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Crushed bones reveal literal dino stomping ground

October 12, 2009
Imagine the gruesome sound of bones snapping as a thirsty, 30-ton dinosaur tramples a heap of fresh carcasses on his way to a rapidly shrinking lake.

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Student entrepreneurs show off businesses at BYU competition

October 12, 2009
BYU students are out to prove there’s no need to wait until after graduation to get a big idea off the ground. Many of them had a chance to demonstrate how they’re turning ideas into reality at the 2009 Student Entrepreneur of the Year Competition.

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“The Thing From Another World” at BYU film series Oct. 23

October 12, 2009
“The Thing From Another World,” the 1950s science fiction thriller, will be screened at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

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BYU to observe National Chemistry Week Oct. 18-24

October 08, 2009
National Chemistry Week will take place the week of Oct. 18-24 on the campus with a variety of activities and programs sponsored by the Central Utah Section of the American Chemical Society, including chemical magic shows and a research poster session and reception.

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Ambassadors, author featured at David M. Kennedy Center lectures Oct. 19-23

October 08, 2009
The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies will host a trio of Global Focus Series lectures during the week of Oct. 19-23. Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend.

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BYU Homecoming "Spectacular!" at Marriott Center Oct. 22-23

October 08, 2009
Although BYU’s Homecoming 2009 Founder Eugene Lusk Roberts died in 1953, his footprints easily will be evident at the annual “Spectacular!” extravaganza in the Marriott Center Thursday and Friday, Oct. 22 and 23, at 7:30 p.m.

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BYU celebrates Homecoming College Award recipients in Oct. 22 lecture series

October 08, 2009
Every year at Homecoming, each BYU college selects one of its graduates as the College Award recipient. As part of that honor, each recipient will give a lecture Thursday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m.

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2009 Homecoming Founder Eugene Lusk Roberts left big footprint on BYU campus

October 08, 2009
Every time BYU sports fans yell, “Go, Cougars!” they are unwittingly honoring Eugene Lusk Roberts (AB 1916), BYU’s first athletic director and the Founder for Homecoming 2009. Roberts began calling BYU athletes “cougars” when he wrote sports columns for a Salt Lake City newspaper — and the name stuck. Roberts will be honored during a variety of activites during BYU Homecoming 2009 Oct. 19-24.

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BYU will honor seven for service, leadership during Homecoming 2009

October 08, 2009
The managing director of the Perpetual Education Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a rugby coach featured in the movie “Forever Strong,” a performing arts group founder, a military hero, a foster home director, and two longtime BYU benefactors will be honored during Homecoming 2009 Oct. 19-24.

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BYU to "Reach for the Summit" during Homecoming 2009 Oct. 20-24

October 08, 2009
It happens every year. The mountains turn gold and the Cougars converge on the BYU campus wearing blue and white to celebrate Homecoming. Expect them to arrive anytime between Oct. 20 and 24.

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BYU Opera to present "Tales of Hoffmann" Oct. 17-24

October 08, 2009
The classic opera “The Tales of Hoffmann” will be showing Oct. 17- 24 at 7 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall in a production sponsored by the BYU School of Music.

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Words that make sense: Visual arts film a sensory display of typography

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 07, 2009
Visual arts professor Brent Barson and 11 of his graphic design students display the power of typography in this short film that serves as the opening titles of a international film festival.

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What makes strawberries healthy? When will you die? ORCA grants help students find out

October 07, 2009
BYU undergrads put their $1,500 research grants to good use. One nutrition major studied compounds that make strawberries good for you. Another used his ancestor's ages to predict his own age at death. The deadline for this year's applications is Oct. 30.

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Changes to add/drop process to begin Winter Semester 2010

October 06, 2009
Beginning winter 2010, BYU will no longer use add/drop cards to add classes. A simplified process will allow students to complete this process online after they receive instructor permission and a permission-to-add code.

