By Ryan Otteson | ReporterApril is Minority Health Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of minority health and health disparities among racial and ethnic groups. There are many factors that can contribute to health inequities among minorities, and those factors have to do with the social determinants of health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

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By Marisa Young | Reporter Baylor’s Catholic Student Association will host their annual Dia Del Catholic celebration this Thursday. The event, hosted at the Baylor Marina, will be full of fellowship and water activities such as kayaking and paddle boarding. Waco senior and president of CSA James Foley said that Dia Del Catholic, just like all other CSA events, is...

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By Delaney Newhouse | Focus EditorAs part of a national protest movement, McLennan County residents gathered on North Valley Mills Drive on Saturday to protest the new administration. The protesters placed themselves in front of the local Republican Party headquarters holding signs, banners and flags to join in the Hands Off! National Day of Action. Before the protest began, a...

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By James Laird | ReporterThe Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research is a partnership between the city of Waco and Baylor University that focuses on research and education in aquatic resources. CRASR has helped Baylor and the city of Waco "develop strong water-related expertise and capabilities,” according to the center’s website. According to Dr. Melissa Mullins, environmental education and...

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By Ryan Otteson | ReporterIt is officially spring, which means that the allergens are rampant and the Waco and Baylor communities are feeling the effects. There is an increased pollen count during spring time, which is what makes allergies so difficult to avoid during this time of year. The pollen count is usually expressed as grains of pollen per cubic...

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By Marissa Muniz | LTVN Reporter & Cole Gee | Staff WriterLast week, Baylor's International Student and Scholar Services sent an email travel advisory to all international students across campus, expressing concern for students going home this summer due to possible complications in returning to the U. S. come August."Federal policies can change, and we cannot guarantee that students who...

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Josh Siatkowski | Staff WriterWednesday afternoon, Dr. Benjamin Cowan, a professor of history at UC San Diego gave a speech titled “Sensualism and Socialism: Tracing the Moral Currencies of the Cold War in Brazil and Beyond”. Author of "Securing Sex: Morality and Repression in the Making of Cold War Brazil," Cowan's lecture detailed the fear of communism in Cold War...

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By Marisa Young | ReporterLent is a time preceding Easter in which Christians from different denominations remember the crucifixion of Jesus through practices such as fasting and abstinence. Although it is commonly associated with Catholicism, Lent can be a period of devotion for Christians of any faith background. Austin sophomore Miriam Daniel said in her Presbyterian household she was raised...

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By Kaylee Hayes | Reporter On Monday, almost 110 years since the lynching of Jesse Washington, Baylor University hosted an author talk and panel discussion about the stories and horrors, of Waco’s racist past. This panel was hosted in lieu of the Baylor Press's recent publication, “God of the Whirlwind: Horror Memory and Story in Black Waco,” edited by Tyler...

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By James Laird | ReporterThe department of communication at Baylor is set to move out of Castellaw Communications Building in the summer of 2025. The department received new space in Morrison Hall on the second and third floors of the building complete with classroom and office accommodations. With over 750 students in the communication major and about a 100 more...

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