The death of liberal arts education

March 14, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The field of liberal arts education is constantly being threatened by budget cuts and a general lack of support. It should, however, be a priority rather than a go-to for program cuts. By Megan Flox-Lambert Opinions Writer People once valued a wellrounded education. Humanities, philosophy, fine arts and social sciences were the keys to understanding […]

Letter from the editor: March 7, 2011

March 7, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Our Fellow Americans, Your baby is born with flippers. Your brother has Proteus syndrome, like the Elephant Man. Your mother has an unusually scaly epidermis.  In the old days, these people would be locked away in some kind of basement or crawlspace, so that their “abnormalities” wouldn’t offend the prudish senses of “polite society.” It’s […]

Letter to the Editor March 7, 2011

March 7, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes As the legislative session nears its closure in the next couple of days, I would like to inform you of what Utah Valley University is facing in terms of receiving state funding. As many students know, due to the current “structural imbalance” of $313 million dollars, the Utah Legislature was recently looking at passing a […]

‘She Stoops to Conquer’ L.A. tour Twitter updates

March 7, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Last month, the cast of She Stoops to Conquer was able to take their show on the road and perform in front of other universities and professional state actors at the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Since the show uniquely incorporated an eighteenth century play with the modern technologies of Facebook and Twitter, […]

Hall Monitor March 7, 2011

March 7, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Did you vote in this year’s student government elections? What did you think about it? “No. I saw signs and stuff, but I don’t know too many people running.” Bridgette Womack Freshman, Behavioral Science No. I haven’t followed it at all. I’ve just seen the posters and that’s about it. Jeremy Richmond Junior, Economics No. […]

Sports Briefs March 7, 2011

March 7, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute UVU baseball’s Krahenbuhl named Great West Pitcher of the Week NAPERVILLE, Ill. –Utah Valley’s Blake Krahenbuhl was honored as the Great West Conference Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 1 after his eight-inning, one-hit performance in a 5-0 shutout of Southern Utah Feb. 24-25. Krahenbuhl’s combined shutout over the Summit League T-Birds was the second […]

What does your ideal tattoo look like?

March 7, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute “A comprehensive mural of DANCES WITH WOLVES. Also, a comprehensive mural of THE TWILIGHT SAGA in the style of ‘Three Wolf Moon.’” –Lex Bourgeous, News Writer “I would only get one if I get published. It would be ink and a quill on my left wrist with my publication date.” –Mindy Harward, Culture Editor “Invisible […]

Would you place your brain in a robot body? Why or why not??

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute “Yes. I would be me with out all the physical defaults. I could upgrade as technology improves and eventually become the Terminator.” – Chris Drew, Writer for The V “No, I like my human body.” – Audrey Moore, Designer “No. It took my 23 years to get used to this body” – Kelly Cannon, Assistant […]

Letter from the editor: February 28, 2011

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Beginning transmission… …The future is apparently now. Like, as in the present. Nike is about to start producing the self-lacing high tops featured in Back to the Future II.  Video games are looking more realistic, more like movies even, and that’s making your latent attraction to Chun-Li seem less pathological.  Hell, by 2045, some of […]