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

Artificial 'intelligence' is not so smart after all

By Nick Cook | Web EditorArtificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly significant part of everyday life for most people, whether it’s through voice assistants like Siri, Bixby and Alexa or photo generation in Photoshop. AI is something that is predicted to eventually do surgeries, diagnose problems and maybe even create movies. When talking about artificial “intelligence,” most people assume that...

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By (Olivia as desk editor) + 3 others for The Baylor Lariat - 6 min read

How to lose a girl in 10 days

By Abbey Ferguson | LTVN Reporter/AnchorOne of my favorite classic rom-coms is "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," but even with its witty, humorous take on dating, it presents an interesting phenomenon: Women are extremely aware of what it takes to keep (or lose) a man. It is splashed on every magazine headline in big, bold letters: "How...

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

There is no ‘Goldilocks’ family: Don’t compare your dynamics with others

By The Editorial BoardGoldilocks taught us that everything in life has a manifestation that’s “just right” — a grand ideal that we should strive to reach. Porridge that isn’t too hot or too cold. Chairs that aren’t too hard or too soft. Beds that aren’t too high or too low. But families? Is there a “just right” version of those...

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

No more blanket bans: Keep school library shelves full

By Lily Nussbaum | Social Media EditorAs a kid with glasses too big for my face and a personality too big for this world, I found inspiration and comfort within the four walls of my school library. Each week, I would return my towering stack of checked-out books and exchange them for a new one, slowly making my way through...

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

Locked in: Stay loyal to your barber

By Kenneth Prabhakar | Photo EditorWalking into a barbershop for the first time can be an overwhelming experience. To the untrained eye, it can be a lawless land filled with people from all walks of life. There's no limit to what can be heard and seen there. From crude vulgarities to contemporary jazz, a new barbershop can be an extremely...

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

Mindfulness is the best superpower

By Assoah Ndomo | PhotographerI don’t want to start off by saying that our generation is full of degenerates, but it’s full of degenerates. Too harsh? OK, I’ll chill out. What I'm trying to say is that the communication skills humans used to have 10 years ago are all gone. Remember when kids used to talk to each other in...

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

Embrace grief, don't try to avoid it

By Kassidy Tsikitas | PhotographerWhen you're in college, you're in between wanting to scroll through your phone without a care in the world and having to start the search for a “grown-up” job. The years go by fast and so do the "happy birthdays." Then, right when it seems like everything is going your way, you discover something new: grief....

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

Green thumb, or just dumb? Learn the facts before going vegan

By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorBy now, we’ve all heard the elevator pitch from that one vegan friend. You know, the one who says, “Being vegan is so much healthier for you!” and swears up and down that the diet is not only healthier than eating meat, but somehow cheaper too?Incredulous, you walk into Whole Foods, and all...

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

The ‘old money’ look is in, and Sofia Richie Grainge is our role model

By Danika Young | LTVN Social Media EditorAs I enter my 20s, I'm starting to figure out my style. My inspiration? Sofia Richie Grainge. And I’m not alone. Millions are switching to the classier, timeless look many refer to as "old money."Ever since her sudden appearance on TikTok the week of her wedding to Elliot Grainge, Richie has become a...

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

Forget the stereotype: Being an introvert doesn’t mean you’re not friendly

By Shelby Peck | Copy EditorBaylor students love a good personality test. Many of my conversations with first-time acquaintances come back to one of the following questions: “What’s your enneagram type?” “What did you get on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?” Or, perhaps a simpler question: “Are you an introvert or an extrovert?”As a somewhat introverted individual myself (although, in all...

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