Democrat James Talarico added to the “blue wave” by defeating Republican Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democratic Texas senator in 30 years.
Beyond the many festivities of Homecoming, Dinner with the Livingstones gives students the opportunity to take a break from their busy schedules and recharge with their peers and university leadership.
Apart from a slight margin in the Senate race, election results from McLennan County show a largely Republican voting pattern. Despite this, Democrats in the Waco community gathered Tuesday night for a watch party to follow the midterm elections.
As Texas voters decide a closely watched U.S. Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, Baylor students used an on-campus polling location to make their voices heard.
A native Wacoan, businessman and Urban Air franchisee, Curry was elected to his second term since assuming office in 2024, campaigning on local issues such as water quality, Central Texas’ power grid, accessibility of mental health resources and what factors into a Texas education.
CURRENT PRINT ISSUE
The Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society hosted its annual fall panel, “Secrets, surprises, and stories: Unveiling the Unexpected in the Keston Archives and Beyond,” Monday afternoon in Armstrong Browning Library.
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- The ultimate commandment: love your neighbor November 4, 2026
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Baylor men’s basketball showcased four players with 15 or more points and nine with over 15 minutes in its 90-61 win over Yale Tuesday night.
The tight ends and offensive line have led Baylor’s offense to find itself ahead of a difficult final stretch, taking notable leaps in the last two weeks.
The Bears and Cougars battled it out on Monday night in a rematch of their regular season closing game, giving the Bears a 1-0 win over Houston
The Big 12 announced Monday that it will no longer hold its football conference championship game after 2026, with the College Football Playoff expanding from 12 teams to 24 starting next year.
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ARTS & LIFE
Basketball season has rolled in with the cold front, and it’s time to bring out the sweaters and streamers. As basketball season is underway, there is nothing better than a bass-filled playlist to prepare for historic showdowns.
Narcan should be carried everywhere. There should also be a law to have one ready at every public social gathering place, including bars, clubs, sit-down restaurants, all concerts big and small and even house parties.
The way Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron in Sally Rooney’s “Normal People” weave in and out of each other’s lives during their college years, as they each struggle through the growing pains of life, encapsulates beautifully how it feels to transition into adulthood.
Tips make up a majority of a waiter’s income. We should be kind to our service workers and tip them. This causes around 5.5 million United States workers to miss out on the income that they rely on.
What happened to our simple-minded foolishness? Where our biggest problem was our parents telling us to turn the T.V off because we had to go to bed or so we didn’t “rot our brains.”
Baylor’s Baptist affiliation seems to spark questions and opinions whenever anything remotely political happens in the community – and reasonably so. In order to respectfully challenge the university’s approach to contentious topics, however, we need to understand what the true mission of a Christian college student should be.
From endorsing candidates to encouraging voter participation, celebrities have become a part of American politics. While their platform can bring light to issues, their fame does not equal expertise. Celebrities can speak out, but the public should think for themselves.
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