Tera Lyons is from Strasburg, Colo. and is a junior majoring in mass media and art history. This is her third year working on The Baker Orange staff and currently serves as the design editor. One of her favorite parts of being on the newspaper staff is taking pictures at the many different events around campus. Tera is also a member of the Baker Wildcat track team and is involved in Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
Recent Stories
Harlaxton leaves lasting memories
Harlaxton College was simply put, the best experience of my life and I couldn’t imagine what my life would be without it. It opened my eyes to the world, it forced me to make my own plans and be more independent, and most of all it provided me the chance to see friends that I would normally only see in the summer.
Thatcher had strong connections to Baker
Margaret Thatcher left her mark on Baker University through her presence at the rededication ceremony of Osborne Chapel in 1996, a chapel where her father had preached in Sproxton, England.
Study-abroad classes provide challenge
Harlaxton is more than just travelling and having an experience abroad. This semester has put me through the toughest course work thus far in my college career. The first thing we were told was that this was described as “education on steroids,” and a truer statement was never spoken.
Lambs combat exam stress
There is one truth in life and it is very simple: college students love baby animals. The Harlaxton Facebook page is constantly being bombarded with cute videos and pictures of kittens and sloths and now even the professors have joined in.
'Meatless Monday' causes mass student backlash
Today the Student Government Association of Harlaxton College found out exactly how to cause a mass uprising of the student body. It was pretty simple -- take away their meat.
A trip through a storybook
Growing up, reading a book was my escape into a new world. My favorite books consisted of Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia; I eventually added The Lord of the Rings and sometimes even a few classics. Never had I ever imagined I would be walking the footsteps of my favorite authors and seeing my favorite stories come to life.
Harlaxton thrives on 'the little things'
The experience at Harlaxton College is not marked by one single event and is not solely about travel or attending a university abroad. It is all of the little things in between that make the college worth attending.
The journey north to Scotland
Scotland is one of the most magnificent places that I have had a chance to visit thus far. From the moment the train pulled into the country, I knew that I would enjoy my time there.
Three locations in one weekend
This weekend may have been the busiest, craziest, weekend of my time in England.
Girl Scout cookies reach the manor
We have talked about invasions in every one of our British studies classes, and today Girl Scout cookies invaded Harlaxton Manor. You could tell how much we miss America by the line that trailed back from that heavenly table.
