Category: Life

Campus, Life

C. Shane Reese Quotes Kendrick Lamar to First-Gen Graduates

Friday evening, BYU President C. Shane Reese quoted Kendrick Lamar at a dinner for first generation graduates. “To quote one of the greatest lyricists of all time, Kendrick Lamar, ‘Be humble,’” said Reese. Reese, himself a first-generation college graduate, then used Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” to illustrate the principle of humility. This is within the range of normal behavior for the university president. Reese is famously engaged … Continue reading C. Shane Reese Quotes Kendrick Lamar to First-Gen Graduates

Paul Atreides
Life, missionary

Missionary Realizes New Testament is Actually Fire

Today, Elder Michael McMasterson of the Australia Melbourne Mission admitted that he started reading the New Testament for the first time earlier this week. In an email he wrote: “I never knew this, but the New Testament is actually fire. Jesus and Paul really be saying a lot of dope stuff.” McMastersons’ parents, Donny and Mary, are both elated and disappointed: “He’s 20-years-old and we … Continue reading Missionary Realizes New Testament is Actually Fire

Cameron Frye
Life

Inspiring: ADHD Club Catches Up On A Semester’s Worth Of Meetings In One Day

We love to see it! After postponing its weekly meetings 12 times in a row, BYU’s ADHD club finally locked in and cranked out every single one of them in the space of just one day. The string of meetings consisted of various unrelated thoughts, copious amounts of yapping, and minimal actions taken. The first meeting was scheduled for 9 a.m. and began at 1:37 … Continue reading Inspiring: ADHD Club Catches Up On A Semester’s Worth Of Meetings In One Day

Don Cheadle
Life

“Minister? I Hardly Know Her”—Joke Falls Flat at 4th Disappointing Ministering Interview in a Row

As laid out in the handbook, the leadership of the Provo YSA 678th Ward attempts to carry out ministering interviews once a quarter. Shaleigh Howe, a junior at BYU, went into her interview knowing she had not done a single thing with any of the sisters to whom she is assigned to minister. Howe thought she could get away with a quick interview by using … Continue reading “Minister? I Hardly Know Her”—Joke Falls Flat at 4th Disappointing Ministering Interview in a Row

Cameron Frye