Reading Time: 2 minutes Kony 2012. The words, the video and even the dialogue have blasted the Internet on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over the last week. Images of child soldiers and heartbreaking stories of kidnappings, murder, mutilation and sex slaves came pouring out. The video “KONY 2012,” put out by the non-profit organization, Invisible Children, has created […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Let’s impact together.” Embracing his team’s name, Chad Workman, the new UVUSA President summed up the goal and vision of UVUSA with one statement. Though these past elections have proved to be controversial and frustrating for all parties involved, a new team has risen and with them and so has the hope for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Though election time has come to a close, it will be a race that will be remembered not only because of the candidates, but also because of the protestors. During the 2012 UVUSA elections debate on March 6, the Revolutionary Student Union exercised their freedom to protest and be heard. With signs like […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bill McKibben, author, educator and environmental activist, faced a jam-packed Ragan Theatre Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. McKibben said that if an alien race was observing the things humanity is doing to the planet’s atmosphere, they would conclude that we must be conducting a grand-scale mosquito-ranching experiment. McKibben is the author of more than […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A coalition of club representatives met with President Holland to address the need for a policy that protects students, faculty and staff from sexual and gender discrimination. UVU has worked hard at putting forth an image of inclusiveness and acceptance of all students. However, some students believe there is still more to be done. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Outrage recently erupted over tweets from a member of the Executive Council of UVUSA, which many found sexist and offensive. Many are asking if this is an appropriate way for a representative to behave, especially when he represents a campus that is 43 percent female. Joe Jurisic, current vice president of Student Life, tweeted […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes With 1.3 billion people in China, its influence is starting to shape the modern world. China’s continued growth will make it a global power by the time UVU students enter the early parts of their careers. In order to keep students informed and able to build careers around the growing Chinese influence, UVU is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear students of UVU, First and foremost I would like to sincerely apologize to any student who was or still is offended by any of my tweets. I take full responsibility for all of the tweets mentioned on my Twitter page. Although the inappropriate tweets were lyrics from songs, they were still hurtful to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “I wasn’t involved at all. It seemed fishy with all that drama. I know they get a lot of money but I don’t know where it goes.” -Aaron Mccarter, Marketing “I voted. I don’t know who won. Did they post it somewhere?” – William Bates, Behavioral Science “I voted. There was a girl […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The most colorful time of the year is almost here —The Holi Festival of Colors. Believe it or not, Spanish Fork is home to the largest Holi celebration in the Western Hemisphere. For newcomers, the Holi fest is a Hindu tradition celebrating the arrival of spring and bidding farewell to winter. It commemorates […]