If you’re a fan of any sport, one question you will hear often is, “What team do you root for?” About 99% of sports fans have a team they root for unless you’re one of the crazy people that are emotionless when you engage in a sporting event. The typical follow-up question is, “Why do you root for them?” For some, this is an answer as simple as “I grew up there” or “my family lives there,” but others have to tell their whole life story to pinpoint why they’re a fan of a particular team. Both of those answers…
Author: Noah Torr
The Lady Bears are 15-17 on the season
By Noah Torr | Executive Producer Dr. George Gawrych, or Dr. G. as many Baylor students call him, is a history professor that specializes in military history and modern Middle East. As a child, Gawrych said he was obsessed with math but throughout school he fell into history and his experience has turned out better than he could’ve ever imagined. “Sometimes life gives you things you don’t appreciate and then all of sudden things open up,” Gawrych said. “Then you look back and go ‘it wasn’t so much as passion that brought me here’ but things happen naturally and…
By Noah Torr | Executive Producer Buying textbooks can often be a college students nightmare. The hunt for the cheapest version of any book can lead to many headaches and late nights, and these books can also add up to be over hundreds of dollars. Students may have noticed that professors that write their own textbooks. Dr. Carey Newman, editorial director of the Baylor University Press, said self-authored textbooks provide another layer of depth to the classroom learning experience. “We’re seeking to create textbooks that are Baylor specific and Baylor class specific,” Newman said. Dr. Doug Weaver, professor of Baptist…
Baylor picked up its sixth win of the season on Saturday in Arlington
The men’s tennis duo withdrew from regionals because of tightness in Lah’s back.
By Noah Torr | Broadcast ReporterIt’s no shock the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, isn’t a fan of journalists. He treats press conferences like he is doing journalists a favor and has not been shy about dismissing credible news sources, such as the New York Times, Washington Post and even ABC.There are many issues I have with that, and you should, too, but journalists have been dealing with his comments for over two years. Everyone knows Trump favors the right-leaning bias of Fox News, and the country has become accustomed to this. Despite his bias and disrespect…
By Noah Torr | Broadcast ReporterAfter a busy offseason, the Baylor women’s basketball team hit the court on Friday night in its first exhibition game against the Langston Lions and won 110-45.Even though the Lady Bears scored more than 100 points, there are still questions about Baylor’s season, especially in regards to who will start at point guard in Alexis Morris’ absence. Morris was dismissed from the team before the season began due to a “violation of team rules” and without Morris on the roster, head coach Kim Mulkey has to make due with who she already has.On Friday, Mulkey…
By Noah Torr | Broadcast ReporterFor many student athletes in high school, moving on to college can end your athletic career. Those Friday night lights quickly turn into late night study sessions and you become less acquainted with a sport or activity that used to be your passion.It can be hard transition, but for one group of athletes at Baylor, they didn’t have to give up their passion completely.The Dream Team, on paper, is a group of 25 men at Baylor that function as a practice squad for the Lady Bears basketball team. Their role is to be ready for…
By Noah Torr | Broadcast ReporterThe NCAA finished its investigation into the sexual assault scandal at Baylor and has formally sent a notice of allegations to the university, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Monday. The allegations include a “lack of institutional control” on the university’s part and “failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance” on former head coach Art Briles’ part. A lawsuit filed in 2017 claimed Baylor football players committed at least 52 acts of sexual assault between 2011 and 2014. Baylor has taken steps to resolve the issue, such as firing Briles. The university also hired the law…
By Noah Torr | Broadcast ReporterI’m going to tell you something that you’ve been told is wrong your whole life. It’s something that is frowned upon and something that college forces you to break. But I’m here to tell you what everyone else won’t: the positives about being a procrastinator.That’s right. There are positives to being a procrastinator, and sometimes it’s actually beneficial for you to not always be on top of everything.For example, as I’m typing this, I am past my deadline that my editor set for me. Am I worried? A little, but this is making me type…
The Bears wideouts have been stellar in the first two games and look forward to a big game against Duke University.
The Lady Bears volleyball team took on the Wisconsin Badgers and didn’t hold back.
Cross country’s new associate head coach has deep roots with Baylor.