Passion and perseverance

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Piano professor promotes students above self Assistant professor Hilary Demske is somewhat of a celebrity in the piano world, but talking to her you’d have no idea. An international performer, Demske has played the piano since she was 3 years old, has played in front of crowds all over the world and most recently has […]

Charity on Campus

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes The holidays mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but one thought should be universal on everyone’s mind: How can I help my fellow man? There are hundreds of charities available all throughout the state, but for busy college students, preoccupied with passing finals and taking classes, taking time to […]

Do your part and donate

November 22, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Most joke about being “poor starving students” at one point in their college years, but in reality, their facetious claims are usually far from the truth. Unfortunately, though, the starving student cliché isn’t completely false. There are students among us that are struggling to make do and might actually be starving, in one form or […]

Finals are coming—are you ready?

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Finals are quickly approaching, yet there’s nothing that I can do to keep me from doing everything I possibly can to procrastinate every assignment, delay taking every test and, sadly, even skipping every class. This always happens to me during the last third of the semester – “We’re so close to the end!” – yet […]

Isn’t she lovely?

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Oct. 8, the annual Miss UVU pageant was held and junior Danica Olsen took the crown. Though some may believe that pageants are somewhat outdated and archaic, the true purpose of Miss UVU is to find a suitable icon to represent our student body, and in Danica they have. Not only is she an […]

Sprinting towards the gold

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Make note of the name Akwasi Frimpong, because if he has anything to say about it, the name will soon be recognized worldwide. A junior studying business management, Frimpong has already established himself among runners, shattering school records as well as winning multiple gold medals in Dutch races. He has even earned the nickname “GoldenSprint” […]

Akwasi Frimpong knows about struggles

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes He knows about feeling frustrated and defeated. If you had experienced half of what he has, you would too. He also knows the sweet taste of victory. He knows how it feels to get what you deserve, and just how amazing it feels when hard work prevails. He knows this because he’s lived it all. […]

5 Reasons to go to the B.o.B. Jason Derulo concert

October 11, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute These artists are new to the scene but are quickly making their mark: Between both performers, they have over 3.2 million fans on Facebook, a number that is growing each day. You can’t turn on a pop station without hearing one of their songs – between them they have seven top 10 hits on the […]

The Life of a Traveler

October 4, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Name: Keziah Kersey Year: Freshman Major: Creative Writing Where were you born? London, England I was born and raised in England, where I lived until I was eleven. I then moved to Utah for six years before my whole family moved to France a year ago, where I spent the last year. What is your […]

Far from the Stockholm sunrise

September 27, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes Name: Vanim “Van” Zetreus Year: Junior Major: Integrated studies with emphases in Philosophy and Cinema Studies. Minor in Gender Studies. Where were you born? I was born in a small town called Kristianstad, in the south of Sweden about 27 years ago. What was the coolest or most unique part of your childhood? I actually […]