Walk through the SUB on any given Tuesday, and you’ll hear it: the low-hum anxiety of the junior slump mixed with the chime of AI-tutor notifications. We are the generation of the 49%. We’ve seen the headlines, and we know that half of the country thinks our degrees are about as useful as a VHS tape in a streaming world.

Professional pianist Oliver Jia performed Monday night and told a beautiful story through his soulful art. With music degrees from the University of Michigan, Yale University and the Juilliard School, where he made his debut at Carnegie Hall as an undergrad student performing as a soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra.

If we are not outraged enough about the Epstein files, it is not because the crimes were unclear. It is because outrage requires something of us. It requires attention, courage and to care more about exploited children than about the comfort of the powerful.

Hosted by the Baylor chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta and the Office of Pre-Health Studies, the event provided a bridge between undergraduate aspirations and professional reality. The symposium featured representatives from over 40 professional schools, ranging from medical and dental programs to veterinary and physical therapy schools. Vivan Huynh, AED vice president of scholarly events, said her own experience as a pre-health student motivated the event.

A packed week lies ahead of us as Valentine’s Day approaches and the Harlem Globetrotters arrive in Waco. Whether you’re an avid celebrator of the day of love or just in search of an evening pastime, here is a list of upcoming things to do in Waco.