Sometimes I feel like the odd man out at Baylor University. But I have to admit, I like teaching my friends about Judaism and how our faiths differ.

Being a student-athlete is difficult. We have to worry about academics, performance, health and the list goes on. But think about adding this pandemic to these stresses and how much they can affect a student-athlete mentally and physically.

On Tuesday, please vote with a mindset beyond the immediate. Join me in electing Zach Tufenkjian as our student body’s next External Vice President in Tuesday’s runoff.

Editor’s note: the following Lariat Letters were both written in response to last week’s article regarding Baylor’s denial of health care dependency status to same-sex spouses of employees.

Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana. For Church, For Texas. The office of External Vice President upholds this foundation precept of Baylor University like no other. And I believe there is no better candidate to fill this role than Hunter Walker.

All that I have seen these bears do is walk in circles or pace back and forth. The bears, as far as I have seen, exhibit behaviors contradictory to how they are described as being in the wild.

All that I have seen these bears do is walk in circles or pace back and forth. The bears, as far as I have seen, exhibit behaviors contradictory to how they are described as being in the wild.

By Bella Jacuzzi | Contributor Baylor’s newest dance organization, the Country Dance Club, offers students opportunities to meet new people and get some exercise while dancing to country music.The club meets on Wednesdays from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Burleson Quad. For one hour, students have the chance to meet new people as dance partners, learn a variety of country dances and get their blood flowing. In addition, students can experience all this while listening to country music by renowned artists such as Keith Urban and George Strait.“Invest your time in this,” Bryanne Sanchez, graduate student and member of…

Many students who prefer hitting the snooze button and logging onto Zoom in sweatpants while relaxing in bed are about to face a harsh reality this coming fall when classes resume mostly in person.

By Mac Miller | ContributorAs Baylor approaches the semester home stretch, students who need to get outside for a Saturday study break have the opportunity to participate in Baylor Marina’s new “Pedal Paddle” event.Every Saturday morning until April 24, bike ride through downtown Waco and into the trails of Cameron Park then, turn around on kayaks and paddle back down to the marina on the Brazos River.The Pedal Paddle is new to the Baylor Marina this year. It started with a handful of students enjoying the day on bikes and kayaks, including San Antonio sophomore Natalie Muñoz. “It’s very enjoyable,”…

My dad reminisces about a time when young men and women would move away from home, not to follow an unshakable four-year plan, but to explore all that an institution of higher learning had to offer.

By Parker Williamson | ContributorThe Baylor Opera performed Seymour Barab’s comedic opera, “A Game of Chance,” on March 20 at 3:00 p.m. via live stream and is now offering free online access to the performance recording.The opera, directed by Dr. Jen Stephenson, follows a group of three Greek goddesses who have been granted their dearest wish by the Representative, a Greek god who grants people their desired lives.One wishes for wealth, one for fame and the other for love. However, the goddesses quickly find that these wishes are not enough to truly satisfy them.Stephenson said she thinks there is something…

The report from the Commission on Historic Campus Representation begins in a frank, startling reveal about the founders’ personal ownership of slaves. The report ends with recommendations that are just as strikingly anemic.

As a hurting but empowered community, we call on Baylor to better recognize and provide spaces for the AAPI community. We want justice, and we need it yesterday.

Baylor’s chapter of the Delta Kappa Delta sorority regained active chapter status Sunday for the first time since 2017.

The hard truth is that our Student Government represents only a small portion of our academic colleges, student populations and student organizations. That needs to be fixed both on paper in the Student Government bylaws and through our communication efforts.

It has become a trend to magnify the flaws and past mistakes of this nation, to hate this country because of what it once was (as if we have stayed stagnant or have even regressed back in time) and disregard the blessings, freedom and progression we have gained since this country’s birth.

Displaced students should’ve been worried about regaining power or fixing substantial water damage, yet they’ve had studies dominating their mind, concerned instruction would begin the following day.

My first plea is to today’s student body to learn to listen to one another, to understand, and to empathize.

Public comments like those made by the guest lecturer promote and sustain that culture of intolerance, hatred and ultimately violence.

We are inspired to redouble our efforts to make true that honorable mission at the heart of the University, to take action on behalf of the world.

From leaving home at a young age to traveling all over Europe, Baylor women’s tennis junior Mel Krywoj has had a long journey to Waco.

I was disappointed to see The Lariat’s article on Dr. Crenshaw last Monday. But I was proud to see the Lariat’s unequivocal statement of apology on Thursday.

To me, Black history is a course about superheroes; and how saturated this month is with melanin brings me to tears, but those tears are bittersweet.

By Veronica Bonifacio Penales | Sophomore Senator; President – College Democrats of Baylor This week, a Baylor lecturer who will be teaching an Honors Colloquia course to Baylor students this spring, made the following, since deleted and revised, public statement about the civil rights of transgender persons: “What if I don’t want biological boys in the bathroom with my biological daughter? Do the 99% of us who do not wrestle with gender dysphoria have a voice? What if I told you Title IX was never meant to apply to the >1% of the students over the 99%? Doesn’t matter? Ok.…

Rushing online lacks the magic of the traditional Greek life experience. Surely a balance can be found between keeping everyone safe and allowing potential new members to connect with groups on a more personal level.

History professor Dr. Julie Anne Sweet writes about Baylor’s shortcomings in recognizing Native American heritage.

A pass/fail option worked in the spring. As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, bringing it back would be a welcome relief for an exhausted student body.

This trendy technique to lose weight has some serious, and dangerous, drawbacks.

Life without straws sucks. Good thing we have ways to bring them back in a safe and environmentally-conscious way.