When does Christmas officially start?
Story by Kinsley Alley, Photographer and Staff Writer • November 21, 2021
Every year, as summer turns to fall and fall turns to winter, the question is asked and the debate begins: "when is it officially time to start celebrating Christmas?" For some, it is as soon as the...
The problems associated with student debt
Story by Jamie Pellikaan, Staff Writer • May 20, 2021
As of 2021, the average amount of student debt owed is 37,693 dollars with the collective total for all student debt owed in the United States is 1.71 trillion dollars. This number will only continue...
The Word with Max Dutton – May 14, 2021
In the final Word episode of the semester, we cover student opinions of the COVID vaccine, get a closer look at Shadow the "campus cat", cover the stories the staff writers did this week with the Baker...
Heteronormativity: still a very prevalent issue
Story by Maria Gutierrez, Staff Writer • May 11, 2021
On April 14th, former star of "The Bachelor," Colton Underwood, came out as gay during an interview on "Good Morning America". In the interview, he confesses that he has known he's been "different"...
The importance of sleep at the collegiate level
Story by Caitlyn Baker, Staff Writer • May 7, 2021
It's that time of the year again. With finals week approaching, students are pushed for deadlines and assignments that once felt like they had ample amount of time to be completed are now due before...
America continues to face gun violence epidemic
Story by Emma Howard, Social Media Editor • May 4, 2021
Trigger Warning: Gun Violence, mass shootings, suicide, domestic abuse, police brutality In 2020, the world confronted one of the toughest public health problems to date. COVID-19 uprooted nearly every...
OpEd: Lil Nas X's "Montero" controversy reflects historical conservative policing of music
Story by Nicholaus Pumphrey , Contributing Writer • April 27, 2021
Lil Nas X stirred up controversy recently with his new song and video "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)." The critical response from conservative Christians, primarily white Evangelicals, not only...
OpEd: Luca Janssen on being an international student during the pandemic
Story by Luca Janssen, Contributing Writer • April 25, 2021
Baker University is home to a number of international students. Most of them travel to the United States to attend college and play a sport. I am an international student from the Netherlands and am attending...
Infrastructure bill must include high-speed railways
Story by Jamie Pellikaan, Staff Writer • April 8, 2021
The Biden administration recently unveiled a 2 trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that not only focuses on infrastructure, but a clean energy and jobs initiative as well. The bill grants money to much...
Economic sanctions unable to stop genocide
Story by Jamie Pellikaan, Staff Writer • March 30, 2021
The United States, along with the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom and Canada issued new economic sanctions against China. The economic sanctions are a response to China's internment of Uighur's...