Reading Time: 3 minutes Ugandan children once were forced to become soldiers. The Peace and Justice Studies department hosted grassroots movement Invisible Children on November 16, screening one of their films for students. The film, titled Go, tells the story of three high school students and their experiences with the Invisible Children organization promoting community development in northern Uganda. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Peace and Justice Studies Department will be hosting a showing of the documentary Invisible Children on Monday, Nov. 15. The film, which was created by three students from Southern California, is centered on the abduction and forced enlistment of child soldiers by rebel armies in northern Uganda. Over the past 20 years, religious military […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The clamor of the roaring engine echoed as a bearded, leather-clad man pulled into the courtyard on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. On his back, a massive black and red patch of a clenched fist reads “Bikers Against Child Abuse.” In conjunction with the Clothesline Project, four speakers from the Utah County chapter of BACA addressed […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Synthetic marijuana substitute soon to be illegal Most non-prescription, mind-altering substances have been illegal in Utah for decades, and soon Utah Valley residents will lose one more legal way to get high. At print time, a marijuana substitute commonly called “Spice” can still be found in most hookah or tobacco shops, sold as incense. Just […]