Students protest Jordan World Circus

January 27, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photos by Maricel Evangelista A two-day protest opposing the Jordan World Circus was held by students in conjunction with the Animal Defenders International Organization outside of the UCCU Center on Jan. 23-24. For nearly 10 years, students have voiced their disapproval of the circus being held on campus, but feel they are not being heard. […]

Commemoration to MLK calls students to action

January 19, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 25th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration took place on Jan. 16-17 in the Ragan Theatre to discuss the legacy of King with the purpose of uniting campus and community voices. President of the Black Student Union, Stormey Nielsen, gave the opening remarks followed by a musical number by Luseane Pasa, student in the […]

Dress code visuals posted at campus gym

January 12, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Maricel Evangelista The Student Life and Wellness Center gym modified its dress code to include visual representations of appropriate attire in order to ensure easier dress code enforcement and help students feel they are in a comfortable environment. Students provided feedback saying the original dress code was difficult to understand, according to DaSheek […]

New student housing developing this summer

January 5, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate has planned construction for single and married student housing on six acres west of I-15 in Orem. “For decades, UVU students have gone to BYU housing to get the student housing experience,” said Patrick Nelson, CEO of Nelson Brothers. “We believe if you go to UVU you should live near […]

New Sustainability Wall showcases campus efforts to go green

November 30, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Efforts to increase campus sustainability continue with a new Sustainability Wall, which will be completed in the near future. “The wall was envisioned as a way to communicate to the campus the many different ways UVU is working on becoming a sustainable campus,” Val Peterson, vice president of finance and administration, said. The Sustainability Wall […]

Students call for improvements to the current campus recycling system

November 16, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Tyler Carpenter Students who are investigating campus recycling are striving to create awareness in order to improve the recycling system. Whitney Miller, Toree Douglas, Jessica Olsen and Merry Nguyen, students and environmentalists, observed the recycling system at UVU with a mission to make a change. The sustainability committee on campus found that the Environmental […]

Nursing students strive to reduce stress levels caused by university work loads

November 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Tyler Carpenter     Strategies to cope with stressors that affect students were addressed Oct. 30 in the Science Building. As school workloads increase, stress often follows, according to Preston Batey, a nursing student who hosted the event. They found that students often don’t have the correct tools to deal with stress. Batey suggests […]

Critical environmental issues emphasized during Sustainability Day

October 26, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pictured: Keynote speaker, Rob Davies Photo by Michelle Rivas The mission to combat misinformation and provide scientific evidence on environmental issues was presented during Sustainability Day that was celebrated around campus Oct. 25. The original definition of sustainability was strategically designed to be ambiguous, according to Maria Blevins, a communication professor. “If a word is […]

Motivational speaker brings hope to those in mental darkness

October 12, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Collin Cooper   Josie Thompson Soloman, founder of the 444 project, shared her journey through mental illness and the creation of the 444 project in the Grande Ballroom Oct 12. At age 19, Soloman began to feel darkness in her life and was diagnosed with severe depression. Getting out of bed in the […]

Women share their story in regards to gender in law enforcement

October 5, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Maricel Evangelista A panel of female law enforcement officers discussed their journey, and how it was influenced because of their gender in the Science Building lecture hall Oct 5. Over the last 20 years Erica Smith, Sandy Police K9 unit Officer, has seen the culture in law enforcement change greatly. As women entered into […]