Brisbane Temple Construction Begins

Construction on the Brisbane Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is finally underway. Ground was broken for the building last May after delays brought on by opposition from the building's neighbors were resolved in February. Now the projected cost for the Temple has doubled since the Temple's announcement, to $17.25 million (Australian), and local officials are now saying that they are glad the building is underway.

New book on Spori Building features photos and history

A pictorial book commemorating the historic Jacob Spori Building is off the presses and should be available at the BYU-Idaho Bookstore by Dec. 7.

BYU-Hawaii Hires Off-Campus-Housing Coordinator

In light of the University's need to better facilitate off-campus housing arrangements, BYU-Hawaii alumnus Scott Bradshaw has been hired as off-campus-housing coordinator.

Miller Park in National Calendar

Miller Park is featured in the 2002 Great Parks Calendar published by Baseball America.

BYU-developed French language CD-ROM to aid Olympic volunteers

A team of faculty and students at Brigham Young University has been instrumental in the development of a French language CD-ROM to be used by volunteers at the Salt Lake Winter Games. The CD-ROM, "À vos marques, Prêts, Partez: French at the Salt Lake 2002 Games," was financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France through the Alliance Française of San Francisco. The software--whose title means "On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!"--aims to teach "survival French" skills to volunteers for the upcoming Salt Lake 2002 Games.