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By Erika Kuehl + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 6 min read
Band life is a breeze for Graham St.Clair and the West Texas Wind
Erika Kuehl | Staff WriterWatching Graham St. Clair and the West Texas Wind perform on their second-floor balcony looks like a scene straight out of a Hallmark movie. With string lights illuminating their instruments and raspy voices heard from the street, the allure to come closer is hard to ignore. Last March, a friend from Texas State University reached out...
By Ryan Otteson (Erika as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read
Don't shade stay-at-home moms
By Ryan Otteson | ReporterThe United States is full of educated women, and many of these women choose to stay at home when they want to focus on motherhood rather than returning to — or entering — the workforce. As a society, we judge women for any path that they might choose to take. If a woman wants to prioritize...
By Grace Biad (Erika as desk editor) + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 6 min read
Ranking the best female rom-com leads
By Grace Biad | Copy EditorI’ve grown up watching 2000s romantic comedies. One might say I’m a rom-com connoisseur. In honor of Women’s History Month, let's rank the best female rom-com leads.10. Katherine Heigl in “27 Dresses”Heigl portrays Jane Nichols, a wedding planner. She is also a loyal bridesmaid in — you guessed it — 27 weddings. She is one...
By Mackenzie Grizzard (Erika as desk editor) + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Don't forget their names — Title IX and Baylor women
By Mackenzie Grizzard | Staff Writer When you think Title IX at Baylor, most are immediately transported back to 2016, where a sexual assault scandal rocked a football team up to the office of the president. The blatant mishandling of sexual misconduct and Title IX complaints during that time is a whole issue itself. But too often, we forget the...
By Jackson Posey (Erika as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 5 min read
The hidden genius of Count Chocula
By Jackson Posey | Staff WriterA flash of darkness. Stabbing pain. The gush, the scream, the silence. All in a day’s work. But the rat race, for one Transylvanian businessman, felt deeply unfulfilling. After years of literally racing his peers for rats to snatch and suckle, he gradually became disillusioned with the thrill of the chase. And night after night,...
(Erika as desk editor) + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 5 min read
Bring back political cartoons
By The Editorial BoardThroughout pre-college education, teachers lured students towards history with an accessible and fun way to learn about the past: political cartoons. From the American Revolution and the Civil War to the Cold War and the Great Depression, there wasn’t an issue a political cartoon couldn't discuss. That is until recently. Scoop up almost any newspaper and you’d...
(Erika as desk editor) + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Stay aware of international matters, not just U.S. news
By The Editorial BoardThe U. S. gives aid to Ukraine. The U. S. imposes tariffs on Mexico and Canada. The U. S. talks to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U. S. is hurting from inflation. The U. S. is dealing with tariffs from the EU and Canada. The U. S. meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. These are the types...
By Hannah Webb (Erika as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
'Feminism' is not a bad word
By Hannah Webb | Copy EditorDo you believe men and women should be equal? Well, if the answer to that is ‘yes,’ congratulations — you are a feminist!Feminism is defined as just that — the belief in social, economic and political equality of the sexes. Let’s get some facts out of the way: feminism is not about hating men or...
By Elliott Nace (Erika as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read
Who are the Founding Fathers for the 21st century?
By Elliott Nace | Staff WriterWhen the dust settles on a given period of history, a few key players always seem to rise. Politicians, philosophers and mathematicians — these great thinkers and their writings seem to blur the lines separating science from dialectic. Polymaths, intellectuals whose knowledge and contributions to society draw on a wealth of disciplines, enter the public...
By Caleb Garcia (Erika as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 5 min read
Starting photography changes your POV
By Caleb Garcia | PhotographerI’m not afraid to say that I’m not a creative person by nature. My entire life, I could never really say I was good with anything that required even the slightest idea of creativity. I wasn’t gifted on the stage, could hardly play "Hot Cross Buns," and don’t get me started on drawing a straight line...
