Five Tips For Dating Your TA

We all know that feeling- you walk into a lab or recitation, and that’s when your eyes meet. The most attractive student you’ve ever seen at BYU. Maybe a year or two older, they look like they’ve got their life together and they check all the boxes. That is, until they stand up and start teaching the class. Are you allowed to ask out your … Continue reading Five Tips For Dating Your TA

BYU Creamery to be featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Guy Fieri has ventured into new territory by featuring the BYU Creamery on the latest episode of his show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. After many years of petitioning to be on the show, the Creamery finally gets its wish. While the main focus of the episode is ice cream, they also showcase the other food. “What other place would sell ice cream, burgers, and fries?” said … Continue reading BYU Creamery to be featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Students React to BYU’s New Optional Mask Policy

Since in-person classes were reinstated in August 2021, we’ve seen a number of students treat the required mask policy like a child with ADHD treats lego instructions. But as of last week, BYU has announced that masks will no longer be required inside classrooms or other indoor spaces. So the Alternate Universe decided to take journalism to the streets and ask fellow students how they … Continue reading Students React to BYU’s New Optional Mask Policy

BYU announces Rainbow Day to celebrate Noah’s Flood

This Friday as students and professors poured onto campus decked in rainbows, BYU officials announced their first annual Rainbow Day to celebrate God’s promise to Noah after the flood. “I just woke up today and thought, wow, how grateful am I that God promised to never flood the earth again,” one BYU official was heard saying.  He continued, “It just seemed like a great idea, … Continue reading BYU announces Rainbow Day to celebrate Noah’s Flood

BYU Student excommunicated after confessing to his Bishop that he still watches Minecraft videos

Cherd McGaulkin knew that confessing your sins was a beautiful and important part of life. It provided a fresh start and a chance to become better as a person. But during his interview, he did not expect his Bishop to inquire of the most deadly of sin and was caught completely off guard. “It has been a great interview,” McGaulkin recounted. “As the interview to … Continue reading BYU Student excommunicated after confessing to his Bishop that he still watches Minecraft videos