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BYU Student Seen Defacing LGBTQ Chalk Art No Longer Enrolled

BYU Student Seen Defacing LGBTQ Chalk Art No Longer Enrolled

(Provo, UT) — A Brigham Young University student seen on video washing out chalk art messages supporting LGBTQ students is no longer enrolled. Officials for BYU won’t say whether he dropped out or was expelled. In the video recorded last month, the man is seen pouring out a water bottle […]

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BYU students launch underground newspaper

BYU students launch underground newspaper

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of students at Brigham Young University has left the school’s paper, The Daily Universe, and launched their own underground, independent publication not controlled by the private university. Students at the Daily Universe aren’t allowed to report anything that’s critical of the school or […]

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Utah State lights rainbow display to support students at BYU

Utah State lights rainbow display to support students at BYU

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Students at Utah State University illuminated the base of the campus’ iconic Old Main building in Logan with rainbow lights on Tuesday in support of LGBTQ students at Brigham Young University in Provo. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the colorful display mimicked the lighting on […]

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Utah SWAT member driving to standoff hits, kills BYU student

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has said that a SWAT team member hit and killed a BYU student while driving to a standoff. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon confirmed Thursday that a SWAT employee at the sheriff’s office T-boned and killed 22-year-old Joseph Spencer […]

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BYU students back LGBTQ community, 1 year after code change

BYU students back LGBTQ community, 1 year after code change

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Students at Brigham Young University wore rainbow colors this week in support of the LGBTQ campus community, a year after the school said what it described as same-sex romantic behavior was prohibited and would lead to discipline under school code. Organizer Bradley Talbot said even though […]

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BYU will keep police department after judge ruling

BYU will keep police department after judge ruling

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah says it will keep its police department after an administrative law judge threw out a case in which state officials sought to take away the campus’ rights to police itself. The decision Tuesday came two years after the state Department […]

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BYU student showcases work with ‘abstract art experience’

BYU student showcases work with ‘abstract art experience’

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Stephen Clawson, a senior art major at Brigham Young University, does his paintings in the basement of his grandmother’s home, also known as his studio. His work over the past seven years culminated into what he called an abstract art experience. The gallery at BYU was […]

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Number of self-reported COVID-19 cases at BYU almost doubles

Number of self-reported COVID-19 cases at BYU almost doubles

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say the number of self-reported coronavirus cases on Brigham Young University’s campus has almost doubled to 146. That figure from Monday is up from 80 cases last week. The school says in a statement that many of the self-reported cases have stemmed from gatherings both […]

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Provo council to weigh mask mandate before students return

Provo council to weigh mask mandate before students return

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo city council will discuss a possible face-mask mandate and other coronavirus-prevention measures at an emergency meeting on Thursday, shortly before students begin returning to college classes. Daily Herald reports council members are worried the city isn’t as well prepared as it should be for […]

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University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals

University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University police are searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham Young. The Daily Herald reported campus Police Lt. Rich Christianson says surveillance video indicated there were two suspects involved but police are still investigating. Police say the vandals poured red, […]

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