Reading Time: 4 minutes Seen as a prime networking opportunity for many business people and technology professionals, Salt Lake City’s annual Silicon Slopes Tech Summit hosted a record of 25,000 attendees in late January. Budding from just 5,000 attendees four years ago, this year’s lineup included Mark Zuckerberg, Gail Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz and Megaplex Theatres, Utah’s […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Theft of Property Aug. 20 —11:00 a.m. While patrolling the Browning Administration Building, a police officer was approached by a student who wanted to report the theft of their scooter while they attended class. The officer tried to use camera recordings to determine who stole the scooter, but was unable to see the location that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU filed a motion to dismiss with prejudice former Title IX coordinator Melissa Frost’s wrongful termination lawsuit in Utah’s Third District Court Aug. 21. The filing states that “Frost’s alleged whistleblowing was performed in the ordinary course of her job responsibilities, which was to investigate and report on discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims at UVU.” […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tobacco Trouble July 31 — 3:04 a.m. While inside the University Parkway tunnel, an officer made contact with two people who were carrying tobacco illegally.The officer confiscated and destroyed the tobacco and issued a warning to the underaged adults. Traffic Offense July 31 — 11:58 p.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes DUI June 10 — 4:42 p.m. After stopping a vehicle for an equipment violation near the UCCU Center visitor parking lot, an officer discovered the driver was in possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia. The driver was also found to be driving under the influence; they were arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Middle school students interested in STEM-related fields participated in the Utah Prep program July 13 in order to improve skills, such as math. “We’ve learned through research and experience that math is the key, because its a stumbling block for a lot students,” said Carlos Cortez, program director of the Office of Sponsored Programs […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The investigators hired to evaluate Melissa Frost’s and Emily Tooy’s Title IX complaints received $41,532 in compensation according to government records. Jody Shipper, the investigator into Frost’s case, received nearly $32,557, while Employer-Lawyer’s Spencer Phillips only received $8,975 for his investigation into Tooy’s complaint. Shipper began her investigation in July 2017, which was one month […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Drugs May 27 — 1:20 a.m. While conducting a traffic stop near College Drive, an officer noticed the smell of narcotics coming from the vehicle. A canine unit confirmed the presence of drugs and a search found them in the vehicle. Two passengers were issued citations for possession of narcotics and released. The driver was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sex Offense April 24 — 7 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the Fulton Library on reports of an individual inappropriately touching themselves while on a computer. Upon arrival, the officer located the suspect, who then admitted to the lewd acts. The officer issued them a citation, removed them from UVU for the day and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reporting by: McKhelyn Jones & Kimberly Bojorquez Melissa Frost, UVU’s former Title IX coordinator, is suing the school for wrongful termination in retaliation for whistleblowing on university practices, according to documents filed at the Third District Court in Salt Lake County May 8. According to Scott Trotter, senior director of communication, UVU leaders took “immediate […]