This year, the tradition returns in its full glory, opening with a piece called “Light Beyond Shadow.” According to Dr. Lynne Gackle, director of choral activities, the piece will set the theme for the concert, representing how the world and Baylor in particular have moved through the pandemic.
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We are in the final stretch of the semester, and the monthlong holiday break is within reach. With that in mind, the Arts & Life desk would like to share our favorite Christmas crafts that you must try this holiday season.
The infamous “no-makeup” makeup look has been trending across social media platforms. It is under the umbrella of the “clean girl aesthetic” that has become very popular. It can be easy to compare or feel left out when you see influencers creating these looks and living this clean/aesthetic lifestyle, but truthfully, it’s easy to achieve.
It’s a unique loyalty that prompts dozens of fans to wear T-shirts that read “I hate Matty Healy” to the concert, and simultaneously tote around $100 worth of merchandise, but it’s the sort of loyalty that Healy and his shows inspire.
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ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” gives attention to a profession that, however much we say it’s needed and valued, gets lost.
With Thanksgiving just a week away, it only feels right that we talk about everyone’s favorite part of the day: the food. The A&L desk would like to share our favorite Thanksgiving sides and possibly inspire you to include them in your celebration.
Overall, the fifth season of the Crown is decent, but as a committed viewer of the show, betrays and disrespects its core concept of the Queen for the flashy, gaudy drama between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
“My favorite part is the interaction between people who buy things from me,” Sartor said. “So when I get to do things like that, it’s when I really get excited about it.”
The group of 15 students introduced themselves letting the audience know that even though they were from different majors, they had singing in common.
“The relationships that you make working on this, working in the program, is almost as important as the classes,” Baldwin said.
“I was taught that beauty is about perfecting the artist’s self-disappearance, cutting off the things we’re born with in order to be seen. Our individuality and self-emulation is beauty,” Alok said. “Beauty is about becoming yourself. There is no beauty standard.”
Generation Z has never lived in a world where the internet has not existed, which makes it “a force in business across industries, brands and digital platforms,” according to Forbes. This is why brands are very focused on marketing to Gen Z in the right way.
“I know that this is a trend, but we try to continuously find new things to keep people interested,” Walker said. “I foresee in the future maybe adding different things, I’m just not really sure right now, but we do keep thinking out of the box to keep it interesting and keep the momentum going.”
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In honor of the season, the A&L staff would like to share some of our favorite holiday traditions. If there are some that pique your interest, don’t hesitate to incorporate them into your holidays!
“Style is what you make it. Trust your own style and develop it, and if you’re confident people will appreciate it. Just have fun and explore.”
The movie picks up significantly after the first third, becoming infinitely more interesting if you can stand to wait through Tom’s half-hearted courtship of Marion that is after all, a ruse to spend more time with Patrick in public, to see it.
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On a dark Halloween night, a crescent moon hung low overhead as an autumnal breeze blew costumed concertgoers like Cruella de Vil, Spider-Man and Princess Peach to Jones Concert Hall for a Halloween Organ Concert that was sure to cause Waco’s ghosts and ghouls to stir.
“That mortality makes every moment that we spend with our loved ones and with our friends even much more valuable,” Linares said. “We wanted to celebrate that to make it a party to make life a party, so everybody can come be a part of that.”
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Most 18-year-olds leave their high school with just a diploma, but freshman Morgan MacAnanny left with a bridal collection she created that is showcased at a popular local bridal showroom.
Yes, it’s another Swiftie coming in to defend Taylor Swift’s music because yet again, we are told her music is boring, repetitive, vengeful, childish, etc. and we just want to share why her music is so much more than that.
Halloween weekend is quickly approaching, and what better way to get into the spirit than a spooky playlist? The A&L staff has compiled our favorite Halloween anthems into an easily accessible playlist for any of your weekend festivities.
“It’s more just like, for the joy of doing it, and a lot of my stuff shares the gospel with people,” Bowden said. “So I think that that’s a really big part of it is like, not only am I like selling fun, cute little stickers, but they also each one I make has a message behind it.”
Hopefully, her fans who believe theories about a double album release are correct, because I think “Midnights” needs a do-over.
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“You’re going to find a little bit of everything here at the rodeo,” Melissa said. “Whether you’re looking for western wear, you want a custom-shaped hat, you want some 100%-covered-in-rhinestone boots, we’re going to have that. Also, we are talking about salsas and homemade chocolates and home décor, even furniture made out of whiskey barrels.”
“When I went into this, I didn’t think that I would be as successful as fast as it’s been happening,” Smith said. “I obviously have more goals that I want to achieve. But so far, I feel really proud of what I’ve accomplished.”
