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Readers' Forum: How modern architecture is discouraging community
Look around. We live in an ever-expanding architectural society. As we accommodate for the growth due to neighborhoods developing, towns expanding, and cities thriving, it is expected that new buildings be made to accommodate the change. Maybe some of the buildings you are envisioning include a bank, skyscrapers, or even a fast-food chain. But why are these buildings becoming more and more simple?
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Readers' Forum: 'I'll see you in a year'
“Deployment”. The word of all feelings. Joy. Sadness. Gladness. Longing. Military deployments are extremely hard on my family but bring some of the greatest blessings.
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Readers' Forum: BYU needs a spring break
For nearly a century, highly regarded academic institutions such as Harvard, Notre Dame, Duke, and the University of Texas — among hundreds of others — have provided students with breaks throughout the school year. These universities consistently rank highly along the best universities in the nation across various domains. One esteemed school, however, stands apart by not offering extended breaks during the fall or spring terms. Ours.
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Readers' Forum: Reach out to your congressmen regarding global vaccination access, equity
Every 20 seconds a child dies of a vaccine-preventable disease. That’s three kids a minute; over 4,000 every single day; over one and a half million children every year. This is tragic, not only for the sheer number of children dying, but because these deaths are preventable.
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Readers' Forum: General education courses need to include more adulting skills
Reflecting on your high school experience, what do you wish you had learned? How to cook? Good strategies for managing stress? How in the world to do taxes? A quick Google search reveals that you and I are not the only ones who hold similar views.
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Readers' Forum: Protecting academic integrity
In the dynamic landscape of digital education, the convergence of innovation and academia has brought forth advancements and challenges alike.
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Readers' Forum: Are beards so bad?
In August 2023, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made updates to the Honor Code at CES institutions. These changes were intended to “develop disciples of Jesus Christ” and to help the CES “adopt a principle-based approach.” They include alterations to the Ecclesiastical Endorsement questions and to the Dress and Grooming Standards. Most of these changes are positive, focusing on gospel principles and discipleship. However, to the confusion and frustration of virtually all students and faculty at CES institutions, one much-desired change was conspicuously left untouched — the beard rule.
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BYU journalism students travel to Maui to document wildfire recovery
A team of journalism students, accompanied by professional staff mentors, traveled to the island of Maui in Hawaii to work on a documentary about the devastating wildfire that broke out on Aug. 8.
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