By Sarina Tejani | ReporterAs finals season approaches, many Baylor students find themselves reaching for energy drinks, caffeine pills and other stimulants to stay awake and focused during long study sessions. The pressure to perform — combined with late nights and deadlines to meet — often leads students to seek a quick boost to keep them going. For Dallas junior...

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By Natalie French | ReporterOperation Christmas Child is a service project through Samaritan’s Purse that collects shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items to children who might not receive gifts for Christmas. According to Samaritan’s Purse’s website, Operation Christmas Child “has collected and delivered more than 220 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 170 countries...

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By Chang Liu | Focus/Design EditorBetter Together, an interfaith group, hosted Neighbor Night with the Society for Advancement of Chicanos, Hispanics and Native Americans in Science to celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the Bobo Spiritual Life Center on Tuesday night. Sophia Hoffman, service chair of Better Together and Kansas, Mo., senior said anyone from a different faith is welcome...

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By Eden Morris I ReporterThe Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences held its inaugural prayer and worship night at the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center on Monday night. The event was open for all Baylor students to pray and spur each other on in their faith before they disperse for Thanksgiving break. Robbins College Dean Jason Carter led...

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By Blake Hollingsworth | ReporterFrom Chicago movie theaters to HDTV innovation, Dr. Corey Carbonara’s career blends pushing technological boundaries and nurturing student talent. His career resulted in his recent winning of the Presidential Proclamation from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Carbonara credits Baylor’s Film and Digital Media department for the award. He said it’s an acknowledgement of...

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By Natalie French | ReporterAlpha Tau Omega and Chi Omega hosted their annual Chili Cookoff and Bed Races philanthropy event on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Burleson Quad. This event benefitted Chi Omega’s philanthropy, Make-A-Wish, and Alpha Tau Omega’s philanthropy, CoHope. Coppell senior Tallulah Rushton, president of Baylor’s Chi Omega chapter, said that the event started as a unique way...

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By Blake Hollingsworth | ReporterHouston junior Isla Ritchie has transformed a deeply personal health journey into a business dedicated to helping others. According to Brain & Life's feature on Ritchie, she was diagnosed with epilepsy, mitochondrial disease and dysautonomia at 11 years old.“When I was a kid, I did triathlons and played soccer — I was very athletic,” Ritchie said....

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By Sarina Tejani | Reporter As food recalls continue — affecting common grocery store items — Baylor professors gave advice to students on staying safe and healthy while grocery shopping. These recalls, which include frozen vegetables, packaged salads and cheese products, have been linked to potential contamination with bacteria like Listeria or foreign objects. Students have raised concerns as foodborne...

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By Chang Liu | Focus/Design EditorBaylor Round Table hosted their annual International Thanksgiving Dinner at Cashion on Wednesday night. The vice president of BRT and co-chair of the International Thanksgiving Dinner Meredith Moore said the organization provides 260 seats for students and their family members, and the registration list was full.“We have another 50 Baylor Round Table ladies who we...

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By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterOn Friday morning, Baylor’s Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society will host its biannual P. A. T. Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Tidwell Bible Building. The purpose of this event is to rehome books on religion, classical history, political science and other topics that are donated by faculty or...

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