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Susan Sessions Rugh to give BYU devotional Oct. 13

October 06, 2009
Susan Sessions Rugh, associate dean of the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences and professor of American history, will present "Our Journey into the Wilderness" at a university devotional Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

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Marriott School professor creates index to identify industry relationships

October 05, 2009
If online dating sites can successfully match up two people that have never met, why can’t the same concept be used to make matches in the business world? One professor from the Marriott School of Management thinks it can.

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Christ in the Old Testament topic for BYU Sperry Symposium Oct. 30-31

October 05, 2009
Elder F. Melvin Hammond, General Authority emeritus of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be the keynote speaker at BYU's 38th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium on the Scriptures Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31.

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Center for Service and Learning sponsors Volunteer Tutor Training Conference Oct. 9-10

October 05, 2009
The Center for Service and Learning will sponsor a Volunteer Tutor Training Conference, giving students the opportunity to learn how to tutor more effectively. The Tutor Training Conference will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9-10, in 3223 Wilkinson Student Center.

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Education in Zion exhibit, College of Nursing plan program Oct. 21

October 05, 2009
The Education in Zion exhibition at the Joseph F. Smith Building in conjunction with the College of Nursing will demonstrate “The Healer’s Art” during an evening of discussion, music and film Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Education in Zion Theater, B-192 JFSB.

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Deseret Alphabet focus of new Lee Library exhibit through Oct. 31

October 05, 2009
Patrons of the Harold B. Lee Library can learn the ABCs of the Deseret Alphabet in a L. Tom Perry Special Collection exhibit available through the end of October.

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Acclaimed King's Singers to perform at BYU Oct. 28-29

October 05, 2009
The King’s Singers will be performing with select BYU ensembles Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 28 and 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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Egyptian ambassador to the U.S. to speak at BYU Oct. 14

October 04, 2009
His Excellency Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian ambassador to the U.S., will address “Egyptian-U.S. relations” during an Ambassadorial Insights Lecture Wednesday, Oct. 14, at noon in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

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BYU statistics professor receives national honor

October 04, 2009
During the recent Annual Joint Statistical Meetings held in Washington D.C., William F. Christensen, a professor in the Department of Statistics, was presented the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award by the American Statistical Association's Section on Statistics and the Environment.

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Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band in concert Oct. 15

October 04, 2009
The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band with special guests The New Hot 5 will be performing Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The concert is free.

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BYU plans OcTUBAfest Oct. 21-24

October 04, 2009
BYU’s annual OcTUBAfest will take place Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 21-24, in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. with unique nightly performances. All concerts are free.

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University of Richmond professor to discuss Book of Mormon at BYU Oct. 8

October 04, 2009
Terryl Givens, author of Oxford University Press’s "The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction," will deliver a lecture Thursday, Oct. 8, “Joseph Smith’s American Bible: Radicalizing the Familiar.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Gordon B. Hinckley Center.

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Hipparchus' sundial enigma subject for BYU astronomy lecture Oct. 6

October 04, 2009
Paul S. Mills a professor at Utah Valley University, will discuss "The Mystery of the Sundial Enigma" during an International Year of Astronomy lecture Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

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BYU hosts annual High School Marching Band Competition Oct. 13

October 01, 2009
BYU will host the annual High School Marching Band Competition Tuesday, Oct. 13, in LaVell Edwards Stadium. The performances will begin at 3:55 p.m. and continue until approximately 10 p.m.

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Victor Migenes will deliver Seventh Annual Hyrum B. Summerhays Lecture Oct. 9

October 01, 2009
BYU professor of astronomy Victor Migenes will be the speaker at the Seventh Annual Hyrum B. Summerhays Lecture Friday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

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Padma Venkataraman to speak on service Oct. 8 at BYU

October 01, 2009
Padma Venkataraman, the daughter of India's former president, will speak on “Making a Difference through Service and Humanitarian Outreach” at a David M. Kennedy Center lecture Thursday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

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