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Baylor announced this morning that all final exams scheduled for today would be moved to next Thursday and administered online after a nationwide Canvas outage disrupted studying and caused confusion across campus.

Live Nation has canceled the first month of the Post Malone and Jelly Roll “Big Stadium Tour,” including the May 19 show at McLane Stadium, the Baylor Lariat has learned.

As of Wednesday morning, TPUSA’s “This is the Turning Point” tour is a closed event and will not allow media coverage access. Six members of The Lariat were denied credentials to the tour in an email from TPUSA’s press office.

The event, originally featuring Executive Vice President Donald Trump Jr., “Border Czar” Tom Homan and Political Commentator Benny Johnson, will now host Attorney General Ken Paxton, Homan and Johnson. Turning Point USA Baylor posted a new graphic Tuesday morning with Paxton, Homan and Johnson.

For the first time in 72 years, country music legend Willie Nelson is set to return to his alma mater, over half a century since his two-year enrollment at Baylor in 1954.

Behind efficient senior scoring and a late 8–0 run, No. 14 Baylor women’s basketball held off Houston to remain tied atop the Big 12 standings. The Bears shot 52% from the field and leaned on a balanced offensive effort to secure an 82–66 win at home.

Baylor is 1-6 to start conference play, the program’s worst mark since 2014. The half-dozen losses have come by an average margin of 13.7 points per game.

Former Freshman All-American Bryson Washington is transferring to Auburn after three years in Waco, his agent Wyatt Mumfrey told The Lariat on Saturday. Washington set the Bears’ freshman rushing record in 2024.

Nnaji, a 7-foot center from Nigeria, was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the No. 31 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He will soon become the first NBA Draft pick to play his first NCAA game years after being drafted.

Los Angeles junior Maggie Skinner died unexpectedly Thursday, according to a BaylorNewsFlash email.

Birmingham, Mich., sophomore Declan Polglaze was arrested Dec. 16 for aggravated sexual assault, according to the arrest affidavit.

Doug McNamee is in the process of being hired as Baylor’s new Athletics Director as of Saturday, according to a report by SicEm365.

Baylor University President Linda Livingstone confirmed Friday that head coach Dave Aranda will return for a seventh season.

Baylor Athletic Director Mack Rhoades is taking a leave of absence for “personal reasons” from the University and stepping down from his post as chair of the College Football Playoff Committee, The Baylor Lariat confirmed Thursday. The Lariat has confirmed the university received allegations not connected to football, any Title IX matters, NCAA rules issues or student welfare earlier in the week. The university is investigating the allegations.

Alumni and current students are mourning the passing of Baylor Communication Professor Dr. David Schlueter, remembered for his kindness and gracious spirit. In a social media post made by the Baylor Department of Communication, they described a professor who made time for everyone, whether they met him once at an event or were mentored by him over the years.

Baylor alumnus and country music star Brett James died in a plane crash on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 57 years old.

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The Baylor community worshipped hand in hand on Fountain Mall, honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon.

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon, Baylor graduate student AJ Barber posted comments on Instagram that many found distasteful and insensitive.

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA and a close ally of President Donald Trump, was in critical condition at a Utah hospital Wednesday after being shot at a college event, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

“Our hearts go out to the family of former Baylor All-American Jayson Baldridge, gone far too soon,” Baylor track and field announced on a recent X post.

On Aug. 8, Baylor filed a lawsuit against Boston University for its use of the logo, an image that Baylor has used since 1912. Baylor first confronted Boston over its use of the logo in 2021, but the iconic BU logo has since found its way onto more of Boston University’s memorabilia and is now associated with several of the school’s club sports.

Baylor University voluntarily rescinded a controversial grant that supported research focused on inclusion and belonging in the church, with a focus on LGBTQIA+ individuals, President Linda Livingstone announced in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

Baylor University lifted a one-hour shelter in place alert following a campus-wide shutdown where multiple police agencies pursued three robbery suspects who fled from 8th Street and Bagby Avenue after a traffic stop Thursday afternoon.

Former Baylor student James Barnes, a 22-year-old management graduate, was arrested and charged with a third-degree felony of cruelty to a non-livestock animal Friday after killing two cats with a pellet gun and recording himself throwing the cats over a hanging utility line, an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KWTX states.

Alex Foster, Baylor football’s 18-year-old defensive lineman, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning in a shooting in Mississippi.

Baylor football is set to face off with LSU in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on Dec. 31 at NRG Stadium in Houston, it was announced Sunday afternoon.

“BUPD encourages students and others to securely lock motorized scooters and bicycles with a U-lock in well-lit locations that generally have a lot of people around. It’s also advisable to check on a locked scooter or bike regularly,” Fogleman wrote in an email.

Justice of the Peace Larry Wilkey pronounced the pedestrian deceased at the scene. The name of the individual has not been released.

After knocking off West Virginia 49-35 and clinching bowl eligibility for the first time since 2022, a Baylor spokesman confirmed that head coach Dave Aranda will return for a sixth season in Waco.