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Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I work in the Cougareat. Every night, we take down the trash to a location with two trash compactors. Basically, you throw the trash bags into the compactor, pull the lever, and the trash compactor conveniently squishes the trash into oblivion. However, no one seems to know where the trash goes after the compacting is done. Someone suggested that it is taken to recycling center, but no one knows the process in which that would occur. Where does the trash go and how is it transported? --Imagining huge blocks of cardboard
ADear not quite, but good imagination, All righty! I got in touch with a worker from BYU Dining Services, and this is the information she kindly provided:
I'm not sure what I was envisioning in my head (probably not giant blocks of cardboard), but this system seems very efficient to me. You know, I think I recall some distant, vague memory of being told about BYU's process of turning leftover food into compost, thereby never having to buy any mulch...perhaps it was during some Freshmen Orientation tour of days long past. Marzipan Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, So, this semester I kinda accidentally started a non-profit. It's not official yet, but hopefully it will be soon. I feel a tad overwhelmed (18 credits, 2 languages, all while trying to save the world) and that people are expecting a lot out of me, and I need a little guidance. Basically I'm putting together a warm clothing drive, and English classes for refugees in Salt Lake City. There's also opportunities for people to be family mentors, but that's done through the IRC, or the CCS. Anyway, all of this is moving really fast, and I'm excited and proud of our BYU population, but I'm also a little scared that I'm going to mess up somehow. First question: What forms do I have to fill out to make this legit, and where do I turn them in? Second: Do I need my volunteers to fill out any sort of legal paperwork? If I don't, what is the possibility of me getting in trouble later on? Third: In my opinion, English classes run by students are better than nothing, but I've had a couple of people tell me that they need to be professionally trained teachers. Is it considered bad form if I continue anyway with the enthusiastic volunteers I already have? If not, then do you know of any reliable online basic training TESOL courses that are free or very cheap? Fourth: How would I go about getting donations for teaching materials without being trashy/annoying? And what are the legalities associated with doing so? Sixth-ish: Do you have any general advice? Do you want to help? Have any experience with Arabic/other weird foreign languages? -xkcd 84 (I feel like my brain has exploded.)
ADear xkcd, I've got essentially zero experience with non-profit organizations. However, my dad's work includes helping people establish such organizations, so I figured I'd let him take a shot at your question. Here's what he had to say: 1a. People can help others without formal organization, recognition, or permission from government. No approval or blessing is needed to gather clothing or teach classes. However, if money is changing hands, if those donating clothing expect to deduct the value of their gifts when preparing their taxes, or if teachers will be paid, a formal "non-profit" entity should be formed and approval sought.He didn't have anything to say regarding your third question. Personally, I see no problem with using whatever resources are available to you. If you don't have any certified teachers, go ahead and use non-certified teachers. As long as you don't represent yourself as an accredited institution, you'll be fine. Hopefully, though, things will take off and someone will show up with the skills you need. Good luck! It sounds like you're doing great things. -Yellow Back to top QHey! Apparently you guys have the answers! My question is, how much c02 do deisel buses create? (or any bus for that matter)I've looked everywhere, and i can't find anything directly about buses! Thank you!!! ☺ ☻ ♥ The Mooger♥
ADear smilecircleheart The Mooger heart, One Norwegian diesel-fueled bus produces sixty-two tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. This bus may or may not be the exact same as the sort of bus you are thinking of, it is Norwegian after all. But who are we to dismiss another country's bus' carbon dioxide emissions as irrelevant? -Mico Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Once I saw a music video from either the 80s or the 90s which started out with a huge giant of a woman with a normal-sized human's head, and the lead singer was singing to her as he peeled off layer after layer of clothing. Under each article of clothing was another article, explaining why she was so giant (imagine yourself trapped in 50,000 shirts). At the end of the video, he's standing in front of the now normal-sized woman, and when he pulls off that last piece of clothing, it turns out she's nothing but a head, and the head floats away. I don't remember any of the lyrics or even what the music sounded like, just the imagery remains in my head. What's the name of that song? - imperfect memory
