The Masquerade Ball!

We just had our Masquerade Ball and it was a total blast! We were glad to see so many of you there! We had tons of cupcakes, scrumptious treats to dip in the chocolate fountains, and other festive sweets to enjoy through the night.

You were there dressed to impress and we saw some especially amazing gowns and masks! Everybody that came was ready for a great time. The dance floor was packed with people dancing to the best songs all night! If you weren't able to make it, try not to feel too bad. It was such a success that we just might have to make it an annual event!

We wish you all safe and happy holidays!!!

Welcome Boomerang Books!!!

We are so excited for Boomerang Books to join our community!!!

Boomerang Books is UVU alumni owned and operated and has been open since 2008 in Utah County . Boomerang Books is opening a new location next to the Wolverine Crossing Leasing office on December 1st, 2010. The new Wolverine Crossing location is the ideal place to buy, sell and rent your UVU textbooks and video games. Avoid the hassle of waiting in long lines, avoid getting the wrong book from an online order, and getting bad customer service. You will get the most competitive buyback prices around and online like pricing. Boomerang Books guarantees to price every book lower than the campus bookstore on rentals and purchases.


Boomerang Books is more than just a textbook store. You can find used popular title books, classics, LDS books, PS3, Wii, and xbox 360 video games. Looking to rent that expensive new textbook or video game to save some cash? Need your CD, DVD, BLU-RAY, or disc based video game repaired? Need cash for your used textbooks or video games? Boomerang Books will help provide an affordable solution to those needs.


Boomerang Books has different hours of operation including extended hours during peak seasons when the semesters are starting and ending. Please check out the website for updates at www.boomerangbookstore.com. Looking for Spring 2011 textbooks? Email Boomerang Books with your classes and you will get the best deal. Uvbooks@gmail.com

Boomerang Books will be such a great place to have in our community, and we're excited for them to join us in meeting the needs of our awesome residents here at Wolverine Crossing!

“REDDI to WIP”
the other buildings in
PENNY WARS?!?


Winners throw pies at the CA's faces!!!

Participate in this competitive fundraiser for Jordahn Denny. Come into the office with your loose coins to score your building points or kill the competition. Donate $5 and get a T-shirt. The war goes through November 15th.

FRESH INDEPENDENCE!

Moving out of your parent’s home for the first time is an exciting experience. College students have to learn to support themselves after eighteen or nineteen years of pick-me-up from mom and dad. Shopping, cooking, cleaning, getting your homework done, making it to soccer practice on time, among many other things are no longer mama or papa’s job. The responsibility rests on the shoulders of a naive bunch of overgrown kids. BUT! Let’s look on the bright side of college independence for a minute.

When I was about seven years old my best friend and I would spend the nights playing in the street and hiding from the call for bedtime. I recall a particular night when we were traipsing up and down the street causing all sorts of mischief (well as much as any seven-year-old little girls could) when my dear friend realized she was in need of a restroom. It was dark outside, and probably far beyond the time that our parents would normally summoned us to our respective homes. We both became concerned about the fun coming to an end, and decided that the best way to avoid be called to bed would be to find an alternative place for my friend to relieve herself. Neither of our houses was safe at that hour. We continued to attend to our business, until the kidneys of my close friend were on the verge of explosion. We had to think fast and, being the geniuses that we were, we decided the best place for her to go would be behind a tree somewhere. Unfortunately we didn’t make it to a tree in the back yard, like we planned…actually; we didn’t make it behind a tree at all. I guess she couldn’t take it anymore, and I wasn’t about to blow our cover by letting her into my house, so in the middle of my front lawn, my friend took a pee. Our night was saved and we continued to have a fulfilling thirty minutes of play time beyond that.

Living independently presents a solution to the problem that I faced many years ago. I no longer need to finish my broccoli unless I want to. I no longer have to make my bed every morning. I no longer have to fear having my friends sent home by my parents. My friends and I can continue to have midnight adventures without the stress of knowing that a bathroom may not be available for use. My toilet is open all night, but just as a reminder…you’re still responsible for the grocery shopping. BUY TOILET PAPER.

