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Baylor Raises the Bar Enrollment, Graduation, Retention Rates Improve STAY CONNECTED >> Like THE BAYLOR LARIAT on Facebook for news and updates Baylor LariatWE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE FAMILY WEEKEND EDITION SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 FRIDAY BAYLORLARIAT.COM Baylor raises the bar Enrollment, graduation, retention rates improve CLARISSA ANDERSON Reporter Baylor has hit record highs in enrollment, graduation rates and freshman retention, and higher 2017 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The fall 2016 freshman class is the second largest class yet with a total of 3,503 students, and out-of-state freshman enrollment increased to 35.7 percent. “We are very pleased to see the message of Baylor Lariat File Photo University is reaching more students every day around the nation,” said Jennifer Carron, associate TRUE TALENT A trio of Baylor students performs at last year’s After Dark event in Waco Hall. This year’s performance will include 14 vice president of undergraduate enrollment, in a acts for a total of about 30 performers of all different types. Baylor Media Communications press release. “This class will enable our graduates to have a more far-reaching alumni base with whom to connect, leading them to better opportunities throughout their careers.” Awesome Acts After Dark Overall, minority enrollment is up to 34.6 percent, and over the past seven years, Baylor’s retention rate of first-time freshmen has improved Students take talents to spotlight showcase by 9 percent to reach fall 2016’s record of 89 percent of freshmen returning to Baylor for their sophomore year. KALYN STORY Coppell junior Logan Earnst, executive Baylor is U.S. News & World Report ranked No. Staff Writer producer of student productions, has been 71 in the nation, placing it second in the Big 12 after planning the event since May. UT Austin (No. 56). Baylor is also ranked fourth in Frisco senior Isabella Maso performed “We have worked hard to make After Texas after Rice University (No. 15), SMU (No. 56) an original song in front of thousands Dark a celebration of Baylor and its and UT Austin (No. 56). Baylor is also ranked above just one month into her freshman year at students,” Earnst said. “We want to take Texas A&M (No. 74) and TCU (No. 82). Baylor. Now, as a senior, she prepares to this opportunity to showcase all the talent The increase in student enrollment Baylor has sing and play the guitar at After Dark again Baylor students have to offer and show been experiencing is important, said Dr. Sinda this weekend. new students, older students, parents and Vanderpool, associate vice provost for academic “After Dark is so special to me, I community members.” enrollment management, because many private am already feeling nostalgic about this Student Productions held auditions the universities are struggling to maintain their weekend,” Maso said. “It’s almost as if my first week of school. Starting with around enrollment while public universities are gaining Baylor career is coming full circle with this 30 auditions, the productions committee momentum. performance.” selected 14 acts to perform at the show. “Baylor has been in a tough spot in the past This performance is particularly special “We like to get acts that are different,” six months, but when I saw the results were still to Maso because her brother is a freshman Earnst said. “I like to call it a variety show positive, I felt a tremendous sense of gratitude [to its at Baylor and will be in the audience instead of a talent show. I love seeing students],” Vanderpool said. Saturday, along with their parents. business majors get up on stage and sing Even though Baylor has been having more Maso will be singing “The House That an original song they wrote and just be students enroll, retention rates are still rising. Built Me” by Miranda Lambert, a choice amazing.” Vanderpool said the increase in student retention can inspired by her feelings toward Baylor and The show is at 8 p.m. today and be correlated with Baylor providing more support graduating. Saturday night and is expected to run about for underrepresented populations, using data better “The song is about going back to the two hours. Tickets will be available on and honing New Student Experience courses. place you grew up,” Maso said. “In a way, the Baylor Student Productions website “In the past six or seven years, we’ve been able until 3 p.m. today and will be sold at the to be a little bit more intentional with mentoring Baylor is where I grew up.” Lariat File Photo Maso will actually change the last line door before both shows. Tickets are $10 