College life is filled with lots of stress-inducing factors, especially for a freshman. However, the importance of a healthy mind cannot be overstated. High levels of emotional or mental stress can often lead to a decline in academic performance. Fortunately, Baylor has lots of resources to combat this stress.

The 98th Academy Awards concluded an exciting but rocky awards season this year. Despite its prestige, the awards show is structurally problematic; in order for it to maintain its integrity as a critically acclaimed awards show, it needs to improve on areas such as voting strategy and diversity.

On June 12, 2023, I decided to start and stick with a Duolingo language learning journey. Today marks 1,000 days I have stuck with my streak. Now to answer the question you have likely been wondering: How good is my Spanish?

While political leaders frame the population change as evidence of successful policy, they ignore the broader changes happening. The fading image of the American Dream is a direct result of shifts within the nation itself; changes that directly affect, or will affect, your household.

Being your childhood self doesn’t make you immature or unlikeable — quite the opposite. It makes you unique, one of a kind and someone worth knowing.

Life, conflict and growth are uncomfortable. When every uneasy emotion becomes a diagnosis, we lose resilience. Instead of asking, “Why do I feel this way?” we ask, “What do I have?” The question shifts from reflection to labeling.