Advocate encourages shift on how we view women’s education

November 3, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lauren Barney | Staff Writer Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing Susan R. Madsen, an advocate for women’s education, stressed that a shift needs to be made in how the role of education is viewed in the lives of women at the Utah Women & Education Forum on Oct. 27. The forum focused on why Utah […]

Speaker: Zombies inspired by real-life Haitian practices

November 3, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kim Bojorquez | Senior Staff Writer Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 The second annual Forum of Horror, an event co-organized by UVU’s Different Dimensions Club and the English and Literature Department, was held Oct. 28 to discuss horror topics, such as the origin of zombies in cinema, women as criminal […]

Coke, Chik-fil-A HQ among stops at upcoming PR trip

November 3, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo courtesy of City-Data.com Despite meeting only four times, 16 students working toward Communication degrees with an emphasis in public relations took on a full class curriculum to prepare for the PRSSA annual conference, which will be held in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 5-10. Among the assignments was […]

Five candidates offer differing views on growth, role of gov’t

November 3, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Carrie Laudie | Editor in Chief | @carrielaudie With Donald Trump and Ben Carson nabbing national headlines national, imminent issues facing Orem have been hashed out by local candidates for City Council over the last several months. On Nov. 4, it all comes to a […]

Police blotter

November 3, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Substance abuse Oct. 18-An officer responded to the parking lot of an apartment complex near campus after reports of underage drinking. Upon arrival, several young people were found to have been drinking and smoking marijuana. The guilty parties were cited. Bathroom solicitation Oct. 19-A custodian met with […]

Tech & science beat

November 3, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Want to learn to invest? There’s an app for that. Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected] The app Acorn is a simple way for college students to invest. Acorn is helped by Nobel Prize winning economist, Dr. Harry Markowitz, through recurring investments and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). A recurring investment is the portion of […]