Blog: Test, papers, and projects — oh my!
By Ada Zhang Lariat Blogger Test, papers, and projects — oh my! It’s that time of the semester where I look like a post-apocalyptic zombie and have zero tolerance for ANY sort of malarkey whatsoever....
View ArticleBlog: If you’re happy and you know it, relax your face
By Taylor Griffin Lariat Blogger NEW YORK – As of this week, it has come to my attention that I have a certified “pouty resting face.” While friends have playfully told me that in the past, this past...
View ArticleBlog: Meanwhile during ‘the kick’…
Where were the Lariat staffers during the now-infamous ‘kick’? “During that now infamous kick, I was hanging out with the Justin Sports Medicine team. Bull and bronc riders were getting various...
View ArticleBlog: 7 Reasons Why Mr. Darcy is Perfect
I have big news to share with everyone today: I am in love. Before you get too excited, I will admit that the man I’m in love with isn’t exactly real. Even if he were, my situation would still be...
View ArticleBlog: New York’s hottest coffee spot is…
By Taylor Griffin Lariat Blogger NEW York – In a world where there’s a Starbucks on basically every corner, one caffeine junkie will make it her mission to find New York’s celebrated coffee joints,...
View ArticleBlog: Meanwhile at the Lariat… job position envy sets in
By Maleesa Johnson News Editor Picture this: it’s 10:30 p.m. and you are stuck behind a desk stressing over deadline and the loads of homework you have to conquer after you get off work. Now imagine...
View ArticleBlog: Culture shock and awe, whether you like it or not
By Taylor Griffin NEW YORK – I’m going to be honest: I’ve never developed a huge tolerance for people of different cultures. Not because I was incapable or unwilling; I’ve simply never been around more...
View ArticleMeanwhile at the Lariat … Golf carts rule campus
By Rae Jefferson A&E Editor Golf carts are the holy grail of campus transportation. If you had asked me what I thought of the four-wheeled vehicles this time last year, I probably would have ranked...
View ArticleBlog: Halloween scares don’t compare to senior fears
I’ve got a lot of scary stuff on my mind lately, and it actually has nothing to do with Halloween. I don’t even flinch during scary movies, but finding a job? I may or may not have just peed my pants....
View ArticleBlog: Let me go Home(coming)
By Taylor Griffin Lariat blogger NEW YORK – My loved ones joke around that Texas lost me the first day I got here when I was 15 years old, which is not entirely true; I’ve just felt a magnet pulling me...
View ArticleMeanwhile at the Lariat … we look at the do’s and don’t’s of eating in Philly
By Paula Ann Solis City editor Visiting a new city can be an exciting experience, but it can also be a nerve-racking one. There is so much that a hopeful visitor often wants to do in what tends to be a...
View ArticleBlog: 5 ways to avoid being a misogynist
By Ada Zhang Lariat blogger When we think of the word misogyny, we most easily recall drastic, obvious crimes against women. Rape is misogynistic. Forbidding women in Saudi Arabia from driving is...
View ArticleBlog: I love old friends who’ve just met
By Taylor Griffin Lariat blogger New York – Hi, my name is Taylor, and I’m a closeted introvert; that is, I’m an introvert pretending to be an extrovert. My friends would gladly deny this, as in small...
View ArticleBlog: Meanwhile on the cops beat…
By Rebecca Flannery Staff Writer Before I start this piece, I’m going to explain a bit about how staff writers and reporters are able to divide and conquer: We have what is called a beat. A beat is...
View ArticleBlog: Sickness in the City
By Taylor Griffin Now that the Ebola scare has settled down since the infected doctor in a New York hospital was released into the world recently, I too thought my dread of falling ill could finally...
View ArticleBlog: 2 ways to avoid being a modern-day Regina George
By Ada Zhang Last week I wrote about men behaving misogynistic toward women. This week I’m looking in the mirror to observe ways in which women are cruel to one another. Instead of reading my article,...
View ArticleBlog: Meanwhile…I enjoy sports too
By Rae Jefferson A&E Editor I like movies. I like music. I like art and fun festivals. But today I’m taking a break from the usual fluff of the arts and entertainment desk to touch on one of the...
View ArticleBlog: What a Swiftie can learn about dating
By Ada Zhang Lariat Blogger After years of hiding in the closet with my old-school hip hop and Bon Iver, I’m finally coming out. I hereby announce — without shame and without regard for the friends who...
View ArticleBlog: Hark! The Herald Square Angels Sing
By Taylor Griffin It’s beginning to look a lot like a metropolitan Christmas. Seriously, everywhere you go. They began preparing for this blessed season weeks, perhaps months, in advance, and since...
View ArticleMeanwhile we solve the playoff conundrum …
By Trey Gregory Copy desk chief Without fail, just about every night at the Lariat a discussion about sports breaks out. Like most in the Baylor Nation, the Lariat staff is paying close attention to...
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