Olivia Turner

Olivia is the Arts & Life Editor at the Baylor Lariat. She is a junior journalism major with a secondary major in sociology. Waco, TX

Worked on 808 assignments, created 716, named on 189 bylines for The Baylor Lariat.

By (Olivia as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read

Stop saying ‘I’m sorry’

By Shelby Peck | Copy Editor“I’m sorry.”I say it all the time — clarifying my order with the barista, asking my professors for help with a certain topic, telling my roommates to move over when I need to use the oven. But the thing is, I don’t even really know what I’m sorry about. They’re just two words that have...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read

Stop the subtitles: It’s a movie, not a book

By George Schroeder | LTVN Executive ProducerI don’t like subtitles. If I’m somehow offending you with that statement, then — sorry, not sorry — you are likely watching movies and TV shows wrong while simultaneously detracting from the little details that make them great. Unfortunately, my roommates love subtitles. When I start my shows on the living room TV, far...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read

A&L Desk Recs: Finding the perfect Halloween movie

By Erika Kuehl | Staff Writer If you’re stuck trying to pick the perfect fall movie, the Arts and Life Desk is here to help. Whether the weather agrees or not, Halloween is quickly approaching. Although our current traditions vary slightly from our childhood, everyone still loves a good Halloween movie night. If you’re stuck trying to pick the perfect...

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(Olivia as desk editor) + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read

Israel-Hamas conflict is more than a social media push

By The Editorial BoardWith current events constantly overloading our social media platforms and news notifications, it gets easy to brush over headlines. Now, the Israel-Hamas war is at the center of many of these posts and articles, and it’s important to not get lost in the flurry of reshares. As social media users, we must do our part to learn...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read

Bring Trader Joe's to Waco

By Danika Young | LTVN Social Media EditorAfter moving from Orange County, Calif., to Waco, I didn't realize how good I had it. While Waco is growing more and more every day, it's missing what I would consider to be hands down the best grocery store in the United States — especially for college students. And yes, I’m talking about...

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Free first come, first served parking would consciously build our resilience

By Gierra Cottingham | LTVN Reporter/AnchorEvery year, Baylor’s parking lots and garages sell out due to students' eagerness to be granted a $365+ parking spot. Although this desire to obtain a designated spot for their vehicle is understandable, students should park for free on a first come, first served basis, as faculty and staff do now. If you are reading...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 4 min read

Leon III brings new 'succinct' psychedelic album to ACL Weekend 2

By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorPsychedelic duo Leon III have been making music together since 1999, and through the past two decades, Mason Brent and Andy Stepanian have grown as artists and learned the virtue of brevity in their music. Their new album, "Something is Trying to Change My Mind," which was released on Oct. 13, shows a...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 3 min read

It's not worth your time: Stop stressing about grades

By Ashlyn Beck | Staff Writer School controls our lives! Truly, it does. We wake up, study, eat, study, go to class, study and then study some more. On top of that, we stay up late to study, we skip eating to study and we skip class to study. School was never intended to take up this much time and...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 2 min read

A&L Tunesday: Oct. 16

By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life Editor Waco is preparing for a cold week ahead, and new music by alternative pop and indie favorites is the coldest. Here are some of the best tracks to match the moody weather."Capable of love" by PinkPantheress (Oct. 12) Whatever PinkPantheress has in store, I'm ready for it. With the release of two...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 2 others for The Baylor Lariat - 5 min read

Q&A: corook talks TikTok hate, viral song at ACL Weekend 2

By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorDecked out in colors head-to-toe with a rainbow shirt, an orange hat and purple pants, singer-songwriter corook is a blast of sunshine in a world that can be very bleak. Born Corinne Savage, corook went viral in recent months for their song "if i were a fish," which was written as a response...

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