Reading Time: 3 minutes His compositions are evocative. The halogen glow of the laptop flickers as J.R. Harper scrolls through cached images of photographs. “Check this one out, I think it’s pretty intense,” he says. A long-haired man, scruffy, unshaven, sits perched on a porcelain throne, sans clothing, mouth agape, taking his next bite of the half-eaten hamburger he clutches in his hand.

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Double your gas mileage.” Instead of paying inflated prices for gas at the pump, drivers can do just that by filling up with water, according to the claim made by a very popular website.

Water4gas.com offers customers a 183-page do-it-yourself manual that gives detailed instructions about how you can turn your car into a “water hybrid.

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Nov. 11, UVU student Amanda Marie Clifford, 20, of Lindon passed away at Utah Valley Hospital from injuries sustained in a car accident. According to reports Clifford was cut-off in traffic by another driver at around 8 a.m. Clifford swerved right to avoid the collision, then swerved left into a semi-truck.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Student Health Services recently held an eating disorders fair in the Hall of Flags to provide students with a broad understanding of the risks and hazards associated with poor nutrition habits, misuse of drugs, steroids and other potentially dangerous habits and stimulants.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Flames tore through the building. A dozen men in heavy gear ran in, dragging hoses. Fire trucks surrounded the building, and bystanders looked on in awe. Nearby firefighters worked to get “victims” out of a crumpled heap of cars sandwiched together. In no time, the flames were subdued, and a light residue of smoke in the air was the only evidence of the huge fire that had seemed out of control.

Reading Time: < 1 minute “The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind,” according to one of the greatest American independence advocates, Thomas Paine. A small group gathered in the Timpanogos room of the library for a discussion on democracy and Thomas Paine.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Originally from Arcata, California, Jac (pronounced as Jake not Jack) Scott has spent his life in what he calls his own Bermuda Triangle, traveling from California to Utah to Idaho, and back again. Lucky for Utah Valley University, however, he made his most recent stop here.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Free candy, doughnuts and popcorn are all goodies that you could have received just for walking down the Physical Education hallway on Wednesday afternoon. “Where will you live next year?” This question and others were answered at the UVU Housing Fair, which took place Wednesday from 10 a.

Reading Time: 2 minutes In an effort to provide awareness about hunger in Utah and around the world, students and community members gathered together for the recent sixth annual Hunger Banquet held in the Sorensen Student Center Grande Ballroom. “In past years, we have focused on world hunger,” said Service Council President Richard Portwood.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nov. 10 – MENTAL SUBJECT – UVU Police responded to 800 W University Parkway in response to an unscheduled protest. A 46-year-old female and a 66-year-old male were trespassing on UVU property. The protesters have a history of mental illness and believe UVU is part of a cult.