By Josh Siatkowski | Staff WriterWith over 1,000 students in the organization, Baylor's Baptist Student Ministries is now getting a space to fit its growing involvement — the ministry broke ground on a new 12,000-square-foot facility. Though BSM has been housed in a single room in the Bobo Spiritual Life Center since the 1970s, the new facility on 4th Street...

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By Ava Schwab | Reporter In a world full of AI uncertainties, Dell Technologies arrived on campus to spark curiosity and engage in thoughtful discussions. The bottom floor of Cashion hosted “Coffee and Donuts with Dell Technologies (AI)” on Tuesday morning. As students kickstarted their day with free coffee and fresh donuts, they also had the opportunity to talk with...

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By Marisa Young | Staff WriterI used to think you had to be a fraternity DJ to enjoy house music. Now, the genre claims a spot on my Spotify Wrapped every year. As an ex-hater, let me convince you why house deserves a place in every person’s playlist. I will be the first to admit that for the majority of...

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By Hannah Webb | Focus Editor & Copy EditorWhen grief first arrives, it starts like a storm, raging with thunder and lightning. But when the initial shock wears off, it turns quiet, heavy and stubborn, until the air itself feels foggy. There’s so much confusion — what to say, what to do, what to pray. Your soul’s compass spins loose,...

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By Josh Siatkowski | Staff WriterI-35 construction will create more road closures starting Tuesday night as the removal of the highway’s northbound bridges over 17th and 18th Streets begins. Announced to Baylor students via newsflash email the evening of Sept. 15, the closures begin with a full shutdown of the eastbound 18th Street, which will reopen by 7 a.m. Friday,...

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By Arden Berry | Staff WriterIt takes a village to maintain a healthy Bear. Student health and wellness, the department of communication, students and staff across campus worked together to create HealthyBearsTXT, a new text-message-based initiative for students. According to the student health and wellness website, students who sign up for HealthyBearsTXT will receive two to three weekly text messages...

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By Marisa Young | Staff WriterAs of this summer, Baylor is one of the 700 best employers for women in America, according to Forbes Magazine. Baylor ranked No. 182 out of 700 on the magazine's list of “America’s Best Employers for Women.” To compile the list, Forbes collaborated with market research firm Statista, surveying “more than 140,000 women working at...

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By Dylan Fink | Sports WriterEverybody knows someone who's had a TikTok-inspired glimmer of inspiration and went on to buy an Amazon mixing board to be their fraternity’s next DJ. Nearly everyone has attended a Friday night event where the entertainment was a poorly designed mashup of simple, written songs performed by a sweaty kid jumping up and down behind...

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By Savannah Ford | LTVN ReporterStarting college is supposed to be exciting, meeting new people, joining clubs and diving into traditions. But for transfer students at Baylor, that experience can feel different. While freshmen bond over orientation, dorm life and early campus traditions, transfers like myself often show up later, trying to catch up socially while keeping up academically. It...

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By Juliana Vasquez | Staff WriterDonning a blue tie with no court robes in sight, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sat down to have a conversation with McLennan Community College history professor Ashley Cruseturner as part of the Ken Starr Lecture Series hosted by MCC Thursday evening. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court in October 2018, appointed to the...

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