By Allyson Booth | ContributorIn the years since the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation was completed, students of all schools and majors come to use the study rooms. The study rooms in Foster are phenomenal, except for one thing: They lack a system that notifies students occupying the room that their time is up and another student has booked it.If a student wants to book a study room in Foster, all they have to do is log in to the database with their Bear I.D. It then shows a list of all the study rooms available at…
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By Morgan Minshew | ContributorRegardless of a student’s classification or major, all students must print documents that are required for assignments and study materials. Buildings such as the Baylor Sciences Building, the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation and Moody Memorial Library have a vast number of printers available for use by all students. However, some buildings on campus still lack easily accessible printers for student use.Around campus, there are buildings that lack the proper amount of printers to support student needs. Sid Richardson Building, which is home to the Paul L. Foster Success Center, the mathematics department…
We journalists are a different breed, not at all like the typical human you may interact with on a daily basis. Some of us may come off as overly skeptical or even negative, but it is just how the industry has made us. In order to bridge an important gap between journalists and the rest of the world, we are going to address exactly what makes us different and why to expect our behavior. You should never be afraid to share rumors with your journalist friend. We are trained to know what to do with sensitive information, particularly to follow…
Student Body President: Sloane SimpsonThe Lariat endorses San Antonio junior Sloane Simpson for the position of student body president. When a candidate runs unopposed, it can feel like voters are left without a say in who represents them. This is not the case with Simpson, who has worked tirelessly throughout her years in student government (including as EVP) to represent the diverse perspectives on Baylor’s campus and beyond. Simpson is focused on unifying Baylor’s campus through multicultural engagement with diversity and inclusion seminars for registered organizations and student leaders. She also pledges to help combat food insecurities with The Store…
We grew up hearing “millennial” this and “baby boomer” that, but what do those titles even mean? Generational breakdowns were first theorized by Karl Mannheim in the early 1920s in his “theory of generations,” but the research on how/who dictates generational divides has muddied since then. This can be especially complicated for people our age who are born on the cutoff between millennials and Generation Z. There are several different theories about how each generation is split, and each one comes with different attributes ascribed to each group. One theory is the Strauss-Howe theory, which breaks down generations dating back…
All anyone at Baylor has been talking about since Sunday evening is the Lady Bears’ nail-biting 82 to 81 victory over Notre Dame to clinch the national title. Thousands of Bears tuned in to witness the big win, and just as we all bowed our heads in a silent prayer when junior forward Lauren Cox went down with an injury, we also all sic ’em-ed (yes, it’s a verb now) when senior guard Chloe Jackson hit that game-winning layup with five seconds left on the clock. While every single player on that team deserved this win, and every student and…
By Caroline Cumby | ContributorThere have been several publications in the Lariat and on social media within the last week imploring the student body not only to boycott the lecture being held on April 9 by Matt Walsh, but attempting in various ways to cancel the event entirely.While I’ve been extremely enthused by the amount of discourse this lecture has caused, even with it still being several days out, I’ve seen several issues in the arguments being made in opposition to the lecture being held, and I’d like to take this opportunity to address some of them.As a celebrated conservative…
Have you ever sat and truly thought about Christianity?No, seriously. Have you ever taken a second to sit and think about the pillars of Christianity and how insane they are? Christians believe that an almighty God came down to Earth in the form of a human being and walked around with the same people he created. He then performed miracles in his human body that only a god can perform and claimed to be the son of the one true God. He was crucified but rose from death three days later. The son of God, Jesus Christ, is said to…
The solution to learning disabilities and inhibitors is never to “suck it up,” and every professor needs to recognize the necessity of accommodations to ensure every student’s success.The Office of Access and Learning Accommodation (OALA) is designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities. OALA has 1272 students registered for accommodations for spring 2019, according to OALA senior accommodation specialist Trevor Allison.Acting as a liaison between students and resources on campus, OALA can help students advocate for their needs. This includes students dealing with everything from dyslexia to a broken foot. While many professors recognize the importance of OALA,…
By Elizabeth Wellinghoff | ContributorApril is recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month focused on increasing and extending awareness of sexual violence. So, what does that mean and why is it important? The bottom line with sexual assault and interpersonal violence is always prevention. We want to stop sexual violence before it ever happens, but we can’t do that without naming the problem. The CDC estimates that one in three women and one in six men have experienced an instance of physical sexual violence. These numbers are likely underestimated due to the low rate of reporting. By recognizing that sexual violence…
