Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Homes Rolston III recently explored humankind’s responsibility to the planet. When it comes to the wellbeing of our planet, human beings are incredibly selfish, or so said Dr. Holmes Rolston III in his guest lecture titled “A New Environmental Ethics.” Rolston, who is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Colorado State University, gave […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the central tenets of American liberty is the principle of human rights. At the very heart of The Constitution lies the conviction that America’s citizens inherently possess fundamental civil liberties, but only if these citizens are human. As part of Environmental Awareness Week, the Ethics Center will present the 25th annual Environmental […]
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: 3 minutes Students have more options than just study abroad to expand their perspective. International travel is alluring – seductive, even. Aside from the requisite bragging rights that go along with journeying to an exotic locale most people only experience via “National Geographic,” one breathes, sleeps and eats a life wholly different from what he or […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes At UVU, a student tried to have a relationship with their current professor. The student brought the teacher gifts, visited the professor’s office, and even called the professor’s home and talked to his wife in attempts to reach him. The teacher immediately reported this situation to his department chair. After the school reviewed the situation, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes How often does a child watch Charlotte’s Web, or the film Babe, cheering for the pigs Wilber and Babe to live, only to have the film end and their parents take them to McDonalds? There was even a Babe-themed Happy Meal at one point. Faith Outreach, an interfaith council, was held by the U.S. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The wide line of students, chatting excitedly while they waited for free food from Tucanos Brazilian Grill, snaked through the dense vines and various tropical plants decorating the foyer of the Grande Ballroom. Volunteers with foot-tall parrots were sharing their colorful pets with patrons of all ages while music from the far corners of […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes DST – (Sounds like it’s spelled.) As the golden days of summer fade into memory, we once again are faced with the task of adjusting our clocks to reflect the inevitable fall into fall. Though last week was mostly sunny, and it had been long enough since we sprang forward into spring that I […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A necessary construction or an inhibitor to our moral conscious? Borders have been constructed and maintained by humans for numerous reasons. Yet, some may say they are often a source of conflict rather than a source of peace. Whether preserving them or not can be justified in their exclusivity rather than inclusivity is a matter […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kate McPherson, an Associate Professor of English and Literature, was recently awarded the Alumni Outstanding Educator Award, an honor she says she is “pretty proud of” because the winner is chosen by graduating students as they fill out a final survey asking about influential teachers and experiences. “That’s pretty cool,” she says. McPherson started out […]