Dawson Pendergrass is back on the field for Baylor after missing all of 2025 with a season-ending foot injury. Five practices into spring ball, the redshirt junior is returning to a new-look backfield and a role he said still must be earned.
Criticisms directed at TPUSA accuse the organization of “provocation” or creating a “spectacle.” These claims are reinforced by short viral clips rather than engagement with the organization’s actual ideologies. When judgements form this way, people risk oversimplifying complex viewpoints and reducing TPUSA and its supporters to an out-of-context viral clip.
Baylor University will host a stop on the campus tour of Turning Point USA, a national political organization that is known for staging confrontational political events at universities. While supporters say these events at universities promote free speech and bring conservative ideas onto campus, but Baylor students should be asking a deeper question: are these tours actually to foster dialogue, or are they designed to turn universities into a stage for political theatre?
Bluebonnets are springing up all over the highways, Cameron Park and every grassy corner of Waco. While the iconic flower tends to attract roadside photographers, most people don’t know the risk they are taking when they stop.
Liza Wadsworth is a cow horse competitor and a multimedia content creator who specializes in the Western industry under her brand, Cow Pony Productions.
A great opportunity to serve is within a church community. In 1 Peter 4:10, Christians are called to “serve others.” But if a church says “no, you cannot serve because you have to take part in a believer’s baptism,” then some may lose a chance to carry out the very thing they are called to do.
After months of anticipation and a steady stream of aesthetic teasers, Melanie Martinez has returned with “HADES,” a dark, synth-laced alt-pop project that leans heavily into the sonic and visual world she has spent years perfecting.
What began as a half-joking comment about “majoring in ‘Hadestown’” has evolved into a three-year creative undertaking for North Richland Hills senior Annalise Shero — one that blends Greek mythology, philosophy and music into a fully realized original production.
Now more than ever, the confirmation of alien life is exactly what the world needs to bridge its divide. With economically and emotionally devastating wars and polarized thinking, something big could mend fences — and finding extraterrestrials would do just that.
I see more and more posts on my feed: cute church dresses, families posing with oversized bunnies, kids running through fields hunting eggs and baskets overflowing with candy. It all looks beautiful, but when did we lose the raw, real meaning of Easter?
Baylor Theatre and history students brought history to life and added a little Broadway flair for one night with “1776 and More!,” a show celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Waco Symphony Orchestra welcomes all to join them for “An Emerald City Evening,” a Broadway-style symphony concert including iconic songs from “Wicked,” “Les Misérables,” “The Lion King,” “West Side Story” and more.
With experience departing and gaps to fill, Baylor turns its focus to a loaded transfer portal. Guards, shooting and frontcourt presence top the offseason priority list.
After two years of stellar quarterback play from Sawyer Robertson, the Bears are turning to a room of fresh faces to captain the offense.
Junior infielder Robert De La Garza made his Baylor debut when the lights were brightest: facing the third-best team in the country in a major league park. His journey of grinding through two years at the JUCO level prepared him to perform for the Bears.
The world and the feelings it inspires are often big, complicated and scary. A poem can take one of those feelings and distill it into something more palatable.
A sprinkler system malfunction flooded the kitchen of Memorial Dining Hall Monday afternoon, closing the cafeteria for about two hours and forcing staff to throw out both hot and unprepared food.
In Baylor’s Department of Public Health, a one-credit-hour course aims to help students manage stress and build resilience, but questions remain about whether well-being can truly be taught.
Amid ongoing staff shortages, Baylor students are taking steps to ensure a smooth Easter break. Some turn to smaller airports, such as Dallas Love Field and Waco, while others plan to arrive early.
Baylor students set out to tackle one of the deadliest issues in college campuses across the country: accidental drug overdose. Cypress sophomore Avery Brunkhorst and Frisco junior Mikehla Gibbons founded a Waco Chapter of the national nonprofit End Overdose to do their part in fighting the epidemic.
Two current Pre-Health mentors, Placentia, Calif., junior Molly Laporte and Chicago junior Carter Wright, said the drive to mentor came from a desire to give freshmen the support they wished they had or deeply appreciated when they were in the same shoes.
As of Wednesday, Chief Investment Officer David Morehead said he expected the endowment to end the month near $2.5 billion, up from $2.4 billion at the end of September and a further increase from its $2.17 billion balance in May 2025. The endowment contributes 5% of its value back to Baylor each year, so each dollar the endowment makes puts five cents into Baylor’s operating budget.
For the Texas Senate seats, Republican Sen. John Cornyn is in a primary runoff against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on May 26. Cornyn led the March 3 primary 43% to 41%, but neither cleared the majority threshold. Trump has not endorsed either candidate. Democrats have not won statewide in Texas since 1994. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico won his party’s nomination over Rep. Jasmine Crockett. A March Impact Research poll showed Talarico leading Cornyn 43% to 41% and Paxton 44% to 43% among likely voters.
Welcome back to the Monday Morning Sports Buzz. In honor of Palm Sunday, I got some shots up on the ol’ minihoop this weekend. That’s as close as I’ll ever come to palming a basketball.
Baylor was swept by No. 13 Arizona in a crucial weekend series, after losing 6-3 in Sunday finale.
Baylor saw five first-place finishes in the inaugural Clyde Hart Classic that was kicked off with a 4x100m sweep and finalized in a 4x400m men’s win.
Saturday morning, students, faculty and members of the Waco community gathered for the Bearathon. Through this, Student Foundation raised money for student scholarships.
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