Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Michelle Rivas Hugh Herr, athlete, scientist, innovator and futurist, envisions a world free of human disability through the technology of biomechatronics. As the Presidential Lecture Series speaker, he shared his research, results and goals with students and community March 7 in the Classroom Building. “Imagine a future where we can actually solve depression, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Convention of states is one method of addressing government problems The UVU chapter of Turning Point USA’s presentation held on March 6, in the Sorensen Center, encouraged students to get involved with the problem of the U.S. national debt by suggesting students use a convention of states, in an attempt to force the federal […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo by Jay Arcansalin A commitment to decrease the carbon footprint on campus was passed in the Faculty Senate with 32 votes in favor for such, two dissenting votes and one abstention. Currently, the carbon neutrality action plan achievement date is set in the year of 2050. This plan would include the building of a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the news coverage of the shooting at the Parkland school quieting down, there is still quite a bit of coverage on something that has not been seen in previous shootings: students nationwide are protesting for gun control. However, instead of being cheered on for utilizing the tragedy for a good purpose, some students are […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are two names that are becoming well known in the film industry for writing music. Paul and Pasek are a duo composition team that has a Tony, an Oscar and a Grammy already under their belts with only a few music labels to their name. Their latest big hit, The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s the middle of the semester and the signs of falling motivation are there. No matter how far you dig into your bag, you can’t find a pencil and have to ask to borrow one — again. Your laundry basket is overflowing, you find yourself contemplating skipping classes almost daily, and you end up staring […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Social Work Student Association invited the Younique Foundation to come and teach a group of students how to deal with trauma from experiencing sexual abuse as a child in UVU’s classroom building on Feb. 12. The activity was open to all who wanted to attend, and the instructors from the Younique Foundation Education Program […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Art History Department and the Black Student Union joined together Feb 23. to sponsor a brown bag lecture series concerning visual culture with a focus on the arts of Africa and the African Diaspora. The guest speaker, Andrew Skabelund, presented on the history of Western Africa and its influence on the visual culture and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes V-day, not valentines, actually stands for Vagina day and is inspired by Eve Ensler’s 1995 Vagina Monologues. UVU has produce the performance for 12 years, and the Peace and Justice club held the mantle this year at Center Stage Feb. 22. The director and ‘award winning’ actress Rebekah Dunford put together a group of women […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Student body president appoints interim vice president of activities UVU Student Association vice president of activities, Dustin Draper, has withdrawn himself as a candidate for student body president and an interim vice president of activities has been selected, according to student body president Rob Smith. Draper, who has been the vice president of activities since […]