Kiana Aquino is a journalism student at BYU.
Kiana Aquino
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The Daily Universe
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Where are you from? Thoughts on discussing race and ethnicity at BYU
Race and ethnicity play a significant role in human identity, but knowing how to talk about it and navigating ethnic conversations can be challenging.
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English students beat linguistics students in annual Scrabble tournament
English department students kept their title as Scrabble champions at the annual Scrabble Battle on March 27.
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Cultivating community: BYU students’ perspectives on the new hymns
BYU students shared their thoughts on the new hymns and children's songs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Becoming BYU: Overcoming isolation to foster a community of belonging
In the fall of 2022, Whitney Beck was a new freshman at BYU. There are a lot of words people could use to describe the start of their freshman college experience, but Beck’s description was simply, “it sucks.”
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Students share experiences with the 2025 Summer Job Fair
BYU provided networking opportunities for students in search for summer jobs during a summer job fair on Feb. 27.
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BYU employees share insights on new HR software, Workday
BYU employees shared challenges and successes with Workday, BYU's new employment system.
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Y We Sing: BYU introduces new vocal camp for youth
BYU introduced a new youth vocal camp involving Vocal Point and Noteworthy which is set to start this upcoming June.
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BYU public relations students launch campaigns for upcoming national competition
BYU public relations students officially started their campaigns for the national Bateman Case Study Competition on Monday, Feb. 3.
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BYU Civic Engagement students tour Provo City Hall, learn about student-citizen representation
BYU Civic Engagement minor students took a tour of Provo's City Hall on Feb. 5, which shed light on student representation in Provo.
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