Lopez explained that to create a community of belonging, one must embrace one’s authentic self while also making room for other people to be as they are: “We are responsible for creating a community of belonging by embracing our authentic selves and making room for others to belong as their true selves. . . .…
“Dr Wilcox shared that though marriage and parenthood are viewed as less important than friends and a career for a fulfilling life, being married, specifically being in a “very happy marriage,” is predictive of being up to 545% happier than those who are unmarried.” W. Bradford Wilcox, Sociology Professor and Director of the National Marriage…
Charlie Bird, who became famous for coming out as gay after his time as BYU’s viral “Cosmo the Cougar,” recently posted about his marriage and wedding celebration with his husband, Ryan Clifford. In the post, Bird uploaded a picture of the dance floor with Cosmo the Cougar performing to the crowd. The posts spanned across…
“Elder Cook testified that youth participation in the church is not decreasing but increasing, the number of young adults choosing to serve missions is growing, and institute attendance is also increasing. Despite the attacks on the church and your faith, the truth continues to roll forth. All that is left to decide is whether we…
The BYU Honor Code Office emphasizes the relationship between the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the standards outlined in the Honor Code. The first paragraph in the Honor Code in the 1986 student course catalog defines “honor” as living voluntarily in accordance with the principles set by the Church.…
Flee moral cowardice. It does you no good. If something is immoral, a blight before God, do not confuse the masses, your fellow man, by telling them that it is fine to pursue a little sin. If self-government has any merits, it comes in the full equality of moral law; no king can exempt himself…
“Anderson emphasized that resilience has diminished in the younger generations due to protection from discomfort in conjunction with the incredible ease with which quick pleasure can be obtained. He mentioned briefly the spread of so-called “safe spaces” on university campuses and applauded BYU for not instituting such spaces as they prevent students from building emotional…
Last Wednesday, October 25th, the Cougar Chronicle reported on the unapproved dissemination of LGBTQ “Activism and Resource Guides” from the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Office. The Cougar Chronicle contacted the University Communications office for comment but is still awaiting a response or statement addressing the violation of policy. Nevertheless, according to multiple student reports,…
Anna commented, “I was incredibly disappointed by a few of the comments or choices made by BYU leadership. Sports Illustrated swimsuit models did not help me feel empowered.” Various comments such as “Be yourself,” “Live authentically,” and “Live your truth” dominated the conference and felt “incredibly hollow” to Anna. During homecoming week, BYU and the…
“As a university population, we must have a bottom-up approach—tolerance and love, but with a backbone. However, we will be more effective if the administration meets us in the middle with an approach from the top to meet our bottom up.“ Logan Spears In late spring, I published an article for the The Cougar Chronicle…