BYU enrollment increase

BYU Housing Halves Dorm Sizes, Plans Further Measures in Response to Enrollment Increase

In late October, BYU announced that it would be increasing its enrollment cap by about 1.5% per year for the next six years. In response to concerns raised over how the massive student influx will be accommodated, BYU has released some of its plans to deal with these logistics. BYU Housing has stepped up immediately by doubling the required dorm capacities in On-Campus Housing facilities. … Continue reading BYU Housing Halves Dorm Sizes, Plans Further Measures in Response to Enrollment Increase

BYU Tops Stone-Cold Sober List; “Wow. I’m Really Surprised,” Says Entire World

The Princeton Review announced their annual list of “Stone-Cold Sober” schools earlier this month, with BYU taking the top spot for the 22nd year in a row. The announcement has been met with comments, interests, and general buzz from no one, except our friends at The Daily Universe. “Oh, that list? Yeah, we just sort of stopped the research on that one,” said a Princeton … Continue reading BYU Tops Stone-Cold Sober List; “Wow. I’m Really Surprised,” Says Entire World

BYU Releases Mission Prestige Rankings

In an unexpected press conference this morning, BYU administrators acknowledged that all missions are NOT created equal. In order to ease the worries of students having a difficult time knowing their place when it comes to discussing missions on campus, BYU released this definitive list ranking the three tiers of missions: Plebeian Tier- These missions are not something to write home about. In fact, if … Continue reading BYU Releases Mission Prestige Rankings

Babylon wasteland

Life in Babylon: Out-of-State Survivors Tell All

BYU attracts students from all over, even from outside of the Beehive State. These students arrive with exotic stories and misguided beliefs from beyond the mountains. As Brigham Young University seeks to educate these disadvantaged refugees from Babylon, The Alternate Universe decided to record some of their horror stories about life outside the safety of Zion, as an ongoing effort to reinstate the Perpetual Emigration … Continue reading Life in Babylon: Out-of-State Survivors Tell All