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The Baker Orange

Josh Brolin (left) and Oscar Isaac (right) star in "Dune," one of the ten films nominated for Best Picture at the 2022 Academy Awards

2022 Oscar Best Picture Nominees: an overview

Story by Chance Prosser, Radio Manager March 17, 2022

The 94th Academy Awards will be held on March 27. In this audio piece, Chance Prosser will go through each of the ten nominees for Best Picture, giving his own opinion on each of them. Some...

After the leave of both Professor Tom Heiman and Assistant Professor Emily Kasprzak in Jan 2021, the department has had to step up in supporting the program. Adjustments made include the hiring of graduate student Sarah DaMetz and transitioning some of the responsibilities to Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music and Theatre Trillia Lyerla.

Theatre Department adapts to changes following the loss of two professors

Story by Kolbie Christensen, Staff Writer March 4, 2022

Within the last year, the Baker University Theatre Department has seen a lot of change and turmoil. At the end of the 2020-2021 school year, Associate Professor Tom Heiman retired and was followed by Assistant...

The newly released "Dying Light 2 Stay Human" is a zombie action game that can be played on multiple platforms. It is a sequel to 2015's "Dying Light."

“Dying Light 2:” A review

Story by Trey Donovan, Staff Writer February 23, 2022

The highly anticipated "Dying Light 2 Stay Human" was released on Feb. 4 and is the sequel to 2015's "Dying Light." After a somewhat tumultuous development cycle, mainly due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the...

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have become an increasing topic of conversation and debate among the digital world.

NFTs: What are they and why are people angry about them?

Story by Maria Gutierrez, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 29, 2021

In the past few months, NFTs have become the latest hot topic issue debated on the internet. NFTs, short for “non-fungible tokens," are being sold for large sums of money by individual creators, big...

13-year-old Noodles the pug and his owner Jonathan Graziano predict the daily forecast with TikTok trend "bones or no bones."

Noodle the Pug: virality of a bones or no bones day

Story by Lauren Alley, Photographer and Staff Writer November 24, 2021

Bones or No Bones? That seems to be the question taking over TikTok. Will it be a bones day or a no bones day? Only TikTok star, Noodle the pug, knows the answer. Bones or no bones was created by TikTok...

On Nov. 19, singer Adele released her fourth studio album titled "30." The album marks the singer's first musical work since 2015.

Adele’s “30:” A fantastic comeback

Story by Marissa Schimke, Staff Writer November 22, 2021

After the five-plus-year hiatus is finally over, the 15-time Grammy winner, Adele Adkins, releases her newest album on November 19.  The album "30," is inspired by a lot of different things, most specifically...

Sophomore Evelyn Roesner has started her own Instagram video series titled "Bakerazzi." Roesner wants to highlight students on campus and help them to find the laughter in daily life.

Sophomore Evelyn Roesner talks “Bakerazzi”

Story by Maggie Young, Photographer and Staff Writer November 17, 2021

“Bakerazzi” is an Instagram video series filmed and produced by Sophomore Evelyn Roesner and her friends. Roesner launched the first video on Aug. 31, and since then the account has reached almost...

Dr. Frank Perez is a well-known professor of music and conductor of Baker's band ensemble. He received the honor of being elected as the President of the Kansas Bandmasters Association.

Dr. Frank Perez elected president of Kansas Bandmasters Association

Story by Kolbie Christensen, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

Over the summer of 2021, Associate Professor and Director of Bands Dr. Frank Perez became the President of the Kansas Bandmasters Association (KBA). While the election took place in the summer of 2019,...

Associate Professor of Religious Studies Dr. Nicholaus Pumphrey will host the Swogger Literary Salon on Nov. 11. Pumphrey will focus on John Steinbeck's novel "East of Eden."

Baker professors introduce the Swogger Literary Salon to campus

Story by Lauren Alley, Photographer and Staff Writer November 9, 2021

A group of Baker University professors has come together to create the first literary salon offered to all of campus. This is a time for those on campus to come together and expand their knowledge of the...

Squid Game, the popular television show made in South Korea, was released on Netflix on September 17, 2021 and has reached 111 million views.

The success of Netflix’s “Squid Game”

Story by Maria Gutierrez, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 5, 2021

Who would have expected a series called “Squid Game” to have broken the records it did? In the six weeks since its release on Sept. 17, “Squid Game” has become the most popular series on Netflix...

With concerts going back, specific guidelines are set in place to protect against COVID-19.

The impact of COVID-19 on the concert experience

Story by Marissa Schimke, Staff Writer November 1, 2021

Before the pandemic, concert attendees were concerned about finding seats, locating the nearest bathroom and leaving in time to beat the post-concert traffic. Just like many other aspects of the normal...

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