By Olivia Turner | Staff Writer Looking back on her life months earlier, Jessica Moreno-Gonzales, owner of Waco’s ‘De La Niña’ jewelry store, she said she never would have guessed she would become the owner of a small business, let alone a clay jewelry business. Moreno-Gonzales said she has always been creative, dabbling in many mediums throughout her life, but...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterWhile most Bears go off to have their own adventures during spring break, many North Russell Residence Hall residents stick together for their travels. This year, Baylor and Beyond, the Living-Learning Communtiy at North Russell, will travel to the East Coast for a week in New York City. The purpose of Baylor and Beyond is...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterFor some, spring break is a time for traveling and having adventures, and for others, it’s a time to rest and recuperate after those tough winter weeks and midterms. If you’re a member of the latter group, I recommend plopping down on the couch to binge some of your favorite shows or movies. Spending time...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterIf there’s one thing I’m baffled by, it’s public bathrooms — women’s public bathrooms in particular. The toilet paper and soap are free to use without limit, so why aren't feminine products? It can be frustrating, and even paralyzing, when it feels like everything except the one thing you really need is available to you....

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By Olivia Turner | Staff Writer By the time finals roll around for the Bears this spring, the city of Waco will be hosting a series of concerts, all of which will be free to the public. Partnered with and made possible by the Levitt Amp Foundation and Creative Waco, the city will be holding the concerts at the amphitheater...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterLed by lamplight under a twilight sky on Tuesday, on the paths and roads of campus, around the quadrangle and Fountain Mall walked students with strings of rosary beads in their hands. They remembered and reflected on their Catholic faith as they walked, softly saying prayers, united with fellow members of their faith. This walking...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterAmong the numerous music students who are set to show off their hard work during this spring recital season will be piano major and Weymouth, Mass., senior Julia Blackwood. Blackwood has been mastering the instrument throughout her entire life and has made it farther than most in the art. But the journey, she said, has...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterBaylor’s ever-famous All-University Sing has changed tremendously through the years. From the small singing-and-dancing acts proposed by Mary Wiley Mathis, the creator of Sing, to the Broadway-level productions of the present, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed — a steadfast tradition among Baylor’s list of annual events to look forward to. According to Baylor alumna...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterAmid the thrills of the present, the roots of All-University Sing can be remembered with the students who started it all. It is the job of Dr. Elizabeth Rivera, university archivist, to encourage a deep dive into the past to combat this loss of history. Rivera said that without the archives, connection on this deep...

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By Olivia Turner | Staff WriterThe doors of the Mabee Theatre will soon swing wide for Baylor Theatre’s fourth production this season. “Once,” based on the 2007 film of the same name, is a musical with a cast who sing, dance and play musical instruments. The story follows an unlikely pair — a rather melancholy young man ready to give...

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