Reading Time: 2 minutes During the life of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, the world consisted of division and walls. Cultures and ideas remained hidden until the fall of the Berlin Wall. But today, Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said a world that was once isolated is now integrated.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Minutes following the women’s soccer game Oct. 23, the crowd was left at a standstill after witnessing a car collision and a referee who rushed to the scene. The EMT certified soccer referee heard the accident then ran to aid the two cars that collided on College Drive west of the soccer field.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Woe is the plight of the investment banker and the free market capitalist stricken by the economic crisis of late, according to sentiments expressed by audience members in attendance at a speech given by U.S. Senator Bob Bennett last week. Comprised mostly of Septuagenarian women decked in tweed, floral prints and brightly colored sweaters, the audience of about 20 was invited to meet with Bennett in SC 206a on Wednesday, Oct.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States National Debt Clock in Times Square has recently run out of digits to display the nation’s increasing debt. The clock can no longer accommodate the amount of money that America is borrowing. The digital dollar sign has been replaced with the numeral one necessary for the roughly $10.
Reading Time: 5 minutes UVU Precinct: 14 (84058) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (DISTRICT 3) REPUBLICAN – Jason Chaffetz “The best hope for the United States of America, our families, and our future is to return to the core Republican conservative principles of FISCAL DISCIPLINE, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, and STRONG NATIONAL SECURITY.I am driven by what is right, guided by the Constitution, and committed to integrity and personal responsibility.
Reading Time: 2 minutes To a packed crowd of students, faculty and local residents, Eric Porter, president of UVU’s Gay-Straight Alliance, tearfully stressed his point. “To say that a homosexual couple can’t raise a child, or that one that is single cannot raise a loving family is completely false.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The sound of a gong, then silence, a whistle blows, and more silence, a loud ringing of a bell, more silence. Each of these sounds is an auditory reminder of the violence that occurs daily in our community. The gong, played every 10 to 12 seconds, indicated that a woman in the United States had just been assaulted.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Now more than ever, teachers are feeling pressure nationwide to emphasize basic literacy skills to counteract the stunting effects of growing up in what can only be described as Generation Text, which have taken a firm hold on formal academic writing skills by the time students have reached middle-school age.
Reading Time: 2 minutes In an effort to stimulate blood donation among Utah college students, in addition to meet record-high demand, the American Red Cross has teamed up with UVU volunteers and pitted them against the similarly equipped Weber State in an epic “Blood Battle” between the state’s two newest universities to see which will donate more blood.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Campus Briefs: UVU instructor wins award – Linda P. Walton, advisor of the UVU student public relations firm and president of The Walton Group, Inc., a public relations firm in Provo, received the Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Network (WBA) Athena Award, a national award for women leaders.