Reading Time: < 1 minute “I wanted somewhere I could submit my paper on James Joyce,” says Jenna Atkynson, co-founder of the university’s new English journal, Essais. Following in the tradition of Touchstones and Warp and Weave, respectively the school’s creative and speculative fiction journals, Essais is in its first semester and will be the depository for academic papers focusing […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes We all have a different concept of what constitutes an enjoyable evening. Not every personality is compatible with every other personality. In everyday life, these differences can be both enriching and aggravating, but on a date they can become positively unbearable. In these situations, it’s handy to come to a date armed with exit strategies […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Freshman Dane Anderson doesn’t like to make birthday lists. So instead of getting a bunch of presents that would be nice to have but serve no purpose for his 24th birthday, he asked for something different. He asked his friends and family to donate whatever money they would spend on him to “charity: water,” a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A letter from Akwasi Frimpong International student and sprinter It is now t-minus 12 days until the UVU Track & Field Team travels to New York City for the 2011 Indoor Great West Conference Championships. Our goal? To work hard as a team and bring the title home. We plan to do this using what […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Running a race in the winter is not usually a good idea. But this winter, runners can stay warm and dry while supporting a good cause at the third annual “No Snow” Indoor 5K Run/Walk. The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center will host the indoor race to benefit the UVU Habitat for Humanity House currently being […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes What was cutting edge in technology a year ago is slow today. Two years is old and five years is obsolete. With most businesses in the world becoming more tech savvy, it is more and more important to know how to work with technology. This is the idea behind Women In Technology. WIT is an […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes NOVA Corp adds money to scholarship fund Starting in the fall of 2011, NOVA Corp. will be adding another $75,000 to its scholarship program for Navajo college students. NOVA is an information technology business headquartered in Window Rock, Ariz., part of the Navajo Nation reservation, and is owned by the Navajo Nation itself. The company’s […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes With the launch of the Verizon iPhone4 on Feb. 10, students across the country are wondering if one iPhone is truly better than another. If a dramatic battle between the two phones were to take place based on call quality, data service, Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities, international service and price, here is how the battle would […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes You are sitting across the table from your date thinking, “What am I doing here?’ or “How am I going to get out of this one?” You could tell the date, “Uh, sorry, I think I just left my house on fire,” but that’s probably not going to go over so well. The fact of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For those of us who are single, February 14th can be the bane of existence. While couples may represent a minority of the population, their celebrations of togetherness represent the entirety of the public domain. That is why, several years ago, I hit on a tradition to bring joy to the Lonely Hearts Club. Whether […]