Empowering the Haitian people

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sustain Haiti was created and began sending volunteers and aid to the country of Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the country in January of 2010.   The inspiration to create the organization came to Warner Woodworth, BYU professor of Social Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior and student Dustin Homer after the earthquake hit.   Woodworth, […]

Saudi Arabia sends students to Utah

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2010 there were 21 students from the Middle East enrolled at UVU. Today there are 45 with the majority from Saudi Arabian students, with an increase from 4 to 28 since 2010.   In hopes of improving education scores, the Saudi Arabian government offers scholarships to students who choose to study in the U.S. […]

Battling cold and flu season

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students put $2,300 worth of commitment down per semester planning to finish, but what happens if a student gets sick for a period of time?   Patricia Nelson, coordinator for Learning Strategies Support, helps students who struggle in class and sometimes this is in an effort to catch up because of a sickness.   “We […]

Pre-Super Bowl hype proves gridiron rules

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Jonathan Boldt   As much as it pains me to admit it, baseball has gone from America’s favorite pastime to past its time. It will always have its place on the four-letter network and in the hearts of the fans in Boston and New York as well as anyone over the age of fifty. […]