Reading Time: 3 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor | @tiffany_mf In Utah County, 32.82 percent of registered voters cast votes at the polls (this doesn’t include all mail-in ballots). 85 percent of all Utah County voters that chose a straight-party ticket voted Republican. Incumbent Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) will serve a fourth term for Utah’s fourth district (which […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tiffany Frandsen | News Editor |@tiffany_mf Illustration by Ashley Fairbourne Last year, the top most failed class for fall semester at Utah Valley University was CS 1400: Fundamentals of Programming. Out of the 247 students that enrolled – not including the 13 who withdrew during the drop period – 85 students, comprising 34 percent, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Natalie Sullivan | Editor-at-large | @nhillsullivan Since I moved to Utah two years ago, I’ve discovered a general distain of “Utah culture” by its very own citizens. This reaction has puzzled me to the very core. It seems very odd that Utahns feel this way, especially in comparison with other states. Alabamans are proud of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mikey Moore | Staff Writer | @moore_mikey As the school year starts, so do the rounds of UVU Parking Enforcement handing out those little white love notes that show how much mone y you owe. Collect enough of them, you get a special prize that they put around your tire, hindering the ability of your […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brooke Morill Kyle Spencer | Managing Editor | @kspence With eyes full of naiveté, I walked into the former UVU Review newsroom two years ago this fall. People rushed past me as they were throwing the newspaper together on what was a hectic “build day.” Some gave inquisitive looks without vocalizing any thought, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brooke Morrill Banned Book Week is celebrated at libraries and bookstores all across the United States hoping to draw additional attention to the problem of censorship. Ryan Dangerfield | Assistant Features Editor | @ryandanger23 Banned Books Week is the nation’s opportunity to celebrate the freedom to read. Bookstores and libraries this week are […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brooke Morill When jobs are low and pockets are empty, what is a Utah resident to do? Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected] In today’s world where many are out of a job, panhandling may be the only option to ensure food gets served on the table. This is, of course, if […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Asking for help when life gives you lemons. Sean Stoker | Editor-at-large | @theroyalthey Photo illustration credit: Ben Hammond Juggling school, work and a social life is tough enough already. When huge life events coincide with your schooling its overwhelming. Last semester I learned this first-hand. It was only two or three weeks into school, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Illustration by Ashley Fairbourne Camille Bastow-Heldt | Staff Writer | [email protected] With each passing semester, college students feel the relief of seeing a brighter light at the end of the 120-credit tunnel. However, as each semester comes to an end, the ability to change majors diminishes significantly. While some come to college with the path […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why I took flight in the middle of a semster Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected] If someone gave you the option to go anywhere in the world, but you had to miss a week and a half of class to take the trip, would you do it? In a world where life is […]