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Risa Casperson

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January 2013

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  • Choir visits Osu Children’s Home in Ghana


    April 25, 2013

    There were many things donated besides just toys There were also clothes, books, and crayons. The BYU-Idaho Collegiate Singers sang at the Osu Children’s Home in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, April 25. The choir performed songs ranging from “I Bo...
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  • Hundreds gather for Festival


    April 1, 2013

    People of all ages congregated at an Indian Temple located in Spanish Fork, Utah to celebrate a festival called Holi on March 29-30. More commonly referred to as The Festival of Colors, Holi is a celebration in India to welcome the spring season and ...
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    Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate spring.
  • The journey from Judaism to Mormonism


    March 26, 2013

    Synagogues, Hebrew school, bar mitzvah and holy days were a part of Ross Baron’s everyday life.  He grew up Jewish. Now, he’s a Mormon. Baron said when he was around eight or nine years old he began asking questions such as, “Why are we here, ...
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  • I-Cover showcases talent


    March 25, 2013

      Fourteen bands performed a variety of music including songs by Imagine Dragons and Goldfinger Ska in I-Cover on March 23. Allison Otting, a senior studying graphic design and the cellist in the winning act, said they picked the song called “...
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  • The evolution of “For the Strength of Youth”


    March 19, 2013

    Thou shalt not wear pants outside your home or apartment if you are a lady. Thou shalt not be a contortionist dancer. Thou shalt not wear curlers in your hair while you are in public. These ideas were contained in the very first edition of For the St...
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  • Sock Hop takes the term ‘socks’ literally


    March 19, 2013

    No shoes, no service is not the case for the upcoming “Sock Hop” dance this Friday, March 22. According to the dance committee, “This dance was created by current BYU-Idaho students who wanted to dance in socks without being tied down to the de...
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  • Gamers gather for event


    March 19, 2013

    A brawl broke out on Saturday March 16 in the MC Ballroom. Not the physical kind, but virtual. Students gathered to share their love for video games. Brackets were displayed on white boards. Any gamer could participate and enter the bracket tournamen...
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  • Remedies available to help treat insomnia


    March 12, 2013

    Insomnia is a common sleep disorder, according to the National Institutes for Health. People who have insomnia have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or both and as a result, they may get too little sleep or have poor-quality sleep. Dr. Mark Ma...
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    A bad night’s sleep is one of the top two reasons that people get in a bad mood, according to Psychology Today.
  • Adventures of laundry: loads of fun


    March 5, 2013

    Water bugs, someone else’s underpants and a future husband are just a few things that students reported finding while doing laundry. Eric Baird, a senior studying art education, said finding a waterbug in the washing machine was the craziest thing ...
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    According to www.universitylanguage.com, the best time to do laundry at college is when everyone else sharing the washers and dryers are asleep; either late at night or early morning.
  • Extreme couponing can save money


    February 19, 2013

    Forty rolls of toilet paper and 30 bottles of dish soap: $1.09. 100 king size candy bars: $0.00. Clipping coupons to get $60 cash back at Walmart: priceless. Michelle Christensen, a freshman studying business, has been couponing for almost a year, an...
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    According to www.today.com, extreme couponing can help people save hundreds of dollars. In fact, couponing practices have increased 63 percent in 2011 and Americans saved approximately $3.7 billion, according to MSN Money.