Tag: COVID-19

Campus

Study Shows that BYU Students Always Wear a Mask and Social Distance, Unless It’s Too Hard

A BYU study revealed some troublesome statistics concerning student’s mask-wearing and social distancing habits.  Seventy percent of students surveyed stated that they would not wear masks in the following situations: They forgot their mask at home They have a medical condition that affects their breathing They thought they could get away with claiming to have a medical condition that affects their breathing They just put … Continue reading Study Shows that BYU Students Always Wear a Mask and Social Distance, Unless It’s Too Hard

Albert Camus
Campus

Underground BYU Faculty & Staff Gambling Ring Place Bets on When Campus Will Shutdown

BYU has just completed its first week of classes back on campus this week, and there are already reports of confirmed cases within the campus community. This has many worried that school will be pushed back to remote learning only, where students will be unable to attend some of their classes in person. However, the faculty were quick to take advantage of this opportunity to … Continue reading Underground BYU Faculty & Staff Gambling Ring Place Bets on When Campus Will Shutdown

Art Vandelay
Life

BYU freshman creates ‘photo-printed’ masks to help with freshmen dating

The percent of BYU students getting married during their freshman year has dropped from 87% to 39%, due to social distancing, which has resulted in the recent creation of customized “face” masks. To combat the fear of finishing freshman year still single, several BYU first-year students designed personalized face masks under the company Your True Looks. “The problem was that you might see a guy … Continue reading BYU freshman creates ‘photo-printed’ masks to help with freshmen dating

Gail Black
Campus

BYU COVID Tracing App to Play Ute Fight Song Whenever Students Get Too Close

In an effort to encourage social distancing, BYU has approved a modification to the “Healthy Together” contract tracing app. According to sources, the app will play the University of Utah fight song whenever students are detected within 6 feet of each other. “We did a little research and figured out that the most effective way to keep students away from each other was to play … Continue reading BYU COVID Tracing App to Play Ute Fight Song Whenever Students Get Too Close

Donald Cherry