Your mom likes Twilight!

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November 16, 2009

schedule 5 min read

Middle-aged women are infatuated with teen vampire romance Don’t assume that the normal-looking mother buying a poster of vampire Edward Cullen is getting it for her teenage daughter. There is a good chance she’s keeping it for herself. “Twilight Moms” is a demographic of adult women who are enthralled by Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series and […]

Project encourages women to continue their education

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November 16, 2009

schedule 3 min read

Although women nationwide enroll in and obtain degrees from institutions of higher education at a greater rate than men, these are not the dynamics seen throughout Utah. Dr. Susan Madsen, associate professor of Management, began researching this anomaly in May and will continue to do so through fall of 2010 at the request of Utah […]

Perception is our duty

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November 16, 2009

schedule 3 min read

UVU has been a university for almost a year and a half now, yet it seems that the general attitude towards our school from the community has not changed much. We are in the shadows of the two biggest schools in Utah and far younger than any of the other universities. These facts may lead some […]

Interview with Ricky Allman

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November 16, 2009

schedule 4 min read

Ricky Allman graduated with his associate degree in Fine Arts from UVSC in 2003. He then went on to receive his BFA in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art and his MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design. Allman’s art has been featured in galleries across the country as well as in various […]

Lady Wolverines win final home game

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November 16, 2009

schedule 3 min read

UVU women’s volleyball notched another Great West Conference win in a four-set match against New Jersey Institute of Technology Nov. 12. “I thought the girls played well,” said UVU coach Sam Atoa. “We lost our focus in the third set, but I was real proud of them for being able to bounce back and do […]

Wanna quit smoking? Try meditation

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November 9, 2009

schedule 5 min read

There are many methods that supposedly help one to quit smoking cigarettes. And over the nine years that I smoked, I tried most of them. However, only one of them has provided long lasting effects, and this method did so with great ease and little anxiety or side-effects. That method: Meditation. Follow the instructions below, […]

Will hand sanitizer do the job?

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November 2, 2009

schedule 3 min read

The halls are now populated with dozens of hand sanitizer stations dispensing the clear liquid that is supposed to save you from a debilitating week of missed classes resulting from swine flu. It seems self-explanatory what a hand sanitizer should do for you – sanitize your hands; in other words, get rid of all the […]