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The arrival of another school year is beckoning newly named Utah Valley University with rising enrollment. Unprecedented numbers of new students will grace the halls, parking lots and classrooms during fall semester.

What if I told you that you pay $60 a semester for T-shirts, hot dogs and Advil?

Suicide is a subject that is new to neither UVU nor Utah; our state has a suicide rate above the national average, and according to a study by Mental Health America released late November of 2007, Utah suffers the highest rates of depression in the nation.

Any questions about campus events that students may have, such as where to locate a building or where to buy tickets to a theater department play, can be answered by the staff at Campus Connection.

The new library at UVU is the most energy efficient building in the state. Being the first building constructed under the guidelines of Utah’s High Performance Building program, the Digital Learning Center will save UVU close to $100,000 per year in utility costs.

Welcome, fellow students. It is a remarkable time to be at UVU – during the transition from college to university. This newspaper underwent its own change this summer – from The College Times to UVU Review.

I would like to welcome you to this great institution on dawn of a wonderful era here at this school. Never have there been such great opportunities for students as there
are now.

If you are looking for an inviting spot to study or hang out, look no further than the newly built Digital Learning Center. The views alone are enough to enlighten the minds of all who enter.

During the summer, construction began on the old library located in the Losee Center in order to transform it into the future headquarters for Student Services. The building will be renamed the Losee Center for Student Success.