Are you looking for a career that has so much action you will go home exhausted five nights a week? Are you looking for a career that will put you in daily contact with hundreds of people; one that will allow your theatrical side to shine; one that will challenge you until you are 70 years old? But most of all, are you looking for a career that will change lives, including your own; one that will never let you rest until you satisfy your personal goals; one that will give you the greatest rewards possible? Yes? Then join the hundreds of Utah Valley University English graduates who are now teaching in America’s public secondary schools.

As part of Ethics Awareness week, a panel discussion titled “No One Calls Me a Hero” focused on ethics in war. The panel featured Kenn Reagle, a poet and Vietnam veteran. Wayne Hanowitz, a UVU philosophy professor with more than 20 years of military experience, and Lisa Beaudry, a UVU student and Marine Corps veteran, also participated in the panel.

Former marine, daughter of a racecar driver and mother of six, Lisa Beaudry is one of UVU’s newer students. She is our hero for the week. Here is what she had to say. Q: What interesting or unique things can you tell me about yourself? A: I have lived a very interesting life.

There comes a time when you’re hit once again with reality. Not the reality of school, work or even life — but with something greater and more terrible. That is what UVU professor Laura Hamblin experienced this last year. Hamblin spoke on Sept. 16 as part of Ethics Week and drew a large crowd as the aisles and walls were packed to capacity and beyond.

Because two pedestrians were hit by a car on campus this past week, UVU Review has compiled a list of pedestrian and driver tips: Pay attention to your surroundings. Hold hands while crossing the street. Look both ways before crossing a road. Do not jaywalk: use sidewalks and crosswalks.

In response to Hurricane Ike’s destroying sections of the Gulf Coast, two Utah organizations are stepping in to help. Smith’s Food & Drug Store has teamed with the Mountain Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross to accept donations for its Disaster Relief Fund for the next two weeks, ending Oct.

Every year, a handful of students at UVU attempts suicide. Suicide Prevention Week will occur on our campus Sept. 22-26 to raise awareness of and to show support for people struggling with suicide-related issues.

As a part of Suicide Prevention Week, Elsie West will be performing on Wednesday, Sept.

A time capsule representing our school becoming a university this year has been prepared and will be placed in UVU’s new library. The time capsule, to be opened in 50 years, contains many objects that will give insight about us to those who open it. The time capsule was set up as part of Founder’s Day, a celebration of our school’s birthday.

Do you want to have your creative works recognized and published? Touchstones, a university journal of literature and art, is looking for student submissions. “Eleven years after the original Touchstones, we are excited to produce the first Touchstones literary journal as Utah Valley University,” said Loran Cook, editor-in-chief of Touchstones.

A day of service and free breakfast began early last Saturday morning for the participants in UVUSA’s first Adopt-a-Highway service project. This year, UVUSA adopted a two-mile stretch of Geneva Road extending from mile marker four to mile marker six, which is located near Parkway Crossing Apartments in Orem.