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Academics

James Hall named 2024 BYU Student Employee of the Year

By Andrew Osborn
March 11, 2024 12:00 AM
The 2024 BYU Student Employee of the Year has been chosen. James Hall was named the Student Employee of the Year. Jacob Memmott was awarded second place and Adri Barton took third place.
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Campus

BYU's first custodian leaves lasting legacy

By Joshua Rust
June 27, 2023 12:00 AM
Brigham Thomas Higgs, or B.T. Higgs, started work at BYU as a furnace technician and janitor. His aptitude for carpentry and mechanics catapulted him into roles such as BYU's first shop teacher and eventually the father of the modern-day custodial system at BYU.
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Campus News

BYU decks its halls for the holidays

By Matthew Bennett
December 04, 2018 12:00 AM
A set of partially-lit Christmas trees sit in the Harris Fine Arts Center. Student custodians and other physical facilities employees work hard to bring these decorations to campus. (Lexie Flickinger)
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Life

Blue-collar work helps students learn valuable skills

By Jenna Crowther
February 26, 2016 12:00 AM
DeAnna O'Hara sits in the custodial office at Wyview Park. A custodial job might be a valuable work experience for students. (Ari Davis)
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Campus News

The graveyard shift revealed

By Natalie Sivertsen
October 23, 2012 12:00 AM
It's 3:30 a.m. when Chris Loomis' alarm wakes him up for the day. He habitually hits the 'off' button, jumps out of bed and maneuvers his way to the closet in the dark. Without waking his roommate, he puts on his paint-stained jeans and gray sweatshirt.
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