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 – […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A student intending to commit suicide from the seventh-level ledge of the Computer Science building was brought down to safety by campus and city officials Tuesday morning. Chris Taylor, associate vice president of communication and marketing, said the student left a note describing his intentions with an academic advisor around 8:45 a.m. After […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gaining another big victory, four lady Wolverine seniors played their last home match in the Activity Center on Nov. 5. In front of an exuberant crowd of 745, Kayli Doxey, Dani Robison, Kathleen aStevens and Lanni O’Reilly played for their fans one last time against conference opponent Texas-Pan American, sweeping them 3-0. Going into last […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU Spectrum Club may sound like a new organization on campus, but they have been around for over ten years. Formally known as the Gay-Straight Alliance, the club changed their name last year to the UVU Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association. The cause of this change was to sound more inclusive. The club is […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Who’s ready for an ice-cold, refreshing bike ride? The transition to winter is difficult to swallow each year for commuters. Drivers struggle not to slide around and off the roads. Walkers run the gamble of walking on slick or unshoveled sidewalks, in addition to being very cold. Cyclists, however, face a combination of these problems […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The U. and BYU are years behind the energy conservation programs already in place here at UVU. This university has been a leader in energy conservation for many years. When compared to the major universities in the state, our program is years ahead of Utah’s other universities. We have been conscious of energy conservation for […]