UVU students place at Qualtrics sales idol contest

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March 12, 2015

schedule 1 min read

Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie   Qualtrics sponsored the UVU American Marketing Association Sales Idol competition on Friday, Feb. 27. UVU students took second and third place. Spencer Cope finished second and won $2,500, and Francisco Chavarria finished third and won $1,000. UVU business students competed against other students across the state. The […]

Plan, prepare and enjoy

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March 12, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Photo illustration by: Holly Amarjargal   Meal prepping is a way to quickly and easily cook delicious meals for yourself without feeling like you have a new part-time job. It can aid in meeting nutritional goals, and won’t break the bank or waste an excessive amount of time. For those who want to budget while […]

UVU Wellness Programs offers Health Risk Appraisals

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March 11, 2015

schedule 2 min read

Gant Stokes | Staff Writer UVU Wellness Programs are now offering Health Risk Appraisals (HRA) for students interested in taking control of their overall health. The Health Risk Appraisal is designed to give participants a measurement of their current health status.  It is a comprehensive test that allows students to document and track, over time, […]

UVU student opens Zeek’s restaurant

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March 9, 2015

schedule 4 min read

Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie Contributions by: Rinamay Rhoten | Staff Writer | @Rinamaylopez   Alex Ames, a UVU marketing student, and his brother Isaac Ames, a BYU student, are the new owners of the restaurant Zeek’s Pie Shack Parlour, located at 27 N. 100 W. in Provo. Zeek’s was formerly Sammy’s, a […]

Tyler Brklacich : Letter to the editor

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March 9, 2015

schedule 7 min read

Now that elections are over and the dust is settling of excitement, disappointment, and most notably, the campaign publicity is nowhere to be seen – we look to the future. I congratulate Team ONE for being elected UVUSA Executive Council for the 2015-2016 school year and give my empathy to Team UP for putting up […]

Coach Hunsaker to Step Down as UVU Basketball Head Coach

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March 8, 2015

schedule 2 min read

Tim Castaneda, Sports Writer, @xTIMBOxSLICEx Photo Credit: Gabi Campbell | @gabicampbellphotos In a statement shared with family, friends and media after Utah Valley University men’s basketball team’s final game of the regular season, head coach Dick Hunsaker announced his plans to resign his current position in the offseason “With family present, much like when I […]

Beware of voyeurs sign in GT restroom

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March 6, 2015

schedule 2 min read

Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer   A sign in the UVU Gunther Technology building restroom warns women, particularly dancers who change in there, to watch out for those passing by that may take their picture or take a peek inside. Brianne Cluck, a UVU student, saw the sign but was skeptical. “The sign is an […]

Phone interviews: not for the unprepared

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March 5, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Photo credit: Gabi Campbell, Photo Editor, @gabicampbellphotos   A phone interview can be a stressful experience for job and internship seekers, but it’s important to be prepared so that employers are persuaded to schedule a second, in-person interview. Phone interviews are similar to traditional interviews but the goal is different. Tyler Nelson, Employer Relations Manager at UVU, said, […]

Tech beat – eternity data storage

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March 5, 2015

schedule 3 min read

Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer   Data isn’t a forever storage deposit, and companies, like Backblaze, have been trying to get to the root of the problem. According to researchers at the ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the answer may be in the only known storage system that has been able to forever hold information: DNA. […]