Duckworth eases institutional merger

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Vice President of Student Affairs, Cory L. Duckworth, has been appointed by Comissioner of education William Sederburg to direct the transition of the College of Eastern Utah (CEU) as it becomes a regional college of Utah State University (USU).

The dead speak to illuminate an ancient culture

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Professor Haagen Klaus revolves a ceramic pot in his hands depicting the gruesome Moche sacrificial process of throat slitting, dripping blood and ritual imbibing. “Here is the sacrificial process in all of its brutal glory,” Klaus said. ” We aren’t sensationalizing ritual killing, but aiming to understand the people.

Duckworth eases institutional merger

August 31, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Vice President of Student Affairs, Cory L. Duckworth, has been appointed by Comissioner of education William Sederburg to direct the transition of the College of Eastern Utah (CEU) as it becomes a regional college of Utah State University (USU). “I am happy to help the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) as it works to resolve some challenging issues related to the ongoing vitality of the CEU,” Duckworth said.

Recycling initiatives on campus

August 28, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Making a new aluminum can from an old one saves 95 percent of the total energy required to make one from scratch. In short, recycling one aluminum can saves as much energy as you use by leaving a 100W light bulb on for 8 hours.

Indebted to one man’s progressive vision

August 28, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wilson Sorenson, the second president of UVU and longest-tenured at 36 years, passed away Thursday July 30 at the age of 92. Sorenson pioneered the way for UVU and was able to witness each phase of the school’s many transitions since the beginning of his involvement in 1941. First known as the Central Utah Vocational […]

New country, new culture, new campus

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Christopher Chileshe, President of the International Student Council, provides relevant insight for incoming international students. Where are you from and what brought you to UVU? I was born in Zambia and lived there until the age of seven. After that I lived in Belgium for 10 years before coming to the United States.

Extra-curricular reading will pay off in more ways than one

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every college student, no matter their major, is required to do intensive and often tedious reading. So why consider reading anything that isn’t an essential part of the curriculum? In his freshman welcome letter, President Holland encouraged incoming students to read two novels; Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and journalist David Oliver Relin, and Revolutionary Characters, by Gordon Wood.

Fundamental firefighting

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a fully involved residential fire in your city, the bite is, the fire team is on their way, and you are the fire captain in charge of managing the entire crew and saving civilian lives. Professional firefighters across Utah will have more preparation for scenarios such as this because of the new mobile training facility recently presented by the Utah Fire & Rescue Academy (UFRA).

Action is greater than apathy

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Making a new aluminum can from an old one saves 95 percent of the total energy required to make one from scratch. In short, recycling one aluminum can saves as much energy as you use by leaving a 100W light bulb on for 8 hours. Facts such as this are the fundamental concern of The Sustainability Committee, who is teaming up with many campus organizations in order to create a more environmentally friendly establishment.