Here’s some fun recipes to make with your friends or family this holiday season.
Author: Emilee Edwards
By Emilee Edwards | Photographer This week on Instagram, a graphic was shared by many people stating that people should maintain their friendships with others regardless of their viewpoint on the presidential candidates. The politically-correct response in arguments regarding political candidates has always been “agree to disagree”. There is no point in doing that anymore. There is no reason to continue being friends with others who have different views on human rights issues. When an election is so divided and one candidate has fueled hatred, racism and misogyny for four years now, there is no reason to spend time with…
By Emilee Edwards | PhotographerWe are inundated with information about mental illness on social media — it can be relieving and encouraging to see other people struggling with the same issues you are. Obviously social media has relieved mental illness of a lot of stigma, but it can be harmful too. Self-diagnosis is very dangerous, but extremely easy to do when you have so much information thrown at you every day, even when some of it is untrue or not reliable. As a society living in the social media age, we have been able to have a more open dialogue…
By Emilee Edwards | PhotographerOpening any social media platform, you can find an array of political and social justice-based posts. Lately there has been an influx of conspiracy theories weaved into the mix that have just enough fact to make them seem credible. These types of posts are harmful to movements and take away from the credibility of serious issues. Earlier this year, a conspiracy theory about Wayfair trafficking children through high priced cabinets surfaced on Twitter. It inspired a surge of posts and protests with the hashtags #saveourchildren and #savethechildren. Both of those notions are noble, protecting children from…
By Emilee Edwards | ReporterThe Enneagram is a buzz word around Baylor because it is taught as a powerful tool for self-betterment. Baylor Wellness held the first meeting of their enneagram workshop Thursday morning at the Robinson Tower. The workshop will continue on through November every Thursday from 8:30 to 9:30 am. The workshop is led by John Singletary, dean of the School of Social Work, and Megan Becker, senior case manager for student life. They want to educate faculty and staff on how to effectively use a personality test to find what motivates each person individually, called the the…
Emilee Edwards | Staff WriterBears returned to campus from all over the world this fall — some international students were born in the United States but grew up abroad. Living in different countries means living under different laws and a completely different political climate. Abu Dhabi sophomore Reese Greenman, found his time living in the United Arab Emirates made him feel that everyone should question and be aware of United States foreign policy. “In the Obama and Bush administrations, what the president would hail as a victory or a win for the country would sometimes have a harsh negative impact…