As college students begin their first year of school, they are bound to face unexpected challenges and new opportunities. Knowing what those are beforehand can impact the college experience. Many BYU upperclassmen were polled and student leadership was interviewed regarding various points they would suggest to new students. Below is a list of 10 things…
Education Week will offer an opportunity for visitors to learn more about a famous figure in LDS Church history. Ted Gibbons will perform a monologue of Willard Richards, which he has done many times on different occasions. The monologue will be performed on Friday at 7:10 p.m. in 3108 of the Jesse Knight Building. Gibbons…
With the commencement of summer finals and fall semester, challenging times are nothing foreign to BYU students and faculty. Tuesday morning, they received counsel on how to overcome trying times. Janet Bradford, a librarian in the HBLL for 25 years, said “opposition in all things,” or both good and bad times, are a part of…
Students from BYU recently faced some fierce debates head-on with the United Nations in New York City. Four students from BYU and a student from Arizona State University attended a conference with the UN in New York City to represent United Families International on July 25 and 26. Many young people attended the conference to…
Visual art is an expression of feelings and experiences that many people can relate to and during the next several weeks locals will have the chance to delve into this art form. Penny Jones, a local artist, has put her works of art on display Monday through Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. at the…
Many people in rural Tanzania struggle to get clean water and their quality of life suffers because of it. Thanks to several BYU engineering students, life will be easier for the Tanzanian people. A team of BYU engineering students participated in a project sponsored by WHOLives.org to construct a drill that extracts clean ground water…
BYU has proven to be among the nation’s finest academic institutions in years past, and the print journalism department will carry that torch again in September. The Daily Universe has won a number of awards in this year’s National Newspaper Association Annual Convention and Trade Show, to be held in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Sept. 24.…
Some BYU students may be familiar with the Harold B. Lee Library promotional video that was a parody of the Old Spice commercials. Now students have the chance to be in a new video of their own. According to a news release, the HBLL is having auditions for a new promotional video. Entries are due…
A popular LDS speaker and BYU professor taught audience members about the Atonement and use of grace in Tuesday’s Devotional. Brad Wilcox, associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education, and author of “The Continuous Atonement,” a popular LDS book, gave a Devotional address titled, “His grace is sufficient.” Wilcox explained people’s strengths are made…
byline: Scott Blickfeldt cutline: The Young Sax Quartet takes the stage to perform for patrons at the Orem City Square Saturday evening. The saxophone is a signature instrument of the Jazz music theme. Residents of Orem, UT had the unique opportunity to see a saxophone quartet Saturday evening. The Young Sax Quartet held a free…