Baylor News
Technology is taking over the act of driving. As more technology becomes standardized in vehicles, driving will become less enjoyable and more distracted by another screen.
What was once viewed as irrational or rebellious is now something that is much more common. College students are getting tattoos more than ever to express themselves.
For many Baylor students, service happens through campus organizations, church groups or university-sponsored programs. For members of the Heart of Texas Network for Immigrant Rights (HOTNIR), however, service extends beyond Baylor and into the broader Waco community.
President Donald Trump will stop in Waco next Tuesday, Oct. 27, to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, Fox News reported Monday afternoon.
Waco News
After its former owner moved, veteran customer B.J. Williams bought The Game Closet in June 2025. Rather than focusing on digital technology, The Game Closet focuses on board games, collectibles and community events.
BU 77 could look very different by 2030 as TxDOT plans to replace the freeway with an urban boulevard featuring roundabouts, pedestrian crossings and shared-use paths.
Opened in 1994, the shop has become a local icon. Started by Jill Barrett over 30 years ago, Blake Batson and his wife Kimberley — both Baylor alumni — acquired the business in 2012. Since then, they have expanded the original store on 8th Street to four locations in McLennan County: one in the Bill Daniel Student Center, one on Franklin Ave and another in Woodway.
The Central Texas Food Bank has finished construction on its new Waco location. This facility will provide food to Waco residents struggling with food insecurity.
State News
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, with the execution scheduled for 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Central Texas military installation, roughly an hour from Baylor’s campus.
