Baylor News
Baylor’s Ruth Kimeli finished the cross country season for the Bears Saturday, placing 112th in the NCAA Championships. The sophomore set a new personal record for the Gans Creek Cross Country Course and came just shy of setting a career personal record.
The No. 7-ranked Bears beat Davidson 74-72 in overtime to finish their WBCA showdown trip 1-1.
Baylor University President Linda Livingstone confirmed Friday that head coach Dave Aranda will return for a seventh season.
Baylor’s rim protection kept it close, but Iowa capitalized on a scoreless final five minutes to escape with the win in Orlando as The Bears’ 10 blocks and Scott’s 32 points couldn’t offset the late offensive drought.
Waco News
Hymns for Hunger, a musical duo made up of artists Cindy Morgan and Andrew Greer, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Baylor’s Roxy Grove Hall because of efforts by both Student Activities and the Venue and Events Marketing class led by Dr. Charles Fifield, senior lecturer of marketing.
Shepard’s Heart Food Pantry is offering the Waco community a chance to compete in the first Hungry Games Adventure Race to support hunger relief in Waco.
According to a national report by the Current Population Survey, student voter participation is on the decline, but two Baylor professors see a future where students are both informed about and active in the political process.
Federal and state authorities arrested 21 members of the Aryan Brotherhood on Thursday in Waco in connection with a methamphetamine distribution operation.
Covid-19
“Since July 1st, Baylor’s campus has had nine positives out of 48 tests,” Stern said. “And in the last month alone, we have had seven positives out of 29 tests, which is almost a 25% positivity rate.”
State News
Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.
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