Category: Fall 2018

  • FROM THE ASHES

    FROM THE ASHES

    Story by Brennen DiMarzo | Photo by Clarissa Pompa Samantha Sanchez has battled her whole life—through addiction, prostitution, the death of her father and prison. She turned these challenges into triumph when she recovered from her past and founded UMatter in 2011, a street ministry that provides shelter, the opportunity to be mentored and a…

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  • NAPKIN TO NATIONALS

    NAPKIN TO NATIONALS

    Story by Jazzi Plews | Photos by MJ Routh “There’s always going to be a reason why you can’t do something. Your job is to constantly look for the reasons why you can,” said Shannon Lee Miller Falconetti, member of the historic “Magnificent Seven” gymnastics team that took home the gold medal for Team USA…

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  • A LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

    A LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

    It’s rare, if not impossible, to transcend the human experience of fear. We believe the individuals and families featured between these pages do, in fact, feel afraid from time to time. This magazine is about those who refuse to let fear control them. They are trailblazers, innovators and pioneers. They embrace the unknown and initiate…

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  • BEST IN CLASS

    BEST IN CLASS

    Story by Cameron Bocanegra | Photos by Michaela Schirra When you walk into Baylor freshman Bryan Lizano’s dorm room, the first thing you will notice is an American flag hanging proudly above his bed with a Costa Rican flag pinned next to it. Lizano’s desk is bare aside from a lamp and a laptop provided…

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  • BUT THERE’S ALSO HOPE

    BUT THERE’S ALSO HOPE

    Story and Photos by Corrie Coleman On Wednesday, Aug. 16, Baylor freshman Rylie York moved into the second floor of Collins Residence Hall to begin a new chapter of her life. On Thursday, Aug. 17, she underwent surgery to remove the cancerous tumor in her neck. On Sunday night, Rylie was back in her dorm…

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  • GROWING UP TOGETHER

    GROWING UP TOGETHER

    Story by Bradi Murphy | Photos by Aadil Sheikh and Will Barksdale Toys scattered across the floor, dirty fingerprints on the wall, homework laid across the table. Despite the chaos, beaming grins fill the homes of four college students studying at Baylor and McLennan Community College. Fulfilling their joint roles as parents and students leads…

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  • EDUCATED.

    EDUCATED.

    Story by Emily Starr | Photos by Emilee Powell Laura Bassi became the first professor in the modern world in 1731. Since then, women have been rocketing through glass ceilings in higher education, and Waco has a rich history of women doing exactly that. Many female academicians on Baylor’s campus today demonstrate fearless determination in…

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  • THE BLUE BETO MOVEMENT

    THE BLUE BETO MOVEMENT

    Story by McKenna Middleton | Photos by Meredith Wagner & Claire Gilbreath Before El Paso Congressman Robert “Beto” O’Rourke took the Common Grounds stage on Oct. 5, a thick crowd of Baylor students and community members sang along to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” awaiting the arrival of the 2018 Democratic Senate candidate. O’Rourke had visited…

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