ADear imperfect Sadly, we can't seem to locate this video. I'm going to toss out the possibility that you've created a false memory, as they're more common than we realize. But, so that we don't leave you without any floating heads, here are some other videos: Scrubs's Floating Head Doctor Mario's Head Traffic reporter has floating head ("Hahaha, you're funny, so funny. I like the floating head thing.") -Humble Master Back to top QDear Waldorf and Sauron (or anyone else who knows), Sorry to bug you with a really similar question, but I tried everywhere (and this is the last time, I promise) I assume that at this point there will not be a season two of Jer3miah? I tried everywhere. No one - The HFAC ticket office, the visual arts department office - seems to know what this show is. Thanks! And sorry again for the really similar question! - Disappointed
ADear Disappointed I asked a friend of mine who was in the original Book of Jer3miah project about this and he thought that if they were doing it they'd have to start next semester. Sauron might comment later with more information, but this is the best we've got so far. -Whistler P.S. Your question inspired me to watch the series, which exceeded my expectations. I recommend to our readers to watch at least the first few episodes. Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I love the name "Ella." My husband thinks it sounds like a nickname for "Eleanor" and would prefer to name our future daughter said name. I think "Ella" sounds like a name all it's own, not just a nickname. Do you personally know any "Ella"'s (over the age of 12) or any famous ones? All I could come up with was Ella Fitzgerald. - Cinderella
ADear Cinderella, No, I don't personally know anyone named Ella, but Wikipedia has a pretty nice collection of supposedly famous Ella-named people. I do think it's a very pretty name. In fact, Ella sounds pretty similar to what I named my own daughter, but that's all I'm going to say about that. Just for the record, I think Eleanor is a pretty awesome name, too. "Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles happens to be one of my favorite songs. The double string quartet is simply stunning. -Sky Bones ADear Cinderella, In 2008, "Ella" was the 19th most popular girls name in the United States. For the last seven or so years it was particularly popular in Minnesota (7th most popular in that state) and in 2007 was the 5th most popular girl name in Vermont (you can go here and search "ella"). These celebrities have daughters named Ella. - Rating Pending (who knows that you're not naming your daughter after, say, Mark Wahlberg's daughter Ella Rae, but it shows that celebrities can get on board with popular names too) Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, First, I need you to go watch the Divine Comedy video Sunday School. Now that you're back, do you think you could do the same kind of thing for the more common categories of Board question? - Katya
ADear Katya, Dear 100 Hour Board, Rambling apology about asking a relationship question while simultaneously explaining that this situation is different from any other situation and merits its own personal advice. First paragraph explaining romantic situation. Second paragraph explaining romantic situation. Third, long, long paragraph explaining romantic situation. Realization that this isn't an answerable question so much as an expression of confusion and/or frustration, followed by a plea for general advice? - one-time-use alias indicating some status of the heart and hormones ___ Dear 100 Hour Board, Unreasonable expectation that the Board can find the title of a song/poem/quote/painting/book with perhaps a vague description but without the artist, lyrics, or any real relevant information? - some play on the default "Your Name Here" ___ Dear 100 Hour Board, Question about origin of an idiom/poem/song that is instantly findable if one bothers to Google for it? - an apparently well-deserved sign-off deprecating one's own researching abilities ___ Dear 100 Hour Board, Repetition of outrageous rumor concerning (a) an email forward that reveals connections between Biblical doomsday prophecies and current politics that everyone else in the world seems to have missed, (b) a deep dark Church/BYU secret, or (c) a shocking, and untraceable, general authority quote. Question about accuracy of rumor? - wordy alias describing one's own feelings about the above rumor ___ Dear 100 Hour Board, Expression of love or hatred for a particular bit of pop culture/societal quirk. Attempt to get approval for liking or hating this thing disguised as a question, sometimes without even the use of a question mark. - statement about cleverness of alias ___ Dear 100 Hour Board, Request for a playlist of songs relevant to a very particular set of circumstances, followed by a list of terrible music that the playlist should be compatible with. - obscure pop culture reference ___ Dear 100 Hour Board, Statement of need for housing arrangements. Speculation regarding probable roommates. Plea to the Board as reader's "only hope." Question regarding location of good housing. Expression of appreciation. - Nondescript pseudonym ___ Dear 100 Hour Board, Explanation