The Daily Universe
Today marks one year since BYU notified students that classes would take an extended weekend off and then be held virtually for the remainder of the semester.
What at first seemed like BYUâs first spring break and a chance to move back home with family turned into an ongoing, worldwide pandemic that no one at the time properly understood. In reflection of this anniversary, here is a recap of how the pandemic affected life at BYU.
(Hannah Miner)
BYU was notified by the Utah County Health Department that an individual diagnosed with COVID-19 was in attendance at the menâs basketball game between Gonzaga and BYU on Feb. 22.
BYU semester starts with pray-in for LGBT students
A group of LGBT BYU students and allies met outside the Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building Thursday morning to pray and share support.
Students kneel to pray in front of the Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building as part of the BYUQ24 pray-in. The group hadn’t received approval from BYU to hold a campus event beforehand but proceeded after an administrator had the group fill out necessary paperwork. (Preston Crawley)
Organizers had failed to get a permit to hold a campus event, but the BYUQ24 pray-in proceeded after a BYU administrator brought necessary Request for Public Expression paperwork for the group to complete so the event would have approval from the Dean of Students Office.