Blatant Honor Code Violations on Campus

Let’s face it—we’ve all been reported to the Honor Code office for shouting obscenities at the ducks in the pond. But what about all the violations that have somehow slipped right past their radar? Karl G. Maeser Everyone’s seen his beautiful bronze beard, but has anyone seen a beautiful bronze beard card to match it? We asked him to show it multiple times and he … Continue reading Blatant Honor Code Violations on Campus

Erm, What the Brighma!? Five Things You’ve Gyatt to Know for Freshman Year at BYU

Campus life can seem scary at first, but with these words of rizzdom, you’ll have no problem gaining all the aura you need and more. Go forth to serve. You’re not in Ohio anymore. If you wanna be the Young Sigma, you have to be constantly mogging everyone else in the room. Any day could be the day that Livvy Dunne shows up to campus, … Continue reading Erm, What the Brighma!? Five Things You’ve Gyatt to Know for Freshman Year at BYU

Runway Sunday Strikes Again

It is perhaps the most enduring ritual of a Provo YSA ward. Classes are settled in. Hefty callings are inflicted. Then comes the primping, the preening, the peacocking. After all, it is the weekly chance to see your fellow ward members trying to look their best. For years, BYU students have been turning Sundays into runways. Reader, it is a doozy this semester. This morning, … Continue reading Runway Sunday Strikes Again

5 Tips For Encountering FSY Kids

As temperatures rise, so do sightings of the American FSY Kid (Youthus latterdayensis). Within the last week, Provo has been dubbed a Red Zone for critical FSY kid encounters. Here at the Alternate Universe, we take public safety very seriously, and would invite you to review the following tips for coming face to face with this breed of creature.    Stand Your Ground An FSY … Continue reading 5 Tips For Encountering FSY Kids