of freshman status. Expression of desire to minor, major, or double major in something obscure, complicated, and/or impossible. Request for Board to figure it all out. - Expression of desperation And now, for your reading pleasure, one example of a typical Board answer done in the same style: Dear deprecating interpretation of alias, Question about what the question is? Statement regarding vagueness of question. Possible things it could be? Answer to easiest interpretation. - Boring Collaboratively, Waldorf, Sauron, Whistler, Yellow, and Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADearest, dearest Katya~ If you are in fact the Katya, then I want to let you know that I've re-affirmed my Facebook crush on you recently. W&S give a great list. Here are a few additions I would propose: Dear 100 Hour Board, Belligerent response to a writer's comments, usually indicating that the entire response was not read or understood. Suggestion that writer is not only unworthy of writership, but probably not even of humanity or a quick and painless death. -Indignant handle, if any at all Dear Over-the-top-compliment, A relatively meaningless question of preference that reveals little to nothing about the writers, posed in hopes of eliciting many responses. Indication of knowledge that this question has been asked before, but not with exactly the same set of Board writers. -One's own answer to the above-posed question I thought I had more when I started, but apparently I didn't. ~Hobbes Back to top QApropos to Board Question #54228: What does it mean if I pass both kinds of tests with flying colors, without hesitation? - Confused
ADear Confused- That's a good question; and, as with many good questions, there may not be a good answer. My first thought is that reverse colorblind tests are pretty inexact. Most that exist were made by amateurs, and it's a field not nearly as well researched as its "normal" counterpart. Medically rigorous these tests are not. Many people, especially males, exhibit some form of minor color deficiency, even if they have generally normal vision. Maybe your eyes are just "off" enough to see the reverse tests, but still good enough to pass the normal ones. However, if this was the case, you'd probably not pass "with flying colors," but probably miss one or two of them. You might just notice patterns well, for some reason. Typically, if I stare at an Ishihara (circle-dot test) long enough, I can see where the number should be, even if it doesn't look different in color from its surroundings. The pattern is clearly there in each circle, and the same is true for the reverse tests. Maybe you just saw it better. In short, I don't know. Color perception is a very complicated thing that I don't intend to devote my life to studying, so I'll probably never know for sure. Sorry! There's also been some discussion of this at the message board; it seems like some people had more trouble with ones on the site I linked to than the one in the question. Color: it's crazy. -Foreman Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Upon recently purchasing The Reduced Shakespeare Company's DVDs, The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged and The Complete History of America Abridged, I almost immediately noticed that, although two of the members of the RSC are the same, the third one is different. Why is this? (Please note that I read the Wikipedia article, but sadly I lost myself in the Wall of Text (TM)). And am I the only one who, in both cases, finds the third man to be crass and annoying? Is there a pattern there? Is this some kind of crazy conspiracy? - Still a fan
ADear Still The DVD of The Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) was released in 2000 and starred Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor. The DVD of The Complete History of America (Abridged) starred Matthew Croke, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor. So why is Adam Long not in the second DVD? He retired from the Reduced Shakespeare Company. On Long's Wikipedia page it simply says "Long left The Reduced Shakespeare Company in 2003." He was a founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company, which began in 1981. So, perhaps after 20+ years on the job he wanted a change of pace. His bio on The Reduced Shakespeare Company's webpage says:
As for the question about the third guy being more crass, it should be noted that though the RSC performances are typically 3-man shows, the RSC has 9 cast members, and more than 60 people listed on their alumni page. I'm assuming that all those cast members have played all the roles, so one isn't notably more crass than the others. Also, Adam Long and Reed Martin were the main writers on both pieces, so the crassness probably came from them. -Humble Master P.S. If that rather diminutive Wall of Text (TM) got the best of you I wish you luck in college. Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Board Question #54186 totally made my day! I was one of the people who was polled in the Wilk and I so wanted to know why some random guy was asking about beans in a jar. Now I know it was a board writer and I helped answer a question. Plus, I know I am horrible at estimating the number of beans... I guessed 275 :(. My question is, what was the most creative costume you saw on campus this year? - Pregnant Jack o Lantern
