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BYU Coed In MTV's The Real World |
A 20-year-old BYU coed will be one of the cast members of the upcoming season of MTV's reality-based show "The Real World." To
produce the hit show, MTV dumped seven strangers in a house in New Orleans
and filmed them for five months to see what transpires among them. The
resulting 2,135 hours of tape were then cut into 22 half-hour episodes for
the cable channel's next season. The new season begins June 13th. |
LDS Author Takes On Rich Indian Tribe |
An LDS author has taken a look at the richest tribe
of American Indians and called foul. Jeff Benedict, a Boston law student,
says in his new book, "Without Reservation" that Connecticut's Pequot tribe
is a farce, contending that tribe leaders decieved the Federal government to
gain recognition as a tribe, millions in Federal funding and permission to
open a casino in the state. |
LDS Student Graduates In Spite of MD |
LDS Student Daniel May graduated from Grissom
High School on May 25th, after four years of navigating through the
curriculum in a wheel chair. May has muscular dystrophy, and his
muscles are no longer able to support his body. The senior class
president, Andrew Salinas, paid tribute to Daniel in his remarks, and
Daniel's grandparents traveled from Mendoza, Argentina to be there
for the graduation. |
LDS Educator's Death Called 'Deep Loss' |
At the age of 60, Utah education specialist,
Doug Bates, died on May 22nd after a three-year bout with pancreatic
cancer. His was a life of dedication to the schools, students,
teachers and school faculties of Utah. |
LDS Student Featured In Modesto 'Teen Hall Of Fame' |
LDS student Richard Thompson, a senior at Hughson
High School was featured in the Modesto Bee's Teen Hall of Fame yesterday.
Thompson was honored for his musical accomplishments, as well as for his
academic credentials. |
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