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Clubs

New environmental minor, club want all students to appreciate Earth

By Eleanor Lambert
March 06, 2024 12:00 AM
The BYU Kennedy Center's new global environmental studies minor and club unite students across multiple disciplines and help them learn how environmental sustainability applies to their field of study.
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Campus News

Highlights from BYU Colleges: BYU professor uses nature as his inspiration, Marriott School of Business student works to create a greener world

By Megan Brugger
May 31, 2022 12:00 AM
College of Humanities
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Campus Events

'Green Week' concludes with sustainability forum

By Ashley Pun Eveson
April 04, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU's Sustainability Office finished off their first-ever Green Week with an interdisciplinary sustainability forum on Friday discussing how to implement sustainable practices across campus.
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Local

Provo City Council avoids expansion of student housing options

By Brigham Tomco
March 14, 2022 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council voted to prohibit accessory dwelling units in most residential neighborhoods, limiting a potential solution to Provo’s student housing crisis and highlighting community tension between long-time residents and BYU students.
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Campus Events

Provo City Council members to visit BYU

By Ash Pitcher
November 08, 2021 12:00 AM
Provo City Council members George Handley and Shannon Ellsworth will visit the BYU campus Tuesday, Nov. 9 to connect with students on important city issues.
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Local

What will this election mean for the future of Provo?

By Cassidy Wixom
October 29, 2021 12:00 AM
The Provo Municipal 2021 election is on Nov. 2 and residents will cast votes for mayor and multiple city council seats. The deadline for online voter registration has already passed, but any Provo resident can register to vote in person on Election Day.
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Local

BYU students encouraged to be involved in local elections

By Kenzie Holbrook
October 27, 2021 12:00 AM
Each November, America has its election season. There are different types of elections, including presidential elections, state legislature and Congress elections, and local elections.
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Featured

Provo designing new plan to guide rapid development

By Karina Andrew
April 29, 2021 12:00 AM
As the population along the Wasatch Front shoots upward, leaders and residents have their eyes on sustainable development. Projects such as the Daybreak community in South Jordan and The Point in Draper demonstrate stakeholders’ interest in walkability, preserving open spaces, green infrastructure and a modern, urban lifestyle.
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Local

Provo City partners with US Forest Service to preserve foothills and canyons

By Molly Ogden Welch
March 18, 2021 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, March 16, in favor of a resolution outlining support for the US Forest Service's continued ownership and preservation of sensitive lands in Provo's foothills and canyons.
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Local

Provo City Council passes rezone for more housing in South Provo

By Molly Ogden Welch
March 05, 2021 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council approved the rezone of 8.5 acres in the Spring Creek neighborhood area to a medium density residential zone in a 5:2 vote on March 2.
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Local

City council denies parking permit extension

By Molly Ogden Welch
February 12, 2021 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council voted against a proposal to extend the current parking permit program in the University Garden/North Foothills area.
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Local

FrontRunner could get another track, City Council says

By Margaret Darby
January 25, 2021 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council discussed plans to add another track to UTA's FrontRunner during a meeting on Jan. 21.
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Local

BYU students make plans for more livable Provo

By Martha Harris
December 07, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU students presented ideas on how to make Provo more livable and enjoyable for its many university students to the Provo City Council last week.
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Featured

Provo Council Chair finds everyone's a critic in politics and academia

By Martha Harris
December 04, 2020 12:00 AM
There were only two items on the agenda for the four-hour-long Provo City Council meeting about the city's response to COVID-19, including whether a mask mandate should be passed.
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Special Projects

Provo City Council voices support of preserving Bridal Veil Falls

By Martha Harris
December 02, 2020 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council voiced its strong support for preserving Bridal Veil Falls as the Utah County Commission is considering a conservation easement.
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Local

Provo mask mandate repealed after new state COVID-19 guidelines released

By Martha Harris
October 21, 2020 12:00 AM
The Provo City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to rescind Provo’s COVID-19 restrictions in favor of the state's new COVID-19 guidelines.
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Local

City officials concerned by parties held amid rising COVID-19 cases

By Martha Harris
September 17, 2020 12:00 AM
City officials have expressed concerns over unmasked indoor dance parties in Provo but have not cited the organizers for violating the mask mandate.
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Local

Referendum filed in hopes of repealing mask mandate

By Martha Harris
September 04, 2020 12:00 AM
Leer en español: Se presenta un referéndum para revocar el mandato de mascarilla
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