Blake Oakey resigns as Vice President of Clubs amid controversy

April 27, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Blake Oakey has resigned from his position on UVUSA as vice president of clubs, which was confirmed by UVU student body president Birch Eve, and a post on Oakey’s Facebook page. The resignation comes in the midst of controversy surrounding a letter to the editor that Oakey wrote to the UVU Review during the 2016-2017 […]

A deeper look into the Mighty Athletic Wolverine League

March 7, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Student sections at collegiate athletic events are an important piece in creating an atmosphere that creates a home field or home court advantage. It is the same for schools in Utah and the Western Athletic Conference. BYU has the “ROC”. Utah has “The MUSS”. Grand Canyon has “The Havocs.”  New Mexico State has “The Panamaniacs”. […]

Write in candidate challenges status quo

March 2, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2016-2017 student body presidential elections at UVU have taken a strange turn, similar to the national presidential elections, with the emergence of an anti-establishment candidate sending waves of controversy rippling through UVUSA’s traditional election process. Jordan Goodrich, an integrated studies major at UVU, is actively promoting himself as a write in candidate for student […]

UVUSA debate takes Centre Stage

March 2, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes It was an hour of tension, drama and surprise, particularly for the candidates who were under fire from the moderators and the audience. The most shocking moment in the debate was when Jared Stirland, one of the four presidential candidates and the news editor for The Review, withdrew his name from the race. “I never […]

Mental health services, sorry no money for that

February 19, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dylan Swarts, the student body president at UVU, and the UVUSA student council members are failing to achieve one of their initiatives for the 2015-2016 academic school year, which is improving mental health services on campus, and creating awareness about mental illness. However, UVUSA student politicians are not the only ones blatantly ignoring the importance […]

UVU Men’s basketball: Biggest game of season Thursday night

January 6, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Two years ago, Holton Hunsaker led the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team to a victory over New Mexico State. It caused a lot of frustration for the Aggies, leading to a brawl between players and fans after Wolverine fans stormed the court. However, UVU walked off the court that day one step closer to […]

Calling all UVU students

January 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes This fall, fans of Utah Valley University soccer helped both the men’s and women’s teams reach the top 25 in attendance in the nation.  Both soccer teams had a great amount of success, each reaching their NCAA tournaments for the first time in program history. The UVU men’s and women’s basketball teams need the same […]

On the campaign trail ‘13

March 4, 2013

Reading Time: 3 minutes Empower is not a team, they are a movement. That’s the central philosophy guiding the candidates during this UVUSA election.   The candidates, captained by Marin Reynolds, are looking to shake up the status quo with a different kind of student body presidency for the students at Utah Valley University.   “We came to the […]