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Your character always has a path to follow, sure. Maybe you have it all laid out on the map or the quest board, but what about everything off the beaten path? What about all the other locations? All the quests and secrets waiting to be discovered? The upgrades, cool loot and the experience points?

We don’t need to reject technology or social media completely, but we do need to relearn where the line is and start acting as if it exists again. If everything becomes content, we all lose control of our own lives at some point.

College classrooms should challenge students to think, not just to speak. And until participation grades show that, they are not really measuring engagement at all. Instead, they are measuring personality.

Growing up is something that we hope to rush and have even come to idolize. We all look for the next milestone that says we’re older and one step closer to adulthood. Yet, when we reach adulthood, we all wish time would reverse so we can relive our youth.

Concerts have become for the elite; long gone are the days when you could show up at the door, pay $50 and hope to storm the barricade. With artists like Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars smashing record sales, it has become increasingly difficult to attend concerts.

Letting go is less about losing something and more about making room for something better. When we carry the weight of the past, we don’t have the energy or mindset to grow. The Bible consistently points toward renewal, hope and moving forward.

If you’re worried about what a draft or what the Iran war might mean for you personally, listen to foreign policy experts, research your eligibility and — above all — stay engaged. Apathy and misinformation kill as bullets and bombs do, without us even setting foot on the battlefield.

Now that the winter months have passed and the sun is consistently shining, there are so many opportunities to be outside and enjoy the fresh air. One of my favorite ways to enjoy the nice weather has been taking walks outside. Walking has consistently improved my mood, eased my anxieties and provided a fun way to exercise.

In a world where so much of our happiness has become tied to circumstances, success and other people, the way we choose to see our lives may be more powerful than anything happening around us.

Next month, TPUSA’s “This is the Turning Point Tour” will arrive on Baylor’s campus. What does it mean for Baylor — not simply as a university, but as a Christian academic community — to host an organization so closely associated with ideological aggravation?

Baylor students are sandwiched between two factors that compress the value of their education. On one side, a tightening job market is bringing prospects for young graduates back down to COVID-19 lows. On the other side, disproportionate price increases in the already fast-growing industry of higher education continue to push the cost of a degree toward hard-to-believe figures.

Voters have demanded one thing: change. From Trump to Talarico, the antiestablishment wave has reshaped both parties. This November in Texas, with outsider candidates on both sides of the ballot, the future of American politics is on the line.

In a campus culture rooted in outward displays of faith, it can be easy to feel like faith needs to be loud and performative to be seen as genuine.

Equality has progressed greatly, but when it comes to purity, why is it only one gender’s responsibility?

America has always debated politics, but today it feels more divided than ever. When disagreement turns into distrust, what happens to unity?

College life is filled with lots of stress-inducing factors, especially for a freshman. However, the importance of a healthy mind cannot be overstated. High levels of emotional or mental stress can often lead to a decline in academic performance. Fortunately, Baylor has lots of resources to combat this stress.

The 98th Academy Awards concluded an exciting but rocky awards season this year. Despite its prestige, the awards show is structurally problematic; in order for it to maintain its integrity as a critically acclaimed awards show, it needs to improve on areas such as voting strategy and diversity.

On June 12, 2023, I decided to start and stick with a Duolingo language learning journey. Today marks 1,000 days I have stuck with my streak. Now to answer the question you have likely been wondering: How good is my Spanish?

While political leaders frame the population change as evidence of successful policy, they ignore the broader changes happening. The fading image of the American Dream is a direct result of shifts within the nation itself; changes that directly affect, or will affect, your household.

Being your childhood self doesn’t make you immature or unlikeable — quite the opposite. It makes you unique, one of a kind and someone worth knowing.

Life, conflict and growth are uncomfortable. When every uneasy emotion becomes a diagnosis, we lose resilience. Instead of asking, “Why do I feel this way?” we ask, “What do I have?” The question shifts from reflection to labeling.

Since I started using film cameras, I found out I wasn’t taking pictures of moments; rather, the moment was the photo. While my professional camera is nice, its goal is to capture what I am seeing as perfectly as possible. When my film camera comes out, people drop everything to create the photo.

Whether it be for widespread social and political change or for something as simple as putting together a successful Sing act, organized group action begins with character at the individual scale. This truth begs the question: What does it mean to be a villager?

Gaming culture has become too toxic and has reached a point where it is affecting people’s livelihoods. Nothing has made this toxicity more apparent than what happened recently with the game Highguard.

If public libraries disappeared tomorrow, the world would lose more than books and programs. We would lose one of the rare places where people of different backgrounds can exist on an equal platform, outside of financial or societal barriers. We would lose access to free information and a space where communities can flourish.

Do not beat yourself up because you have feelings of stress, anxiety or just “off days.” You are not weak in your faith because of these worldly feelings. Your faith in Jesus doesn’t cancel your stress levels, but it does mean you aren’t alone in it. And perhaps, the most faithful thing we can do is admit that.

Learn to love your scars, for your past self if no one else. I’ve had a prominent scar for most of my life. Learning to be proud of who I am and love the uniqueness it brings was a major part of becoming who I am today.

Where the law applies to one, it should apply to all. As long as we fail to hold accountable leaders and elites who are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, we perpetuate a lie and allow one’s status to disguise their guilt.

It is time for Baylor students to become more open to casually drinking at a sociable setting of a good neighborhood bar.

Protestants have become deeply influenced by a musical theology that promotes informal, emotional, expressive worship led by soft-rock bands and popular music. Where does that idea come from?