By Emily Cousins | Staff WriterStudent government has not slowed down in the wake of the coronavirus. The points of focus for the year are mental health accessibility, expanded diversity, faith and COVID-19 safety. Boerne senior Sutton Houser, student body president, said he and the vice presidents all ran on similar platforms, making it easy for them to work together and push for change. One of their goals, increased diversity in student government, was an improvement they tried to make last semester, but the bill did not pass in the Student Senate, The Woodlands senior Matt Cole, student body internal…
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By Emily Cousins | Staff Writer, Video by BrenShavia Jordan | Broadcast Reporter Baylor organizations used their platform at Late Night to support Black Lives Matter and stand in solidarity with Jacob Blake, a Black man who was recently paralyzed by police. Aurora, Colo. junior Sam Onilenla, executive board member for Phi Beta Sigma, had the idea to have a demonstration at Late Night. Many organizations had their own Zoom rooms, and students could click the link to join the call and learn more about the organizations. Phi Beta Sigma shared its screen with students who joined the Zoom call,…
By Emily Cousins | Staff WriterIt’s time to dig into the difference between the way police and the media treat Black people being murdered and white people committing crimes.A 17-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and injured another. Rittenhouse drove from his hometown in Illinois to the protest in Kenosha, Wis. to defend property that would possibly be damaged during the protests.In both Illinois and Wisconsin, you must be at least 21 years old to carry a gun. The Second Amendment in this case does not protect his right to bear arms.Not only did this teenager murder…
Parler has become a go-to social media site for those upset with other sites and their censoring policies. Professionals say this could have dangerous consequences. Every day doctors learn more about the coronavirus. News stations everywhere are constantly reporting and updating information to keep the world in the loop. To stop the spread of misinformation, social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have begun to flag misinformation about the virus to stop the spread of false information.However, this has caused people to worry about their right to free speech.Baylor senior electronic media designer Taylor Torregrossa Beard said it’s…
By Emily Cousins | Staff WriterWomen’s Equality Day (Aug. 26) faces controversy as protectors of Susan B. Anthony’s legacy said President Donald Trump’s pardon takes away from Anthony’s stance against injustice.Anthony believed women should have the right to vote. She was arrested in 1872 for voting, which allowed the women’s suffrage movement to gain national attention. At her trial, Anthony was not allowed to speak because she was a woman. The judge overseeing her trial did not allow her to have a trial by jury, pronounced her guilty and fined her $100. She refused to pay it. To commemorate the…
By Emily Cousins | Staff WriterShirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug, Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan. These are the names of women who led the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s.”Mrs. America” is a series on Hulu that highlights the fight to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. The series centers around Phyllis Schlafly, played by Cate Blanchett, a conservative woman who led the opposition to the ERA. Each episode focuses on a different female leader while never losing sight of Schlafly’s goal to stop the passage of the ERA.Women’s Equality Day was proposed by Abzug to celebrate women’s suffrage. It occurs on Aug.…
Normally, fall semesters at Baylor University are full of all-university events, Panhellenic Previews and philanthropy events for potential new members to explore the sorority options. This year, recruitment will take on a new look as Baylor closely follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.The Panhellenic Council and the recruitment chairs from each sorority have been meeting and discussing the options for recruitment this semester. Chicago senior and Panhellenic Council vice president of recruitment Trisha Porzycki said there is a possibility many activities and events will be online.“We’ve been working with the Baylor task…