On Thursday and Friday of last week, The UVU religious studies department hosted the tenth annual Mormon Studies Conference entitled “Outmigration and the Mormon Quest for Education.” Speakers at the conference talked about the relationships members of the church have in the national and worldwide community. The conference looked at the way members of the […]
UVU has an on-campus resource ready to help women with struggles they may have. The Women’s Resource Center (WRC), located in LC 405K, is a place where displaced homemakers, victims of abuse and those struggling academically or financially can access information and support to help them further their education. “I help women through the difficult […]
Correction: In last week’s Costa Rica article the price for the program was quoted as $2,595. The actual cost of the program is $1,695.
In October, bloggers, podcasters, journalists and marketers from across the country congregated at the annual Blogworld and New Media Expo in Las Vegas to discuss the latest advances in web technology and communications. Hundreds of presenters covered topics including using Facebook and Twitter as business marketing tools, volunteer journalism, how to create and manage an […]
Everyone has that friend – the one they dread bringing into situations involving mixed company. You know who I’m talking about … it’s that clueless friend who totally ruins your game, kills any potentially flirtatious moments and is completely oblivious to the fact that they have a severely negative effect on your relationship mojo. If […]
There is only one reason and two words that SHARK TALE and MEN IN BLACK II were such huge commercial successes and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ran for six years: Will Smith. What a script lacks in originality, artistic sensibility or success in concealing its capitalistic aims, it can, almost without fail, make up […]
Dashboard Confessional was scheduled to play at the McKay Events Center Nov. 11 as a stop on their North American tour promoting their new album, Alter the Ending. However, an unexpected family emergency arose within the band and they are now having to postpone the remaining performances on the tour. They were supposed to play […]
Minimizing the impacts of unrealistic body standards In a country where young girls fear being fat more than nuclear war, cancer or losing their parents, something must be seriously wrong. According to Nicole Hawkins, Ph.D., one of those things is the media’s portrayal of the human body. As the director of clinical services at the […]
Coinciding with Homecoming, the Dance department’s Synergy Dance Company is performing “Recapture” on Nov. 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Regan Theater. The evening will feature dances based around the theme of UVU’s places and people. The Synergy Dance Company is a class and a club on campus with the focus and mission of giving […]
Utah Valley University Parking & Transportation Services is teaming up with the Utah Food Bank for its annual Food for Fines event, giving students the chance to donate canned food items in exchange for reduced late fees from parking citations. For every can of food donated to the Food Bank through Parking & Transportation Services […]