ChatGPT is offering its Pro subscription for free to university students until May 31. Students will have free access to advanced features like GPT-4 and OpenAI o1. AI programs like ChatGPT can be a useful study tool for students. In a survey from the Digital Education Council, 86% of students use AI to study, with […]
The Utah Tech University men’s golf team has the chance to make a comeback at their upcoming Western Athletic Conference Golf Championship following a low ranking at the University of California, Santa Barbara Gaucho Invitational tournament. Finishing eighth in the tournament that took place April 5-6, the men’s golf team finished its regular season on […]
On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. This act was so ridiculous and so ludicrous that all of my friends were talking about it. What I didn’t hear about nearly as much was the litany of other executive orders that concerned […]
Utah Tech University students gathered April 16 in a student-led dialogue to raise donations following the news of 10 international students having their visas revoked. Student leaders of the Utah Tech Student Association—Sam New, Bella Estes and Ella Parsons—put the dialogue together in the Gardner Student Center ballroom. The crowd consisted of around 80 people […]
Utah Legislature passed the Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment Bill, HB 265, Feb. 4, which required higher education institutions to reinvest their funding. Utah Tech University is required to reinvest $2.5 million within the next three years. Utah Tech vice president of Administrative Affairs, Paul Morris, and provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, Michael Lacourse, […]
Across the United States, thousands have taken up signs and marched arm-in-arm in a “Hands Off!” protest against the Donald Trump administration. Protestors marched against Elon Musk and his DOGE team, who are responsible for cutting several essential government programs, and discussed getting rid of even more spending programs that benefit working-class Americans like Social […]
In 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic had really begun to ramp up worldwide, George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight by a Minneapolis police officer. Floyd’s murder was met with heartbreak as well as an outcry against the United States police force as a whole by communities across the U.S. The phrase “Defund the Police” […]
The Sundance Film Festival announced March 27 that after over 40 years in Utah, it will be leaving Park City and relocating to Boulder, Colorado. Some southern Utah filmmakers are worried about the move but still find hope in future film festivals. Sundance has been held in Utah for decades, and since its inception in […]
Utah Tech University officially announced Shane B. Smeed as the new president Feb. 26. President Smeed will take office on campus May 1, and with his arrival comes a number of changes to UT. Smeed has over 25 years of experience in higher education leadership roles and student affairs. In a letter addressed to the […]
On the field of Greater Zion Stadium, the Utah Tech University women’s soccer team returned to home turf March 29 against Weber State University in a scrimmage. After the 90-minute game, the match ended on a Trailblazer loss with a score of 1-2. The last game played against Weber ended in a tie in August […]