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Campus

President Reese encourages students to accept the ‘challenge to become’

By Lauren Willardson
September 10, 2024 06:53 PM
BYU President C. Shane Reese and his wife, Sister Wendy Reese, invited students to focus on positivity and becoming what God would have them become in the first devotional of Fall Semester 2024.
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Belonging

Recent UVU graduate diagnosed as autistic shares her story

By Lauren Willardson
May 09, 2024 12:00 AM
Tia Young, a 23-year-old UVU graduate of Orem, is working to improve the world’s perception and acceptance of autism. Young shared her experiences being diagnosed as autistic at 21 years old and learning to advocate for autism in all varieties.
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Campus

Gen Z students report more polarization, trend less Republican than previous generations

By Lauren Willardson
May 07, 2024 12:00 AM
With the 2024 general election rapidly approaching, students and professors shared their feelings about the current political climate on college campuses.
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Religion

President Nelson attends Sunday afternoon session, invites all to rejoice in priesthood keys

By Lauren Willardson
April 08, 2024 12:00 AM
After joining all but one of this year's General Conference sessions virtually, President Russell M. Nelson attended the final Sunday afternoon session at the Conference Center.
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Campus Events

Elder Brian K. Taylor encourages students to rise to their divine identity, purpose, destiny

By Lauren Willardson
March 20, 2024 12:00 AM
Elder Brian K. Taylor of the Seventy invited students to learn about and live up to their divine identity, purpose and destiny in a BYU campus devotional on Tuesday, March 19.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Worldwide Relief Society devotional encourages women to give, find relief through covenants

By Lauren Willardson
March 18, 2024 12:00 AM
Female members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered across the world on Sunday, March 17 to celebrate the 182nd anniversary of the founding of the Relief Society organization.
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Local

Trump wins Utah, Haley suspends campaign after Super Tuesday

By Lauren Willardson
March 06, 2024 12:00 AM
Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley to win Utah during the Republican Primaries on Super Tuesday, Mar. 5.
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Local

Geneva Road getting upgrade to accommodate temple traffic

By Lauren Willardson
March 04, 2024 12:00 AM
The Utah Department of Transportation is preparing for a year-long construction project on Geneva Road and Lakeview Parkway, which will begin fall 2024.
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Nation

BYU students, law professors attend International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington

By Lauren Willardson
February 21, 2024 12:00 AM
Eds: The author participated in the summit.
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