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A transfer of wealth from young to old, a flawed education system and polarizing technology platforms have produced a generation of Americans who no longer believe in America. According to Gallup, 75% of baby boomers feel very or extremely proud…...
NORFOLK, Va. — You desperately miss college football. Noon-to-1 a.m., viewing marathons that make binge-watching “Ted Lasso” look like a sprint. Overserved and overcaffeinated student sections. Inexplicable plays and unfathomable results. You are beyond exhausted by the offseason...
CAMERON, Texas (FOX 44) - High school football season is here - and behind every powerful performance is hard work, dedication, and countless hours of practice. And it's not just the football teams who are preparing, it's several different teams - including high school bands! Acc...
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Senior running back Dawson Pendergrass was gearing up for a strong 2026 campaign after breaking out as a sophomore. He thrived under a mainly two-back system with former Baylor running back Bryson Washington. The duo contributed to Baylor becoming...
By Stephanie Starks | Staff Writer If you are coming to Baylor from outside of Texas, you may have noticed that Texas’ summer heat can be intense. The state’s large size, southern location, continental climate and recurring high-pressure systems all contribute to its high tempera...
By Tripp Henderson | Staff Writer Dr. Stephen Sloan, Baylor history professor and director of the Institute for Oral History, has been named a 2026 Piper Professor, an award recognizing 10 Texas professors each year for outstanding achievement and dedication to teaching. The Minn...
By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer The 2025 season gave the Baylor soccer glimpses of its memorable 2018. The Bears’ 12 regular season wins was their best mark in the last seven years. They also made a run on the national stage, going to the Sweet 16 and erasing another seven-year ...
By Elliott Nace | Assistant News Editor Baylor’s College of Arts and Sciences announced a restructuring of the Creative Arts Experience (CAE) requirement for all undergraduate students in the college, effective June 1. The new system eliminates CAEs as a standalone degree require...
After a gruesome knee injury derailed his junior season, Baylor commit Davontrae “D-Train” Kirkland spent many months rehabbing. Now, the University star is back and ready for one last ride....
DALLAS — Remember when college athletes couldn’t wait to turn pro so they could buy their mama a house and feed their babies and stop faking that they were going to class? These days football players are staying in school…...
Baylor women’s tennis added another newcomer Tuesday, with coach Joey Scrivano announcing the signing of Gao Duanrui to the 2026-27 roster.
Lexington High School football is entering the 2026 season with a roster full of new faces, but head coach Kirk Muhl says the program's standards have not changed despite losing 19 seniors. Road to Redzone 2026 Lexington Eagles Muhl said the lack of outside expectations has actua...
Baylor unveiled new throwback uniforms for the 2026 season that will debut in the Big 12 opener against Colorado. Baylor Unveils Throwback Uniforms The look pays tribute to an era of Baylor football under Hall of Fame head coach Grant Teaff. Inspired by the Bear Paw uniforms worn...
The Bears fell out of the United Soccer Coaches’/Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Organization Div. I Top 25 poll Tuesday following Sunday’s 3-1 home loss to Texas State....
College football is full of rocking musical outbursts that sweep over stadium and turn it into the biggest party in the state. It's time for Baylor to get its own....
Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway was named to the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award on Tuesday, given to the best college quarterback every year.
Look at Robert Griffin III. Look at Cam Newton. They’re the captains now.
Apparently the Baylor Bears want to 'rassle a Gator, as the program announced its second exhibition matchup on Tuesday. Baylor will face the Florida Gators on Oct. 18 in Jacksonville....
LISTEN: Aranda's on the hot-seat, but seems more relaxed than ever. Why? Plus Lagway living up to the hype, the revamped Baylor D & more on One True Podcast. #Big12...
The cost of a typical school supply list is nearly $175. Some essentials like lunch boxes, notebooks and tissues cost 20% or more than they did a year ago....
As students pack dorms and lecture halls for the new semester, student loan costs, a cooler job market, and fears about AI-related job losses are all influencing how students choose their college majors. This year, business, health sciences, and engineering top the list of most p...
This spring, Baylor University history professor Stephen M. Sloan was named a Piper Professor of 2026 by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.
Baylor legend Robert Griffin III and Auburn legend Cam Newton will reunite at midfield when the two Heisman Trophy winners serve as honorary captains for their alma maters in the 2026 Aflac Kickoff Game, according to a Monday release....
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By Abby Rathburn | Staff Writer Vertical’s new leadership team is entering the academic year with a renewed focus on its mission to reach unreached students who are unfamiliar with the gospel. The student-led ministry’s mission is to “ignite a passion” in college students for Jes...
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Baylor saw the emergence of a top talent at tight end in 2025. Michael Trigg found his place in the Bears’ offense in his second season in Waco. Trigg became a Mackey Award Finalist, All-Big 12 First Team and an All-American as one of the top pass...
By Tripp Henderson | Staff Writer Baylor has appointed Dr. Richard Rankin Russell, a professor in the English department, as the new director of the University Scholars program. Russell, who previously served as the program’s assistant director from 2009 to 2013, said returning a...
By Kalena Reynolds | Editor-in-Chief An unspoken mark in everyone’s transition from adolescence to adulthood is the first week of college. Drowning in surreal emotion and overwhelm, the first week of school brings on an odd combination of feelings. Whether you’re a freshman, grad...
