In the midst of today’s tumultuous world, there are certain scenes that have the ability to restore one’s faith in humanity. One such scene was played out on the Helaman Halls recreation fields on Friday evening. A group of poor, malnourished BYU students were playing a regular game of spikeball when they were joined and befriended by local Provo policeman, Hans Upp.

“When I first heard about spikeball I thought it was a sharp and spherical illegal weapon. These kids taught me the true spirit and meaning of spikeball,” says Officer Upp.

The game went on for about 45 more minutes after Office Upp joined. That 45 minutes and a little yellow ball were all it took to to break down the barriers of rank and build up something beautiful in its place.

“Officer Upp is the man. He sucks at spikeball, but he’s still the man,” says DJ Brown, BYU sophomore and owner of the spikeball net.

“It’s a hard thing to live on ramen, eggs, and JIF peanut butter. I just knew I had to do something to give back,” says Officer Upp.

Officer Upp says he’s planning on buying a spikeball net for his kids so he can practice more. He also promised to replace DJ’s spikeball that he accidentally hit into the street and got run over by a car.