Category: 5 Things to Know

5 Things to Know, Featured, General Conference

5 Changes in the New “For the Strength of Youth” Pamphlet

During the General Conference last weekend, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced a new edition of the “For the Strength of Youth” pamphlet. The pamphlet, which is meant to summarize standards for the youth of the Church, had not been updated in 11 years. Many people were immediately drawn to the uninspired, corporate cover. However, some keen observers realized things inside the … Continue reading 5 Changes in the New “For the Strength of Youth” Pamphlet

Macho Man Randy Savage
5 Things to Know, Featured, Life

Five Ideas to Include in Your Future Planet

Do members eventually get to create their own planet in the celestial kingdom? Eh, we don’t know. But who cares? Haven’t you ever played Sims 4? The high of going creator-mode is on par with that third Swig drink of the day; To put it simply, imagination is one h*ck of a drug. And that’s something clearly seen in a recent survey the Alternate Universe … Continue reading Five Ideas to Include in Your Future Planet

Sue Sylvester
5 Things to Know

Five Things 2022 Grads Should Know Before Entering the Workforce

Congratulations class of 2022- you did it! You cheated on just enough online exams to walk the stage and confront your destiny as a future TJ Maxx Associate (assuming you graduated with a Communications degree). Onto the next chapter, as they say. But as many will soon realize, the leap from the Lord’s University to the secular world is more like jumping into a whole … Continue reading Five Things 2022 Grads Should Know Before Entering the Workforce

Sue Sylvester
5 Things to Know, Campus, Life

Five Tips For Dating Your TA

We all know that feeling- you walk into a lab or recitation, and that’s when your eyes meet. The most attractive student you’ve ever seen at BYU. Maybe a year or two older, they look like they’ve got their life together and they check all the boxes. That is, until they stand up and start teaching the class. Are you allowed to ask out your … Continue reading Five Tips For Dating Your TA

Carmen Sandeigo
5 Things to Know, Campus

Five Books Banned at BYU

Library Collections Manager Susan Bradshaw gives her explanation of what makes these few novels “too scandalous” for the Harold B. Lee Library.  Bradshaw has even gone so far to censor notable alumna Stephanie Meyer, surely provoking inevitable riots on campus.  Twilight “The idea of vampires and other supernatural entities is already problematic, but Stephanie Myer crosses the line in her debut novel by making them … Continue reading Five Books Banned at BYU

Sue Sylvester