hosted Red Bull’s Paper Wings competition Friday and allowed students to test their mettle with the art of making and flying paper airplanes in UVU’s private hanger.   “Red Bull is like obsessed with flying and aviation,” said Aaron Eddy, Red Bull coordinator when asked about the purpose for the competition.   […]

Utah County Construction Update March 29

March 29, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Utah Department of Transportation has issued a warning to drivers using the I-15 corridor inside the I-15 CORE project. Travel time could be increased by as much as two hours tomorrow afternoon, Friday, March 30.   Lane restrictions in the American Fork and Pleasant Grove area, LDS General Conference and spring breaks from four different […]

Morality in Games: Puritan or Satan

March 29, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Morality is subjective and each person has their own interpretation, but it plays an integral role in the direction of our lives. It’s complicated, to say the least.   There are games that claim they present the user with moral dilemmas, that they force you to make difficult decisions and that those decisions affect the […]

Wednesday Woes: The Trouble with Nicknames

March 28, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The other day, my friend Jarom was reborn. It was amazing.   Walking through Times Square, Jarom was stopped by a random rap artist, peddling his wares among the tourists. “What’s your name, man?”   “Jarom.”   “Jared?”   “Jarom.”   “Cool,” said the rapper. “I’m gonna call you J-Smoove.”   That’s right, Smoove, with […]

Wolverine Minute, March 28th

March 28, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute   -Clothesline Project/in need of volunteers The Clothesline Project will be featured in the UVU Grand Ballroom on April 3rd and 4th to raise awareness on violence. Blank shirts will be available for students to share their personal stories of abuse. If you would like to volunteer to help with this project contact the Equity […]

Rally demands end to sexism and discrimination on campus

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes As students and faculty members raised their fists in solidarity, their angry voices echoed down the halls of Utah Valley University. Protestors chanted “At this university, we must protect diversity! Make Matthew Holland see, we must protect diversity!”   The chant was only the beginning of the Rally For Equality sponsored by the Coalition Against […]

Graphic design department offers expertise at conference

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nearly 500 technology oriented high school students poured into the conference center of Salt Lake Community College’s Miller campus  for an 8:30 a.m. keynote address.   The annual conference of the Academy of Information Technology convened on Wednesday, March 21, to host kids from five Utah school districts and reinforce the AOIT objective of offering […]

Two classes breathe life into summer term

March 26, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students yearning for a means to meld academia and notions of pop culture may find deliverance this summer in two classes taught by Humanities Professor Steven Hall.   Originally developed to attract more students to the Humanities program, “Post-Modern Hollywood” and “From Mozart to Michael,” both revived for their second summer, have attracted students from […]

Molly Morbids win Utah Valley derby bout

March 24, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Skintight pink outfits, short shorts and fishnet stockings contrasted with the intensity of the athleticism shown in the Molly Morbids’ debut battle. It unveiled just how rough roller derby can be.   One of three teams in the Happy Valley Derby Darlins roller derby league, the Molly Morbids team is comprised of the best roller derby […]

Utah County construction update March 23-29

March 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes In addition to the general nighttime lane restrictions along the I-15 corridor, which will affect traffic from 9:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 10 p.m. Friday to 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Utah Department of Transportation has announced other areas for driver consideration.   I-15 lane restrictions through American Fork and Lindon University […]