Utah Lake bridge still troubled

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leon Harward, described in the “Salt Lake Tribune” as a “businessman”, wants to build a toll bridge across Utah Lake.  The estimated cost, according to Mr. Harward, is $300 million.  He’s a partner in Utah Crossing Inc., a “private outfit” but will not specify the origins of the budget for such an undertaking. Which is […]

Wolverine Senior to hang up shoes after this season

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes After four seasons as a Wolverine, Utah Valley’s Blake Reynolds will graduate in April to go on and further her education by pursuing a master’s degree in health care administration. Reynolds grew up in Boise, Idaho and started playing basketball in seventh grade and says, “I picked it up and I loved it.” Although Reynolds […]

Free our fees

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes $12.2 million. That is the most important number anyone voting in this week’s elections should be considering. Each full-time student is charged a fee, separate from tuition, in the amount of $292. When you add every student’s fees over a year, what you get is approximately $12.2 million. Not chump change at all. UVU is […]

Correctionary: This week’s word – Natural

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is natural and what isn’t? This is an interesting question because within the public sphere there are many assumptions about what constitutes natural behavior, and many attempts to justify arguments by appealing to nature. Unfortunately, this is often an incorrect usage of the word. One reason for constant misuse of naturalistic arguments might be […]

No talk about sex means no talk about safe sex

March 1, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Utah Legislature gave us the best possible description of how Utahans approach sex – absolute silence. On Feb. 22, the state Senate sat without a peep for several minutes waiting for someone to make a motion to hear SB54, a bill related to sex education in Utah. No one made a motion, and the […]

Night School

February 22, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Night students at UVU are interviewed and asked about night school. Also, a Pro’s and Con’s list is provided.

Steer clear of the cafeteria and experience find dining

February 22, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s not exactly “Hells Kitchen” here, but it has all of the excitement of the TV show minus the swearing British guy. “Full house guys, let’s rock and roll,” shouted Chef Todd Leonard to kick off the “Lunch at Greg’s” event, which is put on by the UVU Culinary Arts program on Feb. 17. The […]

Taste of practical design experience

February 22, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes As students, there are many opportunities to learn new skills, however the best way to gain a thorough grasp on those newly-found skills is through real life experience. The third annual Choreography Design Project allowed local dancers to compete for the opportunity to choreograph and create an entire dance piece and to then have their […]

Letter to the Editor

February 22, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes I think this school is in great need of a new science building. There are lots of classes taught on campus that can take place in any classroom. Desks, chairs, paper and pencil are you need to get the class functioning. The same cannot be said for many other departments on campus, namely the science […]

Sober Down

February 22, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes As February comes to a close and the warm weather feels as though it’s just around the corner, it’s time to make a transition in your listening style to something a little more conducive to the good times that accompany a welcome weather change. To get an early start on the concert season, begin in […]