Collin Cooper | @coop.97 Saturday night, I got to attend the Mental Health benefit concert put on by Hope For Help in our own Grand Ballroom. The event started with an explanation of the movement, and an introduction of the idea that your story matters. They invited the group of students in attendance to stand […]
International 3-day Women in the Mountains Conference encourages women in matters of health, leadership, economic issues. Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Photo Editor | @gabicampbellphotos UVU hosted representatives from United Nations Women, the State Department, the Mountain Partnership, the World Bank, local universities and ambassadors from […]
Is the shocking photo of a drowned toddler necessary to bring attention to the Syrian refugee crisis, or is it just distasteful jingoism? Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @Tiffany_mf Nilufer Demir snapped the photo of a drowned 3-year-old who had surfaced on a Turkish shore after he and his family attempted to escape the slaughter […]
The Multicultural Center has opened a new lounge to provide a place for LGBT students and allies. Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Spectrum–a club to discuss issues facing LGBT students at UVU that used to meet in an obscure nook tucked away in the Woodbury Business Building–has a new place to […]
Two UVU students receive scholarships, ring the New York Stock Exchange trade floor bell Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Photos courtesy of TD Ameritrade Every year, TD Ameritrade grants the NextGen Financial Planning Scholarship to 14 students across the country. This year, two of those recipients were UVU personal financial planning students […]
Becoming Your Best Corporation kicks off their international leadership conference Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf On May 6, community and business leaders gathered at the Zermatt Resort in Midway for a world-wide conference on leadership hosted by a Utah company, Becoming Your Best Corporation. Gov. Gary Herbert gave the keynote address […]
Tiffany Frandsen | Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | @gabicampbellphotos Mitt Romney and UVU President Matthew S. Holland advised UVU graduates to value friendship, happiness and hard work over money at the 2015 Commencement ceremony on April 30, 2015. Check out highlights and the full transcripts of both Holland and Romney’s speeches […]
Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @Tiffany_mf The new statue just outside of the east entrance of the Losee Center is a tribute to a concept from Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, called the Statue of Responsibility. The 15-foot statue of two vertically gripped hands was unveiled on April 15 with sculptor Gary Lee […]
Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has put a significant emphasis on human trafficking since he took office in 2013, especially in communities with higher numbers of undocumented people, as they are the most vulnerable. Reyes spoke about what the state of Utah is doing in regards […]
UVU Contemporary Dance Ensemble is performing eclectic choreography to original music March 12-14 in the Ragan Theater at 7:30 p.m. Their show, “Destinations,” combines the art and energy of UVU students with the creativity and culture of choreographers Carl Fink, Natalie Desch, Sarah Donahue, Rosie Banchero, Doris Hudson-Trujilo and Amy Markgraf-Jacobson. Fink brings “athleticism and […]