About Us

Untold is the multimedia, online journal for UVU’s Honors Program. We seek to showcase and anthologize each semester of the Honors Program and its students. The website is run like a normal academic journal, being peer-reviewed, and updated every semester in the form of volumes. We have been running since Spring 2022 started by Justin Black. Our journal has always accepted all kinds of projects, from Lego ships to digital media portfolios to the typical academic essay. Each academic paper has been fact-checked, and we pride ourselves in the editing offered to each author that is accepted. Thank you for spending your time reading this journal and supporting the Honors Program students.

Untold Staff - Fall 2024

Elizabeth Holman

Editor-in-Chief

Elizabeth Holman is working towards a bachelors in English with an emphasis in Writing Studies. When she is not overwhelmed by a copious amount of essays, she enjoys reading obscenely long books, listening to music, and writing stories in her free time. She hopes to one day have enough money to permanently retire onto a cruise ship.

Jeremy Curle

Art and Design Editor

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Jeremy Curle is a sophomore at UVU currently majoring in 'figuring out what to major in'. He likes to spend his free time hiking, reading, being bad at video games, and waiting until the last possible minute to do anything.

Spencer Madsen

Managing Editor

Spencer Madsen is dual majoring in History and English. When he's not writing poems about the bad things in life or reading dust encrusted tomes about long dead historical figures, he enjoys eating ice cream, rock climbing, and video games.

Milo Rowley

Marketing and Budgeting Head

Milo Rowley is in Applied Communications specializing in adventure and story development. When he's not getting buried in an avalanche or taming mountain lions, Milo is working to know and love everyone while teaching monism. His main interests are sunlight, blackholes, time travel, and everything. He once met someone studying soil science because they liked the taste of dirt! One day he will achieve metaphorical world domination.

James Cox

Web Design Editor

James Cox is a senior majoring in web design and development with an emphasis on interaction design. He loves books, music, gaming, rainy weather, hiking, and space. He can often be found zoning out, listening to music, and coming up with random stories correlating to some book he has recently read.

AJ Krieger

Editor

AJ Krieger is a freshman majoring in architecture. Most of her free time is spent with her horses or working on a new art project.

Lily Greenwood

Editor

Lily Greenwood is an art history major and a gender studies minor at Utah Valley University. She plans to attend law school after finishing her bachelor's degree where she hopes to build her career as an IP lawyer. She loves spending time with her friends and family, exploring the mountains, and taking long walks.

Mason Stowell

Editor

Mason Stowell is a senior studying biology and Russian studies with plans to attend medical school. Passionate about reading, the outdoors, and spending time with his wife, daughter, and dog, he always looks for opportunities for adventure.

Merynn Anholt

Editor

Merynn Anholt is a current sophomore at UVU studying psychology. She loves reading and writing and would love to become a therapist one day. She is a current RBT, a registered behavioral technician. She works with children with autism and provides therapy through ABA principles.

Daphne Allen

Editor

Daphne Allen is a senior at UVU working toward a degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies. When Daphne isn't working for Untold or on her senior thesis, she can be found reading--she's currently one book away from filling the fifth and final bookshelf in her house and will be visiting Ikea in the next week to purchase a sixth.

Abby Pitts

Editor

Abby Pitts has a poem published in Just Poetry's American High School Poets Anthology Fall 2024. She is working towards an associates degree in the humanities at UVU. She likes reading excessively large books.

Thatcher Longman

Editor

Thatcher Longman is an antiquated poet interested in the disordered mind. They’re a sucker for weird romance novels and vintage fashion magazines. Currently, they are studying AAV vectors for use in gene therapy.

Victor Barraza

Editor

 
 
 

UVU Faculty and Staff

Brendan McCarthy

Faculty Advisor

Brendan McCarthy is the faculty advisor for Untold. When he is not gently guiding the incredible student editors, he is thinking about ancient Rome or 20-year-old sitcoms.

Kim Soto

Web Developer

Kim Soto is the Web Developer for Academic Affairs at UVU. She oversaw the creation of the Untold site and worked with the editors in charge of the Spring 2023 issue to ensure the site had everything they needed for the next digital versions of Untold to come. She enjoys collecting cute trinkets and likes to binge TV shows while knitting simultaneously.

 

Untold Authors

Aaron Williams

Title of Work(s): Observational Study of Local Religious Congregations and Churches in Utah

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Aaron Williams majored in sociology with a minor in Chinese studies, graduating spring 2024. When spending his little time away from school or work, he likes to spend time with his family, read, or play some of the nerdiest games. However, he does frequently bring his studies into what movies he watches, games he plays, or books he reads, causing much boredom for most of his family members except his equally nerdy wife.

Korryn Narvaez

Title of Work(s): Someone is Watching, Just a Childhood Memory

Pronouns: (she/her)

Korryn Narvaez is a physics student in the UVU Honors Program with a deep passion for art and storytelling. She loves to learn as well as write and illustrate stories in her free time.

