By Claire-Marie Scott | LTVN Reporter/AnchorAs a first-year student at Baylor, you receive a lot of advice from upperclassmen and advisers: Go to class, find a study group and say yes to every opportunity. But the piece of advice that has been most impactful to me thus far has been finding a Christian community. During Welcome Week, many churches and...

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By Ariel Wright | ReporterA recent study found that Waco is among the top 10 emerging housing markets in the nation. This statistic isn’t surprising considering the area’s massive increase in popularity, likely due to a combination of Baylor and Magnolia. Growth can be a good thing, but it has presented a new issue for students: more expensive rent. There...

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By Kaitlin Sides | LTVN Reporter/AnchorWith Memorial and Alexander Halls undergoing construction this year and Allen and Dawson Halls being slated for next, a renovation of Kokernot is still in the distance. After living in Kokernot my freshman year, I can safely say the residence hall needs major updates. Kokernot is often forgotten by students. Many a time, I've had...

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By Abby Roper | PhotographerIf you have not yet done so, this is your sign to run the Baylor Line. Despite what you might hear from your other classmates, it is worth it. If you are presented with the opportunity to run, do it. You won't regret it for a second. Some of my new friends said I was crazy...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorIt’s hard to be on social media these days without seeing the newest micro-label. Everywhere you look — “clean girl” this, “coconut girl” that. Everyone is trying to put a name to different looks, categorizing the clothes and makeup they wear and the “energy” they put out. Each of these labels is just...

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By Gierra Cottingham | LTVN Reporter/AnchorI now know by heart how to make the best macaroni and cheese. To make the best dish, you must genuinely love the people you’re preparing it for. Love them enough to set ample time aside and to create an organized plan to begin the process. A rushed, cheesy macaroni dish will strip it of...

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By The Editorial BoardIt's 9:05 a.m. on a Monday. You take your seat in your first class and get ready for at least three surface-level class friends to ask how your weekend was. But while you hear others rattling off the frat parties they went to, you have nothing to talk about except a movie marathon, homework and more than...

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By Caleb Wheeler | Staff WriterThe slime cap is an age-old Baylor tradition. As a staple of freshman attire, it became a Baylor tradition when students would wear a green cap with a yellow bill that proudly displayed their graduation year and hometown. The caps are no longer mandatory, but it’s time for them to come back. In the 1940s,...

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By Hannon Joseph | LTVN Reporter/AnchorBaylor’s classic colors, green and gold, have been traced back as far as the late 1800s. According to the Baylor website, “the University’s signature colors of Baylor Green (signifying academic growth, renewal and hope) and University Gold (symbolizing excellence, courage and compassion) remain at the core of the Baylor Brand.” However, this brings us, as...

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By Sarah Gallaher | Staff WriterIf you enter Moody-Memorial Library on a Monday afternoon, you’ll have trouble finding an open seat as students crowd the library to complete tomorrow’s assignment. Most have notebooks or laptops open, but how many do you see with books? No, not a textbook or a classic novel we’ve all read three times since high school,...

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