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Marriott Alumni Magazine

Fall 2020

Marriott Alumni Magazine articles
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Feature

An Education Show-Stopper

By Clarissa McIntire
November 04, 2020 04:30 PM
When Les Misérables opened in London’s West End in 1985, many critics gave it an unfavorable review, declaring it bloated, dreadful, and “witless.”1 Despite the negativity, performances sold out quickly, and the original run lasted more than thirty years. Les Misérables remains one of the most popular musicals of all time.
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Faculty Research

The Case of the Rising Numbers

By Todd Hollingshead
November 04, 2020 04:23 PM
Research by a BYU Marriott professor indicates that increases in tuition may be linked to the amount of money students are allowed to borrow.
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Student Experiences

Plan Like a Pioneer

November 04, 2020 04:18 PM
Many nineteenth-century members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints trekked more than a thousand miles across North America, pulling handcarts loaded with supplies and other precious possessions for the journey.
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Feature

Scam Savvy - Safeguarding Against Digital Fraud

By Emily Edmonds
November 04, 2020 04:13 PM
When Mark Roberts began working at the FBI in 2002, its cyber program was small. “Almost nonexistent,” he says. “And the cases were mostly child pornography.”
12 Min Read
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Feature

Therapeutic Rec: A Celebration of Humanity

By Kellene Ricks Adams
November 04, 2020 03:30 PM
Stephanie Janczak felt nervous when she walked into professor Ramon Zabriskie’s classroom for the first time. A BYU Marriott therapeutic recreation and management (TRM) major, Janczak knew that she would be working alongside the other TRM students in the class for the next two years as the cohort progressed toward graduation.
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Feature

The Levite, the Priest, and the Good Samaritan in a World of Racial Injustice

November 04, 2020 11:24 AM
The many instances of some- times lethal violence and discrimination against Black people that have been widely publicized in the news media in the last several months have been deeply disturbing to me and
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Alumni Spotlight

A Blend Of Both

November 04, 2020 10:45 AM
America’s Founding Fathers may have been an inspired bunch who forever changed the world, but they definitely aren’t known for diversity.
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Other Articles

Coping With Covid-19

November 04, 2020 10:03 AM
On 12 March, BYU announced that classes would be canceled through March 17 and then resume completely online. This unprecedented decision came as COVID-19 reached pandemic levels.
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