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Utah will be the first state to offer free period products in all state executive branch buildings, after an announcement by Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox at a press conference on March 2.

Free menstrual products are slowly becoming available in every bathroom in the Wilkinson Student Center, following a research project by BYUSA that explored the importance and viability of providing said products.

It was my second-to-last class of the day, and I was ready to be done with lectures, go back to my dorm, put on sweats and get going on the homework I had been putting off. The lecture ended, and as I stood up I began to panic: I was unprepared for Aunt Flo's early arrival. I put my jacket around my waist and raced to the nearest bathroom. I made it but soon realized the only feminine hygiene dispenser was located in the handicap stall, which was occupied.

Globally, 3.5 billion women have monthly periods. According to charitable organization Days for Girls, over 500 million women and girls, nearly 25% of all menstruators, experience 'period poverty.' Over 500 million women do not have access to feminine hygiene products.