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Gillespie: Provo comedian's video offensive

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:34pm

OGDEN -- When Adrienne Gillespie saw a Utah video in the news and that it was close to becoming viral, she had a gut reaction.

"I am so offended, so disheartened," she posted on her Facebook page. "Few things give me pause such as this."

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Comedian's BYU black history video goes viral

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 4:15pm

PROVO -- A YouTube video of a comedian who painted his face black to quiz Brigham Young University students about Black History Month is bringing some unwanted attention to the Mormon-run school.

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Margaret Blair Young (photo from mormonwomen.com).

Author to speak on LDS black history

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 2:07pm

PROVO -- Brigham Young University will host Margaret Blair Young, one of the authors of "Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons," in a lecture at noon Wednesday in the Education in Zion auditorium.

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BYU Bookstore lays off 29 employees

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 3:15pm

PROVO -- Citing business losses, the BYU Bookstore at Brigham Young University is laying off 29 employees.

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The building was constructed in 1867 and co-existed with the larger Provo Tabernacle after it was built in the late 1880s. The older building was demolished in 1919.

Archaeologists dig old Provo Tabernacle

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 10:28am

PROVO -- Archaeologists from Brigham Young University are planning to unearth the foundations of a little-known Provo Tabernacle building torn down nearly a century ago.

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BYU newspaper to switch to weekly

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 13, 2012 - 10:46am

PROVO -- Brigham Young University will scrap its daily newspaper for a weekly publication and put more emphasis on a digital reporting.

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Skinny jeans causes dress code squabble at BYU-Idaho

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:04pm

REXBURG, Idaho -- A spokesman for Brigham Young University-Idaho says a campus department crossed the line when banning students from wearing skinny jeans while attempting to carry out the Mormon school's dress code.

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Beth Jensen Gibson

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 28, 2011 - 10:18pm

Beth Jensen Gibson, 91, formerly of Huntsville, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in San Antonio. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Interment, North Ogden Ben Lomond Cemetery. Contributions are suggested in her honor to the Perpetual Education Fund of the LDS Church. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Kent A. Hall

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 28, 2011 - 10:02pm

Kent A. Hall, 77, of Pleasant View, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Pleasant View 7th Ward Chapel, 900 W. Pleasant View Drive. The family will greet friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Interment, Santaquin Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded at 3:30 p.m. Condolences may be posted at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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BYU formally accepts Armed Forces bowl bid

Staff The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 4:12pm

FORT WORTH, Texas -- BYU has formally accepted its invitation to play in the Armed Forces Bowl.

The Cougars, playing an independent schedule this year, had been granted a provisional invitation in April. BYU was 7-3 and already bowl eligible going into its home game Saturday night against New Mexico State.

BYU will play a Conference USA team in the Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl that will be played on the SMU campus.

It will be the Cougars' seventh consecutive bowl appearance under coach Bronco Mendenhall.

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Davies glad to be back on the court for BYU

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 1:07pm

PROVO -- BYU's Brandon Davies feels like a changed man after a six-month suspension that ended his last season and left him as a spectator while the Cougars made a run to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.

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Landmark BYU sculpture demolished

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 2:04pm

PROVO -- A 20-ton landmark sculpture on the campus of Brigham Young University has been demolished after enduring nearly four decades of wear and tear.

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Utah mayors settle BYU-Utah bet on bikes

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, October 28, 2011 - 7:53am

SALT LAKE CITY -- The mayors of Salt Lake City and Provo will ride bicycles together for 60 miles to settle a wager on the University of Utah and BYU football game.

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Sen. Lieberman to speak at BYU forum

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 21, 2011 - 4:07pm

PROVO -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., will speak at a Brigham Young University forum at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday in the Marriott Center. A question-and-answer session will immediately follow the forum, the university announced in a news release.

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Slain BYU prof's family sues over arrest, prosecution

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 17, 2011 - 12:26pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The son and daughter-in-law of a slain Brigham Young University professor are suing Utah County police and prosecutors over their wrongful murder indictment for his death.

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