Reading Time: 4 minutes Outrage recently erupted over tweets from a member of the Executive Council of UVUSA, which many found sexist and offensive. Many are asking if this is an appropriate way for a representative to behave, especially when he represents a campus that is 43 percent female. Joe Jursic, current vice president of Student Life, tweeted […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Members of the coalition worked well into the early morning preparing an official statement to give to President Holland. UVU has worked hard at putting forth an image of inclusiveness and acceptance of all students. However, some students believe there is still more to be done. A group of students called the Coalition […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes When the final vote count came in for the 2012-2013 Executive Council, candidates and students alike were surprised by the split across team lines. Chad Workman, of Team Impact was announced as the new Student Body President. Jared Roberts of Team EXElerate will be the Executive Vice President. Erin Haskell and Clara LeFevre of […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes On day two of the most heated UVUSA student elections in years, the candidate groups took center stage – literally. Teams EXELerate, Impact and Aspire each made their case for student votes in front of a packed Centre Stage in the student center, Tuesday. The student government hopefuls responded to questions formulated before the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The library was vacant mid-day on campus. On a weekday, this is a sight worthy of a double take. For hours there has been no server access on campus for students. This includes Internet access on any computer and wifi is down as well for students with laptops. Mitch Foutz works in the computer […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Students across campus are beginning to ask me the same question: “We have a student government? What do they do? Why do we even need one?” I’ve paid close enough attention to three elections, now going on four, to feel somewhat confused about what all the fuss is really for when I spend much […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes To err is human – especially in a complex endeavor like campaigning for office. All three teams running in this year’s elections for student government have been accused of violating the campaign guidelines set by UVUSA. When a grievance is filed against a team, said team is required to meet with UVUSA’s Elections Committee […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes If you’re reading this article, then you’ve hopefully read the letter from former Student Body President Richard Portwood. He suggests that we create a fully independent Elections Committee, in order to help restore the student’s confidence in UVUSA. I agree with Portwood’s suggestion. I agree with Portwood because of what the Elections Committee does. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Warm on the tongue, full of fizzy energy and a bittersweet aftertaste, root beer has been a part of American history since it was first sold in the 1890s. Just like the distinct sweetness of the all-American classic drink, Iron Horse Antiques has its own brand of unique surprises sure to bring back familiar memories. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Trying his hand at teaching, Jason Alexander came to UVU to teach workshops on theater performance. Actor on stage, television and film, director, producer and comedian, Jason Alexander took on a new role of teacher when he came to campus on Feb. 27-29. Best known for his role of George Costanza on the television […]