By Emily Schoch | Staff WriterCampus buzzed with music and creativity Saturday night as students took the stage for Acoustic Café, an annual event hosted by Union Board that transformed the SUB into a cozy, coffeehouse-style open mic night. With guitars in hand and voices echoing through the room, performers showcased original songs and acoustic covers, drawing an engaged crowd...

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By Mackenzie Grizzard | Staff Writer In this year’s observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX Office is partnering with student government and several campus organizations to provide a schedule of events dedicated to recognizing sexual assault awareness. Tulsa, Okla. junior and student senator Elle Kalcik said student government is currently working to pass...

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By Emily Schoch | Staff WriterArgyle sophomore Avery Mortman and her mother, Michelle Mortman, brought a fresh sense of style to downtown Waco when they opened their boutique Golden Green in November, offering a carefully curated selection of trendy and timeless pieces. While balancing college life and entrepreneurship, Avery Mortman has turned her passion into a reality working alongside her...

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By Marisa Young | ReporterSirens blared from the gym of University High School on Saturday evening, but no fire was to be found. The sound signaled the firefighters’ 45-34 point win against Waco PD in their annual Guns 'N Hoses charity basketball game. Beginning in 2024, Waco PD and Waco Fire Department have partnered to fundraise for Special Olympics Texas...

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By Sydney Kerbow | ReporterThe Baylor Debate team is gearing up for the prestigious National Debate Tournament, set to take place in Spokane, Wash., from March 28 to April 1. With a legacy dating back to the Philomathesian Society of 1851, the team continues its legacy as it prepares to face off against the nation’s top collegiate debaters. The NDT...

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By Ryan Otteson | ReporterWhile there are various medical and therapeutic treatments for mental illnesses, social workers around the U. S. can help people make sense of the world around them through the lens of faith. Dr. Holly Oxhandler, School of Social Work professor and associate dean for research, is involved with research having to do with the connection between...

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By Kaylee Hayes | ReporterThis Friday, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Barfield Drawing Room will be a drawing room no more. Instead there will be mocktails, hors d'oeuvres, low lights, ironed shirts and some smooth jazz. The idea for the slam started with Dr. Kevin Villegas, the dean of intercultural engagement and division of student life initiatives. Villegas said...

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By Kaylee Hayes | ReporterIn the Armstrong Browning Library on Thursday afternoon, Dr. Wallace Daniel gave a lecture based on his newest book, "Freedom and the Captive Mind: Fr. Gleb Yakunin and Orthodox Christianity in Soviet Russia."The book has a focus on religious persecution and freedom, communism and what happens when the upper echelons of any religion become tightly knit...

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By James Laird | ReporterAt Baylor, the National Society of Black Engineers supports and provides community for African American students in STEM fields. The club is a chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers which offers opportunities in professional development, social gatherings, community service and trips to the NSBE national convention. The NSBE organization aims to “equip all students...

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By Josh Siatkowski | Staff WriterAfter nearly four years as the assistant chief of police for BUPD, DJ Rodman has been named senior director of public safety and security, where he will oversee his former department along with around 100 staff across four others.“I’m really blessed to be part of such an amazing community of DPS and to be selected...

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