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PoliSci professors to teach with election results

November 19, 2018 12:00 AM
Midterms brought in droves of voters, with long lines forming outside of polling places. Utah political science professors from various universities across the state say they plan to use the Nov. 6 midterm election results to teach their students in the upcoming months. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Professors' opinions changing on classroom smartphone use

April 12, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU student Heidi Phelon said all her professors are open to students using smartphones in class. (Photo illustration by Maddi Driggs)
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Students benefit from professor mentors

November 15, 2016 12:00 AM
From left: Ryan Kellems, Kaitlyn Frandsen and Brynn Frazier stand in front of a research project they worked on together. Their project is currently pending publication. (Kaitlyn Frandsen)
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Texas professors sue over guns on campus before class begins

August 04, 2016 12:00 AM
University of Texas at Austin Anthropology professor Pauline Strong posts a sign prohibiting guns at her office on the first day of the new campus-carry law Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. The law pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott and the Republican legislative majority will make Texas one of a handful of states that guarantee the right to carry concealed handguns on campus. (Jay Jenner/Austin American-Statesmanvia AP)
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Beloved BYU acting professor prepares for final bow

March 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Acting professor Barta Heiner has been in more than 100 theater and film productions and is retiring this year. (Theater and Media Arts Faculty and Staff Profiles)
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Students enjoy perks of parents working on campus

February 27, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU marketing professor Michael Swenson with his son Ben, a BYU student. (Ari Davis)
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BYU geologists discover meteorites, travel the world

February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Jani Radebaugh, BYU geology professor and specialist in solar system geology, stands near a volcano on the island of Ambrym in the Republic of Vanuatu. Geology students tend to have multiple field trip opportunities. (Jani Radebaugh)
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Overweight and obesity rates high among American adults

December 09, 2015 12:00 AM
These statistics show surprising stats about the obesity problem in America. The rate of obese and overweight adults has increased 50 percent over the last 50 years. (Jessica Olsen)
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The trouble with textbooks

May 12, 2015 12:00 AM
What’s the worst part of the beginning of the semester, you may ask a college student? Buying your textbooks for hundreds of dollars and knowing you won’t even crack them open. As a student, we’re pinching pennies for college tuition, and we simply can’t afford the books “required” for courses. In many of my classes, I’ve gotten to the first day with my $200 books only to hear the professor say we won’t use it the whole semester, or that we'll only be reading the first chapter. Sure, at the end of the semester you can sometimes sell your books — if the bookstore will actually buy them back. This is so easily fixed; all we need is an understanding with professors to only put on students’ book lists what will be needed throughout the semester. Until that happens, here's a piece of advice for the students: even though it may give you an extreme case of anxiety to not have all your books on the first day of class, wait a week to get a feel for the class to see if you’ll actually use the books. That could save you hundreds of dollars (especially if you switch out of the class later on).
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BYU professors serve missions and come back RMPs

March 26, 2015 12:00 AM
Returned mission presidents have to adjust to coming back into the 'real world' just like young LDS missionaries do, and they have to go through many of the same adjustments.
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