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Campus Events

Students celebrate Harry Potter's birthday at The Wall

By Erin Tapahe
July 26, 2017 12:00 AM
Harry Potter's birthday is July 31, and The Wall restaurant in the Wilkinson Student Center is hosting a week-long celebration July 25-31. This year's celebration includes events like the Yule Ball, House Cup tournament and Harry Potter's birthday party.
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Books

Alumni's hit web series a modern take on Jane Austen novel

By Justin Elsbury
September 28, 2016 12:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVlqofCG2P4
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Books

Video: Harry Potter fans at BYU

By Jesse King
July 29, 2016 12:00 AM
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling has many fans on BYU campus. The Wall is even hosting a series of events to celebrate Harry's birthday during the last week of July. There will be Butterbeer, chocolate frogs, a horcrux scavenger hunt and a magic show.
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Books

BYU students still spellbound by Harry Potter

By Thomas M Turner
July 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Carlie McConnell works on a Harry Potter chalk masterpiece south of BYU campus. (Megan Bahr)
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Books

10 book picks to keep summer hot

By Madeline Phillips
June 24, 2016 12:00 AM
Recreational summer reading can keep the brain growing while school is out. Taken from studies by Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding 1988; Greaney 1980; Guthrie and Greaney 1991; Taylor, Frye, and Maruyama 1990. (Graphic made by Chuck Dearden)
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Books

'Harry Potter' leaves books and film, flies onto stage

By Madeline Phillips
June 15, 2016 12:00 AM
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' officially opens July 30, 2016. (Erin Meeks)
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Campus

8 ways BYU is actually Hogwarts

By Whitney Hales
April 06, 2016 12:00 AM
1. Heritage Halls is reminiscent of Hogwarts.
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Movies & Television

Alan Rickman, star of stage and 'Harry Potter,' dies at 69

January 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Alan Rickman attends the premiere of 'A Little Chaos' at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York. British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company to the “Harry Potter” films, has died. He was 69. Rickman’s family said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 that the actor had died after a battle with cancer. (Associated Press)
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Movies & Television

Movie sequels prove to be low-risk money makers

By Jake Healey
January 11, 2016 12:00 AM
It can be hard to see the movie industry as an industry. After all, films help viewers escape the day-to-day grind of life. Films let viewers set aside their worries and work for a time and just be entertained. Movies may take people away from their business, but the industry that makes films is one of the most cutthroat businesses around.
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Sports

Wizarding world comes to life with Provo quidditch team

November 24, 2015 12:00 AM
Trent Anderson catches the snitch catch in a game against USU during the Tree City Tournament. The Provo Quidditch team plays in four tournaments during the fall semester. (Provo Quidditch)
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Campus Events

Students deck out in costume for Halloween

By Liesl Hansen
October 30, 2015 12:00 AM
Even though Halloween's not until Saturday this year, students still love dressing up. From Ash Ketchum to Edgar Allen Poe to a Tinder profile, the creativity for Halloween costumes never runs dry. Check out our favorites.
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Books

Harry Potter: What's in a name?

By Kjersten Johnson
October 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Students dressed up as Ron, Harry and Hermione show their cougar spirit. Many names in the Harry Potter series have French and Latin influences. (Makenzie Jamias)
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Campus Events

BYU clubs gear up for new fall membership

By Whitney Hales
September 08, 2015 12:00 AM
Members of the Y Juggle Club Philip Roberts (left) and Sarah Evans (right) juggle in Brigham Square. (Luke Hansen)
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Music

BYU Young Ambassador stars in Dark Lord Funk parody video

By Jenna Koford
March 23, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU student and Young Ambassador Elijah Abel Thomas took on a new form when he starred as Lord Voldemort in KFaceTV's newest music video, 'Dark Lord Funk.'
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Books

'Harry Potter' books to undergo makeover

By Seth Yeanoplos
January 23, 2015 12:00 AM
Well-known publishing company Scholastic, Inc. is re-releasing deluxe versions of all seven Harry Potter books with full illustrations among the pages.
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Books

The 7 best Harry Potter covers of all time

By Miranda Facer
January 23, 2015 12:00 AM
The story of Harry Potter and the wizarding world will live forever, but the book cover art that depicts his adventures will not. The Universe assembled our favorite pieces of cover art for each of J.K. Rowling's seven novels to celebrate yet another new collection of covers that will go on sale in October from Scholastic Inc.
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Basketball

A 'Spectrum': BYU men's basketball Logan woes as seen through pop culture

December 02, 2014 12:00 AM
It's been 14 years since BYU basketball beat Utah State in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. It's been so long that we're recapping not only all of the failed attempts to beat the Aggies, but also the nation's No. 1 movie and song at the time of the last seven Cougar trips to Logan.
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Football

What Gryffindor's Quidditch team can teach BYU football

October 30, 2014 12:00 AM
After four losses in a row, BYU fans are losing hope in the football team. People are calling it the worst season in 10 years. Cougar nation is struggling to keep the faith. But if there is one team that can understand how we feel, it is Gryffindor.
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