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A compromise for Valentine's Day

By Kristina Smith
February 13, 2015 12:00 AM
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Campus News

Helping LGBTQ/SSA churchgoers feel welcome in an LDS environment

By Kristina Smith
February 04, 2015 12:00 AM
If you’re a straight member of the LDS Church, slip off your shoes for a minute and step into someone else’s. Imagine that you identify as same-sex attracted, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.
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Music

Music industry: The numbers game

By Kristina Smith
February 25, 2014 12:00 AM
The rate at which the Wasatch Front breeds successful musicians causes double-takes. Such prolific artists seem to emerge from vacuums, but most have carefully crawled from the bottom, tried their hand at the numbers game and won.
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Featured

Weekly five: Cyber security

By Kristina Smith
February 18, 2014 12:00 AM
Cameron Carlson, a public health major, checked his bank account on his phone and discovered he was a victim of fraud last June. Carlson described it as a huge inconvenience: he had to call and visit his bank and get new cards for all his accounts. He suspects the fraud originated online.
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Cougar Questions

Cougar Questions: Should public figures manage their social media accounts?

By Kristina Smith
February 18, 2014 12:00 AM
Public figures often rely on assistants to manage their social media accounts. This can lead to mishaps, and it has recently proved problematic in Utah politics.
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Music

Music to make the heart skip a beat

By Kristina Smith
February 10, 2014 12:00 AM
VanLadyLove performs at the Velour last year. The band will be one of many featured guests at the Velour's special Valentine's Day concert. (Photo courtesy of Embre photography.)
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Music

Neon Trees drummer and local musicians talk love

By Kristina Smith
February 10, 2014 12:00 AM
With Valentine's Day around the corner, it's time to talk love. Neon Trees' drummer Elaine Bradley and local musicians shared their opinions on the four-letter word. View our slideshow and soak in the wisdom.
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Music

Rising musicians promote themselves through YouTube

By Kristina Smith
January 30, 2014 12:00 AM
Several local musicians are teaming with videographers to flesh out their artistic identity. This collaboration yields viral YouTube hits and garners more followers for the musicians.
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Music

Polytype leading as Provo bands diversify

By Kristina Smith
January 29, 2014 12:00 AM
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Music

The Moth & the Flame visits home

By Kristina Smith
January 22, 2014 12:00 AM
The Moth & the Flame, a Provo-born band, has found success with recent tours in L.A. as well as Europe, where they opened for Imagine Dragons.
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Music

Autumn Defense to play Velour with Desert Noises

By Kristina Smith
January 22, 2014 12:00 AM
The Autumn Defense includes Wilco members John Stirratt and Pat Sansone. (Photo by Chloe Aftel)
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Music

Vintage music media take the fore

By Kristina Smith
January 21, 2014 12:00 AM
Local music enthusiasts are revitalizing vintage music mediums as more and more Provo bands sell their music on vinyl records and tape cassettes.
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