UVU Student Performs on So You Think You Can Dance
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU students on top rated TV show So you think you can dance. Witney Carson
No pain no gain
Reading Time: 3 minutes In preparation for the parking structures and the new student life and wellness building, Jacobsen Construction company erected fences that will remain until December 2013. With a student population over 30,000, plus faculty and staff, Dr. Bob Rasmussen, Dean of Students and Assistant Vice President of Student Life, said the only reason for the fences […]
Risk for summer infernos raised by lack of moisture
Reading Time: 3 minutes As firefighters quench flames, Utah continues to be at a high risk for fires. There are eight active large wildland fires in the state that has burned over 176,000 acres and are causing long term effects. These wildland fires have long-term effect. Dan Cather, UVU’s Utah Fire and Rescue Academy Wildland Coordinator, explained that this […]
Starting with a clean slate
Reading Time: 2 minutes With only a handful of returning student leaders, UVUSA student body officers are hopeful and ready to take on the 2012-2013 academic year with a myriad of new faces and fresh ideas. “I am very impressed with the variety of students we have on council this year,” said Chad Workman, UVUSA student body president. “It’s […]
Matter of con-CERN
Reading Time: 3 minutes On July 4th, 2012, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God Particle,” which helps explain why matter has mass. UVU physics professor Steve Wasserbaech has worked on experiments that lead to this breakthrough. While the development is groundbreaking, the nickname is leading to misconceptions of the particle’s role in science. After […]
Wolverine wranglers rope in national recognition
Reading Time: 3 minutes For many students at UVU, their understandings of rodeos are limited to events put on by local cities during their celebrations. Pleasant Grove has their Strawberry Day’s Rodeo and Lehi recently had their 75th Annual Lehi Round-Up Rodeo to celebrate their city. While these local cities continue to sell out their seats, the Utah Valley […]
Awakening vs Apostasy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Religion plays a big part in Utah Valley, and for students moving away from home, many changes occur. Most students feel that people are sometimes more active, and others are less active in religious activity. Stephenie Spencer said she definitely didn’t have a testimony before college, so religious tendencies increase in college. Teresa Wood agrees. […]
Conspiracy Corner
Reading Time: < 1 minute Forget all of the Disney movies and everything you know about Atlantis. This conspiracy is on the path from science-fiction to science-fact! Oil company divers off the coast of Great Britain have discovered a submerged civilization in the North Sea, which has been dubbed “Doggerland”. A team of climatologists, archaeologists and geophysicists are now mapping […]
Los libros preferidos de la literatura hispana
Reading Time: 2 minutes Muchos de los libros preferidos de los estudiantes hispanos son los libros más leídos por mucha gente alrededor del mundo y han sido traducidos a varios idiomas. Los escritores más populares son los que han sido galardonados con los premios Nobel de literatura. “Un libro que he leído es El Olor de la Guayaba, del escritor Gabriel García Márquez. Este libro […]
International News
Reading Time: < 1 minute TEHRAN, Iran — War games this month showcased missiles with improved accuracy and firing capabilities, Iranian media reports said Friday, an apparent response to stepped up Western moves against Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards conducted the exercise in the central desert, firing ballistic missiles including a long-range variety meant to deter an Israeli […]