With great sadness, Buckingham palace today announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving Monarch in British history and arguably one of the most influential women throughout time.

When it comes to dealing with rejection and reassuring my worthiness, I cannot think of a better role model than Jesus. He was "despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Mosiah 14:3). I know He has experienced our illnesses, our pain, loneliness, confusion, sadness and feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.

We experience challenges, learn more and become better versions of ourselves. I also believe some relief from difficulty won't come until much later. However, in the middle of this whirlwind of world chaos, I felt maybe none of it would come until later.

Editor's note: This week's opinion piece features more of a personal narrative/perspective from our Universe Sports Editor Jackson Payne, who spent the past few...

Let me introduce a love triangle for our day: Learning Suite, Canvas and every student on BYU campus.Both platforms have their perks, both have their flaws and both have their die-hard fans (Canvas all the way). There's only one way to get out of this awkward mess: BYU needs to choose one site and go with it.

Skipping meals is not good for our bodies. The effects are not always prominent, but eating at sporadic times can slow students down and leave them having a harder time focusing. This is not a good thing to struggle with while enrolled in college course. Because the Cannon Center hours are inconvenient, students often find themselves skipping meals, which is not healthy. If the hours were different, students would have the ability to eat three times a day and get more energy.