Reading Time: 2 minutes Valentine’s Day has changed significantly over the course of history, and it’s time for another revision. Kyle Spencer | Managing Editor | @kyledspencer Photo Credit: Gabi Campbell | @gabicampbellphotos If we were celebrating Valentine’s Day as the pagan party holiday it began as in ancient Rome, the men here would spend part of the day […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sean Stoker | Editor-at-large Student fees—the expenses for each individual class after tuition—are a necessary evil that helps keep our school running and pay for course materials. We wanted to see what our fellow Wolverines thought about these charges, and what they knew about what they were paying. Lorraine Brimhall Are your student fees too […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Amanda Hollman Salt Lake Comic Con Fan Xperience is back for their fourth con and continues to be a popular event filled with fans in cosplay, panels, vendors, celebrities and fun. Day two of the event brought a lot of “Whovians “and “Potterheads” anxiously awaiting the opportunity to see their favorite celebrities. FanX […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jeanette Blain | Staff Writer | @JeanetteBlain Jan. 29, UVU hosted “Beauty Redefined: The Impact of Body Image on Women’s Confidence and Influence” in the Sorensen Center’s Ragan Theatre. This was the third event in the popular Women’s Leadership Speaker and Dialogue Series produced by the Utah Women and Leadership Project. According to the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ryan Dangerfield | Staff writer | @ryandanger23 Photo courtesy of UVU Utah Valley University announced Thursday that $15.4 million has been raised to fund a new performing and visual arts building to be located on their Orem campus. “The arts are an essential part of a genuine university education that prepares students for lifelong […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sarah Roberts | Staff Writer | Free financial counseling is now available to the community on the UVU campus at the recently opened Woodbury Financial Counseling Center. The clinic takes place on Monday evenings from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the CS building. A few different types of counseling are offered to accommodate every […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Jared Stirland | Staff Writer | [email protected] In March 2014 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed House Bill 105 giving children suffering from a seizure disorder, called epilepsy, access to the medicinal use of cannabis oil, an extract from marijuana. Four States and the nation’s capital have voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana and 23 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie UVU received national recognition for its commitment to making the community better. UVU was named to this year’s President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction in two categories: General Community Service and Interfaith Community Service. Only 40 universities are given this distinction in the nation. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes All photos courtesy of Aubergine & Co. Lee Thomas | [email protected] After indulging in the college regulars of pizza, Mexican food, ramen and beer, sometimes life calls for a hearty meal full of vegetables and protein that will nourish you from the inside out. Aubergine & Co. opened seven months ago in Orem; a new […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Van Welch | Staff Writer | [email protected] Photos courtesy: Jim McCullough | Marketing Director for the College of Technology and Computing The First Lego League (FLL) is a competition created specifically for kids in fourth- eighth grades, designed to introduce young people to the excitement of technology and science. The League has only just […]