Women changed by the 10-day Body Image Challenge
Latin-inspired music boomed through the air as a crowd of excited women gathered Thursday evening to celebrate their accomplishments with a night of Zumba. They spent the past week and a half...
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BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources holds open house
BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources held its semester open house on Jan. 17 and provided brownies, manicures, hair styling and chair massages while informing students about this semester’s events....
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Women’s Services campaign encourages bystanders to be voices of courage
Jackie Jones (name changed) had been dating her boyfriend for a year when the abuse subtly began. He began criticizing Jones and her choices, and then he began cutting her off from her family. The...
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Preventing abuse: Knowledge is power
Looking back, I wish I had done something. I was scared. His voice grew louder as hers diminished to nothing and gave way to tears. My two missionary companions and I exchanged uncomfortable looks; we...
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Elizabeth Smart to speak at BYU in support of Voices of Courage campaign
Elizabeth Smart will come to BYU to recount her story and lend her support to the Voices of Courage campaign on Wednesday, March 5. Elizabeth Smart, famous for her nine-month abduction at the age of...
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‘Slap her': BYU offers resources for domestic violence
A new YouTube video is raising awareness about the importance of stopping domestic violence. "Slap her: Children's reactions" was uploaded to YouTube early January by an Italian website, Fanpage.it....
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It’s On Us Campaign brings sexual assault prevention to BYU
BYU was one of the many college campuses across the nation that participated in the It’s On Us Week of Action during the week of Nov. 9 to Nov. 13. It’s On Us is a national campaign started by the...
View ArticleBYU faculty advises students to miss class when sick
BYU students often attend class while sick because they fear their grades will drop if they take a sick day, according to Dr. Keith Willmore and other faculty on campus. This mindset can lead to lower...
View ArticleSexual assault a major problem for colleges across nation
Editor’s note: The following story was written with the victim’s permission. A prescription drug left Utah State student Tanisha McOmber in an ill stupor, unable to move, when a long-time friend came...
View ArticleExpecting students prepare for the unexpected
Tyler Bellows started his last term at BYU while Kelsey, his wife, was in her last term of pregnancy. Because he didn’t know exactly when his daughter would be born, he felt concerned about...
View ArticleVoices of Courage campaign brings awareness to violence and abuse
BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources is presenting a Voices of Courage campaign this week to increase awareness about abuse and domestic violence. Women’s Services and Resources director Tiffany Turley...
View ArticleWomen’s Services offers free yoga class every week
Male and female students can “nama-stay” on the BYU campus every Saturday morning for a free yoga class. Women’s Services and Resources has offered the class for almost two years as a way to increase...
View ArticleWomen’s Services and Resources offers free wellness consultations
Women’s Services and Resources is offering free nutrition and wellness consultations to BYU students. Students can sign up for a consultation online or in the WSR office, located in Room 3326 of the...
View ArticleStephanie Nielson encourages students during BYU’s 5th annual ‘Be You’ campaign
Stephanie Nielson, a motivational speaker and burn victim, encouraged students to embrace their true identities as the keynote speaker for the Women’s Services and Resources “Be You” campaign. “The...
View ArticleElizabeth Smart kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness Month
BYU has invited child safety activist and sexual assault survivor Elizabeth Smart to kick off their Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Smart will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 31, in room 140 of the...
View ArticleBYU focuses on addressing sexual assault issues
BYU is observing National Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the first time since the Advisory Council conducted a self-study about sexual assault last summer. A new Title IX Coordinator and Victim...
View ArticleWomen’s Services and Resources hosts 10-day self-worth challenge
BYU Women’s Services and Resources is launching their annual BE YOU campaign with the hope of reshaping the ideas and attitudes of self-worth promoted in today’s popular culture. The 10-day challenge...
View ArticleBYU releases results of sexual assault campus climate survey
BYU conducted a campus climate survey earlier this year regarding incidents of sexual misconduct and campus perceptions of the issue. Forty-three percent of BYU students participated in the survey. The...
View ArticleYoga provides physical, mental benefits
.post-content .author-information { display: none; } World Yoga Day — Feb. 22 — is a day dedicated to celebrating yoga and helping people find their inner zen. The Daily Universe talked to yoga...
View ArticleBYU alumna shares empowering message on eating disorders
Eating Disorder Awareness Week aims to bring awareness to the issue of eating disorders and to give students needed tools by providing a variety of trainings and events. This year’s events included a...
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