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.
Women’s tennis head coach Joey Scrivano has seen a devaluation of the head coaching position across all sports, and is searching to find out why
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.
Isaiah Austin, the highest-rated recruit in Baylor men’s basketball history, led the Big 12 with 3.1 blocks per game in 2013-14. He also had such bad attitude issues that he was nearly kicked off the team for good.
Waco News
Five Baylor students and two Baylor-associated organizations received recognition for their volunteer work at the Mission Waco Mission World banquet Tuesday.
The students won Volunteer of the Year awards. Brooks Residential College and Zeta Zigga Zamma received special recognition.
The awards give the nonprofit a chance to recognize its volunteers, said Seth Dorrell, director of Mission World and volunteer director.
Another low-cost grocery store has arrived in Waco, and it’s not Walmart or H.E.B.
Aldi, a German discount grocery store, will be open for business Feb. 28 on the corner of Wooded Acres and Valley Mills drives.
According to their website, Aldi opened its first store in Germany in 1913 and came to the U.S. in 1976.
Christians crossed ethnic boundaries Thursday to explore how Waco churches serve immigrants in the community.
Only a few days after a bipartisan group of U.S. senators agreed on a way to overhaul the current immigration system, Calvary Baptist Church came together with 20 local churches during “God’s Heart toward Immigrants,” to challenge how immigrants were seen in the church.
Mission Waco volunteers will celebrate their past year of service to the Waco community on Tuesday.
The Mission Waco Banquet will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday in
Chisholm Hall of the Waco Convention Center.
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
Trump encouraged voter turnout and touts policy victories, saying, “Pretend I’m on the ballot.” He also announced that if Republicans win the House and Senate, every adult U.S. citizen would receive a $5,000 dividend.
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