BYU engineering students
defeat professionals at national
competition
A team of engineering students
from Brigham Young University beat out defense
contractors and other universities to win the “Best
Overall Video” award at a national competition featuring
unmanned surveillance airplanes...More
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This week on
campus
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Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 |
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What: Last Day, First Block
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Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 |
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What: Law Fair
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Wilkinson Student Center
Ballroom
Description: Representatives from 123
law schools will be on hand to answer questions
and provide information about their
schools.
For more information, contact
Jennifer Stradling at (801) 422-2318.
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Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 |
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What: Forum: Edward Friedman
Time: 11:05 AM
Where: Marriott Center
Description: A renowned scholar,
Friedman will present Tuesday's forum during his
visit to BYU to celebrate the 400th anniversary of
Don Quixote.
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Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 |
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What: Women's volleyball vs.
UVSC
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Smith Fieldhouse
Description:
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Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 |
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What: Lecture: "Toxic Tooele"
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Harold B. Lee Library
Auditorium
Description: Richard Jackson, a
geography professor at Brigham Young University,
will present a lecture titled “Toxic Tooele: the
Emergence of the West as a Location for Other
People’s Wastes."
Jackson's presentation
will examine how Tooele was transformed from a
typical western county reliant on ranching and
mining to one that earned the nickname “Toxic
Tooele.”
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Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 |
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What: First Day of Second Block, Fall
Semester
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Where:
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Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 |
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What: Global Awareness Lecture: Stefan
Talmon
Time: Noon
Where: 238 Herald R. Clark
Building
Description: Stefan Talmon, a
university lecturer in public international law at
Oxford University, will present a Global Awareness
Lecture titled “The EU as an Actor in
International Law." For more information
on Kennedy Center events, see the calendar and
News online at kennedy.byu.edu.
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Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 |
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What: Blues Jammin' in the
Lounge
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Traditions Lounge, WSC
Description: Come with your
instruments or just listen to the blues at Blues
Jammin' in the Lounge, hosted by the Student
Activities Board.
For more information,
please call the Student Activities Board at
422-3122.
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Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 |
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What: Nancy Ambrose King, oboe
Time: 7:30 PM
Where: Madsen Recital Hall
Description: Described by “American
Record Guide” as “a lovely player with a tone that
surpasses that of most other American oboe
soloists,” King has appeared as a recitalist
throughout the United States and abroad. She has
also released various CD albums, featuring solo
performances and recordings with other
professionals. Tickets are $9 or $6 with
student ID. For ticket and other information,
visit performances.byu.edu.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: Graduate Fall Workshop
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: Garden Court, Wilkinson Student
Center
Description: "Surviving Grad School"
will offer four workshops, all of which are
centered on the theme of surviving graduate
school.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: The Courage to Be Yourself
Time: 11:00 AM to Noon
Where: Harold B. Lee Library
Auditorium
Description: Women's Services and
Resources will sponsor this lecture.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: Lecture: H.E. Zhou
Wenzhong
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: 250 Spencer W. Kimball
Tower
Description: Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese
Ambassador to the United States, will present an
Area Focus Lecture “China-U.S. Relations."
For more information on Kennedy Center
events, see the calendar and News online at kennedy.byu.edu.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: Edisa Weeks, Delirious Dance
Company
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: 185/187 Richards Building
Description: Edisa Weeks, whose
"visually evocative" dancing "explores the beauty
and complexity of life," will speak. For more
information, contact Kerina Espinoza at 422-1644.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: Women's Studies Colloquium
Time: Noon to 12:50 PM
Where: 1063G JFSB
Description: Shauna Anderson of the
biology department will discuss "'The Great
Escape' from Biology."
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: Area Focus Lecture on
language
Time: 3:00 PM
Where: 238 Herald R. Clark
Building
Description: Dan E. Davidson, a
professor of Russian and second-language
acquisition at Bryn Mawr College, will present an
Area Focus Lecture titled “Taking Foreign Language
Skills to the Professional Level: Why Pursue
Superior-Level Language Study, and, More
Importantly, Can You Get There From Here?"
For more information on Kennedy Center
events, see the calendar and News online at kennedy.byu.edu.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 to
Friday, Oct 28, 2005 |
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What: 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People Seminar
Time: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: 284 Tanner Building
Description: All four sessions (Oct.
20, 21, 27 and 28) are part of the
seminar.
Brent Barclay, director of Student
Leadership, and Jared Chapman and Todd Hendricks,
Student Leadership employees, have been
"FranklinCovey certified" to present the seminar,
which will teach skills designed to help students
in both personal and academic areas in their
lives.
Registration for the seminar will be
available at the Wilkinson Student Center
Information Desk through the deadline, Oct. 18.
The seminar costs $35 or $25 with a "Bored No
More" card.
