The wind symphony’s annual children’s concert on Feb. 18 was a hit for audiences of all ages with great music and a positive message tied together with entertaining humor. Titled Dr. Calamari and the (Mad) Science of Music, the performance included an animated short designed by a class ofDigital Media sophomores called Cyborg Shrimp, the […]
Photo credit: Lee Thomas UVU offers a block class every January/February in which enrolled students, including myself, not only analyze the history and form of documentary film, but are also provided the opportunity to attend a variety of Sundance films for free. Another year has come and passed for the Sundance Film Festival and […]
Nate Dunn | Staff Writer The Board of Directors of Dialogue Foundation, an organization that distributes a quarterly publication on Mormon philosophy and discussion, has selected a UVU professor, Boyd Petersen, as their new editor for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. The journal addresses Mormon issues and doctrine, and relates current and former […]
Caleb Bills | Staff Writer On Feb. 17, Hot Topics Discussion Group hosted Karlyn Norton director of Human Resources at Xactware, as their speaker. She shared her thoughts on what new graduates need to do to make a great impression on prospective employers. Norton gave keys to success in three areas that will make […]
Sara Wade | Staff Writer | @SaraWade13 If all goes as planned, UVU could be a tobacco free campus starting in January 2016, according to UVU’s Tobacco Free Campus open forum. 480,000 deaths in the US are related to smoking. In the fight against tobacco related deaths, many schools around the US have become […]
Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer More than five years in the making, Arctic Apples were created by Canadian based scientists for the Okanagan Specialty Fruits company. Due to be available in stores before 2016, Arctic Apples are genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. According to Arctic Apples, the purpose for Arctic Apples is to create […]
Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer Contributions by: Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor| @tiffany_mf On February 19 President Matthew S. Holland and Linda Makin, vice president for Planning, Budget and Human Resources, spoke at a hearing on tuition, a state requirement before tuition can be increased. According […]
Sarah Roberts | Staff Writer | @itssarah_sr UVU CAMPUS Traffic Stop: Feb. 10- An officer spotted a vehicle running a stop sign in parking lot L-3; however, due to heavy traffic from a Lonepeak and American Fork high school basketball game, the officer was unable to stop the car until it reached the […]
Bryan Bradley | Staff Writer Since the beginning of 2015 this country has seen an increase in measles cases nationwide. There was an outbreak in West Jordan, Utah. The Public Health Department has been running a public awareness campaign to encourage vaccination participation in order to limit the spread of these outbreaks. This campaign […]
Students at UVU share insights on rooting for their school. Tim Castaneda | Sports Writer | @xTIMBOxSLICEx With many major universities involved in NCAA Division I athletics having strong fan bases such as BYU, Utah, and Utah State, the competition for fans remains an on-going battle for UVU. In spite of the school’s recent success […]