UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | October 05, 2025

Author: Karston Miner

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LGBTQSO’s end-of-year prom highlights resilience, community

The final event put on by the LGBTQ+ Student Organization was the Queer Prom, a fun opportunity to relax and party with friends before finals week. HB 261’s ruling within the past year has affected the club’s resources, but the club members shared their gratitude that the LGBTSO is still standing and a safe space […]

OPINION | Don’t be fooled: RFK Jr.’s hasty autism cure quest lacks credibility

The secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said he will find the cure to autism by September, and I am skeptical. Based on Kennedy’s disregard for past discoveries, such as zero connection between vaccines and autism, as well as some questionable actions with hiring David Geier, this whole operation […]

OPINION | Stop using queerbaiting as a marketing tool

Queerbaiting is harmful to those who are trying to feel represented. Representation is important, but it has to be fully thought out and not added last minute to make fans happy. It makes a mockery of the experiences that LGBTQ+ people have. Representation should be used with good intentions and anything less should be frowned […]

OPINION | Red flags you shouldn’t ignore

Everyday in the Sun News class we start with a question of the day. A quick, fun way to get to know the people in the classroom, and the other day the question was what is the biggest red flag for someone to have? I am still new to the dating scene, so I don’t […]

Quinto Elemento: A celebration of flamenco

Six dancers from Spain came together to embody the fifth element, an “unseen yet ever-present, the essence that makes up the space around us.” Quinto Elemento was performed by the Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, a leading flamenco company.  For 75 minutes, the dancers embodied the elements through dance. With dramatic lighting, whirling dresses and rhythmic […]

Trailblazer softball falls to UVU but take series 2-1

The Trailblazers lost to Utah Valley University softball with a score of 0-14 over 5 innings, a defeat in the last game of the series March 22. The game was on Stand Up For Cancer Day. Utah Tech wore pink uniforms and both teams wrote the name of someone on a poster to show their […]

Hear Me Out Night brings clubs together with conspiracies, cartoon crushes

Students gathered together in the Browning Learning Center for Hear Me Out Conspiracy Theory night, an event where they enjoyed chips and sodas as they listened to each other’s hot takes on the existence of aliens and their cartoon character crushes. The event was hosted by four different clubs: The Indigenous Student Organization, the Black […]

Here are the candidates for the next student body president

Three students are running for student body president this year, each with their own backgrounds and ideas. This past week there have been opportunities to get to know the candidates as they have been sharing their values and plans for their campaigns. Ian Kelly Kelly, a junior communication studies major from Chicago, has his campaign […]

OPINION | How physical appearance still drives consumer culture

In a world with advertisements everywhere, it is important to draw attention to your product. To do this, some companies use a person’s physical appearance to catch your eye.  We have grown beyond using sexual content in advertisements, but we are still very focused on physical appearance. In every advertisement you see online, there is […]