The Commons at the Cannon Center

If you live at Helaman Halls, you should get a meal plan. As a freshmen, you most likely won't have a car, which rules out convenient grocery shopping. Also, in contrast to Heritage Halls and Wyview Park, Helaman Halls have no kitchen in your living space. So even if you wanted to be a dedicated cook your first year, it will be much harder to do than you think. Also, you might not realize it now, but moving away from home can be a pretty stressful experience at times. Not having to worry about food is one less thing for you to deal with your first year out.

Behold, I present to you The Commons at the Cannon Center.
(You should actually click on that link. Their website is user friendly and provides great pictures. Their hours of operation are important to pay attention too. Make sure you memorize when breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served hot!)

The Cannon Center is not only the closest food to you, but has a really great social atmosphere. If you're afraid of the freshman 15, this place is the reason why. But in my opinion, it is one of the best things BYU ever built. The Cannon Center is buffet style and with one swipe of your Signature Card, you have access to it all.
As I mentioned earlier, this place has a great social atmosphere. It is one of the great perks of eating there. Almost every time you go, you see people you know, meet people you didn't know, and can even spend much more time there than you'd expect.
Not only is the Cannon Center essential to getting the full experience of Helaman Halls, but don't forget about the vending machines you'll have access to 24/7. They really are a beautiful thing.

If you were having doubts about obtaining a meal plan, I hope you don't now.
You can click here for information about the available Meal Plans

These pictures were taken when it was just finishing up on construction last spring/summer

Wyview Park

Next up on our list of dorms for most freshman to live in is Wyview.

Wyview Park is the newest accommodation for freshman. Previously married housing, Wyview has been remodeled and furnished for comfortable living. Amenities include a refrigerator, a microwave, and furniture. Vacuums are available for check-out from your RA during cleaning checks.

Wyview is an apartment style dorm. Unlike Heritage, there is no commons or central area to meet. One would walk straight into their apartment from the outside. This has provided controversy to some freshman, saying that it has been harder to meet people that way.

Wyview has accommodations for three or four roommate apartments. There are three floors per building, and two to three stairwells per building, with six apartments per stairwell. Those who wish to live with four people should know that very right most apartments are the only apartments that can accommodate four people.

In each three person apartment, there is one shared bedroom (the students will use bunkbeds) and one single room. (In the case of a four person apartment, there are two single rooms and one shared room.) There is one bathroom per apartment.

Wyview has the same visiting hours as a regular BYU-approved off-campus apartment has. Members of the opposite gender are permitted in the living room and kitchen until midnight, and on Friday they are permitted until 1:30 am.

While Wyview is arguable the most comfortable place to live while living in the BYU dorms, it is also the furthest away from campus. A good half-hour walk from campus, many students opt to buy a bus pass or hitch rides from friends.

There is also a chapel in Wyview Park, but keep in mind that not all wards will meet in there. The chapel is in the Wyview central building, which is where one would go if they have lost a key or even attend ward prayer. Next door to the central building is the Wyview Creamery. It is a small creamery but it has the basic foods that most people need. In the back of the Creamery is the laundry facility. The washers and dryers will only take quarters or money from a student's signature card (the latter method is cheaper).

If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask!
A special thanks to Li-Sha for giving me this information (because I never lived at Wyview)