Reading Time: 2 minutes It is the second leading cause of death for women in the United States. Studies estimate that one in eight women will get it and one in 35 will die from it. Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast tissue separate and grow without normal control. It is an […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Second Chance Foundation of Utah allows people facing adversity to enjoy a worry-free night out After being struck by an uninsured drunk driver, Austin Haws was left with a bill that his family couldn’t quite handle since his father lost his job. Hannah Laursen was diagnosed with brain cancer at age nine, which caused […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are a number of reasons a student has a motive to play a sport. They might gain motivation, learn discipline, strive to succeed or maybe they just need some extra kick to get through a 15 credit-hour school week. For sophomore Brookelyn Campbell, it’s a little bit of everything. The setter from […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s a warning that will always get your attention. “Don’t try this at home.” Tom Dickson said it, and it remains to be seen whether the hundreds of UVU students who attended this week’s lecture series in the Ragan Theater will heed his caution. Dickson, famous for his viral Blendtec video series […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes 3,000 Accepted UVU Students Don’t Attend Due to Growth Continual growth has led to an undeniable fact: UVU is now number one. With the release of new enrollment statistics for schools in the Utah System of Higher Education, Utah Valley University has passed the University of Utah as the school with the highest enrollment in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Esme Anderson can be described as a very happy lady. As a nurse practioner at a local emergency care facility and at the UVU Health Center, she sees the frontline of illnesses both on and off campus. And even during this year’s flu season, she’s still smiling. “I haven’t seen any cases of flu […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Loss is part of life. Perhaps that’s why the story of the Greek poet Orpheus, descending into the depths of the Underworld to retrieve his bride from the world of the dead, hits home for so many people. The theater department brings the story of Eurydice (pronounced yoo-RID-uh-see) to the Noorda Theater with the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Of all the cinematic genres, horror is one of the least pretentious. Scary movies don’t seek out critical acclaim. They don’t aspire to inspire. Horror films know what they’re about – frightening the ever-loving pants off you. No more, no less. Yet slasher flicks, gorefests and other types of terror serve an important emotional […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It took 13 years before Akwasi Frimpong found a place he could call home. Frimpong, UVU student and Olympic hopeful, was once considered a refugee, one of millions of refugee youth that have looked for a place to call theirs. From Oct. 10-14, ‘Outcasts Speak’ week featured two refugee UVU students, Claudine Kuradusenge and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes When planning travel routes around town, avoiding construction is difficult regardless of where home is. For residents of Wolverine Crossing, though, any venture out the front door is a difficult task. Construction on Geneva Road started late in 2010 and will continue until May 2012. This project, including widening the road to five lanes […]