For more information, contact
Rebecca Erekson at 422-7176 or by e-mail at
rebecca_erekson@byu.edu.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: MPA Program Information
Session
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: 710 Tanner Building
Description: The George W. Romney
Institute of Public Management will host its
annual information session about the Master of
Public Administration program. Students
planning to graduate before fall semester 2005
with interest in the MPA program can learn about
the program and ask questions. For more
information about the MPA program, visit marriottschool.byu.edu/mpa.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 to
Saturday, Oct 22, 2005 |
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What: Dollar Night at the Varsity:
"Charade"
Time: 6:45 PM
Where: Varsity Theater, Wilkinson
Student Center
Description: Tickets will be available
for $1 at the Wilkinson Student Center Information
Desk beginning Oct. 10. Concessions will be sold
at the event.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: Women's soccer at UNLV
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Las Vegas, Nev.
Description:
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 |
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What: Orpheus Winds Quintet
Time: 7:30 PM
Where: Madsen Recital Hall
Description: The quintet is composed
of April Clayton, flute; Jaren Hinckley, clarinet;
Geralyn Giovannetti, oboe; Christian Smith,
bassoon; and Laurence Lowe, horn. Admission
is free. For more information, visit performances.byu.edu.
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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 to
Saturday, Oct 22, 2005 |
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What: Dollar Night at the Varsity:
"Charade"
Time: 9:30 PM
Where: Varsity Theater, Wilkinson
Student Center
Description: Tickets will be available
for $1 at the Wilkinson Student Center Information
Desk beginning Oct. 10. Concessions will be sold
at the event.
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Friday, Oct 21, 2005 |
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What: International Field Studies
lecture
Time: Noon
Where: 238 Herald R. Clark
Building
Description: Susanna Johnson, a BYU
alumna, will present an International Field
Studies lecture titled “The Importance of Exposure
to Peoples, Culture, and Poverty." For
more information on International Field Studies,
please visit the International Study Programs web
site at kennedy.byu.edu, or for
information on Kennedy Center events, see the
calendar and News online at kennedy.byu.edu.
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Friday, Oct 21, 2005 |
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What: Women's volleyball vs. San Diego
State
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Smith Fieldhouse
Description:
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Friday, Oct 21, 2005 |
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What: Sophie's Daughters IV
Time: 7:30 PM
Where: Madsen Recital Hall
Description: Works by Germanic female
composers will highlight this evening of music and
conversation. Admission is free. For more
information, visit performances.byu.edu.
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Friday, Oct 21, 2005 to
Saturday, Oct 22, 2005 |
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What: Brand X Comedy
Time: 7:30 PM
Where: 205 J. Reuben Clark
Building
Description: BYU's "other" sketch
comedy group will host their first shows of the
semester on Friday and Saturday.
Tickets
are available for $3 at the WSC Information Desk
or $4 at the door.
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Friday, Oct 21, 2005 |
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What: Laugh Out Loud
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Where: 2084 Jesse Knight
Building
Description: All proceeds will go to
the charity Friday's Kids. Tickets are
available at the WSC Information Desk for $2 or $3
at the door. For more information, visit lol.byu.edu.
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Saturday, Oct 22, 2005 |
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What: Women's soccer at San Diego
State
Time: 1:00 PM
Where: San Diego, Calif.
Description:
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Saturday, Oct 22, 2005 |
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What: Football at Notre Dame
Time: 1:30 PM
Where: South Bend, Ind.
Description: This game will be
broadcast nationally by NBC.
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Saturday, Oct 22, 2005 |
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What: Women's volleyball vs.
UNLV
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Smith Fieldhouse
Description: This game will be
broadcast on CSTV.
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Campus Notes
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- Richard Jackson, a geography
professor at Brigham Young University, will
discuss “Toxic Tooele: The Emergence of the West
as a Location for Other People’s Wastes”
Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee
Library auditorium. More
- Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese ambassador
to the United States, will present a Brigham
Young University Area Focus Lecture, titled
“China-U.S. Relations,” on Thursday, Oct. 20, at
11 a.m. in 250 Spencer W. Kimball
Tower. More
- The George W. Romney Institute of
Public Management at Brigham Young University’s
Marriott School will host an information session
about its Master of Public Administration
program Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in 710
Tanner Building. More
- When does God intervene in times
of natural disaster or war? What role did the
formation of the United States play in the
Restoration of the Gospel? These questions are
addressed in a new book published by Brigham
Young University’s Religious Studies
Center. More
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Y News Articles |
BYU
to host 34th annual Sperry Symposium on the Scriptures Oct.
28-29
Truman G. Madsen, Richard L. Bushman and
Susan Easton Black will deliver keynote addresses at the 34th
annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium at Brigham Young University
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29... |
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Campus
delivery of Christmas trees, poinsettias to begin Nov.
21
The Grounds Office is encouraging departments
across campus look ahead to the holidays... |
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BYU
announces new payment options
In an effort to save
more than $1 million, Brigham Young University recently
announced important changes to its payment program for tuition
and fees, insurance premiums and BYU-sponsored loans. These
changes will be in effect for Winter Semester 2006... |
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Spanish
Golden Age "Las cortes de la muerte" produced at BYU this
week
As part of a campus-wide celebration of the
400th anniversary of the publication of “Don Quixote,” Brigham
Young University's Spanish Golden Age Theatre Group will
perform Lope de Vega's “Las cortes de la muerte” Saturday,
Oct. 15, and Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 19-22, at 7:30
p.m. in the Joseph F. Smith Building Theatre, room B-192...
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