Reading Time: 2 minutes Faculty and staff listened to President Matthew Holland talk about student and organization achievements, university recognitions and budget plans at the annual “Hoagies with Holland” on April 17 in the Grand Ballroom at noon. The president recognized that over the year there have been many accomplishments in the school and did not have time to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Michael Gray is like any other student; he enjoys watching sports, plays computer games and works hard in his schoolwork—only he does everything while using a power wheelchair and a special touch-screen computer called a DynaVox. Gray was born with cerebral palsy. As a result, he has little control over his muscles and is nonverbal. […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Tyler Brklacich President “I always told myself I wouldn’t get into politics, but here I am,” said Tyler Brklacich, an upcoming senior in political science who plans to go to law school in the future. Brklacich has been involved with student government for about four years, loving each step as he progressed from a committee […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Photo credit: Melissa Henrie President Matthew Holland often gets treated like a celebrity, on a pedestal above everyone else, when he is a typical guy with a job in high places. “I am a normal guy. I’ve got a family; I love to play tennis, mountain bike, watch sports with my kids and to spend […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes When UVU student Rachel Parcell started a blog to document the first year of her marriage, she had no idea it would develop to be among the top five grossing blogs in the largest blogger affiliate network. Parcell is the editor of the popular style and beauty blog, Pink Peonies. She is also a junior […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo Courtesy of Facebook.com/wemissyouandrewungerman Genuine, dedicated, tender: a few of many ways close friends and acquaintances of William Andrew Ungerman describe the UVU student that was found dead on March 17. When friends and family discovered Ungerman was missing, they immediately did all they could to find him. The search party, comprised of about 1,200 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Trevor Robertson Since the early 17th century, Irish and non-Irish alike have recognized Saint Patrick’s impact on the Irish people. The holiday’s namesake, Saint Patrick, was born into an aristocrat, non-Irish family sometime during the late fourth century as Maewyn Succat. Records were not kept about his place of birth, though legend says […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone has a story that is both challenging and spectacular in their own personalized way, though many of these stories are not immediately visible. Yet, we go about our lives independently without much thought of our dependent situations. Merriam-Webster has five definitions for independent, which combine to be the typical way we think of it: […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2014 Winter Olympics are underway in Sochi, Russia, and UVU is well represented with two alumni competing and another as an alternate. Noelle Pikus-Pace, 31, first started on skeleton in 2001 and was preparing for the 2006 Olympics when a bobsled went off the track and crashed into her, resulting in a compound fracture […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you love Disney or are interested in getting an internship with Disney, then Club Disney is the right place for you. This not so new club is all about fun and is a great opportunity to connect with other students who have a passion for everything Disney. The club has not been widely known […]