BYU Shocked to Find Students Work and Do Activities Outside School, Pledges to Make That Impossible

In this week’s letter from the President, BYU has revealed that they are beginning a new initiative called “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel.” The initiative, in the form of a required app all BYU students must download, is meant to increase BYU students’ engagement with the “BYU experience,” by increasing the amount of homework a student is assigned, based on how much time they … Continue reading BYU Shocked to Find Students Work and Do Activities Outside School, Pledges to Make That Impossible

Karl G. Maeser Devastated That No One Remembered His Birthday

Karl G. Maeser celebrated his 192nd birthday this past Thursday, but sadly not a single person remembered it. Some say that it is due to the fact that his building is in a part of campus that no one ventures to. Most students will never step foot in this building due to its isolated location. In a recent survey conducted on campus, roughly 16% of … Continue reading Karl G. Maeser Devastated That No One Remembered His Birthday

BYU Receives Backlash After Tone-Deaf Release of Limited Edition “Chocolate MLK” Martin Luther King Jr. Flavor

Early Monday morning, the BYU public relations team was a flurry of activity, fielding calls, hate-mail and twitter death threats after BYU officially announced their newest creamery milk flavor. Chocolate MLK, a dark chocolate milk in a limited release bottle, was announced Sunday night from Brigham Young University. Hoping to continue on their hot streak of unique milk flavors— following the success of favorites like … Continue reading BYU Receives Backlash After Tone-Deaf Release of Limited Edition “Chocolate MLK” Martin Luther King Jr. Flavor

BYU Runs Out of Students of Color for MLK Day Posters

Early Sunday morning, BYU administration officials exchanged a series of panicked phone calls as they realized the promotional materials for the Martin Luther King Day service activities lacked any students of color. “We looked all over campus for a few weeks, but we couldn’t find anyone we hadn’t already used in other promotional materials,” says BYU public outreach director Franklin Rosephelt. While some may be … Continue reading BYU Runs Out of Students of Color for MLK Day Posters

BYU Purchases Future Starbucks Lot to Prevent Coffee from Creeping Closer to Campus

In an effort to “avoid the appearance of evil,” Brigham Young University announced Friday that they had acquired the property where a Starbucks is currently under construction. The popular coffee chain was set to open a restaurant west of campus in the spring, but the university was determined to go to extreme measures to prevent it from happening. Reports say that BYU paid a whopping … Continue reading BYU Purchases Future Starbucks Lot to Prevent Coffee from Creeping Closer to Campus