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• Coed college housing connected to frequent binge drinking

  

  A new study in the Journal of American College Health finds that students placed by their universities in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink each week than students placed in all-male or all-female housing.

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• Benefit of a mentor: Disadvantaged teens twice as likely to attend college

  

  Two findings from a new national study reveal the power of mentors, particularly those in the teaching profession:

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• Babe Ruth's stats padded by BYU statistican

  

  What if Babe Ruth played baseball in our time? A study by Shane Reese answered that question: The Bambino would have hit 199 more home runs. Read The Wall Street Journal story on statistical time travel or Reese's study.

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• Japan's ambassador to U.S. will give BYU lecture Nov. 23

  

  His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki, ambassador of Japan to the United States, will address “U.S.-Japanese Relations” at a David M. Kennedy Center lecture Monday, Nov. 23, at noon in 250 Spencer W. Kimball Tower.

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• It's on! BYU-U of U food drive competition runs through Nov. 28

  Sponsored by BYU Student Alumni Association

  The BYU Student Alumni Association — determined to beat the University of Utah off the field as well as on — will launch its annual food drive competition Friday, Nov. 13. It is now calling upon students, faculty and community members to donate canned foods and money for local food banks.

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• BYU Museum of Art celebrates 100 years of collecting art at BYU

  

  “The First 100 Years: Collecting Art at BYU” tells the remarkable story of the development of the university art collection through the display of 150 of the outstanding works that have been acquired over the past century. This exhibition will be on view in the Marian Adelaide Morris Cannon Gallery on the museum’s main level from Friday, Dec. 4, through Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. Admission is free.

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• "Christmas Around the World" celebrates 50 years of concerts Dec. 4-5

  Featuring BYU's International Folk Dance Ensemble members, alumni

  

  This year’s production of Christmas Around the World with the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble, “Magical Memories,” will be celebrating the show’s 50th concert series. The shows will be Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. There will also be a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are available through the Marriott Center Ticket Office or at byutickets.com.

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• BYU's Harold B. Lee Library displays a history of photography

  

  Underneath the atrium of the Harold B. Lee Library is “From Daguerreotype to Digital: The History of Photography,” a new exhibit depicting 170 years in the development of photography. The exhibit, which has been in production for several years, features the work of significant photographers, including Ansel Adams, John Telford, George Edward Anderson and William Henry Talbot.

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• BYU's Paul Farnsworth receives service award from national society

  

  Paul Farnsworth, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at BYU, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Applied Spectrometry. The award was formally presented at the 2009 Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies last month.

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• Conductor Alexander Jiménez joins BYU Philharmonic for Nov. 19 concert

  

  BYU’s Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing Thursday, Nov. 19, in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Conductor Kory Katseanes and the orchestra will be joined by guest conductor Alexander Jiménez.

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