UVU has announced that Mark Arstein has been selected to lead the Department of Institutional Advancement. Prior to coming here, Arstein worked as the senior executive director of advancement for the University of Utah’s health system. While working there, he led the team in charge of fundraising and alumni relations. “The Vice President of Institutional […]
Despite a significant drop in COVID-19 cases throughout the state, on Utah has renewed the state-wide mask mandate first issued in November of 2020. Although masks must still be worn, there is a reason to be optimistic for the future; while the state renewed the mask mandate this week, they also issued the necessary requirements […]
Tied Together: a Tapestry of Dance was the sensational performance held by the UVU dance companies and classes on February 19-20th of this year. Each dance had something new to offer; a new perspective, a new insight, a new culture and all of them culminated to truly render something that blew away the audiences in […]
Are your passions bigger than your fears? Passion was stronger for the 11 participants of UVU’s Open Mic Night on Feb. 18, 2021. It’s one of the many events UVUSA plans throughout the year. “Open Mic Night is a monthly event that has become a highly successful tradition of UVU and brings out a different […]
Intro While there are a great number of boards and committees that share governance at UVU, elected student body officers are the primary source of advocacy for the student body. Given that administrators, faculty and staff are appointed by university stakeholders without any student involvement, student body representatives are the primary advocates for students. As […]
As of late, pickleball has been one of the fastest growing sports in America, and a father-son duo made sure to take full advantage of its popularity. According to The Economist, pickleball was the nation’s fastest growing sport in 2019, and the pandemic has acted as a catalyst. Due to gyms being shut down or […]
UVU has announced the winners of the 2020 Champion of Inclusion awards, which recognizes the efforts of students and staff in promoting diversity within their work and communities. The award has four recipients each year, who are nominated by staff members, students and faculty. There is also an award given for a department that embodies […]
It has been 102 years since Congress granted women the right to vote. Since that time, women have made space for themselves in every facet of our society, calling for equality and fighting still today for opportunities not afforded by those before us. Orem city, in its own right, has recently taken great interest in […]
Can This True-Crime Drama Match the Competition? Within the archives of Netflix — or most streaming platforms for that matter, one will find hosts of movies in the true crime category. You probably have watched many of them yourself. They were at the height of their popularity twenty to thirty years ago. What then makes […]
Welcome back! This week is loaded with political news, so I’m gonna try something different. For the ongoing impeachment trial of former President Trump, I’m going to section this out day-by-day to make it more readable and straightforward. Tuesday The majority of Tuesday was spent deciding whether or not the trial itself is constitutional. House […]