Reading Time: 6 minutes Michael McPherson’s hands twitch and shake repeatedly, as though he had three too many cups of coffee. It’s violent enough to be seen from the start line to the end of the long jump pit. The sophomore track and field athlete doesn’t have a logical answer. Logic doesn’t have much say when it comes […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Expecting a baby can be a scary thing for any woman, and added stress is imminent while also attending school. People may think that everyone is courteous and helpful to pregnant women on campus, but according to “Students for life of America,” 46 percent of abortions are performed on college-aged women. So what […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Symphonic music involves the creative blending of diverse instruments into a unified work. Life, in many ways, is like a symphony—a blending of diverse elements in pursuit of a harmonious whole. As an accomplished musician and mother of eight, Cynthia Richards, the 2012 Utah Mother of the Year, knows a lot about blending many […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute “How to Get Your Child to Practice… Without Resorting to Violence!!” By Cynthia Richards Summary: Drawing on years of experience teaching her eight children (and many others) to play instruments, classically-trained violinist Cynthia Richards presents a practical book on how to encourage children to develop musically. Richards considers music a component of a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In times past, the halls around campus teemed with life, plant life. There was a movement in the 1990s to get more live plants in the halls to help improve the atmosphere of the school. Atmosphere is a term that is associated with both mood and air quality. Live plants help improve both, and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Obtaining a secondary education degree is not always a given for every student with a desire to attend. Some students have been able to save money for a long time in preparation for college while others are fortunate to have parents or other relatives that have the means to pay for their schooling. For […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Volunteers stood at the entrances of stores next to a large banner, which proudly displayed their motto, “Save the World! One Small Tummy at a Time,” while giving out candy and fliers informing shoppers of the dire need for baby items at their local food bank. Over 55 volunteers dispersed themselves throughout Utah County […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Without the general population’s notice, every two minutes a sexual assault occurs here in the U.S. With silence, the problem only grows. Only 40 percent of sexual assaults or rapes are reported and only six percent of rapists ever serve a single day in jail. To create awareness of violent and sexual crimes, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As of March 1, our Health and Wellness center has decided to stop providing condoms to students that wish to keep themselves sexually healthy and well. Thanks to the research done by Clay Neville for his story, we know it is because one or two students with very dirty hands were taking all of […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s axiomatic today that organizations are best run like a business. In reality, however, it’s because we’ve been running everything like a business that our civilization now faces a multitude of systemic, possibly fatal problems. Among these is the decline in the quality of education. Last week, I wrote about the compensation gap that […]