“I think people trust me with the microphone [because] I’m not going to say anything that will reflect poorly on Baylor,” Browning said. “I love Baylor, so I’m not trying to be edgy with jokes that could risk Baylor’s reputation. I need to be excited about the students and get out of the way.”

“Cats have been on campuses for decades and, pretty much since Baylor’s been here, there have been cats. We have to keep control of the population of cats that are living on campus,” Nolan said. “If we don’t, they’re just going to have more kittens and create more issues.”

“I think that Baylor has responded really well to the earthquakes,” Cole said. “They have shown empathy and have shown their support in ways that uphold the Christian mission of Baylor.”

The Academic Integrity Department has already begun creating a list of tools for professors to use in order to detect ChatGPT, which is available on their website. Including sites that behave like Turnitin.com and will pick up AI, Null said professors are encouraged to use these sites if they feel it is necessary.

“I hope that they all keep reading poems,” Hanchey said. “It’s such a gift to get inside another person’s experience and get to hear so many different ways of being in the world. I think it makes you a compassionate person, and it also reminds you that you’re a part of a community. There are universal experiences to us.”