By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life Editor, Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterAustin City Limits music festival has returned to the capital city for a second weekend. Here’s what we saw on our first night of one of music’s biggest weekends. Thee Sacred SoulsWe walked into the festival right as Thee Sacred Souls started their set around 2:30 p.m. at...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorIf you're staying in Waco over fall break, don't let boredom spook you. Here's what to do in Waco over the weekend. Western Belle Pumpkin Festival | Sept. 23 - Nov. 5 | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Western Belle Farm | $16 admission; free admission on Farm Fridays | Welcome spooky...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorIf the Beach Boys and Beastie Boys songs that book-ended Colony House's performance at Touchdown Alley on Wednesday night tell you anything about the band, it's that the Nashville natives are a direct musical descendant of the West Coast legends — with an East Coast edge. The band played 20 songs in a...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorIf you felt a crisp chill in the air this weekend and got unreasonably excited for fall, me too. But there's more than just spooky season to look forward to. There's also tons of great new music dropping to ring in the season of sweaters and pumpkin spice. Here's the best new music...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorThe Korean Student Association at Baylor hosted the Korean Culture Festival Friday night on a bigger scale than ever before. To open the event, nanta drums were played, filling the room with a powdery fog as the mallets hit. It was loud enough to be felt in your chest like a heartbeat —...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorAs temperatures drop this weekend, it's the perfect time to get out into Waco and explore all there is to offer — from autumn festivals to rubber duck races. Western Belle Pumpkin Festival | Sept. 23 - Nov. 5 | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Western Belle Farm | $16 admission; free...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorIf you’re like me, sometimes you just want to sit back and listen to music without paying particular attention to the lyrics. There’s nothing like the way you can just get lost in the sound as the words fly right over your head. And they do fly right over your head, right? Well,...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorThe women’s and gender studies program is hosting “Living in a Barbie World: A Panel Discussion” on Oct. 10. Three Baylor professors will discuss the movie of the year: the glittering phenomenon in pink that is “Barbie.”Dr. Leslie Hahner, graduate program director in the department of communication, is one of the three panelists...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorDr. Felipe Hinojosa considers his appointment as the first John and Nancy Jackson Endowed Chair for Baylor in Latin America to be the culmination of 20 years of research and a “calling” to spread the privilege of education.“The education that you get now puts you in a position of having a deep responsibility...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorIf you’ve never listened to Del Water Gap, there’s no time like the present. Open up that Spotify app and hit play on his newest album, “I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet.”I’m going to go out on a limb and make a bold statement here: This may be the best...

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