students,” Vanderpool said. SING OUT This Baylor student sings of the song to reflect her growth at Baylor. for Baylor students and $14 for general Baylor has started “First In Line,” a program to at last year’s After Dark performance in admission. provide resources to Baylor’s growing population Instead of the original lyric of “The House Waco Hall. From musicians to dancers and There will also be an art exhibit in the of first-generation college students. To reach other that Built Me,” Maso will sing “because stand-up comedians, After Dark is a true Baylor built me.” lobby of Waco Hall before and after the variety show of diverse Baylor talent. shows showcasing students’ art. RANKINGS >> Page A8 Fountain-hoppers find fishy surprise >>WHAT’S INSIDE JOY MOTON I understand that,” Adams said. opinion Reporter “We’re college students and that’s New iPhone 7: Will the new what happens, but there’s a limit, upgrade be for better or for A group of Baylor students and I just don’t think they thought worse? pg. A2 were horrified to discover of what’s going to happen to the Wednesday night that the new fish.” Rosenbalm Fountain had become The Baylor Police Department an ill-suited home for dead and was called to the scene and said arts & life this is not the first time an incident barely surviving fish. Family Weekend events: A Houston freshman Noelle like this has happened. complete calendar of events Flores planned to go fountain- According to the Baylor Police going on at Baylor and around hopping with a group of friends. Department, an officer on foot Waco this weekend. pg. B1 When they got in the fountain, patrol found a gar in the fountain they saw a white and silver fish Wednesday night. With the help floating in the water. Liesje Powers | Photo Editor of another officer, they used a “We thought it was dead at FISHY BUSINESS Baylor students discovered fish in the Rosenbalm capture pole to remove the fish sports first because it was just lying on Fountain Wednesday night. from the fountain and placed it in the bottom of the fountain floor,” the marina. Flores said. “After maybe like five nearly a foot long. Some of the scooped them out of the fountain. Since the fountain’s opening in minutes, it just got up and started students began to run the surviving “It was the saddest thing I’ve fall 2015, people have seen dogs, swimming.” fish to the creek next to the Bear ever seen,” said Spring senior Kat children, ducks and other various As the group proceeded to walk Pit. Largent. “Their gills were all open objects placed in the fountain. around the side of the fountain, “We were thinking, ‘These fish because they were suffocated, “The fountain is on our campus they noticed more fish of various are probably slowly dying because basically.” for everyone to enjoy,” said Lori sizes floating and swimming. this water is not meant to be lived Adams said it took about 15 Fogleman, assistant vice president Baylor Women’s Golf finishes College Station senior Daniel in by fish,’” Flores said. minutes to get an estimated 10 to for media communications. “It’s a in third place at Dick McGuire Adams said some were the size of Other students noticed that 12 fish out of the fountain. beautiful addition to Baylor, so I Invite. pg. B7 half of a pencil, while others were the floating fish were dead and “People want to mess with it; hope everyone would respect it.” Vol.117 No. 12 © 2016 Baylor University Friday, September 16, 2016 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: LariatLetters@baylor.edu COLUMN EDITORIAL When music speaks, I listen ISABELLA MASO Reporter For me, playing guitar on stage is my happy place. The feeling of being up there, no matter how many people are present, is exhilarating. You inhale, step on stage and play a show, and only after you finish playing do you exhale. Later when you get home, unload all your gear and settle down for the evening, you will be unable to sleep as the residual adrenaline from performing will be too much. Playing music has quite the effect Joshua Kim | Cartoonist on me. The first time I played a show to more than just a few friends and family, I was 15 and playing to 13,000 people at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. I iPhone 7: The good, the bad, distinctly remember my internal dialogue when I first stepped on the stage. “Can they see my hands shaking? Wow, that’s my face on the the lack of a headphone jack jumbotron. Don’t mess up. How did I get here?” Apple’s new iPhone 7 is undesirable change and forced speed and battery life of the vibrates upon touch so users feel At first, I didn’t want to one of the hottest items on the consumers to adjust.
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