Reading Time: 2 minutes Many believe they could use a little individual democracy in their lives. This involves living a life the way one wants to live it and not relying on anyone else to tell them what to do or how to do it. This was one of the inspiring messages given in a lecture on Dec. 2 […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes How to survive in 10 easy steps It’s the fourth week of November, a seven-day period defined by a marathon of food, family, friends … and the looming specter of Black Friday. It’s that one day a year where people go out of control and cast civility to the wind to get that one must-have […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the last several years, the world has seen a major rise in “green” thinking. Despite this, energy consumption is still high. Last year alone, the U.S. consumed 2,170 billion tons of oil equivalent, which takes into account not only crude oil usage, but also nuclear energy, coal, natural gas, hydroelectricity, wind and solar power. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University plays a crucial role in the economy surrounding Utah County. It is currently ranked as the fifth largest employer and it is estimated that for every state dollar that is put into the school, $6.22 worth of revenue is generated towards the community. That being said, it is important to realize that […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year, thousands of families in the Utah County area are forced to go without a Christmas when their budgets get too tight. The Sub for Santa program strives to lower this number by helping make it possible for other people to sponsor a family in need over the holidays, providing them with a Christmas […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley Technical College, Utah Valley Community College, Utah Valley State College and Utah Valley University. Professor Elaine Englehardt has been here through them all. Englehardt was recognized for her 34 years of service to this school on Oct. 19 when she received the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award. The award was presented to Englehardt after […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Even though it is technically possible to create a black hole by particle collision, it would not have very much energy and would soon disappear.” This was an answer given by Steve Wasserbaech, a physics professor, in response to a student’s question during his presentation on Oct. 6 as a part of the school’s Science […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Park a little further away from the school. Use the stairs, not the elevator. Make sure you drink eight glasses of water a day. All of these are ways to keep yourself healthy, and none of them require spending money. This was the message that the Student Health and Wellness Center was trying to pass […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes With the growing enrollment, many students have had the experience of being stuck circling around the parking lot for 20 minutes trying to find a spot for their car or being on so many waiting lists when they were registering for classes that they forgot which ones they needed in the first place. The Distance […]