Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Carrie Laudie Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor Chef Troy Wilson, a third generation chef, has been a Culinary Instructor at UVU for 15 years this August. He has been running the seemingly under-publicized, but always packed, UVU Restaurant Forte (previously known as Greg’s) with a team of students ever since. Born and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Brief History of Diet Trends Exploring the Problems with our Modern Food Culture Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor Because there are thousands of theories on what constitutes a balanced diet, it can be hard to decide which outlook to subscribe to. A basic knowledge of modern food trends helps aid in the decision-making process. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Recently the Student Life and Wellness Center raised their minimum number of credits to have free access to the facilities to be 10 credit hours. This makes sense during the normal school year but during the summer when the classes are shortened and 6 credits feels like a full-load I find this odd. The other […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Christian Ledek | @sea_led | Staff Writer It’s becoming more common for parents to publicly humiliate their kids on social media to teach them a lesson or sometimes just for kicks. A 13-year-old girl took her own life a little while ago, possibly in part because her dad cut her hair off and uploaded a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Feeling weird today. Was it something I ate? No. You’re just a filthy irredeemable piece of garbage. You’ve done something awful and now you’re feeling guilty. What did I do? Everything. I’m trying my best! Yeah, right. What about that awful, violent daydream you had earlier? That was just a random thought! Everyone has those! Plus, I didn’t […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo In early August, UVU Assistant Professor Russell T. Warne was invited to Harvard University’s School of Science Education to present his research on the benefits of advanced placement classes for high school students. In his recent study, “The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Dave Richards UVU student Preston Yardley, racing with Team Endurance 360, came in first place in his bracket in the fifth annual Crusher in the Tushar bike race July 11, setting a record in the men’s 29 and under age group, coming in at 4:55:19. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lee Thomas | Lifestyle Editor | @leenis85 Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 The UCCU Center at UVU was the location for a conference on Friday and Saturday, Aug 8-9, that brought together no less than thirty internet acts to perform live on stage, host Q&As, and participate in meet […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor | @jules1lo The Latino Scientists of Tomorrow hosted their annual banquet in the Grande Ballroom on Aug. 4, capping off what the program’s adviser said is the program’s biggest year yet. As the formally dressed young students and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Julie Ostler | Assistant Photo Editor |@jules1lo This summer, the Multicultural Student Services department at UVU gained a new director, moved to a new office location and announced new initiatives to help underserved students. In July, Barney Nye was announced as the new director of the […]