Freemasons in Utah
One joins the Freemason fraternity for one of three reasons: to feel part of something, to gain a social network of people or to find out their secrets. Junior…
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Students are breaking the rules because they have no other choice
It’s a sight not uncommon on campus. A student will bring their child to class because they have no other option. One student/mother brings her child to class regularly because…
Utah fires at-will
For people who are not looking at the contract or agreement they sign when they get a new job, it’s time to start looking closely because the words “at will”…
There’s no app for curing cancer: How pancreatic cancer robbed me
I am a Mac person. I conducted research for this article on my iPhone as I waited to pick my kids up from school and wrote it using the…
Heaps doubles up, others step up in conference play
Head coach Sam Atoa didn’t want his team to take a step back against conference competition. Instead, the Wolverines have taken a leap forward, easily winning their first two…
Provo Center Street: historic food and fun
If you’ve spent any significant amount of time in Utah Valley, you’ve probably expended at least an hour or two on Center Street in Provo. What started as a small…
Higher education for women in utah
A study about why women in Utah aren’t continuing their education and the long term benefits they could miss. Nurse, chef, teacher, mother, wife and friend are just…
This fall, fashion risks are in
Whether it’s that favorite plushy scarf, oxford wedges or that perfect blazer, selecting a wardrobe is an intimate process. Clothing choices speak volumes about who we are. And in a…
The unbearable blackness of being
One student’s musings on the conversation of race in Utah Recently I was involved in a discussion about experiences of racism among some friends on campus. A white girl interrupted…
More accessories are more fashionable
Fall is right around the corner and with the season comes fashion and all of the accessories it has to offer. Here are a few suggestions on what looks best,…
Payson cornfields grow UVU spirit
Ten miles south of campus is a display of school pride that can only be appreciated by getting lost within it. Located in Payson, a corn maze in the shape…
First stop on Highway 89: Utah Premiere Brass
A 35-piece British-style brass band sat in a spacious blue-lit broadcasting studio, playing with gleaming traditional brass instruments. With skilled precision, the band performed music that ranged from the softly…
Fag Fury
Why silence on our campus about homophobic violence is disquieting Sorry if I shock somebody: certain kinds of silence are violent, and there are a lot of quiet students on…
Play bike polo in Provo
Exercise is hard. But if you’re looking for a new way to burn some calories while decreasing your carbon footprint and knitting the social fabric of Provo, the answer…
Governor teaches life lessons
Students crowded into the main chapel at the LDS Institute of Religion to hear the governor of Utah speak on Sept. 16. Although Governor Gary R. Herbert was a…
