September accommodates students wallets

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BYU’s campus is filled with events and activities for budget-conscious students to take advantage of during the month of September. Both campus services and museum exhibits are available for students to enjoy.

The Museum of Peoples and Cultures, located at 100 E. 700 North, is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free. “Entwined: A Vibrant Heritage of the Modern Maya,” an exhibit that has been open since April 2011, portrays culture and modern Maya traditions. Maya is an adjective, oftentimes mistakenly called Mayan, that describes indigenous people from southeastern Mexico and parts of Central America.

Adrien Mooney, a graduate student who works at the museum, said the museum “shows people a different side of modern Maya culture that they might not have known before.”

She added that the exhibit shows a modern art form that the Maya people created through clothing.

“Concealing Faces, Revealing Expressions” is another exhibit in the museum that opened in April. Mooney described this exhibit as a collection of masks used in dances and celebrations. She explained that masks, while used to cover the face, oftentime help people to take on an inner role as well.

“Masks are used to express something internal,” Mooney said.

These cultural phenomenons will enable students to exhibit and discover similarities between their own culture and others.

BYU’s “Education on Zion” exhibit in the Joseph F. Smith Building is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, with extended hours on Mondays and Wednesdays, and admission is free. Saturday it is also open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Camlyn Giddins, studying media arts, who works at the gallery, said, “People don’t realize it’s here.”

She explained that separate portions of the exhibit portray the LDS Church and the Brigham Academy as well as “their growth towards truth.”

Despite what people may think, Giddins explained that the gallery is very active. Each week there are new FHE programs, contests and activities.

The BYU Museum of Paleontology also has something to offer curious students. The expanded dinosaur exhibit has opened and visitors can touch real fossils and view them being worked on in an active laboratory. One of the most exciting attractions of the museum is the nine-foot triceratops skull from Montana that is on display. The museum is located at 1683 N. Canyon Rd., and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays with extended hours on Mondays.

Lastly, whether you’re a new student to BYU or looking for a cheap date, free campus tours are available through making reservations at the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

Mitch Winters, 22, a junior from Zillah, Wash., who recently transfered to BYU, said, “this is such an enormous campus and it can be overwhelming if you’re not familiar with it.”

Whether students want to check out the newest exhibits or cruise campus on a tour, September has several options to accommodate the budget.

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