By Emily Edwards, ContributorInternational students are welcomed into the homes of Baylor students and faculty each Thanksgiving to experience the American holiday.Melanie Smith, international student relations coordinator, has worked with People Around the World Sharing (PAWS) over the past 18 years, even before her time at Baylor. She wanted to be involved in the Welcome Family Program for the sake of her three children. Raising her children with international students in their home, she taught them that the world is big and filled with many different people who are all wonderful. “God is huge, God is big and He is…
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By Bailey Brammer | Staff WriterBaylor University will be holding a memorial service to honor the passing of Fergus Falls, Minn., sophomore David Grotberg at 7:30 p.m. today in Powell Chapel at George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Last Thursday night, Grotberg was killed in a hit-and-run bicycle accident on Franklin Avenue. Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton, spokesperson for Waco Police Department, said last Friday that no arrests have been made, and investigators are still searching for the vehicle involved in the incident. Grotberg was involved in various organizations on campus including the Baylor Golden Wave Marching Band, where he played the…
Doug Welch was announced as the university’s chief compliance officer Friday morning.
Counseling Services is tending to students via video-chat sessions, but cellphone addiction is alive and well on campus.
Over the past year, two terms related to student protection have repeatedly been at the center of conversation: amnesty and confidentiality. However, some students still may not be sure of the difference between the two policies and the departments they affect on campus. Dr. Jim Marsh, director of Counseling Services, said one has to do with privacy, while the other pertains to absolution. Confidentiality is a policy that comes into play in Counseling Services and the Health Center, Marsh said. It simply means information about students’ activities and records in either of these places cannot be shared with anyone beyond…
A truck transporting sand flipped at the intersection of La Salle and University Parks Drive
“Carry only what you need.”I don’t remember where those five words came from, but I’ve made them mine. It’s become a life mantra: less authoritative than scripture, but just as necessary.Every day, we carry stuff – good and bad. Things like love and pain, fear and hope.Sometimes the stuff is light – so light we forget there’s anything in our hands.Sometimes the stuff is heavy – so heavy we can’t forget there’s something in our hands.And sometimes we’re carrying so much stuff that it doesn’t really matter how light or heavy the individual things are.Regardless of what we’re carrying or…
By Rae Jefferson | News Editor If there’s one thing Dr. Jim Marsh, director of Counseling Services, wants students to know, it’s that he and his staff care. “That’s why we’re here. That’s why we’ve given years of our lives to training and education,” Marsh said. “We really do care. We know how hard it is to walk in those front doors.” Marsh holds the reins at a pivotal time for Baylor Counseling. The department is in the process of implementing its portion of the $5 million plan to expand Baylor’s Title IX Office, Counseling Center and Department of Public…
By Rae Jefferson | News Editor Richard Ross and Jake Brown, freshly equipped with Baylor degrees, jumped into the creative field expecting their artistic skills to produce a profit. Unfortunately, it was not long before they epitomized starving artists. After a long learning process accompanied by plenty of mistakes, they now have successful jobs in the creative field. In addition to their creative work, Ross and Brown started making podcasts that offer tips and advice on what to do or, rather, what not to do when starting out in a creative field. Ross and Brown said they have a passion…
At the beginning of April, California became the third state to sell birth control ‘over-the-counter,’ or without a prescription from a doctor. Oregon and Washington were the first and second states, respectively, to allow the sale of over-the-counter birth control. While it isn’t over-the-counter in the traditional sense, the new system circumvents the doctor’s office. Patients can visit a local pharmacy, complete a questionnaire and then receive their contraceptive pills, patches or rings with a pharmacist’s prescription. Making birth control more accessible is beneficial to women’s health. Birth control can regulate periods, treat polycystic ovary syndrome, ease severe menstrual cramps…
At this moment, seniors across campus are awaiting the most dreaded moment of their college careers. It doesn’t have anything to do with applying to or hearing back from graduate schools. It has nothing to do with job searches and securing a dream job. It’s not even the process of figuring out where to live next. I’m talking about senior portraits. If you’re anything like me, you’re far more comfortable behind the scenes than in the spotlight, but senior portraits take every ounce of this inclination and smash it to pieces. For some of us, portraits are laborious. An hour…
Cookies. Need I say more? Have you ever wondered what your grandma puts in those oatmeal raisin cookies that are to die for? What’s the secret recipe? They’re chewy, they literally melt in your mouth and they make you wish you could bring your grandma with you to college. Well no one ever said that was impossible. There is a solution for you. Here at Baylor University, some of the best cookies are made and waited for in lines by both faculty and students. Chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and sugar cookies galore. Ms. Mei has this magical talent known as…
Looking back over my relatively short life, it seems that most of it has existed in duality. On one end — Christian faith, the foundation of my most deeply held convictions and the core of who I am. On the other — depression, an unwelcome visitor that has made itself at home in me through various periods of my life. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. At the most basic level, it’s an imbalance of brain chemicals that help stabilize mood and allow people to experience…
Looking back over my relatively short life, it seems that most of it has existed in duality. On one end — Christian faith, the foundation of my most deeply held convictions and the core of who I am. On the other — depression, an unwelcome visitor that has made itself at home in me through various periods of my life. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. At the most basic level, it’s an imbalance of brain chemicals that help stabilize mood and allow people to experience…
It’s that time of the year again. Over the next 10 days, the Baylor community will turn its attention to the timeless tradition that is All-University Sing. Months of planning, rehearsal and critiquing will make themselves known under bright lights of the Waco Hall stage. The Lariat is well aware of the time and effort that goes into creating a Sing act. And for that, we congratulate all Sing participants on the execution of such a gargantuan task, especially while taking classes, working jobs and participating in other extracurriculars. That being said, Sing reviews are meant to recognize the outliers,…
Let’s talk about race. As a black person, I’ve been part of countless conversations about racial issues. Some end well. Others don’t. I’ve found myself in safe spaces, voicing my frustrations with black people who have shared similar experiences. I’ve also spoken with non-blacks who were receptive to challenges they’d never faced but wanted to understand. I’ve also been caught in stressful debates with people of almost every color. In my experience, these interactions only become tense when individuals refuse to step outside the context of their own lives. So, let’s talk about grace. Engaging in a productive conversation about…
Over the last three years, I have held several positions at multiple publications, both at the collegiate and professional levels. During my time as a staff writer, arts and entertainment editor and copy editor, I’ve seen how rewarding working for a newspaper can be. Although we certainly don’t celebrate tragedy, there’s always a deep sense of purpose attached to being able to cover events like the West explosion or the Fort Hood shooting, because we know we are getting needed information to the public. But, of course, my favorite moments are those when I’m able to cover a story about…
