I just posted this article on The Pipeline, but I wanted to get some feedback from you Provo Pulsers:

While the big transition from UVSC to UVU is just a few months away, one wonders if the name change will really transform the school. Here are my top five things we think the school could (and should) do to really become a university:

1. Live up to Global Engagement promise: With such a high percentage of returned LDS missionaries, UVU has one of the most bilingual college populations in the country. UVU should capitalize on this advantage by making foreign languages part of the core curriculum. Every student graduating from UVU should be encouraged to be proficient in another language.

Hello everyone,

My name is Ben and I am the new owner of ProvoPulse. I'm also the webmaster of RateMyRent.com (you might have heard of the website around BYU). I am a current BYU student and am excited for this website.

When I got the site I wanted to fix the database. It was an older version of Drupal and it had lots of spam posts. I thought it was going to be a an easy fix but I was wrong! It took more time than anticipated, however, I am excited that the site is up and running.

We've taken the old database (Drupal 4) and upgraded it a newer and better one (Drupal 5). We are also in the process of removing all the spam posts that got past the filters in the past.

I can see great changes and updates for ProvoPulse in the future. It has come a long way and I have been an avid fan of the website for more than year now. I am hoping to do my part to keep the site strong and Provo connected!

Thanks,

Ben
setupben@yahoo.com

Well i'm off to Iraq in 10 days (USMC), but upon my return, I will be getting out of the Military and plan on attending BYU full time. I have a lot of hopes, aspirations and dreams ahead of me, but I would be naieve to believe that BYU is perfect. That said, I'm an LDS member who follows "The Rules", even in an extremely tempting enviroment such as the military.

So, what I am curious to know is how the society around BYU is set up. Is everyone generally church loving individuals who love the gospel, the church and to learn or are there individual problem groups that break the rules, etc. Is the honor code really kept up very well up there?

I ask because I have some college educated Lieutenants in my unit that said they have "been to BYU a couple of times" and that it's "Crazy up there" with parties and sex and that I "Should not be surprised or get my hopes up on BYU".

I have my faith, but just give me a little reassurence please, lol.

Thanks for you input, have a grea

Well, well, well, cloak boy has become famous. I've now read about this mysterious (young) man capped by a ratting BYU student who narked to a BYU police officer. What did he do? He was singing in the rain. Isn't that the title of a clean musical. Two Thumbs Up for "Cloak Boy"!!! I've read about him on ProvoPulse.com and BYU's Daily Universe newspaper "Letters to the Editor". I'm glad there are various avenues for student voices and that The Daily Universe is not the only representative. Kudos to Provo PULSE.com!!! You rock.

Movie Reviews with Your Values in Mind!

This post does not necessarily reflect the opinion or desires of Provopulse.com, but does prove to be a very funny article

So I just got a ticket from BYU Parking officer #63 (meaning, some lame student who can't get a real job, and wishes to hide behind the number 63). Technically, he was justified. I was parking in a faculty zone at 5:45pm, one that didn't open up to anyone parking there until 6pm. I can only give this guy the label of Loser!

But that's all besides the point; I strongly desire to know the identity of this person, and any other parking officer who wishes to be a jerk like this. I assume that since BYU is a private university that they don't have to follow the rule of law which dictates that you have a right to know your accuser (notice the real cops must write you a ticket that includes their name). But I think we still have a right to know who is writing these tickets.

So what I want is the Parking Office NOC List (think back to the first mission impossible - this is the list that matched the alias names with agents real names). Thus a list putting together the parking officer numbers with their real names. I doubt this list is available to the public, but does anyone know? If so, links to this file would be highly useful.

another injustice has occurred on byu campus. relevant links:

byu police beat, see january 24th
daily universe readers forum, see chill out
facebook cloak boy support group

join the facebook group. wear a cloak. sing in public. fight the man.