Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello my darlings, The struggle for LGBTQ rights is once again gaining attention as a matter of life and death. On one hand, Republican senators have blocked the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” keeping openly gay soldiers from risking their lives for their country. On the other, closeted New Jersey student Tyler Clementi committed […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello my darlings, Mere hours after The V’s article on sexual harassment was edited, we learned that Michael Pratt, former principal of the seminary at Lone Peak High School, was sentenced to five years to life for forcible sexual abuse, forcible sodomy, and object rape of a 16-year-old student. There is no doubt that Pratt’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU wellness wheel and its resources will soon become the framework of topic selection for all upcoming Health and Wellness publications.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Recently the Student Life and Wellness Center raised their minimum number of credits to have free access to the facilities to be 10 credit hours. This makes sense during the normal school year but during the summer when the classes are shortened and 6 credits feels like a full-load I find this odd. The other […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes $750, No Guarantee It’s a time-honored tradition for students to complain about parking. While I would love to have a closer parking spot, dedicated specifically to me, so that when I inevitably am running late for class I know that at least parking won’t be a headache – I also realize that this is not […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On May 1st, The Salt Lake Tribune published a letter signed by approximately 108 members of the faculty and staff of Utah Valley University. The letter, which can be found here, addresses President Holland’s recent participation in an amicus brief filed in the 10th circuit court, in opposition of gay marriage. Faculty and staff who […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Blake Oakey | @blakeoakey Like most hot-button issues that I embroil myself in, I learned about this specific issue on Twitter. Throughout the recent UVUSA campaign, an underlying issue completely unrelated to parking has been at the forefront of the minds of the candidates and informed voters. The pressing question of diversity at our ever-expanding […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Now that elections are over and the dust is settling of excitement, disappointment, and most notably, the campaign publicity is nowhere to be seen – we look to the future. I congratulate Team ONE for being elected UVUSA Executive Council for the 2015-2016 school year and give my empathy to Team UP for putting up […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Editor, We appreciate the time and attention that UVU has been giving to the important discussion about becoming a Tobacco-Free campus. This has been a topic of conversation for many years across the nation and we are no exception here at UVU. For the last 6 years, we have had student groups who have […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Letter to the editor | Joey Whitaker | @JosephEarl_III Photo Credit to Gabi Campbell @gabicampbellphotos Updated* I am disappointed in UVU today. Mostly, I am disappointed in student leaders who are supposed to build up students, not tear them down. Student leaders are charged with serving the entirety of the student body, especially students […]