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In a recent interview with Matthew McConaughey, Timothée Chalamet sparked controversy by saying he didn’t want to work in ballet or opera because “no one cares about this anymore.” While this has sparked conversation on the relevance of these areas, students across both art forms disagree with Chalamet’s take.

The Baylor African Student Association held its annual cultural showcase, Afrique, on Saturday, offering attendees a night of traditional and modern African culture. Student organizers said they hoped the event would help cultural diversity become a medium to foster understanding and unity among Baylor students.

TPUSA is coming to Baylor, and students have varying reactions. Some argue that Baylor is expanding free speech, while others argue that Baylor is making a clear political statement by inviting the organization onto campus.

With a message by Dr. Jacqueline C. Rivers, executive director and senior fellow for social science and policy of the Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies, Global Bridges held its inaugural chapel service on Tuesday, outlining growing secularism in the U.S., the shift of Christian influence from the global north to the global south and the importance of remembering God.

Boba tea has taken the world and college campuses by storm, offering overworked students a moment of relief via sweet treat. As a college student with several boba tea options scattered around Waco, the obvious question emerges: which boba shop actually serves the best drink?

With fresh legs and a renewed mindset, Baylor women’s basketball enters the NCAA Tournament looking to turn a late-season reset into a deep postseason run. The Bears will open tournament play Friday in Durham, N.C., against the winner of Nebraska and Richmond.

The 2.25-mile Bear Trail around campus is mostly concrete, but three-fourths of a mile between the Dutton Garage and the intersection of Second Street and Bagby Avenue is a softer decomposed granite surface that narrows to just a few feet in some spots. Construction Project Manager AJ Mueller said that about two-thirds of that stretch is currently being upgraded to an 8-foot-wide concrete sidewalk, while the remaining third near Dutton Garage is tentatively scheduled for the same work.

While political leaders frame the population change as evidence of successful policy, they ignore the broader changes happening. The fading image of the American Dream is a direct result of shifts within the nation itself; changes that directly affect, or will affect, your household.

With all 1,700 spots filled, Student Foundation achieved a record-breaking number of sign-ups for the Bearathon, selling out of tickets more than a month before the race.