Introducing a series on the university’s history The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but does anyone know how the journey of a school begins? As this school continues to progress from its recent entry into university status and a continual amount of growth with over 30,000 students, a look into […]

With love in the air and a lack of money in student’s pockets, the LDS Institute of Religion will give everyone a chance to get a date on Valentine’s weekend – and its free. On Friday, Feb. 11, the Valentine Date Dance will provide a chance for couples to get an early start on the […]

The Capitol Building in Salt Lake belongs to the people. On Jan. 24, a group of Utah residents, including a group of students from Utah Valley University, took the steps for a cause. United For Social Justice, a Utah equal rights organization, held a rally in opposition of a newly proposed law that would create […]

The Institute of Religion in Orem will present an emeritus general authority of the LDS church to speak to students, as part of the weekly Friday devotionals series. Merrill J. Bateman is an former member of the Quorum of the Seventy, and will be speaking on Friday, Feb. 4 at noon at the Orem Institute […]

Stick figures on a wall are rarely noticed, but when a student is searching for relief, those little figures become beautiful sights. Now they will look better than ever. Across the inside of campus, there are newly placed green signs for everything from the bathrooms and elevators to how to get to the Gunther Trades […]

With a dwindling economy money gets tighter and tighter and the question may eventually come up about how much tuition is worth compared to how much it costs. A full-time UVU student with in-state tuition pays $2,144 per semester to go to school at UVU. That is only 58 percent of the actual cost for […]

Imagine being a senior and all of the classes needed are mapped out, only 12 credits left and all the classes are required and can only be taken at one time. What happens if one of the classes doesn’t have enough students to carry? It seems like a stretch to think that at a university […]

Despite the alarm caused by signs proclaiming that students’ tuition is running out, tuition will not literally run out. But by the end of the semester, students will no longer be paying their own way. The UVU Student Alumni are trying to raise awareness about the donations that students receive by running “Tuition Runs Out” […]

Up and down student population means up and down budget The largest problem with the university’s growth may be the lack of money available. Unfortunately, one of the problems with the money available is the growth. This conundrum has put the administration in a bit of a bind. With the economy continuing in a recession, […]

New place, new face, same title. Student advocate to the legislature is now Vale Hale With this university growing and Utah’s budget for education decreasing, getting in contact with the State Legislature is more important than ever. Now there is a new liaison between the university and the state. Val Peterson has been serving as […]