Cutting out cancer

July 30, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Timothy Doyle, assistant physics professor at Utah Valley University, and eight undergraduate students are moving forward with their research using ultrasound imaging to detect breast cancer in the operating room.   After a long career in rocket science, Doyle began applying ultrasound to breast cancer detection in 1995.   “It’s like a virtual biopsy,” Doyle said. “Our […]

He believed in the school, he believed in the students

July 30, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saturday, July 21, 2012, friends and family of Stephen Covey gathered at the UCCU Center to pay respects to a beloved father and businessman. Covey is recognized worldwide as an inspiring leader, and on UVU campus he is remembered as a friend who worked enthusiastically to help the school achieve university status. Covey was a […]

How do you School Lunch?

July 30, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Saving an extra dollar may seem trivial to some, but for many college students, frugality is a necessity. Paying for rent, books, tuition, gas and food make for a stressful financial situation for many students. Because such a large portion of a college students’ budget goes towards food, some students use meals as an opportunity […]

Guns: Cause or Solution?

July 30, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Colorado shooting that occurred at the final Batman movie premiere has many people debating the controversial issue of gun control. This argument suggests that having gun rights and ownership not only reduces crime, but in some cases stops it.

Olympic spirit: Pass it on

July 28, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Few things in life can bring people together and make all the evil and trivial things in the world retreat into the shadows like sports can. For the next two weeks, presidential politics, war, violence and economic fear will take a backseat to competition, sportsmanship, national pride and triumph of the human spirit. For many, […]

Ignorance is bliss, until you burn to the ground

July 16, 2012

Reading Time: 5 minutes Our world is moving and changing so fast that you can barely get all the facts of a story before an even more sensational one hits the wire. It is very easy to wall yourself off and worry about the tree in front of you but it will become increasingly