Safe sex shields against disease, but not heartbreak

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by: Ashley Fairbourne   It is no secret that there are many types of protection available to sexually active people to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. But what many don’t take into account before climbing into bed with someone is that there are other risks involved that are far more difficult to avoid. A […]

To be alone, or not alone

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes The common notion that we must be completely personally put together and happy with ourselves before we can be happy with someone else in a relationship misses the mark. Even the overly pinned, posted and tweeted old adage “Happiness is a journey, not a destination” can debunk notions about prerequisite personal happiness is required before entering into a relationship. Don’t […]

The profession predicament

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes We look at the pros and cons of some of UVU’s most popular majors to help the undeclared find their footing.   Accounting Personality Traits: strong quantitative skills, math, stats, ability spreadsheets, good reasoning ability, not always a cut and dried answer. Expected Salary: $45,300-74,900 Pros: Every organization needs an account, good job market. Accounting […]

The art of the break-up

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Brooke Morrill   “Please pass the salt” is not code for “please pass the pepper”. But sometimes it seems to be taken as such. No, I’m not really referring to condiments; I’m referring to how well we take breakups. For example, when someone says they want it to be over, it means it is […]

Finding your fitness finesse

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Matt Bowen   As we’ve made it a month into 2015, it’s easy to become discouraged with some of our resolutions. A common one is increased gym time, but don’t fret, we have the perfect solution for your fitness routine. A large contributing factor to not being able to maintain or keep up on […]

Utah, it’s time we had ‘The Talk’

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Illustration by: Ashley Fairbourne   Sometimes a fear comes creeping into my mind that we are still stuck in the 19th century. At one point people need to just wake up and realize that it is 2015 and change isn’t going to kill us, in fact it could save many lives. The last time sex education […]

Lucy’s New York Pizza from the mouths of the web staff

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 5 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor | @tiffany_mf I had the pacific pizza, which is pineapple and ham. How boring of me, when there are choices like the CCB, which is chicken and bacon bits, or the zim, which is a pizza with sauerkraut. The cheese was so a melty and hot that it set the […]

The Valley Episode 3

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyle Bruderer, Sports Writer Matt Baiamonte, Sports Brodcaster Valley Episode 3  Yes you’ve missed it. The podcast on all things UVU Sports is back.

UVU’s emergency response plan: is it enough?

January 27, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie   There is an 8×11 piece of paper that hangs in some classrooms instructing students on what to do in the event of an emergency. For most students, that is the extent of the training they will receive if anything goes wrong on campus. One of the steps on […]