For as long as I can remember, society has enforced the idea that being basic is bad or shameful, and being too different is just as embarrassing.

While trying to juggle all the activities, clubs and classes of my senior year, I have recently begun the torturous process of switching from a night owl to an early bird. To my surprise, these two birds are very different.

Instead of seeing this story fade out of the Baylor community’s minds over the next couple of days, we need to understand that this tragedy is also a time for us to remember that this could affect anyone.

College is ridiculously expensive, and it’s impossible for students who aren’t sitting upon piles of cash to spend their time outside of class dedicated to something that doesn’t offer anything in return. Experience just isn’t enough anymore.

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