PROVO, Utah (AP) — The conventional wisdom that the court is split along partisan lines based on the political views of the president that appointed each justice is false, a U.S. Supreme Court justice said. Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke about civility to an audience of about 1,000 at Brigham Young […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is scheduled to deliver a speech Tuesday to students at Brigham Young University. Nelson said in an announcement last week that he will share an “important message” about issues facing young people. It will be […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Brigham Young University student is looking to reduce the environmental and economic costs of single-use plastic bags by pushing for a 10 cent fee. The Daily Herald reported Sunday that Annie Ayre has been reaching out to Provo officials and businesses after researching the effects of plastic […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Researchers at Brigham Young University are helping with a NASA-sponsored project measuring the electrical charge and size of dust particles on Mars. The BYU group is nearing completion of the three-year project that hopes to understand the climate of the Red Planet and the impact the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The cult comedy Napoleon Dynamite turns 15 years old this month, a milestone for a movie that became an early breakaway hit in today’s era of pop-culture geek celebration. The movie created the “Vote for Pedro” T-shirt and made Napoleon’s disgusted version of “gosh!” into […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Starbucks will open its first stand-alone shop in Provo near Brigham Young University. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Seattle-based coffee giant confirmed on Tuesday its plans to open a store near BYU’s campus in the spring of 2020. Students are taught as part of the Church of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University promised Tuesday to be more transparent in how it enforces its honor code, though some who protested their treatment at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-owned institution at Provo, Utah wonder if the changes go far enough. The announcement doesn’t […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University has vowed to fight to keep its police department, as the state plans to decertify the force. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the private university on Friday filed a formal appeal with the Utah Department of Public Safety, calling the state’s efforts an “extreme […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has heard arguments over the possibility of a new trial for a woman convicted as an accomplice in a police officer’s killing. The Daily Herald reports that no decision was reached when the court convened at Brigham Young University Monday to hear whether Meagan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Though libraries might be places of quiet, Lenore Lewis proves that the life of a librarian is anything but dull. Lewis, 79, has seen a hostage situation, three building changes and countless cultural shifts brought on by the internet, viewed from behind the librarian’s desk. […]
