In search of new opportunities, a 16-year-old girl decided to leave her family and everything she knew behind to tread into the unknown. Late night Aug. 7, 2012, her parents drove her two hours from Pescara, Italy, to the closest airport in Rome, where she would begin her new life in America. “I had never […]
For many universities around the world, scholarly journals act as a testament of academic prowess and success. UVU is home to a dozen student-run scholarly and creative publications that cover a wide array of topics such as: astronomy, philosophy, constitutional studies and creative writing. Some of these journals are almost decades old and others are […]
Everyone loves hearing stories, and more importantly, we know our history through stories. At UVU, Roots of Knowledge specialists Trevor Petersen and Nick Lawyer hosted ghost tours, telling the stories of ghosts every Tuesday night in October. These ghost tours started every 30 minutes, from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Roots of Knowledge […]
For years, the performing arts majors at UVU have performed, worked and rehearsed in any space they could find in the crowded Gunther Technology building. Actors pushed aside desks in empty classrooms to rehearse scenes, dancers gave performances in small studio spaces and musicians had to load their instruments onto a truck and transport them […]
Suicide is a public mental health issue that affects many. According to the Utah Department of Health, 10 people end their own life every day. Utah has the fifth highest suicide rate in the U.S, and this rate is steadily increasing. In 2016, 32 people between the ages of 10 and 17 ended their life. […]
UVU’s Department of Music performed their annual Fall Choral Showcase at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. This concert featured the UVU Chamber Choir, Men’s Choir and Women’s Choir as well as a senior highlight performance on Thursday, Oct. 11. “These students come from all over campus, from a wide range of majors, with a […]
There are many benefits to learning a new language, including having more job opportunities or being able to better understand different cultures. However, there is no doubt that learning a foreign language takes time and effort. Zachary Yoshida, a junior studying English at UVU, said, “ I think it helps one to understand a little […]
The Grammy nominated trumpeter Kris Johnson was the guest of the new monthly music program, “Jazz Jam Series”, by UVU School Of The Arts. The talented jazz musician and member of the Count Basie Orchestra played at Center Stage on Oct. 15. Kris Johnson is an award-winning jazz trumpeter, composer and educator. He has appeared […]
Thomas Lowe Fleischner, Jana Richman and Nalini Nadkarni, the authors of “Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays on Wildness and Wellness”, came to UVU to read and share their writing about the affinity between human and nature on Oct. 11. The event began with the three writers reading some excerpts from their essays to give the audience […]
Good people turn psycho-killers, innocents are made malevolent and great horror classics come to life at the Castle of Chaos in Midvale. “Freddy Krueger, he’s my favorite. He did really good. There was also this lady, she bit my neck. I got gassed by the [Zombie Doctor] that was cool. I did the level four […]