Utah State Legislature update: abortion and transgender rights
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah’s Legislative Session concludes its third week with failed passages during “water week,” but action in education reforms.
The logic of gender by Kelli D. Potter
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a part of the Roots of Knowledge Speaker Series, Kelli D. Potter spoke on the logic of gender and how different frameworks of thinking have influenced the way humans perceive gender Potter is an associate professor of Philosophy and member of the Religious Study Board at UVU. She has several published articles on philosophy […]
Being LGBTQ+ impacts mental health identity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Queer people are more likely to experience mental health issues, not because they’re queer but because of the society in which they live, according to Karen Deysher, the program director over LGBT Student Services. The academic branch of Multicultural Student Council hosted their monthly Diversity Dialogue event with this month’s topic being Mental Health and […]
The Vagina Monologues teach acceptance of women’s sexuality
Reading Time: 2 minutes V-day, not valentines, actually stands for Vagina day and is inspired by Eve Ensler’s 1995 Vagina Monologues. UVU has produce the performance for 12 years, and the Peace and Justice club held the mantle this year at Center Stage Feb. 22. The director and ‘award winning’ actress Rebekah Dunford put together a group of women […]