During the final days of the Bush administration in late 2007, Congress implemented the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program under the Department of Education, which was designed to offer loan forgiveness to those who chose to work in public service for 10 or more years. This past week, over 150 members of Congress wrote a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to look into the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. “We are deeply troubled that millions of dedicated public servants may not obtain the loan forgiveness that they deserve if the Department does not act quickly to…
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Due to a new policy, the winning group act and any future acts cannot have more than 200 members on stage.
By Cameron Stuart | Radio DirectorOver the last decade or so, sports fans have constantly heard the now-tired trope that baseball, once the national pastime, is a dying sport. Baseball itself is thriving, but its highest level, Major League Baseball, is making a product almost unwatchable for casual fans and is the main reason why the sport is drastically losing popularity.MLB’s decline in popularity has been a gradual one over the last decade or so, thanks in no small part to the meteoric evolution of the other professional leagues. In February of 2010, Super Bowl XLIV broke the record for…
Leadership, when taken for granted, can be misused and a pathway for negative actions that affect everyone all the way down the chain. If you’re in any type of leadership position, people are looking up to you, and you need to think about how your actions will affect others. On Oct. 21, after being detained from a Southwest Arlines flight, a man told an FBI agent after his arrest that the “president of the United States says it’s OK to grab women by their private parts.” This incident is just one example of how someone with a position of authority…
Story by Brooke Hill | News Editor, Video by Emma Whitaker | Broadcast Reporter Pop singer Rebecca Black took the stage Friday night as part of Alpha Chi Omega’s Block Party, which closed their Domestic Violence Awareness week. Following opening act No Coast out of Nashville, the crowd was anxious to hear Black perform. Black opened with “Wasted Youth” off of her new EP, “RE / BL.” She shortly switched over to what she called a “throwback” portion, singing hits like NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” and “Hit Me Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears. All the while, the crowd…
In this week’s episode, our anchors cover the on-campus verbal attack this month, Sigma Chi’s Derby Doggies philanthropy week and soccer’s big win over Oklahoma on Thursday to clinch the regular Big 12 season title.
Baylor students and members of the Waco community joined together in Friday afternoon calling for a judicial decision against alleged rapist plea bargain
One of the beautiful qualities of living in community is the opportunity to challenge others and to be challenged to become a better person. Particularly when the community is formed under a unifying ideology, living in community can promote solidarity, unify behavior and establish group goals for members to pursue. On Baylor’s campus, many social norms and behaviors are influenced by the university’s explicitly Christian identity. While this dynamic can have positive effects like those listed above, religious group identity can often lead to silence and judgment where vulnerability and empathy should be. For example, if a Baylor student chooses…
By Baylor Men For Change | Guest ContributorToo often men remain silent when issues of sexual violence arise in our culture, and over the past three years, Baylor Men for Change has sought to offer a counter-narrative to that silence. Baylor is a caring Christian community where all are supposed to feel safe and that they belong. Part of being a caring Christian community is advocating for justice and denouncing injustice in all its forms. We are called to the higher purpose of compassion, love and respect for each other as we pursue loving God and loving our neighbors as…
As we move through the school year, everything seems to get harder. The grading gets stricter, the tests get more in-depth, and sometimes, it seems like you literally can’t get anything right. Students often struggle with professors’ responses to their essays, projects or presentations, because they can come off as being harsh, unrealistic or just plain rude. However, learning to take constructive criticism is incredibly important — it leads to more success in hiring, better grades and a more productive view of yourself. If we as students aren’t receptive to the commentary about our work in school, how can we…
The Animal Birth Control Clinic of Waco is working to help and protect Waco animals
Dear Women,This year has been called “The Year of the Woman” to demarcate 2018 as a period of feminist progress, inspired by the #MeToo movement and a surge of women running for political offices. Know this; your voice and time for opportunity is in no way restricted to the remaining 70 days of this year. Progress requires long-term and continuous advocacy.Founder of the #MeToo movement Tarana Bourke pressed the button to drop the 2018 crystal ball in Times Square, ringing in the new year. Popularized by actress and activist Alyssa Milano’s tweet on Oct. 15, 2017, #MeToo has been used…
The Bears took down both Kansas State and Kansas over the weekend
Some students walk by them countless times a day and don’t bat an eye. Other students might comment on their muddiness during rainy weather. But only a select few students seem to appreciate and use them leisurely with any frequency. The campus quadrangles, or “quads” as they’re more commonly referred to, are a beautiful and free campus resource, and the Baylor student body should use them more often.On many college campuses, the use of quads is an ordinary practice. Walking from class to class, it is not uncommon to see hundreds of students laying out on the grass to catch…
The Bears held the Wildcats scoreless and only allowed 10 shots and three shots on goal
Here at Baylor and many other Christian colleges, the culture and ideas surrounding Christianity can turn the religion into more of a trend than a personal religious experience. College is a time of self-exploration, and students should utilize that opportunity to grow spiritually apart from social pressures. People expect you to be Christian at Baylor. It’s a Baptist university, after all. In that way, Christianity can be turned into more of a facade for someone to be accepted rather than something they are truly passionate about and invested in. “Where do you go to church?” is such a common question…
In a mid-week episode because of fall break this Friday, our anchors discuss the former Phi Delta Theta president’s potential plea deal, the new P.F. Changs location in Waco and the Lady Bears’ practice squad, also known as the Dream Team.
