Oh say can you see… No? Well hold on, I’ll get a sparkler

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Fourth of July is the chance for Americans to relax from work, spend money on something that is going to explode and to sit and watch floats go really slow past them. All in all it’s the American way My family, specifically my brother, spent last year’s Fourth creating a homemade grand-finale. It was […]

Hoagies with Holland

April 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The name has changed a few times over the past several years, with the different people in the presidencies at UVU, but the basic idea has remained the same, eat food and listen to plans about the budget. “Hoagies with Holland” is the most recent installment of the Planning, Budgeting and Accountability process to end […]

Not for profit: The impact the humanities have on society

April 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes As early as 1850 there have been Liberal Arts departments in schools of higher education, as well as pressure to close them. To a near-capacity crowd in the Ragan theater, Martha Nussbaum spoke about the need for the Liberal Arts in order to maintain a democratic society. The speech was part of the Presidential Lecture […]

Final institute devotional

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute The final institute devotional of the semester will not feature an apostle, general authority or any other nationally known speaker, but it is still expected to be a special event. This installment of the weekly Friday devotional will feature the Latter-Day Celebration Choir. The event will be on April 15, starting at noon. The musical […]

I’ll be on one knee from 3-5, looking for a wife

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes The message was sent loud and clear to any and all of the men of the church. That message was to get married. In the most recent General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, three men talked about being joined in an eternal union. That three men talked about marriage isn’t […]

Proposed amendment to buffer spending

March 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes America is $15 trillion in debt, and that number is growing; but Sen. Mike Lee proposed an amendment to the Constitution to help fix the problem. Lee spoke to students and community members gathered in the Sorenson Student Center about his newly proposed Balancing Budget Amendment on Tuesday, March 22. The official name of the […]

1000 cranes: A symbol of peace

March 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The crane is considered a holy creature in Japan. The paper crane is a traditional form of Japanese origami. Ancient traditions states that if a thousand paper cranes are folded, then a crane will grant them a wish. Following the recent tragedy in Japan, the people there need any wish or piece of luck they […]

Grant a wish for Japan

March 17, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Across campus, students will have a chance to donate money to offer relief to Japan, which was recently struck by a tsunami. The fundraiser will run Monday, March 21 through Friday, March 25. The goal of the fundraiser is to have every student donate a dollar, which would raise around $30,000. The fundraiser will be […]

Abstract sense of leadership

March 14, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Team Innovate may have run unopposed in the most recent student body elections, but the newly elected Executive Vice President still wants to truly innovate UVU. Sam Hadlock is going to be the new second in command for the student body population. This position should not be looked at as a yes-man or just a […]

Toss Up: The legitimacy of disc games as sports

March 14, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ultimate Frisbee and Frisbee golf, or “frolf,” have received bad raps lately as some sort of non-sports that are only suitable for those under the influence of mind-altering substances. In reality, though, they are a great test of skill for any athlete. The two main disc-based sports require skill sets that a lot of people […]