By Alexia Finney | Staff Writer Many students stared at their phones last week, captivated by notifications about the Colorado high school and Utah Valley University shootings. Public discourse unfolded online, leaving students to make sense of gun violence on high school and college campuses. With traditions like Homecoming and Christmas on Fifth Street around the corner, administrators are navigating...

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By Rhea Choudhary | Staff WriterWith hazing incidents making national headlines and causing new state legislation, Baylor is taking steps to make sure its campus culture remains safe and supportive. This fall, the university published updated hazing guidelines to require mandatory training for students involved in Greek life at Baylor. President Linda Livingstone announced the initiative in her most recent...

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By Arden Berry | Staff WriterBaylor is taking steps to address the “epidemic of loneliness” — a growing concern for college students. Results from an online survey presented by Active Minds and TimelyCare showed that 64.7% of college students reported feeling lonely in 2024. Vice President for Student Life Sharra Hynes said Baylor is working to combat this issue by...

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By Hannah Webb | Focus Editor & Copy EditorBy mid-October, there will no longer be “nothing to do in Waco.” The Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo is rolling into town Oct. 2-12, and the preview this week made one thing clear: this isn’t just for families and ranch hands. The Extraco Events Center is about to be transformed into...

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By Juliana Vasquez | Staff WriterThough many don't start doing scholarly research until graduate school, for Draper's three panelists on Monday, the seed was planted years prior. In a small panel of three, graduate students lined up to present their research to an audience of students on Monday in Draper at the department of political science's "The U. S. Constitution...

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By The Editorial BoardCollege has a way of making everything feel urgent. Deadlines stack up, exams loom and coffee fills a concerning amount of your diet. We tend to sprint toward the next thing before we’ve even finished the current one. But what if we said that simply existing, sitting here reading this, is already one of the strangest and...

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By Marissa Muniz | LTVN ReporterOver the last few years, the use of AI has skyrocketed, with 65% of Americans reporting that they utilize chatbots to answer immediate questions. Platforms like Meta and ChatGPT aren’t just appearing in workplaces and classrooms ­— they’ve also made their way into our personal lives. People now turn to AI as a data analyst,...

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By Caleb Garcia | PhotographerThe envelope of science is pushed further every day. New leaps and bounds in our understanding of history and our own psyche are constantly being made. There has never been a more opportune time for human innovation than now, and our relentless drive to grow and evolve reflects this. One of the most recent ventures of...

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By Madison Hunt | Staff WriterStudent volunteers and faculty waved students over with pens and papers on Fountain Mall Tuesday afternoon, pointing to QR codes for quick online sign-ups and laying out paper forms for those who wanted to participate in National Voter Registration Day. Student organizations like Baylor Ambassadors, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and Texas Rising took to the...

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By Claire-Marie Scott | LTVN Sports DirectorDespite a 42-7 win over Samford Saturday, Baylor football was not quite content with the outcome of the game. In the first half, Baylor was able to dominate offensively, scoring five touchdowns and only allowing one from the Bulldogs. But in the second half, the Bears only scored one TD. "They had a quarterback...

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