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I’ve come here to tell you about some tips that I wish I had known before jumping into the college life, so hopefully, you don’t fumble around as much as I did. To anyone who is a little unsure about all the years that are ahead of them, let me offer my list for college success.

Sports betting and prediction markets take real people and events and turn them into numbers on a screen, dehumanizing them and turning them into vehicles for profit. The harms of sports betting are well documented and researched; you can’t step foot into a Las Vegas casino without seeing a “When the Fun Stops” brochure prominently displayed on an ATM.

So much of the college experience is centered around the friendships that we create. College is a time where many find life-long friendships are formed that help us grow as we go from teenagers to young adults. When creating and preserving friendships, it’s important to remember that friendships are not about keeping score- we should be diligent to show grace and love to the people in our lives.

It took left-wing Democrats’ and liberals’ misguided discussion on how Sydney Sweeney’s newest campaign affects women in sports to get conservatives talking about it. The campaign isn’t a matter of whether the left agrees or the right agrees; it is indicative of the fact that the Republican Party has moved away from good, down-home, upstanding values.

After the announcement by the UNEP that the planet will pass the global temperature rising limit set by the Paris Agreement, the internet turned around to declare that we’re all going to die. This mindset results in inaction and self-fulfilling prophecies, instead of actually encouraging people to help save what we can.

Ariana Grande’s body has been the hot topic for the last few months, as it is for most women celebrities, but the commentary isn’t as much focused on her body as it is on her ethics. Her apparent thinness has branded her a victim, a villain, a case to be analyzed, diagnosed, and ridiculed. Cruelty online is rampant; we all know this. But why?

Sydney Sweeney is no stranger when it comes to controversy. From the shows or movies that she has starred in she has raised eyebrows for many, but her latest advertisement is starting to raise questions on whether she went too far.

It seems as though each year the importance of election season grows, with 2026 being no exception. With the ever-growing political tension and scrutiny between parties, the responsibility to build bridges falls on us — those with the power to vote. If you’re struggling with where to begin, here are five questions to help get you on the right path.

There is a common misconception about Christians. How we would never consider suicide or go through dark times because we have faith and we are supposed to always be grateful for the life God gave us. But that is a lie given by the enemy and a way of making Christians feel all alone. It leads believers to think that when they struggle that makes them a bad believer, that they “aren’t Christian enough” or don’t “have enough faith.”

“I’m going to Disney World,” is what’s shouted after almost every Super Bowl by the best player on the winning team. Instead, what they should be saying is “I’m going to Disneyland.”

In classrooms across Baylor, an epidemic has gone silently unnoticed: a lack of motivation to learn. While this seems to be addressed in the conversation about literacy rates and artificial intelligence, it has yet to be discussed that students would rather do homework or respond to emails than sit attentively in class.

It is an absolute privilege not to sympathize or empathize with homeless people. People in general, especially Baylor students, need to take it upon themselves to step out of that privilege, enter the real world and do as God commanded us: giving to those in need.

The debate spans as far back as the Hawaiian pizza was created, but I am here to finally settle it: Pineapple is a fantastic pizza topping. Backed by science and history, I prove and solidify pineapple’s place in the pizza kitchen.

Pineapple on pizza. An argument that seems to never come to an end. Even the local Shorty’s waiters can’t agree when I asked two of them the other night.

College will be some of the busiest and most social years of our lives. Between joining different organizations, staying on top of school work and trying to hang out with your friends as much as you can, it becomes difficult not to say yes to everything. My advice is to take a few moments, with or without people, and to simply sit in silence.

We live in a time and country with no shortage of things worth caring about. Yet too often, an issue does not seem to matter until its consequences are relevant, immediate, visible or catastrophic. A war thousands of miles away is an easy headline to scroll past; a local decision can happen without most of the people it affects ever knowing; an injustice can continue quietly for years if it never becomes dramatic enough to command national attention.

As the sound of screaming girls fill a giant arena, parents shake their heads and self-proclaimed grownups laugh. These crazed fangirls only have a certain portrait painted of them: one of ditsy, head-in-the-clouds ridiculousness. Yet, this group of loud, passionate teenyboppers has more sway than you could ever imagine.

Where students faculty with dietary restrictions can eat off-campus and why Waco needs more options.

Joking about mental health is easy. Actually facing mental health issues head-on is not.

Have you ever thought about what burger is the best burger in Waco, Texas? With there being about 20 restaurants offering burgers in the Waco area, there are five joints that compete for the title of best burger in town.

Your greatest college experience might have nothing to do with your major. Join extracurriculars that are outside your area of study or future career plans.

We seem to have forgotten the meaning of “What Would Jesus Do?” Instead, it has become a familiar saying that is slapped on bracelets, T-shirts or bumper stickers and fails to make it into our daily life. And, often, the way we live is not more than this.

Sports always bring people together, and by watching the women’s world cup, you can relax and enjoy a game, while also supporting a much bigger movement.

From the first photo to its theatrical release, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has received numerous criticisms for its lack of historical accuracy; this criticism misses the whole point of Homer’s original poem and of Greek myths as a whole.

It is so very easy to escape nowadays. But we must distinguish when escapism serves as a refuge and when it becomes a new life.

Baylor’s student body has had the opportunity to react to various political events on campus over the past year. Tables add color to Fountain Mall day in and day out, and may or may not be political in nature. One constant remains, however: Baylor University is not, and ought not to be, directly political.

Sometimes finding yourself might require allowing the algorithm to get you wrong.

Marketed as license plate readers, cameras like Flock and other similar brands have impacts that extend far beyond helping hand out speeding tickets and traffic fines. They create an environment of mass surveillance where not only our privacy is threatened, but our constitutional rights.

Though it may be difficult, eye contact is the ‘Hail Mary’ of communication skills; a rather vital one, too. Research shows that eye contact is a direct indicator of confidence and trust, which can also lead to empathy and emotional connection in personal relationships, helping people to better understand one another.

Dating used to be simple. Someone would ask you out, you’d go on a date then choose to take it somewhere or split as friends. But now, we have social media. Stop the investigations and bring back casual dating.