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The Magnolia effect: How Waco transformed into a tourist destination
By Tripp Henderson | Staff Writer If you haven’t heard about them from your “Fixer-Upper”-obsessed aunt, you have probably seen them on your living room TV. Baylor alums and longtime Wacoans Chip and Joanna Gaines have become a defining part of Waco culture. Their brand, Magnolia...
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Academic advising helps some students, leaves others frustrated
By Joana Karoshi | Staff Writer Omaha, Nebraska, sophomore Sarah Ali had a plan. She was not enjoying her engineering major and wanted to switch to health science. All she had to do, she thought, was talk to her advisor. Her meeting did not go as planned. According to Ali, her ac...
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Election 102: Who else is on the ballot?
By Kamryn Anthis | Staff Writer Beyond the races for U.S. Senate and governor, Texas voters will decide who fills several statewide offices this November — positions that oversee everything from the state’s finances to its oil and gas industry. Lieutenant governor Texas voters wi...
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Can two Baylor professors change how we see color?
By Josh Siatkowski | Lead Writer Over their nearly 50-year friendship, Baylor film professors Dr. Corey Carbonara and Dr. Michael Korpi have stayed at the cutting edge of media technology. One of their latest projects is no different, developing into a business with nearly $10 mi...
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Climate doomerism is hurting the planet
By Fallon Head | Web Editor Every time I open up Instagram it feels like there’s a new apocalypse right around the corner: economic crashes, new wars, the newest artificial intelligence threat and of course, the climate crisis. Citing new statements from the United Nations and en...
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Dre’lon Miller looks back on offseason transfer ahead of game against former team
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Coming out of Silsbee as a four-star recruit, junior wide receiver Dre’lon Miller looked to be a part of one of the top stories in college football. Colorado, in one offseason, turned from a bottom dweller in the Pac-12 to an emerging force behind...
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The entertainment value of cruelty
By Joana Karoshi | Staff Writer Ariana Grande’s body has been the hot topic for the last few months, as it is for most women celebrities. The commentary isn’t as much focused on her body as it is on her morals. Her apparent thinness has branded her a victim, a villain, a case to ...
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Baylor receives health boost ahead of conference opener against Colorado
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Following the ankle injury he sustained against Auburn, junior quarterback DJ Lagway’s status loomed over Baylor for the last two weeks. Head coach Dave Aranda was optimistic that Lagway could make significant progress early in those weeks, but La...
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The Raven’s Nook offers unique spot to buy books
By Stephanie Starks | Staff Writer In an immersive bookstore, The Raven’s Nook, every room is themed like a different genre or style of book. This bookstore and bistro is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 12:30-6 p.m. Sunda...
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Panel to explore how media shapes perceptions of women
By Reagan Hunter | Reporter The stories women read, watch and scroll through will take center stage 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Kayser Auditorium Thursday during “From Headlines to Happily Ever After: Women, Representation, and the Media that Shapes Us,” an interdisciplinary panel sponsore...
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A. Christian van Gorder: Incivility in our civic discourse helps no one
Waco’s Lyndon Olson, the former United States ambassador to Sweden (1997-2001), visited a Baylor University class this month to encourage students to a life of service....
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Noah Feldman: The Supreme Court’s conservatives have a clear logic on voting
Four of the six conservative justices helped to block the Trump administration’s mail-in ballot scheme. That’s a relief, but such partisan shenanigans aren’t permanently out of the question....