The famous Y-App, used by BYU students for many things, has been updated with a groundbreaking new feature. The app now includes a conversational AI like Alexa, Siri, or the Google Assistant. Students can just say, “Hey Y-App,” and then whatever action they need the app to perform. They can add a class, or order pure happiness from Aloha Plate. They will also be given … Continue reading Y-App adds new conversational AI

As anyone who uses a car as their main form of transportation has noticed, gas prices have recently become annoyingly high. Factors from the pandemic to ransomware attacks have contributed to the recent price increase. However, believe it or not, there are more ways to get around town besides driving. Here are seven ways, expertly curated by the Alternate Universe team, to avoid those pesky … Continue reading Seven Awesome Alternate Ways to Get Around Provo

Do you enjoy eating Salad in the shower? If for some weird reason you do, this is the product for you. BYU Chemical Engineering students have developed a new “20-1 Shampoo” that will revolutionize the hair and food industry in the coming future. This new soap will be the first of its kind and will be useful for outside the shower as well. Some of … Continue reading BYU Chemical Engineering Students Develop Revolutionary 20-1 Shampoo; Hair-Regrowth, Laundry Detergent and Salad Dressing Among Uses

Move over, Property Brothers. Earlier this week, HGTV premiered the first episode of a hot, new show featuring Joanna Gaines, frontwoman of the wildly popular house-flipping series, Fixer Upper. In Latter Day Flip, Joanna takes on a challenge that has never been attempted before – revamping old Latter Day Saint churches so they actually look like they belong in the 21st century.  “You believe in … Continue reading HGTV Drops New Show Where Joanna Gaines Flips Church Buildings

This towering fake pine which has served as a landmark for decades finally has a use besides letting students in Provo send out-of-date memes to each other. BYU student Corbon Shumway first reported the “pear-like” fruit, seemingly sprouting on the inanimate pole.  “It’s a real popcorn-on-the-apricot-tree kind of situation,” Shumway said. “On the one hand, I saw it right before my eyes, on the other … Continue reading Arbor Day Miracle? Cell Phone Tower Tree in Provo Starts Bearing Fruit