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The accessibility of violence, intentional and unintentional alike, should make us wonder: are Americans supposed to revel in bloodshed, let alone see it at this scale? Better yet, how many times have we heard stories where the violence doesn’t end with the initial crime?

Narcan should be carried everywhere. There should also be a law to have one ready at every public social gathering place, including bars, clubs, sit-down restaurants, all concerts big and small and even house parties.

The way Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron in Sally Rooney’s “Normal People” weave in and out of each other’s lives during their college years, as they each struggle through the growing pains of life, encapsulates beautifully how it feels to transition into adulthood.

Tips make up a majority of a waiter’s income. We should be kind to our service workers and tip them. This causes around 5.5 million United States workers to miss out on the income that they rely on.

What happened to our simple-minded foolishness? Where our biggest problem was our parents telling us to turn the T.V off because we had to go to bed or so we didn’t “rot our brains.”

Baylor’s Baptist affiliation seems to spark questions and opinions whenever anything remotely political happens in the community – and reasonably so. In order to respectfully challenge the university’s approach to contentious topics, however, we need to understand what the true mission of a Christian college student should be.

From endorsing candidates to encouraging voter participation, celebrities have become a part of American politics. While their platform can bring light to issues, their fame does not equal expertise. Celebrities can speak out, but the public should think for themselves.

There is an important question we should be addressing, one that keeps most of us up at night: the daunting question of “is this really what I want to be doing for the rest of my life?”

Technology is taking over the act of driving. As more technology becomes standardized in vehicles, driving will become less enjoyable and more distracted by another screen.

People have expressed emotions, told stories and documented history through art for years and years. It has a profound impact on mental well-being, and it strengthens community and brings people together. Oftentimes, these Creative Arts Experiences are put on by students or showcase their work, and participating in these events supports the student body in doing things they study and love.

Humans love nostalgia. This isn’t harmful, but it has continuously shifted creators away from original ideas and toward the same remakes and adaptations of stories that are tried and true. The issue is we’ve gotten to the point where we are retelling stories for the sake of retelling stories. It’s safe, it’s familiar and it will bring in the audience needed to make a profit.

I’ve always wondered what makes the line between a celebrity crush being cute and being strange. Regardless, I don’t think there should be a line at all. Celebrity crushes are healthy expressions that should be celebrated, not shunned.

There are some sentences that should never sound casual coming from the president of the United States, especially when they involve missiles, American cities and millions of lives.

Memes have gone beyond what their original purpose was. Today they are more than just jokes, they are tools used to psychologically manipulate us.

Sitting in history class, I learn about slave trades and brutal racism, but as I leave my seat and open social media, I see we are right back where we started. So many people are blind to the harsh truth of our world, and we can’t keep using an oasis to describe the dystopian earth we know.

There is hope for improvement of Saturday Night Live due to the arrival of a new cast member: Grace Reiter. She brings a newer style of comedy to her work, a kind of comedy that’s so unique and appropriate for all ages.

On September 13, Bo French posted on X an image of UT Students celebrating a victory at a UT vs Ohio State football game with predominately South Asian students, captioned, “I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.” Bo French, we are not a problem.

The moment those banners were made as a way to hate on Landry Kiffin, it stopped being ordinary rivalry humor.

Costs don’t just include cash profits and revenues. Prompting ChatGPT to create a flyer for an upcoming product launch might be cheap, but you can’t finance the loss of brand perception from your customers.

I may love being busy and complaining about being tired, but I knew deep down that there was scientific evidence to suggest that the sophomore slump exists. It had to, because I was feeling it firsthand. Whatever it was, I knew every problem required a solution, so out of the care I have for my peers and the teeny ounce of spite I must prove my dear friend wrong, here are a few ways you can join me in conquering the sophomore slump.

With the first round of tests, essays and projects coming and going, it can be daunting to look ahead at the many assignments to come. As a result of the ever-turning wheel of college work, many students experience burnout, or a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion. In times like these, it’s as important as ever to remember your ‘why.’

There were over 50 men. That’s how many people witnessed the explicit messages in the 2024 Chi Phi Snapchat group chat at Cornell University. It’s easy to think the extremes of the Cornell case are an isolated incident; however, the sobering reality is that this has become a pandemic.

Foreign language requirements should be dropped at Baylor. They cause an undue burden on students and their time can be better spent on courses more specialized to their major and career goals.

Social media has also turned something natural, like wanting to feel accepted or a member of a community, into something quantitative. Followers, likes, comments and views can make belonging feel like a numbers game. Instead of just thinking about if we fit in with the people around us, we can compare how many people appear to care about us online.

It seems every other week that a social media influencer or politician gets outed for engaging in the unthinkable. But oftentimes, the vigilante work that goes into exposing potential pedophiles produces inadmissible legal evidence and allows truly legitimate criminals to evade police capture.

If you happen to be in the country-hating camp, chances are that you have a certain image of what you hear on the internet and radio: listless, pitch-corrected vocals over compressed instrumentals that don’t even sound like the genre formerly known as “Country and Western.”

The death penalty has been used in the United States since 1608. its continued use raises questions surrounding wrongful convictions and the methods used to carry out executions. Unlike the death penalty, life imprisonment holds criminals accountable and also give them time to recognize the consequences.

I can’t change the Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis I was given at 19, but I can change the approach to understanding and living with chronic illnesses. For years, my symptoms were overlooked and I was told I looked fine; however, invisible illnesses do not become less real just because they cannot be seen. I know what it feels like to look fine and be in desperate need for someone to finally realize I wasn’t.

Ever since I came from Oklahoma City to Baylor in 2023, I’ve noticed a hole in the “Grease Pit” of fast food restaurants on the other side of the highway. It’s a hole that can only be filled by something as Oklahoman as me: Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store.

The Constitution states that Congress cannot make any law prohibiting the free exercise of the press. As Americans, we have a right to knowledge about our government and global events.