FridayProfessional Bull Riders Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour | Sept. 18 & 19 | 7:30 p.m. | $15 general admission | Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd. | Tickets available online at extracoeventscenter.com.SaturdayWaco Downtown Farmers Market | Sept. 19 | 9 a.m. to noon | 500 Washington Ave. | Variety of vendors featuring local agricultural and artisan products Football is BACK! | Baylor vs. University of Houston | Sept. 19 | 11am | Aired on Fox | Student tickets are sold out, but sit down with a few friends and support the Bears from home!
Author: Camille Rasor
Compiled by Camille Rasor | Arts & Life EditorFully back into the swing of the school year, we’ve all started to listen to the music that will always remind us of the semester and the memories we make during it. Take a look below at the playlist put together by the editors of the Baylor Lariat to see what we’re loving and a few short explanations of why our editors can’t stop listening to these songs.”Cobarde” by Ximena Sarinana | Selected by DJ Ramirez, Sports EditorThis one is for my Spanish-music lovers. In English the title translates to “Coward.” It’s…
By Haley Stiles | ContributorBestselling author John Green recently announced that he is coming out with a new book, “The Anthropocene Reviewed,” on May 18, his first non-fiction book to date. It shares the name and premise of his podcast, which reviews facets of life during our current geological age defined by human development.I met John Green in 2014, at a conference that’s name I will not mention due to extreme embarrassment for my 15-year-old self. When I approached his table, I asked if he was having a good time at the event. His answer came with a great deal…
All Weekend | Baylor Staycation | Click here for details about events and information about how to use your Go Gold! Discounts.FridayBaylor Soccer vs. TCU | Sept. 11 | 7 p.m. | Betty Lou Mays Field, aired on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ | Grab some snacks and support the Bears as they take on the Horned Frogs in the season opener. In-person seating limited to 300.SaturdayWaco Downtown Farmers Market | Sept. 12 | 9 a.m. to noon | 500 Washington Ave. | Free (First come, first served $5 voucher with your Baylor ID) | Variety of vendors featuring local…
By Camille Rasor | Arts & Life EditorThe coronavirus pandemic has caused many local businesses to shift their day-to-day operations. With the recent news surrounding the post office and their first baby on the way, January Letterpress owners and married couple Michelle and Jon Mark Buckner have had quite the first year of small business ownership.The shop, located at 700 Franklin Ave, opened a little over a year ago on August 3, 2019. Since then, the Buckners have been expanding their vision for the business from a store front to a custom letterpress shop for clients. They are also working…
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By Camille Rasor | Arts & Life EditorIn typical AJR fashion, the band released a new single, “Bummerland,” Monday that somehow, in all the exhausting and emotionally draining chaos that is 2020, finds a glimmer of hope.I don’t know about you, but I can’t seem to catch a break this year. It started off really great. I was starting the second semester of my sophomore year here at Baylor, and I had finally found several really good friends here that I felt like really got me. I remember telling my mom that, after four to five years of pretty intense…
FridayCade Kegerreis: Devolved — Unity Through Evolution, Diversity and Connection | Aug. 7 through Sept. 26 | noon to 7 p.m. | Cultivate 7twelve, 712 Austin Ave. | Free | First solo exhibition of local artist Cade Kegerreis2020 McLennan County Mud Fest | Aug. 28 & 29 | 7 p.m. each night | Reisel Lions Club, 1270 E Frederick St., Riesel, Texas | Adults $20, kids 5 to 12 $10, 4 and under free | Mud races, fair food, vendors, etc.SaturdayDueling Pianos | Aug. 29 | 7:45 p.m. | Waco Hippodrome Theatre, 724 Austin Ave. | $10 | Pianists Mark…
By Camille Rasor | Arts & Life EditorAs Kamala Harris officially accepted her nomination and began her campaign on the Democratic ticket this month, members of Baylor’s Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter are excited to see their sister make history as the first Black and Asian American woman to run on a major party’s ticket.Harris, initiated into the sorority in 1986 at Howard University, gave a shoutout to the sisterhood during her official acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last week.”Family is my beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha, our Divine Nine, and my HBCU brothers and sisters,” Harris said.Jackson, Miss., senior…
By Camille Rasor | Arts & Life EditorAs classes moved online in March and the coronavirus pandemic began to wreak havoc on the American people, students found themselves unexpectedly stuck at home with more free time than they knew what to do with.For Sioux City, Iowa, senior Isabel Hamburger, and several other students, all this unfilled time meant she found herself reviving her past obsessions with bands like One Direction, Panic! At the Disco and 5 Seconds of Summer.“I’ve been thinking about it, and I think the last time I had this much free time in my life was middle…
By Camille Rasor | Arts & Life EditorAs Black Lives Matter protests continue across the country in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., Black musicians released new singles expressing their support of the movement and their anger and sorrow over lives lost.This is not the first time Black artists responded to police killings with new songs. This tradition started a long time ago, and in modern music, several releases are still remembered and played on loud speakers at racial justice protests.In August 2014, rapper The Game released a track…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterAfter an unexpected reunion last year, the Jonas Brothers have returned in full force. Next in their long list of music and film releases is the newly released concert movie, “Happiness Continues,” on Amazon Prime Video.In the film, the Jonas Brothers commemorate their first tour together since the band broke up in 2013 by allowing fans to relive the Happiness Begins tour, which ran from mid 2019 to early 2020.After over a month of quarantining and social distancing, the vibrant colors, upbeat songs and screaming fans will make even the most introverted soul nostalgic for being…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterFace masks are becoming a staple when going outside the home, making them not just a piece of personal protective equipment but also an accessory. