Barbed, dangerous and domestic?
“Barbed and Dangerous” was the title of the most recent Integrated Studies lecture, examining the history of barbed wire and its role in advertising. Presented by Dr. Lyn Bennett, associate…
November 16, 2009
Stories — Page 2
Alumni center gives out free breakfast
A steady stream of guests filled The Alumni Center Wednesday morning, attending the free breakfast. Through the breakfasts, held weekly from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for students and alumni,…
Your mom likes Twilight!
Middle-aged women are infatuated with teen vampire romance Don’t assume that the normal-looking mother buying a poster of vampire Edward Cullen is getting it for her teenage daughter. There is…
Project encourages women to continue their education
Although women nationwide enroll in and obtain degrees from institutions of higher education at a greater rate than men, these are not the dynamics seen throughout Utah. Dr. Susan Madsen,…
We all pay as we go
We’ve all been there: a busy week, lots of homework, you’ve hit all your classes and still worked enough shifts to survive until the next pay period. But then one…
Hey Joe
UVU has a unique history of inviting eccentric speakers to campus. There was of course the cataclysmic 2004 Michael Moore/Sean Hannity episode. Then there was Ralph Nader conducting an alternative…
Perception is our duty
UVU has been a university for almost a year and a half now, yet it seems that the general attitude towards our school from the community has not changed much. We…
Asking wrong questions
Here in the opinions section we have recently seen articles dealing with gun control and allowing alcohol on campus, at first glance these issues may seem unrelated, but on second…
Lunch with President Holland
Recently I stood in the school cafeteria, blankly staring at the daily lunch selection. As I pondered upon what I would choose to nourish and strengthen my body and do…
Chuggin’ the fed keg
A disproportionate amount of Pell grant funds offered to students are being sucked up by Utah’s for-profit higher education schools (“Fed aid goes to for-profit colleges,” Salt Lake Tribune Nov….
