Reading Time: 2 minutes Each individual person, in one way or another, is oppressing another. At least, that is the argument of the Oppression: Breaking Barriers conference. “I think a lot of people think they’re not actively oppressing people,” said Vanessa Craig, a Deaf Studies major and conference organizer, “but you need help acknowledging the prejudices you have.” Although […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Several prospective law students gathered on Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the student center to meet representatives from various law schools across the nation. Although there was a larger law fair on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the neighboring Brigham Young University, the law schools that attended the UVU law fair were very excited about the students […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes El primer año en la universidad exige compromiso, esfuerzo y dedicación. Nadie es obligado a comenzar una carrera universitaria, especialmente cuando se trata de estudiantes internacionales. Todos están aquí porque tienen metas y quieren salir adelante. Para muchos, el primer año en la universidad es el más difícil. Se dan cuenta de que es algo […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here are the fall enrollment numbers and accompanying years: From 2009-2010 there has been a 13.5 percent increase in enrollment. Over the past three years, there has been a growth of 38 percent, an increase of nearly 9,000 students.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Five students and Alexis Palmer, director of the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, packed up their belongings and headed out to a social justice retreat at the Snowbird Lodge and Resort during fall break. Universities from all over the state who are members of the Utah Campus Compact met for this retreat. Utah Campus Compact is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley Technical College, Utah Valley Community College, Utah Valley State College and Utah Valley University. Professor Elaine Englehardt has been here through them all. Englehardt was recognized for her 34 years of service to this school on Oct. 19 when she received the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award. The award was presented to Englehardt after […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As Joss Whedon’s great horror character Buffy the Vampire Slayer remarked, Halloween is “come as you aren’t night.” Oct. 31 is once again upon us, the first of the waist-expanding end-of-the-year holidays, which, considering the sexy outfits, is not free of irony. All Hallow’s Eve has become a night of frolic and daring, and the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the character and story of Dracula is something familiar to you, if only through spoofs, modern movies or cartoons. But are you familiar with a radio play? Back in the ages where contemporary media could only be transferred through radio waves, radio plays were a way of telling […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ever wondered how it was to live in the medieval times along with knights, peasants and royalty? Well, the Resonance Story Theatre brought the experience to UVU’s ExBox on Oct. 7-9 with King Arthur and the Round Table Troubadours. As put by one of the cast members, the troubadours would be the modern-day equivalent of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Oct. 21, the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts opened its play Noises Off in the Ragan Theater. The play focuses on a group of actors with their director, stage manager and tech guy trying to put on a play. Made up of three acts, the plot shows how things can go from bad to […]