Baylor News
Students might notice the green polo and khaki shorts-clad guides walking around campus with groups of prospective students — but what goes unnoticed are the challenges of being a Baylor tour guide.
Baylor recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month during April, a recognition that goes beyond policies and rules. Baylor’s SAAM revolves around its values as a Christian university.
The annual Browning Day Celebration, themed “This Year’s at the Spring,” celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Armstrong Browning Library and featured poems set to music and performed by students.
What began as an experiment has quickly become one of Baylor’s most unlikely but enveloping success stories. In its first official season, Baylor’s varsity esports program has established itself among top collegiate competitors, pushing them to the brink of national prominence.
Waco News
By Kaitlin Sides | LTVN Reporter One of Waco’s best barbecue spots was devastated by…
From books and records to free computer access, the Waco-McLennan County Library has been offering resources to the local community for several decades and holding events to spur greater involvement along the way.
As the holiday season approaches, Waco PD public information officer Cierra Shipley said the rate of crimes of opportunity rises. From theft to drunken driving, she said students should be aware of their surroundings.
Over weekends and holiday breaks, Pack of Hope provides food to 420 food-insecure Waco ISD students from kindergarten through eighth grade. For those looking to get involved, vice president Sue Hanson said the organization welcomes volunteers from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and from 7 to 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church.
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.