By Mackenzie Chandler | ContributorCampus Living and Learning, Baylor faculty and staff and the wider Baylor community, I greet you in the name of our righteous Father and in the name of our glorious Savior Jesus Christ. I am greatly concerned by the emails I have received regarding the removal of flyers and of the actions of the Baylor administration in regard to Young Americans for Freedom. Today I exhort you to remember the words of our Lord: He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Our brothers and…
Here at Baylor, we have have 40 inter/national and local organizations involved in Greek life. A large portion of each class is involved with Greek life, and Baylor is very supportive of the organizations represented on campus.I am a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, which is one of the nine national sororities represented by the Panhellenic Council. Each sorority has a philanthropy which they support with service and fundraising each year. For Kappa Alpha Theta, our philanthropy is CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate.CASA works to serve children in the foster system by providing a voice for them. A CASA is…
Have you ever heard a great old song you loved until it gets overplayed on the radio and eventually gets a remix that makes you retch? That is exactly what our generation is. We are a generation raised on chronic complaining and bred on political correctness that has not contributed any kind of real revolution. Revolutions are supposed to unite people, and the only one we’ve really experienced in our lifetime — the meteoric rise of technology and social media — has done nothing but divide us, provide unrealistic expectations of reality and make us question if we have any…
By Ryan Herz | ContributorBaylor is known for all of its traditions like Homecoming, DiadelOso and Sing. While lots of attention is focused on its traditions by the student body, little attention is geared toward Baylor sporting events.I understand not the whole student body can be at every sporting event due to work, class and other time commitments, but Baylor Athletic events should be a priority for students at Baylor. Your time at Baylor is so short, and your time only gets busier after you graduate. Baylor is a power five conference school with the majority of its sports being…
To quote one of the greatest leaders our generation has ever fallen witness to: “’you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take’ —Wayne Gretzky — Michael Scott.” As the semester winds down, it becomes more vital that those of us out there crippled by our own nervousness, awkwardness and self-loathing begin to take aim at the hoop that is agonizingly close to us and shoot your shot. Of course, telling yourself to shoot your shot and even convincing others to do so is a much easier said than done. It is important to remember, however, to constantly contextualize…
Story by Shae Koharski | Multimedia Journalist, Video by Kennedy Dendy | Broadcast Reporter’90s fashion was filled with mom jeans, fanny packs, scrunchies, overalls, platform sneakers, neon and much more. Does this sound familiar? Because this is what much of Gen Zs wear today in the late 2010s. Many stores today sell the same pieces that were trendy in the ’90s because the wave of 1990s fashion is back. Whether it is around town, at the store, at a festival or even on campus, ’90s fashion has made a comeback. Many brands that were popular in the ’90s died down…
Native American Studies, and language studies that coincide with it, are absent in many college course guides, including Baylor’s. Two universities currently include specific studies in Cherokee language and history: Northeastern State University offers Cherokee as a language course and Western Carolina University offers a minor in Cherokee Studies. It’s high time Baylor and other university systems start including Native American culture, language and history in their coursework. According to fall 2018 Baylor Institutional Research and Testing data, 0.4% of undergraduates (54) identified as Alaskan Native/American Indian, but the report also says that 2.9% (411) who identified as multiracial listed…
By Michael Agapos | ContributorRecently, I pulled down a flier containing inflammatory and potentially harmful rhetoric advertising a certain upcoming event in which Matt Walsh, a self-described “theocratic fascist,” was invited to campus by Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Well, to be fair, I actually pulled down several. For doing so, YAF and those who support it leveled several criticisms at me, mostly on Twitter. I’m writing this to explain myself.One prominent criticism is that I in some way violated the speaker’s freedom of speech by pulling down fliers. I fail to see how this is the case. Firstly, the…
When you wake up in the morning, the first thing you do is probably reach over to your bedside table and pull out your phone to immediately check social media. What about before you go to bed? You’ll probably scroll through Instagram or Twitter for about ten minutes or two hours before going to sleep.Everyone is guilty of this. Whenever there is a dull moment in your day, it’s so easy to pull out your phone and check social media really quickly and disconnect from those around you. It’s the easy thing to do.When you do this, your feeding the…
Although upperclassmen may not miss the finicky showers, fluorescent lighting and twin-sized beds of Baylor’s dorms, the communal style of living fosters connectivity many of us lack in our latter college years. Residence halls cultivate relationships with fellow students through shared resources, community events, collective spaces and common goals.While upperclassmen who choose to move off campus often do so in search of more separation between school and personal life as well as more affordable housing, they forgo opportunities to live in supportive, community environments. Baylor should offer cooperative housing to upperclassmen so they can maintain close-knit community life off campus.In…
