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Campus Events

BYU welcomes new students with spring orientation

By Mckell Park
April 25, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU had its 2022 Spring Term New Student Orientation Monday before the start of the term on Tuesday. New students toured campus, received BYU swag and met other new students as they prepared for their debut as cougars.
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Featured

Class of 2020 take Y photoshoot after remote freshman year

By Andrew Nieves
November 11, 2021 12:00 AM
The Class of 2020 formed the Y Wednesday night at the LaVell Edwards Stadium after the tradition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
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Campus News

Pandemic influenced some incoming freshmen's choice of study

By Cassidy Wixom
August 30, 2021 12:00 AM
Some incoming freshmen at BYU said the pandemic has influenced their intended fields of study.
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Campus Events

Photo Story: New Student Orientation

By Dallin Wilks
August 27, 2021 12:00 AM
New Student Orientation kicked off Thursday morning with thousands of incoming first-year students. Orientation is a three-day event, helping new students become familiar with BYU campus and make new friends. The first day of events began with a convocation at the Marriott Center, followed by a lunch, get-to-know-you games, a tour of select campus buildings, an introduction to campus resources, and the 'You are the Y' event on the field by Heritage Halls. Planned for Friday is a devotional at the Marriott Center, another tour of campus buildings and a selection of Friday night events to choose from, including bowling, a scavenger hunt, the women's volleyball game and a movie showing through BYU International Cinema. Saturday night will also include different activities for first-year students, including another women's volleyball game, bowling, dancing and food.
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COVID-19

How BYU freshmen have adapted to COVID-19 BYU experience

By Breanna Penrod
October 27, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU students have experienced major changes in their day-to-day routines and social lives due to COVID-19.
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Campus

Starting college during a pandemic: How the first-year experience will be different

By Emma Benson
August 28, 2020 12:00 AM
Leer en español: Empezando la universidad durante una pandemia: Cómo la experiencia durante el primer año será diferente
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Campus Events

New student orientation leads to friendships, prepares freshmen

By Rebecca Nissen
September 10, 2019 12:00 AM
Thousands of students flooded campus Aug. 29 for the beginning of fall semester's New Student Orientation. Y-Group leaders led groups of students through campus from Aug. 29-31 and helped them navigate campus and differentiate between tricky building initialisms like JKB, JSB and JFSB.
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: 9/11/18

By Riley Waldman
September 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Global media coverage
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Books

BYU grads release a guide for future students

By Erica West
September 04, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU alumni Ben Black and Nate Black wrote a guidebook called 'Acing BYU' to help students maximize their time at BYU. (Ben Black)
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Campus Events

Inflatable fun on campus continuing despite serious student injury

By Stacie Faulk
November 04, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU freshman Josh Hinton broke his neck while in a bounce house.
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Healthy Living

Welcome to campus; get ready to work

By Erica Palmer
August 28, 2015 12:00 AM
Freshman students socialize while their roommates sleep in Heritage Halls. (Photo Courtesy Chris Bunker)
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Opinion Outpost

Making the most of New Student Orientation

August 23, 2012 12:00 AM
By Angel Kalra
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Campus

Finding work to make ends meet

By John Ternieden
June 26, 2012 12:00 AM
After years under a family roof, many freshmen are living away from home for the first time.
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Opinion Outpost

New freshman need to prepare for diverse weather in Provo

June 26, 2012 12:00 AM
With four distinct seasons each year, sometimes all in the same day, BYU students have to prepare for a wide variety of weather conditions while attending school.
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Campus

Upperclassmen share their best-kept BYU secrets

By Lark Plessinger
June 26, 2012 12:00 AM
Getting lost in the Harris Fine Arts Center, anxiously standing in line at the Testing Center minutes before an exam closes and discovering the tunnel connecting the Smith Fieldhouse to the Richards Building; these and other experiences define a freshman’s right of passage.
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Campus

All about dining on campus

By Sara Anderson
June 26, 2012 12:00 AM
With so many meal plan options and food variety on campus, there is no need to go hungry your freshman year.
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Campus

What I wish I knew: Advice from upperclassmen

By Hailey Nickell
June 26, 2012 12:00 AM
Ever wish you could go back and redo certain things in your life? There are many things BYU students wish they had known as freshmen, which is shared below to help you prepare for your beginnings at BYU.
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Campus

Getting involved at BYU

By Sara Anderson
June 26, 2012 12:00 AM
With more than 30,000 students at BYU, one can easily worry about getting lost in a sea of students. The trick to finding friends and a sense of belonging at BYU is to get involved. There are many options available to students.
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