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Cougar Connection: Rachel Feldman

By Brinley Ellen King
January 24, 2022 12:00 AM
Meet Rachel Feldman! Feldman is a student studying elementary education. She went into the major so that she can one day give children a safe environment to learn and feel loved. Feldman came to BYU because it has always been her dream and she loved the values.
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Cougar Connection: Sidney Preager

By Kaylyn Wolf
January 18, 2022 12:00 AM
Meet Sidney Preager! Preager is a sophomore from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has one interest that not many people know about: birdwatching. It’s something she shares with her father who is also an avid birdwatcher.
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Faculty Friday: Hank Smith

By Kelsey Mae Nield
January 14, 2022 12:00 AM
Meet Hank Smith! Smith is a religion professor who teaches in the ancient scripture department. He is from St. George, Utah, and has not had the easiest year. He offers some advice to be the creative force of your life by focusing on what you can control rather than what you can't.
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Cougar Connection: Lexie Austad

By Melanie Andrews
January 10, 2022 12:00 AM
Meet Lexie Austad! Austad is a senior studying early childhood education. She loves working with kids and used to work at the BYU preschool. She is from Salt Lake City and is working on making a dollhouse from scratch.
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Faculty Friday: Mel Henderson

By Ally O'Rullian
January 07, 2022 12:00 AM
Meet Mel Henderson! Henderson is a professor in the College of Humanities who teaches English. Her favorite part of her job is getting to know students. She tells the heartwarming story of one student's writing and their journey of coming to BYU.
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Cougar Connection: Lucy Nielson

By Kaleigh Ma'Ake
January 03, 2022 12:00 AM
Meet Lucy Nielson! Lucy loves her job at the Student Connection Leadership Center as a web developer and advertising consultant. Her role includes getting to meet new students, helping plan campaigns on campus and posting cool content on social media pages.
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Faculty Friday: Daryl Lee

By Brinley Ellen King
December 10, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Daryl Lee, a professor in the French Department and an affiliate of BYU global women's studies, international cinema studies and comparative literature programs. His love for French stems from being born in France and he is passionate about his work in other departments.
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Cougar Connection: Bekah Sumsion

By Shamil Rodriguez
December 06, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Bekah Sumsion! Sumsion is a music major who has a passion for teaching music. She had the opportunity to be a choir leader for a middle school choir. Something interesting about her is that she loves to learn tongue twisters and one of her favorites is the Irish wristwatch exercise!
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Faculty Friday: Tony Brown

By Abigail Gunderson
December 03, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Tony Brown! Brown is a professor in the Department of German and Russian.
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Cougar Connection: Kaylee Anthony

By Tennie Davis
November 29, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Kaylee Anthony, a sophomore studying special education. She was recently diagnosed with ADHD and realized that there weren’t problems with her personality — she just needed special help to thrive in school. She is passionate about middle schoolers and is excited for her future as a teacher helping them to succeed!
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Cougar Connection: Ryan Egan

By Abigail Gunderson
November 22, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Ryan Egan! Egan is a fourth-year student at BYU studying music with an emphasis in choral education. He has been singing since middle school, and hopes to teach high school choir someday. Other than music, Egan has a secret talent that is out-of-this-world.
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Staff Spotlight: Sue Murie

By Kelsey Mae Nield
November 18, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Sue Murie! Murie works as a coordinator for the Honor area of BYUSA. She also teaches Integrity for Life, a class designed to help students improve their lives. Murie enjoys talking with students, reading self-improvement books and spending time with her family.
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Cougar Connection: Andrew Widman

By Carly Wasserlein
November 15, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Andrew Widman! Widman is a film major who has always loved movies. During quarantine, he watched every best film from the Oscar Awards and rated them on his Letterboxd account.
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Faculty Friday: Joshua Gubler

By Carly Wasserlein
November 12, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Joshua Gubler! Gubler is a political science professor who attended BYU as an undergrad, where he met a friend that’s stuck around for quite some time.
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Cougar Connection: Sadie North

By Samantha Birrell
November 08, 2021 12:00 AM
Sadie North comes to BYU from the San Francisco Bay area. Her friends gave her a little piece of home, decorating her backpack in pins. North’s favorite pin is a heart-shaped “Dog Mom” pin for her brand new puppy.
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Staff Spotlight: Kaitlin Passey

By Isabel Brown
November 04, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Kaitlin Passey! She teaches weight training and has also taught racquetball as a Student Wellness Instructor. She is also a personal trainer and fitness instructor who enjoys HIIT workouts, yoga and listening to hard rock.
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Cougar Connection: Matt Degn

By Kirstyn Marie Halliday
November 01, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Matt Degn! Degn is a junior at BYU studying experience design and management. Amidst his heavy course load, he finds time to play and watch sports, go roller skating and even grow a mustache!
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Faculty Friday: Trent Hickman

By Mckell Park
October 29, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet Trent Hickman! Since getting his English degree from BYU and becoming a professor, Hickman finds fulfillment working with his students and colleagues. Aside from gardening and cooking, Hickman is passionate about music and even taught a course on the Beatles.
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