Van Welch | Staff Writer | [email protected] A recent property development by Patterson Construction in Alpine, has some Utah County residents up in arms, including some UVU students. A group of home owners banded together, under the leadership of attorney Ron Madson, and created the grassroots organization We Decide to combat the development of […]
Aaron Lenkersdorfer | Staff Writer The leadership of the Utah Valley University Student Association (UVUSA) is planning on making several changes to the organization’s constitution. The proposed changes would be to rename the position of Social Chair to Traditional Chair and the position of Marketing Chair to Public Relations Chair. These changes are proposed […]
Elizabeth Suggs | staff writer | [email protected] For the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) annual video competition, researchers from Germany’s University of Tübingen brought the well known Mario, from Super Mario, to life. “As most of you know, this is Mario, but what you do not know is that this […]
Jeanette Blain | Staff Writer | @JeanetteBlain On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 the UVU managed field station at Capitol Reef National Park began receiving broadband internet service. The research and education facility, nestled between a sand-stone cliff and Pleasant Creek, is completely off-the-grid. Previously, the only phone and internet connection that visitors and staff […]
Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie On Thursday, Feb. 12, the UVU office of International Affairs and Diplomacy will host His Excellency Martin Sajdik, ambassador of Austria to the UN. Sajdik will present a lecture titled A New Global Strategy for Sustainability: The Post-2015 development agenda of the United Nations. Will It Make a […]
Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie Photos by | Gabi Campbell | Photo Editor On Tuesday, Feb. 10, President Matthew S. Holland delivered the state of the university address. Holland outlined the university’s past, present and the goals the administration has for the future. He emphasized the importance of making UVU efficient, with […]
Tiffany Frandsen | Deputy Managing Editor | @tiffany_mf Prohibition on Electronic Data Collection | HB 150 Rep. Marc K. Roberts (R-Santaquin) has proposed a bill that forbids any state government official, employee or contractor from cooperating with a federal agency in electronic data collection. The bill specifically calls out federal surveillance agencies that […]
Carrie Laudie | News Editor | @carrielaudie Monday, Feb. 9 candidates were announced for the 2015-2016 student body officer elections. There are two teams, team Up and team One, who will be campaigning against each other to become the new student executive leadership of UVU. The teams are as follows: Team One: Dylan Swarts […]
Photo credit: Amanda Hollman Salt Lake Comic Con Fan Xperience is back for their fourth con and continues to be a popular event filled with fans in cosplay, panels, vendors, celebrities and fun. Day two of the event brought a lot of “Whovians “and “Potterheads” anxiously awaiting the opportunity to see their favorite celebrities. FanX […]
Sarah Roberts | Staff Writer | Free financial counseling is now available to the community on the UVU campus at the recently opened Woodbury Financial Counseling Center. The clinic takes place on Monday evenings from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the CS building. A few different types of counseling are offered to accommodate every […]