By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-ChiefWhen walking down the street in today’s society, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll overhear claims of “fake news” or blame being placed on the media for inaccurately reporting on a controversial topic.While there are most certainly news organizations that publish click bait or false articles simply to drive their readership, there are still plenty of publications that employ hardworking, reliable writers that attempt to cover occurrences from all angles. Just because the subject of a story is debatable or calls out a public figure for something questionable does not mean that the entire news organization is to…
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Everyone is a suspect.
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-Chief Typically, the Final Four refers to the basketball teams that have made it to the semi-finals of the NCAA March Madness tournament. For 1971 Baylor alumna Early Rhodes McWorther, however, the “Final Four” is a self-coined name for a group of three other women and herself that go on adventures and watch Baylor women’s basketball together. The Final Four’s most recent adventure consisted of McWorther and her friends, Renae Robinson, Candace Harris and Gwen Winters, driving from Marshall to Waco on Thursday morning to landscape the home of Skipper and Connie Voss, owners of the…
Don’t wait for the next thunderstorm, Thor is in a theater near you.
If you didn’t know, Oct. 26 is National Pumpkin Day.
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-Chief, Video by Elisabeth Tharp | Broadcast Reporter Baylor football fell to No. 23 West Virginia University 38-36 Saturday at McLane Stadium during its homecoming game. Despite the loss, the Bears (0-7, 0-4) came back from a 25-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to give the Mountaineers (5-2, 3-1) a challenge in the fourth quarter. Baylor had an opportunity to tie the game at 38 and send it into overtime, but a failed two-point conversion ended the Bears’ hopes for their first win. Baylor head coach Matt Rhule said that while he was…
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-ChiefBaylor football will take on No. 23 West Virginia University for a homecoming matchup at 7 p.m. Saturday in its first home game in nearly a month. The Bears (0-6) are coming off of back-to-back losses to both No. 14 Oklahoma State and Kansas State, while the Mountaineers (4-2) are riding a major 46-35 comeback victory after an 18-point defecit against Texas Tech last Saturday. Baylor head coach Matt Rhule said in his Tuesday press conference that he was impressed with the Mountaineers’ big win and considers them one of the best teams in the Big…
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-Chief Although Austin City Limits music festival is full of a variety of sounds and styles of music, festival-goers can also enjoy locally famous food vendors who serve everything from frozen cookie dough to classic Texas barbecue. Day one of our ACL adventure was loaded with delicious eats, which included macaroni and cheese-filled grilled cheese sandwiches and frozen bananas decorated with all things sweet. With more than 33 unique dining options, days two and three were bound to be just as good, if not better. Trudy’s After waiting in line at security for what seemed like…
Meet one of the many bands who performed at Austin City Limits this weekend.
Classic corn dogs and deep fried sweet tea, the State Fair of Texas will overrun your taste buds.
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-ChiefBaylor fell to 0-5 for the first time since 1969 on Saturday with a 33-20 loss to Kansas State at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kan.The Bears struggled in the first half, putting up one field goal and 80 total yards, only 10 of which were rushing yards, but came back in the second half to hold the Wildcats (3-1) to a scoreless third quarter. Although senior Kansas State quarterback Jesse Ertz was only seven for 17 passing the football for 119 yards, he led his team in rushing with 95 yards. In total,…
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-ChiefThe Kansas State Wildcats currently lead the Baylor Bears 20-3 at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kan.The Bears (0-4) came out with a strong showing from sophomore quarterback Zach Smith, but were shut down by the Wildcats’ (2-1) strong defense and big rush game. Baylor recorded just 80 total yards to Kansas State’s 229, 122 coming on the ground. The Wildcats scored early with a 16-yard pass from senior quarterback Jesse Ertz to sophomore wide receiver Isaiah Zuber to give Kansas State a 7-0 lead within the first two minutes. On Baylor’s opening scoring…
Outfits can leave a lasting impression. Make sure you leave the right one.
Isabel Wilkerson relates the devastating and hopeful journey of an entire generation that effected the lives of all African Americans in America.
Young men know all too well the horrors that college students face when rushing fraternities.
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-ChiefMany of today’s American college students would probably say that they grew up on Disney Channel original movies and late-night Nickelodeon re-runs. While I enjoyed these shows as much as the next millenial, I also have a soft spot in my heart for the pre-teen, YA novels I read throughout my childhood, specifically the works of the highly-acclaimed author Roald Dahl. Dahl fans across the globe celebrate his brilliance every year on his birthday, Sept. 13, which is now known as “Roald Dahl Day.” His stories, which include classics such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”…
Our Halloween horror movie came a little early this year.
Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-Chief After a summer spent interacting with incoming freshmen and receiving her Baylor Line jersey, as well as being hard at work as president of the university, Dr. Linda Livingstone is eager to take on the new school year and welcome the class of 2021. Livingstone spoke with Lariat about her and her husband’s experiences on campus this summer, as well as her plans to continue to move the university toward a bright future in spite of the turmoil of the last year and a half. Q: You and your husband came from Move-In today. Tell…
By Bailey Brammer | Editor-in-Chief If this is your first time picking up an issue of the Baylor Lariat, or first time scrolling through our app or website, welcome to your No. 1 source for Baylor news. Whether you are brand new to our publication or are a longtime follower of our work, thank you for readership and support. This year, the Lariat has made a few considerable changes that may or may not affect the way you receive your news. Baylor’s school newspaper has been around since 1900 and has most recently been printed four days a week. However,…
By Bailey Brammer | Page One EditorDr. Linda A. Livingstone is set to take office on June 1, and was selected as president on April 18. Livingstone will be Baylor’s 15th president, as well as the university’s first female president. The Lariat spoke with Livingstone about her plans for the future of the university, her background at Baylor and her qualifications for the position.When you first came to Baylor as a professor and associate dean in the business school, what originally drew you to the school? When I first started my Ph.D. at Oklahoma State, probably in my first or…
By Clay Sprague | Contributor Many may remember reading, hearing or watching any number of C.S. Lewis’s classic tales of Narnia such as “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe” or “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” These tales have had an undeniable cultural impact since they were written, but Dr. Mark Pike thinks that the benefits that children can gain from these stories goes well beyond the realm of the imaginary.Pike is a professor of education at the University of Leeds in the U.K. and has served as the head of the department of education there since 2014. In…
When a student fails a course, there are only three plausible reasons why they were unable to succeed. One: The teacher did not accurately convey the information the student required in order to pass. Two: the student received the information, but was unwilling to put the time and effort into passing the class. Three: the student was not equipped with the knowledge of how to study for the particular class. For college students, freshmen especially, university life is filled with a world of new faces, foods and facts. Classes are structured very differently than they were in high school, and…
Maura Jortner answers some questions regarding her new book, ‘The Life Group’
PHOENIX — As the 2016 Baylor football season drew to a close with a 31-12 win against the Boise State Broncos in the Cactus Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix, 10 of Baylor’s 12 senior players took the field as Bears for the last time. “It’s got to be very rewarding for our guys,” head coach Jim Grobe said. “The things that we’ve gone through this season have maybe been hardest on the seniors. And so for our seniors to hang in there the way they have, show the leadership they’ve shown, and to actually finish it off — I…
Lucious lettuce, sweet strawberries, crunchy carrots. For some of Waco’s inhabitants, such fresh produce is readily available at the neighborhood H.E.B. However, for those that live in “food deserts,” these goods are not always so easy to come by. McLennan County’s Veggie Van was first created in January 2015 by World Hunger Relief, Inc. (WHRI) to bring “affordable and nutritious” food to an area where these items would otherwise be difficult to come by. In January 2016, Dr. Kelly Ylitalo, assistant professor of epidemiology, partnered with Matt Hess, executive director of WHRI, to assess the impact of Van and survey…
While Thanksgiving is typically a holiday that is spent with family, sometimes work or travel costs can prevent a trip home for the long weekend. However, for some Baylor students, their dorm’s faculty-in-residence offered them a home away from home and a chance to spend the holiday with family, even if it was not their own. J. Brian Elliott and his wife, Susan “Sue” Elliott have been a part of Baylor’s faculty-in-residence program for three years, the last two of which were spent in North Village Heritage House. The Elliotts held a Thanksgiving dinner at their house for students that…
By Bailey Brammer | Staff WriterThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made settlements with three Texas universities in regards to hazardous waste violations, according to an EPA News Release on Monday. Baylor University has been charged $11,330 as a civil penalty.“A university is a complex operation, like a city, and there are a number of areas where we have to pay specific attention,” said Lori Fogleman, assistant vice president for media relations and crisis communications. “Environmental health and safety is one of those areas for which we have specific processes and procedures in place to make sure we focus…
By Bailey Brammer | Staff WriterStudent government held an interest meeting for students looking to apply for the position of student regent for the 2017-18 school year on Tuesday evening at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.The Baylor Board of Regents has two student regents, Charlotte, N.C., senior Daniel Thomas and Waco senior Emily Neel, both of whom serve as non-voting members of the board and are expected to attend four board meetings each year. “Being a student regent is an extremely unique position that not all universities have,” Neel said. “For Baylor to offer this to…
By Bailey Brammer | Staff WriterA prayer vigil for Franklin, Tenn., senior Chase Cantrell was held Monday evening in Elliston Chapel. Cantrell, who has epilepsy, is in critical care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., after having a seizure early Friday morning and going without oxygen for several minutes.The vigil was originally proposed by Katy senior Hayley Lang and Palestine junior Caleb Abernathy, and university chaplain Dr. Burt Burleson helped organize the event. “I wanted to organize the vigil because I felt it would be a positive use of my time instead of sitting and being…
By Bailey Brammer | Staff WriterBaylor Police Chief Brad Wigtil spoke about campus safety at the “What’s Next” gathering Tuesday evening, saying that four incidences of hate crimes have occurred at Baylor since the election, to his knowledge.The “What’s Next?” series was organized by the department of multicultural affairs in order to discuss “issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.” Rowlett graduate student Erin Gaddis said this series was started in light of students’ reactions to the election results, as well as reports of hate crimes occurring on campus, including the incident on Nov. 9 in which Dallas sophomore Natasha Nkhama was…