People are pretty divided about Christmas music. The second it starts playing in grocery stores and making its way into seasonal commercials, Scrooges everywhere groan and roll their eyes. While I am a self-proclaimed Christmas music enthusiast with no fewer than eight festive playlists on Spotify that each suit a different vibe, I concede that […]
This story discusses mental health, depression, and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) or text “Start” to 741-741. A former UVU student is currently facing eviction from her student housing complex on the grounds that voicing her […]
President Tuminez and President Kevin J. Worthen of Brigham Young University issued a warning to students that unless COVID-19 cases in Utah County decrease soon, both campuses may shut down and move online—possibly for the rest of the semester. The joint letter was published the morning of Sept. 22, hours before Governor Herbert announced that […]
One of the few departments on campus that has been permitted to have face-to-face classes during the COVID-19 pandemic is now at risk of halting in-person classes. In an email sent to the students, faculty and staff of the School of the Arts on Tues. Sept. 15, SOA Dean Stephen Pullen announced that 11 cases […]
In March of 2020, students across the country attended their last day of class weeks earlier than anticipated. Many suddenly felt isolated and perhaps even helpless, facing the virus COVID-19 as well as a period of social distancing that would last an undetermined length of time. For students of professor Lydia Kerr’s Latino/a Literature class […]
UVU staff has been working hard to arrange classrooms, study areas and hallways to ensure students and staff are able to maintain social distance. With so much change, it might be hard to find a spot to rest or work if you happen to be on campus. We scouted out six study spots around campus […]
As college students across the country face an uncertain fall semester, international students face an even bigger challenge: they can either attend classes in-person during a pandemic or face possible deportation. According to a new guideline released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department (ICE), international students will not be issued new student visas […]
Additional reporting and interviews for this story were contributed by staff reporter Ashley Nash. Brigham Young University’s Honor Code was updated two weeks ago, removing a paragraph about “homosexual behavior” from the rules. Previously, this section of the code forbid “all forms of physical intimacy” between students of the same sex. BYU students noted the […]
UVU President Astrid Tuminez was one of six women in higher education honored at the seventh annual Women’s Leadership Celebration in Salt Lake City on Jan. 30. The event was held by Sundance Film Festival and Zions Bank. CEO of Zions Bank Scott Anderson introduced the program, emphasizing the company’s commitment to “support women who […]
The mystical, magical book “The Girl Who Drank The Moon” by Kelly Barnhill has been adapted into a one-act stage production and premiered in partnership with UVU School of the Arts on November 7. It was adapted by playwright Melissa Leilani Larson over the span of two years. “UVU wanted to produce a new show […]