By Emma Weidmann | Editor-in-ChiefThe Texas Department of Public Safety arrested 36-year-old Brandon Fritze of Waco for parole violation and unlawful possession of a firearm around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday at the Baylor Arms apartment complex on 9th Street. According to Sgt. Ryan Howard of the Texas DPS, a parole warrant was obtained by the DPS, who then called Waco PD...

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By Emma Weidmann | Editor-in-ChiefThe Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a fugitive around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Baylor Arms apartment complex on 9th Street, according to a BUPD officer on scene. According to Sgt. Ryan Howard of the Texas DPS, a parole warrant was obtained by the DPS, who then called Waco PD and the McLennan County Sheriff...

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By The Editorial BoardAt some point in our lives, almost everyone has been involved in an awkward political argument. Perhaps it happened at home among family, making what started as a pleasant dinner into a tense bloodbath. It may have occurred as that unprompted classroom debate. Whether you were the one who started it, whether you were taking the heat...

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By Emma Weidmann | Editor-in-ChiefSen. Ted Cruz smells danger. When his Keep Texas Texas reelection tour stopped in Waco at a packed Milo Friday afternoon, the Republican senator warned of it on different fronts — on the border, in the economy and in November’s election. There’s no state more vital to winning in November than Texas, according to Chris DeCluitt,...

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By Emma Weidmann | Editor-in-Chief Baylor Parking Services has begun making parking permits available on a staggered basis using a new software implemented over the summer. In the past few months, Parking Services switched to a new software after the tech startup they had been partnered with was “sunsetting” and would no longer be supported, according to Matt Penney, director...

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By Emma Weidmann | Editor-in-ChiefThe landscape of the 2024 presidential election is remade with each new development, from an attempted assassination, to an incumbent relinquishing his reelection effort and a striking, youth-oriented campaign. The community of Baylor experts and activists weighed in on the election’s historic nature and what comes next. Donald Trump survives assassination attemptOn July 13, former president...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorIf you're searching for the ultimate finals week playlist, look no further. Here is some of the best new music to get you motivated and provide some much-needed moral support during the final stretch. "Fresh Out The Slammer" by Taylor Swift (April 18) This is one of my favorite songs off Swift's latest...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorWhen the band SUNNN was formed in 2021, Sugarland junior and lead singer Chloe Choudhury probably couldn’t have seen where it would go. But in the three years since, the band has performed in several venues throughout Waco and on campus, released an EP and filmed its first music video, and now, it...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorAs we head into the last week of classes, here are some things to do around Waco during study breaks. Jubilee | April 26 | 6 - 9 p.m. | Barfield Drawing Room, Bill Daniel Student Center | Support Alpha Phi sorority's philanthropy for women's heart health with live music, local vendors and...

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By Emma Weidmann | Arts and Life EditorAs much as I wanted to like “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift’s 11th album makes me feel like a tortured music journalist. Its high points — and it does have them — can’t save the rest of the 31-track behemoth of an album.“The Thesaurus Poets Department” — sorry, I mean “The Tortured...

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