Have you ever been frustrated by thinking there is nothing to do in Utah County? UVU senior Justin Pitts has several times, but unlike most of us, he actually decided to do something about it. Back in February, he launched ProvoHappening.com, a website that provides information on everything going on in Utah County. Pitts, a […]
Growing up, UVU graduate Stephen Gashler had an imagination that often became a bigger part of his life than reality. As early as middle school, Gashler and friends created a fantasy world with complex characters and story lines that would span for months. Now, over a decade later, Gashler has taken the stories his imagination […]
Make note of the name Akwasi Frimpong, because if he has anything to say about it, the name will soon be recognized worldwide. A junior studying business management, Frimpong has already established himself among runners, shattering school records as well as winning multiple gold medals in Dutch races. He has even earned the nickname “GoldenSprint” […]
Ever wanted to test your guts and luck and possibly win big, but have been too scared to use actual hard-earned money? Now is your chance. Kind of. UVUSA is sponsoring a Cowboy Casino Night on Nov. 4 from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at the Commons (outside the Grande Ballroom) to aid aspiring gamblers. Games […]
On Oct. 7, hundreds of students gathered under the stars to earn the title of “true wolverine.” Though the night was cold, things quickly heated up. For those unfamiliar with the tradition, a “true wolverine” is someone who kisses another at the top of the courtyard’s fountain at midnight on a specific date. Rather than […]
The Utah Women and Education Project, a study being conducted by Associate Professor of Management Dr. Susan Madsen, seeks to explain why Utah women have fallen behind the national average in completion of college degrees in the last 10 years. During a time when a college education is integral to personal economic stability and more […]
Education has always been on set schedules. Class is at a specific time, on a specific day. Online classes, however, provide students with a freedom that on-campus classes do not — freedom of time. Referred to as Distance Education, online classes are no different in coursework and length than attending class on campus. The courses […]
In 2007, Paramount released the film Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank and based on the story of Erin Gruwell, a teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Gruwell inspired her 150 students with the hope to succeed when everyone else doubted their potential. Gruwell wrote of her experiences in her book The Freedom […]
As Joss Whedon’s great horror character Buffy the Vampire Slayer remarked, Halloween is “come as you aren’t night.” Oct. 31 is once again upon us, the first of the waist-expanding end-of-the-year holidays, which, considering the sexy outfits, is not free of irony. All Hallow’s Eve has become a night of frolic and daring, and the […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the character and story of Dracula is something familiar to you, if only through spoofs, modern movies or cartoons. But are you familiar with a radio play? Back in the ages where contemporary media could only be transferred through radio waves, radio plays were a way of telling […]