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Metro

BYU alumni create app to foster understanding amid polarized political climate

Emily LeFevre
By Emily LeFevre
January 13, 2025 08:00 AM
Amid an increasingly polarized social and political climate in the United States, two BYU alumni created an app aimed at starting conversations and fostering understanding within families, college campuses and across the nation.
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Campus

Peace at the Table event encourages civility during Thanksgiving dinner

By Christian Salazar
November 26, 2024 10:51 AM
Students learned how to keep the peace for Thanksgiving dinner at the Peace at the Table event held in the Wilkinson Student Center on Nov. 21.
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Metro

Trump and Harris face off in presidential debate, BYU students react

Emily LeFevre
By Emily LeFevre
September 26, 2024 10:56 AM
BYU students joined millions around the nation on Tuesday, Sept. 10 to watch former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris face off in their first presidential debate.
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Metro

Utah Women and Leadership Project releases 2024 update about women in Utah county leadership

By Lauren Willardson
September 24, 2024 11:45 AM
The Utah Women and Leadership Project released a report on Sept. 5, examining the status of women leaders in government across Utah.
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Metro

Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall

By Associated Press
August 05, 2024 10:44 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket.
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Metro

Kamala Harris joins TikTok — what does Gen Z think?

By Payton Pingree
August 05, 2024 11:27 AM
Vice President and likely Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris made her TikTok debut on Friday, July 26.
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State

Kennedy wins 3rd Congressional District Republican primary

Ethan Pack
By Ethan Pack
June 26, 2024 12:00 AM
Mike Kennedy won the 3rd Congressional District Republican primary election and will run for Rep. John Curtis' spot in the U.S. House of Representatives in the district's general election on Nov. 5.
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State

Republican primary forwards Rep. Curtis as US Senate candidate

Emily May
By Emily May
June 26, 2024 12:00 AM
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R) hosted a watch party at Riverview Park in Provo as the results of the Utah Republican primary election were revealed on Tuesday, June 25.
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Campus Events

BYU Religious Freedom Annual Review focuses on peacemaking

Ethan Pack
By Ethan Pack
June 26, 2024 12:00 AM
Scholars and religious leaders from across the U.S. gathered at BYU's Religious Freedom Annual Review on Thursday, June 20 and spoke on peacemaking and religious pluralism.
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Technology

Social media activism: Is it 'risky' enough?

By Payton Pingree
June 18, 2024 12:00 AM
Generation Z is using social media to engage in political activism in ways that can seem new and controversial, but experts are questioning the on-the-ground impact of these efforts.
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Campus

BYU students, alumni react to Trump conviction

By Payton Pingree
June 10, 2024 12:00 AM
Readers of The Daily Universe shared their thoughts on former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction and how it has shaped their approach to the upcoming presidential election.
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World

BYU professor teaches class on Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Ethan Pack
By Ethan Pack
May 30, 2024 12:00 AM
As attention has been focused on U.S. college protests concerning the Israel-Hamas war, BYU political science professor David Romney said a key step to helping those affected by the conflict is first learning more about other peoples’ narratives.
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Campus

Gen Z students report more polarization, trend less Republican than previous generations

By Lauren Willardson
May 07, 2024 12:00 AM
With the 2024 general election rapidly approaching, students and professors shared their feelings about the current political climate on college campuses.
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Featured

What BYU students think Trump’s presidential nomination means for November

By Joshua Carr
March 21, 2024 12:00 AM
Former President Donald Trump clinched the 2024 Republican nomination and will be running for the third presidential election cycle in a row as the GOP nominee.
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Featured

What BYU students think Biden’s presidential nomination means for November

By Joshua Carr
March 21, 2024 12:00 AM
President Joe Biden secured the 2024 Democratic nomination and hopes to win votes for reelection in November.
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Featured

US Supreme Court rules states cannot bar Trump from ballot

By Joshua Carr
March 06, 2024 12:00 AM
On Monday, March 4, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled states cannot bar Donald Trump from their ballots.
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Nation

Taylor Swift encourages Instagram followers to register to vote, 35,000 new voters register

By Megan Sibley
March 01, 2024 12:00 AM
Taylor Swift posted a message to her Instagram story last September urging her then 277 million followers to vote. She included a direct link to the non-partisan, nonprofit website vote.org, which immediately garnered 35,000 new registered voters, according to the organization.
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Featured

Utah bill prohibiting China from buying land passes House

By Joshua Carr
February 26, 2024 12:00 AM
A bill in the Utah legislature aims to restrict the purchase of land by China, Russia, Iran and North Korea in Utah.
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