People who are "rebels" see the world from their point of view

Apr 27, 2015
9:41:22pm

cougarmanguy

just as the more conservative do. Rebels associate with rebels and therefore see the world as full of their own.

There are kids at BYU who do dumb stuff and lots of kids who don't.

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I had a friend who was a "rebel" at BYU. His claim is that 1/3 of BYU students

NorthBayCoug

4/27/15 9:34pm

Are we talking 5 o'clock shadows?

Blue Ghost

4/27/15 9:35pm

its always 5 o'clock in off campus housing

BlueFrog

4/27/15 9:36pm

Way off. Trying to justify being a 'rebel.'

MichCoug

4/27/15 9:36pm

1/20 or less. Though my sample of rebels wasn't that high.

HoustonCougar

4/27/15 9:36pm

I'd guess it's closer to 15%.

Noni Fruit

4/27/15 9:37pm

Coke products?

TNT

4/27/15 9:38pm

*Sniff*?

Noni Fruit

4/27/15 9:42pm

Hey. In hindsight this would appear to be a personal attack. Mods?!?!?!?!

TNT

4/27/15 9:46pm

my wife says the same thing about her floor at Helaman halls

NorthBayCoug

4/27/15 9:40pm

My bishop told me before I went to BYU that I could find any crowd I wanted.

byujacob

4/27/15 9:37pm

Some of us never had the opportunity

Copelius

4/27/15 9:38pm

If you include any type of honor code violation, be it big or small, I'd say the

LiveCoug

4/27/15 9:40pm

No way.

TrueAndBlue

4/27/15 9:41pm

People who are "rebels" see the world from their point of view

cougarmanguy

4/27/15 9:41pm

i'd say 20%

BlueFrog

4/27/15 9:43pm

Depends on the apartment complex you live in

boorad

4/27/15 9:46pm

This.

vegasnative

4/27/15 10:28pm

I think it really depends on where you lived. If you lived in Branbury, 1/3 is

darkcoug

4/27/15 9:50pm

I could believe 10%

blucoug18

4/27/15 9:50pm

10%. I think the vast majority of BYU students are trying to do whats right.

ballen

4/27/15 9:51pm

Based on my experience, your friend is projecting.

IGlowInTheDark

4/27/15 9:53pm

I would guess 20-25%.. Morality stuff in the 20% range.. Alcohol in 10% range.

cougfanz

4/27/15 9:56pm

Actually take that back.. Guess 10% overall.. Lot of quiet kids

cougfanz

4/27/15 9:58pm

If you include curfew, then definitely. I violated curfew more often than not.

dYrtbYkerYder

4/27/15 9:57pm

^^^ Lest people get ideas... it was just hanging out after midnight. NBD

dYrtbYkerYder

4/27/15 9:58pm

You mean at a Girl's place right? BYU has no curfew like BYU-I.

Baron

4/27/15 9:59pm

Yeah

dYrtbYkerYder

4/27/15 10:05pm

I was never sure of what the curfew rules were once I left the dorms. I also

TrueAndBlue

4/27/15 10:00pm

The first "party" I went to after I transferred to BYU had a ton of pills.

RedlandsCoug

4/27/15 10:02pm

You went to parties?

TrueAndBlue

4/27/15 10:04pm

Not many after I transferred in. But I went to Get Freaky and Get Lucky every yr

RedlandsCoug

4/27/15 10:08pm

as someone who went to some of those parties

JOPE

4/27/15 10:07pm

Wasn't too huge. Just a bunch of provo all-stars. Most of them went to UVU or

RedlandsCoug

4/27/15 10:12pm

Considering that forgetting to shave each day is an honor code violation...

Choke

4/27/15 10:20pm

People drift in & out.

SteveOrr

4/27/15 10:35pm

My personal experience? No way--closer to 10% for the offenses you mention.

Zooropa

4/27/15 10:36pm

your friend is definitely projecting. i was very involved with the "rebel" crowd

jayriggity

4/27/15 11:42pm

I was part of the rebel crowd, but I didn't inhale. I'm don't know for sure

Cosmo Kramer

4/28/15 12:33am

Theres a reason they call Belmont "Boozemont". The east side of Provo seemed to

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