Comments on: Freshman Year

By: CS Eric

CS Eric — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:59:20 +0000

I know this is very late to the discussion, but the mentions of Brick Oven bring back a very fond memory. Our telephone number was one digit off from theirs, and we got a couple of calls a week for them. Being the helpful kind that we were, we always took their order.

By: Kevin Barney

Kevin Barney — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:52:57 +0000

Ah, yes, Homer, family home evening groups. Among the dorms, the ward and the FHE groups, you had a built-in social circle from the get-go.

By: Homer

Homer — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:40:49 +0000

what a great memory trip. Freshman year at Taylor Hall. Learning how to be me–pranks, staying up late, meeting people, talking all night, watching Hawaii 5-O five times a night, putting the furniture up on the racks in the basement, drawing funny faces and moutaches on Taylor’s picture in the lobby, snowball fights–inside, trapping roomates inside their rooms with the old penny trick, firecrackers under the door at 3:00am, making a jacuzzi out of the shower area with a bathroom stall door (that only broke once, on the third floor, not my fault BTW), painting the window for Homecoming, shooting fireworks at night at John Hall (precious athletes), basketball, getting kicked off the dorm council for not taking it serious enough, scratching the “p” on Sister Pierce’s door to “f”–Mama Fierce tried to keep order, but she couldn’t get a handle on us crazy freshmen boys.

I loved the freedom, I could finally live my own life with being second-guessed by well-meaning parents. Growing up in Connecticut I too was floored by the fact that everyone was Mormon and our dorm was our ward. FHE groups were perfect for casually socializing with girls from all over.

I loved Helamen Halls, then I went to Spring term and reluctantly moved over to DT. What a shock. It was like moving to the other side of the Iron Curtain, and they really thought they were better. More control and less personality. I finally understood why a lot of my CT friends had gone to DT in the first place instead of Helamen. it wasn’t my thing, however.

By: Kevin Barney

Kevin Barney — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:09:31 +0000

Yeah, rondell, they sometimes would flip the buildings from one sex to the other for some reason.

By: rondell

rondell — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:17:00 +0000

My favorite part of BYU was the Ivy Tower. A bunch of us girls would go there on Wednesday nights because it was Ladies’ Night and we got in for free. Most of the girls spent the night on the crowded upper level where they played pop music. (Think “Soldier of Love”) One of the other girls and I spent our nights on the lower level where they played punk and new wave music (late 80s).

KB, I was is S hall (6th floor), too, but it was a girls’ hall. Our ward consisted of 6th and 7th floors of R and S halls.

My oldest is starting college in the Fall. He was going to go to BYU-I, but since he gets to go free to the CC where I teach, he’s decided to go there the year before his mission. I have a feeling that part of his decision has to do with his girlfriend still being here. I keep hoping he takes the time to really enjoy his Freshman year even though he will still be at home.

By: Portia

Portia — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:42:25 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed my freshman year at BYU. I was a 17-year-old Relief Society president; I went sledding on kifed trays from the Cannon Center; I went to the dances and got asked for once.

It was different than I expected, but I would say better, overall.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:59:16 +0000

#22 – Brick Oven took lots of my money while I was dating. That brings back memories.

By: Kevin Barney

Kevin Barney — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:44:47 +0000

Wow. RIP, DT. Thanks for that, danithew.

By: danithew

danithew — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:25:12 +0000

Some time ago I stumbled across a demolition video of Deseret Towers. It's on YouTube now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-D35zR1uWY

By: FoxyJ

FoxyJ — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:44:28 +0000

It’s only been a little more than a decade since my freshman year at BYU, but I did have a pretty good time. I was also a total nerd, but I picked up some friends at Honors Orientation and we hung out. I loved the feeling of freedom, being far away from my parents, making new friends, being around so many Mormons (I also grew up in areas far away from church culture). My first week at school I noticed an ad in the paper for College Bowl tryouts, so I went, tried out, and got on the team. I was on the team for 3 years and it was one of the best experiences of my life.