Jason Cronin has an exclusive interview with Kate Kelly, one of the founders of the Ordain Women organization.  First, tell us a little about yourself. My name is Kate Kelly (view her Ordain Women profile here). I grew up in Oregon and was one of very few Mormon kids in my school. I always considered being Mormon as something that was really special about me,...

Mar 23, 2013

PROVO, UT—Despite cold temperatures and a chilly wind, David Hunsaker and his two-year-old daughter, Emily, spent their Saturday afternoon selling bread on the corner of 200 East and 800 North in Provo. But this was no ordinary bake sale. The Hunsakers are raising money to travel to Washington D.C. for the March for Marriage, March 26, in which citizens from...

Mar 23, 2013

In spite of a flood of support from the community, including many self-identifying “faithful Latter-Day Saints” and even BYU students, Senate Bill 262 – “Housing and Employment Anti-Discrimination Amendments” – was not passed by Utah’s legislature this year. The bill would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and...

Mar 22, 2013

I believe in joy. I believe in the healing power of laughter. I believe that kindness is the most powerful thing in the world. I believe in the importance of smiling. I believe I am a daughter of a loving G-d[1]. I believe all of this because I believe in joy. It wasn’t terribly long ago that I lay in bed, wondering if I would ever feel joy again. Depression...

Mar 19, 2013

Whether it’s a basketball player having premarital sex or two guys holding hands, BYU is often mentioned for what many non-Mormons would consider as relatively normal behavior. However, regardless of what others think, BYU stands by its Honor Code. One could look at the aforementioned examples and see a slight discrepancy. How is it possible that the Honor...

Mar 8, 2013

Every Saturday morning for over a year, Jamir Lopez and Nathaniel Shipp drove door to door, picking up students’ empty milk cartons, old homework, and caffeine-free soda cans. After all, the plastics, papers and aluminums weren’t going to recycle themselves. “When I came to BYU and learned there was no recycling for students I was quite...

Mar 5, 2013

  From January to March of this year, the Utah state legislature will be meeting at the state capitol to consider bills on topics ranging from sex education to new highway speeds. But amidst the debate on all of these important issues, perhaps the most interesting event to occur at Capitol Hill was on February 21, after the session had officially closed...

The Student Review‘s Victoria Birkbeck interviews the candidates for BYUSA’s Presidency. Elections are March 4th and 5th. Vote online at vote.byu.edu.       SR: Okay, let’s start out with a really basic one, what is your platform? Why would your presidency benefit students and how so?      Brandon Beck and Erika Nash Brandon: The main focus...