Story by Alina Wong | Staff Writer, Video by Kennedy Dendy | Broadcast ReporterAlong with the majority of universities in America, Chinese students are the largest body of international students at Baylor University. According to the Office of Institutional Research and Testing, the number of incoming freshmen from China, increased from 36 students in 2015 to 72 students in 2018. Although the trend for international Chinese students is to flock to East and West Coast metropolitan areas where the pool of Asians are more condensed, a number of them have chosen to spend their college career at the home of…
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By Alina Wong | Staff WriterAfter over 20 years at Baylor, the initially small interior design program has seen a significant increase in people over the past few years. Interior design professor Ann Theriot attributed the program’s success to the recent upturn in economy, which has relinquished some fears on employment stability and cast a more positive light on job prospects for interior design majors. “The position of Baylor in its national rankings, its Christian identity, and its interior design accreditation gives it a unique edge,” Theriot said. “There are many top tier schools with accredited programs, but the combination…
Fighting against the crisp, cold air, hundreds met on the Suspension Bridge on Monday 9 a.m. for the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace March. On the day dedicated to service and the commemoration of a national legacy and civil rights leader, numerous organizations, church groups and school representatives made appearances to show their respects. The event is known as the Peace March and is hosted by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. A member from Phi Beta Sigma opened up the event in prayer before leading the crowd across the Suspension Bridge. The mood…
By Alina Wong | Staff WriterJamar Tisby, president of The Witness: a Black Christian Collective, delivered a lecture on racism Thursday in the Treasure Room at Armstrong Browning Library. He started by digging behind the walls of anti-black racism and how it continues to appear in modern society and ended with practical ways people can fight against it. “In 1963, Martin Luther King was adamant about highlighting the urgency when it comes to fighting racism. But what about today? Have we made progress?” Tisby said. “Yes, but yet more than half a century later, in many ways, we can still…