Reading Time: 3 minutes Ethan Smith’s winding path to success Kyle McDonald | Sports Writer | @kylesportsconflicts The Big 10 Conference is known for its great wrestling teams. Many wrestlers set their sights on being able to wrestle for those storied programs. Ethan Smith is no different. The senior from Midway, Utah received a scholarship offer from Purdue University […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie UVU’s Office of Internation Affairs and Diplomacy is sponsoring a lecture from Rudolph “Rudy” Moise, Ambassador at large for the Republic of Haiti. The lecture will be held in the Sorenson Center 206bc at 11:30 a.m. Moise was born in Port-Au-Prince and moved to the United States at […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected] Technology is everywhere, from corresponding with the internet to helping our computer, there’s always something new cropping up. But alas, I can’t list them all. Instead, I’ll just list three. NUMBER 3 -Skype’s live translator service You might have already heard about this feature, but if […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ryan Dangerfield | Staff Writer | @ryandanger23 Photo Credit: Gabi Campbell Over a thousand students and community members crowded into the Grand Ballroom at Utah Valley University on Dec. 10 to hear Elizabeth Smart speak about her kidnapping and her struggle to get back to her family. “Everyone has problems, in fact I do […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Gabi Campbell Cheating seems to be a growing problem in today’s world with modern technology. But it leaves the ever lingering question: if someone cheats once, will they cheat again? Years ago a certain UVU girl and a certain UVU guy began dating and they fell in love. The relationship was not without its problems but […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Let’s just be friends” is a phrase no one likes to hear. Especially not from someone who you wanted to be with romantically. Unfortunately, those four words are said way too much. So you shared a kiss. Maybe even more. Perhaps you proclaimed your love for one another. But then it was decided, either mutually or […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The old adage “Talk is cheap” is a decent place to start if we want to understand the growing divide between slacktivism and activism. Slacktivism is defined as actions performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement, e.g., signing an online petition or joining a campaign […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Depression and Anxiety were reported by students to be among the top impediments to academic performance according to an American College Health Association report released in 2011. On top of struggles with mental health, college-aged students are at high-risk to face a traumatic event during their time as a student. Students who have joined the military […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Gabi Campbell UVU’s Peace and Justice Studies club has organized a book drive to help create a Peace Library in the Pax Christi Community and Peace Center in Citi Solei, Haiti. Pax Christi means “peaceful Christ” and is an international Catholic Center. It is located in Citi Solei which is a suburb of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes As 2014 comes to an end, another year begins, bringing new classes, new people, and, for many of us, new employment opportunities. If you’ve found your dream job and your goal is to get hired, then check out these five tips to help you accomplish this New Year’s resolution. First of all, just like any other […]