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Healthy Living

BYU professors, students discuss navigating illness in a post-covid world

By Emily Morford
November 15, 2022 12:00 AM
With winter sickness setting in, professors and students are sharing suggestions on how students can navigate illness in a post-COVID-19 world.
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Campus News

BYU says masks now optional in classrooms, indoors

By Decker Westenburg
February 23, 2022 12:00 AM
Masks will no longer be required inside classrooms and other indoor spaces on the BYU campus as of Feb. 23.
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: Masking our identities

By Universe Contributor
December 06, 2021 12:00 AM
COVID-19 has affected each of us in our own individual ways. For many people my age, this pandemic has fought to take away experiences that are supposedly rights of passage such as our senior year of high school or our freshman college experience.
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COVID-19

Deaf people struggle to communicate with masks

By Carly Wasserlein
October 12, 2021 12:00 AM
For many deaf people, communicating in a hearing world has always been a struggle and masks have made communication a lot harder.
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Religion

First Presidency asks members to wear masks in temples

By Lindsey Reese
September 22, 2021 12:00 AM
A new statement released by the First Presidency is asking members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to wear masks while doing temple work.
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Sports

BYU Athletics announces mask policy for fall season

By Jackson Payne
August 26, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU Athletics announced Thursday that masks will be required to attend all indoor sporting events for the coming fall season.
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Campus

Masks will be required on campus for fall semester

By Ingrid Sagers
August 20, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU announced that faculty and students will be required to wear face masks on campus in classrooms, any indoor space and other areas when directed beginning in the fall semester.
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Local

Utah County Commission's no-mask decision for schools sparks public debate

August 12, 2021 12:00 AM
By Andrew Nieves
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Campus News

BYU announces changing COVID-19 restrictions

By Cassidy Wixom
May 17, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU announced the lowering of COVID-19 restrictions on their website and through social media on May 17.
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Local

The latest on masks: When, where & how to wear them

By Maddie Selcho
February 10, 2021 12:00 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new mask requirements at the end of January, including mandatory face coverings on all public transportation as well as in transportation hubs.
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COVID-19

Utah governor announces statewide mask mandate, two-week restrictions

By Sydnee Gonzalez
November 09, 2020 12:00 AM
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced a statewide mask mandate Sunday night citing record COVID numbers and full hospitals.
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Campus News

Public health professors say social distancing isn't just for campus

By Maddie Christensen
September 08, 2020 12:00 AM
Public health professors say they’re optimistic BYU can remain open this fall, but a lot depends on how students practice physical distancing when they're off campus.
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Campus

Can BYU students grow a beard under their masks?

By Caleb Turner
August 24, 2020 12:00 AM
The Daily Universe is answering student, staff and parents’ questions about how the coronavirus will impact the BYU community during Fall Semester 2020 in a series of stories. Submit questions at dureceptionist@gmail.com
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COVID-19

Utah church members asked to wear masks in public

By Emily Andersen
July 11, 2020 12:00 AM
The Utah Area Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asked church members to wear masks whenever they are in public in a July 10 email.
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Campus

Debate has already started over wearing masks at BYU this fall

By Sydnee Gonzalez
July 03, 2020 12:00 AM
Leer en español: Empezó el debate de llevar cubrebocas en BYU para el otoño
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Campus

Photo story: Y-Serve hosts ProjectProtect mask-sewing station on campus

By Hannah Miner
May 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Y-Serve is hosting an on-campus service opportunity for volunteers who want to help sew masks for frontline caregivers.
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Religion

Church announces gradual return to physical sacrament and other meetings

By Emily Andersen
May 19, 2020 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that wards may begin a phased return to normal, in-person meetings in a letter sent out May 19.
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Featured

Church members respond to call to make masks

By Emily Andersen
May 08, 2020 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started delivering masks to healthcare workers across Utah as part of the 'Project Protect' initiative that launched April 17.
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