It was distributed free of charge on BYU campus and is sent around the world to alumni and friends of the university for a small fee.

[2] On January 12, 2012, the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications announced the newspaper's move to digital.

[4] In 2017, The Universe partnered with HuffPost on a series called Listen to America to investigate issues facing Mormon millennials.

Rules about content were established in 1970 and forbade coverage of drugs, sex education, birth control, and specifically, acid rock music.

[8] One of the paper's most popular features is the letter to the editor section, which routinely becomes a forum for campus issues or ideas.