Written by Cecily Lewis, Community Ambassador

iTour = iTunes

Alex and Logan enjoying their iTunes gift cards

Here's something for you to *Listen* to. You know that new Lady Gaga, song you've been wanting to download? Well, now you can! All you have to do is take a tour. REALLY... a TOUR!
Come into our office, we will take you through our beautiful property and show you all of our awesome amenities! Then, we'll give you a $15 iTunes gift cards. That's all it takes... You can be as happy as two of our new amazing residents (above). Hurry in, because these cards are limited! See you soon!

P.S. Special not offered to current residents.. sorry!

As if you needed another reason to move out of your parents house...

You are not going to want to miss these deals. Not only are we still waiving the $350 deposit, but those who sign a new lease with us will get $200 visa gift cards!! However, we only have 15 more cards, so you are going to want to move quickly!

For those of you who already live at the best place on earth (well maybe just in Orem), you can benefit too. Your friends are finally paying off.. If you refer a friend and they sign a new lease, you will qualify for a $100 referral bonus!

So basically everyone has an option to make lots of money! Who couldn't use an extra bit of cash for books... ya right SHOES!!

Stuff you don't know what to do with?

Ever have so much stuff and you don’t know what to do with it?!
WOW I know sometimes I do!
An extra shirt from Ross, the year old pair of jeans that you HAD to have! There’s always stuff piling up here and there. I am going to share a few things that have helped me become organized!
First of all, before you buy something, think to yourself, “Do I really need this?! Am I going to use this in a week, a month?” Some things are definitely worth the money, other things, not so much!
Second, At least once a month, if not once a week, de-junk your bedroom/apartment. Shirts that you haven’t worn for 11 months, get rid of, its okay I promise! Give it to the DI, someone will enjoy it  Get rid of your freshman year math test that you got 100% on! (I say this because I found mine the other day! Haha)
And third, be creative with your room! It is your room, so make it fun and put things on the walls, in the closets, or on the desks. Make collages of old pictures that you don’t know where to put, use resources! It’s amazing how creative you can become!
The main point I want to put across is that your room should fit you! It should be a place a refuge, not discomfort! When you walk into a clean environment, you have a better day! “Little things make the biggest differences!”

Written By Kami Poll, Community Ambassador

5 ways NOT to get a date !

Top 5 Ways a Guy can be undatable (straight from a girl’s mouth!),
5. Not washing their hair. Have you ever seen those Axe hair product commercials? Well, they are pretty much spot on! In order to get some “hair action”, guys, you gotta keep your locks all nice a maintained.
4. Honking/Whistling at a girl. The key here is about R-E-S-P-E-C-T!! This pick-up tactic fails for many reasons. But most of all, it makes the girl feel weirded out. Has anyone successfully attracted a girl using this method? I don’t think so. If I’m wrong, please feel free to email me.
3. Playing video games while a girl watches. Yeah as much as I hate to admit this, your girl just doesn’t like playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 as much as you do. And she especially doesn’t want to sit their and watch you (no matter how long your current kill-streak is). Admittedly, I am a gamer, and even I can’t stand to watch people play video games, so this is a definite NO.
2. Online TMI. Yeah, as much as you hate to admit it, you are not important as you think you are. No girl wants to see a facebook/twitter update every 10 minutes from a guy! This is a especially true if you update before/during/after your date! Live it the moment fellas.
1. Not paying on the first date. No excuse here at all! If you like a girl enough to ask her out you gotta know that the first impression is the most important. No going Dutch, and no “forgetting your wallet at home”. You can pretty much kiss your chances good-bye right from there.


Written by John Netherton, Community Ambassador

Live Well, Eat Better!

