By Elliott Nace | Staff WriterBaylor’s Model United Nations team represented Switzerland at the 2025 National Model United Nations, New York Week B Conference last month and took home the highest possible distinction — Outstanding Delegation. The team, made up of 16 undergraduate students, created resolutions to global issues with the help of research and effective public speaking. According to...

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By Josh Siatkowski | Staff WriterDepending on who you talk to about the job application process, you’ll hear a tale of two markets. On one hand, the prospects for seniors are as good as ever: with low unemployment across the country and a 92% success rate for Baylor graduates, some find that their dream job is just a few steps...

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By Emily Schoch | Staff WriterAfter four years of classes, traditions and late-night memories, seniors are preparing to close one chapter and begin the next. As final exams start and commencement approaches, many soon-to-be-graduates are taking time to reflect on their experiences, celebrate their accomplishments and savor the moments that made Baylor feel like home. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., senior...

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By Mackenzie Grizzard | Staff Writer In the 1940s, Baylor was the birthplace of a youth revival that swept through an uncertain post-war generation of college students. Seventy years later, a small group met in a Baylor student's living room, adopting that revival movement's slogan: "I'd rather have Jesus."Today, Vertical Ministries is a 1940s revival, a living room worship movement...

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By Ryan Otteson | ReporterThe Behavior Analysis Research Lab is a lab with multiple projects involving educational psychology. One of these projects is Family Compassionately and Attentively Rendering Evidence-based practices (Family CARE). The goal of Family CARE is to help parents of children with autism implement practices into the daily lives. This is done through parent training, and if the...

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By Blake Hollingsworth | Staff WriterA high-tech tool that cracked the infamous Golden State Killer case is giving new life to unsolved crimes in Waco. Waco PD adopted Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy — which uses DNA and public genealogy databases to generate leads — in 2020. “As the cold case investigations began, we received training from the Attorney General's Office...

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By Cole Gee | Staff WriterLast week, Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans passed Senate Bill 14, also known as the Texas DOGE bill, into law. The bill allows for the formation of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, which looks to emulate the recent work by DOGE and Elon Musk at the federal level. The bill promises to "cut the...

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By Elliott Nace | Staff WriterThe university's history department will host a worship and presentation event about senior history majors’ research on African American history at Toliver Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Waco on Wednesday. The Toliver Chapel Student Showcase, which will shed light on the volume of topics found in the study of African American history, seeks to expose...

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By Cole Gee | Staff WriterThe three Baylor students whose visas were revoked earlier this month have now had their visas reinstated, according to university spokesperson Lori Fogleman. It comes as part of a national maneuver on behalf of the DHS that saw 1,500 students nationwide have their student visa status temporarily reinstated. As reported by the New York Times,...

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By Delaney Newhouse | Focus EditorBrooks Great Hall, home to Tuesday Teas and Sunday community dinners, will close its doors on May 14 after serving meals to the Baylor community since 2007. While it will no longer function as a campus dining hall, the Great Hall will continue to serve as a community space.“This decision allows Baylor to maximize the...

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