Browsing: Opinion

I am not saying that you need to burn all your bridges and go out into the unknown. Just experience different things or hear different perspectives sometimes.

For many unresolved relationships, we tend to blame the well-known phrase, “right person, wrong time,” believing that this specific person we grew attached to could have been “the one.”

You don’t have to be thrilled to go home for the holidays. With most students becoming involved across campus through student organizations, participating in Baylor traditions and just finding overall community here in Waco, it can make leaving sentimental.

Go to campus events with new people who you’ve met in class or try another aspect of the event — make the effort to have a good time.

“All I Want for Christmas Is …” something new to listen to. Yes, the classics are fun to listen to, but dive deeper into lesser-known genres that also hold Christmas tunes.

Owning the piece of art that an artist has created is a key element in the creative process and requires more importance. The ability to control how their work is used should only be in the hands of the creator.

Although your family members might hit a nerve by bringing up a sensitive topic, remember that they are trying to put in the effort to learn more about you. Be thankful this holiday season that you have those nosy people in your life because they care about you a lot.

Does freedom of the press mean celebrities shouldn’t be allowed the opportunity to have a private life just like any other individual?

Our hyperconnected online culture lends itself to the older concept of cyberbullying in a new way.

So, you’re going home for Thanksgiving break. If you were at Baylor last year, going home for Thanksgiving was weird — we literally got up and left for the rest of the semester. If you’ve been here since before 2020, you didn’t even have a whole week off for Thanksgiving. This break is noticeably different than any other Thanksgiving break we’ve ever had, and it’s OK to feel indifferent about it.

While the intentions behind the Campus Guardian program are good, there is one thing that would make the majority of the student body far more comfortable on campus: a program where students can request an escort home due to the uneasiness of being alone at night.

Yesterday, an article was published about Mexican food in Waco but then proceeded to mention a handful of places well within the Baylor bubble. Articles like this continue to further the stereotype that Waco has nothing to offer Baylor students, when even a cursory Google search would have pulled up an incredible number of local Mexican places.

All too often, you hear about students who are overextended, stressed and overall discontent with their experience, but do any of us do anything about it? I have the solution: Stop doing things you don’t like doing. Your decision will probably save you time, money and mental health.

Flexibility is something that people love, and podcasts can be paused or rewinded at someone’s own pace. Listening to a podcast at any time and place allows listeners to not have to set aside time to listen; it can be whenever they want to listen.

Students first learn about Dr Pepper Hour during Line Camp or orientation. However, after the first month of freshman year, students may have forgotten about the event.

Studies show between 22% and 30% of college students are at any given time in their first year of grieving the death of a family member or friend. At Baylor, with an undergraduate population of 15,191 students, that means between 3,342 and 4,557 undergraduates are currently in their initial stage of bereavement. With such a significant portion of college students wading through the trenches of grief, it is difficult to fathom how there could be such a profound lack of resources for them.

While people enjoy these delicious “Mexican” places, it is important to understand these eateries differ from authentic Mexican food. Waco has the Tex-Mex style of food, but what can’t be found here is true Hispanic bites.

The issue with the Christmas season is that it starts too early. Every year on Nov. 1, everyone moves to put away the spooky Halloween decorations and put up the “Merry Christmas” ones. Mariah Carey infests every shopping mall in America, and other Christmas songs begin to fill the airwaves. By starting the season early, we are not only oversaturating Christmastime but also neglecting an equally great holiday: Thanksgiving.

While there have been a small number of poorly advertised opportunities to learn more about Native peoples and culture, there is so much more that the university could and should be doing to educate its citizenry. Native American Heritage Month presents an excellent opportunity to provide events, displays, webpages and banners, social media items and more that would make everyone aware of the many valuable contributions made by Native Americans to this university and their vibrant culture that still exists today.

Sports journalists are constantly and unfairly criticized as being “fake journalists” when that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

You’re in college. Having a nicotine addiction is not something that should be considered trendy. If you don’t think addiction is an issue, then consider this a wakeup call.

This is not an article putting down the Christian faith; it’s an article challenging those who claim to be a part of it.

I discovered that the key to having less mess is to simply have less stuff. As someone who was once accustomed to living in a space of total disarray, I have become someone who can’t stand a messy room — something I truly thought would never happen to me.

When do we start celebrating the most wonderful time of the year? Some people think to begin the day after Halloween, while others argue to wait until the day after Thanksgiving. So what is the right answer to this debate? Or is there one?

This is dedicated to a very special ‘ugly’ dog in my heart.

As college students, we are autonomous and capable of making the choice to answer a question or not. Taking away this decision reduces college students to a premature level simply because of a professor’s need to express superiority over his or her students.

Free time should not be a privilege. Give students the time to be kids while they still can.

The Baylor Lariat and Lariat TV News are now accepting applications for all positions for the upcoming spring semester. Applications and job descriptions can be found on our website, and applications are due Nov. 15.

What you can do, dear reader, is proudly announce your feminist identity because you support happiness for everyone. Support legislation, politicians and organizations that promote equality. Call out people who make negative jokes or statements that promote inequality. Your voice matters, and we can only achieve equality together.

On Dec. 9, it will be seven years since “2014 Forest Hills Drive” dropped, and I consider this album a classic without a doubt.