Graphic design students achieve 100 percent job placement in 2014

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February 23, 2015

schedule 3 min read

The plight of many college grads is in finding work in their selected field. Though every academic focus has its own promise and potential for careers, not all programs can say that 100 percent of their graduating class was able to find jobs. Last semester, however, UVU’s graphic design program did just that. According to […]

How do UVU students feel about Valentine’s day?

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February 13, 2015

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Photos by: Brooke Morrill, Photo Director, @brookemorrill   Alex McNeil-Sophomore I think there are better things to spend money on than balloons and chocolate. It’s a good day for people to complain on Facebook. I was in a relationship on Valentine’s Day and it was equally disappointing. I appreciate it in the sense that it’s […]

A not so helpless romantic

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February 12, 2015

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Photo illustration: Brooke Morrill, Photo Director, @brookemorrill   For as long as I can remember, I have been hardwired to be in love. It is my default setting. Try as I might, I can’t shake this unbearable desire to have a passionate, emotional bond with some special woman. Yet all this time, it’s as if I […]

A Not-So-Hopeless Romantic

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February 9, 2015

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For as long as I can remember, I have been hardwired to be in love. It is my default setting. Try as I might, I can’t shake this unbearable desire to have a passionate, emotional bond with some special woman. Yet all this time, it’s as if I have some sort of mental block against […]

Man on the street – Student fees

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February 7, 2015

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Sean Stoker | Editor-at-large Student fees—the expenses for each individual class after tuition—are a necessary evil that helps keep our school running and pay for course materials. We wanted to see what our fellow Wolverines thought about these charges, and what they knew about what they were paying.   Lorraine Brimhall Are your student fees too […]

Q&A With Jason Alexander

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February 2, 2015

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Sean Stoker | Editor-at-large | @theroyalthey   Sean: This being your third visit to UVU, one has to wonder, what makes us so special? Jason: What is unusual about UVU is that because this program is relatively new, there is a willingness and eagerness to go, ‘what are we doing that’s really good, what are […]

The profession predicament

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January 28, 2015

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We look at the pros and cons of some of UVU’s most popular majors to help the undeclared find their footing.   Accounting Personality Traits: strong quantitative skills, math, stats, ability spreadsheets, good reasoning ability, not always a cut and dried answer. Expected Salary: $45,300-74,900 Pros: Every organization needs an account, good job market. Accounting […]

Six study mistakes that everyone makes

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November 10, 2014

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From the early days of kindergarten and the rigors of recess and naptime, we have all been learning how to study. Yet in that time, only a select few of us have grasped the fine art of sitting down for a good study. There are rules to studying—pretty straightforward rules I’d say—but we all routinely break […]

When School and Life Collide

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November 4, 2014

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Asking for help when life gives you lemons. Sean Stoker | Editor-at-large | @theroyalthey Photo illustration credit: Ben Hammond Juggling school, work and a social life is tough enough already. When huge life events coincide with your schooling its overwhelming. Last semester I learned this first-hand. It was only two or three weeks into school, […]

Keys to my heart: What Wolverines look for in a significant other

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October 21, 2014

schedule 6 min read

Sean Stoker | Editor-at-large Everyone wants to love and be loved. But not everyone is born with the necessary skills to navigate the twists and turns of the never-ending journey to find a companion. Luckily for them, we got all got dressed up, swallowed a mint, and made a date with a few of UVU’s travelers […]