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Campus of Brigham Young University in the fall of 2020, photographed from the 4th floor of the Joseph F. Smith Building

Walkout to protest religious colleges’ discrimination of LGBTQ students set for Oct. 11

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The Black Menaces have organized a walkout on National Coming Out Day to protest LGBTQ+ discrimination at religious institutions of higher education, such as Brigham Young University.
Man reaches down to collect pieces of trash from lakebed

Lake questions: What will it take to save the Great Salt Lake?

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Learn more about the plan to restore water levels at the Great Salt Lake and the different government agencies involved in the lake's management.
Financial aid information center board with fliers of various colors

Without an exact date, the student debt relief application is set to arrive in...

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education said the student debt relief application will launch in "early October."
Person crouches down to pick up garbage

SLCC students show up for the Salt Lake during this year’s coastal cleanup

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Six members of the SLCC environmental and sustainability club participated in the Friends of Great Salt Lake cleanup on Sept. 17.
Three people walk along the lake bed looking for garbage

Lake questions: What are the effects of a dried Great Salt Lake on locals...

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This week, local experts answer questions about the effects of a desiccated Great Salt Lake on locals and wildlife.
Matheson Courthouse Building in Salt Lake

What’s the state of abortion in Utah, and what resources are available to students?

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Learn about Utah’s current abortion laws as well as the reproductive health resources available to students at Salt Lake Community College.
Satellite image of the Great Salt Lake

Lake questions: How did the Great Salt Lake crisis happen?

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In the first installment of a new weekly series of articles, local environmental experts address questions about the Great Salt Lake.
Multiple people lie on the lakebed with makeshift tombstones

Utah youths hold ‘die-in’ for Great Salt Lake, challenge elected leaders to take bolder...

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Dozens of young people paid tribute to the drying - and dying - Great Salt Lake through songs, poetry and eulogies during a recent demonstration.
Two students collect scientific data from the lake

Microbialites also tell the story of the Great Salt Lake’s worrisome decline

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Microbialites are a vital part of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, and researchers say their increased exposure to air because of declining water levels is cause for concern.
Rocks decorate a parking strip

‘Flip Your Strip’ gaining traction, leading to removal of water-guzzling turf

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Several Utah cities in the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District have opted into the Flip Your Strip program, which encourages residents to remove turf from their parking strips.
Two people edit a video project

Local youths produce multimedia vaccination awareness campaign

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With funding from the CDC Foundation, students in the Spy Hop digital arts program created a multimedia campaign about the importance and efficacy of vaccines.
View of the Great Salt Lake shoreline in 2021

Great Salt Lake reaches new low point, ecosystem imperiled by salinity ‘tipping point’

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Dr. Bonnie Baxter, a biologist and director of Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, talks with KCPW about the drying up and too-salty Great Salt Lake.