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Universities: economic hostages?

IN A TIME when the stock market each day comes closer to resembling the wild ups and downs of Vin Diesel's XXX stunts, the majority of the country has been forced to reexamine the source and subsequent investments of its income.


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Hibernation time for Earl and Pearl

SOME THINGS at this university become more ridiculous as the years go by. The continually increasing amount of red construction walls decorating Grounds for instance, or even the cutting back of parking spaces at the AFC just to put in another basketball court.


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Flubs in Honor case coverage

A NEWSPAPER lives and dies by its credibility. Readers don't have to believe everything they see in print, and journalists must strive to gain and keep their trust and respect.


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Or penny-pinching politics?

SO YOU come back to the University expecting everything to be normal (besides the construction, of course), but you know you are wrong once you step into the library.


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Fair printing policy...

MANY STUDENTS at the University have been troubled by recent announcements regarding the implementation of a printing limit in ITC public computing labs.


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Playboy punishment doesn't fit crime

LAST SPRING, Playboy magazine approached the student bodies of several universities in the Big 12 conference, including Baylor University, and solicited offers for students to appear in their publication.


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In reason we trust

FAITH is a funny thing. Hitorically it has driven men to the extremes of good and evil, warming many hearts with hope while destroying many others in malice.


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No more potty talk

OH, THE horror. A number of residents of Brown College and the Gooch-Dillard residence area believe the Big Bad Wolf Housing Division has wronged them, wronged them bad.


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Pay-for-print will sap students dry

During my past year at the University I lived without a car at 2112 -- a.k.a. the end of -- Jefferson Park Avenue, which, as all upperclassmen know and first years will soon find out, is possibly the worst idea ever.


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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.