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The Baker Orange
Over the summer, 21 staff members across multiple departments at Baker were let go and 27 other positions were frozen as a downsizing measure. This decision was based on an evaluation process of Baker’s financial situation that began in the spring, when President Jody Fournier brought on an interim CFO for the university. “It’s been...
The Baker Orange
Spoiler warning for “The Odyssey.” For over a year, fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” which came out on July 17, 2026. Upon release, the film became Nolan’s highest rated and grossed over $264 million worldwide in the first weekend. The ratings for this film have also been through...
The Baker Orange
Readers, When I walked into this program in the fall of 2022, I didn’t fully understand what it would become to me. I had a need to be involved. I was a video girl through and through, but I didn’t yet know what it meant to care deeply about telling stories that mattered. Sometime between...
The Baker Orange
Managing Editor Rene Lyons and Editor-in-Chief Meg Qualls reflect on the last four years of being members of The Baker Orange.
The Baker Orange
Senior Kaley Phillips was born and raised in Florida, where her father was a flag football coach. She, like her father, loved the sport and began playing at a very young age. “There was a little recreation league in my hometown in Florida, the sport is huge there. I just think I fell in love...
The Baker Orange
The Baker Orange staff talks to students about their favorite seniors, graduation, and post-graduate plans.
The Baker Orange
For senior Majayla Boyd, bowling has been a family tradition and a place where she found confidence and community during her collegiate career at Baker University. Boyd, who has been bowling for 18 years, said her grandparents introduced her to bowling at a young age. Although she played basketball, softball and volleyball growing up, she...
The Baker Orange
On Saturday May 9, Zeta Chi hosted a fundraiser concert for Children’s Mercy Hospital and raised over 1,000 dollars.
The Baker Orange
Staff members Blakeney Rice and Kate Reese give a brief recap of the winter and spring sports.
The Baker Orange
For all of her childhood, Senior Julie Coffey competed in every sport she could. “I played all the sports as a kid, and when I went to middle school the only sport they had in the spring was track,” Coffey said. After talking to her dad, Coffey learned that he was a thrower in high...
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