Racial issues heat up; BYU accused of racism, blacks get priesthood in '70s
In a Sports Illustrated article, author Alexander Wolff described the athletic atmosphere of the 1960s and 1970s as one in which, although open to the idea of integrated schools, many people saw allowing blacks on their football teams as “mess[ing] with the sacraments.”
BYU not "racist"
“The fact-finding committee could find nothing to indicate that Brigham Young University is a racist institution or that there many be any more or less racism present than at any other school.”
LDS Church extends call to black, former Y student
On Sept. 23 a dream will come true for Mary Sturlaugson. The former BYU student will enter the Mission Home in Salt Lake City and embark on a two-year mission to San Antonio, Texas.
Group protests Y
About 75 protestors carried signs and marched outside Arizona Stadium Saturday night prior to the Arizona-BYU football game in Tucson.
Wilkinson Resigns
Ernest L. Wilkinson has resigned as president of BYU.
His resignation was announced at this morning’s Devotional Assembly by President Harold B. Lee of the First Presidency.
Dallin Oaks new president
A native of Provo, Utah, Dr. Dallin H. Oaks, 38, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, today was names as the new president of the Brigham Young University.
Meeting time ceiling set
Members of BYU branches have recently been instructed to limit family home evenings to an hour and MIA to an hour-and-a-half.
Dress Violators mount
Although official figures have not been released, an estimated 1200 students — five per cent of the student body — may have been “noted for future reference” during registration because of violation of dress standards.
Prophet to ring in Y second century
BYU’s second century will be symbolically rung in when LDS Church President Spencer W. Kimball plays the bells of the Centennial Carillon Tower today. This will begin the bells’ service to BYU.
Parking issue stalls hearing
BYU student parking and its impact on the city became one of the hot items of discussion at a public hearing Wednesday from a proposed new Provo City zoning ordinance.
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