Feedback to faculty

November 12, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Requests for feedback have increased this fall with 48 professors seeking out SCOT services compared to a total of 39 over the course of spring semester.

Expect experience

November 12, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s men’s basketball team looks to come back this season with more experience on and off the bench. Time to get used to names like Aird, Hubbard, Hunsaker and Thompson.

Native Sun Club throws annual Powwow

November 10, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A blur of colors, the smell of scones, beating drums and the sound of singing filled the air of UVU’s Grande Ballroom on Nov. 2 and 3 as the Native Sun Club hosted a Powwow Friday evening and Saturday.

Heroes hiding in plain sight: Voting line tales

November 6, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Those that doubt freedom breeds greatness, or believe America is no better than any other country, haven’t met Johann Camarena. His masterful way of weaving a verbal tapestry of his life story and what it means to be a true American hero is nothing short of an experience of a lifetime. Camarena has been there […]

Raw sewage bubbles up in Student Center

November 5, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute @mblack47 UVU facilities received a call at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Monday about flooding near the first floor of the Sorenson Student Center men’s and women’s bathrooms east of Costa Vida, below the Valley View Room. Raw sewage and water was spilling out onto the bathroom floors and into the hall, due to a backed up sewer line. […]

COWBOY POETRY GATHERING AND BUCKEROO FAIR.

November 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Good news and bad news. First the good: Although seemingly few people know this, Utah is home to one of the largest annual cowboy poetry gatherings in the world. Now the bad: If this is the first time you’ve heard about it, it’s too late. The 2012 Heber City Cowboy Poetry Gathering & Buckeroo Fair […]

pizzeria 712

November 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes by Ammon Churchill Medina Alice Waters said, “Cooking creates a sense of well-being for yourself and the people you love and brings beauty and meaning to everyday life. And all it requires is common sense—the common sense to eat seasonally, to know where your food comes from, to support and buy from local farmers and […]

Memories of Guy Fawkes Night

November 5, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite what remnants there are today of its original historical context, Guy Fawkes Day is simply this: a good excuse for fireworks. More commonly known to me as Bonfire Night, the holiday resembles a concoction of American Halloween and July 4th. To me, Bonfire Night symbolized coming back to boarding school after half term break. […]

Guy Fawkes

November 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Guy Fawkes’ has claimed international fame as a symbol of anarchy. The renowned “Anony- mous,” a powerful group of internet hackers, post their videos wearing the famous Guy Fawkes’ mask, popularized by the dystopian film, “V for Vendetta.” Most recently and disturbingly, a series of attacks throughout the Middle East, spe- cifically anti-American in nature, […]

FOLLOWING THE HERD.

November 5, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes by Christian Farmer I think that these days people are too quick to trust news media. I think they’re less likely to do any digging of their own, and I think the media are less trustworthy and more biased than ever, not necessarily in the name of a political agenda, but out of a desire […]