Category: Life

Campus, Life

BYU Announces Devotional Lineup for Fall Semester 2023

Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address at the Marriott Center. Most devotionals and forums will be broadcast live on BYUtv, BYUtv.org (and archived for on-demand streaming), KBYU-TV 11, Classical 89 FM and BYUradio and will be archived on speeches.byu.edu. Please plan to join with students and employees each Tuesday at 11:05 … Continue reading BYU Announces Devotional Lineup for Fall Semester 2023

Renesmee
Life

BYU Students Suspect Their Roommate is Bigfoot

Every semester, the students who dwell in the Greater Provo Metropolitan Area must grow accustomed to new classes, roommates, apartments, and suspicious smells. For at least four students in [redacted] Apartments (a Redstone property), the new sights, sounds, and tastes of their apartment included the local cryptid–their roommate. Or at least, what they assume to be their roommate. Jaryn Wylson, a sophomore at BYU, was … Continue reading BYU Students Suspect Their Roommate is Bigfoot

Paul Atreides
Campus, Life

Advice for Incoming Freshmen from Recent Graduates

It’s the start of a new chapter in your life. You might feel scared, and that’s ok. We are here to help. We have compiled a list of advice from recent graduates about how to find success at Brigham Young University – Provo.    “Whenever possible, pray and bear your testimony in your mission language.” “Never worry about parking. You can park anywhere on campus, … Continue reading Advice for Incoming Freshmen from Recent Graduates

Renesmee
Campus, Life, News, Provo

BYU Linguistics Department Launches Dialectology Study to Analyze “Relief Society Voice”

English-speaking members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, especially in Utah, are often accused of possessing a “Utah Accent”. However, women in the Church have an even more distinctive subset of the Utah Accent, known as the “Relief Society Voice”. While many members of the Church can attest to having heard the Relief Society Voice, no research has been done to study … Continue reading BYU Linguistics Department Launches Dialectology Study to Analyze “Relief Society Voice”

Kayteigh Leigh
Life, News

Summer Salespeople Using Missionaries As Tool to Find Receptive Neighbors

This summer, many BYU students have hit the streets hoping to score gold and sell pest control to people who have no need for it. However, finding people who will fall for the scam is difficult. Most people will readily reject anyone selling preposterous pesticides. However, summer salesmen in Modesto, California have found a way to increase their door-knocking success: tailing the missionaries. An average … Continue reading Summer Salespeople Using Missionaries As Tool to Find Receptive Neighbors

Kayteigh Leigh