By Kate Ayer, life writer “It’s just a lot to take on—school, work, being a parent and trying to have a social life,” Nicolle Rudd, UVU sophomore, said. “I have so many responsibilities; it’s hard to balance them all.” This story seems all too common here at UVU where there is an underrepresentation of women […]
Buying lunch everyday can get expensive. Packing a lunch can be challenging, but it does not have to be. I’m sure that I am not alone in my lunch history. I decide to pack a lunch for the semester, but I get tired of the same PB&J sandwiches day after day, which leads to buying […]
I love movies. I love seeing incredible movies get the recognition that they deserve. I get giddy when the nominations for the Oscars come out early in the morning and even more excited when my favorite movies get recognized on the list. But you know what I don’t love? At the end of the day, […]
Utah married couples of the same-sex are currently enjoying employment and federal legal benefits they weren’t always subject to in the past. However, those couples across Utah are now facing legal uncertainties on many benefits they were planning on having from now on. With the December ruling that Utah’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, […]
In 2010, the FCC developed three basic policies regarding broadband: Broadband providers need to be transparent and could not block any lawful content or discriminate while assigning bandwidth. Internet Service Providers, or ISPs, were expected to behave like common carriers and were not allowed to give preferential treatment or faster speeds to online content carriers. […]
Name withheld I was sitting in my parent’s office working on homework. I opened the computer history to look up a website that I closed, when I noticed a lot of pornography sites. As soon as I saw the sites I left the house. My mom was at a party at a friend’s house, so […]
Although UVU is acclaimed as one of the largest universities in Utah, the mental health services facility has a below-average student-to-staff ratio according to a 2013 budget report from the student life department. The National Association of Campus Counseling suggests that a ratio of 1 therapist to every 1,500 students is optimal for students to […]
Every culinary professor at the off-campus culinary institute is a Certified Master Chef. With a little help and a lot of practice, all culinary students are able to utilize their professor’s priceless knowledge in hopes that they too will become a culinary master. On any day, if you were to casually walk into the culinary […]
Nancy Peterson, Professor Elementary Education UVU David left quite a bit of voicemail on my office phone, and I grew to love his messages. He didn’t seem put-off by my old school and overly conservative ways, my old-fashioned assumptions, or my hesitancy to add to public intellectual conversations. David was always receptive of my […]
Utah Valley wrestling finally had a home dual for the first time this season. The Wolverines opened up against Grand Canyon University, who is eager to make a splash as a Division I newcomer but was outmatched against a progressing UVU team that dominated the dual 28-9 Thursday night in the PE building. “Grand Canyon […]