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BYU Finds No Evidence Fan Made Racist Remarks During Game

BYU Finds No Evidence Fan Made Racist Remarks During Game

(Provo, UT) — Police at BYU say they have found no evidence that a fan aimed racist remarks at the Duke University volleyball team during a match last week. Investigators said in a report that they talked to witnesses and viewed video of the match and have no evidence the […]

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Duke volleyball player: BYU response slow to racial slurs

Duke volleyball player: BYU response slow to racial slurs

The Duke volleyball player who was subjected to racial slurs during a game at BYU says that officials onsite didn’t react quickly enough when they were made aware of the behavior. Nor did they adequately address the situation immediately after the game, Rachel Richardson said in a statement posted to […]

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BYU bans fan who yelled slur at Duke volleyball player

BYU bans fan who yelled slur at Duke volleyball player

PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU has banned a fan who yelled a racial slur at a Black player on the Duke volleyball team during a game on Friday night. The university says the fan was sitting in the BYU student section but was not a student, and has been banned […]

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Lt. Gov. Completes Requirement To Finish Bachelor’s Degree

Lt. Gov. Completes Requirement To Finish Bachelor’s Degree

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s lieutenant governor is hoping her non-traditional path to a college degree will help inspire other adults seeking to complete their educations. Diedre Henderson recently completed the final projects necessary to get a bachelor’s degree in history from BYU. Henderson married her husband after her […]

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AP source: Big 12 presidents set to vote on adding 4 schools

AP source: Big 12 presidents set to vote on adding 4 schools

The Big 12 Conference is moving quickly to add new schools. Trustees at Central Florida and Cincinnati have called special meetings for Friday related to conference membership. Both of those schools have been identified as potential Big 12 members along with BYU and Houston. The Big 12 is losing Texas […]

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Big 12 quickly working to expand before Texas, OU departures

Big 12 quickly working to expand before Texas, OU departures

The Big 12 quickly moved into expansion mode with Texas and Oklahoma preparing to leave for the SEC. There will be no perfect replacements for the only two Big 12 teams to win national championships. And there will be no teams coming from other Power Five leagues. Cincinnati, Central Florida, […]

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BYU Men’s Basketball Signs Caleb Lohner For 2020-21

BYU Men’s Basketball Signs Caleb Lohner For 2020-21

PROVO, Utah-Friday, BYU men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope announced today that Caleb Lohner, the former Wasatch Academy star, signed a scholarship agreement to play with the Cougars. The Dallas native played the past two seasons for the Tigers, netting 14.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per […]

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Mormon students protest BYU stance on same-sex behavior

Mormon students protest BYU stance on same-sex behavior

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several hundred Brigham Young University students protested Friday afternoon outside church headquarters in Salt Lake City to show their displeasure with a letter this week that clarified that “same-sex romantic behavior” is not allowed on campus. The letter dashed the hopes of many LGBTQ students […]

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Moms push back against BYU’s breastfeeding ban at conference

Moms push back against BYU’s breastfeeding ban at conference

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mothers in Utah are pushing back against BYU’s ban on children and breastfeeding at its annual Women’s Conference. School officials say it’s been a longstanding rule that kids and babies aren’t allowed at the two-day college event, schedule this year to begin on April 30. […]

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BYU to allow same-sex partners in ballroom dance competition

BYU to allow same-sex partners in ballroom dance competition

Brigham Young University has announced it will allow same-sex couples to compete in an annual ballroom dance competition hosted by the Utah school. The Salt Lake Tribune reports BYU was required to lift its ban on same-sex couples competing in the U.S. National Amateur DanceSport Championships. The Provo university owned […]

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