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Campus Events

BYUSA PEN talks giving a voice to minority groups

By Kendra Wise
October 19, 2018 12:00 AM
From left, Haley Rogers, Arianna Davidson, Katelyn Perry, Jeanpierre Van Tonder, Emma Ramirez and Kyran David were part of a panel introducing BYUSA's Personal Education Narratives talks, which will be held twice a semester. BYUSA PEN talks kicked off Oct. 18 in the Wilkinson Center. (Lance Good)
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Track and Field

African American BYU students share their experiences

May 23, 2017 12:00 AM
ShyAndrea Jackson sat in the back of her BYU sociology class with other African American students. The class discussed why African American mothers breastfeed their children more than white Americans. Jackson and her friends watched and listened.
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Religion

Palestinian Quaker a comfortable minority at BYU

By Cara Wade
June 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Mai Zaru grew up as a Quaker living in Palestine under Israeli occupation. She was born in Jerusalem and lived in Ramallah, amid violence and never-ending chaos, yet her experiences have not tarnished her outlook on life. She continues to seek the good in life and find light amid the darkness.
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Campus

BYU's diversity runs deeper than skin color

By Haley Hilton
March 21, 2016 12:00 AM
A study by College Factual ranks BYU 1396th in ethnic diversity nationwide, but the exclusive experiences BYU students possess may make them more culturally diverse than expected.
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Local

Women outnumber men in college attendance, except in Utah

By Kjersten Johnson
January 08, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU graduates at the Summer 2013 commencement ceremony. Utah is the only state where males outnumber females in college attendance. (Chris Bunker)
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Nation

In long-predicted shift, California Latinos outnumber whites

July 08, 2015 12:00 AM
Members of the Latino sketch comedy group Room 28, from left, April Hernandez, Jerry Diaz and Ariana Rodriguez, rehearse at their studio in New York. Latinos now outnumber whites in California. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
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