Reading Time: 3 minutes I remember the first time I saw a cell phone. I was in sixth grade at Table Mound Elementary School in Dubuque, Iowa. I distinctly remember overhearing an older woman nearby refer to it as “the devil’s walkie-talkie.” Little did she know just how much “the devil’s walkie-talkie” would come to shape the worldwide cultural […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are people that make a name for themselves by giving to science. There are, however, people that give their own bodies to science, and no one can call them by name. On the first floor of the science building there is a locked door, not because there is danger of death, but because the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “I have the mentality that I don’t want to have someone else do my job. If I’m tired, I push through it, because I don’t want to be watching other people do it.” That was the outlook Lauren Bluth had both on and off the field – until a battle with ulcerative colitis proved too […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Odyssey Dance Theatre presents Thriller This month the highly acclaimed Odyssey Dance Theatre Company is performing Thriller in five different locations in Utah. The annual event has a reputation for being electrifying and filled with gripping adventures and pop culture references. Thriller has become a major hit in the 13 years since its creation. This […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The rolling hills and towering mountains surrounding UVU’s Wasatch campus, with fall hues of orange and red ablaze, beckon students, local residents and their families to experience the fall season in Heber City. Wasatch students and faculty have co-organized the UVU Wasatch Campus 5K Classic Run/Walk and Free Kids Race being held at Wasatch campus […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are few coincidences in life. The Sinclair by campus is extinct, the Subway by Wal-Mart was forced under. After connecting the dots, across University Parkway a tunnel is the result. Soon there will be a pedestrian tunnel that travels under University Parkway, starting just east of where the Subway was and coming up where […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On the evening of Sept. 27, a pedestrian crossing 800 South, the road between the testing center and the free lot, was struck by a driver heading westbound along the street. Police said the student was wearing dark clothing and listening to his iPod. According to unnamed eyewitness, they heard a thud and saw him […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine a student named James. He has studied hard all semester for biology. He juggles a busy work schedule with class. He even sacrificed social events to prepare for this exam, so James feels good about his upcoming test. Confident and ready, he arrives at the testing center. “We’re closed,” an employee tells him. “You’re […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes While thousands of colleges and universities from across the nation were invited, only 94 of them showed up at the Graduate School Fair on Sept. 28 in the Grande Ballroom. With four people in a committee, Sue Stevenson from the Career Services department manages to help students wanting to know more about their choices for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Park a little further away from the school. Use the stairs, not the elevator. Make sure you drink eight glasses of water a day. All of these are ways to keep yourself healthy, and none of them require spending money. This was the message that the Student Health and Wellness Center was trying to pass […]