President Reese Officially changes BYU Name to “Y”

History has been made at the University formerly known as BYU.

Just one day before his inauguration, President C. Shane Reese has announced that the University’s name will be permanently changed to the simpler “Y.” Reese said the change reflects his desire to “Make the ‘Y’ cooler than it has ever been” and hopes the students will immediately begin using the University’s new name.

“It had become too hard to use the full name of the Church and the full name of BYU in one sitting,” Reese said in an exclusive interview.

The name and logo change have inspired various reactions across campus.

“I like it. It makes me proud to be a cougar again,” says Jennikah Christensen, a junior majoring in Family Studies. Jennikah is one of many students who has already bought the new “Y” themed T shirt from the bookstore.

Other responses, however, have been less than stellar.

“This is the dumbest idea I’ve seen since throwing a guy in a polyester cougar costume through a ring of fire,” commented Lephi Erickson. “It’s literally been ‘BYU’ for over a hundred years. They can’t change the name. It’s just going to confuse everybody.”

An official “Y” Statement denies any potential inspiration from Elon Musk’s recent and similar rebranding of Twitter:
“Here at ‘Y,’ we know that inspiration strikes individuals in similar ways. We applaud the innovation by Mr. Musk and the rest of the ‘X’ team but reaffirm that ‘Y’ has been and always will be the trendsetter.”
Elon Musk has not yet commented.

The ‘Y’ shirt is on sale at the ‘Y’ Bookstore for $68.99.