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Too good to be true? How scammers target BYU’s married student housing market

BYU students are at an increased risk of being targeted by housing scammers...

Striving to belong: LGBTQ students, alumni and faculty work for change

BYU students participate in Rainbow Day on March 4. From freshmen to full-time...

Outside the Outbreak: Arizona faces water cuts, Israel gentrification stokes discord

Arizona farmers to bear brunt of cuts from Colorado River FILE – In this July...

Opinion: Prioritizing high school journalism

Last week the Supreme Court heard its most important student speech case in nearly a half-century. The case took into question whether...

BYU Football ties program record with five players taken in NFL Draft

BYU Football ties program record with five players taken in NFL Draft BYU...

No. 12 BYU women’s soccer shut out in NCAA Tournament loss to Virginia

No. 12 BYU women’s soccer shut out in NCAA Tournament loss to Virginia The No. 12 BYU women’s soccer team was unable to find the back of the net in a 2-0 loss to Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...

New temple to be built in Ephraim, Utah

A new temple will be built in Ephraim, Utah, President Russell M. Nelson announced May 1. The news came via a prerecorded video released to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in central Utah....

Police Beat: April 24–30

BYU Fraud April 26 – A student’s credit card was reportedly stolen and used off campus. April 26 – A fraudulent unemployment claim was reportedly filed under an employee’s name at the Harold B. Lee Library. Theft April 26 – An unlocked bicycle and skateboard were reported stolen outside an apartment at Wymount Terrace. April 27 – Tools were reported stolen from a work truck parked in the Ellsworth Building’s parking...

BYU Women’s Conference closes with Sister-to-Sister Q&A, Elder Rasband

Speakers address the audience in the Marriott Center at BYU Women’s Conference on April 29. The conference finished on Friday with a Q&A and comments from Elder Ronald A. Rasband. (BYU Photo) The 2021 BYU...

BYU announces phased return to campus for employees

BYU student studies on campus while wearing a mask. BYU announced a phased return to campus for employees and an anticipated traditional fall semester. (Sydnee Gonzalez) BYU announced a phased return to campus for...

Highlights from BYU colleges: BYU performing arts begins a free week of performances, professor discovers new effects of epilepsy

College of Fine Arts and Communications The World Tour will feature performances from the Ballroom Dance Company, Living Legends, Vocal Point, Young Ambassadors, and the International Folk Dance Ensemble. (BYU...

Zach Wilson goes to New York Jets as highest NFL draft pick in BYU Football history

Zach Wilson goes to New York Jets as highest NFL draft pick in BYU Football history Quarterback Zach Wilson became the highest-drafted player in BYU Football history after the New York Jets took him with the No. 2...

In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho House club. Around the corner, a historic ex-convent is now a...

Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma public school teachers would be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill given final approval by the state House on Thursday. The GOP-controlled House voted 70-19 for the bill that prohibits teaching of so-called “critical race theory.” “Students are being taught that because they’re a certain race or sex, they’re inherently...

No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There’s been a...

Arizona farmers to bear brunt of cuts from Colorado River

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona is prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in what could be the first federally declared shortage in the...

BYU Women’s Conference focuses on what it means to be a daughter of God

The Young Women General Presidency: Sister Michelle D. Craig (left), Sister Bonnie H. Cordon (middle) and Sister Becky Craven (right) speak at BYU Women’s Conference on Thursday afternoon in the Marriott Center. (BYU...

BYU baseball gets ‘marquee win’ at home against Arizona State

BYU baseball gets ‘marquee win’ at home against Arizona State BYU baseball head coach Mike Littlewood is now 2-0 against the five-time national champion Arizona State Sun Devils after winning 8-5 on Tuesday in the...

Opinion: The consequences of victimhood culture

Welcome to America, the land of the free and the home of the entitled. Victimhood culture has created a nation of individuals who fight vigilantly against microaggressions, standing up for every underprivileged group. This must end if we want to restore individual autonomy, shape identities and effectively assist true victims. Subscribing to victimhood culture detracts from one’s sense of personal responsibility. Those who avoid...