Reading Time: 2 minutes Under the direction of Assistant Dean of the College of Technology and Computing, Dr. R. Jeffery Maxfield, a new School of Public Services has been created. The request for this new school was presented to the Board of Regents early this year and it was approved on April 1. The School began to serve over […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Junkanoo: It is a sort of Boxing Day tradition in the Bahamas and nearby islands wherein participants dress up in ferociously colorful costumes, meant to aid in celebrating the freedom that slaves in the region enjoyed on the days around Christmas, and parade all night long to raucous music. It is also the one word […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes What is life without a few detours? That is exactly what students will be learning to maneuver through with the closure of the hallway between the LA and the Science buildings on campus. “I expected the hall to be open now, [it was a] bit of a shock,” Amy Hart said when she realized she […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The naming of the Events Center will bring a much needed source of revenue to this University. Today beginning at 11 a.m., a press conference will be held near the PACE Park, located on the west side of the Events Center ticket office. At this time, the new name of the building will be announced. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Scientists have recently discovered that there could, in fact, be Life on Mars. All David Bowie-related jokes aside, farming on Mars, according to recent studies, is more plausible than previously thought. A simulation at University of Sydney suggest that the Martian gravity’s influence on nutrient dynamics and root-feeding microbes would allow astronauts to actually grow […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute “No doubt, Earth would. We have an intelligent life form on our planet, and if it came down to doing away with another planet, we could nuke them gone!” -Grace Harrington, writer “I’m pretty sure that Mars would win. Mostly because Mars is the red planet. I mean, it’s already angry, but why is it […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes USU, Salt Lake County and LDS Church team up to produce biodiesel On a patch of previously barren land southwest of the Salt Lake City International Airport, an interesting accumulation of public and private entities have joined forces to create a sustainable biodiesel. Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City Public Utilities, the South Davis Sewer […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Twenty-one years ago, Karen Ashton attended the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee in hopes of gathering ideas for children’s storytelling programs at the Orem Library. When she found that the festival was a massive event that drew over 10,000 people of all ages, she was inspired to bring something similar to Utah County. This Labor […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute KJZZ TV has released the second season of its documentary series The Joseph Smith Papers. This series takes an in-depth look at the life of Joseph Smith, the accredited first latter-day prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The box set contains 42 episodes spread over six DVDs dedicated to examining […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes As residents of Happy Valley, most students are acquainted with a basic survival kit and its contents. To help students get their survival kit gathered together, the UV Mentors will be sponsoring a college survival workshop at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 and Wednesday, Sept. 1 in the library lecture hall. This workshop will […]