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'Beyond the Beard': BYU alum to make podcast promoting healthy emotions in men

By Megan Sibley
March 26, 2024 12:00 AM
For Braiden Day, the grind doesn’t stop. This BYU Marriott School of Business alum spends his days juggling the tasks of managing local menswear company Odion, spending time with his wife and four kids, being a die-hard BYU football fan and preparing his anticipated emotional health podcast for men, “Beyond the Beard.”
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Campus

The Cougarettes: A legacy 76 years in the making

By Makenzie Gudmundson
January 25, 2024 12:00 AM
The BYU Cougarettes hold 24 national championship titles, the attention of 12 million viewers on a single viral YouTube video, and a four-night, five-show, sold-out concert each February.
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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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Books

Brandon Sanderson offers class to aspiring sci-fi, fantasy authors at BYU

By Molly Zuniga
December 04, 2023 12:00 AM
Brandon Sanderson in the study of his home. Sanderson is a BYU Alumnus who graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in creative writing. (Photo Courtesy of Tell the Birds)
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Soccer

BYU women's soccer legend Mikayla Cluff returns home to play for Utah Royals

By Bethany Twede
November 18, 2023 12:00 AM
Former BYU soccer player Mikayla Cluff is returning home to play for the Utah Royals FC after playing for Orlando Pride the past two years.
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Art

BYU alumna premieres dance short film about complexity of her faith

By Emma Butler Price
November 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Utah artist and BYU alumna Jessica Heaton traveled to New York City for a weeklong residency program with the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts. There, she choreographed and produced a dance short film titled “Nonlinear.”
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Campus Events

Cougstival is back this week with new prizes and new ways to serve

By Alyse Clark
November 08, 2023 12:00 AM
Cougstival, BYU's week-long, service-oriented scavenger hunt around campus, begins Nov. 6 and will continue throughout the week until Saturday, Nov. 11.
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Local

BYU alumni program provides service through athletics

By Ethan Porter
September 05, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU students, alumni and fans have the opportunity to provide meaningful service through the Cougs Care program as they cheer on BYU for the 2023-24 football season.
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Campus

BYU's first custodian leaves lasting legacy

By Joshua Rust
June 27, 2023 12:00 AM
Brigham Thomas Higgs, or B.T. Higgs, started work at BYU as a furnace technician and janitor. His aptitude for carpentry and mechanics catapulted him into roles such as BYU's first shop teacher and eventually the father of the modern-day custodial system at BYU.
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Sports

Steve Young receives Distinguished Utahn Award

By Joe Wirthlin
May 26, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU football star Steve Young received the 30th annual Distinguished Utahn Award from the Salt Lake Chapter of the BYU Management Society on Thursday, May 25.
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Campus Events

BYU graduates give words of advice to underclassmen

By Ethan Porter
April 29, 2023 12:00 AM
On Thursday and Friday, April 27th and 28th, BYU graduates shared words of advice to underclassmen as they attended their graduation ceremonies across campus.
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Campus

Local floral business owner, BYU professor helps students 'bloom'

By Cadison Carter
April 07, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU floral design professor Brianna Wells teaches floral arrangement lessons inside and outside the classroom. She offers hands-on opportunities during in-class labs and on her flower farm, where students can learn practical skills in a real-world setting.
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Campus

Utah lawyer of 32 years led by faith, Christ's teachings

By Joel Leighton
April 04, 2023 12:00 AM
Jeff Devashrayee took center stage to present his oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The plaintiff, Fred Mancini, had appealed the court to overturn a prior ruling in favor of Devashrayee's client and employer, Union Pacific Railroad.
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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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Photo Galleries

BYU sweethearts of 42 years share marriage story, secrets to happy relationship

By Meagan Pinckney
February 22, 2023 12:00 AM
Twenty-one-year-old Carma Bennett tried twice before successfully joining the Intermediate American Ballroom Dance class during Winter Semester 1980, she said. Little did she know because of that class, she would change her last name to Huggard only six months later.
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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

BYU alumna, personal color analyzer shares process, purpose of TikTok trend

By Cadison Carter
January 27, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU alumna Meredith Villalba discussed the process behind analysis color theory, a recent trend that has gained traction on the social media platform TikTok.
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Campus

BYU alumnus, psychiatrist speaks on post-mission habits, conquering shame

By Cadison Carter
January 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Returned missionaries attended an event held by BYU Women's Services and Resources and led by psychiatrist Dr. Alan Hansen on Thursday, Jan. 19.
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