Reading Time: 2 minutes A year-long challenge pays off in a big way In general, a conversation in passing rarely turns into anything more than just that. But last year when President Matthew Holland spoke with a one student, Cindy Oppel, “a random conversation turned into a $4 million project,” Holland said. While many students struggle with personal […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One joins the Freemason fraternity for one of three reasons: to feel part of something, to gain a social network of people or to find out their secrets. Junior Warden of the Damascus number 10 chapter, Matthew Nelson, joined for what he describes as a healthy combination of the three. In the early 2000s, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s a sight not uncommon on campus. A student will bring their child to class because they have no other option. One student/mother brings her child to class regularly because of personal reasons. Her name is not disclosed to protect her identity for this story. She is a single mother, recently divorced with no money […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For people who are not looking at the contract or agreement they sign when they get a new job, it’s time to start looking closely because the words “at will” may be embedded somewhere in there. Utah is one of the states with at-will employment laws, meaning an employer can fire an employee without […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes I am a Mac person. I conducted research for this article on my iPhone as I waited to pick my kids up from school and wrote it using the iMac in my office while listening to music on my iPod. As a Mac person, when I heard that Steve Jobs had passed away […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Head coach Sam Atoa didn’t want his team to take a step back against conference competition. Instead, the Wolverines have taken a leap forward, easily winning their first two Great West Conference matches behind a rejuvenated Chelsey Heaps. The senior outside hitter combined for 22 kills and 27 digs in wins over North Dakota […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’ve spent any significant amount of time in Utah Valley, you’ve probably expended at least an hour or two on Center Street in Provo. What started as a small business district in the heart of Utah’s third largest city has now become a cultural center for Utah Valley residents. The recent construction on […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A study about why women in Utah aren’t continuing their education and the long term benefits they could miss. Nurse, chef, teacher, mother, wife and friend are just some of the hats that women wear today. Findings from the Utah Women in Education Project suggest that adding a graduation cap to the list […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Whether it’s that favorite plushy scarf, oxford wedges or that perfect blazer, selecting a wardrobe is an intimate process. Clothing choices speak volumes about who we are. And in a way project our personalities, sometimes with a megaphone, to the whole world. Our clothing can say what we sometimes shy away from. Whether we […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes One student’s musings on the conversation of race in Utah Recently I was involved in a discussion about experiences of racism among some friends on campus. A white girl interrupted the minorities who were speaking and said, “I’m so sick of you guys complaining. Racism would probably go away if you just didn’t talk about […]