DACA student finding his voice through UCUS club

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March 1, 2018

schedule 26 min read

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UVU addresses mental health issues with group therapy

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February 23, 2018

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Student Health Services is continuously pursuing ways to assess and treat mental health issues on campus — one being affordable and accessible group therapy. Located on  the second floor of the Sorensen Center, Mental Health Services offers free group therapy sessions as a resource for students on campus struggling with issues ranging from depression to […]

A wide range of generational and situational factors affect poverty

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February 15, 2018

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Attendees met in the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center where they shared experiences and ideas about poverty. Photo by Jonah Hokit Mental illness and poverty have a close relationship   Organizers and attendees of the Real Talk session on poverty clarified the definition of poverty and discussed the various factors that cause poverty and how life […]

Sabbaticals, quality-focused instruction and shared governance in question by some faculty

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February 7, 2018

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Faculty members issued an open letter to university administrators expressing concern about quality education and shared governance, for which, the recent shift in the processing of sabbaticals has raised additional concerns. In total, 60 members of the university faculty endorsed the letter that was issued on Feb. 5. The letter began by calling into question […]

Police Reports

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February 6, 2018

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Narcotics Jan. 17 — 1:22 a.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near 500 W. 800 S. in Orem for a non-moving violation. During the investigation, the driver was found to be driving on a suspended driver’s license and the passenger admitted possessing a small amount of narcotics. A citation and several […]

Former Title IX director no longer employed at UVU

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January 27, 2018

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University officials confirmed Jan. 23 that Melissa Frost, UVU’s former Title IX director, is no longer employed at UVU. This comes months after being placed on an unspecified extended leave in June 2017. “Melissa Frost, UVU’s equal opportunity and Affirmative Action director and Title IX coordinator, is no longer employed at Utah Valley University,” senior […]

Advocacy group defends medical cannabis use

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January 27, 2018

schedule 3 min read

Photo by Michelle Rivas When Christine Stenquist went to her father, a former narcotics officer in Florida, for advice on trying medical marijuana to remedy her health symptoms, he approved. Stenquist and Tom Paskett from Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education, also known as TRUCE, advocated for the pros of legalizing medical marijuana at […]