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Baylor’s 2025 United Way Campaign celebrates 100 years of United Way of Waco-McLennan County giving back to the McLennan County community. To celebrate and honor this accomplishment, the name for Baylor’s campaign this year is “100 for 100!” and the goal is to raise $100,000 among the Baylor community.

“It is so easy to get trapped inside the ‘Baylor Bubble,’” Roehm said. “I have so many stories of site owners who are beyond grateful for Baylor students coming and doing the things that they are no longer able to do, such as the elderly who can no longer do yard work anymore.”

Homecoming is upon us! Here is the ultimate list of happenings to attend during your weekend. From rallies to revues, performances to pumpkin patches, games to gatherings this lineup assures none will be bored. The question is: can you hit them all?

“As Baylor Lawyers, we have a professional obligation to serve those who cannot afford counsel,” Josh Borderud, director of clinical and pro bono programs and clinical lecturer, said. “Serving veterans, first responders, and children through our clinics is one of the ways that we give back to the Waco community.”

Baylor football just played their first away game on Saturday and the NFL kicked off its first Sunday of the year — a huge weekend for football fans. Many students love watching their favorite teams in the comfort of their own homes, but for those looking for a place to enjoy both collegiate and professional football, this article may be just what you’re looking for.

According to the International Mission Board, the 70 million members of the global deaf population are “some of the least evangelized people on Earth.” Only about 2% of deaf people have been introduced to the gospel. With no deaf churches between Dallas and Austin, that was just as true in Central Texas as anywhere — until Richard Larson came to town.

Inconspicuously situated on a once-vacant lot in a sleepy Waco neighborhood on the 1100 block of Taylor Street is an array of crop beds growing vegetables such as onions, cabbage, peas and sorghum. The property is the site of Global Revive — a nonprofit organization founded in 2013 to “revive our world back to nature” by encouraging people to grow their own food.