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Campus

International students find new ways to spend the holidays

Pedro Louza
By Pedro Louza
November 26, 2025 08:23 PM
The holidays are a time for people to get together with their families and enjoy quality time together. While some students travel back home the weekend before Thanksgiving, many international students whose families live outside of the country are left alone during the holidays.
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Campus

Sweets, service and friends: How BYU welcomes the holiday season

Emily Walker
By Emily Walker
November 12, 2025 09:00 AM
November at BYU brings a mix of crisp air, festive flavors and a growing sense of gratitude.
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Campus

Gifts, flight and finances: How students prepare to manage holiday costs

Emily Walker
By Emily Walker
November 06, 2025 06:15 AM
For students, the start of the holiday season brings both festive fun ... and financial stress.
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Metro

Pop-up museum, experience design shapes meaningful interactions beyond aesthetics

Jaecie Stilovich
By Jaecie Stilovich
March 01, 2025 02:39 PM
A two-week pop-up museum in Utah highlighted how intentional design prioritizes human experience and shapes meaningful interactions beyond aesthetics through interactive exhibits centered on connection and emotion.
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Metro

Central Utah Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' brings holiday classic to Utah Valley

By Cardin McKinney
November 25, 2024 11:28 AM
Central Utah Ballet performed "The Nutcracker" at the Covey Center from Nov. 5-7 to kick off the holiday season.
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Travel

People prefer experiences to physical gifts, study finds

By Reihana Wilson
November 29, 2023 12:00 AM
People are turning to experiences instead of material gifts this holiday season, according to a study by GetYourGuide.
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Local

The Shops at Riverwoods welcome holiday season

Amy Ortiz
By Amy Ortiz
November 18, 2023 11:31 AM
To kick off the holiday season, The Shops at Riverwoods held its annual Lighting of Riverwoods event on Friday, Nov. 17.
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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Guest conductor gives lively performance while leading orchestra

By Carly Ludlow
December 07, 2022 12:00 AM
A New York City man won a raffle that gave him the opportunity to lead the Chelsea Symphony on Dec. 4. The New Yorker got into the music and put on a performance of his own.
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Metro

A German Christmas in Salt Lake City

By Universe Contributor
December 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Have you ever wondered what a German Christmas market is like? Well, you don't have to book a flight all the way to Germany to find out.
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Sports

BYU athletes express gratitude for support, opportunities

November 17, 2017 12:00 AM
Thanksgiving is a time for turkey, family and football. It's also a time to reflect on what we are thankful for, including BYU athletes.
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World

International Valentine's Day celebrations

By Kristine Hoyt
February 14, 2017 12:00 AM
Chocolates, love letters, flowers, candy, jewelry, dinner, oversized stuffed animals — these are just some of the gifts Americans exchange to celebrate Valentine's Day.
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Healthy Living

Debunking myths about suicide and the holidays

By Caitlin Thomas
December 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Christmas is known to many as the most wonderful time of the year, yet a popular idea also exists that suicide rates in the United States increase during the holiday season.
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Healthy Living

Volunteer opportunities abundant during holidays

By Karenna Meredith
November 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Volunteers gather together for Sub for Santa, a project which allows groups or individuals to sponsor a local family around Christmas time. (United Way of Utah County)
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Campus Events

Education Week: Managing holidays after divorce

By Bret Henkel
August 21, 2015 12:00 AM
Holiday plans with divorced parents can be confusing for children, so cooperative parenting after a divorce is necessary to make holidays pleasant for children, according to attorney and BYU Education Week speaker Margaret E. Pickard.
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Food

Easter ranks third in BYU Store candy sales

By Hailey Stevens
March 30, 2015 12:00 AM
Christmas and Halloween may be the most popular holidays for candy at the BYU Store, but Easter and Valentine's Day tie for third.
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Featured

Weekly Hashtag: #MyBYUHoliday

By Emily Hales
March 23, 2015 12:00 AM
March is full of holidays, including St. Patrick's Day, Pi Day, International Women's Day, the Ides of March, and occasionally Easter, but there's more to life than celebrating holidays someone else invented. March 26 is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, so this is your chance to celebrate however and whatever you want. For us at The Universe, that means celebrating BYU.
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Readers' Forum

Unique traditions

By Universe Contributor
January 15, 2014 12:00 AM
Empanadas, tamales and tacos for Christmas Eve dinner instead of baked, honey-glazed ham? Thanksgiving breakfast instead of Thanksgiving dinner? Sounds as far from traditional as my Jehovah’s Witness friend showing up to a Halloween party dressed as the Easter Bunny. If something is not “traditional,” can it still be a tradition?
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Life

Visions of finals week danced in their heads

By Casey Rhoton
December 04, 2012 12:00 AM
Around the holidays students have a lot on their plates.
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