Awesomeness Prime

When I watch Brigham Young University’s football team this year I will mostly be sitting on the couch behind a television. I am one of many students who are forced to this torturous form of observing sports. Sitting at a television does not give you the same satisfaction of being at the game. There aren’t thousands of people by all screaming at the same time. There aren’t the crowd cheers, the wave, the make noise cues, or the all around adrenaline rush that comes from being right there watching closely and occasionally looking at the big screen to see what you missed at your angle. All students should be allowed this opportunity. Students are the ones who are most crazed about the team. They make the games more energetic and lively. I think that the school should offer more football passes to all students because it would create more opportunities for students to interact, more energetic games, and happier students.
By Joseph Miller Alcocer

No, you can only live where I want you to.

Although many incoming freshman are not aware but is common knowledge to anyone living off campus, to attend Brigham Young University you must live in approved housing. You can't live with your grandma, you can't live with your best friends family, you can't even live with the President of the LDS Church, Thomas S. Monson, if you wanted to. No. You must live where BYU wants you to and only in housing that is available to all students who attend BYU. I'm going to be completely straight with you. I don't have a problem with the rule. I like my dorms. My only reason for attacking this rule is because it just seems absolutely silly. As an apartment owner in Roy, Utah this seems absolutely absurd and extremely selfish for BYU to control the apartment market here in Provo. Where would we be if every market was ran like this? No, BYU. Quit being greedy, and give students a choice.

Teachers who actually teach

Teachers that actually teach? How absurd! It’s your junior or senior year and you’re thinking about which universities to apply to and ultimately which one to attend. There are many prestigious institutions to choose from and many will be worth your time and money, but Brigham Young University is the best choice of all. The professors at other colleges split their time between lecturing and doing research and working in the field while professors here at BYU focus more on teaching and do most of their research in the summertime. Here at BYU you will spend more time with teachers and less time with less experienced teacher's assistants.

A Freshman's Dream Come True

Freshman Academy is a great experience for any new incoming freshman at Brigham young University. The program creates smaller classes for students that need a little more personal time with the teacher. While registering for classes many students use ratemyproffessor.com to find the best teacher. Many of these students found when they tried to register for the higher rated teachers they were blocked because those classes were reserved for Freshman Academy students. As a result of smaller classes, it enables students to become closer to one another, create study groups and a big factor for many there are more opportunities for social events. As a part of the Freshman Academy program, I have already taken part in a couple study groups, I have many friends, and I went on a date the first week of classes.

Longboards

Have you ever been walking around campus and seen those laid back longboaders? I know i have. I had wondered what made them ride there boads even though it was against school poilcy and it was only recently that i discovered why they did it when I rode a long board for the first time. The rush of wind in your hair as you glide seamlessly over the pavement,swerving around obstacles and enjoying a moment of pure ectasy with friends. I would like to see school policy change on the issue of longboarding. It has been banned because of injuries but i propose a way to limit the injuries while also giving students the freedom of longboarding. By making students purchase a license to longboard would generate revenue for the school while also pleasing the student body.

The best intro you will ever read!

Are you experiencing overwhelming emotions about your first semester at college? I was having the same feelings as I received my acceptence letter from BYU. Having these feelings, I looked on the BYU website for any help that I could get while attending the university. Luckily, Freshman Academy is offered on campus. This program gives new students the opportunity to be in specific study groups and have the same classes with the people in your group. Freshman will be heavily focused on so that they can create effective study habits and make good grades in all their classes. Some services offered include peer mentors, student teaching mentors and a tutoring center specific to the program you register for. You will be making one of the greatest decisions of your college career if you choose to capture the opportunity that Freshman Academy offers.

Limited Meal Plans

As students at BYU, various meal plans are available for us to use to pay for our food and other necessities. We are allotted a certain amount of money each day that we can spend wherever we wish at selected areas depending on the type of meal plan one purchased. I don't have a problem with the limited amount of money we receive but I don't like that we aren't allowed to use our cards anywhere on campus. An example is with the Dining Plus meal plan which one can't use at the Creamery on 9th but can at two other Creamery locations. I think that since it's our own money we're spending, we should be able to use spend it wherever we want on campus. BYU is still getting our money so why does it matter which Creamery we spend it at? It seems like it would be better business and more effective to open up the meal plans to anywhere on campus.