Reading Time: < 1 minute For the first time, on Nov. 12, UVSC students will put their words to work and battle for cash prizes in a speech competition. The Marie Clegg Jones Annual Speech Competition is a new event in which all students can register to participate. "It’s going to be really neat," said Dr. Janet Colvin, the event’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Recent events have brought up questions as to whether the use of tasers by law enforcement officials are always appropriate.Amnesty International claimed to have documented over 270 deaths in Canada and the US involving the use of tasers. This human rights organization lists related deaths on their Web site along with information about the individual cases.
Reading Time: 2 minutes During UVSC’s fall break, which took place Oct. 11 and 12, important technological steps were made towards UVSC’s change to UVU, including updates to the UV Link Web site and the UVSC Banner system. During the past semester’s registration periods, both in August and January 2007, the hardware for the UV Link and Banner systems […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the economy at a low and the need for education at a high, it is shocking that UVSC’s women enrollment has dropped. The trend in the United States tends to be that when the economy dips down, the need for more education and better preparation increases, meaning that college enrollment numbers also increase. When […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute UVSC assistant hockey coach Kenneth Dolezar was fatally shot on Thursday morning in Sandy. Sandy police are still investigating the shooting and the suspect is still at large.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever wondered why places such as Target, ShopKo and Wal-Mart have immensely huge parking lots that are never completely filled? Or why there are so many cashier lanes that go unused? Well, there is one time in the year where every single one of those parking spots are filled and every cashier lane […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The tradition of gift giving around the holiday season is usually associated with a jolly, generous figure historically celebrated across the world for delivering gifts to poor children. In a consumerist society like ours, any excuse is a valid cause to delve into debt and shower not-so-poor children with less-than-essential items. During this season of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some people suck when it comes to buying gifts for them. There are those who have everything and those who don’t want anything. Sure, gift cards and cash work, but such lazy, easy-way-out options are for those who are devoid of creativity and aren’t worried about exhibiting the null set in the thoughtfulness department. Take […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A few days following the conclusion of fall semester, Provo, once a winter wonderland bustling with students anxious to finish finals and reunite with family and friends, will suddenly transform into an icy ghost town, silent and white. To the small population of students left behind, unable to travel home for the holidays, do not […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes If ever there is a time to break away from the holiday traditions of your childhood, college is it. This December, students aren’t required to roast chestnuts, go caroling or spin dreidels. So, if traditions aren’t your thing, use the upcoming holiday to fit in a little travel. Utah is the ideal spot to begin […]