Category: Backpack Journalism

• Only at BYU: Two-Week Fake Boyfriend

  

    “Only at BYU” would a professor give points for starting a fake relationship. In Professor Tammy Hill’s Marriage Prep class students are given the optional assignment to have a two-week boyfriend or girlfriend. This assignment is called the “14-day challenge” and is part of a larger semester-long experiential assignment. The 14-day challenge, which requires students to ask […]

  olsejess

  March 2, 2017

  Backpack Journalism, Life, Universe

  14-day challenge, assignment, boyfriend, BYU, class, fake, girlfriend, marriage prep, podcast, relationship, two-week boyfriend

• BYU students talk online Mormon ‘meet’ market

  

  Utah—especially Provo— is known for its wide use Tinder; it’s also one of top markets for another online ‘meet’ market: Mutual. BYU students say the app Mutual isn’t always what they expected—for better and for worse.

  olsejess

  March 1, 2017

  Backpack Journalism, Life, Universe

  BYU, Dating, dating tips, explicit, LDS, Meet, Mormon, Mutual, online dating, podcast, Safety, Sexting, student, student dating, student life, Tinder, unsolicited