Throughout our schooling, we are taught to never cuss. We are taught to read, write, structure our sentences and speak in public settings, but we are never told when it is a good time to swear. Long seen as taboo and lazy, cussing is taking on a totally different connotation these days, which is why we can all use a little more cussing in our own lives, just as long as we are practicing safe swearing. A recent study done by psychologists Kristin Joy of Marist College and Timothy Jay of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, concluded that cussing is…
The debate on whether or not vaccines are necessary has persisted for far too long. Studies are continuously being done to debunk the notion that vaccines cause autism –– a claim that was first made in the 1990s by a British doctor who seemingly found a connection between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. In 2011, however, this report was found to be falsified, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Therefore, the money being spent to debunk the anti-vaccination movement is being wasted, because enough research has already been done to disprove the notion that…
With the digital world all around us, it can seem confusing or pointless for print publications to stubbornly persist. With all the information we could possibly need is at our disposal with the tap of a button or the touch of a screen, it’s important to remember that is that there’s plenty more value to print products than simply the information they provide. Newspapers and magazines offer a creative forum for designers and writers to express themselves, as well as for readers to enjoy. Magazines, for example, are some of the foremost outlets of art available. The skills and manpower…
Whether you’re sending a note to a professor or following up on a job application, knowing how to write an email professionally and eloquently is a skill college students should invest time in learning. Thanks to mobile technology, email writing has become much easier to execute, but also much easier to mess up. Slang, text-speech and informal greetings have become much more common in our fast-moving technological communication and can degrade the professionalism of an email. However, learning to write a professional email is not a lost cause and can sometimes be the difference between getting a job or a…
By Dr. Burt Burleson | Contributor The Bible, cover to cover, recognizes the significance of – and challenge of – getting along with one another. It is held up in some texts as the “yard stick” for Christian discipleship; in some passages it is evidence of wisdom, in others it is the calling to love whoever happens to be our neighbor or our enemy, and in some verses, making things right with others is essential for being made right with God. Getting along, seeking peace in community, being kind, being truthful in loving ways, reconciling as we are able, offering…
The few weeks of class between spring break and graduation can be hectic — between applying for jobs, acing your last finals and celebrating your last Diadeloso, there may not be much room for free time. However, most Baylor graduates will leave Waco after crossing the stage in the Ferrell Center, which is a big change. Before leaving the city you’ve called home for the past four years, there are a few of things we recommend you do. Other local websites have Baylor- and Waco-specific bucket lists, but our top 10 was compiled by students for students, and should be…
In need of a forum to access homework help and enact deadline changes? Class group messages are arguably the most underrated resource for students. Other than a professor or Teaching Assistant, no one can really help you with a course as much as a fellow classmate can. We have all experienced remorse over times we did not have a class group message.Moments a GroupMe would have been helpful:When class was cancelled last minute, and you never saw the Canvas or email notification before arriving to class.When you had a question about something said in class.When you needed a united front…
By Claire Crites | Guest Columnist The profile of a single, young male from Mexico compromising the majority of southern border migrants in the United States is no longer a reality. According to the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), 40 percent of apprehended migrants in 2018 were children and families. Compare this to 2014 when children and families compromised only 10 percent of apprehended migrants — it is clear a change has occurred. Migrants are also no longer primarily from Mexico. According to the Pew Research Center, there were more apprehensions of non-Mexicans than Mexicans at the U.S. border…
The sidewalk is a beautiful invention. It creates a path for people to walk, alongside the street and it’s specifically designated for pedestrians. And while you’re not driving a car on the sidewalk, there are still unspoken rules that you should follow when using a sidewalk to ensure your safety and keep others safe too.When using that beloved white pavement, be sure to use it as a road. If you’re out for a walk or a leisurely stroll, stay on the right side of the sidewalk or the “slow lane” so you stay out of the way of others that…
By Jordan Davidson | ContributorThe first time I heard about Chapel at Baylor, I was excited. Two whole class periods a week dedicated to worshipping, praying and learning more about God seemed like a perfect example of one of the reasons I chose to attend a private, Christian university. Maybe I was a little ignorant or just slightly blinded by my own excitement, but my first Chapel experience did not even come close to meeting my preconceived expectations.My first time in Chapel was a severe disappointment. As I stood up to leave Waco Hall and swipe the student ID that…
