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Posted 19 Nov 2001   For week ended October 26, 2001
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Academic Explains Why Rumors Show Mormons Protected from Harm
Amid false rumors and widely-circulated e-mails, claiming divine intervention among Mormon missionaries and BYU interns, Mary Ellen Robertson delivered a speech at the Sixth Annual Religious Studies Conference at Utah Valley State College in Provo claiming that some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are exhibiting the "Chosen People Syndrome." An expert on violence in Mormon history and scripture, Robertson sees a traditional longing for uniqueness along with an ecclesiastical mandate to be "in the world but not of the world," which leads to the syndrome.
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Local News
BYU-Hawai'i Set to Launch 57-Foot, Double-Hulled Teaching Canoe
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside over the launching of a 57-foot long, double-hulled canoe carved by Brigham Young University-Hawai'i during a community ceremony on Nov. 3 at Hukilau Beach.
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Sports
Patience is Key to Football, Says Returned Missionary Quarterback
A fourth-string walk-on quarterback at San Jose State says patience is the key to playing football with the Spartans. Clint Carlson, 24, the second-oldest player on the team, will receive significant playing time in the Western Athletic Conference, Spartan Coach Fitz Hill said.
 
BYU Earns Top-10 Ranking
For the first time since the 1996 season, the Cougars have earned a spot among college football's top-10 teams. BYU climbed from No. 13 to No. 10 in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top-25 Poll after grounding Air Force, 63-33, on Saturday.
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Politics
Politics: Anthrax Scare Slows Congress, but not Hatch and Reid
Activity in the U.S. Congress slowed considerably last week as the congress dealt with the anthrax scare. But the scare didn't slow down Senator Orrin Hatch, who introduced four new measures last week, or Senator Harry Reid, who introduced two bills, in a week when almost every other Mormon legislator didn't introduce any new bill. In spite of the scare, the U.S. House managed to vote nearly unanimously for seven bills, while the Senate looked at a couple of conference reports on major appropriations bills.
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People
Wahlstroms Moving On After Tragedy
The Wahlstrom family will celebrate Halloween this year, in spite of the September 11th terrorist attack that robbed the family of their grandmother and aunt. And in spite of the tragedy, they are finding a way to help others cope also.
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Arts & Entertainment
Robert Cundick Concert in New York City
The eleven Manhattan congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) include a disproportionally large number of serious student and professional musicians. When a group of these musicians, looking for a signal concert for their "LDS Artists in Concert" series, discovered that Robert Cundick turned 75 years old this year, it seemed a perfect occasion to honor the prolific Utah composer with a concert of his works.
 
Guess Who Near Wrapping Up American Tour
If there is ever a rock anthem titled "reconciliation," it would have to be by The Guess Who. While most baby-boomers will, if they remember the band, know that the group died long ago, and maybe even remember that the Mormon beliefs of its leader, Randy Bachman, played a factor in the group's demise. But Bachman has now reunited with his former band members, and they are now nearing the end of an American tour, finishing the "American Woman" tour they never completed when Bachman left.
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Business
Mormon Chosen to Run ATM Manufacturer's Operations
LDS Church member Wesley B. Vance has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, becoming one of the top management team at the $1.7 billion manufacturer of self-service financial equipment, including Automated Teller Machines. Vance now reports to the company's Chairman and CEO, Walden W. O'Dell.
 
Never on Sunday, Not Even in Las Vegas
Utah furniture and electronics retailer R.C. Willey Home Furnishings already has a store in Henderson, Nevada and plans to open two more stores in the Las Vegas area, presenting what may be the biggest challenge in the company's 69-year history. For the first time the company is moving into a city larger than Salt Lake, and, more importantly, a significantly different lifestyle, one potentially at odds with R.C. Willey's longstanding policy of closing on Sunday.
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