Man on the streets: who are the Wolverines’ presidential picks?

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September 20, 2016

schedule 5 min read

Name: Brooklynn Moir Major: Public Relations Year: Sophomore “It’s hard because I don’t love Donald Trump, but if I had to make the choice I would choose Donald Trump over Hillary, mainly because of the situations that she’s been in with her emails scandal, but I do like Donald Trump’s stance on immigration. I know […]

Keeping the sword sharp through clubs

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September 16, 2016

schedule 2 min read

Sophomore Isaac Perez has been in a couple of clubs during his college career. One was a mentor ship club for youth, which he participated in during his first year. Another was in the marketing club, which applied to his major. When asked about why he joined the marketing club, he said, “I wanted to […]

Complexities of the gender pay gap

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September 9, 2016

schedule 3 min read

An article about the gender pay gap, published by CNNMoney, was floating around Twitter recently. It examined the gender pay gap and centered on a study conducted by job search engine Glassdoor. Glassdoor’s study found that the national average for women’s wages is in the ballpark of 95 cents for every dollar a man makes. […]

Utah Lake shows its colors

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September 7, 2016

schedule 3 min read

For as long as I can remember, stories have been told about Utah Lake’s toxicity. My friends and I would joke about the dead fish that floated along the shore, the faint smell of rotting meat that came from the water and about how easy it would be to hide a body in the 20 […]

Presidential candidates face fresh scrutiny

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September 7, 2016

schedule 3 min read

With less than three months and three debates left to go, many people are frustrated with the two main choices for president that they have been presented with. Both of the major party candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, seem to be consistently mired in new scandals with each passing day. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton […]

A Mormon, a Muslim, and a Methodist walk into a classroom…

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September 7, 2016

schedule 2 min read

Wednesday, August 24, UVU kicked off its first weekly inter-religious understanding lecture. This course is a series of lectures designed for students who are interested in cultivating tolerance toward people of all faiths and religions. While this is a wonderful and practical idea on paper, it begs the question: do lectures such as these increase […]

Do students realize how valuable internships are?

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September 7, 2016

schedule 3 min read

  photo credit: Tim Gouw Construction Management adjunct professor, Creggan Wagstaff, is a big advocate of UVU. While Wagstaff was studying as a student at UVU, he had an internship every summer between semesters. When asked about how he found those internships, Wagstaff stated “I didn’t find them through the typical UVU channels.” Instead, he had […]

Meet Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson

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September 7, 2016

schedule 3 min read

Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and Libertarian presidential candidate, wants to make America sane again. The major obstacle to overcome in his quest to do so is that nobody seems to know who he is. So, without further ado, meet Gary Johnson. Johnson is the founder and former CEO of Big J Enterprises, […]

Meet Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein

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September 7, 2016

schedule 3 min read

Jill Stein, environmental-health advocate and Green Party presidential nominee, wants to put people over profit. She sees the corporate lobbyists and politicians from both parties passing legislation that harms people and the planet and is determined to do something about it. Stein graduated from Harvard in 1973 and from Harvard Medical School in 1979. She […]

Trump using campaign money to fatten his own wallet

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August 31, 2016

schedule 2 min read

A new report shows that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has spent nearly $7.7 million on his own companies since May of this year. According to Federal Election Committee filings, the cost of rent for the Trump Tower, Trump’s campaign headquarters, went from $35,458 in March to $169,758 in July. He has also spent $260,000 […]