ADear Pregnant, My favorite has to have been a guy I saw in the library atrium while I was waiting for a friend. He was wearing a bright safety-yellow jacket and bright pink-purple sweatpants. He had a small (~18" long) orange cone strapped to each elbow and each shoulder. And to top it off, he had a three-foot-tall orange cone on his head. He pulled it off superbly, sauntering nonchalantly through the crowd. —Laser Jock ADear Pregnant, The best costume was a couple dressed up as members of the Chinese militia. There were lots of reasons this costume was super great! First of all, the costumes were impeccable and very realistic. Second, the crowd was half native Chinese people and half Americans. The Chinese people all thought it was just funny like Americans might think someone dressing up as the president is funny. But the Americans all thought it was funny because of the weirdly instinctive "communists!" reaction. Third, while the wife was a Chinese woman who looked almost intimidating in her outfit, the husband was a tall, skinny, red-haired American with the biggest grin you ever saw. Also, the fact that their little can't-even-walk-yet son was in costume made it just perfect. -Mico ADear Pregnant, I saw a guy dressed up as Luigi. Unfortunately, his mustache was not real. Also - Tetris pieces? Kind of awesome! -Whistler Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Upon this, the eve of NaNoWriMo, I find myself nervously participating for the first time, intending to write some version of the novel that's been bouncing around my head for the last, oh, 5 years. In preparation, I took the Mary Sue litmus test on one of my main characters, and found myself stunned and appalled to achieve a rating of 54; well into "kill it with fire" territory. While this is worrying, I am comforted seeing that many of the questions are written to apply after the story has been written somewhat, and so I can still change things around in my head. Does anyone on The Board have any tips for how to ensure that my characters are realistic and engaging, while or before writing them? I realize that, if all goes according to plan, I will already have written somewhere around 10,000 words by the time this posts. A speedy reply would be appreciated, but is not necessary. =P - Toni
ADear Toni, There are many resources for people who want to learn how to write fiction. Some of them are even available on the Internet! One is Creative Writing in America: Theory and Pedagogy (it will take a while to load; it's a whole book in PDF). There's a whole chapter on "The Dynamics of Character" on page 123 (or 136 if you just want to type it in there). I just skimmed it, and I'm not terribly impressed, but there is something useful there. While you're writing, try to imagine that your character is a friend of yours or someone living in your life. Is your character too good to be true (i.e., has amazing looks/intelligence/charisma), or have things gone so badly as to be unrelateable (orphaned, permanently disfigured, and paraplegic)? It's possible to write popular characters that are unrealistic or not probable, but if you want "real" characters, try to base them off of people you know (or combinations of characteristics you've seen in others) rather than a fantasy or idealized person. Does that make sense? Okay, so maybe you were expecting me to recommend a worksheet or two. I don't think that's how I would write a character. It just feels too much like I'm making a D&D character...but if those help you, knock yourself out. I mean, if we ever want to challenge the genre of the novel, we're going to have to get away from these types of conceptions of characters. Okay, I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm not much a writer myself, but I am a reader. I think the Mary Sue litmus test you referenced is a useful starting point, but it has its limitations. Like I mentioned earlier, some of the most popular characters are ridiculously cliché (Harry Potter, Lyra from The Golden Compass and the Baudelaires are orphaned "chosen ones"; Dr. Manhatten, Ender, whatever are the "tortured genius" types). Go look at tvtropes.com. Some of the best entertainment uses these cliché character types. What matters is how you use it (although it will be harder to put "perfect" characters in situations where their actions provoke reader thought). That is my opinion on this subject. -Whistler P.S. Another book about creative writing pedagogy is Writers of a Different Horse: Rethinking Creative Writing Theory and Pedagogy, but it doesn't have anything about character development. I just thought it was interesting. I wish I were more familiar with creative writing research to give you some better pointers, but this will have to do for now. Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, If you were dating someone who is generally very compatible with you, but sometimes it feels like you're hanging out with a member of the deacon's quorum...would you ever consider marrying that person, hoping that they would eventually grow out of it? -They eventually grow up, right?
