Things Seen at BYU

Since this is such a special place, I figured I'd share something that makes it so special. Specifically,  few things that you literally can not go a day at BYU without seeing.

(pardon the creeper photos, but it had to be authentic, right?)

1. Captain American Tshirts.

I don't know if this is a national phenomenon that I just missed, or if Mormons have some sort of affinity to captain america, but you literally can not go a day without seeing a captain america shirt. and not just one. No, you see dozens. Every. Single. Day.

2. Porn Kills Love Tshirts.

What is this you say? This is what that is:

"No one would ever wear that in public" should be the next thing you say. But oh no, people do.

(I'm actually super proud of this pic, I managed to get it in like the 10 seconds she stood up to speak in class)

On a regular basis they do. I see people in this shirt every day. And as much as I support and believe in the cause, no one should ever wear a shirt that has the word "porn" on it, in any reference or context, EVER. Biggest. Turn-off. Ever.

3. Jesus Sandals.

Seattle loves birks. Utah loves Jesus Sandals.

(I didn't actually get a picture of these cause a cold snap hit and people started wearing real shoes again)

They are everywhere. I swear, I had never seen them before I got to Utah, and now I see them every day on almost every girl I see. Despite the fact that they are pretty similar to birks, and I love my birks, I can not stand them.

The only thing I do love about them is their many names: Jesus Sandals, Jerusalem Cruisers, Air Bethelehems (Jerusalem Cruisers being my favorite.)

And no matter what, they will always be better than the shoe choice of a guy in my communications class:

His roommate's girlfriend insulted his shoes the first week of school, and told him that he'd never get married at BYU if he didn't wear the right shoes. So what did he do? He stopped wearing shoes altogether. We are 8 weeks into the semester here at BYU, and he has not worn shoes since the first week of school.

4. A building evacuated because the fire alarm is going off

Okay, this doesn't actually happen every day. But it happens an alarming (hah puns) amount of the time. Today it was the Kimball Tower. Last week it was the library. It's not usual to see a crowd of students standing outside a building while the alarm goes off.

5. Mustaches.

Here at BYU, the honor code prevents guys from growing a beard. However, mustaches are still okay. I don't know who made that decision, what they were thinking, or why is hasn't been changed yet, but that's the way it is.

And it is the nastiest thing ever. I can handle a mustache when its paired with a beard. But mustaches on their own? Gross. So gross. And it's about to get worse, because November. Boys here can't do no shave November, because they aren't allowed to have a beard. So they all do Movember, and grow a mustache. Ewwwwwwwww.

I had more to add, but forgot most of it due to being in class and then dinner, so I'll have to post a second edition of this sometime. As for now, I just look forward to the day when it gets cold enough to cover up the tshirts, and put real (or any) shoes on.




(if you're curious about the porn kills love shirts, here's the website behind that campaign.
http://www.fightthenewdrug.org/ )