I believe transparency is vital to any news outlet, and I would like to address the response to The Lariat’s poll on Dave Aranda. Additionally, explain the posting of our social media community guidelines following the response to a separate story. I stand behind and support all the decisions my staff has made over the past few weeks and want to relay that to our audience clearly.

Baylor should absolutely celebrate its traditions, its faith and, of course, its close-knit culture. Those things are what’s worth holding onto. However, if the goal is to nurture students who can make an impact anywhere, Baylor has to challenge us to grow beyond the Baylor bubble. Otherwise, we risk being prepared solely for life here and not for the life that awaits us all after we leave.

You’re never going to know everything. It doesn’t matter how smart you are. One day, you will find yourself in a room or a group of people and they will know more than you about something, and that is OK.

The Baylor Lariat reached out to Baylor’s Financial Aid office to comment on the initial ban, Lori Fogleman the Assistant VP of Public Relations, provided the emailed statement below from Dr. Kevin Chambliss the Vice Provost of Research at Baylor, detailing Baylor University’s approach to the freeze.

Despite striving to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service, the Baylor Trends statistic reports the ratio of female students’ population to male has been oscillating the 60% to 40% range since 2017. With a high of 64% female population in 2021, the university has been experiencing an incremental decline to create a more evenly spread student population.

“We’re very excited about the success of our academic programs over the last year. We’re even more excited about what’s to come under Baylor in Deeds,” Brickhouse said.

Baylor has enacted a change in its policy toward “expressive activities,” charging student organizations up to $3,500 for police and fire safety fees for events that qualify.

Nancy Logan, who is a Waco local, is part of the vast network of alumni-turned-donors who give back to Baylor in the form of scholarships or funds for departments.

In recognition of Women’s History Month, women faculty were celebrated for their variety of talents Tuesday afternoon at the Reception Celebrating the Teaching and Research of Baylor Women Faculty.

The 2024 Baylor Giving Day raised more than $2.24 million from the Baylor Family on Tuesday to fund academic initiatives and student scholarships. Toby Barnett, associate vice president and campaign director for the Office of Advancement, said the Office of Advancement routinely works with alumni and parents, but anyone can be a donor.

Baylor has been recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption as one of the nation’s top educational institutions to provide adoption benefits programs to employees. The university gives assistance to employees who are either fostering or adopting children.

With all that was going on over the busy homecoming weekend, here’s everything you may have missed with Baylor Athletics.

Following almost 10 hours of deliberation across two days, a federal jury awarded former Baylor student Dolores Lozano $270,000 for her negligence claims against the university. Although the jury found that Baylor had also committed Title IX violations, it didn’t award her any money for those claims.

“Students that are here almost every day or multiple times a day, we recognize them. … The same as like the live-in faculty and live-in staff, we recognize all of them, we have most of their like box numbers memorized,” Rust said. “It’s just nice to see them get their stuff and eventually graduate.”

After almost four hours of deliberation Monday afternoon, the jury has yet to reach a verdict in the Title IX and negligence trial brought by former Baylor student Dolores Lozano against the university.

Seven years after being fired as head football coach amid Baylor’s sexual assault scandal, Art Briles took the stand Thursday to say he had “no awareness” of Title IX policies at the time and that he “would certainly think” it was the university’s responsibility to train him.

Former Baylor student Dolores Lozano took the stand Tuesday to detail three alleged incidents of physical assault by her ex-boyfriend, former Baylor football player Devin Chafin. More than nine years later, she said she still suffers from PTSD, depression and anxiety related to the domestic violence.

Testimony began Monday in the Title IX and negligence lawsuit filed by former Baylor student Dolores Lozano against the university, former head football coach Art Briles and former athletic director Ian McCaw. Much of the testimony centered on the history of Baylor’s sexual assault scandal and Title IX policies.

A settlement was reached Monday in the Title IX lawsuit involving 15 women against Baylor University. After a legal process that took more than seven years, the case was settled during a mediation ordered by the court, occurring from May 9 to Sept. 15 in Austin. The details of the settlement remain confidential.

Baylor volleyball head coach Ryan McGuyre etches his name in the history books with a faith-centric approach.

According to its website, Baylor’s McNair Scholars Program aims to prepare low-income, first-generation and other underrepresented students to successfully navigate a path to a doctoral program following graduation. It prepares undergraduate students for the rigors of doctoral studies through immersion in research and a variety of scholarly activities.

Just a month after the Asbury University revival sparked similar worship movements at Baylor and other Christian colleges, FM72 has made its annual return to campus.

After a seven-year journey through the criminal justice system, former Baylor football player Sam Ukwuachu’s conviction for sexually assaulting a former student-athlete was affirmed by Waco’s 10th Court of Appeals on Thursday.

Just over one year since hockey returned to Baylor University, Allen senior and club president Daniel Atkins said no need has gone unmet and that the team has grown with a new-found focus on community.

For its first win of the season, Baylor volleyball was able to upset the defending national champions in five sets.

After blowing up the MLB scene in his first couple starts, Oakland A’s catcher Shea Langeliers spoke about that moment and what he’s taken with him from Baylor.

Baylor lost their second game of the season to Wisconsin 2-0 Sunday evening at Betty Lou Mays Field.

With more players drafted to the NFL from Baylor than from any other school in Texas this offseason, here is an update on the Bears.

Baylor University has received backlash for its lack of support for Brittney Griner, but there’s two sides to every story, especially one as touchy as this one.

All 10 entries for No. 8 Baylor track and field will need to run, throw or jump their best in order to bring home a national championship.