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By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Eclipse Over Texas to celebrate last total eclipse visible from Lone Star State until year 3000
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterWhat happens when the world goes dark for four minutes and 13 seconds? We party. April 8 will be the last time a total solar eclipse passes over Texas until the year 3000. To celebrate, Baylor University, Lowell Observatory, Discovery and the City of Waco are collaborating in Eclipse Over Texas: Live from Waco. Sonja...
By Erika Kuehl + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 2 min read
Cool girls don't gatekeep: The best of Waco salons
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterMost of us have gone to the same hairstylist for years, and sitting in a new chair gives me a fright like no other. There’s nothing worse than getting a bad manicure and reluctantly giving up $50 just to take it off when you get home. And don’t get me started on the risk of...
By Erika Kuehl + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
Yeat transports listeners to new planet with '2093' album
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterSome claim “2093” is Yeat’s breakthrough album, comparing it to Kanye’s “Yeezus” or Uzi’s “Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World.” However, others think it’s the worst album of the year. So, is it an Astroworld or an Astroflop?Listening to this album transported me to another planet, full of allegories of capitalism and references to artificial...
By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
Spring break, not spring broke: Vacation ideas on a budget
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterWhile some Baylor students will whisk away to Cancún or Greece over spring break, most are stuck looking at their bank accounts and wondering how many fast-food charges is too many. It can be difficult to find places to visit without spending upward of a grand, so here are a few ideas that will save...
By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
Americans need all-day breakfast
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterIf you’re anything like me, you don’t eat breakfast until noon, and you normally crave a sausage McGriddle more than anything. As we all know, our favorite golden arches stop serving breakfast at 10:30 a.m. — ruining my day and leaving me hungry for food I can't have. Although it may be difficult for fast-food...
By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Sing alumna returns to choreograph for Phi Gamma Delta
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterIf Baylor alumna Kendall Burton can command a room full of college men, she can do anything. Burton currently works for the Houston Texans Cheerleaders and choreographs for high school drill teams on the side — but ever since Mission senior and Phi Gamma Delta Sing chair Christian Cavazos reached out to her in October,...
By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Student musician set to release new music
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterHouston junior and student musician Tryston Obevoen, also known as Sinoda, is set to release new music within the next few months. He began making music before he was in middle school, and now, more than halfway through his college career, he has a manager and almost 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.“I’ve been making music...
By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 5 min read
Piano professor breathes new life into music of unsung Black composer
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterIn 1933, Florence Price became the first Black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra. Almost a century later, Dr. Michael Clark, a lecturer of piano at Baylor, is preparing to release his rendition entitled “Waltzes and Character Pieces of Florence Price.”“I literally had never heard of her until 2018,”...
By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 5 min read
Student risk-taker follows passion, starts podcast for 20-somethings
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterFrom studying abroad in Australia to launching her podcast titled “Twenty, Plenty, and Thriving,” El Paso senior Andrea Vazquez is not one to shy away from taking a risk. “I started listening to a podcast called 'The Psychology of Your 20s,'” Vazquez said. “She's super young too, and she's been super successful. And it kind...
By Erika Kuehl + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
Rush rundown: What happens before fraternity bid day
By Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterWhile sorority recruitment is publicized on TikTok with “OOTDs” and $500 heels, fraternity recruitment is somewhat of a mystery to the general public. Anthem, Ariz., sophomore Trent Scott is the director of recruitment for Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Baylor. He said he started planning spring rush events when he was elected to the position...
