NOTE WORTHY NEWS HEADLINES
Fifty-two members of the BYU–Hawaii Concert Choir leave this weekend for a two-week trip to Hong Kong and Taiwan. Directed by Fine Arts Professor Michael Belnap, the choir will be performing concerts, visiting universities and putting on firesides in the two Asian countries. Focus Film Club’s newest movie, “The Inside,” premieres this Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8 in the Little Theater at 7 and 9:30 p.m. each night. Admission is free. The movie stars Lexi Hermansen, Jessica Jane Hagemeister, Felix Tai, Dustin Geddes, Michael Tovey, Matthew Clements, Kalou Shute, Kiersti Nielsen, Ayme Haslam, Eddie Rama, Kali Blimes, Eden Lake, and Dan and Emily Bradshaw. The plot is about a team of FBI agents after a notorious serial killer who can project images on unwitting victims.
The Reading/Writing Center is offering free workshops in May to help students improve their writing skills and solve common problems such as poor proofreading, documentation and organization. Students don’t have to sign up for the half-hour-long workshops taught by the RWC tutors. They are mainly held on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 9:30 p.m. and Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. in McKay 101. The full schedule is available at the RWC. The Spring Term Foodfest will be held on Saturday, May 15 in the Little Circle from 5 to 9 p.m. A variety of foods sold by campus clubs will be for sale and rides, games, music and live performances will be available. Tickets to purchase food will be sold during the event at a booth by BYUHSA. The community is welcome to attend. The proceeds from the events go to sponsor club activities.
NOTEWORTHY NAME: LDS CHURCH PRESIDING BISHOP H. DAVID BURTON WHY HE’S NOTEWORTHY: Bishop Burton gave his CES Fireside address from the Cannon Activities Center on Sunday, May 2. It was the first time a CES Fireside—broadcast around the world via satellite—has originated outside the U.S. mainland. Burton was called Photo byBishop Kallie Roderick to be the Presiding Bishop in 1995. He previously served as the first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric and also served for 14 years as secretary to the Presiding Bishopric. Prior to church employment, he worked for Kennecott Copper and the Utah State Tax Commission. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master of business administration. Furthermore, he served as a missionary in Australia and also as a bishop, stake president, and temple sealer. A native of Salt Lake City, he and his wife, Barbara, have five children. HIS TAKE: At the fireside, he told those listening that “after I diligently inquired of heaven, the Spirit whispered, even shouted, that Latter-day Saint young people need to be reassured that you are literally sons and daughters of a loving, caring, and benevolent Father in Heaven.”
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May 6, 2010
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