Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear downwithgays74, I know who you are. I don’t see you often, but often enough to make an impression on you. It’s a strong one, I can tell. Friends, ones truer than you, ask me if I’ve heard what you’ve done or said recently. We are almost like old friends. We talk […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute President Holland was invited to speak in Washington D.C. at a conference Feb. 25 titled, “At the Crossroads, Again: Mormon and Protestant Encounters”. As part of the session “Religion and American Political Culture,” Pres. Holland emphasized the idea that despite religious and cultural differences, people can find common ground if they practice charity and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Una noche llena de calor humano, alegría y euforia se apoderó del Center Stage en UVU. El Carnaval de Brasil fue traído a nuestra casa de estudios, por los estudiantes internacionales, y los invitados de la comunidad brasilera, que hicieron vibrar a todos sin excepción. “Queríamos que la gente conociera un poco más acerca de […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone’s had a part-time job. It may have been torture, it may have paid the bills, but for Mark Lindsay it was an opportunity to do what he loved, even though he didn’t know it initially. Working the front desk at the local Orem Fitness Center wasn’t quite the dream job. But when […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kony 2012. The words, the video and even the dialogue have blasted the Internet on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over the last week. Images of child soldiers and heartbreaking stories of kidnappings, murder, mutilation and sex slaves came pouring out. The video “KONY 2012,” put out by the non-profit organization, Invisible Children, has created […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Let’s impact together.” Embracing his team’s name, Chad Workman, the new UVUSA President summed up the goal and vision of UVUSA with one statement. Though these past elections have proved to be controversial and frustrating for all parties involved, a new team has risen and with them and so has the hope for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Though election time has come to a close, it will be a race that will be remembered not only because of the candidates, but also because of the protestors. During the 2012 UVUSA elections debate on March 6, the Revolutionary Student Union exercised their freedom to protest and be heard. With signs like […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bill McKibben, author, educator and environmental activist, faced a jam-packed Ragan Theatre Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. McKibben said that if an alien race was observing the things humanity is doing to the planet’s atmosphere, they would conclude that we must be conducting a grand-scale mosquito-ranching experiment. McKibben is the author of more than […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A coalition of club representatives met with President Holland to address the need for a policy that protects students, faculty and staff from sexual and gender discrimination. UVU has worked hard at putting forth an image of inclusiveness and acceptance of all students. However, some students believe there is still more to be done. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Outrage recently erupted over tweets from a member of the Executive Council of UVUSA, which many found sexist and offensive. Many are asking if this is an appropriate way for a representative to behave, especially when he represents a campus that is 43 percent female. Joe Jurisic, current vice president of Student Life, tweeted […]