Megan White – The Confidence Project

News/Journalism     Project Summary My original idea for this project was a magazine of self-portraits and a narrative about my self-confidence journey. Upon discussing my idea with friends and my mentor, I decided to take it a step further and get friends and family involved in the project as well. I set up appointmentsContinue reading “Megan White – The Confidence Project”

Madelyn Wilson – Multilevel Marketing and How it Impacts Distributors

News/Journalism     Project Summary As a capstone to my time at BYU-Idaho, where I learned and honed my skills in journalism and communication, I wanted to report on something that matters to me. I have seen first-hand the way multilevel marketing companies have impacted people I love. Their stories, which exhibit the difficult positionsContinue reading “Madelyn Wilson – Multilevel Marketing and How it Impacts Distributors”

Jay Worlton – Building Racer’s Breakdown

News/Journalism     Racer’s Breakdown is a podcast with auto racing sports analytics content. With 15 years of devoted viewing of auto racing, I’ve become pretty good at picking out the drivers that can win on any given race-day. The purpose of Racer’s Breakdown is to use racing statistics to quantify intangibles and evaluate theContinue reading “Jay Worlton – Building Racer’s Breakdown”

Brandon Walker – LOGGING INTO SPORTS CAREERS

News/Journalism      My senior project began two semesters ago, when I began attending the newly-christened Sports Professional’s Development Society on campus in Winter 2019. After a few meetings with some amazing sports professionals, I began to talk to Society founder Carter Smith, and brainstormed the concept of a website to direct students to thisContinue reading “Brandon Walker – LOGGING INTO SPORTS CAREERS”

Erica Mund – Reademic

News/Journalism     Locked-in for weeks on end, many people found new hobbies and talents to pass the time. Others rediscovered old passions to help distract from the chaos of our world seemingly collapsing.   I lost myself in books and after researching 2020 reading trends, I discovered libraries across the nation reported increased check-outsContinue reading “Erica Mund – Reademic”

Seth Harper- Mental Health at BYU-idaho: a LGBTQ experience

News/Journalism       Writing about something you’re passionate about always cultivates in higher quality work. That’s why for my senior project I chose to write a series of articles highlighting mental health issues for the LGBTQ+ community at BYU-Idaho. Mental health is talked about a lot, but the LGBTQ community in Rexburg is not.Continue reading “Seth Harper- Mental Health at BYU-idaho: a LGBTQ experience”

Brittni Johnson – Born with Half a Heart

News/Journalism Born with Half a Heart: There is Hope as a Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Patient     My project is on my 16-year-old brother, Jaden, who was born with a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). With HLHS, structures on the left side of the heart do not fully develop. TheContinue reading “Brittni Johnson – Born with Half a Heart”

Ashley Denise Manson – Overcoming Life’s Trials

News/Journalism     Overcoming Life’s Trials podcast shares the stories of those that have experienced struggles in their life. Each of us have experienced some form of trial in our life and many of us have felt alone. These stories show how many work through their trials and what advice they have for those goingContinue reading “Ashley Denise Manson – Overcoming Life’s Trials”