![Christmas is coming, but the debate on when it is appropriate to start celebrating the holiday is ongoing.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/christmas.png)
When does Christmas officially start?
Story by Kinsley Alley, Photographer and Staff Writer
• November 21, 2021
![Along with the rise of social movements over the past year, social media platforms have started to replace actually works of activism.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/performative-activism.png)
“Slacktivism:” The issue with performative activism
Story by Cierra Bryant, Photographer
• August 31, 2021
![Queer baiting is an increasingly popular topic of conversation, and is problematic for the LGBTQIA+ community.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/queer-baiting.png)
Queerbaiting: Why does it matter?
Story by Maria Gutierrez, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• August 30, 2021
![The amount of student debt is so debilitating that its inhibiting our freedom to education. As of 2021, the average amount of student debt owed was 37,693 dollars and, due to inflation, that number only continues to rise.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/graddebt2.png)
The problems associated with student debt
Story by Jamie Pellikaan, Staff Writer
• May 20, 2021
The Word with Max Dutton – May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
![Following celebrity Colton Underwood publicly coming out, it becomes important to discuss celebrities and their ability to come out without being ridiculed.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Colton-Underwood.png)
Heteronormativity: still a very prevalent issue
Story by Maria Gutierrez, Staff Writer
• May 11, 2021
![As finals are approaching for college students, the importance of sleep is reiterated.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/slep9.png)
The importance of sleep at the collegiate level
Story by Caitlyn Baker, Staff Writer
• May 7, 2021
![America faces another epidemic alongside COVID-19: gun violence.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gun-violence.png)
America continues to face gun violence epidemic
Story by Emma Howard, Social Media Editor
• May 4, 2021
![Lil Nas X stirs up controversy with his new song and video “Montero (Call Me by Your Name).”](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/lilnasx.png)
OpEd: Lil Nas X’s “Montero” controversy reflects historical conservative policing of music
Story by Nicholaus Pumphrey, Contributing Writer
• April 27, 2021
![OpEd: Luca Janssen on being an international student during the pandemic](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Luca-Janssen.jpg)
OpEd: Luca Janssen on being an international student during the pandemic
Story by Luca Janssen, Contributing Writer
• April 25, 2021
![The 2 trillion-dollar infrastructure bill recently unveiled by the Biden administration failed to include the
development and implementation of high-speed railway in the US.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-06-at-10.50.17-PM-900x600.png)
Infrastructure bill must include high-speed railways
Story by Jamie Pellikaan, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2021
![The United States issued new economic sanctions in hopes to stop genocide.](https://thebakerorange.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-31-at-7.05.34-PM-900x597.png)
Economic sanctions unable to stop genocide
Story by Jamie Pellikaan, Staff Writer
• March 30, 2021
Load More Stories