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Only at BYU: Two-Week Fake Boyfriend

By Jessica Olsen
May 10, 2017 12:00 AM
Kate baked a cake for her 'boyfriend,' and a picture made it all the way to the popular instagram account provogirlsamiright, an account created to poke fun at Provo girls' dating. (provogirlsamiright)
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Local

BYU students talk online Mormon 'meet' market

By Jessica Olsen
April 24, 2017 12:00 AM
Risa Fly and Benji Williams try the online dating app, Mutual, for a week. (Jessica Olsen)
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Local

Study shows LGBT BYU students at higher risk for depression, suicide

By Jessica Olsen
January 20, 2017 12:00 AM
Jacob Dunford, who works for Provo's first LGBT resource center Encircle, looks out the Encircle home window at the Provo City Center Temple. (Jessica Olsen)
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Campus

Biology professor wanders through madness, fiction, science

By Jessica Olsen
January 16, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU professor Steve Peck spoke at BYU's annual Summerhays lecture in Fall 2016. His presentation 'Evolving Faith' was about his love of science and evolution mixed with faithfulness in the gospel. (Alyssa Lyman)
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Technology

BYU student organization shares significance of a dot on a map

By Jessica Olsen
November 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Clockwise from bottom left: Think Spatial president Roman Huerta and members Jeffrey Stark, Cassie Howe and Ryan Shields. Think Spatial is a BYU student organization advised by Brandon Plewe that creates maps and other spatial graphics for publications. (Jessica Olsen)
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Photo Galleries

Extreme hammocking: How one man revolutionized 'hanging' out

By Jessica Olsen
November 14, 2016 12:00 AM
An Indonesian Uliner highlines to a space net the group created. Andy Lewis was their inspiration. (Yusuf Maulana)
7 Min Read
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Nation

NASA flight surgeon researches effects of space travel on human body

By Jessica Olsen
November 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Astronaut Reid Wiseman, on left, and flight surgeon Blake Chamberlain prepare to fly to Stennis Space Center in the T-38 in September 2016. Chamberlain flies with astronauts to see them in an operational environment and experience being part of the crew. (Blake Chamberlain)
4 Min Read
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Local

BYU chemistry professor trains police on critical thinking

By Jessica Olsen
November 08, 2016 12:00 AM
An undercover Provo Police officer protectively wields his weapon and crouches in a virtual scenario involving an armed, hostile man sitting in a truck. BYU professor Brian Woodfield plans to expand his training to include the VIRTRA 300 training system police use to prepare for real-life situations. (Jessica Olsen)
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Nation

Vine popularity declines among BYU community as app closes

By Jessica Olsen
November 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Vine announced it will be closing its services in upcoming months. Few BYU-affiliated accounts have posted since 2015. (Vine)
2 Min Read
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