Fall back into color

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Fall usually means warm, earthy tones, but this season is making a statement with bold, bright colors.   Bold, dark lashes and eyebrows: It’s time to play up those eyes. Choose an eyebrow pencil that is a shade or two darker than your hair color and define your brows using short, fine strokes. Make sure […]

IT solutions

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Filling the desks in classrooms across campus, students with laptops sit and quickly power up to sneak a peek at the latest Facebook news feed before instruction begins. Many are disappointed, however, when login errors prohibit immediate Internet connection. Letting out a sigh, the students replace the laptop with their trusty notepad and pen to […]

This fall, fashion risks are in

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Whether it’s that favorite plushy scarf, oxford wedges or that perfect blazer, selecting a wardrobe is an intimate process. Clothing choices speak volumes about who we are. And in a way project our personalities, sometimes with a megaphone, to the whole world.   Our clothing can say what we sometimes shy away from. Whether we […]

Custodial workers quietly and consistently keep the campus running smoothly

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheels squeak and rattle as a cleaning cart passes over the floor tile. Occasionally, suds dripping from the windows fall on the freshly vacuumed carpet. Long before classes begin, while many students still sleep, desks are arranged, trashcans are emptied and the walls are even washed. The school is maintained – ready for another day. […]

The unbearable blackness of being

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 5 minutes One student’s musings on the conversation of race in Utah Recently I was involved in a discussion about experiences of racism among some friends on campus. A white girl interrupted the minorities who were speaking and said, “I’m so sick of you guys complaining. Racism would probably go away if you just didn’t talk about […]

Woodbury Art Museum celebrates 10 years

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Children and adults alike meandered through the museum holding clipboards and pointing at exhibits, occasionally stooping over to closely examine one of the pieces. Patrons were not the only ones that came out for the 10th anniversary of the Woodbury Art Museum. Members of the UVU women’s basketball team, Willy the Wolverine and Miss UVU […]

No more starving students

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s food pantry helps students in need and saves them from financial hardships   The food pantry on UVU’s campus is a saving grace for many UVU students and faculty who may otherwise go hungry in times of financial uncertainties. The idea of an on-campus food pantry began floating around the Volunteer and Service Learning […]

Wind Symphony fine-tunes for first concert of the semester

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Heading down the Gunther Trades building staircase, instrumental music trails your steps. In a room on the fifth floor, the UVU Wind Symphony is rehearsing for its first concert of the semester.   The concert, Heroes of the Modern Era, is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Covey Center for the […]

Living in the Cone Zone

October 3, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Instead of pounding fists on the steering wheel in frustration, already 15 minutes late and still facing the challenge of finding a parking spot, plan ahead.   Campus construction is a necessary burden for UVU in a period of transition and growth and it will get worse before it gets better. However as Utahans, UVU […]