Baylor News

With zero returning players and everything to prove, Baylor men’s basketball is entering a new era. Fifth-year guard Obi Agbim is helping set the tone for a team determined to build its identity one practice, one day, one step at a time.

It’s easy to chase the polished cities and careers. But leaving Waco means leaving behind the porch light conversations, the neighbors who know your name and the kind of realness you don’t find everywhere. In a world that rewards hustle, this town reminded me what it means to be grounded.

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Valentine’s Day came early to South Waco Elementary.

The Parent Resource Center at South Waco hosted a Valentine’s event Monday. Students and their families decorated sugar cookies and made valentines out of paper.

Campus Kitchen at Baylor baked the cookies and took them to the school.

Of the 88 flu cases the Baylor Health Center has seen since August, 83 of them have been this semester.

As of Wednesday, the Baylor Health Center has seen 10,174 patients since the beginning of the fall semester.

According to clinic records, the influenza virus is the most likely virus to crop up on campus and can have negative effects on coursework.

Dr. Sharon Stern, the medical director at the health center located on the second floor of the McLane Student Life Center, said the clinic is normally well equipped to handle the virus without seeking help from outside sources.

Wacoans will have a chance to speak with Texas legislators about hot-button topics before the end of the 83rd legislative session in May.

The Texas Tribune’s Hot Seat series will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 22 in the Stone Room at the Ferrell Center. The series will focus on topics from the legislative session—including public education and healthcare—and it will feature Texas Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson, Texas Rep. Kyle Kacal and Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell.

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