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, people who have the equipment and skills necessary to sew face masks at home have stepped up to the challenge.Andie Day, Baylor professor in the Family and Consumer Sciences department and founder of Mary Claret, an Austin-based small batch clothing business, started sewing masks after the need for them became apparent. “I felt very helpless and just being able to do something tangible made me feel…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterSince the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, almost every part of normal life has broken down.According to the most recent data out of the Department of Labor, there were nearly 10 million unemployment insurance claims in the last two weeks of March. This is compared to the almost 500,000 claims reported in the first half of the month, which rounds out to a near 2,000% increase in claims from within just one month. Most of these claims were due to the impacts of COVID-19.Needless to say, people are feeling out of control.…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterThe past few weeks of COVID-19 quarantine and social distancing have left many education majors asking how the move to online classes will work when previously they would be in a classroom teaching children in order to finish their degrees.As a part of their degree plan, education majors must spend the three of their last four semesters teaching in the classroom in some capacity. Since Baylor’s announcement that students would not be returning from spring break, both the school of education and those students who were student teaching had to adjust their plan to finish out…
By Camille Rasor | Reporter From the Democratic debate stage to Trump rallies to politicians firing tweet after tweet at each other, keeping up with the freshest political news can sometimes feel overwhelming and pointless. Luckily, there are easier ways to get involved in politics in a way that can feel much more productive and worthwhile. One of the most important things that everyday citizens can do to get involved in the political process is to research and start conversations about the political goings-on in their communities. Often times, political figures like mayors and state legislators enact more policies that…
Camille Rasor | ReporterColorful powder covered Fountain Mall and the Baylor community on Thursday as the Indian Subcontinent Student Association celebrated their fourth annual all-campus Holi festival.Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu festival that originated in India but has since spread to places in the Indian subcontinent and beyond. The festival celebrates the coming of spring and the triumph of good over evil.“We really just want to spread our culture around Baylor’s campus and show the traditions that we celebrate and the festivals that we have,” Burleson senior Krishna Jayaswal, president of ISSA, said.Holi will…
By Camille Rasor | Reporter A new group took the Waco Hall stage for the first time during All-University Sing as they try to bring diversity to the long-time Baylor tradition.Multicultural Alliance, a group composed of students from many multicultural affairs organizations, performed their act, “Homecoming: Another Side,” for the first time at Thursday night’s performance.West senior Krista Cardenas, one of Multicultural Alliance’s Sing chairs, said the group decided to put together an act as a way to make a space for students to participate in Sing who may not have had the opportunity to participate before.“None of our organizations…
Camille Rasor | ReporterEarly voting for the Texas primary election opened on Tuesday, and the College Democrats and College Republicans have prepared by working to increase voter turnout and by informing the public about the candidates.Early voting for the Texas primary will run from Feb. 18-28. Voters can also go to the polls on election day, March 3. Both organizations said they are mainly focusing on local races as a way to get the Waco and McLennan County community involved in these elections.Saugus, Calif. senior Shelby Boswell, president of Baylor College Republicans, said for the past weeks and months the…
By Camille Rasor | Reporter February is Black History Month, and student organizations and departments from across campus have coordinated a full calendar of events to celebrate African American culture and history.Over 20 events will take place throughout the month to celebrate. These events range from game nights and lectures to a step show called Battle on the Burning Sands. San Francisco senior Shevann Steuben, president of the Baylor chapter of the NAACP and intern for the Black Student Coalition within the Department of Multicultural Affairs, was one of the people in charge of coordinating the events that celebrate Black…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterWhile athletes all over the nation committed to play for NCAA athletic teams, Baylor’s Department of Multicultural Affairs encouraged students to commit to student organizations Wednesday at the Bill Daniel Student Center (SUB.) The department celebrated its fourth annual Multicultural Affairs Signing Day by providing free food, coffee, stickers and a place to play games for students who attended. Madelynn Lee, the multicultural affairs staffer who headed the event this year, said this event was a way for the department to give back to students who invest in student organizations year-round and to celebrate their commitment…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterIn the past week, Sing tickets went on sale, and with that came stress, server crashes and a sold-out Waco Hall for six nights of performances. Unfortunately, this is the case for Sing ticket sales every year. Though Student Activities has tried to make the purchasing process better, it’s still not an effective way to sell seats at one of the biggest events on campus each year apart from sporting events. People looking to buy Sing tickets online enter into a virtual waiting room through a system called “Queue-it” at a specified time before tickets go…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterThe Baylor Riding Association brought two of their horses, Dapp and Thunder, to campus on Monday to give students an opportunity to meet the animals and learn more about the organization. The group, a non-competitive horse riding club founded in 1949, comes to campus with their horses once a semester as a way to spread the word about their club and let the Baylor community know about what is going on in their organization. “We just like to bring them out and have people pet them, get to know us a little bit, and it’s really…
By Camille Rasor | ReporterAwards season has come around again. Make way for gold trophies, designer outfits, often-politicized acceptance speeches and apparently, lots and lots of white people. After the Academy Award nominations came out last Monday, many people had objections to the lack of racial diversity in the actors, producers, directors and others nominated in each category. This issue has been brought up year after year, and members of the Baylor community are a part of public discussion. Last year’s Academy Awards saw wins for people of color in several major categories, including Regina King for best actress in…
