Unhealthy choices
I am writing this letter in behalf of Brigham Young University's dining. As a BYU freshman living in Helaman Halls, I am forced to have the Dining Plus meal plan which provides me with about $10 per day for food to be bought on campus. Seeing that the meal options on campus provide for virtually no healthy options, I find myself having a hard time maintaining a healthy lifestyle. For students who live at Helaman Halls, the Cannon Center is the central eating-place. Within the Cannon Center, there is Tommasito's Pizza, Subway, and Cosmo's Connection Grille. Of all these places, most of the food is cooked in a very unhealthy way and there are hardly any healthy options. With increasing amounts of weight gain throughout the United States, Brigham Young University should make a better effort to provide students with healthier options to maintain the lifestyles that they desire. Also, the only option for late at night snacking is the vending machines. College students typically stay up late and within the vending machines, virtually everything is unhealthy. With a few minor changes, students would be happier about the food that they are consuming. Consideration for changes that need to be made would be much appreciated.
Kylie Nixon
North Ogden
Time thief
I totally agree with Nick Whipple's viewpoint on Tuesday. It's sad to see videogames robbing so many young, healthy, smart people of precious time. Time is short, and if our goal is to build the kingdom, there's not a moment to lose.
Thanks, Nick, for sharing your feelings.
Julianna Hopkins
Spanish Fork
Understand immodesty
I am glad that immodesty has been brought up recently. From a male perspective, let me add my two cents.
I know it is hard to find clothing that covers you up from knee to neck, but it is discouraging to me to see how few young women-and some young men-don't even try to be modest. Some think that the higher the temperature rises, the fewer close we need to wear. I'm pretty sure that is not in the fine print in the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet the church urges us to read. (And no, you do not grow too old to live by it.)
In particular, I want to address the wearing of bikinis off-campus. The church declares through the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet, 'If you wear an immodest bathing suit because it's 'the style,' it sends a message that you are using your body to get attention and approval, and that modesty is not important.' Bikinis are immodest. I don't care if you have signed the honor code or not, bikinis are immodest to members of the church. And no, tankinis are not a modest two-piece either. Wearing one just says 'I'm trying to be modest' when in fact you're not.
It has been frustrating for this guy to leave New Mexico where the church is not prevalent, to come to Utah, where the church is but the standards are not.
Brad Schramm
Los Alamos, N.M.
Texting saves time
I propose a problem. You want to go to the movies tonight, but you and your friends are stuck in different buildings getting loads of homework done. Solution? I would have to write a letter, take it to the post office, pay 41 cents a letter with my hard-earned cash to mail each letter to its respective recipient. Then, I have to wait for
them to take the time to write back and mail it, and miss the movie showing by oh ... five days. Insane? Yes!
Here is the better solution. Whip out your cell phone, take 15 seconds to punch out a small text, and then instantly get a response for free so you and your friends can leave your little homework caves and do something fun.
I understand the opinion of the person who wrote the article that should be called, 'Cell phones and iPods are of the devil. Let's be Quakers,' who think that people should talk more and use 'evil technology' less.
But sincerely, those people who can do that primarily would be lumped into the IDK major group (i.e., I don't know what I'm gonna do with this major but I have time to party ...) because they don't have to spend upwards of eight hours a day on homework.
Texting is here so those in 'nerdy majors' (like myself) can effectively communicate with others during studying so they can do 'more approved communicating' by doing stuff at night.
John Ferrell
Glendora, Calif.
Can't support Romney
I'm very concerned about the Mitt Romney for President movement. I'm LDS and I believe that if you read Section 98 of the Doctrine and Covenants regarding the Constitution, you could not in good faith support Mitt Romney.
He does not support the Constitution nor does he have the ability to honor his oath of office.
We believe that the Constitution is inspired of God, and Joseph Smith said that the day will come when the Constitution will hang, as it were, by a thread, and that if it is to be saved, it will be upon the shoulders of the elders of the church.
Much of what Romney stands for is in direct violation of the Constitution. I could never support someone who does not stand for the principles of our divinely inspired Constitution. Most members vote their feelings and not principles and if they vote on principles, the principles are not grounded in law.
We believe in honoring, obeying and sustaining the laws of the land, including the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land.
I doubt that this e-mail will go very far, but I just had to put in my two cents worth. If the members of the church would study the Constitution, we could make a big difference in turning this country around. I believe Mitt Romney is probably a good man, but unable to lead according to the laws of the land.
Jay Gunther
Redlands, Calif.
Appreciate EFY
We all appreciate your in-depth coverage of Especially for Youth and look forward to your reporting on next year's junior prom.
Aaron White
Glendora, Calif.
Appreciate EFY kids
EFY kids are so, so cool.
Jeff Hill
Centennial, Colo.