Lab and Tutoring quick guide

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes   Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   With over 30,000 students and new construction going on every year, it can be hard to know what resources are available to students. However, there are labs, tutoring and printing services all around campus that students can use to help ace their classes. […]

Cooksey to begin Jan. 4

January 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing   Scott W. Cooksey has been appointed as UVU’s new permanent vice president for development and alumni relations. His new post will officially begin Jan. 4. He will also serve as CEO of the Utah Valley University Foundation, which raises and manages donations to the university. Cooksey comes to UVU […]

New housing proposal causes community backlash

December 11, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Image courtesy of ICO Development This fall, Ivory Commercial and Multifamily or ICO, a housing development company, submitted a proposal to the City of Orem to have the property on the southwest corner of 800 S. and 800 W. rezoned for high-density housing. The area is located east […]

International festival brings the world to campus

November 30, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Mike Richardson   Free food and international performances lured students and faculty to the Grande Ballroom Nov. 16 for the “We Are the World” International Festival put on by the International Student Council. More than 1500 students, faculty and guests sampled food from different booths that were decorated to represent over 18 nationalities, […]

Candlelight vigil honors Paris

November 30, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo Candlelight flickered in the cold night air Nov. 17 as 60 people gathered between the SLWC and PE buildings to honor those lost in the recent terror attacks in Paris and around the world. The participants, who were standing around a peace sign outlined in […]

Police blotter

November 16, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Welfare check? Nov. 2-An officer responded to a request for a welfare check on a student. The officer spoke to the student and advised him to seek help. Lost or stolen property Nov. 2-A student reported a lost or stolen Kindle and met with an officer to file […]

Herbert visits American Heritage class

November 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   Gov. Gary Herbert spoke to a packed American Heritage class on campus  Nov. 6 about federalism and answered questions posed by students. As chair of the National Governor’s Association, a bipartisan organization of the nation’s governors, he talked about […]

Toxic perfectionism keeps women from becoming leaders

November 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Mike Richardson Women were encouraged to embrace their imperfections Nov. 3 at a panel discussion in the Ragan Theatre. The event, entitled You’re Already Good Enough: Embracing Imperfection & Cultivating Confidence is part of an ongoing series designed to empower women and encourage them to seek leadership […]

Police blotter

November 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Possible DUI Oct. 27-An officer responded to reports of a possible DUI. The officer was not able to locate the vehicle described and cleared the scene. Abandoned 911 Oct. 27-An officer responded to an abandoned 911 call on Heat Plant Road. The area was checked and cleared. Locker room […]