Student Senate: Student Organization
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
Student Senate is an organization on the Baker University campus where the undergraduate population is able to come together and be the voice for students.  Josh Doak, assistant director of student life, has been advising Student Senate for four years.  “I have seen student senate evolve from being an organization that met every two weeks and discussed funding.â€...
Total Equality Alliance: Student Organization
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
Total Equality Alliance, better known on campus as TEA, provides a safe space for LGBTQ+ students where they can hang out together in a judgement free zone.  Nicholaus Pumphrey, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, has been advising TEA since the club started back in fall of 2014.  “TEA does...
Dr. Danielle Hemingson: Faculty Member
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
December 3, 2019
Dr. Danielle Hemingson is the assistant professor of biology and applied health sciences and has been at Baker University for 4 years, starting out as a visiting professor which then turned into a regular position.  Hemingson primarily teaches Human Anatomy & Physiology as well as various ...
Dr. Jean Johnson: Faculty Member
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
November 24, 2019
Dr. Jean Johnson is the professor of mathematics here at Baker University. Johnson grew up outside of Cleveland in northern Ohio, earning her undergraduate degree from Alogeenie College. After her time at Alogeenie, she got her doctorate degree from Iowa State University.  Johnson is clearly passionate ab...
Dear freshmen: Normalizing first semester worries and doubts
Story by Rebekah Nelson, Multimedia Editor
November 4, 2019
The doubts and worries in the back of your head are valid, and the constant state of having no idea what you’re doing is totally normal. I am right there with you. Conversations about the adjustment period during freshman year, especially the first semester, are hard to come by. So here I am starti...
America’s game meets media drama
Story by Halle Morrell, Social Media Editor
November 2, 2019
While the changing of the seasons is always bittersweet, this is especially true of the month of October. Baseball is by far my favorite sport to watch and I am an especially big fan of the Kansas City Royals. However, with the month of October comes the final outing in Major League Baseball (MLB): The...
SAC: Student Organization
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
October 28, 2019
Without a doubt, if you are a Baker student or staff member, you have come in contact with Student Activities Council, more commonly known as SAC.  SAC holds and puts on a multitude of events on and off campus for Baker students to enjoy, ranging from Welcome Week for incoming freshman to the d...
Sea turtles and straws: A tale of selective empathy
Story by Lily Stephens, Video Editor
October 23, 2019
This summer I was waiting for a friend to meet me for dinner in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle. As a freshly minted 21 year old, I decided to wait for her in the restaurant's bar. I sat down, ordered a drink, got comfortable and then noticed something I had never seen before, people at the bar were using me...
Sports Administration Club: Student Organization
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
October 20, 2019
Students hoping to work with professional athletes and professional sports teams, listen up. Baker’s Sports Administration club begins meeting Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in Mabee Hall room 101. Meetings are open to current and prospective sports administration majors as well as those with an interest in sports administration who may not be majoring in it. “We’re still in the works of planning some events for ou...
History Club: Student Organization
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
The Baker University History Club meets every Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is open for all Baker students.  In the club, they have a tradition where they spend time looking at certain historical events that occurred on the same day they’re meeting but in previous years. There have also ...
Dr. Sara Crump: Faculty Member
Story by Kerrigan Hartzell, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
If you’re a student a Baker University, odds are you have or will have to take PY111, General Psychology. Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Sara Crump might just end up being your professor.  Crump started teaching at Baker 13 years ago, earning the adoration of her fellow Baker faculty not too long after. “Dr. Crump is an incredi...
The dangers of e-cigarettes and vapes
Story by Halle Morrell, Social Media Editor
October 4, 2019
For college students, e-cigarettes and vapes have become common household items. It is normal to see plumes of smoke trailing behind people as they walk and for cars to be filled with the murky vapor. The different flavors and types of products were fun and exciting—until users’ lungs began to suffer...
