The UVU testing center is no vacation. Unfortunately, my classes this semester have left me no choice but to pay frequent visits to this dreaded piece of land. Each time I go, I pray that my next experience will be better than the last and so far my prayers are left unanswered. I like to […]
The issue of concealed weapons on campus has recently stirred emotions on both sides of the debate. Much has been printed about murder rates, suicide and accidental deaths, and much of this has obscured the real question: Am I safe? As a student, I want the safest learning environment possible. I certainly won’t make light […]
Our beloved school’s budget is suffering. Students have seen tuition rise like a steady flood for some time now. Parking passes cost $50 for a single semester, and that provides no guarantee of finding a spot in an overcrowded lot. The bathrooms in the Woodbury Business building are more like teleportation chambers to a 1970s […]
On the east banks of Utah Lake the wind rushes through the vast fields of reed grass and they sway like waves in the breeze. Enormous pelicans are soaring, families of ducks paddle between the stalks of cattails. All this image is missing are the sounds and smells of commuter traffic shattering the tranquility as […]
The public is invited to participate in the second annual Run for your VIDA haunted 5K and one mile run/walk. VIDA (Volunteers Involved in Development Abroad) is a student-run organization whose main focus is to help those in need. The group helps many different kinds of humanitarian organizations in developing countries to get the money […]
As my eyes began to tear up, due solely to my inability to rip my gaze away from the TV screen as the credits rolled in the seminal gaming experience that is developer Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, two words lingered in my mind like a benediction: Holy. Crap. Often funny, sometimes poignant and […]
I am fully aware of just how awful skinny jeans look on me. Doesn’t stop me from wearing them, though. In fact, it doesn’t stop a lot of people from cutting a heavy-hipped, short-legged figure that any sensible person trying to attain or maintain any level of self-esteem would consider adopting. Yet here we are; […]
There are those that like comic books the way they like heavy metal: dark, complex, gruesome and divine. At times, biblical and always epic. They want a hero (a term we use loosely) bathed in blood and born in fire. They want more than just the tights and fights that fill the shelves of local […]
UVU and BYU students to showcase combined talents Last year in celebration of UVU becoming a university, Eric Hansen, associate professor at BYU, came up with the idea of bringing together both the BYU and UVU symphonic orchestras and creating a beautiful blend of music and students. The collaborative efforts were a great success. This […]
What are you afraid of? Volde…. I mean He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. – Dave Iba, Editor-at-large Republicans. That was easy. – Jennie Nicholls-Smith, Editor-in-chief I fear most those whose intention it is to deceive. This is especially true in a relationship where trust is a vital component. This relates to all relationships be they political, spiritual, friendship or intimate. To […]