OUT OF CLASS LESSONS
Personal essay from BYU alumnus, Darrel B. Harker, '74.

A SENSE OF PLACE, A SENSE OF FAMILY: ARTIST CREATES SCUPLTURES FOR DENMARK
Nearly 40 years and a distinguished artistic career later, two of Smith's sculptures will be placed at significant portals in Denmark.

WINDOW STILL OPEN FOR REPLENISHMENT GRANT MATCHING FUNDS
Alumni chapters have fewer than six months remaining in which to raise money for replenishment grants that will be matched by BYU.

BYU, MSTAR OFFER INTERNET ACCESS
BYU is teaming with Millennial Star Network (MStar.net) to offer Internet service to BYU alumni and friends.

MILLENNIA, CENTURIES, DECADES ARE TOLD IN THE BIOGRAPHIES OF GREAT HUMAN BEINGS
Books released around spring 2000

   MOREA MATTER OF TRUST
For most intercollegiate teams, winning two NCAA championships in three years would border on miraculous. But for the BYU women's cross country team, it was simply a matter of trust.

CRUSADING FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS
The tympanometer, a device that measures movements of the ear drum and the bones of the middle ear, is the weapon of choice for McPherson and his students.

MOTHERS MAY SHUT SOME FATHERS OUT OF FAMILY WORK
The study found that some women both cherish and resent being the primary caregiver.

RELIGION PROFESSOR PROMOTES PASSOVER TRADITIONS
What started as an enrichment experience for a few Old Testament students has grown into an annual series of around 16 Passover meals for groups averaging about 200 people.

DISCOVERY OF EXERCISE ENZYME MAY IMPROVE DIABETES TREATMENT
BYU's William W. Winder has identified the key enzyme involved in triggering glucose absorption, and he has repeatedly stimulated the process in rats with a drug, producing some of the same beneficial results that exercise provides.

LOADS, SPANS, AND SMITHEREENS: BYU'S STUDENT BRIDGE BUILDERS
Installed last October, the wheelchair-friendly pedestrian bridge gives visitors to Payson Canyon Park access to both sides of the creek.

BACKMEN'S SOCCER SCORES ANOTHER NATIONAL TITLE
The Cougars' nationwide dominance, now in its fourth straight year, is the product of strong starters and a deep bench.

ANNUAL TUITION INCREASE
BYU will raise tuition by 3.9 percent in 2000-2001.

ACCOUNTING STUDENTS DOMINATE AGAIN
For the second year in a row, BYU accounting students placed among the top three schools in both the undergraduate and graduate levels of the nation's most prestigious tax competition.

SPORTS SHORTS
BYU head football coach LaVell Edwards has been awarded the Johnny Vaught Head Coach Lifetime Achievement Award by the All-American Football Foundation.

KEEP THE CHAIN UNBROKEN
This article is adapted from a devotional address given by Gordon B. Hinckley on Nov. 30, 1999, at BYU.

PROFESSORS OF THE CENTURY, PART I
The thoughts, memories, and praise shared for professors both well- and little-known convinced us further that each reader has his or her own professor to fill that position. The following article encompass the letters we have received nominating professors who have made a difference in their lives.

PROFESSORS OF THE CENTURY, PART II
The thoughts, memories, and praise shared for professors both well- and little-known convinced us further that each reader has his or her own professor to fill that position. The following article encompass the letters we have received nominating professors who have made a difference in their lives.

ERIN D. BIGLER: BRAIN CHILD
Much of Bigler's current research focuses on the effects of traumatic brain injury. He is also investigating the changes in the brain that occur with normal aging and with Alzheimer's disease.

MAREN HENDERSHOT: CROWD PLEASER
Maren Hendershot, 21, is a senior All-American forward and captain for the BYU women's soccer team.

PAUL GOODMAN: BLOOD BONDS
A PhD student in chemical engineering, Goodman, 24, is currently chipping away at his dissertation research project.

SPEAKER'S NOTES
The following is an excerpt from "Allegiance to God," a devotional address given by Elder D. Todd Christofferson.

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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