By Rhea Choudhary | Arts & Life Writer Waco’s dirty soda options have officially become a little more competitive, and Baylor students have two contenders to consider when deciding which shop earns their next taste test. Whether Baylor students want a sweet drink between their cl...
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KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - The Killeen Independent School District is getting ready to march for a cause and bring the community together for its annual Freedom Walk. For more information about this event, you can watch our interview above....
Ryan Davis spent the last three years at Kansas State with Joe Klanderman. As soon as he got to Baylor, his new teammates started picking his brain.
TAPPS football arrived early in Central Texas, giving private schools a rare spotlight while leaving plenty to wonder about a season that will end before Thanksgiving....
Texas A&M welcomes 70,000 students back to campus for the first day of class Watch the full story here: Texas A&M welcomes 70,000 Aggie students back to campus for the first day of class The fall semester is underway at Texas A&M University, with 70,000 Aggies returning to campus...
We've got 11 Centex schools who made the DCTF rankings, including two teams sitting at No. 1 in their respective divisions. #txhsfb
If you're a Mac user, there's a new feature that you should be aware of. OpenAI has added a new plug-in that gives ChatGPT more autonomy. Users will be able to ask the chat bot to reply to contacts, suggest follow-up responses and detect spam. RELATED STORY | Nearly a third of co...
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
Sinan Can Demir wanted to spend the last week of July burnishing his resume. Instead, he engaged in a battle with an artificial-intelligence agent unleashed by a British government lab....
By Hannah Webb | News Editor For Dean Tanya Sudia, she cannot remember an “aha” moment when she decided to become a nurse. Instead, she said, nursing has always felt like a calling — one rooted in serving others. Now, as the new dean of Baylor University’s Louise Herrington Schoo...
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By Fallon Head | Web Editor When I joined my high school journalism program, one of the first things I was taught was that we shouldn’t write above a sixth-grade reading level because that was the reading proficiency of the average American. I’ve listened to conversations where p...
By Jen Forse | Staff Writer Students engaged in traditions unique to their residence halls this weekend, including meals, pickleball games, Hall Battles and a Girls’ Night In. Residence Hall Traditions Night is an annual Welcome Week event and, for most freshmen, their first expe...
By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer Baylor’s receiving core was one of the top in the Big 12, returning most of the core. Receivers like Josh Cameron, Ashtyn Hawkins and Kole Wilson helped create one of the most dominant passing attacks in the country. Now, as the Bears head into th...
By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer As fall practices draw to a close and the new season kicks off, Baylor’s revamped defensive line is looking to create a new identity different than the one that took the field for the Bears last season. With a completely new defensive line and a p...
By Tripp Henderson & Abby Rathburn | Staff Writers Sweat dripped down faces, shouts of encouragement echoed across campus and water bottles became essential as student volunteers helped incoming students move into their new homes Thursday. A heat advisory and temperatures well ab...
By Hannah Webb | News Editor Former Baylor provost Nancy Brickhouse has accepted an administrative position with Texas State University Systems three months after announcing her resignation as provost and her plan to stay on Baylor faculty. Brickhouse served as Baylor’s provost, ...
By Stephanie Starks | Staff Writer As students prepare for another semester at Baylor, the transition back to college can bring academic pressure, homesickness, anxiety and uncertainty. A 2025 survey by U.S. News & World Report found that 70% of college students in the United Sta...
By Giselle Lee | Staff Writer As Baylor international students return to Waco for the fall semester, they will face new regulations after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of “Duration of Status” (D/S), effective as early as Sept. 15 this ye...
By Joana Karoshi | Staff Writer Ashlyn Graves: Student Body President DeRidder, Louisiana, senior Ashlyn Graves, Baylor’s 2026-27 student body president, plans to build on existing university initiatives and strengthen student engagement throughout the academic year. Photo courte...
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Many Baylor fans are down on the Bears following a disappointing 5-7 campaign in 2025. That squad had the pote ntial to create a memorable season behind the majority of starters returning. This year is a new story for Baylor football. There has be...
By Hannah Webb | News Editor As students return to Baylor’s campus, several major developments from the spring and summer have shaped the university. From a new artificial intelligence degree and a record-breaking fundraising year to changes along I-35, here are 10 things to know...
By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer Baylor’s defense looked to find success in 2025 behind a combination of change and continuity. The Bears seemed confident in veteran leaders at all three levels of defense behind Devyn Bobby, Keaton Thomas and Jackie Marshall. They also found a sp...
By Grant McTaggart | Sports Writer Senior safety Jacob Redding entered Baylor football at the bottom of the totem pole. Redding joined the Baylor roster as a walk-on, largely overlooked by major programs despite earning unanimous First Team All-District honors at New Braunfels Hi...
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Junior quarterback DJ Lagway came into college with hopes of being a dominant force in the SEC. He was ranked as the No. 1 quarterback in the class of 2024 out of Willis High School and joined a historically rich Florida program. Lagway looked lik...
A Texas judge denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony on Saturday in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet, a killing that drew national attention and led to harassment of the families. Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder in June and sentenced to...
By Kamryn Anthis | Staff Writer As new students settle into campus and find their place, the Baylor Spiritual Life Center welcomed everyone to its annual Church Fair at Fountain Plaza. Representatives from more than 80 churches across the Baylor area set up tents to introduce stu...
