Beauty from ashes: looking for the positive after COVID-19
Reading Time: 2 minutes Horrific things came out of the pandemic. Yet what can we learn, and how can we grow from it?
Athletics seeking decrease in student fees favoring tuition
Reading Time: 2 minutes During the latest, and final student fee hearing, the UVU Athletics department requested a $6.50 decrease in their student fee per semester in order to transition their funding to student tuition. The final day of student fee hearings reviewed proposals from Student Health Services, UVU Athletics and from the School of The Arts on Jan. […]
COVID test shortage at UVU
Reading Time: 2 minutes COVID-19 cases have been increasing since school has been back in session and Utah Valley University is experiencing a shortage of tests. “We are being asked to conserve testing supplies at UVU and as a community,” wrote Robin Ebmeyer, director of emergency management and safety, in the announcement on Thursday. “Tests should be reserved for […]
State of the University Address 2022: President Tuminez offers message of hope
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez shared a message of hope with students and faculty during her 2022 State of the University address. Delivered Jan. 19, Tuminez’s speech shared insights on how the university is performing, and what expectations are for the future. Looking back on all that the institution has accomplished this last year […]
Controversial mask mandate in response to Omicron surge
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Department of Health reported a record-breaking count of 12,990 COVID-19 cases in a single day on Thursday. In response to the highly infectious Omicron variant, Salt Lake County has issued an indoor mask order Jan. 8 through Feb. 7. The order applies to all Salt Lake County residents and visitors, regardless of vaccination […]
COVID-19 updates and information
Reading Time: 2 minutes As we embark on a new semester and the Omicron variant surges, students are wondering what the semester is going to look like. Are students required to wear masks? Will classes be going back online? What are safety precautions? Robin Ebmeyer, director of UVU’s emergency and safety management, was interviewed and addressed some of these […]
A quick guide to CDC’s new isolation guidelines
Reading Time: 2 minutes With a surge in cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shortened the isolation period from 10 days to five days with use of a mask. The first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was reported in the United States Dec. 1, 2021, according to […]
Mental Health during a Pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United Nations Children’s Fund released their annual report on The State of the World’s Children, warning that “children and young people could feel the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and well-being for many years to come.” In the beginning, the pandemic took everyone by surprise. Quarantine, lockdown, social distancing, and the impacts […]
FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine available on campus
Reading Time: 2 minutes The fully FDA-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine became available at Utah Valley University last week, which UVU announced on Wednesday, Oct. 13. This vaccine is now available to students and their immediate family members for free at the UVU on-campus clinic, in addition to the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines. The Pfizer vaccine was […]
Students protest vaccine requirement
Reading Time: 2 minutes Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. A previous version of the article incorrectly labeled a source’s statement as false. Utah Valley University’s website lists healthy diets, sleep and exercise as “protective measures” to “decrease … chances of contracting coronavirus.” “You do not need the vaccine to attend UVU” was written […]