Textbook prices keep climbing, but buying a hard copy isn’t the only way Baylor students are accessing course materials. From Follett Fees to Canvas and library course reserves, students are finding ways to get what they need for class without always purchasing a new book.
The Baylor Line’s claim to fame has always been that it is a “tradition like no other.” College football fans gave Baylor another reason to make that claim, as the Line was named the best walk-out tradition in college football after receiving the most votes in USA Today Sports’ 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards
Summer internships are often considered a bridge between studying and working. However, the nature and purpose of summer internships have evolved, making it harder for students to secure authentic experiences.
The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District notified Baylor Wednesday of an active tuberculosis case in the greater Waco community. University officials said there is no ongoing risk of exposure to the Baylor community.
Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will open a new campus in Dallas beginning next academic year, the university announced this month. For Truett Seminary, it is the third expansion outside its central Waco campus in the last eight years, with the Houston location opening in 2018 and San Antonio in 2021.
CURRENT PRINT ISSUE
From women’s heart health to puppy love, Alpha Phi’s Woofstock event featured fun activities for students and allowed members to share more about “the number one killer of women:” heart disease.
- 25th anniversary of 9/11, Republican National Convention, Hidden Gems September 9, 2026
- East bound & down September 4, 2026
- Get to know the churches in Waco | Bear Witness September 3, 2026
- James Talarico on campus, Flock camera surveillance September 1, 2026
Just In
The Baylor women’s golf headed to the East Coast to play in the Cougar Classic, where a top-five finish from fifth-year Bridget Boczar helped the Bears place third in the tournament to start the year.
Baylor men’s golf is taking steps in the right direction with a seventh-place finish at the Bomb Darts Birds Collegiate in Chandler, Arizona.
Baylor maintains high hopes for the season despite losing a heartbreaker to Auburn in week one.
There is an inherent separation between student athletes and students but Baylor men’s tennis has found a way to connect the two worlds through sets of philanthropic challenges.
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ARTS & LIFE
There are certain “cult classic” movies everyone watches. Yet there are movies that hardly get the same spotlight, despite being just as good. These movies stand out and make an impression despite not having a huge fanbase.
Nothing feels normal anymore. There is an underlying sexualization of everything, even though it is completely unnecessary. That’s the problem — people should be able to scroll through social media without suggestive content being forced on them.
Excuses like “this person did this” or “I should’ve been different because …” do not make the world better. Everyone wants to sit atop a pedestal, but wants to be placed there rather than working to earn it.
Before finals start, a good number of classes assign group projects that most students like me don’t enjoy. I can’t wait to be done with group projects. If I could remove one thing from my coursework, it would be this.
Devote yourselves to fellowship, commit to your community that’s right in front of you and be open to welcome others in. You have the power to create community. Besides, you may never know how much someone else needs a friend until you decide to be one.
The postwar order is ending in real time. The people running the world are old, and they won’t be around to live with the consequences of the choices they’re making now.
Oftentimes we’re haunted by our failures. The cycle begins with feeling inadequate, even when we’ve exhausted ourselves with a never-ending list of goals. Yet the true failure is not what we aren’t able to accomplish; it’s failing to notice or celebrate every win that comes our way.


