The fifth annual Mr. and Mrs. UVSC International showcase will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in UVSC’s Ragan Theater. The showcase, which is sponsored by UVSC’s Black Student Union Club and the Multi-Cultural Center, will feature seven student couples who represent various cultures and regions from throughout the world. The participants will […]
Many students desire to make the world a better place, but don’t know how or where to start. The peace and justice studies program, or PJST, at UVSC just may provide them with answers to those questions. "In a world permeated by violence and injustice, the peace and justice studies program at [UVSC] has as […]
UVSC’s campus is cluttered with posters advertising events, classes and speakers. The posters hang, dismissed by most passer-bys in most situations. But that may be about to change.
For the first time, on Nov. 12, UVSC students will put their words to work and battle for cash prizes in a speech competition. The Marie Clegg Jones Annual Speech Competition is a new event in which all students can register to participate. "It’s going to be really neat," said Dr. Janet Colvin, the event’s […]
Recent events have brought up questions as to whether the use of tasers by law enforcement officials are always appropriate.Amnesty International claimed to have documented over 270 deaths in Canada and the US involving the use of tasers. This human rights organization lists related deaths on their Web site along with information about the individual cases.
During UVSC’s fall break, which took place Oct. 11 and 12, important technological steps were made towards UVSC’s change to UVU, including updates to the UV Link Web site and the UVSC Banner system. During the past semester’s registration periods, both in August and January 2007, the hardware for the UV Link and Banner systems […]
With the economy at a low and the need for education at a high, it is shocking that UVSC’s women enrollment has dropped. The trend in the United States tends to be that when the economy dips down, the need for more education and better preparation increases, meaning that college enrollment numbers also increase. When […]
UVSC assistant hockey coach Kenneth Dolezar was fatally shot on Thursday morning in Sandy. Sandy police are still investigating the shooting and the suspect is still at large.
Have you ever wondered why places such as Target, ShopKo and Wal-Mart have immensely huge parking lots that are never completely filled? Or why there are so many cashier lanes that go unused? Well, there is one time in the year where every single one of those parking spots are filled and every cashier lane […]
The tradition of gift giving around the holiday season is usually associated with a jolly, generous figure historically celebrated across the world for delivering gifts to poor children. In a consumerist society like ours, any excuse is a valid cause to delve into debt and shower not-so-poor children with less-than-essential items. During this season of […]