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Millennials and religion: why they leave

By Kristina Smith
February 02, 2016 12:00 AM
The wavering of millennials in America’s religious landscape may not only be an issue, but also a question begging an answer. Where is everyone going? And what’s working to bring them back? To find answers, a team of Universe reporters spent a semester talking to religious experts around the country and to millennials themselves. What they found will be presented in upcoming articles.
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Nation

The Universe's coverage of General Conference

By Kristina Smith
March 26, 2015 12:00 AM
Keep up with The Universe as LDS General Conference approaches, occurs, and ends. The Universe will saturate its social media, website, and March 31 and April 7 printed editions with General Conference content.
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Campus News

BYU film series highlights women, education

By Kristina Smith
March 11, 2015 12:00 AM
The 'By Study, By Faith' web series includes 10 short films documenting the educational and professional journeys of female BYU faculty members. (Photo courtesy of 'By Study, By Faith' website)
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Life

A compromise for Valentine's Day

By Kristina Smith
February 13, 2015 12:00 AM
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Campus News

Helping LGBTQ/SSA churchgoers feel welcome in an LDS environment

By Kristina Smith
February 04, 2015 12:00 AM
If you’re a straight member of the LDS Church, slip off your shoes for a minute and step into someone else’s. Imagine that you identify as same-sex attracted, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.
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Music

Music industry: The numbers game

By Kristina Smith
February 25, 2014 12:00 AM
The rate at which the Wasatch Front breeds successful musicians causes double-takes. Such prolific artists seem to emerge from vacuums, but most have carefully crawled from the bottom, tried their hand at the numbers game and won.
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Featured

Weekly five: Cyber security

By Kristina Smith
February 18, 2014 12:00 AM
Cameron Carlson, a public health major, checked his bank account on his phone and discovered he was a victim of fraud last June. Carlson described it as a huge inconvenience: he had to call and visit his bank and get new cards for all his accounts. He suspects the fraud originated online.
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Cougar Questions

Cougar Questions: Should public figures manage their social media accounts?

By Kristina Smith
February 18, 2014 12:00 AM
Public figures often rely on assistants to manage their social media accounts. This can lead to mishaps, and it has recently proved problematic in Utah politics.
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Music

Music to make the heart skip a beat

By Kristina Smith
February 10, 2014 12:00 AM
VanLadyLove performs at the Velour last year. The band will be one of many featured guests at the Velour's special Valentine's Day concert. (Photo courtesy of Embre photography.)
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