A murder has happened on the illustrious Orient Express. A man by the name of Mr. Ratchet (Johnny Depp) lay dead in his sleeping car covered with multiple stab wounds — 12 to be exact. The evidence? Ratchet’s loaded pistol unfired and under his pillow, a pocket watch with a broken face stopped at 1:15 […]
There is no better way to learn about Shakespeare than reading his plays in London, then going to see the play performed at The Globe Theatre according to Annika Clark, UVU English graduate and former participant in the London Study Abroad. “[The program] allowed me to be immersed in literature even more and encourage me […]
As new technology is invented almost weekly, nine out of the 35 declared geomatics majors, who are set to graduate in April, are learning to adapt these advancements in technology to help them be precise in measurements, map making and other important jobs in their field of study. “Our program has really changed a lot, […]
If you woke up today, considered going to class, hit the snooze button and then went back to sleep, you probably weren’t the only one. Coming back to school after a week-long holiday can be a challenge. If you are struggling to adjust, here are three tips to help you not throw in the […]
The holiday seasons are at our doorstep where mom tries to gather all her children home for Christmas. The air is thick with anxiety to near max and conversations with your family start off subtle, but end up in a downward spiral of awkward. Trying to talk to the brother you haven’t spoken with for […]
The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner, and there’s no better way to spend it than by participating in festivities with family and friends. To help kick off and enjoy the holidays, here are a few ideas of things to do with loved ones this year. Christmas in Color Between […]
Illustration by Tyler Carpenter Students who are investigating campus recycling are striving to create awareness in order to improve the recycling system. Whitney Miller, Toree Douglas, Jessica Olsen and Merry Nguyen, students and environmentalists, observed the recycling system at UVU with a mission to make a change. The sustainability committee on campus found that the Environmental […]
This fall Utah Valley University will launch the Wolverine Fund — a student run venture capital group that provides a hands-on engaged learning experience in entrepreneurial investing. The fund gives students the opportunity to receive money for business ideas they have. And, the “Wolverine Associates,” a student group who will complete the selection and analysis […]
How community members are suffering from judgment and simple misunderstandings. Recent studies show perfectionism within the Mormon culture is having a negative effect on community members because of the high, sometimes unrealistic standard of perfection that members hold themselves and others too. Both Kris Doty, former professor of social work at UVU, and Matthew Draper, […]
Turtles All the Way Down, a new book by John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and known for his teenage angst and rom-com quirky love stories brings all of that and more in his latest novel. The book’s title is an old philosophical joke, which in brevity says this: A well-known scientist […]