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BYU explains why it redacted parts of President Jeffrey R. Holland's 2021 talk in new UNIV 101 course

April 03, 2024 12:00 AM
After the announcement that President Jeffrey R. Holland’s 2021 talk to BYU faculty would be included in the new UNIV 101 course curriculum, Matty Easton, former BYU valedictorian, posted a discrepancy he noticed in the course material on X.
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Physics explosion injures 3 students, professor

November 21, 2021 12:00 AM
An adiabatic experiment backfired in Physics 105, sending professor Chris Verhaaren flying off the table and leaving three students injured on Thursday, Nov. 18.
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Rainbow chalk art met with verbal attack

August 27, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: The individual who used the anti-gay slur was previously a BYU student but is not currently enrolled, according to Media Relations Manager Todd Hollingshead. 'Because of federal laws and university privacy guidelines, BYU cannot provide any additional information,' he said.
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BYU–Hawaii requires COVID-19 vaccine, other Church schools encourage compliance

July 15, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU–Hawaii announced on June 16 it will require all students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to come back to school for the fall semester.
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BYU says no to millions in new COVID relief funds for students, university

May 13, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU is turning down $88,556,823 in federal COVID aid — at least $44,336,287 of which would have gone directly to students had BYU accepted the funding.
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First Black faculty member in 14 years to give devotional

April 05, 2021 12:00 AM
A Black BYU faculty member will give a campus devotional for the first time in fourteen years on April 6.
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Will BYU return to normalcy this Fall?

March 25, 2021 12:00 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic will have been around for about a year and a half when Fall Semester rolls around, but will that be enough time to return to normal? The answer right now is undetermined.
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BYU mask requirement to be maintained after April 10

March 23, 2021 12:00 AM
Utah's statewide mask mandate will be terminated on April 10, but the requirement to wear a mask on campus will stay in place.
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Students will celebrate 'Rainbow Day' on anniversary of Honor Code clarification

March 03, 2021 12:00 AM
Students will participate in 'Rainbow Day' to show support for the LGBT community on March 4 — the anniversary of last year’s Honor Code clarification.
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BYU removes controversial flyers on campus ahead of 'Rainbow Day'

March 03, 2021 12:00 AM
Controversial flyers were posted around campus on Tuesday suggesting a counter-protest planned for Thursday when LGBT support movement Color the Campus plans to celebrate 'Rainbow Day.'
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BYU student plans to drop pandemic lawsuit

February 12, 2021 12:00 AM
A student suing BYU in response to its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic plans to drop his case.
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BYU rejects additional federal COVID-19 relief funds

February 10, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU will not accept over $50 million made available to it as part of the federal government's latest COVID-19 relief package.
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BYU bars out-of-state work for student and non-student employees

January 26, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU recently announced a new policy barring employees, including those who work remotely, from working outside of Utah.
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Judge rules against BYU police decertification

January 06, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU’s police force will not be decertified, an administrative judge ruled Jan. 5.
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Opinion: BYU's no-spring-break model doesn't work during a pandemic

December 29, 2020 12:00 AM
My biggest gripe during my four years at BYU has been the fact that BYU does not have a spring break — and no, 'spring day,' as some students jokingly refer to the Friday we get off in March, doesn't count.
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Answers about randomized COVID testing leads to more questions

October 02, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU's requirement that members of the campus community agree to randomized COVID testing has produced both answers and questions about the process and results.
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BYU students confused with COVID isolation housing protocol

October 02, 2020 12:00 AM
On-campus housing students in COVID-19 isolation housing have expressed confusion with the protocol and wish communication from BYU was clearer about what to bring and how to end the isolation period.
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BYU using overflow for COVID isolation housing

September 26, 2020 12:00 AM
On-campus housing isolation is reaching capacity, and BYU has started sending students to overflow isolation at Aspen Grove.
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