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Tax Season Savings

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According to Albert Einstein, the hardest thing in the world to understand isn’t relativity it’s income tax. And the genius has a point.

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Family Style

BY Emily Edmonds, February 01, 2013 10:59 AM

With wet eyelashes, Reachel walked out of her bedroom and found a stranger sitting in her apartment. The guy casually resting his elbow on the couch was Andrew, a friend of her roommates. 

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Recreation and the Things that Matter Most

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Throughout my life I’ve spent countless summer weekends at my parents’ cabin in the Uinta Mountains, where in the early days there was no electricity or indoor plumbing and almost every evening was spent playing games around the kitchen table until the generator would run out of gas.

Student Experiences

A Dose of Healthy Advice

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As he listened to Britt Berrett speak on the first day of class, Joseph Mount had the distinct impression he was looking at his future employer. Berrett’s passion for health care was unmistakable, and Mount wanted to be a part of it.

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Growing up with ESPN

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Athletics mean so much to us in America.

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Risky Business

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Cameras flashed as reporters jostled for position. This was the biggest story of the year: Kenneth Lay was surrendering to the FBI. Slapped with a slew of charges alleging he falsified statements to hide billions in losses, Lay’s arrest marked the end of Enron’s empire.

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High Resolution

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With each new year comes the inherent round of goal setting. But sometimes our aspirations turn from motivating to frustrating, stifling our desire to act. We all want to create positive changes in our lives, but what makes a goal more than wishful thinking?

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Aspire to be Inspired

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Last August I was at a landfill site in So Paulo, Brazil. It had been a dump where people sorted through garbage looking for valuable items so they could put food on their tables.

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The High Cost of Obesity

BY Jennifer Mathis, February 01, 2009 04:52 PM

It’s a touchy subject—right up there with politics and religion. But obesity reaches high enough numbers and dollars that it can’t be quietly swept under the rug. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 34 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 and older are obese, a looming figure that’s more than doubled since the late 1970s.1 The figure has recently settled after a quarter-century of steady growth, leaving the majority of U.S. adults—approximately 66 percent—overweight or obese, with health care costs continuing to rise with no end in sight.2

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Knot Your Average Craftsman

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Gordon Nichol can’t smell wood anymore.

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Ask the Experts

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Some things you just know. For everything else, ask an expert. Six alumni share their smart responses to everyday situations.

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Exceeding Expectations: Perfecting Performance Appraisals

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John B. Bingham was left scratching his head when the topic of performance appraisals came up during a visit with a consulting client.

Student Experiences

Influencing Students to Wield Their Own

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By the end of their first class period, MBA students in the power, influence, and negotiations course are engaged in a full-scale, one-on-one negotiation over the sale of a biochemical plant.

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Tanner Building Addition Dedicated

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Years of planning and effort came to fruition on 24 October 2008 when President Thomas S. Monson dedicated the 76,000-square-foot N. Eldon Tanner Building Addition.