I agree but BYU and the church need not overreact to every Facebook post.

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Feb 11, 2015
1:55:33pm

ArcticKat

I agree but BYU and the church need not overreact to every Facebook post.

BYU mishandled this and gave critics and the media an opening. Continuing to postpone doing what we all know they will do makes it worse and drags out the pain. Rip the bandage off and start selling caffeinated drinks all over the campus and the critics have no where to go.

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ArcticKat

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Anyone see the tweet about BYU selling caffeinated drinks next year?

JamesDean

2/10/15 11:02pm

No. Link?

micronesiancoug

2/10/15 11:08pm

This is why I asked. I saw it on my TL earlier on my phone. Didn't want to look

JamesDean

2/10/15 11:10pm

Just searched twitter for BYU and caffeine Only see complaints about the lack of

micronesiancoug

2/10/15 11:11pm

I found a place on campus where you can buy caffeinated drinks

m_beav

2/11/15 7:32am

This one?

SCcoug

2/10/15 11:21pm

Thank heavens. I was just starting to look for it.

JamesDean

2/10/15 11:28pm

Nice. Obviously my search skills aren't up to par. This is awesome if true.

micronesiancoug

2/10/15 11:29pm

niece is in dining services and she responded to my text on this:

2/10/15 11:34pm

We are a weird people lol oh no not real diet coke!!

kotacoug

2/10/15 11:35pm

It's the gateway to greater sin.

Mr Bassman

2/10/15 11:41pm

We are a weird people to whine about not being able to buy it as well

Fdnman

2/11/15 8:25am

No, if I'm spending $7 on a drink, it should be the one I want. Otherwise I'm

2/11/15 8:36am

agreed. If a soda is ridiculously expensive...

credfern84

2/11/15 9:22am

I don't care what it says on the cup, as long as there's Coke in the cup. Presi

2/11/15 9:27am

Is that for reals? I love it

2/11/15 1:08pm

Here is a more complete telling.

SCcoug

2/11/15 1:17pm

This kind of thinking makes me laugh. It's like kids on a playground...

FierceArc

2/11/15 9:40am

Tell her to touch it.

JamesDean

2/10/15 11:54pm

LOL

Breaded Hamster

2/11/15 12:59am

We need this guy:

jakesnake

2/11/15 9:43am

Hopefully they don't make a big deal about it. Just start selling normal sodas

kotacoug

2/10/15 11:34pm

So weird that it's 2015 and BYU doesnt sell Diet Coke.

mulletino

2/10/15 11:51pm

Why? I have no problem with it...Hate that I have so few options at work

Fdnman

2/11/15 8:24am

Well it's settled, fdnman doesn't want it so no need to offer it

2/11/15 10:35am

Glad you came to your senses...

Fdnman

2/11/15 10:42am

Incredible that the food services people can't see how silly this makes BYU look

ArcticKat

2/11/15 12:30am

Somehow I don't think this is food services's call

2/11/15 8:38am

BYU was going to start selling them earlier UNTIL the FB group made a big deal

runnincoug

2/11/15 7:10am

oh.. so it's about control?

jota

2/11/15 8:26am

That is the most ridiculous thing I've read in a long time

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 10:05am

BYU/Church does not respond to media-frenzied pushing. That was the problem

runnincoug

2/11/15 11:45am

This mindset is the problem. If BYU had simply and quietly started selling

ArcticKat

2/11/15 1:00pm

I agree, but it goes both ways. Also don't run to the NYTimes when you have a

runnincoug

2/11/15 1:33pm

I agree but BYU and the church need not overreact to every Facebook post.

ArcticKat

2/11/15 1:55pm

Let's break down your post:

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 1:34pm

Oh goodie. They should be gettin around to something strong enough

Mantis Mutu

2/11/15 12:26am

You guys are dreaming.

2/11/15 5:10am

As if I needed to be even more nervous/fidgety during BYU sporting events.

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

2/11/15 1:48am

Maybe some of the fans if caffeinated will show some emotion and show some life

coastcat

2/11/15 5:58am

RE: Anyone see the tweet about BYU selling caffeinated drinks next year?

m_beav

2/11/15 7:25am

Thanks beav

jota

2/11/15 8:26am

give us a list, please.

