It is incredibly important to tune our ears to both widely-known and lesser-known female musicians.
Author: Sarah Pinkerton
It is still our duty to love and care for the people around us by continuing to wear our mask until everyone who wants a vaccine has had one.
It’s more important than ever to block out at least an hour in the evening to be away from your phone and laptop, and take the time to detox by whipping out a physical book right before you hit the sack.
In my ~humble~ opinion, there is simply no comparison to Spotify.
Baylor has been included in the yearly ranking for over a decade.
Local health experts recommend extreme vigilance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the holidays.
Student Activities says this decision was made to assist with travel planning.
Through donations to United Way, local nonprofits receive funding
Trainers take turns returning to campus and maintain a normal schedule of feedings and enrichment during Thanksgiving and Christmas break
By Sarah Pinkerton | Staff Writer With temperatures in Waco in the 80s this week, it may be difficult to look forward to all that Thanksgiving will bring your way in the next few weeks.However, Thanksgiving continues to be the one holiday many people overlook in anticipation of the Christmas season. While yes, Christmas is right around the corner, it will have its own time in the limelight.I must admit, I have already made my Christmas playlist, planned what gifts I’m going to be buying for my family and already have post-finals celebration plans in the works. It is easy…
Veteran Educational and Transition Services helps veterans make the most of a Baylor education.
By Sarah Pinkerton | Staff WriterAs a continuation of the Academy Speaker Series, Homero Bayarena of the FranklinCovey Institute spoke to listeners on the topic of unconscious bias on Tuesday night.After asking participants to put their own definition of “bias” into the Zoom chat, responses such as “prejudice,” “assumptions,” “perceptions” or “judgement” were some of the examples that students typed in.Bayarena then defined the term “bias” in his own words as a preference in favor or against a thing, person or group.“Something to keep in mind around a thing called a ‘bias,’ this preference may be held by an individual,…
By Sarah Pinkerton | Staff WriterThe Baylor Debate team will compete against over 200 teams in a virtual debate hosted by Wake Forest University this weekend.Corinth freshman Ciarra McClinton and Tyler junior Jonas Thrasher-Evans secured a 2-1 win at a debate hosted by Binghampton in September. Two teams also made it to the elimination round at an online tournament hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma last weekend.Baylor has been home to a competitive debate team since 1865 and has won the National Debate Tournament three times since 1945 with nine appearances in the Final Four.However, as with most aspects…
Following guidance from health professionals, Baylor eases restrictions on meeting sizes.
Republican Pete Sessions has officially been elected to represent US House District 17, which includes Waco-McLennan County, after Bill Flores retirement.
Garland freshman was initially turned away from the polls.
Campaigning for Joe Biden in Texas, the vice presidential candidate spoke about plans to address some of the 2020 campaign’s most talked about issues.
Portraits, locks of hair, documents and sheet music are among the items to be presented
The third-party candidate and Baylor alumna attended the university during the 1970s.
House of Representatives expected to maintain Democratic majority
Art is one of our most direct connections to the past, and art museums are the perfect way to explore those connections.
Center set to create 1,000 new jobs in Waco at a minimum of $15 an hour.
2020 election expected to look as partisan as 2016 election
Candidates say it is more difficult to make voters aware of local platforms amid a presidential campaign.
More details to be announced by Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday.
The 15 new members act as a soundboard for diversity and representation decisions and plans.
By Sarah Pinkerton | Staff WriterAs of Thursday morning, over 1 million Texans have cast their votes for the 2020 Presidential election. After the cancellation of Thursday’s debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, some fear that the last debate is too late in the cycle to impact voters.The last debate is slated for the October 22.Dr. Dwight Allman, associate professor of political science, said he believes a significant number of people will have already voted by the time this second debate comes around.“We’ve got early voting going on all across the country and including here…
By Sarah Pinkerton | Staff WriterWhile the homecoming game may have been canceled, new COVID-19 guidelines will be put into place for the student section at the next home game on Oct. 31.Matt Burchett, director of Student Activities, said that the first major change is a transition from groups of four and six in the bleachers to groups of 10.“I think [this] will add less complexity to the student section,” Burchett said. “I think we added way too much moving parts to try and effectively manage it.”In addition, they will be marking off the different sections with flags, rather than…
The city still remains a popular spot for Texas campaigns.
By Sarah Pinkerton | Staff WriterWith the appearance of COVID-19, the economy has shifted within recent months, presenting a new topic on the debate stage between President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden.As the COVID-19 death tolls in the United States reaches over 211,000, the debate over the pace of government reopening efforts remains key for the 2020 presidential election, an element that did not exist during the 2016 presidential election.Supporting unemployed Americans, aiding with small business recovery, debt forgiveness, health care and taxes are believed to be some of the main focuses of this…