Reading Time: 2 minutes The rodeo club will be heading to Casper Wyoming to compete in the Colligiate National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The competition will begin on June 12th and run through the 18th at the Casper Events Center. Over 400 riders and ropers representing over 100 universities will be present for what the CNFR calls the ‘Rose Bowl’ […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disney made being a fairy look so easy. But Megan Brown, owner and CEO of The Sweet Tooth Fairy, proves that you need a little more than pixie dust to concoct delicious and impeccably styled treats, run a corporation and a household of four kids under the age of five. The Sweet Tooth Fairy started […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes I commenced my awkward and embarrassingly lengthy attempt at earning a bachelor’s degree 7 years ago, at Brigham Young University. Back then, you will remember, Utah Valley University was known as Utah Valley State College. But, to my fellow Cougars, a large number of this valley’s denizens, and a disheartening amount of the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The screen goes to black. The music swells. The closing credits begin appearing. The houselights begin to warm. And then, all of a sudden, a strange noise begins emitting from the back of the house. The sound of two hands coming together. That’s right. Despite the fact that no one who deserves it […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This summer, UVU sent two seniors to intern in Switzerland with the United Nations for a period of three months under the Women and Education Project, directed by Dr. Susan R. Madsen. “This is not a normal internship,” Madsen said. “It gives them global skills to work internationally. Their lives will be changed and this […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year, students find themselves having to pay just a little bit more for tuition, but what is the breakdown of those higher costs and why do they rise each year? Many incoming students and even continuing students worry about these questions. Tuition and student fees are established by the Utah State Board of Regents. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU, like many schools, has been subsidizing bus passes for a long time. Many students rely on the bus as their only means of transportation, but since the rise in gas prices, this student discount has been threatened. During the student fees meeting for this coming year, Utah Transit Authority proposed to raise the bus […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes With all the hustle and bustle in the halls of the Sorenson Student Center on Tuesday, May 17, it looked like school was in full swing, but instead of students scrambling to get to their next class it was UVU employees participating in “Summer University.” Summer University is a weeklong conference dedicated to professional development […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cada día hay más estudiantes que hablan español en UVU. Hablar español está permitiendo que los alumnos tengan más oportunidades laborales y también les permite acercarse e integrarse a la cultura latina. De acuerdo con las últimas estadísticas proporcionadas por el Departamento de Idiomas en UVU, el número de alumnos que estudia español ha incrementado […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Getting in to see the doctor got a lot easier for at least future and current premedical students attending the first ever Intermountain Pre-Med Conference at UVU on May 20-21. The conference was mainly geared towards high school students and college students interested in medical careers. They were given the opportunity to hear from […]