Being away from college can be a great experience until you look in your cupboard and realize that you don't know what to cook. You have all sorts of ingredients but don't know what to do with them all. I have a really simple recipe to solve your problem and cure you of hunger pains for a good while. It's a simple but tasty recipe. I don't have an official name for it but if i did then it might be BBQ Sweet and Sour Chicken :-) Here's the ingredients you'll need:

Chicken (as much as you want to eat)
1 18oz bottle bbq sauce
1 can of pineapple chunks
1 can of olives
1 green bell pepper.
*Pre-Heat oven to 375F
Step 1: Take however much chicken you want to use and cut it into cubes and brown it in a pan with a layer of cooking oil
Step 2: After the chicken is browned you take an 18 ounce bottle of barbeque sauce and pour it in the pan. You can use the juice from the pineapple to rinse out the bbq sauce from the bottle.
Step 3: Then add the remaining ingredients into a large pot that you can stick into the oven.(If you don't have one you can stick in the oven you can cook it on the stove top).
Step 4: Cook for about 30-45 min After eating such a delicious meal you'll be ready to conquer your homework!

Written by Jenner Black, Community Ambassador

School Year Success!

Best way to have a successful school year!!

Who wants to go to college, get good grades, and have a great social experience!? If you’re like me, then these are some goals you have in mind for this academic school year! I am going to share with you, some things that have helped me in the past to reach these goals!!

First make sure you have a set schedule and know what you have going on at all times! Some people make “to-do lists”, some use their phone calendars, and others use a planner. Whatever way suits you best, go for it!

How to make the day most productive and enjoyable with a low stress level is after school, go straight to the library and get your homework done. If you set a couple hours aside just for this, you will find that you won’t get behind and you will see better grades! If you are working a job that won’t allow you to stay at the school for a couple extra hours, move those hours to after work. Once your school work is done, and other high priorities are taken care of, the night is basically yours!! Go out and meet new people!

Stay involved in all school activities and events held at Wolverine Crossing! The more people you meet, and more activities you attend, the more positive social life you will have!

Here are a couple more tips for better academic success!

• Meet with your professors! This is a way that helps them know who you are, and notice how much effort you are giving to succeed! This also helps for when you are questioning homework assignments, and struggling with a topic!
• Study Groups! Study groups are a good way to have others help you a subject! I know that when I try to teach myself I get frustrated and give up. The other students in the course might explain it differently to a point were I understand it better!
• Don’t procrastinate! Procrastinating is a good way to start falling behind! When you stay on top of things, it’s a lot less stressful, and it will help when tests and quizzes come up in class
• Get some rest! I know it’s a lot of fun to stay out late with friends, but you’re going to regret it the next morning when you’re sitting in class and can’t keep your eyes open, or focus on the lecture.

I hope that these tips will help you have a successful 2010-2011 school year!!

Written by Bridgett Wilkinson, Community Ambassador

Moving?

Well we are excited to see all your bright shiny faces in 2 more days!! Are you ready.. Well here's a little something to help out. Our annual move in guide is up and ready to go. Make sure you read through the whole thing, it has many great tips! Here it is.

BTW.. when you click on this link, make sure you click the bottom form!

TV Spot

We are so excited to show you our new video. Doesn't this make you want to live here?

Winding Down Summer....

So, Summer is winding down, are you starting to think... Maybe I should start getting ready to move out? Well if you should be... Here at Wolverine Crossing, we are working hard to get everything ready for you. In fact, we now have all our new Community Ambassadors trained and ready to go, to help you when you move in.
Wolverine Crossing is unique to all other Housing communities in the area, because we offer you a full Residence Life program. Part of that program, is our Community Ambassadors (aka CA's). We are excited to have such a great group this year. Your CA's live here at the property and they are here to help you. They can help you with anything from getting to know your neighbors, to helping with your roommates. Anything is possible with our CA's.
So, in a couple weeks when you move in, make sure you look for your CA's apartment, I know they will be excited to meet you!

Here's our new group:

B Building
Bridget Wilkinson B105
Ben Reichert B216
Chase Boyle B408

C Building
Allina Williams C304
Allison Querry C404

D Building
Jordan Hanks D118
Jorden Hosbush D304
Jenner Black D416

F Building
John Netherton F204
Bryanna Jensen F404

G Building
Cecily Lewis G116
Alex Strasburg G315
Kami Poll G416

Get a Jumpstart at UVU!

