Reading Time: 2 minutes While Turkey Day is an appropriate nickname, Thanksgiving got its name for a reason. As the year nears its end, taking a day to ponder the things to be grateful for may actually have some surprising benefits. Cary Boone Jones, senior director of Career Services and Student Employment, believes in the power of gratitude. Also […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVSC graduate stars in new reality show, Family Armor Go to work, shoot and blow up cars, come home, take care of the family. For Trent Kimball, CEO and president of Texas Armory Corporation (TAC) and former UVSC student, this is all part of a day’s work. “The weapons part of the job is a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s be honest. One of the best parts of dating is getting to kiss on the lips. We all think about it – some of us more than others. It is key to the success of virtually any romantic relationship. There’s so much more to it than pressing your lips against those of another person […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thanksgiving is, for most, a time to spend with family, relax and, most importantly give thanks, but there are those that have individual circumstances that keep them from having the traditional Thanksgiving holiday experience. This Thanksgiving break, some students will not be going home to their families, but will be remaining in the area. Luckily, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It has been said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But there are at least a thousand words that can tell the story behind a photo. Such is the case with this year’s UVU International Photo Contest. The contest is in its sixth year, but it is the first time the winning photos […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Those long, weekend nights spent studying in the crawlspace known as a dorm room may soon be over for many students as the library announces the extension of its hours during finals. During the weekends of Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 12-13 the library will be open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes While some people (OK, a lot of people) in this county attend various houses of worship (OK, one particular house of worship) each Sunday, other people find that their day of rest is a day with no church services or Munch ‘n Mingles. So what can these gentiles (I joke, I joke) do with those […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute I am so happy about the Nov. 16 article “Project Encourages Women to Continue Their Education.” It helps me keep being motivated and continue with my professional career. A couple of years ago, I was feeling a little depressed and kind of lost. I have had in my mind for a long time the idea […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Epictetus once said “only the educated are free,” but a Supreme Court ruling may challenge that. Although no professors were involved in the Garcetti v. Ceballos case that was settled in 2006, the verdict could endanger teachers’ freedom of speech in their own classrooms, which would directly affect the academic freedom we take for granted. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Writers like Edward Abbey and Terry Tempest Williams have changed the view of deserts as wastelands to one of wonder and beauty. But there are some who would like to return the desert to its wasteland status. As the folks from the Appalachian Mountains know all too well, there is no better way to destroy […]