As students return to Baylor’s campus, several major developments from the spring and summer have shaped the university. From a new AI degree and a record-breaking fundraising year to changes along I-35, here are 10 things to know ahead of the new semester.

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Baylor Athletics announced Sunday that head coach Dave Aranda was let go from the program, effective immediately. The announcement prompted mixed reactions among students, with some welcoming a leadership change and others expressing sympathy for Aranda.

Baylor fired head coach Dave Aranda Sunday morning following the Bears’ loss to Kansas. While it was a turbulent weekend for football, soccer stays tied atop the Big 12 and volleyball splits a pair of five-set thrillers.

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Color-coded calendars are filled to the brim with classes, shifts, workouts and hopefully blocking out time to eat in our busy schedules, while finding time with friends is treated like a luxury.

Walking through any freshman door during the first week, you will see the anticipation. But under that, there is an uneven playing field that goes unnoticed. Universities pride themselves on global enrollments and the way they cater to freshmen, but that could not be further from the truth. International freshmen start further back from where the race begins.

It is not out of the ordinary for the public to have beef with Ticketmaster. From inflated ticket prices to website crashes and dealing with scalpers, it feels like every time an A-list artist goes on tour, they find themselves in hot water. Noah Kahan has taken proactive measures to make the fans a priority for ticket sales.

Diabetes is often treated as a personal failure rather than a medical condition. That misunderstanding fuels stigma, discrimination and worsened health outcomes for millions.

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