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What Would Happen if BYU Upheld the 9 Accidental Acceptance Letters

Recently, BYU sent acceptance letters to 9,879 freshman applicants. A week later, nine of them were told that theirs were an accident, and that they would not be able to attend BYU. Here’s why BYU could not afford to let these nine students attend despite the error.   Famine With nearly 40,000 students already enrolled at BYU Provo, food can be hard to come by. … Continue reading What Would Happen if BYU Upheld the 9 Accidental Acceptance Letters

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BYU Student Soils Himself in HBLL

As students prepare for finals, the library approaches full capacity almost daily. BYU is home to over 30,000 undergraduate students, and with this kind of population density, it can be hard to get the most coveted seats in the library. The personal cubicles on the first and second floor are of particular popularity, as they give the overcrowded student not only a feeling of seclusion, … Continue reading BYU Student Soils Himself in HBLL

Kayteigh Leigh
Featured, News, Provo

Participants in Provo “Performative Male” Contest Flagged by Honor Code Office for Promiscuity

Several contestants in Brigham Young University’s first annual “Performative Male” competition have been referred to the Honor Code Office after fellow students felt uncomfortable with their being “so horny.” The event, hosted in Kiwanis Park, was organized by the BYU Men’s Studies Club. Performative males are known for performing for the female gaze, engaging in such activities as drinking traditionally female drinks like matcha, and … Continue reading Participants in Provo “Performative Male” Contest Flagged by Honor Code Office for Promiscuity

Kayteigh Leigh
Campus, Featured, Life

How To Tell If Your Roommate Can Really Handle That Scary Movie

With the arrival of October, BYU students have begun the annual Reaping. Of movie partners, that is. “It’s a delicate process,” Miranda Mitchell, a dedicated horror nerd and Film Studies major, told me as she glanced furtively around the quad. “You have to send out signals without alerting the SOs of what you’re planning.” The SOs, or “Sheltered Ones,” are those BYU students who weren’t … Continue reading How To Tell If Your Roommate Can Really Handle That Scary Movie

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Professor Creates ADHD-Accessible Environment for Students Using Double Projector Screens

Lately, it seems we all either know someone with ADHD or have got it ourselves. With more and more people receiving helpful diagnoses of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, schools all over the country are struggling to help students.  One professor at BYU, Dr. Higginbotham, took it upon himself to create an accessible classroom, and the results have impressed many. After noticing his students bored, falling asleep, … Continue reading Professor Creates ADHD-Accessible Environment for Students Using Double Projector Screens

Kayteigh Leigh