Jaecie Stilovich
Email: jaeciems@byu.edu
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Video of the Day: Man conquers Mt. Kilimanjaro backwards to raise money for charity
Ben Stewart became the first person to hike up and down Kilimanjaro in Tanzania walking only backward. Stewart touched the Mweka gate sign on Feb. 14, marking an end of his eight-day journey. Stewart’s trek raised money for the British Heart Foundation, honoring his grandpa who had died of a heart attack.
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Video of the Day: Rise and Shout! BYU decisions are out
BYU announced admission decisions for Spring, Summer and Fall 2024 on Feb. 16. BYU admissions encouraged social media posts honoring acceptances to be tagged with #BYUBound. BYU’s socials celebrated the soon-to-be cougs that posted with #BYUBound.
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Video of the Day: New Utah aircraft transportation for injured K-9s
Intermountain Life Flight announced a new program to transport K-9s who are ill or injured during their work. Utah Task Force 1’s K-9, Reeta, flew with Intermountain Life Flight. The air ambulance service in Salt Lake City was inspired to create the program after a K-9 was killed on the job in February 2022.
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Video of the Day: Starling murmurations come to Utah skies
A large swarm of European Starlings banded together to create a murmuration in Murray, Utah. These birds have been sighted in Utah several times this winter. Starlings create these flocks to protect themselves from predatory birds.
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Eye on the Y: BYU team conducts study to improve health in Nepal, new species named after BYU professor, BYU cyber security program earns CyberCorps Scholarship for Service
BYU team conducts study to improve health in Nepal
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Video of the Day: Skier nearly misses avalanche
A skier triggered an avalanche at Dutch Draw, Conehead in Park City on Feb. 17. The video shows two skiers coursing down the slope. A third skier narrowly escaped the avalanche that had broken out. According to the Utah Avalanche Center, new snow in the area contributed to the 50-foot-wide soft slab avalanche.
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Video of the Day: 92-year-old Utahn is named world's oldest female water skier
Dawn Jacobsen Young from Salt Lake City was named the oldest female water skier by Guinness World Records in 2023. Now 92 years old, Young has been waterskiing for 63 years. Young is not only a big name in water sports — she was also the seventh General Primary President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1980-88.
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Video of the Day: Die-hard BYU fan downs Cougar Tail on Jumbotron
11-year-old Beckham Bramwell earned the title of “Cougar Tail Kid” after devouring BYU’s most famous concession on the Jumbotron at two home men’s basketball games. Bramwell was first seen chomping on a Cougar Tail, a 15-inch maple bar, at the BYU vs. Kansas State game on Feb. 10. He was spotlighted yet again on Feb. 13, during the BYU versus UCF game.
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Video of the Day: Six-year-old's thoughts while snowboarding
Six year-old Sage got mic’d up and went snowboarding down a mountain with her dad. The young snowboarder first went viral two years ago for a similar video.
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