Upcoming local music you need to check out

September 3, 2018

Reading Time: 5 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]From The Aces to Neon Trees, Utah county has definitely not been lacking in the music department. We have a local scene filled with massive amounts of talent right under our noses. Check out the list below for exceptional artists who […]

Summit held on campus focuses on empowering women

August 24, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photos courtesy of Jenie Connors In the next 10 years, two thirds of consumer wealth will be transferred to women, causing more women to have a desire to become better educated in financial literacy. A group of women were able to be further educated at the Utah Women’s Economic Forum, held on campus on Aug. 17. […]

Perfectionism in Mormon Culture: How community members suffer from judgement and simple misunderstandings

November 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes How community members are suffering from judgment and simple misunderstandings. Recent studies show perfectionism within the Mormon culture is having a negative effect on community members because of the high, sometimes unrealistic standard of perfection that members hold themselves and others too. Both Kris Doty, former professor of social work at UVU, and Matthew Draper, […]

Photo Credit: Bernd Thaller

Thousands gather on campus to watch partial solar eclipse

August 23, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students, faculty, staff and local residents gathered around campus to watch a partial solar eclipse during the first day of the semester Aug. 21. “We knew that as the first day of school, it was going to be a big event to bring the campus together, that we were going to have a lot of […]

Meet Utah Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Weinholtz

November 3, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s easy to forget that on November 8, Utahns will be casting their vote for more than just our next president. The race for Utah’s next governor is well underway, with incumbent Republican governor Gary Herbert defending his position against Democratic challenger Mike Weinholtz. Weinholtz was a third-generation factory worker, who worked full time while […]

Gov. Gary Herbert vs. Planned Parenthood

September 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah’s Planned Parenthood became the target of Governor Gary Herbert following the viral video footage that allegedly showed Planned Parenthood employees discussing selling fetal tissues in August 2015. Herbert tried to cut off funding from the organization after viewing said videos, leading Planned Parenthood to sue the governor’s office in order to maintain funding. Recently, […]

Why I don’t attend UVU sporting events

January 27, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are numerous sporting events going on at Utah Valley University and I have not attended one. It is only my second semester here, there have been multiple events I could have attended. Living the college life, why would I not want to be around the social scene and attend the games? Here are a […]

When rivalries go too far

December 3, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rivalries are good but sometimes things go a little overboard Rivalries are a part of sport.  They create an intense atmosphere but also an exciting one.  Fans want the bragging rights.  They want the pride that comes from knowing their team defeated their rivals. Teams want to walk away content that they got the job […]

Utah’s Stake in Multi-Level Marketing

November 30, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you live in Utah, chances are you’ve been approached at least once by an Independent Business Owner (IBO), what most Multi-Level Marketing businesses (MLMs) call their social networkers. Jon Taylor of the Consumer Awareness Institute in Utah, disperses the truth about the density of MLMs in our state. He writes on his website, MLM-theTRUTH.com, […]

Bold predictions for the second half of the college football season

October 26, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes College Football Second Half Predictions Brad Curnow | Sports Writer | @jojocornrow Photo credit Mark Philbrick/BYU Photo We’re halfway through the season and I wanted to make my bold predictions for what we might see the rest of the way. We’ve seen surprise teams come to the top of the standings while other teams drowned […]