By Aidan O'Connor | Staff WriterIn recent years, the altruistic lead has been sorely absent from movies and television in favor of cynical, self-aware and negative deconstructions of characters we used to love. This has gone on for too long, and it’s time for altruistic leads to come back. When I think of an altruistic lead, I think of characters...

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By Mackenzie Grizzard | Staff WriterA $10 tip later, you're sipping on your iced oat milk latte through a paper straw. Sip after sip, you choke back that chalky paper taste, reminding yourself of all the turtles you've saved by your brave sacrifice. We are saving the turtles, right? In theory, yes. Plastics do pose a significant threat to sea-life,...

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By Blake Hollingsworth | Staff WriterHustle culture is a popular lifestyle mindset that emphasizes “productivity, ambition and success, with little regard for rest, self-care or any sense of work-life balance,” according to Talkspace therapist Dr. Olga Molina. Society’s obsession with productivity has led young workers to neglect their personal well-being, as a 2023 Deloitte survey found that half of Gen...

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By Mary Thurmond | Photo EditorAt Baylor, it often feels like individuality is quietly discouraged in favor of fitting into a very specific mold. Clean-cut. White. Christian. Smiling. Dressed like you just walked out of a church group Instagram post. It’s not an official uniform, but you’ll quickly learn that the further you stray from it, the more invisible you...

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By The Editorial BoardRecently, OpenAI released a feature that allows users to generate images from text prompts. One of the most popular trends has been creating images in the style of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio is known for its spectacular hand-drawn animation. These AI images replicate this style of art, starting a phenomenon that is not only harmful...

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By Kristy Volmert | Staff WriterI opened up my curtains the other night and saw the top of Pat Neff glowing teal in the distance. It reminded me of all the ways our community actively cares when it comes to the issue of sexual assault. It's a heavy subject, so seeing awareness is very comforting. As someone who has been...

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By Kassidy Tsikitas | Photo EditorIf you had told me freshman year after saying “I’m gonna transfer” one too many times that I was graduating from that very institution in May, I wouldn’t believe you. My experience at Baylor has ultimately changed me in so many ways. I have never had experiences with humans who have altered my life; basically,...

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By Rachel Chiang | Assistant News EditorI’m sure at some point when scrolling through TikTok or Instagram, you’ve come across a theological debate video or two. A talking point I sometimes see is that a certain race has become Christian because they have been forcibly converted by Europeans or that Jesus was not a bearded white man with a white...

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By Josh Siatkowski | Staff WriterBy now, almost everyone has seen the viral video of Ashton Hall’s morning routine, where the comically muscular man takes six hours to meticulously prepare for his day. Although reactions to this video have been skeptical of the efficacy of Hall’s quarter-day “life-changing” routine, the video still signals that our infatuation with self-help has gone...

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By The Editorial BoardThere are many benefits to having an on-campus job, such as flexibility, convenience and building your résumé. However, the pay rate is not one of those benefits. Undergraduate, graduate and international students all have the opportunity to work on campus, which is why Baylor places an average of 4,000 students in student worker jobs every year. Of...

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