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.
Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
Marketing
Web Editor
Faculty Advisor
Brendan McCarthy is Untold's faculty advisor. He admires the hard work of the editorial staff, which frees up time to look up the Rick Riordan references his students keep making in his ancient history classes.
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.
Title of Work(s): Academic Curiosity
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Taylor Udy enjoys writing and calculus. Born in Maine, they're now looking forward to attending UVU for a degree in architecture in the fall.
Title of Work(s): A World Without Literature
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Addison McIlnay was born in Colorado but lived most of her life in Phoenix before moving to Utah Valley University to pursue a career in aviation. You can always find her reading, at the gym, hiking, or spending time with friends and family when she is not studying.
Title of Work(s): Cosmic Callings
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Brin Bettis is an aspiring astrophysicist and physics major at UVU. She loves writing movie reviews, reading a good book or comic, exploring the great outdoors, listening to music, and engaging in whatever other adventures call. She hopes to work for NASA one day, whether it’s here on Earth or on Mars.
Title of Work(s): The Light We Stole
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Abby Pitts is currently studying at Utah Valley University. She has poetry in several publications including The American High School Poetry Fall 2024 Anthology, Untold, and Warp and Weave. She likes reading excessively large fantasy books and doodling in Adobe Illustrator.
Title of Work(s): On Asexuality, Forced to Play the Princess, Lonely Ballerina
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Genevieve Owens is an emerging writer and a sophomore at Utah Valley University pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing with a minor in Writing Studies. She primarily writes stories in the historical fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, and fantasy genres that focus on feminism and diverse relationships. Genevieve has a passion for rhythmic tap dance, indie alternative bands, and well-organized bookcases.
Title of Work(s): Rain & Fire, Symmetric Asymmetry, Reflections, Snowy Grass
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Benjamin likes to do photography whenever he travels on long road trips because it helps him stop and take things in. He works in IT and likes to take landscape shots that he can hang up in his windowless office to try and bring nature into his life. He believes that even though he does not have the hands of an artist, he has the eye of one.
Title of Work(s): The Afterlife of Juana Barragán
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Sophie Jackson is outgoing but also introverted. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and drawing. The arts have always been important to her, and you will see her recreate famous works by Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, Picasso, and many more.
Title of Work(s): Iteratum
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Austen is a Spanish-American Bioinformatics major in the UVU Honors program. He is currently researching the microbiome of Pando, the world's largest tree, and is interested in the ways that culture and nature interact. He enjoys hiking, skiing, literature, art, and film.
Title of Work(s): Patience Wright Biographical Essay
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Lily Greenwood is a sophomore at Utah Valley University studying art history and gender studies. 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.
Title of Work(s): The Breathing Mechanism in Classical Singing
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Jonathan Peterson is a music education student specializing in choral education. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys reading, playing the guitar and banjo, hiking, and playing board games.
Title of Work(s): Elders of Olympus, Details in the Dust: The Parthenon Up Close, Still Standing, Still Stubborn: The Acropolis Watches All
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Emma Lam is a first-generation Vietnamese American graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Digital Marketing and Web Design & Development. She leads her life with passion, leading projects such as creating the first design system for Utah Valley University (UVU), co-founding UVU’s Product Design club ProdUX, and guiding her peers through her work as an Honors Ambassador. Her commitment to hard work, community, and service continues as she pursues a career post-graduation.
Title of Work(s): All That's Left
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April is a current full-time student studying biology and geology and is interested in a minor in chemistry. Despite being so science-focused, she enjoys writing to help with stress relief and to explore more creative outlets.
Title of Work(s): Tears on the Trigger
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Duy is an aspiring and ambitious student currently studying at Utah Valley University, majoring in Digital Media, Animation, and Games Design with an emphasis on Extended Reality and Simulations. Duy is interested in technology and its ability to tell stories (storytelling) through the use of games, movies, and simulations; as well as many other things. Duy believes in the vision of XR or Extended Reality being the next big thing and wants to be there when it happens.
Title of Work(s): Mixed Signals, Yes Mountain, Yes Mountain Stream Detail
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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.
Fishing in July by Allison Sink
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].
