Baylor News
While music connects us, our taste shows a piece of who we are. Find out more about who the staff of The Lariat are by reading what they have to say about their very own self-proclaimed theme songs.
No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling will look toward securing its ninth straight NCATA National Championship with a “one day at a time” approach. The Bears open the postseason tournament with No. 8 Fairmont State in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Feaster Center in Fairmont, W.Va.
Baylor baseball third baseman Hunter Teplanszky tripped at first base when taking his secondary lead in the bottom of the first inning, but it was intentional. As Teplanszky face-planted, San Houston senior left-handed pitcher Gavi Coldiron disengaged with the rubber in confusion.
The universitywide Civil Discourse Event: Perspectives on Free Speech on College Campuses covered varying opinions about the place of controversial topics, viewpoint diversity, bias and censorship Tuesday evening.
Waco News
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.
