Running the Line is one of the most celebrated Baylor traditions for freshmen and new transfer students. The 50-year-old tradition, though, faces new students with challenges like dehydration, heat exhaustion and dog-piling over their fellow classmates.

A parole warrant was obtained by Texas DPS after a records check revealed that the defendant “had a 2019 conviction for a felony offense to which he received a 30-year sentence of confinement and was paroled” since June 2023, according to the affidavit.

Shepherd said what is special about the event is that it ties multi-faith perspectives in a way that’s unique. Better Together, according to Shepherd, is the only interfaith organization at Baylor.

The marketing team performed a test in which they watched commercials from other schools, but removed logos, colors or any other indication of the school’s identity, Cook said. They were hardly able to identify any of the colleges. This really caught their attention and motivated them to seek new ways to set Baylor apart from the rest, or “stand out in the sea of sameness.”

The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a fugitive around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Baylor Arms apartment complex on 9th Street, according to a BUPD officer on scene.