LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | UPDATED APRIL 25
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Advice from a mom
Dear Editor,

I am a stay-at-home mom and have found that when I am walking on campus, I am embarrassed for a lot of the girls walking around.

Heaven forbid they bend over, or else all their surprises will just pop out, top and bottom. Excuse me for being so blunt, but I see it all the time, and I just visit the campus and walk around with my daughter. I know it is very tempting to push the limits and rules put on you, especially now that you are away from home and have your freedom.

I just do not understand why girls are so willing to flaunt their bodies, which is exactly what they are doing, no matter how much they protest and say they aren’t. I think deep down they know what they are wearing is not appropriate.

I wish girls would think about what they put on before they leave their houses everyday. I have a little girl now, and I hope and pray she will never grow up and dress the way I see a lot of girls dress today.
Linda Davis
wife of a student
Newport, Wash.

Malicious speech
Dear Editor,

We are tired of degrading letters and comments being sent into Scroll. This kind of language is not in accordance with the Spirit of BYU-Idaho.

This is the Lord’s university. Listen, we are all different. Differences are what make us all special and unique. That’s a fact of life. Accept it.

Amid all of the social and moral issues of today, clothing styles are definitely at the bottom of priorities.

We are not only speaking out against this clothing issue, but every other topic of insignificance. Such malicious speech is deadly. It does not bring us together as Latter-day Saints.

Instead, let’s build each other up, not take each other down, and really make this the Lord’s university.

After all, it’s what is on the inside that matters most.
William Nuzzaco
a freshman from
Leesburg, Va.

Jason Williams
a freshman from
Manteca, Calif.

Waiting for Fathers’ Weekend
Dear Editor,

I would like to commend all guys out there who did attend the scrapbooking and bridal fairs with your mothers. Now, as for the “Day of Destruction,” I just have one thing to say — how cool would that be!

Call me a redneck if you like, but I would have so much fun blowing things up with my dad. The whole time mom is a safe distance away at home, and nobody gets in trouble. How about a BBQ cook off instead of the bake off we had for Mothers’ Weekend? Or we could have a stupid human tricks show. You know, all of those “talents” Dad taught us and told us never to do when Mom was around.
Katie Stewart
a freshman from
Tetonia, Idaho


Outdoor option for FA 100
Dear Editor,

Rexburg is a prime area for outdoor recreation. There are amazing places to go in any direction. BYU-Idaho runs a very good outdoor program, offering trips almost anywhere doing just about anything you can in the outdoors, for pennies compared to what you would pay a professional guide.

Why have you never heard of this outdoor program before? There are two reasons, first their advertising is pretty poor, and second the school doesn’t promote it at all.

What I mean by that last statement is every student here is required to take FA 100 so that we will be exposed to wholesome recreation most people haven’t experienced before. What about wholesome outdoor recreation? Shouldn’t we be exposed to that? Why should we be required to be exposed to FA recreation without a choice of outdoor experiences? I propose the student body express its support for an outdoor option for the FA 100 requirement, so you could choose your recreational experience.
Brad Nielson
a sophomore from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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