Knowledge is priceless but education is pricey

September 20, 2011

Reading Time: 5 minutes A transfer student’s analysis of our tuition woes   Fellow students, lend me your ears, and about twenty bucks. I just paid tuition, and I’m hurting for some cash. It seems like most of us are these days, what with tuition skyrocketing. It just seems like this university is squeezing us for all we’re worth […]

Multicultural luau

September 20, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes   UVU had the chance to let loose and experience a true Polynesian luau right in the courtyard last Friday evening.The night started out with a hearty traditional Polynesian luau dinner and included lots of mingling of students and families in the community, laughter, music and friends.   The event was put on by the […]

Sweet sounds of UVenue first show

September 20, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes At the first UVenue event student artists shared their talents and competed for a $50 prize   As the sun set, light pulled at the color of the balloons decorating the quad, the air filled with all kinds of music, ranging from acoustic guitar and keyboard to the mountain dulcimer. At UVenue, the newly reformed […]

Bill Nye the science guy at UVU

September 20, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The face of science education through entertainment comes to UVU   There was standing room only as students crammed into the Grande Ballroom to hear what Bill Nye had to say.   Students cheered and laughed Tuesday, Sept. 13, as Nye joked his way through subjects ranging from sundials and cerulescence to our place in […]

Preventing Suicide at UVU

September 20, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes September sheds light on the tragedy of suicide   To many, Utah may be known as a happy state, but what many may not know is that Utah is in the top 10 states with the highest suicide rate.   The National Institute of Mental Health found that one out of nine college students has […]