Budge Hall
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Budge Hall, is a residential hall in Helaman Halls at Brigham Young University
. It was named after William Budge
, a prominent Latter-Day Saint missionary who baptized Karl G. Maeser
.
, a publication of the Brigham Young University Police Department. Budge was repeatedly mentioned as the site of pranks for which the police became involved. In one instance, several live goats were released into the lobby and the basement. Resident workers reportedly spend several hours clearing the animals. This and other events brought Budge Hall to the attention of the BYU campus. "Budge Boys" became synonymous with a stereotypical freshman male who mischievously skipped classes and spent much time planning and executing jokes with his friends. Living up to its reputation, Budge Hall was reported to have the highest dropout rate of Resident Assistants in late 2010 according to a report released by Helaman Halls and the BYU Police Department.
Although Budge Hall has housed freshmen men since 2005, it has gone back and forth between men and women several times. In the 1970s, it was a site well known for BYU's "Candle Ceremonies," a gathering of freshmen girls who would gather in a circle and pass a candle around. When the young lady who had recently been engaged received the candle, she blew it out and shared the news with her friends.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. It was named after William Budge
William Budge
William Budge was a member of the Council of Fifty as well as the Idaho Legislature and was a mission president and stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
, a prominent Latter-Day Saint missionary who baptized Karl G. Maeser
Karl G. Maeser
-Brigham Young Academy:When Maeser arrived at Brigham Young Academy in 1876 it was dying. Enrollment had declined since Warren N. Dusenberry had started the school a few months before. There were only 29 students at the time of Maeser's arrival....
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Background
Budge Hall gained a campus-wide reputation in early 2006 following a series of reports published in Police BeatPolice Beat
Police Beat is a 2005 American crime film directed by Robinson Devor and written by Charles Mudede. It follows the life of an African-born Seattle bicycle officer simply known as "Z" for a week. While Z goes about on his policing duties, he finds himself mentally preoccupied with his girlfriend...
, a publication of the Brigham Young University Police Department. Budge was repeatedly mentioned as the site of pranks for which the police became involved. In one instance, several live goats were released into the lobby and the basement. Resident workers reportedly spend several hours clearing the animals. This and other events brought Budge Hall to the attention of the BYU campus. "Budge Boys" became synonymous with a stereotypical freshman male who mischievously skipped classes and spent much time planning and executing jokes with his friends. Living up to its reputation, Budge Hall was reported to have the highest dropout rate of Resident Assistants in late 2010 according to a report released by Helaman Halls and the BYU Police Department.
Although Budge Hall has housed freshmen men since 2005, it has gone back and forth between men and women several times. In the 1970s, it was a site well known for BYU's "Candle Ceremonies," a gathering of freshmen girls who would gather in a circle and pass a candle around. When the young lady who had recently been engaged received the candle, she blew it out and shared the news with her friends.