Reading Time: 2 minutes Art gatherings called “salons” have been around for a long time. For over 400 years, people from all classes have been gathering in the halls and homes of dignitaries to admire artwork and socialize. These events have served as springboards for new ideas and philosophies, often sparking revolutionary new ways of thinking. Inspired by a […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I have a friend who was told by a prospective employer that she would not get the job because she is not a Mormon. I have another friend who published an article examining her personal experience with racism in the course of her education. She got more than a few angry replies. One man […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes To whom it may concern (and it should concern all of you): It seems you have among you, masquerading as news writers with researched opinions, juveniles with an axe to grind. First I’d like to direct your attention to Clay Neville, the one claiming responsibility for the “No sexual safety on campus” article. A […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes At a university, the price of a computer can’t be measured, especially when you have 10 minutes between classes to print an assignment. At UVU there are three main computer labs, with 220 computers in total, and they are all well-used. Pete Burgess works in the library helping students with computer questions and trouble. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 is the official opening date of the Frontrunner stop in Provo. Students at UVU balance a lot throughout their week, including traveling to and from school, work and home. Many students receive internships their junior and senior year, some of which are miles away from Orem and can mean a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the biggest problems that UVU faces is growth. With the largest student population in the state with over 33,000 students, serving the regional education needs and improving the seriousness of the institution are, in my view, becoming competing interests. One of the key components in UVU’s mission statement is to meet “regional […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Keith Lewis loves people. He loves to talk to them, entertain them and make them laugh. He has helped a deaf person hear, made people fall in love and brought people out of Alzheimer’s. All of this was accomplished through his accordion music. Lewis grew up in Springville, and when he was young his […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Watchmen” by Allen Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbon, winner of the Hugo Award Summary: What if superheroes really existed? No. What if they really existed? This is the question acclaimed author Allen Moore, author of “V for Vendetta,” takes on in his graphic novel “Watchmen,” which chronicles the downfall and experiences of a […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Clint Pulver noticed it. The apathy. The empty seats at basketball games. The lack of school spirit. The student body vice president during the 2010-11 school year, Pulver addressed school tradition in a council meeting, except he did so with a tangible idea. Why not start a drum line? The Dean of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It is a typical day on Facebook. Someone LOLs and liked the latest meme in their newsfeed, their friends are reading the latest trending, and possibly trashy, story on one of the many social readers, and while they begin to type up yet another passive-aggressive Facebook status about their crazy roommate, an Instagram photo pops […]