Baylor News
“One of our readers said, ‘You know, Tidwell is actually a character,’” Nogalski said. “The Tidwell Building is actually a character in this novel, but so is Baylor University, because it’s all over the campus.”
The number of Baptist students at Baylor is dropping, but students and faculty say this trend is bringing unity rather than division.
This October, BYU TV is recording a docuseries to advocate for the Christian vision in higher education, featuring different universities around the country — including Baylor.
When Dr. Mary Lauren Benton learned she’d been named a 2025 KEEN Rising Star, the recognition marked a defining moment for both her career and the growing network of women engineers at Baylor.
Waco News
Attendees of this year’s third annual Jubilee Music Street Festival are in for new activities and potentially “record-breaking” s’mores Saturday at the corner of N. 15th Street and Colcord Avenue.
Students hungry for healthy food can stock up on specialty items in a local Waco store.
A 10-car wreck was caused after an 18-wheeler stopped in the middle of the northbound side of I-35 near the Forrest St. exit on Tuesday morning.
Central Texas bands O, Loveland and The Light Parade will headline a benefit concert from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the backyard of Common Grounds to raise funds for the Waco Arts Initiative, a local organization that brings art to children in low-income communities.
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
Tensions continued to grow over the summer between political adversaries as Texas state Sen. James Talarico called on Attorney General Ken Paxton to release internal records related to a controversial child sexual abuse case involving former Waco attorney and Baylor Law graduate Adam Hoffman.
