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Bodies are strange things. Some people can pour calorie after calorie into their bodies and not gain an ounce of weight while others struggle to keep weight off despite eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly.

There is a raging debate going on in higher education about the status of students. As a student, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to determine if university administrators view students as customers, products, or simply none of the above.

Denver, Colo., freshman Neville Schwinn does a head-first slide down a water slide at the Zeta Tau Alpha crush event “Watercrush” on Wednesday on Fountain Mall.

This summer, Baylor will say goodbye to an important member of the green and gold family. Dr. Karla Leeper, vice president of board and executive affairs and chief compliance officer at Baylor, will leave Baylor and join Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga., as the chief of staff to the president. Leeper will assume her role on June 15.

A day after losing two games to No. 16 Louisiana in a double-header, No. 14 Baylor looked to regain their mojo offensively in a midweek game against UTSA in San Antonio. The Bears were able to do just that in a 7-1 victory over the in-state rivals on Wednesday night.

Discrimination against those who were once in prison is still discrimination. Whether trying to re-enter the workplace or just trying to integrate back into everyday life, former inmates deserve every bit of respect as the rest of us.

Baylor baseball’s pitching staff has not missed a beat this season. The kind of consistency and success they have had can be credited to a few starting pitchers in other instances, but the Bears have got the job done in their own way.

Sophomore center Isaiah Austin officially announced he will forgo his final two years of college eligibility and declare for the 2014 NBA Draft. The decision came just under a month after his final college game, a loss to Wisconsin in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. How will Austin’s departure impact the Bears in 2014?

Flower Mound freshman Jordan Sharp donates blood Tuesday on Fountain Mall. Carter Blood Care periodically hosts blood drives on the Baylor campus throughout each semester.

Students can now have a say in what concerts and speakers they want to see on campus. The Concerts and Speakers Committee, formed in April, gives students the opportunity to have input on the artists and speakers they want to see visit campus.

Yik Yak is an app that consists of an anonymous chat board. It uses the GPS software in your phone and displays the posts from the 500 closest users to you. Personally, I like to describe it as the Burn Book of social media. The posts on Yik Yak can be ruthless, hilarious and everything in between.

“Wait, so you’re not in sorority?” With a sister who’s a Chi-O, a boyfriend who’s a Phi Chi, and roommates who are an Alpha Chi and a Theta, this is a question I am asked more times a week than I’d like to count.

No. 14 Baylor softball knew it was in for a tough ride when it scheduled No. 16 Louisiana in a mid-week, non-conference, double-header Tuesday night in Waco. The Ragin Cajuns did not disappoint, taking advantage of every opportunity to win back-to-back games 5-2 and 7-4 at Getterman Stadium.

Coming off a huge road win at Kansas State this weekend, breaking a long losing streak away from home, the Bears returned to Baylor Ballpark with energy and confidence in game one of a split series with Texas State. Baylor took the first game 4-3 in a sloppy, 7-error outing.

At the state level, Baylor students still have a number of positions in which to choose who will run in November’s state elections, though voter turnout among students is expected to be small.