Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s International Students find a way to celebrate when going home isn’t an option. Thanksgiving is coming up and with all the celebrations, get-togethers and students flying everywhere to spend time with their families, one has to stop for a moment to realize that it is not easy for international students to leave the country […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Although cause unclear, campus mourns loss A plane crash involving a university-owned Diamond Aircraft DA 20-C1 proved fatal in Payson on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 1:08 p.m. Jamie Bennee, a 34-year-old flight instructor and 25-year-old David Whitney, an Aviation student, were conducting a routine training flight, although it is unclear who was piloting at the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Veteran’s Day is celebrated with honor by UVU officials, faculty, and students.
Reading Time: 2 minutes “I could write one of those – ha, I could do it in two weeks.” Those were the words Shaun Roundy spoke after watching a trailer for the movie New Moon, based on the wildly popular novel by Stephenie Meyer. But what started out as a simple vampire story turned into an adventure novel meant […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes An old-fashioned saloon scene took over the ballroom commons the night of Nov. 4, as cowboys and cowgirls gambled the night away during UVUSA’s first Cowboy Casino Night. “Basically, what was projected to happen is exactly what’s happening: good clean fun,” said Joe Jurisic, the special events chair over the event. Jurisic went on to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the first five months of this year, junior Lisa Garlock lived and volunteered in Kiev, Ukraine, teaching English to Ukrainian children through Provo-based organization International Language Program. When Garlock spoke of the Ukrainian people, she praised their kindness and generosity, saying, “They are a very charitable people. If you need help with something, they […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Finals are quickly approaching, yet there’s nothing that I can do to keep me from doing everything I possibly can to procrastinate every assignment, delay taking every test and, sadly, even skipping every class. This always happens to me during the last third of the semester – “We’re so close to the end!” – yet […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brrrrr. It’s getting cold fast; I know you can feel it too. As we all know, Utah is famous for its icy peaks, long-lasting snow and bone-chilling, torturous winter season. Even though the weather has been somewhat bipolar this year, there’s no doubt that winter’s frigid bite is just around the corner. Speaking of myself, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Whether it’s early in the morning or late afternoon, it’s uncommon to walk into a class and not see at least one or two students gulping down some sort of caffeinated beverage. As a student body, we may not think anything of this common caffeine consumption because we’ve been so desensitized to it. If anyone […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fitness should be encouraged in computer fields. There are certain aspects that employers look for. The obvious one is skill, and another that is very important and often forgotten is health. An increasing number of jobs involve sitting. There are no required fitness classes for a Computer Science degree. As much as it’s sad – […]