Reading Time: 3 minutes Mental health programs need more support Although the school has an efficient suicide prevention program, the Student Health Services needs more counselors to help students struggling with depression. On Nov. 9, after a student nearly attempted to commit suicide on campus, a collective sigh of dismissal was released: He didn’t jump. Problem solved. But the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The transition from high school life to post-high school life is difficult, but who could make that transition easier than Steve Buscemi? Movies like Ghost World bring a realization of this world in a very relatable way. Brewvies will be showing the cult classic based on the comic of the same name from the early […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello my darlings, Sing praises. The semester is nearly over. Now we’ll finally get to use all that brain power we waste on general education to focus on the world around us. In this issue we focus on the struggle between handmade local gifts and the assembly-line products of big business. We at The V […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Putting up Christmas lights. From a scientific and rational standpoint, it is valueless and wastes an enormous amount of resources.” —Matthew A. Jonassaint, opinions editor “I think people trying to stop any of the religious or non-religious parts of the holidays, whether its Christmas becoming Xmas or not having people [say] happy holidays. I like […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The holidays mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but one thought should be universal on everyone’s mind: How can I help my fellow man? There are hundreds of charities available all throughout the state, but for busy college students, preoccupied with passing finals and taking classes, taking time to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why we deny prescription drug abuse Nonmedical use of prescription drugs is on the rise. Students are at risk for abuse and addiction of these drugs, even in Utah County. Full-time college students are twice as likely to abuse prescription medications than those not enrolled in the same age group, according to the National Survey […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jamie Bennee and David Whitney remembered “All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated…As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Christmas: big businesses’ wet dream. This year celebrants will gather by the thousands at the altar of big business, turning a blind eye to the documented abuses against people and the environment, nefarious political influence and outright deception that makes that new laptop or phone so cheap. Ignorant consumption, even when done in the name […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes [monoslideshow id=19] Women’s Soccer • Finished 10-9-1 for the 2010 season. • Finished first in the Great West Conference. • Senior Danielle Anderson played in all 20 games and had one assist. • Senior Nicole Archibald Spencer played in all 20 games, had nine goals and three assists. • Senior Andi Bagdan played in all […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Baldomero Lago es un hombre muy ocupado. Este semestre comenzó en calidad de jefe del departamento de idiomas, aparte de ensenar varias clases de español aquí en la universidad. También trabaja junto a funcionarios del gobierno estatal como el cónsul honorario de España, el país donde nació. El Dr. Lago ha impartido clases como […]