JT of NYT report on student protests over beard policy.
Julie Turkewitz, "At Brigham Young, Students Push to Lift Ban on Beards," New York Times, November 17, 2014
In recent weeks, however, one student has begun a campaign to return the beard to Brigham Young, which has an enrollment of nearly 30,000 students. “We want the option and ability to express personality through facial hair,” said Shane Pittson, 23, a tall, blond, cleanshaven student whose goal is to have the administration consider a change at the end of the school year.