AFTER ALL
PROFESSIONALS AND ATHLETESA perpetual pickup game in the Smith Fieldhouse is notable, not for high-flying dunks or amazing speed, but for the players who just keep showing up.
ALUMNI REPORT
MOREGLOBAL GET-TOGETHERBYU's first Worldwide Alumni Gathering brought the university family together from all over for one event- in 200 places around the world.
A GREAT AND DISTINGUISHED FAMILYThis article is an excerpt from President Hinckley's address at the Worldwide Alumni Gathering, Nov. 7, 2003, in the Tabernacle on Temple Square.
BEN LOMONDKathryn L. Street, '03, an English major from Stockton, Calif., won first prize in the annual George H. Brimhall Memorial Essay Contest for this 1,000-word essay which she read at Homecoming opening ceremonies.
ENERGETIC EMERITI LEADERRuth J. Jackson, '59, remembers walking early in the morning from Heritage Halls to the Smith Fieldhouse for devotionals. The land where the Wilkinson Center now stands used to be occupied by orchards.
REPLENISHMENT GRANTS FULFILL DREAMSMore than 100 BYU undergraduates received Alumni Association Replenishment Grants and Chapter Replenishment Grants in 2003 to help them finance their educations.
COLORFUL HISTORYMore than 50 alumni and friends of BYU participated in a fall foliage tour in October that included Church history sites from Missouri to New York.
ALUMNI REPORT
BACKCALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONSSome of BYU's most prestigious alumni honors are the Distinguished Service, Service to Family, and Honorary Alumni Awards. Recipients are recognized at Homecoming each year.
TAKE A COUGAR TO LUNCHThrough the Take a Cougar to Lunch program, the Alumni Association invites you to make a difference in the life of a BYU student by sharing food and advice with someone pursuing a similar career.
ALUMNI RESOURCES
PAVING THE WAY TO BYUThe Office of School Relations helps prospective BYU students find their way to Provo.
SHOPPING AT BYUContact information so you can purchase all things BYU.
ESSENTIAL TVIt's one part Oprah and one part Martha-minus the studio audience.
CAMPUS CONTACTSNumbers and addresses for many campus entities.
CALENDAREvents for the first half of 2004.
ALUMNI UPDATES
PURPLE AT HEARTAfter 20 years of loyal service to Weber State University, a BYU alum becomes its 11th president.
PROFILESBYU alumni updates on job changes, relocations, additional degrees, community service, and family news.
A CONTINENTAL CROSSINGWhen Californians Eve Evans Fee, '65, and R. Chris Fee, '68, started walking for exercise in 1989, they didn't expect to find themselves knee-deep in the Atlantic Ocean nearly 15 years later.
NOT IN IT FOR THE MONEYIt's not every day you find someone who would trade a high-profile sports-management job to become a nursing-home administrator and take a $20,000 salary cut.
MAKING WAVESThere is a lot of talk going on at Utah's KSTAR radio thanks to Roberta (Robbie) Henry Lawler, '78, and Kimberly Power Stilson, '88.
FRESH FACTSBYU TODAY
MOREELITE COMPANYBYU's impressive women take soccer to the next level with a historic top-eight finish.
WOMEN FINISH SECOND, MEN 19TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSFour seconds were all that separated the BYU women's cross country team from their third consecutive NCAA championship.
BYU EMPLOYEES HONORED AT ANNUAL CONFERENCEA professor of manufacturing technology who is a nationally recognized expert in polymer technology was named this year's Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.
GRIDIRON GREATS HONOREDFor over 15 years, BYU's quarterback factory churned out QBs with assembly-line efficiency. But before these players ever laced up their cleats and threw their first spirals, two other football greats graced BYU's gridiron: Marion E. Probert, '55, and J. Eldon Fortie, '63.
SPORTS SHORTSSports highlights for winter 2004.
BUTTERFLIES ABOUND AT MONTE L. BEAN MUSEUMMany people chase their dreams their entire lives. For more than 50 years, Ken and Donna Tidwell caught theirs-with nets.
FIRST PERSON
RM MEMORIESAlumni look back on their frightening and funny returns to BYU social life.
CLUB NIGHT NOTESAside from my involvement in the Big Brother/Big Sister program at BYU, I never joined a BYU club as a student.
SPEAKER'S NOTES
WITH ALL THY MINDThrough the Atonement, the human intellect can be transformed into an instrument for loving God.
WORKS AND PROGRESS
FLYING SOLOEngineering "control freaks" learn how to let go and allow miniature planes to fly on their own.
KILLING A BACTERIAL MYTHWorried that your antibacterial cleaning products may be creating highly resistant "super germs"? Don't be, says BYU researcher Eugene C. Cole.
RETELLING A TRAGEDYIn writing about a 1955 murder, a BYU author makes the dangers of racism and injustice vivid for young readers.
DIGGING UP SUPPORTIn a summer field school, students practice archaeology and public relations.
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.
