Institute kicks off a new semester of fun

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute With the new semester comes a new slate of devotionals and activities from the LDS Student Association and the Orem Institute of Religion. The new devotional schedule includes Elder Robert D. Hales, members of the Seventy, and the Latter-Day Celebration Choir. Bronco Mendenhall, coach of the BYU football team, was the first speaker on Jan. […]

Flying high above the clouds: David Whitney

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Memorial services generally include crying and people keeping to themselves or talking to loved ones, but when David Whitney passed away, those in attendance did not stop talking about the man they all loved. David Wayne Whitney Jr. was one flight away from finishing his private pilot license when he and Jamie Bennee crashed the […]

Institute has final Friday devotional

November 22, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute The program, “The Season of In its final fall devotional, to be held on Dec. 3 at noon in the chapel, the Orem Institute of Religion is featuring S. Michael Wilcox. Wilcox retired earlier this year from his position as instructor at the Salt Lake University Institute of Religion. He worked for the LDS church […]

The work and the story

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute With 25 novels written, including the nine-part Work and the Glory series, Gerald N. Lund is one of the most popular LDS authors today. As part of the LDS Church Education System’s Friday devotionals, the author and former general authority of the church will speak at the Orem Institute. Lund is primarily known as an […]

Students get accredited

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute There are 32,670 students at the newly accredited Utah Valley University and when the accreditation board came to talk to students about their experience, not even one percent showed up. On Nov. 3, The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities met with 22 students in the library auditorium. It was an open forum discussion with […]

Grab a date for free food

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Poor college students are always looking for a few free things. Generally these include free food and a cheap date, and when both are available, it is considered a treat. On Nov. 12, the Orem Institute will be holding a date dance called “ ‘Fall’ in Love.” The dance will include ballroom lessons and a […]

Chess tournament checks campus

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute The time has come to brush off chess boards, wipe clean chess pieces and sign up for the intramural chess tournament. Oh, and some might want to practice saying the word “j’adoube.” For the second time this semester, there will be a chess tournament on campus as part of the fall intramural events. Opponents will […]

Heartache and hope

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes During the Vietnam War, 58,000 soldiers were killed. During that same time 51,000 women in the United States were killed by men claiming to love them. The Clothesline Project, held on Oct. 20-21, was created in order to bring statistics, like those mentioned above, into the public view. The project uses T-shirts and three distinct […]

Race to a family’s aid

October 11, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Motorcycle riding is known for excitement, speed and, more often than not, reckless behavior. However, the upcoming Saturday night motocross event will focus on helping a family. On Oct. 23, the UCCU Center will host the Western Motocross Nationals. It will be the first dirt event held at the UCCU Center. The highlight of the […]

To listen or not to listen? LDS leaders emphasize the power of choice

October 11, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute In a world where many people focus on everything they don’t have and blame all their problems on others, on Oct. 2-3 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints declared through multiple leaders that everyone has a choice. At the church’s semi-annual General Conference, a singular message about agency was given across two days and five […]