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Volleyball

The Hidden Struggles of Olympic Aspirations: The Journey of BYU Alum Taylor Sander

By Bailey Bushman
July 14, 2024 12:00 AM
Competing in the Olympics is the pinnacle of achievement for many athletes. It represents the culmination of years of relentless training, dedication, and sacrifice. However, the path to the Games is often filled with challenges, both visible and hidden. For Taylor Sander, a BYU alum and accomplished volleyball player, the decision to pursue or step back from Olympic dreams highlights the often-overlooked complexities athletes face.
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Campus Events

BYU Engineering hosts Lego-building competition

Emily May
By Emily May
June 24, 2024 12:00 AM
The BYU College of Engineering is challenging students, alumni and the community in June to build the best Lego creation.
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Basketball

Want to work in the sports industry? Start networking

By Lauren Porter
April 27, 2024 03:38 PM
For BYU alumni in the sports media world, networking is everything
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Belonging

Provo's newest theatre company has debut show this weekend

By Elizabeth Williams
February 15, 2024 12:00 AM
The debut show of Vicariously Staged Productions is a fresh take on the beloved one-man play 'Every Brilliant Thing' starring Filipina actress Mari Joy Asiado.
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Photo Galleries

Engineering faith: BYU grad from Thailand shares journey of conversion

By Makenzie Gudmundson
January 19, 2024 12:00 AM
Boongkey Kittiyopas Freeze is a mother, valedictorian, mechanical engineer, medical device researcher and convert to The Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Campus Events

BYU Homecoming Cougar Run creates uplifting, invigorating experience for participants

Amy Ortiz
By Amy Ortiz
October 25, 2023 12:00 AM
Students, alumni and kids of all ages participated in the BYU Homecoming Cougar Run held Oct. 21 at the BYU Clarence F. Robison Track.
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Campus

Father-daughter BYU alums sweeten up Provo with cheesecake shop

By Andrew Osborn
October 18, 2023 12:00 AM
With two shops in Provo and two more in Salt Lake Valley, this family-owned bakery and dessert shop believes it has sweets you can keep coming back to.
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Campus News

BYU ranks 20th best school in nation with new emphasis on student outcomes

By Belle Lewis
September 13, 2023 12:00 AM
The Wall Street Journal ranked BYU the 20th best school in the nation Sept. 7, using a new survey technique that prioritizes student outcomes post-graduation.
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Featured

BYU grads launch app to promote social interaction

By Emma Butler Price
September 07, 2023 12:00 AM
A new social app created by BYU alumni became available for public download on Friday, Sept. 1. The app, SmackSocial, allows people to easily organize hangouts and events, according to co-founders Kent Broadbent and Whitney Graham.
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Music

BYU alumnus uses love of folk music to build a better world

By Wanzhe Li
March 28, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU alumnus and world-class folk musician Nate Keller is working to make a name for himself in the world of music.
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Campus Events

BYU holds Financial Seminar Student Alumni 

By Thabata Freitas
March 01, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU student alumni office organized a financial seminar to help students navigate the financial world and learn how to make the most out of their money. The event was held Feb. 25 at the Hinckley Center.
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Campus News

'A Giant of a Man': Remembering John Hughes

By Emma Everett
January 31, 2023 12:00 AM
Robert “John” Hughes, Pulitzer Prize winner, former editor of the Christian Science Monitor and Deseret News and retired BYU faculty member died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at 92.
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Campus

Eye on the Y: BYU English Society hosts Jane Austen Tea Party, BYU Music Dance Theatre alumnus joins Broadway's 'The Sound of Music'

By Carly Ludlow
November 11, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU’s English Society hosts Jane Austen tea party English majors and Jane Austen fans came together for a night of seventeenth-century fun held by BYU’s English Society on Oct. 27. Fans and participants came together in Regency dresses, gloves and British accents.
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Campus Events

BYU alumni event hoping to create connections and empower community

By Cassidy Wixom
November 04, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU's Student Alumni Association is hoping to connect students with alumni during their virtual event to increase connections, lower anxiety and build up the community.
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Campus Events

Homecoming: A history

By Mickey Randle
October 19, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU students and faculty have created traditions to celebrate the university since its founding in 1875. BYU's homecoming activities have long encouraged school spirit and an all-around good time.
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State

BYU grads 'go forth to serve' with Salt Lake City-based nonprofit

By Harriet Norcross
October 17, 2019 12:00 AM
Several entrances to BYU campus have a sign with proud letters proclaiming the university’s unofficial motto: “Enter to learn; go forth to serve.”
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Campus News

BYU alumni follow untraditional routes to business success

By Holly Ferguson
December 12, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU alumnus Curtis Calder created his business, Anson Calder, after working at JP Morgan. (Amberly Asay Janke)
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Football

Cougars in the NFL: Week 13 update

December 05, 2018 12:00 AM
New Orleans Saints' Taysom Hill (7) is dropped by Dallas Cowboys cornerback Byron Jones (31) after a kick return in the first half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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