Reading Time: 3 minutes On March 17, the UVU Police Department released an overdue 2009 Campus Security Report. The document, mandated by a federal law known as the Clery Act, contains campus crime statistics from 2006 to 2008. It also serves as a safety manual for the campus community, containing practical and preventative information. The report indicates that in […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute UVU held its annual Math Week during March 22-26. This year the focus was on the patterns between math and nature. Events were held on campus throughout the week to inform students and promote the subject of math. After attending the factoring bee on Wednesday, Mitch Oldroyd, a business marketing student, said “I’m not the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This January two UVU students participated in the opportunity of a lifetime. Aviation students Tree Gore and Cordell Stevens were sent to Washington D.C. to attend an annual seminar run by the University Aviation Association. The UAA was founded decades ago in an effort to nurture and expand aviation programs around the United States. Each […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Associate Professor of philosophy Dennis Potter took on the so-called new atheists in a Philosophy Colloquium in LA 112 on March 10, arguing against their stated reasons for the persistence of religion. Reading from his paper, “What’s Wrong With the New Atheism?” which was prompted by a disagreement with a colleague, Potter criticized prominent […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For graphic design major Jalise Hinton, a senior project wasn’t just something to finish so she could graduate – it was an opportunity to push herself and gain real-life experience while raising awareness of something she cared about. Hinton’s design, a photo of a driver texting the message “c u l8r” with the slogan, “Will […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On March 25 a 4.5 percent first tier tuition increase was approved for the 2010-2011 school year by the board of trustees. Much lower than the projected 6-10 percent, this increase will bring in an additional $2.2 million for the university. As one of the fastest growing schools in the state with a current total […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Although the space is minimal, the “4 Only 1” gallery is currently one of the few exhibition venues visual art students have left on campus since their former gallery was converted into music practice rooms. Other potential venues include the Woodbury Museum of Art, the fifth floor of the UVU library and the Student Center […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Backed by extensive credentials and practical experience, Dr. Patrick M. Jones will become the dean of the School of the Arts effective July 1. “He brings considerable experience in departmental leadership and in leading the bands of the Air National Guard to this position,” said Elizabeth Hitch, UVU vice president for Academic Affairs. Currently the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a capstone to their experience at UVU, the dance department’s graduating seniors have pooled their resources to create “Vox!,” a collaborative dance concert. The concert will showcase ballroom dance, ballet, modern dance and dance education, with all pieces choreographed by dance seniors. The variety of styles displayed promises that all dance lovers will find […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Can you remember the last time you heard something unlike anything you had ever heard before? For me it was in an amazing little record store in downtown Chicago. I walked in and heard what I thought was an amalgam of Beck (think Sea Change) and The Flaming Lips (think acid). I had to know […]