Baylor Athletics Director Doug McNamee is returning to his BYX roots, strengthening connections between current members and alumni alike.
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Baylor enrolled 13,860 undergraduates this fall, its lowest total since 2014 and 323 fewer than last year. The decline marks the fourth consecutive year of falling undergraduate enrollment, while graduate enrollment continues to grow.
Sports betting and prediction markets take real people and events and turn them into numbers on a screen, dehumanizing them and turning them into vehicles for profit. The harms of sports betting are well documented and researched; you can’t step foot into a Las Vegas casino without seeing a “When the Fun Stops” brochure prominently displayed on an ATM.
In the last decade, Waco has gone from a quiet college town to a tourism epicenter. Magnolia ushered in a decade of rapid growth, spurring economic activity and development, but not all feel this impact positively.
After the announcement by the UNEP that the planet will pass the global temperature rising limit set by the Paris Agreement, the internet turned around to declare that we’re all going to die. This mindset results in inaction and self-fulfilling prophecies, instead of actually encouraging people to help save what we can.
Baylor will get a health boost with junior quarterback DJ Lagway returning alongside multiple key pieces ahead of the Bears’ conference opener against Colorado.
The Raven’s Nook is a local bookstore that opened in May. In this immersive bookstore, every room is themed like a different genre or style of book.
The Waco Police Department confirmed a fatal shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon in the 1100 block of Dallas Street. No suspect has been arrested at this time.
Since 1947, copyright ownership of the Baylor fight song has remained uncertain. Now, Baylor finally has an arrangement that will allow the university to claim ownership, preserving tradition for generations to come.
Sydney Sweeney is no stranger when it comes to controversy. From the shows or movies that she has starred in she has raised eyebrows for many, but her latest advertisement is starting to raise questions on whether she went too far.
It seems as though each year the importance of election season grows, with 2026 being no exception. With the ever-growing political tension and scrutiny between parties, the responsibility to build bridges falls on us — those with the power to vote. If you’re struggling with where to begin, here are five questions to help get you on the right path.
Dr. Sarah Walden, director of the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core, researches BookTok and Bookstagram. She also teaches Remixing the BIC: Booktok, Literacy, and New Media, a BIC capstone course.
Social media has made accessing Baylor’s sports moments easier than ever, but behind each post are hours, days, weeks or even months of work from the Baylor Creative team.
This November, some new and some familiar names will fill the Texas Ballot. These elections could make major waves in Texas politics. Here’s a brief overview of the major candidates, the positions they’re running for and the job descriptions of those positions.
There is a common misconception about Christians. How we would never consider suicide or go through dark times because we have faith and we are supposed to always be grateful for the life God gave us. But that is a lie given by the enemy and a way of making Christians feel all alone. It leads believers to think that when they struggle that makes them a bad believer, that they “aren’t Christian enough” or don’t “have enough faith.”
One outfit is spreading through the student section, covering students in school spirit from shoulders to shins: green-and-gold-striped overalls.
By Caleb Garcia | Photo Editor, Vanessa Adams | Photographer, Layla Bazan | Photographer
Junior quarterback Nate Bennett’s deep ball accuracy was on full display in Baylor’s 36-19 win over Louisiana Tech. Bennett connected on three long touchdowns to his receivers in a career day.
Old Dominion’s first-rate, full Nashville production came Friday night to Foster Pavilion, bringing in country fans ready to don their cowboy hats and dance this Family Weekend.
In classrooms across Baylor, an epidemic has gone silently unnoticed: a lack of motivation to learn. While this seems to be addressed in the conversation about literacy rates and artificial intelligence, it has yet to be discussed that students would rather do homework or respond to emails than sit attentively in class.
It is an absolute privilege not to sympathize or empathize with homeless people. People in general, especially Baylor students, need to take it upon themselves to step out of that privilege, enter the real world and do as God commanded us: giving to those in need.
Baylor University’s chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon is under suspension until Aug, 21, 2028 following multiple instances of hazing. Baylor’s current Hazing Transparency Report (HTR) reads the fraternity was found responsible for “Psychological / emotional hazing, Physical Hazing, Coercion and Power Dynamics, Secrecy and Obstruction,” with the involvement of alcohol.
Baylor University Police Department is investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred early Thursday morning on campus in the 100 block of Bagby Avenue, according to a Baylor Timely Warning sent to the university community Thursday. This location is near the Baylor Science Building.
Baylor cruised by Prairie View A&M with nine penalties and three interceptions. The Bears understand that they need to clean up their play against a more competitive Louisiana Tech team.
Red “Make America Affordable Again” campaign signs waved throughout a packed Mark & Paula Hurd Grand Ballroom Wednesday night as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico took the stage at Baylor. According to the Talarico campaign, 1,100 people RSVP’d for the event.
Pineapple on pizza. An argument that seems to never come to an end. Even the local Shorty’s waiters can’t agree when I asked two of them the other night.
For 75 years, Baylor’s Armstrong Browning Library has preserved the past. This Friday, its history will come alive through music, poetry, rare manuscripts and stories spanning generations.
By Caleb Garcia | Photo Editor, Mesha Mittanasala | Photographer
Holly Rowe is a journalist who has spent three decades earning the respect of the people sitting on the other side of her microphone, and she deserves better than becoming the punchline of a joke about being hit.
Now more than ever, Baylor seeks to protect its trees at both the institutional and academic level. New initiatives from faculty, staff and students over the past few years have all worked to further the Baylor mission of stewarding God’s creation.

