Rachel Chiang

Rachel Chiang is a senior Journalism major from Flower Mound minoring in Japanese, Film and Digital Media, and Religion.

Worked on 239 assignments, created 193, named on 39 bylines for The Baylor Lariat.

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Christian Pre-Health Fellowship equips students for medical field through religious lens

By Rachel Chiang | Reporter Christian Pre-Health Fellowship (CPF) at Baylor is a student organization dedicated to connecting Christian pre-health students, featuring speakers from the local area and around the world to discuss how faith intertwines with the medical field. CPF meets every other Monday at Elliston Chapel. The organization encourages students to demonstrate the value of their call to...

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Non-Christian students reflect on experience in required religion courses

By Rachel Chiang | ReporterAt Baylor, students are required to take Christian Scriptures and Christian Heritage courses, as well as two semesters of Chapel. Students who aren't Christian shared numerous experiences with their required religion and chapel courses. Fresno, Ca., freshman Abheet Singh Sachdeva shared his thought process when learning about Christianity as a Sikh. “In my experience, everything I'm...

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Asian Ministry InterVarsity chapter provides community

By Rachel Chiang | Reporter Baylor Asian Ministry InterVarsity is a chapter of a national ministry that strives to “establish and advance at colleges and universities witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture and God’s purposes in the world," according...

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Music director Stephen Heyde leaves behind legacy of integrity, humility

By Rachel Chiang | Reporter Stephen Heyde, the Mary Franks Thompson professor of orchestral studies and conductor-in-residence, announced his retirement in a press release on Tuesday after being one of only two permanent conductors of the Baylor Symphony Orchestra since 1946. Heyde’s position will be succeeded by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, who most recently was the director of orchestral studies at the...

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Lutherans Doing Life Together strives to build relationships, provide safe spaces

Rachel Chiang | ReporterBaylor's Lutherans Doing Life Together (LDLT) works to build close-knit relationships and provide a safe space for students. According to its website, LDLT is sponsored by St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waco. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod student organization holds Bible studies at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Bill Daniel Student Center. Fairfax, Va., senior and LDLT...

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Reformed University Fellowship chapter strives to build relationships, foster community

By Rachel Chiang | ReporterBaylor's chapter of Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) aims to provide community and foster relationships for students. RUF invites students to build relationships and study God’s word, according to the organization’s website. RUF is a campus ministry with multiple chapters on college campuses both nationally and internationally. It was formed under the Presbyterian Church in America. RUF...

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Oso Logos aims to transform student lives

By Rachel Chiang | Reporter Oso Logos at Baylor aims to transform and inspire students to pursue their interests and better understand the world around them. Oso Logos is a Christian apologetics organization dedicated to “equipping Christians with the knowledge and skills to be able to know why they believe what they believe,” according to Kingwood senior and organization president...

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Delight Ministries at Baylor rebuilds organization, transforms student lives

By Rachel Chiang | ReporterDelight Ministries at Baylor has been working to rebuild and sustain itself, all at the hands of Kyle junior Amariah Erickson. The ministry is a chapter of a national women's ministry "focused on Christ-centered, vulnerable community with the hopes of transforming the stories and lives of college girls," according to the chapter's Instagram. Erickson became director...

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What it's like to test positive for COVID-19 as an on-campus student

By Rachel Chiang | ReporterAs an on-campus student who tested positive for COVID-19, San Diego freshman Ciara Woodahl said her time in Baylor's quarantine apartments was filled with fresh linens, snack bags and spotty Wi-Fi. Following the new guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Baylor requires students to isolate for five days and to wear a...

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