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Books

North Korean defectors now living in Utah release new book about their escape

By Belle Lewis
October 19, 2023 12:00 AM
She thought he was going away on business. He knew he would be leaving North Korea.
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Travel

Study abroad resources available for students

By Makenzie Gudmundson
October 18, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU study abroad programs offer a variety of financial aid and scholarship opportunities, allowing more students to participate in international study programs.
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Travel

UDOT takes steps for potential passenger train between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas

By Cameron Cook
September 21, 2023 12:00 AM
The Utah Department of Transportation and Nevada Department of Transportation are considering building a passenger rail between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
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State

Students face long wait times for passports

By Payton Pingree
June 02, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU students making plans to travel internationally this year should start preparing as soon as possible, as passport wait times are setting record lengths.
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Magazine

Traveling as a young adult

By Sicily Stanton
May 01, 2023 12:00 AM
Planning a trip to Europe in the middle of the semester right around midterms was probably not Emilee Hastings’ brightest idea, not to mention with such a tight budget, but after she had put her mind to visiting Ireland, she wouldn’t let anything stop her.
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Art

From filmmaker to rockstar: A former BYU film student’s journey in Cambodia

By Avery Acevedo
November 28, 2022 12:00 AM
It was the summer of 2009 when Andrew Todd Smith stood alongside his peers on the stage of Cambodian Television News with a trumpet in hand.
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Campus

Eye on the Y: BYU English Society hosts Jane Austen Tea Party, BYU Music Dance Theatre alumnus joins Broadway's 'The Sound of Music'

By Carly Ludlow
November 11, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU’s English Society hosts Jane Austen tea party English majors and Jane Austen fans came together for a night of seventeenth-century fun held by BYU’s English Society on Oct. 27. Fans and participants came together in Regency dresses, gloves and British accents.
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Campus News

BYU College of Humanities whips up an international cookbook

By James Hoopes
September 26, 2022 12:00 AM
The BYU College of Humanities released acookbookwith the help of professors and faculty, curating recipes that have international flavor and personal significance.
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Campus News

BYU biology professor receives 3-year National Science Foundation grant to research in Antarctica

By Joe Wirthlin
September 21, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU professor Byron J. Adams received a 3-year grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his study of microscopic organisms in soil from retreating glaciers.
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Featured

Car prices increase across the US

By Jeff Salcedo
June 09, 2021 12:00 AM
A perfect storm is brewing that is leading to an increase of new and used car prices across the United States.
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Campus

Will holiday travel affect students returning to school in January?

By Emily Andersen
December 17, 2020 12:00 AM
See also: Traveling for Christmas discouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19

Traveling for Christmas discouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Emily Andersen
December 17, 2020 12:00 AM
See also: Will holiday travel affect students returning to school in January?
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Travel

Students flying home for holidays wary of COVID-19 exposure

By Taylor Nelson
December 11, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU students face many decisions on if and how they will return home for the holidays as Fall Semester comes to a close.
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Travel

How to explore new cultures while quarantined

By Marina McNairy
April 07, 2020 12:00 AM
Glassy blue and white coasters sit on Monte Swain’s dining room table in his suburban Utah home, a seemingly far off momento of past adventures abroad. The coasters display the same marble inlay artwork used on the Taj Mahal walls built in the 17th century. Marble inlay was perfected by the Mughal artisans, a delicate process that involves carefully cutting and engraving marble shapes by hand. Swain has held on to these prized souvenirs for their beauty and the memories attached to them from past trips to India.
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Local

Provo startup encourages shift from 'swipe generation' through travel

By Emma Benson
November 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Krissy Weekley has always had a passion for travel.
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Travel

Organization offers humanitarian trips despite voluntourism debate

By Emma Benson
August 08, 2019 12:00 AM
Volunteer Paige Stodtmeister plays with a boy at an orphanage in Baja, Mexico, where the Kaiizen Foundation frequently organizes volunteer trips. (Kaiizen Foundation)
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Travel

European young adults offer insight to pros and cons of visiting Provo

By Jessica Smith
April 17, 2019 12:00 AM
Rebecca Isaksen, a student from Norway studying psychology with minors in business management and political science, studies in the Wilkinson Center on campus. (Jessica Smith)
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Healthy Living

Preparing for car breakdowns on road trips

By Morgan March
February 15, 2019 12:00 AM
For approximately $50, travelers can buy supplies that could help if they find themselves stuck on the side of the road. (Sadie Anderson)
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