Baylor News
Dr. Jamie Rankin, 2026 Cherry Award Finalist, gave a lecture about language transformation through research-based vocabulary acquisition today at 3 p.m., encouraging both language learners and language teachers to note the difficulty in adjusting to spoken word.
Embarrassment isn’t something to run from. It’s actually a superpower, a teacher, a nudge and sometimes even a gift. When we dive into those moments that make us blush, we realize confidence doesn’t come from being perfect; it comes from being real. We mess up, we laugh at ourselves, we bounce back and we grow.
For the first time since the 2018-19 season, the Bears were not included in the preseason AP Top 25 poll — and that’s OK.
Like the lyrics of the song used in the trailers, I wanted this movie to “give me something to believe in,” but what I received was a standard, run-of-the-mill action sci-fi movie.
Waco News
Late-night celebrations led to the arrest of five Baylor students Tuesday night.
No one adopting a puppy expects it to die after two weeks, but that is exactly what happened to several Baylor students.
Two Baylor students will have the opportunity to interact with the Waco community on a daily basis, possibly beginning in the fall.
Hundreds of Baylor students and faculty, city officials and adults joined together for one purpose Sunday night: to combat sex trafficking in Waco and beyond.
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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