Reading Time: 5 minutes Team Aspire Student Body President: Brock Ward Executive VicePresident: Aaron Samudio Academic VicePresident: Corey Mann Activities VicePresident: ChiaHsuan Lin 1. How do you feel about transparency? It’s not a coincidence that the first platform bullet point on our webpage, teamaspire.org, reads: “Team Aspire recognizes the need for a transparent and accountable student government and will work with all students […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes Team EXELerate Student Body President: David Millet Executive VicePresident: Jared Roberts Academic VicePresident: Daniel Diaz Activities VicePresident: Madison Leavitt 1. How do you feel about transparency? We think transparency is necessary in any organization for it to function correctly. Leaders need to have transparency with those they represent. This type of transparency creates a good community where leaders respect […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Team Impact Student Body President: Chad Workman Executive VicePresident: Ryan Edward Academic VicePresident: Erin Haskell Activities VicePresident: Clara LeFevre 1. How do you feel about transparency? We feel transparency is important to gain the trust of those you serve. We strive for accountability, and it is a central theme in our campaign. 2. Why do you think students […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Fire spreads quickly. Especially when the conditions are right. A dry season, a gentle breeze and a few young kids with a box of firecrackers is all it takes to send an entire mountain range up in flames. Utah County could use some fire, and a few young artists are bringing it. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Evidence surfaced last week suggesting that members of this year’s UVUSA Student Council, some of whom will be running in elections for next year’s Student Body Presidency, sponsored a campaign event via Facebook that did not have the necessary approval of the Elections Committee. According to election rules, both the Facebook event page as well […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes For Mason Casper, golf has always been a part of him. Growing up having a former professional golfer as a father and hall of fame golf legend Billy Casper as a grandfather, it wasn’t as if Mason wanted to become anything other than a notable golfer himself. “I was always around golf with my […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes At the 26th Annual Expanding Your Horizons conference, girls from grades 6-12 are encouraged not only to pursue higher education, but also to become interested in non-traditional careers for women. Before 1848, women were not allowed to attend colleges and universities. By the end of the Civil War in 1865, women began pursuing higher […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Before student body election packets were even due on Feb. 6, the elections committee was being put together to prepare for the upcoming campaigns and voting with the purpose of overseeing the 2012-2013 elections on campus. The role of the elections committee, according to Director of Student Activities Beka Grulich, is to ensure that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Whether students send a text is sent to let someone know they’ll be late for dinner, or play Angry Birds out of sheer boredom, many students at UVU admit to being distracted by technology in class. When it comes to which app is most common in class, each student has a favorite. The following […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah is host to many diverse countries and cultures. One that is particularly prevalent in Utah County is the Brazilian community. Ranging from cultural dance lessons to well renowned festivals, Brazil definitely plays its role among the people of Utah. Restaurants, however, are what seem to be making the biggest impact. Among Rodizios and […]