Do you know everything you need to know about getting started at UVU? Its ok, I don’t think anyone does… However, UVU has made it possible for you to be ready for your first day (well as ready as you can be).

Jumpstart is the new student orientation at UVU. All incoming freshman OR transfer students are highly encouraged to get involved with Jumpstart. Students and parents can expect to learn everything they will need to know to be successful at UVU. You will even get a campus tour lead by a fellow UVU student. The best part, however, they feed you lunch, not just any lunch, Jay Dogs lunch!

SO if you haven’t already gone to Jumpstart here’s the remaining dates:

· July 29^th at 9 am

· August 5^th at 9 am

· August 7^th at 9 am

· August 11^th at 10 am

· August 17^th at 9 am

· August 19^th at 5 pm

· August 23^rd at 9 am

· August 24^th at 9 am

Jumpstart is a free service for all incoming students AND their parents. To register or find out more information about jumpstart click here. It’s for a sure one of those college experiences you do not want to pass up.

WELCOME TO THE LOVE ZONE!

Here you will here dating advice from Dr. Love!

Enjoy

Dating!

Dating! What can we say about dating? There has been volumes of books and literature written about dating? But truly does anyone truly understand the rules, signs, gestures of how the dating world is in this present time? Today I would like to start at the beginning with sharing with you some simple pointers about going on a "First Date" .

When you hear the words "First date" what comes into your mind? Does your heart start bounding and sweat droplets begin to accumulate on your forehead and hands? Does your mind go through your closet and then your dresser trying to find the right thing to wear, so you can "Dress to impress?" Are you thinking about what to say? What to ask? What to do? Well lets start answering some answers by going over some simple pointers with you of "Things not to do on a first date" :

1. Don't be late!

2. Don't allow your eyes to wander?

3. Don't text/talk on your cell phone!

4. Don't talk about yourself too much!

5. Don't mention your last boyfriend/girlfriend 1000 times during the night!

If you can follow these five simple rules, and focus on your date, and have good communication and make the night about getting to know each other, it will turn out to be an enjoyable one. Now I want to make clear to all of you reading this that I have not said you have found the "One" but you have started to build something with the one you are on a date with and maybe in the end it might blossom into something great!!!

Sincerely,

Dr. Love

This post was written by one of our wonderful Community Ambassador, who wishes to remain anonymous.

Look and Lease!!

Are you ready for this??? How would it be to be totally ready to move in, application done and ready to go for only $35!! Well listen up then! For a limited time we are waiving the $350 deposit and leaving you will only the $35 application fee.
Here's what you have to do...

1. Come in and take a tour or call for information. (Here's the restrictions: this has to be your first contact).
2. We will fill out your guest card.
3. You have 48 hours to turn in your complete application with $35.
4. August 20th, you move in.
5. Everyone's happy!

This is not something you want to pass up so come on by to our office or give us a call and we will start you on your path to saving a lot of money.

Wolverine Wednesday, the funny one!

This week’s Wolverine Wednesday is going to make you laugh… not the actual words that I’M writing, the club that I’m highlighting… Really, because that’s what they do… they make people laugh… Something, I am not very good at. Hey! Maybe I could join… (drum roll please)… THE IMPROV CLUB!! (As you can see from my introduction, I need a lot of help with the funny stuff.)
The Improv Club is a UVU sponsored club, which has been around for two years. It was started by Reed Parkinson, a student at UVU. The other members of the club come from many different areas of the school. They have everything from chemistry major to Spanish, from religious studies to communications majors; ironically, none of the club members are actually studying anything to do with performing arts.
So, what does an improv club do? Well they practice and perform improv. Every Wednesday nights at 7pm (in PS202) the club meets to have fun. They play improv games; something you might see on the show “Who’s Line is It Anyways?”. However, most of the time the meetings are just full of fun and laughter; something any college student could use. If you wanted to join in on the fun, the club is open to all. Just head on over to the meeting, I’m sure you’ll have a great time.
However, if getting up in front of people, to try and make them laugh is just not your thing, that’s fine! The improve club is still for you! In fact, this week they have a performance on Friday July 9, 2010. The performance will be at the UVU Centre Stage (in the Student Center). The show runs from 7 to 9 pm and… (are you ready for the best part)… is only $2!!! Yep and that’s not even 2 bucks just for you, grab a date and it still will only be $2!!! It’s bound to be one of the best, if not cheapest, Friday nights of your life! So there it is for ya, a perfectly good invitation to a (cheap) night of fun filled laughter!
If you want to learn more about the improve club you can either: 1. Show up at one of their meetings or 2. Email them at whatssofunnyimprov@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy the show!