CoogsWin

2/11/15 8:41am

Thanks BYU for keeping us safe!

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 10:07am

Or soda, or donuts, candy, cougar tails, hot chocolate, ice cream, French fries

ArcticKat

2/11/15 10:13am

Honestly the whole "no caffeine" thing is just dumb.

Singcat

2/11/15 8:41am

What's crazy is the church has come out and said:

WHO DEY

2/11/15 9:15am

I think you are misquoting someone. They have not come out and said that.

cougrfan70

2/11/15 9:43am

From LDS.org

cougrfan70

2/11/15 9:44am

And another from LDS.org

cougrfan70

2/11/15 9:47am

Yeah, "chronic abuse" of pretty much

Snipe

2/11/15 10:34am

Members of the church want the Church to come out and make a definitive

cougrfan70

2/11/15 9:51am

What about these? These seem pretty clear to me:

WHO DEY

2/11/15 10:17am

Thanks I was looking through my post history to find that link

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 10:22am

And yet the brethren have been clear on the matter that

cougrfan70

2/12/15 8:06am

From the source you linked...

cougrfan70

2/12/15 8:16am

Either ban cheeseburgers too or neither. Both are habit forming, bad for you,

2/12/15 9:14am

Exactly!

Blue Cougar

2/12/15 9:27am

Haven't judged anyone. Point out where I said anything

cougrfan70

2/12/15 9:50am

No, I think your quotes pointed out that the leaders don't call caffeine healthy

2/12/15 10:38am

Really? Cheeseburgers may habit forming, but not more than any other food is.

thecelloguy

2/12/15 10:05am

Not all addictions are manifested by headaches. How about sugar? Should we ban

2/12/15 10:32am

There's a whole movie about it! Check it out if you want:

WHO DEY

2/12/15 2:00pm

eh, nobody gets headaches from not eating cheeseburgers

runnincoug

2/12/15 10:17am

But burgers might cause a lot of you overweight CBers' wives to get headaches!

Blue Cougar

2/12/15 10:31am

So only those addictions that cause headaches are against the WoW?

2/12/15 10:33am

obviously one of these things is more addictive than the other.

runnincoug

2/12/15 10:47am

There have been plenty of studies that have shown differently.

thecelloguy

2/11/15 9:21am

And just because it doesn't violate the WoW doesn't mean it's still a mild drug

runnincoug

2/11/15 9:25am

I'm not advocating that we drink it like water.

WHO DEY

2/11/15 9:30am

Yeah, don't drink too much water, either.

Snipe

2/11/15 10:39am

This is a good point, it is definitely bad for you..

lilpenny

2/11/15 2:24pm

I have seen the impact high caffeinated drinks have on kids and teens...no thx

Fdnman

2/11/15 9:24am

If that is your argument then ban all high-fructose drinks because it's all bad

ArcticKat

2/11/15 10:08am

No ice cream for anyone! Especially you Jimmy!

WHO DEY

2/11/15 10:12am

I think drinking soda generally is dumb, so I just stay out of this debate

LV Mike

2/11/15 10:39am

I agree no soda is good for you. I agree People drink too much and should...

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 12:51pm

What's dumb is justifying the partaking of one bad substance because it isn't

cougarim

2/11/15 12:36pm

I agree with most of what you said. However...

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 12:58pm

To everyone on here: Diet Coke is awful. I want real Coke.

WHO DEY

2/11/15 9:13am

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Dixieblue

2/11/15 9:50am

I'm not at all worried about caffeinated sodas

Snipe

2/11/15 10:25am

BYU loves to embarrass itself with this stupid stuff!

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 10:29am

Hopefully mild barley drinks are next.

deljdc

2/11/15 10:45am

It's kind of a silly rule I guess. But then again it's sad to watch people who

Ash

2/11/15 12:16pm

BYU isn't gaurding against anything. According to them "there's no demand."

Metallicat

2/11/15 12:49pm

It is sad when the head of PR at BYU lies like that. I expect more from BYU.

Blue Cougar

2/11/15 1:00pm

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