Baylor hasn’t seen anything like the Moonlight Madness event happening at the Ferrell Center this Friday since 2003. It should be fun for spectators and athletes alike, and it will give the university more national television exposure.
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Editorials and opinions from the Lariat staff and readers.
If you’re vegan, vegetarian, gluten-intolerant or just love organic and natural food, there are not many options to buy foods that fit your diet.
Two Fridays ago, my two best friends, Jonathan and Xavier, and I had lunch plans at Collins Cafeteria. Before heading over, I called both to make sure we were still on for lunch. Neither of them answered.
In the hours following the announcement of Steve Jobs’ death, I was amazed by how many people quickly posted the news on Facebook, expressing their own variations on how much of a loss this was to the world.
Who knew that cantaloupes could be the cause of 18 deaths and 100 illnesses in 20 states?
For a little while at the University of New Hampshire, coffee and soda were acceptable, but energy drinks were not.
Reports show that the 2011 Super Bowl was the most-watched television program in American history with around 111 million people watching.
A few words about Rick Perry’s rock. This would be the one at the entrance to a remote Texas hunting ground used by Perry for decades, the one painted with the name of the camp: “Niggerhead.”
Sure, times are changing. Some things aren’t what they used to be. But did you ever think that you’d see the day where the mail didn’t come on Saturday?
Many Christian universities undergo some criticism because of their students being eager to get married shortly after receiving their undergraduate degrees, but I believe that is a good thing. By no means do I think that everyone has to be engaged or they’re considered the outcast, but if it happens naturally why should someone be criticized?
Ring by spring. It’s a phrase that’s all the rage on Baylor campus. Or Ring by Sing, if you are feeling ambitious.
We’ve all heard the phrase that someone cannot have their cake and eat it too, but what about cupcakes?
When I was 7 years old, I ran into my older brother’s room in fear that I would be struck by lightning from the developing storm outside.
Here’s my question: What happens when the wind changes course? Most of us will agree that life is unpredictable. Gusts of unexpected circumstances may billow through at any point in time. The weather seems calm for a short moment, only to erupt in turbulence the next.
The business world is changing but, for some reason, the business of Baylor is not.
Sports and drama seem to collide no matter the cost, and Wednesday night’s games were no exception.
Books have, in many ways, been one of the major highlights of my life.
It’s hard to remember what the original Facebook looked like. There might have been a small news feed in the right corner of the screen with the most recent status updates from your friends and “poking” was a more common activity than it is today. Now, Facebook has decided to reformat its home page once again, making it less likable in the eyes of many of its users.
With a long to-do list of school assignments and projects, you might be quick to assume how I spent my weekend. Tirelessly checking off these assorted tasks, right?
I don’t know what’s different about the Lariat from my freshmen year, but this year I don’t go a day without picking up a copy of it. I find the stories to be varied and very interesting. Though I’m not a grad student, I also really love the grad-student comics as well as the political cartoons that come with the editorials.
Miami University’s Department of Comparative Religion caused a stir in Ohio last week with their proposal to invite a member of the Westboro Baptist Church to speak. It was, however, the College of Arts and Science that made national headlines when a decision was reached to drop the plans altogether.
Yep, it’s about that time again. That dreaded point in the semester when things start to really pick up. When everything seems to happen at once. When you realize you’ve committed yourself to a few too many extracurricular activities. Papers are due, midterms are around the corner and projects can no longer be procrastinated. Add a social life to all that and you’ve got the recipe for another stressful semester.
Sometimes it appears that America is losing its capacity for respect. Among our own citizens, the lack of it is, at times, simply appalling.
A few weeks ago, I was in my car, stopped at a red light at University Parks and I-35, when this guy on a bicycle sailed past me and went straight through the middle of the intersection while the light was still red.
The recent execution of Troy Davis in Georgia has greatly saddened me. I will not pretend to know every detail of the case, nor will I assume to know better than the Supreme Court whether or not he was guilty.
How many times have you heard the following statement in reference to attending athletic events at Baylor?
There is nothing more awkward than calling out someone’s name in public only for him or her to fail to acknowledge your existence.
Teachers in Tacoma, Wash., have gone on strike over pay, class sizes and the handling of job transfers, causing 28,700 students to be unable to attend school since Sept. 12.
I guess it’s just part of being a senior, but as soon as people find out you’re in that fourth year of school, they inevitably ask, “What are your plans after graduation?”
Juliet is a 5-pound Chihuahua I adopted from the Waco Humane Society last year. She is also the Lariat’s mascot, a guard dog and my best friend.