Story by Lauren Lewis | Copy Editor, Video by Kennedy Dendy | Broadcast Reporter In celebration of both her 20th birthday and the release of her first publication, Colorado Springs, Colo., junior Janita Matoke hosted an open-mic night in the North Village Community Center on Sunday night. A cozy setting and dim lights directed attendees’ attention toward the stage, lit just enough to reveal the performers, consisting of poets, singers and rappers. Matoke released a book of poems on the same day of her birthday and the event she lightheartedly called “The Nita-Nita Show.” The anthology, “When It’s All Said…
Author: Lauren Lewis
As a white woman, it is clear that I am unable to understand certain perspectives. However, having grown up as a daughter of the only white family in a black church for a large portion of my life, I have a better understanding of my friends around me.Inevitably, there are still times I find that as much as I’ve been immersed in black culture, I cannot relate on every level to my peers. For example, I’ve heard the phrase “pretty for a black girl” circulate, but had not personally heard of someone actually saying it until one of my best…
The movie adaptation of author Jenny Han’s novel “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is an engaging romantic film that captures the modern teen spirit with a nostalgic feel characteristic of the “invisible-to-popular” storyline. This basic plot is overdone in today’s media. An example of this trope is the cliché story of the nerdy girl taking off her glasses at her locker and becoming noticed by the popular high school boy in the hallway, which leads to a romantic relationship after some time. Then the rest of the in-crowd eventually invites her to sit at their lunch tables (usually…
By Lauren Lewis | Copy EditorStarting this fall, Baylor has joined schools such as the University of Texas in exchanging traditional masters occupational therapy programs for doctorate level degrees. Including doctorates of Occupational Therapy has become the newest priority for OT programs, according to The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Baylor is now the third university in Texas to offer a post-professional option, as shown by the AOTA’s research. Houston senior Sydney Ivy, co-president of the Baylor Physical Occupational Therapy Association (SPOTA) said, “Eventually there’s not going to be any master’s programs, so I might as well get that leg…