Andrew Klay
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BYU Health Center to begin direct billing to private insurance companies
BYU students have always had relatively limited options for health insurance: they can either subscribe to the BYU Student Health Plan or sign a waiver to opt out and be on private insurance. But even then there are complications.
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Drinking decline: Utah named lowest underage drinking state in new study
Results from a national survey on drug use and health released yesterday indicate that Utah has the lowest incidence of underage drinking in the nation. The study compiled hundreds of thousands of anonymous responses from Utahns 12-20 years old and concluded that 14.3 percent of participants had consumed alcohol in the previous month.
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Thanksgiving travels: who's willing to go the farthest?
Although BYU students only get three weekdays off school for the Thanksgiving break, many of them with immediate family who live out of state think it’s worth the drive. Of BYU’s 34,000-member student body, only one third are Utah natives, leaving more than 20,000 who hail from other states.
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Adobe arrives: 1,000 new jobs for Utah
Lehi—Directly across the Interstate 15 from Thanksgiving Point stands a brand new 280,000 square foot structure. State-of-the-art facilities provide over 1,000 new jobs for Utah Adobe employees.
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Seismic Awareness
Utahans have long known about an impending major earthquake that could hit the Wasatch Front at any time. Casually referred to as “the big one,” a predicted 7.0 magnitude quake could hit Utah anytime in the next 100 years.
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Water Waste
We use it from sunrise to sunset; water is essential for virtually all aspects of life, including cooking, hygiene, sanitation, hydration, landscaping, and personal health in general. It is arguably earth's most precious natural resource.
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Source of Utah Oil not a Factor in Gas Prices
Provo—In light of California’s gas prices reaching a record $4.65 per gallon, Utahans are becoming concerned about what will happen to prices here, and when.
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Autumn Arrives--Science Behind the Season Explained
Provo, UT—Each year’s Autumn arrival brings with it a plethora of new colors. Utah sees a surge of reds, yellows, and oranges, beginning at the mountaintops and descending gradually to the valley around early to mid-October. But many are unaware of what causes this vibrant transformation, and why it occurs. BYU Ecology professor Sam St. Clair explains the science behind the season.
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Autumn Arrives
Provo, UT—Each year’s Autumn arrival brings with it a plethora of new colors. Utah sees a surge of reds, yellows, and oranges, beginning at the mountaintops and descending gradually to the valley around early to mid-October. But many are unaware of what causes this vibrant transformation, and why it occurs. BYU Ecology professor Sam St. Clair explains the science behind the season.
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