By Kari Johnson | Guest ContributorI would like to respond to the current Lariat series on Christian culture. When considering my relationship to Christianity and Christian culture, I thought of the Baylor Theatre play I recently watched, “Godspell.” I deeply resonated with the exuberant, close-knit Christian community experienced by the disciples because that has been my own experience. The nurture and love I have felt in the Christian community have been incredible.There are many who complain of the hypocrisy and judgmental spirit rampant in Christian culture. I don’t want to diminish anyone’s experiences, and I agree that these are genuine…
Last week, Baylor offered health screenings on campus through Cigna Health Benefits, where students could receive breakdowns of their general health and statistical analyses of where they land on growth scales and various health spectrums. These are supposed to be increasing access to healthcare for students who may not be able to afford it otherwise, and they can offer valuable insight into the functioning of a student’s body. However, they are also subject to a multitude of outside factors that could skew screenings and put unnecessary stress on a student. According to Cigna’s website, its screening offers “a personal report…
Story by Harry Rowe | Staff Writer, Video by Kennedy Dendy | Broadcast ReporterWaco families gathered to explore the world of science early afternoon Saturday at the Mayborn Museum Complex for Sic’ Em Science Day, an event put on by different groups within the education and programs team in cooperation with the museum. During the event, a tornado warning was called out in the area and families were moved to lower levels of the building. Parents comforted their worried kids as they told them to sit tight. After about 45 minutes, the event was continued, and all the stress was…
American culture has a habit of dismissing entertainers that use their status to promote political causes and ideologies. From Laura Ingraham telling LeBron James to “shut up and dribble” to Meryl Streep using her Golden Globes speech to speak out against President Donald Trump, celebrities are often criticized for using their platform to push their agendas on their adoring public. However, famous people have the right and even the responsibility to use their reach to promote the causes they feel strongly about. As election season gets in full swing, the power of individuals in using their influence for a worthy…
The Bears are a much improved team under the second year head coach
Baylor gave up zero points in the second half, but the offense couldn’t muster a touchdown in the final minute
The Bears were called for 17 fouls in the win
In this week’s episode, our anchors cover Judge Robert Pittman’s decision to release documents in the Jane Doe 1-10 case, the Counseling Center’s Mind Body Lab and how the men’s and women’s tennis teams did in their most recent matches.
Every university has its own identity founded in large part on the culture it fosters. Arizona State University is known as a party school. University of California at Berkeley is known for being politically liberal. But what is Baylor’s cultural identity?Baylor prides itself on being a Christian institution of higher education. That identity has been absorbed in almost every aspect of Baylor society to create a unique “Christian college culture.”The effects of Christian college culture are evidenced in the ways students interact with each other in large- and small-scale ways. It is demonstrated in the ring-by-spring mentality that pushes us…
Story by Lizzie Thomas | Staff Writer, Video by Melanie Pace | Broadcast ReporterThe League of Women Voters held a meet-and-greet and forum between local candidates for State Representative for District 56 and McLennan County Commissioner, Precinct 2 at the Mayborn Museum on Tuesday. Charles “Doc” Anderson, Katherine Turner-Pearson, Doris “D.L.” Wilson and Patricia “Pat” Chisholm-Miller were candidates who participated in the forum.Each race has two candidates. The forum was a facilitated discussion, moderated by Stephen Orr, a member of the organization, who asked written questions that someone from the audience had presented, to which each candidate had one minute…
The Bears were propelled to victory despite having several key players out due to injury.
We live in a day and age that prioritizes instant gratification and results over long-term solutions, which may take longer but yield better results. This pattern is reflected in the Western perspective on medicine and treatments, particularly in the use of antibiotics. Antibiotics have wrongfully earned a reputation as the be-all and end-all of treatments for common illnesses, and patients will often press their physicians to supply them with antibiotics, even when such measures are not necessary or harmful.Beyond reflecting a cultural preference of instant gratification, this issue highlights widespread disregard for other treatment options and the medical training of…
