BYU AND U OF U COOPERATE FOR BIG GAME WITH COSMO'S CORNER
Student alumni from BYU and the U of U--in a cooperative rather than competitive venture--chaperoned 28 children from Wasatch ElementarySchool in Provo.

ROOTS, BRANCHES, AND DIRECTORY TREES
Computers are opening a new frontier in genealogy work that will be explored and explained at BYU's first computerized genealogy conference March 27 and 28.

FAMILY EXPO: TEACH THEM TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER
Perhaps now more than in the time of King Benjamin, a need exists for parents to teach their children and for faithful people to stand strong against societal tides seeking to destroy the family.

STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PLANS CELEBRATION FOR NEW GRADUATES
Nearly 6,000 graduates and their friends are expected to attend Senior Celebration, a party inaugurated in 1996 to honor new graduates and welcome them as the university's newest alumni.

A CAPPELLA CHOIR SLATES FOURTH CONCERT/REUNION
Members of the BYU A Cappella Choir who sang under the direction of Ralph Woodward are invited to the fourth concert reunion in August. Rehearsals will begin the evening of Aug. 17, 1998, in Provo and will continue the next evening.

THE LDS LITERARY VERSION OF "DAS EWIG-WEIBLICHE" CONTINUES TO STIR AND INSPIRE
The stories of real Latter-day Saint women struggling to keep a firm grip on the iron rod while negotiating life's slippery switchbacks are essentially noble and exemplary.

   MOREWOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY WINS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
Defying the odds, the BYU women's cross country team beat Stanford, 100 to 102, bringing home the first NCAA Championship ever won by a BYU women's team.

FARMS JOINS BYU COMMUNITY
President Merrill J. Bateman has announced that the Foundation for Ancient Research and MormonStudies (FARMS) has accepted an invitation from the BYU Board of Trustees to become part of the university.

BRIGHAM YOUNG MAGAZINE NAMES SUCCESSOR FOR LONG-TIME EDITOR
On Jan. 1, Jeff McClellan became editor of Brigham Young Magazine. He replaced Jim Bell, who accepted a position at KBYU-TV and -FM as manager of creative and information services.

STUDENTS SERVE WITH HART
Student plans for the Christmas respite from the rigors of higher education vary a bit at BYU. Some go home to friends and family; others visit sunny beaches and crystal clear waters; others travel to Africa to combat deadly diseases.

PRELIMINARY TESTS SUGGEST CAFFEINE MAY AID CANCER CELLS
While caffeine's role as a carcinogen has been widely debated, a new study suggests that caffeine may act as an advocate to cancer cells, extending their lives and allowing them to spread.

FROM POOR ART STUDENT TO EMPLOYABLE GRADUATE
At BYU, visual arts students are learning that natural talent coupled with the experience they gain from BYU in the latest computer design software systems are landing them jobs--jobs in Hollywood and with major corporations.

BACK   MORESIR PETE OF BYU
It seems everyone in the Kennedy Center lecture room on Monday, Nov. 10, knew that BYU's dean of admissions and records, Erlend (Pete) D. Peterson, was about to receive an award from the King of Norway.

STUDY SAYS MEN AND WOMEN ARE NOT WORLDS APART AFTER ALL
According to Diane Spangler, a clinical psychologist at BYU, they aren't from either--they're both fromearth.

WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER
With the tidbits of information received from a neighborhood referral and the soon-to-be completed interview with the family in question, the Child Protective Services (CPS) investigator has a few hours to determine the immediate risk and 30 days to decide.

THE MINDS AND EARS BEHIND NEW HEARING-AID TECHNOLOGY
People who wear hearing aids worldwide will soon be introduced to new digital hearing-aid technology first developed on BYU campus.

1998 WOMEN'S CONFERENCE SET
The annual Women's Conference co-sponsored by BYU and the Relief Society of the LDS Church will be April 30 and May 1 at BYU.

BYU ANNOUNCES TUITION INCREASE
BYU will raise tuition by 3.4 percent, or $45, in 1998Ð99, bringing the undergraduate rate per semester to $1,360.

BACKBYU PROFESSOR FEATURED IN TIME
Time magazine named a BYU botany and range science professor one of its "Heroes of Medicine" in a special issue that appeared on news racks in November and December.

WEB WATCH
Genan Anderson, head teacher in the preschool program, has designed Guiding Discovery, a Web site devoted to informing parents about their child's learning development.

STUDENTS GIVE THE BYU EXPERIENCE A THUMBS UP
A national survey recently reported that BYU ranked significantly higher than comparable universities in all 22 survey areas concerning the personal gains students felt they were making at the university.

"ONE BY ONE"
This article by President Merrill J. Bateman is adapted from a devotional address given Sept. 9, 1997, in the Marriott Center.

WILFORD M. HESS: STUDYING THE FUNGUS AMONG US
To botany professor Wilford Hess, there is more to fungi than these common plagues that lap at the edge of shower doors, spot leaves in rose gardens, or put the bleu in cheese.

SPEAKER'S NOTES
The following is an excerpt from "A Child of God," a devotional address given by Elder Henry B. Eyring, a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church, Oct. 21, 1997, in the Marriott Center.

POWER VS. AUTHORITY
Donna Lee Bowen, a professor of political science, considers the war with Iraq through the frameworks of power and authority.

TEACHING CHILDREN EMPATHY
As coaches and models, parents can help children learn about others’ feelings.

THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD
Waiting upon the Lord takes many forms. Whether for support in childbirth or guidance in making decisions, those who wait upon the Lord deepen their discipleship with a broken heart, a contrite spirit, a yielded will, and a consecration of self.

WATCH THE WALLS FALL

THE GLORIOUS CAUSE OF AMERICA
How a coarse, untrained army—“rabble in arms”—stood up to the world’s most powerful army.

WORDS OF HATE, WORDS OF LOVE
Among our greatest gifts, words can edify or destroy, uplift or degrade.

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