Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a stereotype associated with people who ride the bus, and its negative connotation is robbing people of the opportunity to save money by utilizing public transportation.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah State Board of Regents approves changes to tuition policy that lowers allowable excess credit hours to 125 percent before applying a surcharge — double the current price of tuition — to students.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Though Utah Valley University may not have die-hard fans, it’s important to attend athletic events.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bill McKibben’s lecture created hope for chapter creation of his coalition, 350.org. Bill McKibben’s recent visit to UVU spurred a collective enthusiasm about current environmental issues, and Associate Professor in Philosophy and Humanities Michael Minch thinks UVU is the perfect place for a 350.org chapter to take root. “When McKibben was here on […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The animal care facility in the new science building is under the microscope. Filling the need of a growing campus just got a whole lot easier. Auditoriums, classrooms and offices were in short supply on campus. The facility contains two holding rooms, a procedure room and is a portal for future animal research at […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I have a friend who was told by a prospective employer that she would not get the job because she is not a Mormon. I have another friend who published an article examining her personal experience with racism in the course of her education. She got more than a few angry replies. One man […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The announcement no sooner left Nancy Smith’s lips before being drowned out by the thunderous applause of over 500 attendees. As Senior Director of UVU’s Donor Relations and Scholarships, Smith was privileged to announce the grand total of $55,488 in scholarship donations over the past seven years by Elder Quest members. “Without these scholarships, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes While the UVU Spring 2012 semester may be winding down, Utah Department of Transportation crews are maintaining steady progress on the I-15 CORE project. UDOT officials urge drivers to pay particular attention to specific areas this week that may interfere with regular traffic flow: University Parkway Orem 800 North American Fork 500 East Provo […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In December 2011, Google, the user-friendly Internet giant, released an app for Android and iOS that allows users to read their favorite magazines on tablets and smart phones: Google Currents. About four months after its debut a new update improved the app’s speed and performance. The new improvements were all spurred by suggestions from users. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a move that is likely to have widespread repercussions in the world of social media, Facebook, the social network, has purchased Instagram, a free mobile photo-sharing app for $1 billion. Instagram has been around for just over a year and a half and is already worth more than most companies today. The popular […]