By Thomas Moran | Staff WriterUniversities in the 21st century seem to be constantly walking a thin line between maintaining…
Browsing: Opinion
Editorials and opinions from the Lariat staff and readers.
By Lucy Bowers | ContributorHeadlines perpetuate the stereotype many people have about what fraternities are, and our campus is not…
Every 10 years since 1790, the U.S. Census Bureau surveys the country’s population. The purpose of the census is to…
By Paige Hardy | ContributorI went to a discussion panel in Alexander Reading Room on April 10 that attempted to…
By Elizabeth Wellinghoff | Contributor Sexual violence doesn’t discriminate. It affects men and women; children, youth and adults. Regardless of…
By Elisabeth Tharp | Broadcast Reporter“Reduce, reuse, recycle!” I grew up hearing this phrase from our teachers, relatives and other…
By JP Graham | ReporterWhether someone takes a few hours to make a decision or only a few minutes, deciding…
By Samantha Amaro | ReporterTragedy is easily remembered, but happy events are sometimes pushed to the side. The shocking, more…
There’s a reason the Founding Fathers included “freedom of the press” in the very First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,…
To the City of West, We remember. We remember that night, five years ago, when so many of your lives…
By Brooke Hill | Copy EditorWhen watching “Riverdale,” do you find yourself wondering how Veronica Lodge or Archie Andrews can…
By Christina Soto | Broadcast Managing EditorSociety expects a “perfect” family to be one with both parents and a few…
By Meredith Wagner | Arts & Life Editor MacBeth, who killed the King of Scotland and his successor in order…
Below is a Lariat Letter submitted by the Title IX team at Baylor: You responded. We heard you. Last spring,…
Two billion Facebook users are questioning whether or not to follow the trend of #DeleteFacebook as the corporation shared information…
By Kaitlyn DeHaven | Social Media Editor Caffeine isn’t for everyone. When I was a sophomore in high school, I…
Globalization is an oxymoron like no other. It possesses this unique capacity to connect us while simultaneously separating us. It…
By Adam Gibson | Assistant News EditorIn the United States, all-star games give viewers and players an entertaining break from…
As college ends for students, they’re plagued with many difficult decisions –– Where to live, where to work and how…
By Corrie Coleman | ReporterCan you remember a time when you were talking and felt like no one was paying…
By Josh Aguirre | Multimedia JournalistWhether it’s how you dress, how you speak or even what you watch on TV,…
There has been extensive focus on sexual assault in the mainstream media lately. The rise of movements like #MeToo and…
By JJ Dickinson | ContributorI’m a campaign manager for Austin Allaire, and I asked to write this because I want…
By Sierra Christerson | Contributor Kangaroos, koalas and the most deadly animals on Earth. This is what I equated with…
By Ryan Barrett | Multimedia Journalist I, like millions of Americans, suffer from a common issue: the tendency to forget…
By Caroline Grace | Contributor 2018 will go down in history as the year that our country shed an inextinguishable…
This week, President Donald Trump tweeted once again about two major issues: illegal immigration and the North American Free Trade…
By Alex Hale | ContributorDear Baylor Class of 2021:I first want to apologize for the confusion. Yes, I am your…
By Micaela Freeman | Staff WriterWhen times get rough –– like at this point in the semester –– or there’s…
The great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech –– often cited for its hopeful, dreaming tone ––…
