AFTER ALL
I CHANGEA BYU student learns that life changes are usually extensions, not alterations. (This essay was the winning entry to BYU Magazine's first annual student-essay contest. The theme was "an experience of change.")
FROM BATHROOMS TO BIZET(2nd Place Winning Essay) A BYU student goes from asking to answering the question "What can you do with a humanities degree?"
SINAI(3rd Place Winning Essay) In the steps of Abraham and Moses, a BYU student is reminded of her place in God's plan.
ALUMNI REPORT
THE GRANT THAT KEEPS ON GIVINGThrough alumni replenishment grants students are able to complete their education and then return the favor by helping others.
GIVING THE GIFT OF CHRISTMASThe Robert and Candace Madsen family hosted four international BYU students as part of the new Christmas Homestay Program.
YOUNG ALUMNI CREATE SURVIVAL GUIDEGraduating seniors were given the Gradguide 2002, a 70-page booklet providing information ranging from career networking and buying a car to having a successful marriage and staying out of debt.
BYU HONORS EMERITITen alumni whose contributions have ranged from those of professors and speakers to Church leaders and writers have been honored with emeriti awards by the BYU Emeriti Association.
ENDLESS LEARNINGOn May 4 BYU's Emeriti Association will present an Education Day with sessions about the work of a DNA genealogy specialist, the world of Islam, and the impact of the Olympics on the state of Utah and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
ALUMNI RESOURCES
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES IN THE ASPENSAspen Grove hosts single-parent families in an annual donor-funded camp.
SHOPPING AT BYUSources of interest for those interested in purchasing or researching BYU related materials.
FAMILY TIMENearly 80 families attended the 2001 Aspen Grove single-parent family retreat Oct. 12-14.
ALUMNI REGIONAL CHAPTERSTo join an alumni regional chapter, please contact the chapter chairs in your area.
CAMPUS CONTACTSContact information for BYU offices and resources.
CALENDARCalendar Events for BYU during Spring 2002
ALUMNI UPDATES
DO GOOD AND BE GOODA four-time missionary, Mary Ellen Edmunds keeps looking for ways to serve.
PROFILESBrief glimpses into the changing lives of BYU alumni.
THE NEW VOICE OF COUGAR SPORTSFew Cougar fans have met Greg Wrubell but many have heard his voice.
HONORED MAYORA four-time missionary, Mary Ellen Edmunds keeps looking for ways to serve.
A ROCKET-POWERED CAREEROn a converted oil rig in the Pacific Ocean stands a 200-foot-high modified Russian rocket with an 11,000 pound, multimillion-dollar satellite ready for launch. Making sure all systems are "go" is Sea Launch mission director Stephen M. Thelin, '81.
BOOK NOOK
ENRICHING LIFE THROUGH GOOD BOOKSLife is far more important than reading about it or viewing impressions of it. Still, art and literature and science, secondary to life, enable mortals to understand life better and to live more fully.
BOOK NOOK LINKSLinks to more information on books reviewed in Spring 2002.
BYU TODAY
MORE48 AND GOING DOWNHILL FASTAfter decades of dreaming, a world-class gymnast turns to the luge to fulfill his Olympic dream.
CARING FOR KAZAKHSTANWith a small act of kindness, Shannon M. Arnoldsen, '93, a volunteer assigned to the Peaks Ice Arena, set off a chain reaction of Olympic service.
HEALING FLAMEThe 2002 Winter Games have come and gone, but for Leonard R. Moon, a BYU admissions office employee, Olympic memories will always linger.
FIRST IRISH NORDIC SKIER IN OLYMPIC HISTORYPaul O'Connor, '94, is a part of Olympic history--he is the first Irish athlete to compete in cross-country skiing at an Olympics.
AN UNDISPUTED GOLD MEDAL FOR BYUThe 2002 Olympic Games showcased not only Salt Lake City and Utah, but BYU as well.
BYU ON THE WORLD STAGEFrom Salt Lake City to Park City to Provo, BYU's performing groups danced, sang, and played their way through the 2002 Olympic Games.
BYU TODAY
BACK MOREA DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE GAMESBYU students and professors made Olympic events virtually come to life.
SURPRISINGLY SWEET SEASONWork, sweat, disappointing losses, unexpected upsets, and sweet victories were all part of BYU's 2001-02 women's basketball season.
NATIONAL POLE VAULT CHAMPIONAll-American Jeffery W. Hansen, '02, jumped his way to a national championship in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
SPORTS SHORTSSteve P. Kaufusi, '94, has been hired to replace retiring Thomas J. Ramage as defensive line coach and women's soccer finished the 2001 season with a 14-7-1 record.
STUDENT EDITORS AND WRITERS REAP REWARDSFrom the outside, the Humanities Publications Center, across from the Marriott Center, looks like an ordinary, homey split-level house. But a peek inside reveals something uniquely different.
KUDOSSpectacular accomplishments at BYU
BYU TODAY
BACKSTUDENTS FIND BYU CHALLENGING, SUPPORTIVEBYU ranked in the 99th percentile in the category of "supportive campus environment" and in the 90th percentile in "level of academic challenge"--exceeding the benchmarks set by 470 institutions across the nation.
CAMPUS NOTESCurrent events on campus
REVIVING THE DEAD SEA SCROLLSDonald W. Parry, '85, associate professor of Hebrew language and literature, has a new book being published about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
THIS PROJECT IS SPONSORED BY...For more than 15 years the Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) has served as the university's liaison between research funding and projects on campus.
COLLEGE UPDATESSpring 2002 College Updates
FAMILY FOCUS
LOVE AND MARRIAGEThe scriptures provide clues on how spouses can foster their relationships through loving communication.
FIRST PERSON
MEMORABLE MESSAGESAlumni tell of devotional and forum addresses that made a difference.
OUT OF THE BLUE
BROADCASTING FREEDOMGeorge W. Bush made a brief stop at the Provo Airport while on the campaign trail in the fall of 2000, he met with a select group of journalists in a private press conference. Lindsay A. Palmer, '02, was among them.
WORKS AND PROGRESS
A SERIOUS STUDY OF THE FUNNIESIf there were a prize for most-teased professor at BYU, Kerry D. Soper would likely win hands down. Soper studies comic strips--and the Simpsons and David Letterman and soft drink commercials and Saturday Night Live. And his colleagues don't let him forget it.
THE UNKOWN VARIABLES OF HEALINGA math professor envisions a world with no scars. Burns, scrapes, gashes, and slices would heal without mark or lasting tissue damage. Blemishes would be prevented with the rub of an ointment.
THE SCIENCE OF SINGINGApplying ideas from modern physics, statistical analysis, and group dynamics, voice professor Clayne W. Robison, '62, is improving and then measuring the increased quality in singing voices--even among those who may not consider their voices capable of beauty.
ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS
POWER VS. AUTHORITYDonna Lee Bowen, a professor of political science, considers the war with Iraq through the frameworks of power and authority.
TEACHING CHILDREN EMPATHYAs coaches and models, parents can help children learn about others’ feelings.
THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORDWaiting 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 FALLTHE GLORIOUS CAUSE OF AMERICAHow a coarse, untrained army—“rabble in arms”—stood up to the world’s most powerful army.
WORDS OF HATE, WORDS OF LOVEAmong our greatest gifts, words can edify or destroy, uplift or degrade.
