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Campus

BYU hosts and wins National Collegiate Landscape Competition

By Alyse Clark
April 04, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU triumphed in this year’s National Collegiate Landscape Competition, winning overall against 50 other universities from across the nation.
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Featured

Provo ranks among top 20 college towns in US

By Nathan Beitler
March 13, 2024 12:00 AM
Cool, crisp winters, sunny warm summers, beautiful mountain backdrops and engaging student life: Provo offers a unique blend of amenities that helped land it in the top 20 college towns, according to Rent Cafe's recent survey.
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Campus News

New 2024-2025 FAFSA soft launch effect on BYU students

Elsa Bray
By Elsa Bray
January 23, 2024 12:00 AM
Recent modifications to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process implemented by The U.S. Department of Education have raised varied responses among BYU students.
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Academics

BYU English professor John Talbot describes series of 'happy accidents' that led him to BYU

By Alyse Clark
January 16, 2024 12:00 AM
Professor John Talbot used the words 'rude,' 'arrogant' and 'self-centered' when describing his former teenage self.
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Campus Events

Student Republicans, Democrats voice diverse political opinions at their most recent debate

By Alyse Clark
November 14, 2023 12:00 AM
The BYU Republicans and BYU Democrats met together on Nov. 9 for their once-a-semester live debate. The debate featured three speakers from each political club and discussed three hot-button topics.
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Brand Planet

4 tips to prepare for campus life

By Universe Contributor
May 06, 2022 12:00 AM
Most people heading off to college have never lived on their own before. This can be an exciting and exhilarating time, but it can also be a time of stress and concern. To make the most of life at college, preparation is the key. Here is a list of four ways to prepare for a new, exciting college life experience.
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Basketball

The craze behind March Madness

April 04, 2019 12:00 AM
March madness creates viewership largely because of the hype behind bracket creation. An Ohio man made history with a March Madness bracket that was perfect through 49 games on the NCAA.com's 'Bracket Challenge,' according to the NCAA. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Tweet Beat

Tweet Beat: 2/12/19

By Josh Carter
February 12, 2019 12:00 AM
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Nation

Things you should know today: 11/12/18

By Courtney Tietjen
November 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Some Southern California fire evacuations lifted
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Campus

Single mom masterminds $700K swing from debt to savings

By Associated Press
October 16, 2018 12:00 AM
In this October 2014 photo provided by Nerdwallet, Takiia Anderson, left, poses for a photo with her daughter Taje Perkins during a campus visit to Anderson’s alma mater, Howard University in Washington. Today, Anderson’s student debt is long gone. She has nearly $500,000 in retirement savings, and her daughter, Taje Perkins, finished her third year at Spelman College in Atlanta with no student loans to cover its nearly $30,000 per year in tuition and fees. (Nerdwallet via AP)
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State

How BYU's admissions criteria compares to other church and Utah schools

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
March 22, 2018 12:00 AM
A graphic depicting admission rates from various Utah and church schools. As BYU releases admission decisions for upcoming terms and semesters, some students and their families may wonder what goes into those decisions. (Danny Burnham)
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Campus

Being an introvert in college

By Anne Taylor
February 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: this story pairs with 'BYU resources for students with anxiety'
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Local

BYU Campus Pulse: Sexual Assault

By Carley Porter
December 19, 2017 12:00 AM
Sexual assault has been a hot topic on BYU campus since 2016. With the #MeToo campaign of 2017, sexual assault has become a national topic of discussion. Here, BYU students share their opinions on sexual assault and how they think the problem can be eradicated.
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Life

Students reflect on freshman year experiences

By Taylor Zundel
April 14, 2017 12:00 AM
Football games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, dorm life and study sessions in the Harold B. Lee Library are all part of the typical freshman experience at BYU.
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Campus News

#BYUBound students celebrate on social media

By Kayla Goodson
March 06, 2017 12:00 AM
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Healthy Living

What to expect when expecting baby, degree

By Taylor Brown
February 16, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU student Vanessa Bronovski works hard to balance both school and her pregnancy. (Maddi Dayton)
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Healthy Living

Depression, mental illness a reality for many college students

By Ben Wallace
November 22, 2016 12:00 AM
College is a stressful time for students nationwide. Staying up too late. Sleeping too long. The press of daily classes and tests. Working to pay tuition. Applying for student loans. Juggling social priorities.
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Local

Number of freshmen 'fresh' off missions increases

By Abby Hobbs
September 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Nathan Turner poses for a photo before leaving to serve in the Chile Santiago East Mission in 2014. Turner is one of over 2,100 returned missionary freshmen at BYU in Fall 2016. (Nathan Turner)
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