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Sponsored by: Channel Maker and Tacitus on track in Saudi Arabia The following notes about contenders in the $20 million Saudi Cup, scheduled for Feb. 20, were provided by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia.  Bangkok (IRE) – Kept busy during the last few weeks, Andrew Baldings British challenger was in winning action only a few days ago when landing the Winter Derby Trial over 2000m (1 1/4 miles) at Lingfield. The 5-year-old was restricted to the training track for his exercise. “He...

In this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, BYU Honor Code administrator Ben Schilaty discusses his new book, “A Walk in My Shoes: Questions I’m Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint.”

(Photo: Wikimedia Commons) on February 9, 2021 Introductory classes are the foundation of Stanford’s undergraduate experience. They form the basis for students to succeed in future courses and determine a major, and many fulfill important WAYS requirements as well. This year, though, introductory classes’ large enrollment numbers have made them uniquely challenged by the move to virtual learning. In various undergraduate programs, including economics, earth science and chemistry, courses ha...

For Latter-day Saints like Chiefs coach and BYU alum Andy Reid, football and faith go hand in hand The game helped the LDS Church become part of the American mainstream. (Reed Hoffmann | AP file photo) Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid talks with players on the sideline during the first half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Kansas City. Reid is one of many Latter-day Saints with ties to college football and the NFL. By Bob Sm...

Pedigree fun facts: Medina Spirit Feb 6, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com When Medina Spirit dug in gamely to withstand all comers in the Jan. 30 Robert B. Lewis (G3), he was expressing tenacity reminiscent of grandsire Giant’s Causeway – and a more distant ancestor, Wild Again. Medina Spirit’s pedigree isn’t fashionable up front, as implied by the bidding in both of his sales appearances. Sold for a paltry $1,000 as a yearling, he brought $35,000 as a two-year-old in training. That...

Massive Cheating Scandal Rocks the Air Force Academy Share This: Academy basic cadets participate in the first phase of basic cadet training with marching drills on July 8 on the Terrazzo at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. The academy has investigated 249 cadets for alleged cheating last spring, after three-quarters of the academys students were sent home in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. (Trevor Cokley/Air Force) The outbreak of COVID-19 last spring forced the United State...

Ever since the state-mandated investigation was announced, Virginia Military Institution (VMI) has taken a hard look at diversity.

The Air Force Academy is reviewing its honor code in the wake of suspicion that hundreds of cadets cheated last spring after being sent home for online learning at the height of the pandemic. Two of the nearly 250 cadets suspected are no longer at the academy. Most of the remainder have admitted to cheating and are on six months of probation and remediation, according to the service academy. On Friday, it announced the review as well as the alleged infractions, which were discovered through fa...

The Academy has launched a major review of the honor system after 249 cadets were nailed for cheating in the spring 2020. Courtesy Air Force Academy The Air Force Academys superintendent has ordered a comprehensive review of the schools honor code after 249 cadets were caught up in a cheating scandal after being sent home last spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lt. Gen. Richard Clark wants to improve the honor program, the Academy said in a news release, so that ...

News Release #001, January 29, 2021    U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – In line with the U.S. Air Force Academy’s mission to develop leaders of character, the Academy’s Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, has directed a complete review of the Academy’s Honor Program, the first in several years. The purpose of the review is to provide findings and recommendations for improvement to the Honor Program, ensuring the Cadet Honor Code and Honor Program relevantly and effectively achieve...