Baylor News
It’s not easy to hear opposing viewpoints and beliefs that differ from your own while keeping an open mind, but it’s important nonetheless. It takes everybody to create a culture of understanding through civil discourse. Be the change in a conversation. Be the devil’s advocate.
Baylor hosted its first TEDxBaylor event this weekend, bringing together professors, students and community members for a day focused on sharing stories and ideas that inspire change at the Hurd Welcome Center.
The sound of cheers and the thud of footballs echoed through Touchdown Alley Sunday afternoon as Baylor University students, veterans and community members gathered for Battle of the Branches, a Veterans Day celebration hosted by the Wounded Warrior Project.
The Baylor Board of Regents during its regular fall meeting, received a progress report on the university’s Baylor in Deeds strategic plan with particular emphasis on the plan’s high impact Bold Pursuits and Extend the Line initiatives, an approved new master’s program and gave remarks on the Memorial of Enslaved Persons dedication ceremony Friday.
Waco News
Purchasing the perfect gift will support local Waco charities at the Waco Junior League’s Deck the Halls Holiday Gift Market. This weekend, the gift market will combine early Christmas shopping with service.
Book lovers of every genre can head to the Waco-McLennan Country Library’s 50th anniversary book sale this weekend as thousands of books, CDs and DVDs will be sold to raise money for the library’s programs.
In Central Texas, it’s easy to find a Tex-Mex restaurant. Anywhere you turn, neon signs and taco trucks beckon you to sit down for South-of-the-Border cuisine.
La Fiesta is no exception to this unwritten rule.
We’re not in Kansas anymore. Or New York City, or Chicago, or San Diego, or Minneapolis. We’re in Waco.
For the 2012-2013 school year, 862 non-Texans make up 26.5 percent of the Baylor freshman class.
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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