Emma Joy Moultrie

Title of Work(s): Social Clock, Broken Heart, Hidden Ocean

Pronouns: (she/her)

Emma Moultrie is an aspiring author and elementary school teacher. She was a Utah FCCLA State Vice President of History and Public Relations during her senior year. She loves fencing, reading, and jump scaring her friends.

Berehy Zabuttya

Title of Work(s): Harmony

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Berehy Zabuttya is studying Computer Science and Cognitive Neuroscience at UVU and is curious about the future role of technology in our lives, communities, and society in general. He appreciates arts and literature and holds them to be important since art is what makes us human.

Merynn Anholt

Title of Work(s): Architecture of Design

Pronouns: (she/her)

Merynn Anholt is a current sophomore at UVU studying Psychology. She loves reading and writing and would love to become a therapist one day. She is a current RBT, a registered behavioral technician. She works with children with autism and provides therapy through ABA principles.

Abigail Pitts

Title of Work(s): Voyager

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Abby is a freshman who loves anything and everything to do with books. When she's not curled up with a massive fantasy tome, you can find her practicing the piano or playing video games. She takes her inspiration from the stars.

Tegan Zelano Blanchard

Title of Work(s): Fallen Angel, Pseudo-Third Culture Kid

Pronouns: (he/him)

Tegan Zelano Blanchard, or "Z" to his friends, is a first-year at UVU and is studying Political Science with an emphasis in Global Politics. He has a passion for languages and cultures and can often be found at whatever on-campus event is going on that day. If you see him in the hallway, he asks that you stop him and say hello!

Brooke Poll

Title of Work(s): Dancing with the Elements: A Journey of Spiritual Awakening

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Brooke Poll is a Psychology major who loves to spend time with her cats. She also enjoys drawing, swimming, and snowboarding. She is currently working as a veterinary technician and aspires to become a therapist in the future.

Sophie Jackson

Title of Work(s): Gunter!!

Pronouns: (she/her)

Sophie Jackson is an outgoing but also introverted person. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and drawing. The arts have always been an important hobby for her, and you will see her recreate famous works by Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, Picasso, and many more.

Sydney Holt

Title of Work(s): The Universe is Standing Still, Mirror of Infinity

Pronouns: (she/her)

Sydney Holt is a junior and a physics major. She does astrophysics research at UVU (and loves to tell people all about it). When not studying or researching, she loves weightlifting, reading, writing, painting, and practicing the guitar.

Benati Louvouezo

Title of Work(s): SOL

Pronouns: (he/him)

Benati Louvouezo is an aspiring 2D animator. He has always loved storytelling and movement. He utilizes his background in competing in national and international level parkour events to map out the dynamic poses and motions of forms in his art.

Austen Miller

Title of Work(s): The Machine-State

Pronouns: (he/him)

Austen is a Bioinformatics major in the UVU Honors program. He is currently researching the microbiome of Pando, the world's largest tree, and has presented his work at the UCUR and NCUR conferences. Austen is passionate about exploring nature and culture. He enjoys hiking, skiing, literature, art, film, and also holds dual citizenship in Spain.

Isabel May Wilson

Title of Work(s): Life Imitates Art

Pronouns: (she/her)

Isabel Wilson is an aspiring illustration student. She loves any and all forms of storytelling and is currently working on her first comic. She spends her free time reading, writing, and drawing.

Jake Allen

Title of Work(s): Sun Tunnel, Autorama, Order Among Chaos

Pronouns: (he/him)

Jake Allen is a visual artist from Lehi, Utah. His favorite mediums are photography, graphic design, and experimental video. Jake hopes to one day attend law school and become an advocate for the arts.

Reagan Wirrick

Title of Work(s): The Unengaged Navigator

Pronouns: (she/her)

Reagan Wirrick is a Hospitality Management major who enjoys casual photography, travel, and Culinary Arts. She was gifted with the opportunity to do a Culinary Arts internship in France where she was able to grow because of the culture she experienced. She's passionate about living life and encourages others to do the same.

Lily Shin

Title of Work(s): American Girl with a Korean Heart

Pronouns: (she/her)

Lily Shin is a freshman at UVU from American Fork, UT. She is a member of the UVU women’s golf team and is also a part of the Honors Program. She loves playing golf, music, fashion, and traveling.

Madeline Harris

Title of Work(s): Cools Will Make Them Pop

Pronouns: (she/her)

Madeline Harris loves tea parties, red lipstick, and sketching the world around her. She writes songs, reviews albums, and has fashion shows with her grandma in her free time. She is studying Creative Writing at UVU.

 

Art from Allison Sink titled Fishing in July

Fishing in July by Allison Sink

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We are looking for passionate staff members from the UVU Honors Program. Experience in CSS, HTML, editing, writing, art, marketing, or social media is preferred. We offer training in editing and web formatting depending on what you are interested in helping with. Paid staff position openings are posted either at the beginning or before the start of each semester and are a semester-long commitment. Volunteer positions open at the beginning of each semester and require less commitment. If you would like to be a volunteer, please fill out the form or email [email protected].

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