‘Turning Points in History’
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,…
September 2010
Stories — Page 6
United through service
Four children were playing around a beaten-up old dollhouse, in a yard overgrown with weeds and trees with dead branches near a fence falling apart. That is the picture UVU…
Panel discussion on judicial ethics
As part of Ethics Week, the university will host three visiting experts in the field of judicial ethics on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The visiting experts are Victoria “Tori” Henley, executive…
Artist censorship: limiting freedom of speech
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Center for the Study of Ethics will be holding a panel discussion on artistic censorship and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Winter Games. The panel will…
Here and Now: The Multicultural Center
From the wonderful landscape of Latin America to the beautiful islands of Hawaii and Samoa or the reverent Native American reservations, diversity is another aspect which the university is proud…
‘Gertrude Stein and the Ethics of Radical Empiricism’
Until recently, early twentieth century experimental author Gertrude Stein has been considered a non-political writer. However, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, Assistant Professor and Director of the Humanities program Michaela Giesenkirchen…
A taste of Polynesia
At the stroke of noon on Monday, Sept. 13, Centre Stage was filled with hundreds of hungry and curious students eager to take part in the Multicultural Center’s monthly “Taste…
Becoming Polyneices
I’ve never done anything like this. Yet on the evening of Aug. 28., I found myself in front of the director citing a one-minute monologue, hoping to land a role…
Equality hits Utah County
The I AM EQUAL Project, in conjunction with the school’s Spectrum Club, made a stop in Orem on Sept. 9, ready to provide people with a way of advocating their…
Country Spotlight: Experience the World
[monoslideshow id=8] The life changing events that could only happen in Kenya have impacted me forever. The beauty of the culture, the people and the genuine happiness that surrounds the…
