Reading Time: 3 minutes On July 4th, 2012, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God Particle,” which helps explain why matter has mass. UVU physics professor Steve Wasserbaech has worked on experiments that lead to this breakthrough. While the development is groundbreaking, the nickname is leading to misconceptions of the particle’s role in science. After […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes For many students at UVU, their understandings of rodeos are limited to events put on by local cities during their celebrations. Pleasant Grove has their Strawberry Day’s Rodeo and Lehi recently had their 75th Annual Lehi Round-Up Rodeo to celebrate their city. While these local cities continue to sell out their seats, the Utah Valley […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Muchos de los libros preferidos de los estudiantes hispanos son los libros más leídos por mucha gente alrededor del mundo y han sido traducidos a varios idiomas. Los escritores más populares son los que han sido galardonados con los premios Nobel de literatura. “Un libro que he leído es El Olor de la Guayaba, del escritor Gabriel García Márquez. Este libro […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Forget all of the Disney movies and everything you know about Atlantis. This conspiracy is on the path from science-fiction to science-fact! Oil company divers off the coast of Great Britain have discovered a submerged civilization in the North Sea, which has been dubbed “Doggerland”. A team of climatologists, archaeologists and geophysicists are now mapping […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Religion plays a big part in Utah Valley, and for students moving away from home, many changes occur. Most students feel that people are sometimes more active, and others are less active in religious activity. Stephenie Spencer said she definitely didn’t have a testimony before college, so religious tendencies increase in college. Teresa Wood agrees. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute TEHRAN, Iran — War games this month showcased missiles with improved accuracy and firing capabilities, Iranian media reports said Friday, an apparent response to stepped up Western moves against Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards conducted the exercise in the central desert, firing ballistic missiles including a long-range variety meant to deter an Israeli […]