Oh, the places you’ll hang out

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes On this campus, there doesn’t seem to be a designated spot for students to hang out. This holds true for nearly all types of students. Jace Patrick, a Public Relations major, expressed that BYU has more of a defined set of hangout spots due to their strong Latter-Day Saint culture and University of Utah students […]

Fear not for the future, just the controversy

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Movies and books that can heedlessly draw the most attention are those that are set in the future. We’re fascinated by the wholly accurate depictions and the completely maniacal and bogus predictions and we appreciate the way they make us excitedly anticipate or dread the future. Back to the Future II informs us that hover […]

Art and mass media: The Art History Symposium

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Out of twenty submissions, five students and three faculty members have been selected to present their unique scholarly paper contributions in the second annual Art History Symposium on March 11. This year’s topic is art and mass media. In the fall through the early winter, the Art History faculty had a call for papers and […]

Responses to Only Game In Town

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The first letter is a response to a prior article. You may find it here. I appreciate the suggestions about our elections, and I agree with the majority of them. My qualms deal with the nepotistic light in which UVUSA has been painted. I should like to adopt the editorial staff’s critical approach and apply […]

Letter to the Editor February 28, 2011

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Diego Ibañez article speaks solely to vegans as opposed to all animal products because they are animal rights sympathizers. Not so. My wife was diagnosed as a Stage IV, terminal cancer patient (breast cancer). She went through specialized treatment at a clinic in Phoenix which used traditional, cutting edge and non-traditional treatments. She has been […]

Deaf students ready to recruit their own

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes While the university maintains an outstanding reputation with the Deaf community, Deaf and hard-of-hearing students see no reason why they should not be included in recruiting others with similar characteristics. The most prepared and effective program in all of Utah for Deaf Studies is UVU; this is partially due to Accessibility Services, the program in […]

All aboard

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Junior transfer Beutler driving team to success Remember the good ol’ days, waking up early to slam down a bowl of cereal before running out the door into the cold morning air just to barely catch that big, wonderful, yellow school bus?   Remember the sound of the door flipping open, and the first image […]

Leadership training

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes An inside look shows what at student government is all about Each Thursday, the student government council meeting begins when Student Body President Richard Portwood asks a council member to lead the group in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. From seemingly small tasks like delegating who leads in the pledge of allegiance to counseling together […]

Student spotlight: Bowls for Humanity

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes By selling handmade bowls filled with warm soup, Bowls for Humanity fundraiser helps put a roof over the Utah County homeless. Most people see a problem in society, wish there was a way to fix it and move on with their lives. Occasionally, some will donate a few dollars to the charity of their choice, […]

Thrown under the bus

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Without the subsidy from UTA, funding the Ed Pass is burdensome on the school. Students who need it however, are stuck without transportation otherwise. For students who rely on public transit, an additional expense has been added to their semester budget. In the February 3 student fees hearing, Timpanogos Regional General Manager for UTA Hugh […]