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Campus Desk, BYUSA Beat
During my college career, I wrote dozens of different stories for the Daily Universe, a college newspaper run from Brigham Young University. While many of my stories have been published, here are a few of the best.
Abigail Westerby, my partner, wrote the article, but both of us created the documentary linked on the page.
BYU interns in Krakow, Poland assisted the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial in their preservation of the identities of those who lost their lives at Auschwitz.
The memorial is strongly dedicated to recovering and preserving the names and records of those who were murdered in the German concentration and extermination camp. This ongoing project features a database that contains the names, photographs and records of those former prisoners of Auschwitz.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turns 99 years old on Sept. 9, 2023. Since becoming the leader of the Church in 2018, President Nelson ushered in an era of change, building upon principles espoused over the course of his life.
According to President Nelson, he did not grow up in a gospel-centered home. All eight of his grandparents joined the Church in Europe and immigrated to the U.S. His parents taught them important life lessons, yet did not focus their home life on Jesus Christ. President Nelson sought out the Gospel of Jesus Christ on his own and was baptized when he was 16 years old.
As a new semester dawns and incoming freshman open their textbooks, many might be surprised to discover a new language. While their textbooks may be in English, the language before them is riddled with strange, unnatural phrases that baffle the mind. Instead of clear and concise descriptions, these textbooks and readings are filled with jargon and complicated phrases.
How many students have stared at the first page of their assigned reading, their minds refusing to understand the words printed before them? How many have read the same sentence over and over again, desperately trying to pull any meaning from the language at all? This situation is often made fun of, because we have all been there. We all know what it is like to study a piece of literature and not understand what it means.
BYU Education Week 2023 has arrived. Participants above the age of 14 have traveled to campus to attend one of the dozens of classes prepared by educators to learn new teaching methods, understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ, make friends and have unforgettable experiences.
This year’s Education Week runs from August 21-25, 2023.
The second annual First Generation College Student graduation celebration sold out for graduates and their guests.
According to BYU’s Enrollment Statistics, 3,609 students out of the 30,915 undergraduate students in Winter 2023 are first generation, meaning their parents didn’t attend college or didn’t complete a college degree.
TA Sundance film festival seminar on Jan. 21 featured three filmmakers discussing how they avoid burnout and encourage their creativity.
The seminar, held in Park City, Utah, featured Jonathan Majors, Ruth Reichl and Adrian Tomine and was led by Tricia Hersey.
The O.C. Tanner Exhibition Room on the first floor of BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library is hosting the “Latter-day Gamers” exhibit until June 2023.
The exhibit features games with themes from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, each representing a unique part of Church members’ history.
BYU students and guests traveled to Cornbelly’s Corn Maze at Thanksgiving Point for a night of fun fall activities on Oct. 27.
These students and guests bought tickets through the BYU Student Association for a discounted price, traveling from Provo, UT to Thanksgiving Point, UT to explore the Cornbelly’s Cornmaze at Thanksgiving Point.
Roughly 300 students crowded the BYU Wilkinson Center Ballroom Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the 70s-themed Cougar Skate.
A disco ball and colored lights helped set the mood, while music from the 70s played from the speakers.
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The combined BYU and UVU ROTC programs held their annual Presidential Review on Nov. 10 honoring BYU alumni veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the U.S.
Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, is held on Nov. 11 every year.
Utah Cold Case Coalition founder Jason K Jensen spoke at the BYU Cold Case Club meeting on Oct. 5.
The BYU Cold Case Club, started this summer by BYU students Hannah Rigby and Ariel Harmer, invited Jensen to speak at one of their club meetings. He spoke for more than an hour and a half, describing his job and detailing three of the cases that he worked on.