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Baylor is currently denying benefits to spouses of employees in same-sex relationships, which has caused quite the uproar on campus in the past week. A petition has garnered more than 1,400 signatures in hopes of convincing the administration to reverse the policy. Count this editorial board in.
Algorithms play a huge role in why so many people are addicted to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. So what happens when the they get a bit lost?
Your final grade is a 92.9%. Good job! You aced the class, right? Wrong.
As Student Government elections begin Thursday morning, the Lariat’s Editorial Board has made the decision to endorse Zach Tufenkjian in the race for next year’s external vice president.
The SAT and ACT have many drawbacks that may actually leave good candidates outside the gates of our great university.
With the Ever Given freed from the Suez Canal, it’s worth noting how much different this felt from all the other recent global crises. This one felt almost… refreshing?
The commission did a great job overall of recommending solutions. There’s no doubt in that. But the commission handled different areas of campus differently, and what it was given didn’t encompass the whole discussion.
We have the accommodations in place. Simply do not take them away from those who need them. To do so would be catastrophic for the progress that has been made.
Of those who qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine, some have decided to hold off to let those “sicker than them” get the vaccine first. Although incredibly kind, this practice is hindering the public more than it’s helping.
In 2001, amid a runaway opioid crisis, Portugal decriminalized the possession and consumption of all drugs. It’s time America did something similar.
Year-round daylight saving time that would eliminate changing the clock back and forth during the year: not only would it make for more consistent, brighter days, but it would save lives.
In the instance of masking and the pandemic, a sweeping, hyper-individualist ideology is deadly. In other instances, it frees people from the responsibility of caring for their neighbors and community.
Lockdown Browser has become a modern panopticon for students. What does it mean that we treat our testing students like prisoners under surveillance?
While Gov. Abbott may be ready to reopen the state, he is putting Texans in danger with reckless policy decisions and overeager actions.
Big brands have made a habit of latching onto social movements in the never-ending pursuit of profits, leaving a trail of performative messaging behind them.
It’s hard enough to go an entire semester with only one day off — there’s a reason that’s never been done before. But now we don’t even have that.
Less than a month into his presidency, Joe Biden backpedaled on one of his most prominent and timely campaign promises. The American people deserve better than this.
Every story has at least two sides, but not every side of a story is equally valid. In pursuit of the truth, journalists must have the clarity to know which sides of an issue are not supported by facts and have the integrity to report on them as such.
Forming the commission to begin with was a step in the right direction, but if the report itself is not released to the public in a timely manner, it will vastly diminish the impact the report holds.
Last week in Texas was an unequivocal nightmare. And it was mostly preventable.
The desire for change is here at Baylor. People who have the power to implement it just have to have the courage to do so.
In the middle of a global pandemic, it’s time to join other countries around the world who have adopted a Medicare for all, single-payer healthcare plan.
Raising the minimum wage to $15 would be a blessing for millions of working Americans, and that change my finally be within reach.
The process of establishing widespread public transportation will not be simple or cheap, but for the sake of creating a more accessible, healthier, safer nation, it’s about time.
Instead of discouraging them from their interests, we should be encouraging these girls to reach their full potential in whatever area they may choose, exactly in the same way we have done with for boys for centuries.
Amateur traders scored a big win against Wall Street elites when they sent GameStop’s stock price to the moon. Forgive us if it feels good to see the hedge funds squirm.
In the chaotic race to reach herd immunity, letting people receive the vaccine ahead of time would be better than letting doses go to waste.
We have a responsibility to provide for the people around us. Whether it comes to big things like granting a charter to Gamma as we wrote on yesterday, or little things like reaching out to a friend who might be in need of a good talk, it’s our responsibility to show people love.
Gamma Alpha Upsilon, Baylor’s unofficial LGBTQ organization, has been seeking a university charter since its original founding in 2011. It is beyond time to give it to them.
