Get out and vote
Election day is nearing, and with it comes the opportunity for citizens to vote for a candidate who best represents their interests, yet many young people say they don’t vote…
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Jesse Ruins Relationships: How my marriage failed
Those who follow my stories know that I’m the definition of a non-traditional student: I’ve been in school for ten years, I have two kids and I turn 30 this…
Gov. Gary Herbert vs. Planned Parenthood
Utah’s Planned Parenthood became the target of Governor Gary Herbert following the viral video footage that allegedly showed Planned Parenthood employees discussing selling fetal tissues in August 2015. Herbert tried…
How to transition from unhealthy eating to healthy eating
Healthy eating is difficult. The amount of information online does not make it easier either, and it can intimidate those wishing to begin a path of healthier eating habits and…
Jesse Ruins Wolverine Wednesday: The battle between Chick-fil-A and JDawgs
Each week, UVU holds its not so famous campus activity, formally known as Wolverine Wednesday. The purpose of Wolverine Wednesday is essentially to be an engagement opportunity on campus, aimed…
SIX WEEKS – By Richard J. Nance, MSW, MSHHA, Adjunct Instructor
For freshmen, the first six weeks of school are the most hazardous to academic success, health and safety. You’re in college because you are smart, ambitious, have goals, and you…
Pizza and counter terrorism
Pizza and Politics is a guest-speakering event, held one Tuesday a month, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Pizza and Politics offers free pizza to all UVU students who attend….
Man on the streets: who are the Wolverines’ presidential picks?
Name: Brooklynn Moir Major: Public Relations Year: Sophomore “It’s hard because I don’t love Donald Trump, but if I had to make the choice I would choose Donald Trump over…
Keeping the sword sharp through clubs
Sophomore Isaac Perez has been in a couple of clubs during his college career. One was a mentor ship club for youth, which he participated in during his first year….
Complexities of the gender pay gap
An article about the gender pay gap, published by CNNMoney, was floating around Twitter recently. It examined the gender pay gap and centered on a study conducted by job search…
Utah Lake shows its colors
For as long as I can remember, stories have been told about Utah Lake’s toxicity. My friends and I would joke about the dead fish that floated along the shore,…
Presidential candidates face fresh scrutiny
With less than three months and three debates left to go, many people are frustrated with the two main choices for president that they have been presented with. Both of…
A Mormon, a Muslim, and a Methodist walk into a classroom…
Wednesday, August 24, UVU kicked off its first weekly inter-religious understanding lecture. This course is a series of lectures designed for students who are interested in cultivating tolerance toward people…
Do students realize how valuable internships are?
photo credit: Tim Gouw Construction Management adjunct professor, Creggan Wagstaff, is a big advocate of UVU. While Wagstaff was studying as a student at UVU, he had an internship every…
Meet Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and Libertarian presidential candidate, wants to make America sane again. The major obstacle to overcome in his quest to do so is that…
