Reading Time: 2 minutes Last year 1,000 students participated in a study about depression, and now it’s time to talk about the most depressed state in the country. Dr. Jack L. Jensen, director of psychological services in the Mental Health and Services department on campus since 1977,  started this study about depression in Utah. Jensen will be giving a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Out on the tarmac of the Provo Airport, a group of people hovers around an airplane, the McDonald Racer #37. This would not be considered an unusual event at an airport, but this day was different. The plane on the runway is a lightweight T-6 racing aircraft being sponsored by UVU. On Sept. 9 the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Beginning today and continuing through Sept. 30, students will have the opportunity to register to vote. The UVUSA, along with other entities on campus, will be sponsoring the 2010 UVote Voter Registration Drive. A table will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in various locations around campus where students can register to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Concerns and implications over China’s rapid industrial growth were addressed Tuesday, Sept. 14, during a presentation on China’s future economic place in the world. Brett Heimburger, director of Asia from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development, began by stressing the magnitude of China’s growth to students. “China’s growth is so significant it does not […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Student Alumni Association handed out birthday cake and ice cream in honor of the school’s birthday on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at Center Stage and the Zone in the student center. The gathering is held annually every 3rd Wednesday in September, and is meant to honor the school’s founding. “We hold this event on a […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Elvis has left the building. However, he has been seen on a bus for close to seven years now, taking students where they need to go on this lovely Orem campus. Say “hello” while getting on the complimentary campus shuttle bus to driver, Jack Weyland, wearing his signature “Elvis glasses” with dark lenses and shiny, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s love of history began when she was only six years old. As a child, Goodwin’s father asked her to listen to the broadcasts of the Dodgers games that he would miss while at work. When he arrived home, he had his young daughter retell him the events of the game. This […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Desde el maravilloso paisaje de latinoamérica hasta las hermosas islas de Hawaii y Samoa o a las reverentes reservaciones de los indios americanos, la diversidad es otro aspecto del cual esta universidad se enorgullece de promover. El Centro Multicultural es un nidito al cual puede ir el que desee socializar un poco mas y familiarizarse […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Monday, Sept. 20 Ethics Awareness Week, all day, LI 120 Tuesday, Sept. 21 Panel Discussion on Judicial Ethics, 8:30-9:45 a.m., LI 120 Ethics and international issues, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., LI 120 Panel discussion on artist censorship and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, 10:00-11:15 a.m., LI 120 Salt Lake County Mayor and Utah Gubernatorial Candidate, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Turning Points in History program, sponsored by the History department, provides several opportunities for history enthusiasts to get their fix each semester. The program is in its eighth year, and invites between one and three historians per semester to not only speak to the public, but also to provide a seminar for a select […]