ADear Nope!, I think it depends on the kind of immaturity you're talking about. If it's just being silly, like making stupid jokes or weird faces, I'd still consider marriage...but I wouldn't expect a guy to "grow out of" his personality. I've dated a few guys. A little immaturity is to be expected if you're around someone long enough. -Whistler ADear not if they know what's good for 'em, My wife did. We're pretty happy. I have never been referred to as "the most mature guy in the room" and I am the Sunbeam teacher for crying out loud. I mean, I'm sure that she didn't marry me thinking "Man, I hope I can beat his immaturity out of him," but she tolerates it well. If I were you, I wouldn't marry him. If you hope he'll change, he will change all right, it just won't be in the direction you want him to, I guarantee. As my old stake president used to say, "Men marry women hoping they will never change, women marry men hoping to change them." For your sake, don't spend the rest of your life hoping that he will grow out of it. If you can't take it, don't get into it, that's all I have to say. You will bug him to death and he will bug you to death. Dr. Smeed Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I had this funky dream the other night: in that dream, I found out that my boyfriend was secretly writing for the 100 Hour Board, using the name "Foreman" as his alias. And it was one of those dreams where you wake up and you're not really sure if it's real. So I feel like I should ask, just to clear the air: Foreman, are you my boyfriend? -If I were single, I might include a cheesy pickup line here: "Cuz you're the man of my dreams..."
ADear single, Is your boyfriend Matt Meese? No? Then he is clearly not Foreman. Unless of course I was telling the truth, which has happened before - even on the Board. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear If, Foreman is still single, as in the recent Board Question #54196 he alluded to taking out some gals who filled out his dating app. So if you have a boyfriend, it's not Foreman. -Whistler ADear apparently, I already am- I am, indeed, not your boyfriend. Feel free to weep now. But if you ever ditch the loser, you should take one of these and call me in the morning. My question: if you're dating the guy, why didn't you ask HIM? -Foreman ADear Taken~ I second Foreman's question. You should have confirmed that I wrote for the Board in person and then asked a set-up question. Then you'd know I was Hobbes, not Foreman. ~... or am I? Back to top QDear writers of the 100 Hour Board, There is a lot of variety in the type of questions that you answer- questions about relationships, relgion, school, trivia, etc. What are your favorite types of questions to answer? - an avid reader
ADear avid reader, I enjoy requests for statistics that don't actually exist. "What is the largest county (as considered by population) in the United States that does not have an interstate highway pass through its borders?" and "What is the average age of a standing telephone pole?" would fall in this category. These questions force us to stretch and work for the answers, and they're also flattering to receive - people don't ask "How could anyone possibly know that?" but just assume that we will. (And then one of us does.) Good non-googleable science and religion questions are also fun. "Why can't they really make transparent metal?" and "Is there any reason that God needs to be patient?" would fall in here. Again, these require some real thought and research and give us a chance to stretch ourselves. Questions that retired writers submit are often very good - said retired writers obviously know how to google, so they answer the easy ones themselves and then end up submitting the most obscure and interesting questions. Finally, it's good to get a goofy question once in a while that a big fraction of the Board can chime in on. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear avid~ Back in the days of team HAT, I loved questions that required us to skip, hop, and jump around campus and that would gain us access to weird or hidden parts of BYU that not many people know about. Unfortunately, ever since team HAT was demoted to team H (pronounced by letting your jaw hang slack and just angrily expelling air without vocalizing), I haven't enjoyed those jaunts as much. My favorite questions these days, then, are ones that touch on subjects I already know something about. I like questions about Russia, which are rare, and questions about comparative religions, which are not as rare. And I'm still waiting for that magical