Students feel pressure to achieve ‘beach bod’
The popular phrase “sun’s out, guns out” takes on special meaning for Provo residents during the spring and summer. Vasa Fitness, a popular Provo gym, experienced an increase in attendance during the...
View ArticleGenki Asian Street Food combines passion for culture with food
In Japanese, the word genki means “joyful,” which accurately describes Cameron Burr, owner of the Genki Asian Street Food truck. Burr was called to serve an LDS mission in Nagoya, Japan, in 2005. When...
View ArticleBYU Special Olympics torch lights up Provo
The National Special Olympic Unified Relay torch passed through Provo on Wednesday, July 1, moving forward on its route to Los Angeles, home of the Special Olympics games this year. BYU’s Y-Serve...
View ArticleChick-Fil-A appreciation day brings free food and fun to Provo
“No cows in drive-thru” is not a sign one would typically expect to see outside of a fast food restaurant, but that exact sign stood next to the drive-thru at Chick-Fil-A in Provo on Tuesday, July 14....
View ArticleTest rituals vary among students
Exam preparation typically includes studying class materials or textbooks, but some students place special emphasis on nontraditional pre- and post-test rituals. Students at Brigham Young University,...
View ArticleSleep as an indicator of healthy lifestyle
Life as a college student involves balancing school, work and a social life, which often means a limited amount of sleep. Dallin Shirley, a junior studying accounting, admitted that while he now...
View ArticleGENTRI brings billboard-charting sound to campus
Casey Elliott, Brad Robins and Bradley Quinn were performing together in an early 2014 production of “Les Miserables” when they decided to combine their musical talents and create “The Gentlemen...
View ArticleNo need to dread the in-laws
Getting married is a joy-filled experience. With that joy come the dreaded in-laws, but newlyweds might not have as much to fear regarding in-laws as they initially think. “Meeting in-laws shouldn’t...
View Article#CollegeStudentRecipes
Maren Skidmore said her favorite college student recipe is to use chicken nuggets when she makes chicken parmigiana. “My mom did it,” Skidmore said. She mentioned that she has a meal card and isn’t...
View Article#Testsurvival
McKay Blatter said his most brutal test experience was with a calculus class he took as a freshman. He gave this advice to students taking the same class: “Just live at the math lab; that’s what...
View ArticleFarmers markets today: Where’s the farmer?
Jessica Breton woke up on a Saturday morning and drove from Pleasant Grove to Provo, excited to purchase some fresh produce from local growers at the farmers market, but was concerned when she saw...
View ArticleBack to school preparations begin for BYU students
Fall semester means coming back to school after a much-needed summer break, and students at Brigham Young University prepare for the new school year in a variety of ways. Andrea Barney, a senior from...
View ArticleLife as a BYU tour guide
The Brigham Young University campus is filled with golf carts carrying groups of touring visitors throughout the year. The tours are run through two different offices on campus: High School Relations,...
View ArticleHumanitarian aid changes lives of participants
Shaila Smith woke up one summer morning in 2014 in a strange bed, 9,000 miles from her home in Utah, ready to help strangers who spoke a completely foreign language: Swahili. Helping others is...
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