We're BAAAACK!! & Super Spotlight!

Welcome {back} to our BLOG!! We’ve been away for awhile… But we are back and we are here to stay! REALLY! I’ve got some great things coming up this summer and this is where I’m going to tell you ALL about it. Be prepared to learn all there is to know about (well maybe not ALL, but A LOT) Wolverine Crossing, UVU and the College Life!
We are going to have a blast and here’s what you have to look forward too:
• Marvelous Mondays we will be telling you all about Wolverine Crossing and what you can expect from us here.
• Wolverine Wednesdays will tell you about the happenings at UVU!
• Fabulous Fridays, here’s where you get all you need to know about college life,tips and tasks you will want to pay attention to, so when August 20th rolls around, you have nothing to do but have a great time moving into your new apartment here at Wolverine Crossing!
Randomly throughout the week we will be posting pics of events, and you will get to hear from one our super cool Community Ambassadors.
So make sure you put us on your “things to check on the internet” list. You won’t want to miss this… Trust me!





Super Cool CA Spotlight

I know it’s not Monday, however, yesterday was a Federal Holiday, therefore, to most of the country this is the first working day of the week. So I’m going to turn in my “Get out of jail free” card and post Marvelous Mondays on Terrific Tuesday… Just for this week.
This week I would like to introduce you to Kami Poll. Kami is one of our greatest Community Ambassadors. She has been with us for a year now, and has loved every moment of it.
Kami came to us from Morgan, UT. She is a junior at UVU, where she is studying Recreational Therapy. Kami loves to eat ice cream, play the piano, talk and laugh. However, her favorite thing to do is go outside and play a good competitive game of softball. She even played for UVU her freshman year.
Kami became a CA so she could (and I quote), “CHANGE THE WORLD”. To do so she plans programs such as hiking, human mattress dominos, sleepovers, camping and of course laughing. She looks forward to getting to know her residents and “becoming their best friend”. If Kami’s residents could learn one thing from her, she hopes it will be to, “be happy and no matter what, and LIVE YOUR DREAM!”
Kami will always live her life motto to be positive, be nice and serve others. Kami once told me, “Life is superb and I love it!!!!”. There’s nobody better to make you feel that way, than Kami Poll.

More Winners!

More congratulations are in store for our Renewal Program winners. Megan Meads and Evan Tippets both won $150 gift cards to University Mall, and John Netherton won a Nintendo Wii...all for just renewing their leases at Wolverine Crossing.



Not only did they win these great prizes, but by renewing they also locked in a great fall rate and are receiving a great deal on their summer rent. Wolverine Crossing is leasing for both Summer and Fall...don't miss out on being part of the greatest student community for Utah Valley University students. Come by our office at 1111 S. 1350 W. (located right across the I-15 from UVU), call at 801.431.0000 or visit our website at www.wolverinecrossing.com.

Live for Free at Wolverine Crossing

Wolverine Crossing is accepting applications for our Community Ambassadors for the summer as well as for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011. See the information below if you are interested.


Contact our office at 801.431.0000 or e-mail tiffany.peck@wolverinecrossing.com for more information.

Renewal Program Winners

Congratulations to Jacob Rich and Falah Alsiekh!

They both won $300 Visa Gift cards! They were entered into a drawing because they had renewed their lease with Wolverine Crossing for another year. They were also able to lock in great market rates and pay only $50/month for the summer.

We're doing another drawing in a few weeks for $150 gift cards to University Mall. If you want to be entered, renew your lease this week!

Broom Hockey @ 7 Peaks