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Sun will come up after election, said BYU political science professors

By Maddie Christensen
November 05, 2020 12:00 AM
The results of the 2020 presidential election will not be the end of the world, BYU political science professor Richard Davis told students during a Nov. 4 panel on the pending election results.
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Kennedy Center addressing environmental stewardship

By Erika Magaoay
January 27, 2020 12:00 AM
The Kennedy Center has launched an environmental stewardship lecture series, held each Wednesday at noon until April 25, in response to the rising climate-change crisis.
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Guest lecturer visits Global Women's Studies class, speaks on violence against indigenous communities

By Rebecca Nissen
November 13, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU professors sometimes invite visitors to lecture during their class to discuss issues they might otherwise feel underqualified to talk about. Moroni Benally, coordinator for public policy and advocacy at Restoring Ancestral Winds Incorporated, was one of these visitors to the Introduction to Global Women's Studies class on the first floor of the Kennedy Center. Advocating the rights of indigenous communities, he shared stories and numbers he described as 'sobering statistics.”
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Kennedy Center’s Day of the Dead celebration creates cultural ties

By Mickey Randle
November 02, 2019 12:00 AM
A celebration at the Kennedy Center helped students and other spectators create ties between the Mexican holiday Dia De Los Muertos and the Latter-day Saint faith. Students who entered the Kennedy Center lobby on Nov 1 were treated to a festive surprise. They were met with a colorful “ofrenda” display created by Rita Cortez, who works in the language flagship center at BYU.
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Scholarship helps students travel abroad

By Lauren Lethbridge
December 11, 2018 12:00 AM
Losa Smith, a senior studying sociology, poses for a photo during the Asian Pacific Business study abroad last summer. Smith could attend because of the Global Opportunity Scholarship offered by the Kennedy Center. (Losa Smith)
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Study abroad aids experiential learning, provides business experience

By Holly Ferguson
November 08, 2018 12:00 AM
Paul Hatch and Hunter Hutchins ride an elephant during an excursion on the Asia Pacific business study abroad in Thailand. (Paul Hatch)
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Women’s Studies to become Kennedy Center program, seek approval for major

By Madalyn Mcrae
January 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: A proposal for a women's studies major is in the works as of April 18, 2018and will be submitted to the University Curriculum Council in September 2018 for approval. There a currently 104 students enrolled in the women's studies minor.
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What Spain, Catalonia conflict means for BYU students abroad

By Jillian Argento
November 22, 2017 12:00 AM
A group of 22 BYU study abroad students visit the ancient city of Toledo, Spain during Fall 2017. (Whitney Snow)
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Students discover international opportunities at the fall study abroad fair

By Meagan Christensen
September 22, 2017 12:00 AM
Religion professor Roger Minert discusses study abroad opportunities with a student on Thursday, Sept. 21. (Ty Mullen)
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BYU Kennedy Center initiates revolution-themed lecture series

By Meagan Christensen
September 20, 2017 12:00 AM
Quinn Mecham, associate professor of political science and Middle East Studies coordinator, speaks about the Arab uprisings in the first lecture of the Kennedy Center's Revolution series. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Good in the Universe

Kennedy Center replaces Utah state flag after BYU alumnus notices error

By Erin Tapahe
July 24, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU alumnus Ryan Martin found a 200 year error on Utah state flag in the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. The flag displayed the year 1647 instead of 1847. (Ron Blunt)
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Students raise funds through international development club

By Kate Blood Ferguson
May 30, 2017 12:00 AM
3 From left: Troy Looper, Stephen Hunsaker and Claudia Soto are the co-presidents of the Students for International Development club for the 2017-2018 school year. (Claudia Soto)
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BYU students embark on multiple study abroad programs

By Kaleena Mckell
March 23, 2017 12:00 AM
Some 1,856 BYU students participated in study abroad programs in 69 different countries last year. The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies offers a variety of study abroad options, and some BYU students take advantage of these opportunities by going multiple times.
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Challenges students should consider before working abroad

By Kaleena Mckell
March 10, 2017 12:00 AM
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Amr Al Azm discusses Syrian conflict at Kennedy Center lecture

By Kaleena Mckell
March 08, 2017 12:00 AM
Guest speaker Amr Al Azm talks to BYU students about the Syrian conflict. (Maddi Driggs)
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BYU club prepares students for foreign service careers

By Kaleena Mckell
March 06, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU student Jace Norton stands with fellow interns from other universities at the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs. From left: Venol Raymond, University of St. Thomas, Houston; Rogé Karma, University of Notre Dame; Norton, BYU; Cyprian Christian, George Washington University. (Jace Norton)
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27th annual BYU Hunger Banquet raises over $16,000 for refugees

By Alexa Anderson
March 02, 2017 12:00 AM
Members of the Students for International Development club take part in the 27th annual Hunger Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 25.
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BYU's 27th annual Hunger Banquet focuses on helping refugees

By Elizabeth Nelson
February 23, 2017 12:00 AM
Marissa Getts and Connor Kreutz, members of the Students for International Development Club, inform students about the annual Hunger Banquet event at a booth in the Wilkinson Student Center. (Gianluca Cuestas)
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