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BYU Voices

BYU Voices: Impeachment Proceedings in the Senate

With impeachment proceedings taking place in Washington D.C., the Alternate Universe decided to gather some local opinions on what’s happening in our nation’s capitol. Here’s what your fellow Provo residents had to say: “I’m so glad they’re finally acting to remove Trump from office. I’ve been in favor of impeachment since he announced his candidacy in 2015.”- Sandra Pardey, Musical Chairs DJ “I think the … Continue reading BYU Voices: Impeachment Proceedings in the Senate

Donald Cherry
Campus

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

John Dorian
Campus

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

Donald Cherry
Sports

BYU Football Team Disbanded in Favor of Superior Spikeball Team

Students across campus have been buzzing this week thanks to BYU’s latest announcement: the football team has been disbanded, with the football program set to be pulled from the official athletic lineup in the fall. The intramural spikeball team, which has been formally upgraded to a nationally competitive collegiate team, will take its place. Indeed, spikeball– the most beloved sport in the country– will be … Continue reading BYU Football Team Disbanded in Favor of Superior Spikeball Team

Johnny Swift
Campus

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

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