When God began dying sometime ago during the Age of Reason, many thought this was the best thing to happen to humanity. With the death of God in society, no longer would humans be limited and censored by the Church and its many dictums and doctrines. Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher, declared that God had […]
Consider pets and how they express their opinions. Dogs, for example, express their opinions by barking or wagging their tails. Cats express theirs when they purr and meow. These animals do not relent until they get attention. We all have opinions, but these opinions matter only when we express them, and we need to keep […]
Photo by Nathan Gross When Matt Holland was chosen to be the new president of Utah Valley University in 2009, my partner and I sent him an e-mail at his BYU address. We welcomed him to UVU and said we looked forward to working with him. We were concerned, we wrote, that he was a […]
On Nov. 8, Americans voted to legalize marijuana for either medical or recreational use in eight states, bringing the total number of states in which marijuana is legal in some form up to 28, as well as the District of Columbia. Marijuana legalization has been a hot topic across the country for the past few […]
Editors Note: This article may contain graphic/detailed information unsuitable for some readership. I have looked over and rewrote this article 700 times; feeling like it is either not good enough or not conveying the message I seek to express. That alone, in itself, is my message: Sometimes nothing is ever good enough. Here I am, […]
Op-Ed by Cinimin Kofford As a student, outdoor enthusiast and a lover of the red rock, I am raising my voice against Representative Bishop’s recently released draft of the Public Lands Initiative (PLI). At first glance the PLI appears to be a conservation bill, but once you learn to read between the lines it is […]
The following is an Op-Ed by Melissa Frost, UVU’s Title IX Coordinator UVU is proud to participate in the It’s On Us campaign to end sexual harassment and sexual violence. National statistics show that one in four women and one in sixteen men will experience some form of unwanted sexual contact. While we are a […]
UVU, it’s been a quiet year, While the world argues over social justice and the economic mobility of “persistent sub-groups”, UVU stays silent. I have been at UVU for almost two years and the deafening silence that exist on campus when it comes to social issues rings louder than a snare drum. In a year marred by alleged […]
Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple inspires quick policy change. Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey Endlessly parodied as the constantly-breaking-up superstar who sings about love lost, Taylor Swift is exceeding her detractors’ expectations by taking on one of the most powerful companies in the world: Apple. In February, Apple’s worth blasted past […]
Over 25% of UVU students live in BYU housing. This can create many problems including having to follow the BYU honor code, going to more BYU sponsored events than UVU sponsored events, living further away from UVU, and even having to move out during finals week, sometimes with nowhere to go. My freshman year I […]