day that someone asks a question about StarCraft strategy. That will be a beautiful day indeed. ~Hobbes ADear avid, I love science-related questions. I don't necessarily know the answers right off the bat, but reading up on them is usually pretty diverting. Ones that I can answer with a Python script are also fun. —Laser Jock Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, As a typical poor college student, I'm looking for good Christmas gifts that I can give to my family. Your archives has some pretty good suggestions. But I want to give something that can really convey how much I love my family members. I tried writing a letter to each member and then adding to the letter, but words aren't really good expressions of love. Any suggestions?
ADear Anon~ The typical suggestion (and best one) is to create something using a talent of yours which has some actual value and shows that you know, understand, and love the person you're giving the gift to. Nothing will top that. However, I want to make you aware of Black Fridays on Amazon, in case you weren't. I bought nice presents (in the order of DVDs) for nine people, and I got everyone a really nice gift for one hundred dollars in total. In addition, there are no lines, because you're doing everything on the Internet. I plan to do my Christmas shopping like this from now on. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, on which there will be the best sales of the year, and it's easily the biggest shopping day of the year in America. It's called Black Friday because it's always on a Friday and it's the day that companies take their yearly earnings from the red (no profit, a loss) to being in the black. Good luck! ~Hobbes Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, So I'm taking a class about a certain culture (I won't be specific about this for anonymity's sake), and there's this guy in my class who served a mission in that country. He's annoying! He keeps saying something that's relevant but VERY UNNECESSARY. He would even correct the professor for wrong pronunciation. He ticks me off! I feel that it's just too much and it's making me uncomfortable. I understand that he loved his mission and would love to talk about it, but I really don't care what he has to say about it. He's not even a TA or something. I'm not much of a confrontational person, so do you think I should ask the teacher to do it for me? - Annoyed
ADear Annoyed, Your teacher is probably wondering what he or she can do to be polite to this student but still keep class discussion focused. If you want to whine to your professor, go ahead, but he's probably fully aware of the issue and resigned to let this guy keep commenting annoyingly (or just as frustrated). College professors don't take any classes in class management, so it's unsurprising that students get away with ridiculous comments all the time. It's a tricky issue, and I feel your pain. I had a language class where these linguistics students would ask about the history of practically every grammar concept, which wasn't really important for our language fluency, but happened to be something they were curious about. With a different teacher, some of these same students turned into non-annoyingly participating students. One thing you could do is confide in a classmate (in a non-jerky way) and ask your classmate's advice about how to solve this problem. Since I'm not in the class, I don't know if this guy who comments all the time is aware that his comments are a pain or not. If you sense that he'd be open to feedback from you, you could try talking to him about his participation (I kind of hate the word "confrontation" too). Something as simple as, "I'm surprised that you shared that story, it seems like it would have been easier just to say what you learned" might work to tip him off. If you go about it with the intent to understand and assist, I think things will go alright. -Whistler Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, How is it possible that a car-less and a jobless guy would be able to go on a date? - Dying to ask her out
