Finals Countdown

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute This week we talk to students preparing for finals… or not.  We also speak with the student retention center for finals strategies.

Charity on Campus

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes The holidays mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but one thought should be universal on everyone’s mind: How can I help my fellow man? There are hundreds of charities available all throughout the state, but for busy college students, preoccupied with passing finals and taking classes, taking time to […]

Ignorance is bliss

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why we deny prescription drug abuse Nonmedical use of prescription drugs is on the rise. Students are at risk for abuse and addiction of these drugs, even in Utah County. Full-time college students are twice as likely to abuse prescription medications than those not enrolled in the same age group, according to the National Survey […]

Aviation memorial service

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Jamie Bennee and David Whitney remembered “All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated…As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher […]

O spend, all ye shoppers, thoughtless and indifferent!

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Christmas: big businesses’ wet dream. This year celebrants will gather by the thousands at the altar of big business, turning a blind eye to the documented abuses against people and the environment, nefarious political influence and outright deception that makes that new laptop or phone so cheap. Ignorant consumption, even when done in the name […]

Semester in Review

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes [monoslideshow id=19] Women’s Soccer • Finished 10-9-1 for the 2010 season. • Finished first in the Great West Conference. • Senior Danielle Anderson played in all 20 games and had one assist. • Senior Nicole Archibald Spencer played in all 20 games, had nine goals and three assists. • Senior Andi Bagdan played in all […]

My Word! release party goes luxe

November 22, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Twice a year, Touchstones, the English department’s student-run literary journal, hosts a release party called My Word! to present its latest edition. This year, however, it is sure to be a step above previous semesters. After Touchstones staff worked closely with Culinary Arts Institute’s Todd Leonard, the department agreed to cater the event for nearly […]

Lady Wolverines drop preseason WNIT opener at South Dakota State

November 22, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite the loss, Wolverine newcomers Kali Roche and Sammie Jensen posted high stats. The women’s basketball program tipped off their 2010-11 preseason WNIT competition on Nov. 12 against the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State. The Wolverines (0-1) fell on the wrong end of the 87-38 final score, but had the opportunity to compete on a […]

Coloring Contest

November 22, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute How to enter: Color the image in this article – be as creative as you can possibly be. Include with the picture your name, phone number and e-mail address. Turn it in through one of these ways: – Scan it and send it to [email protected] – Bring it into the newsroom, SC 220. Leave it […]

Sitting, waiting, wasting

November 22, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dining Services must reduce what it produces Dining Services works hard to reduce the amount of waste they produce each year. Unfortunately, the gap in the amount of waste produced compared to the effort to reduce waste is too large to overcome without major change. There are two contributing factors to waste production on campus: […]