Baby Care Cupboard Tests Generosity of Utah County

Over 55 volunteers dispersed themselves throughout Utah County at four Smith’s Grocery store locations for UVU’s Applied Behavioral Science Club’s, Baby Care Cupboard.

Volunteers stood at the entrances of stores next to a large banner which proudly displayed their motto, “Save the World! One Small Tummy at a Time,” and were equipped with candy and fliers as they informed shoppers of the dire need for baby items at their local food bank.

“I am so grateful to the many people and programs that helped me and my children,” explained Jennifer Brown, a volunteer supervisor for the Baby Care Cupboard as to why she wanted to help with the event. “I was in the womens shelter last year with my two small children. I am in a much better place, I have secured safe housing and I was wanting to give back.”

“There are a lot of people in organizations that do food drives, but they don’t gather baby items,” says Julie Nance, director of the event. “This hits home to me because I have been a single mom for several years and I know how expensive it can be.”



The food bank manager expressed that donations do not stay put for long on their shelves. “He said they last about six weeks, and I was shocked,” says Nance.

Last fall, the Baby Care Cupboard received $7,000 dollars in donations. This semester, after a day of gathering donations, the items collected weighed in at 2,537 pounds. The group proudly reached their goal of $8,000.

Nance sent out an email with the results to the volunteers and expressed her gratitude to those involved. Baby Care Cupboards next event will be this coming fall. If you would like to volunteer or assist with the Baby Care Cupboard, contact the UVU Applied Behavioral Science Club.

Photo 1: Julie Nance, Director of Baby Care Cupboard with Kelsee
Photo 2: Julie Nance, Director of Baby Care Cupboard
Photo 3: Volunteers filling the crates to the top with donated items
Photo 4: Jim Thomas, food bank manager, bringing the items into the foodbank

Wolverine Minute, March 28th

The Clothesline Project will be featured in the UVU Grand Ballroom on April 3rd and 4th to raise awareness one 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 in Education Center.
UVUSA is accepting applications for Student Government. Applications are due in room SC105 on March 30th by 4 PM.
Each day, students can volunteer their time to pitch in to UVU's UVolunteer Week. Tonight, students can donate blood in the ballroom, tomorrow they can attend Stop Kony, and Friday, students can volunteer for Dan Peterson School's Field Day in American Fork.

Wolverine Minute, March 21st

Unpaid library fines can be waived by donating books through the First Book Utah County Program. Students can donate to the UVU Bookstore from March 15th-April 30th. Contact the library for more information.
The Religious Studies program at UVU will be presenting a Mormon Studies Conference on March 29th and 30th about Mormonism and the internet. The conference will discuss how the internet has influenced Mormon culture, history, and growth.
Festival of Colors is this weekend at the Kare Krishna temple in Spanish Fork. Last year, the festival had over 50,000 participants. Each bag of color is $2 with an entrance fee of $2.

Spring Break With My Favorite Person

For my journalism class we were asked to put together a 3-minute video that included audio, videos, and photos of our Spring Break. I got frustrated because I had a difficult time using iMovie, however--it turned out a lot better than expected!

What is the Wolverine Minute?

The Wolverine Minute:

Not many of you may know what The Wolverine Minute is--however, the name is self explanatory.
The Wolverine Minute is a compilation of the top stories and upcoming events on campus in 60 seconds or less.

The reason we work hard to put together The Wolverine Minute is because this podcast is ultimately made for you, OUR LISTENERS.. and right now, we have about an average of 15-20 listeners per podcast.

The team of Parker Donat, Jason Knoell, and I all work hard on this podcast. We meet together once a week, brainstorm, script write, record, and edit. We have been doing The Wolverine Minute since November, and the lack of awareness of this podcast has been a bit unsettling.

I would LOVE to improve this podcast and take feedback. I would love to generate ideas and stories that students would like to hear about. As a journalist we work for the people..so this podcast truly is ALL ABOUT YOU.

Recently, Jason tried a new edit with our podcast.. I'd like you to listen to the two, and comment on here which one you like better.

This Weeks Podcast


Last Weeks Podcast


Which one do you like?


Thanks for the support!

Emily Nicoline

The Facebook Booty Call

The night grows late, as you are alone snuggled up to your iphone. You are logged onto your Facebook page and notice you have just received a message.


The message reads, “What are you doing, want to meet up?” If this has happened to you, you can now officially say, you are a victim of a Facebook booty call.

A Facebook booty call, is when someone flirts or hits on you via-Facebook. According to an online study conducted by the UK, one out of every three divorces are because of Facebook. Whether or not you are in a relationship, it is important to avoid a can of worms being released by your own Facebook predators. Your own personal well being can be saved by detoxing your friends list, being a prude, and openly communicating.

I know it can be tempting to want to outlast and ‘outfriend’ everyone on Facebook. However, every few months have a Facebook genocide and give your friends list an extensive detox. When clearing your friends list be sure to use the three month rule. If you have not spoken with them in the past three months, or do not plan to speak to them in the next three months delete them.

Be a prude online and don’t be a Facebook tease. Avoid taking promiscuous photos of yourself, or being friends with those that proudly post risque photos. This includes, girls with cleavage in raunchy outfits, and boys that stand in front of mirror with their shirts off. Also, avoid overcrowding and commenting someone’s posts if you are not interested in them. It is very easy for a friend to confuse innocent socializing with flirting.

Don’t allow yourself to be Facebook Booty Called. Be clear for what you will and will not stand for. If in a relationship, have an open door policy and discuss with your partner what your expectations are for their behavior on social media. Next time you hit up the world wide web, remember, Facebook responsibly.