Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s God and Human Rights Conference kicked off with a thought-provoking speech from Martin Palous, Czech Ambassador to the United Nations, last Wednesday in LI120. Sponsored by UVU’s peace and justice studies program, in collaboration with the religious studies and honors programs, the symposium featured a day-long barrage of speakers representing all sides of the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU Automotive department will hold its twenty-third annual UVU Auto Expo and Swap Meet scholarship fundraiser May 14-15. Friday will be the pre-show cruise-in and barbeque. The pre-show cruise-in starts at 1 p.m. at Barber Brothers Motor Company in Spanish Fork with entertainment provided by JC Hackett from Real Oldies 1060 AM KDYL. At […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Taiwan native Daniel Parish is one of UVU’s best kept secrets. Parish arrived here from Taiwan two years ago at age 22. Having been a math tutor in Taiwan, he instinctively gravitated towards the Math Lab to tutor again. Parish enjoys the volunteer work that he does in the math lab and the opportunity he […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes April 8-10 marked the fourth Deaf Studies Today! Conference held since its founding in 2004. It is the largest deaf studies conference in the U.S., and was founded by UVU faculty. Held bi-annually, the conference is a conglomerate of local, national, and international professionals in the deaf studies field, as well as deaf community members […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Editor’s Pick of the Week: Thanksgiving Point will be hosting its annual half marathon at 7 a.m. this Saturday. Those participating will be running through the immaculate Thanksgiving point grounds, including the Thanksgiving Point gardens. You can participate also in the fun run beginning at 9 a.m. Orjust cheer on those who are participating. Call […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Accompanied to the cage by the power chords of Metallica, Ramsey Nijem prepares to do battle with his opponent Erik Uresk from New York. Nijem, a student at UVU, is an artist whose objective is to be as precise as possible in spattering his foes’ blood onto his canvas. Whether it’s his wrestling background or […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oh my dear Lord, it’s over! Finally! No more sadistic teachers assigning papers over the break. No more masochistic late nights catching up. The dues have been paid, and now it’s smooth sailing through life. Make yourself a nice drink with an umbrella in it, and kick back. Then let reality wash over you like […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most Saturday mornings find the entrance of the University Mall quiet and empty of life. However, on Saturday, April 10, the parking lot of the mall was bustling with many people willing to brave the chilly morning for a good cause. Many women feel safe nestled between the mountains here in “happy valley,” but living […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Members of Professor Larinda Nilsen’s classes at UVU recently donated over 1,200 personal hygiene items to women confined to the mental health unit of the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. The assignment was originally given as an extra credit incentive and Nilsen encouraged her students to involve themselves in a relief effort for the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year about this time, our humble valley is drowned in idealized promises of $50,000 summers spent selling alarm systems in Iowa, pest control in Tuscaloosa, or managing the teams doing so. These posters advertise a ridiculous amount of money for having fun partying with your bros, sporting your fauxhawks, and transferring the skills that […]