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Dr. Mojgan Parizi-Robinson was selected as the 29th winner of the Collins Outstanding Professor Award for Baylor’s 2022 academic year.

This week we give you the student response to the first LGBTQ+ group to be charted at Baylor and bring…

“Baylor says it’s home, but it hasn’t been home for queer students,” Gonzalez said. “We’ve had to carve out spaces for ourselves, and because of that, when Baylor gives us a group like this, of course some people were apprehensive. But we want to say that we support PRISM; we can coexist and have numbers in both.”

The Student Conduct Administration published the spring 2022 hazing report for Pi Kappa Phi (Pi Kapp) and Kappa Alpha Order (KA) Thursday, outlining sanctions for both fraternities.

The Student Dietetic and Nutrition Association (SDNA) is hosting “Paint a Pot, Plant a Garden” from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Burleson Quadrangle in celebration of Earth Day.

This year, a large number of Baylor students has been named recipients of competitive international scholarships, including a record-breaking 13 recipients of the Fulbright scholarship.

Muslim students opened up about Ramadan and their experience practicing it at Baylor.

Baylor offers a variety of majors that work to cultivate skills and prepare students for their future. In utilizing the resources and faculty at her disposal, Dr. Rizalia Klausmeyer created a major, Science Research Fellows, that allows undergraduate students to work in a lab starting their freshman year and develop their course load according to their interests.

Baylor’s Theme Park Engineering and Design Club is comprised of students who dream of working for Disney or are interested in theme park designs. The organization annually participate in Imaginations, a design competition sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering with the purpose of finding the next generation of Imagineers.

“It’s a place for discussion,” Aquino said. “It’s a place for mentorship. It’s a place for networking. Hopefully, the big picture goal or long-term goal is to advance the plight of women in academia and in STEM specifically.”

Baylor officially chartered Prism, an LGBTQ+ and allies student organization, on Tuesday after beginning its process back in the fall of 2021.

Former Team USA and University of Oklahoma (OU) gymnast Maggie Nichols spoke Wednesday about her experience as a survivor of sexual assault. The event was sponsored by the Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office as part of its events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Southlake junior Josh McSwain recently received the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) Designer of the Year award at the organization’s 2022 convention.

Baylor’s Prehealth Leadership Committee and Baylor Leaders for CHANGE will be hosting the first-ever Undergraduate Medical Leadership Conference on April 22 and 23.

Baylor’s Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC will join forces to participate in the annual Veteran’s Cup at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Baylor Sciences Building fields. The event will include an hour of sports competition — including tug of war, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee and a relay race — before a cookout.

Before Baylor students enter the workforce with a college degree in hand, they can seek out internship opportunities that will give previews of careers in their respective fields.

The Special Olympics Volunteer Group at Baylor is hosting “Spread the Word to End the Word,” an event that offers the opportunity to build relationships with Special Olympics Texas athletes. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m Wednesday at the sand volleyball courts.

Dr. Elizabeth Shively shared a lecture on discipleship and what it takes to follow Jesus.

While off-campus students may decide to share their space with a furry friend, the Office of Access and Learning Accommodations (OALA) works with students who live in residence halls to provide appropriate accommodations.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, with the color teal being a symbol of sexual violence prevention. April 2022 marks the 21st official recognition of the month.

While the Russian attack continues to wreck and displace the Ukrainian people, countries across the globe prepare for an increase in refugees.

“It’s like what I feel most comfortable in, I can’t wear, and that’s how my friends feel too.”

By Siegrid Massie | Broadcast Reporter When you think of a gap year you probably imagine a time between high…

After the pandemic, there has been a decrease in the number of students who have enrolled in in-person summer classes.

“It was already difficult for low-income families to find affordable housing, and in the last couple of years, housing costs have skyrocketed,” Alexander said. “The cost of building, property taxes, insurance — all of that has gone up, which affects the rental payments that people are paying, so the options for affordable housing are limited.”

In May, Collins Residence Hall is set to undergo renovations scheduled to last until summer 2023. The 600 displaced women who typically live in Collins each year will instead live in other dorms or Cityside, according to Tiffany Lowe, director for Campus Living and Learning (CL&L).

For Midlothian sophomore Jack Carey, involvement with Baylor Air Force ROTC soars in the family. His grandfather and great uncle were in the Air Force, acting as strong influences on his father, who went through Baylor AFROTC before joining the Air Force as a pilot. In addition, Carey also has an older brother serving in the Army Guard and another older brother who went through Auburn AFROTC and is looking to become a pilot.

The Baylor Student Court ruled to overturn the Student Senate restructuring petition after the bill initially failed last month. The bill was intended to restructure the composition of the Senate from division by grade classification to division by academic college so as to encourage more representation and diversity within Senate.

Baylor’s work toward diversity and inclusion within faculty, staff and students has changed throughout the years. According to reports from Institutional Research and Testing (IRT) from 2002 and 2021, full-time faculty has gone from a 92.4% white demographic to an 80.8% white demographic. Additionally, there is currently a 38.4% minority student population on campus.

Baylor’s Anthropology Society supports students pursuing the study of anthropology by connecting them with like-minded peers, faculty and opportunities to aid in their future endeavors.