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 Lukas Reyes | Reporter“Life sucks, and then you die.”My high school cross country coach used to say this to us when we would complain to him about a run. It's a harsh, dismissive and somewhat funny thing to say to people who willingly run between 45 and 60 miles a week. It's also true. This has served as a...

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By The Editorial BoardSometimes it feels like every day is the same, even when we’re in what seems like one of the most exciting times of our lives: college. What we see in movies and TV shows makes college seem like every day is an adventure on its own, but the reality is that walking the same classes and seeing...

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By Kaitlin Sides | LTVN Reporter/AnchorHeavy class loads often make opportunities for free time few and far between, but it's important to keep your body healthy, and that includes working out. Whether you pick HOTWORX, Pure Barre, Club Pilates or the McLane Student Life Center, workout classes are a great option. Personally, I work out at Pure Barre with one...

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By Kalena Reynolds | ReporterSix globe lights titled "Luminary Spirit" were created by local artists Morgan Eyring and Andrea La Valleur-Purvis to hang beneath the overpass of Interstate 35 across 5th and 6th Streets. Each globe was inspired by elements relating to Waco, and the project was started through the collaboration of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Creative...

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By Bella Whitmore | InternGrowing up, I used to hate how one side of my family didn’t speak English. Out of frustration and a desire to blend in with the other fully American kids around me, I would always insist on speaking English instead of Portuguese with my Brazilian family. Despite this, I still managed to develop a proficiency in...

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By Jackson Posey | Sports Writer There’s a difference between going to church and following Jesus. One is a cultural norm, albeit a fading one. It’s a once-weekly (or monthly, or yearly) time to wake up early, dress up and drink coffee in a fancier building than normal. Perhaps the sermon is “good.” Perhaps not. The same qualitative test is...

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By The Editorial BoardThe semester is in full swing. Many students are already lining up internships, and all of us have gotten our fair share of exams and assignments under our belt. But no matter what career path you’re on and whether or not you’re a top-of-the-class student, we all experience a little bit of imposter syndrome. The phenomenon of...

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By Olivia Eiken | Staff WriterI don’t know about you, but I started panicking about my Halloween costumes by the end of September. Finding the perfect costume that is recognizable but still niche in its own way is a different kind of struggle. I’ve curated a brief list of what I think will be the costumes we see the most...

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