A panel of professionals discussed student loans, debt repayment, identity theft prevention and wealth management on Tuesday afternoon at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. Denise Ray, a financial aid counselor for Baylor’s Student Financial Aid Office, outlined services available to undergraduate, graduate, law and seminary students, such as advice about financial aid and student loans. She spoke about different types of loan use as well as how to reduce borrowing through saving, budgeting and jobs. Chris Kuhl, a Baylor alumnus and the Residence Hall Director for North Russell Hall, spoke to students about his personal journey…
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Daniel Seddiqui, who is known as the World’s Most Ambitious Job Seeker, will speak from 5 to 6 p.m. today at 240 Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. Seddiqui’s presentation, titled “Living the Map: 50 Jobs in 50 States,” will discuss his personal journey from graduating college with uncertainty to having the idea to obtain a job in every state within a year. A graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in economics, Seddiqui was unsure what he wanted to do after college and thought he might not want to have a job in the…
When people think of getting a pet, they often think about buying a dog or cat from a breeder or a pet store. Fewer people consider adopting from a shelter, often because they want a puppy or kitten, not an older animal. Since shelters don’t have many young ones, people choose to buy their pets elsewhere. Shelter dogs and cats deserve just as much love as those bought from a breeder, and probably deserve more. Shelter animals have usually had some pretty hard lives, whether they’ve been living on the streets, been chained up in a yard or beaten by…
Too many young people have no clue what’s going on in American politics
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Baylor University has suspended all of Phi Delta Theta’s organizational activities until a full investigation of an incident involving the fraternity’s president has been completed. On March 3, Baylor’s Phi Delta Theta president and Garland junior Jacob Anderson was arrested and charged with sexual assault after a female was assaulted at a party on February 21. He was later released on bond. The fraternity declined an interview about the investigation, but did release a statement to the Baylor Lariat saying that the fraternity was made aware of the situation and that they are cooperating with law enforcement. Baylor Panhellenic also…
Long-distance relationships can be really hard. You live far away from each other, you don’t always know what the other person is doing and there can be a lot of miscommunication. I have been in a long-distance relationship with my boyfriend for nine months now. He lives in San Marcos, which is about two hours away from Waco. Two hours might not seem like a lot, but when you only get to see each other on the weekends, and maybe not even every weekend, it can be rough. But fortunately, we’ve been able to make it work. We text and…
Panel discusses threat posed by terrorist organization
I’ve lived with my best friend for almost two years now. We live in a three-bedroom apartment. We used to have a third roommate, but it’s been just us two for these past few months. We moved in together sophomore year, having met freshman year because we lived on the same hall in Brooks College. We bonded over boys and have been best friends ever since. Living with your best friend has so many benefits. A lot of people say that living with your best friend is a bad idea in college. They say that since you are with each…
Baylor students share how they celebrated Valentine’s Day this year
The Super Bowl is known for hosting some of the most memorable commercials of the year. If the game isn’t entertaining enough, the commercials should be. Companies pay millions of dollars to advertise their brand or product for just 30 seconds. This year’s Super Bowl, which aired on CBS, sold ads for up to $5 million. Companies, depending on what they are advertising, can take different approaches to the audience. Most choose humor, some use celebrities and yet others choose to take a more serious approach. Humorous commercials included those from Butterfingers, Heinz and Doritos. Honda advertised their new truck…
Super Bowl 50 will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7. where the Carolina Panthers will face the Denver Broncos at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. The Carolina Panthers have a 15-1 season record. They are led by quarterback Cam Newton, one of six African-American quarterbacks to play in the Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos have a record of 12-4. They are led by quarterback Peyton Manning, who could be playing his last NFL game in Super Bowl 50, but the quarterback has yet to confirm or deny the rumor. The two teams rank close together on…