UVU Review, 2008-11-10

              uvureview.com J L L L V Y r 7 t 7 r vv I - : ! i i ..- vV ' ' 'it 3$ -3 i.Lii fcW r I ff vita t V - r Trent Bates UVU Review & Shutterstock.com r:ll i!Mr alii v. 1 I 1 ., )!: lofc ,y-r;t vis V" i j 7 In. Trent Bates UVU Review GoEisMei? yoiijiseif Mamed With the basketball season ushering in, it's essential to be well-informed beforehand so that there is no excuse when the games begin. Here's a warning and invitation: Utah Valley University possesses two of the most talented and accomplished basketball players in the country and there is no excuse to miss any games. Seniors Ryan Toolson and Robyn Fairbanks are both ready to take their teams to a new level this season. For all you need to know and more check out the special sports section for a basketball preview. gee J34 J35 Inside this issue Letter to America:Editor-in-chief Jack Waters, once again, thinks you care what he has to say. Ji6 Ballet West makes its own interpretation of Shakespeare's The Tempest in this season's production 1f u -1 Preseason J games for Ithe men and women i basketball 'teams ' have mixed J results. Gamo recaps on B4 English and Literature department selects Clint Edwards as featured reader for open mic night on Nov. 12. Read more on n a New station at Capitol Reef ' DAVID HATCHETT News Writer New experiences and learning opportunities await students with the opening of the Capitol Reef Field Station."You can read about it in a book, but seeing it is a different thing," said Kim Reynolds, manager of the Outdoor Adventure Center, which plans on using the field station for its next excursion, "When you're there and seeing it, it becomes much more powerful." The field station has many uses, from research to hands-on classroom education. See REEF A4 Young Americans rocked the vote T ROXANNE HUTCHENS Staff writer The youth did it. The sour economy coupled with the fact that this was the first presidential race with a black nominee leading a major-party ticket make it appropriate that this historic race produced seismic increases in the young voter registration and turnout in America. Time magazine predicted before the primaries this year that this election would be "the Year of the Youth Vote." As the scuffle for the presidential seat heated up, so did the importance of the votes from youth ages 18-25, which makes up 21 percent of all voters. This was See VOTER A4 Either brave the cold or make the detour Z KIRA TERRY News writer When students returned for fall semester, they found that the high traffic hallway between the computer science building and the old library was closed off. The hallway was converted to temporary offices, making it harder to get around campus without going outside but not impossible. UVU's campus is unique because it allows students to get around campus without going outside. During the cold winter months, students definitely take advantage of being able to stay inside. Even with the current changes, it is still possible, but students will have to make a major detour. Recently with the weather turning colder and wetter, students have seen the effect the closed off hallway has. "Today 1 was sopping wet. I wasn't happy," said Jordy Kirkman, a freshman from Logan. "I won't be walking across campus as much. I'm going to avoid it like the plague." The temporary offices in the converted hallway have replaced offices that were in the LRC building, which is being remodeled into the new career success building. "During the remodel of the LRC there won't be any heating in that building," said Frank Young, the senior director of space development for UVU. "We wanted to have space for those people to office where they could be comfortable, so we built that for temporary use and will tear it down in April and the hallway will be opened up again." Even though it is a temporary situation, students are still affected. Students See CLOSED HALLWAY A5