ADear Melodramatic, Sorry I called you melodramatic, maybe you are right. I don't think it is possible. All girls are pretty shallow, and if the girl you are dying to ask out learns you don't have a car, and thus cannot drive her to an expensive dinner, then you have no real future in the dating world. And yet, somehow kids in junior high get dates. For some reason I, a female, dated a guy who had to ask permission to drive his mom's absurdly large Suburban. And my oldest brother managed to go on dates during college even though he didn't have a car for quite a while. This is all to remind you that it is possible for you to date a girl whether or not you have a car, and even if your wallet is a little skinny. A lot of girls find such things as park dates fun and romantic. "What," you wonder, "is a park date?" It is the oft sought after, super-cheap date that involves outdoor activities and a picnic. "Mico," you may scowl, "winter is coming! And you want me to take a pretty girl into the freezing cold?" Yes, what better way to woo her? S'mores on a cold afternoon can be fun, and if she is cold it may bring you two closer. Also, there is the Group Date. Many people make fun of it, but I have heard it is actually a great way to get to know a person. Play board games (or, since this is the twenty-first century, you could move on to video games), cook things together, build a fort, have a picture scavenger hunt, and so on (if you go to the Board's search engine, type in "cheap," and select "Relationships: Dating Ideas" it will yield a lot of great results). As for the car-less aspect of your situation, you have options! Hard to believe, I'm sure, but you could ask a roommate, friend, or relative if you can borrow a vehicle for an evening. If you go this route, make sure not to take advantage of them. Don't trash anyone's car, and don't assume you can use it in the future, or they may not let you use it again. If you already know the girl in whom you are interested has a car, you could casually mention that you don't have one. Maybe she actually can drive, despite her second 'X' chromosome, and will understand that not all college students have cars. Honestly, unless she is terribly shallow, then it ought to be acceptable that you don't have a car. So my real advice for you is this: Ask her out. Forget about whether or not you have the car or the money! Have a plan in mind (possibly from what I have suggested), and give her the plan straight-up when the asking-out happens. It will all go very smoothly; girls really aren't that mean. -Mico P.S. Running out on the check at a fancy restaurant is not an acceptable solution to your problem. Just figured I should throw that out there. ADear Dying, Go for a walk, make her dinner and play games, go to International Cinema, or find some other free events to go to (Museum of Art, anyone?). It's possible to date without a car! You just can't get very far. Heh, just kidding. -Whistler Back to top CComment Board Question #54305 If you're interested in learning more about whether BYU's football or other athletic programs make money for the school, I suggest talking to Richard Kimball in the history department. In his sports history class he talked about how universities are able to push a lot of the costs of sports onto the university as a whole instead of the athletic department: one was is through facilities management. At most universities, the cost of maintaining the football field and stadium and practice facilities is included in the overall facilities budget, and NOT in the athletic budget, but of course there would be no need to have a football stadium or basketball stadium or practice facility without having a football or basketball team. While the football team might "make money" for the school, it's hard to know for sure with all the hidden costs. Additionally, the Chronicle of Higher Education has a list of program costs and income for each athletic department through 2005 (I think that was the last time it was updated, but I could be wrong). BYU is included, and BYU football has its own category. You can access it on campus. http://chronicle.com/ (it might take a bit of poking around to find the information, but it should be in the athletic data section) There is data on how much is spent on recruiting, average coach's salary, how many female coaches there are, etc. It's really a goldmine of information, especially considering how tight-lipped BYU is about financial issues. - Laura
Back to top CDear 100 Hour Board, Regarding Board Question #54310, about the crime-fighting ability of the Brimhall East Webcam: While we are unaware of any bike stealing being thwarted by our webcam, we do have a video of BYU Security cutting the lock on a bike that had been there for at least six months. We really miss that neon green bike. The owner finally realized where he had left it. We've also got photos of people staring directly into the webcam while talking on the phone (as in "Hey, Mom -- pull up this URL and take a look at your son."). - Daryl Gibson
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