The Baylor Lariat

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FINALS UPDATE 🚨 Baylor announced this morning that all final exams scheduled for today would be moved to next Thursday and administered online. Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/08/can… 🖊 Photo courtesy of Baylor University 📸 Hannah Webb | Opinion Editor

🚨 Baylor delays finals as nationwide Canvas outage impedes studying. Baylor will delay all final exams scheduled for tomorrow, after a nationwide Canvas outage has left the university without access to the learning software and all of the study materials stored within it. Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/07/bay… 🖊 Josh Siatkowski | Staff Writer

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For many college students, graduation used to mean one thing: getting a job. Graduate school enrollment at Baylor has continued to rise, including a more than 50% increase at Baylor since 2019. For a growing number, graduation means staying in school. 🖊️ Alexandra Brewer | Arts & Life Writer 📸 Sam Gassaway | Photo Editor Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/05/gra… #BaylorLariat #Baylor #SicEm

Behind the excitement of graduation is an underlying fear for many: navigating job hunting in an ever-shifting market. 🖊️ Zainab Richardson | Staff Writer 📸 Sam Gassaway | Photo Editor Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/05/sen… #BaylorLariat #Baylor #SicEm

Graduation season is here, and students are faced with the option to invest in their own, custom Baylor rings to treasure their university experience. The Baylor ring tradition honors the university’s legacy as one of its meaningful traditions that has stood the test of time. 🖊 Camille Kelly | Reporter 📸 Photo courtesy of Sophia Malouf (Slides 1-3) 📸 Photo courtesy of Kristen McPherson (Slides 4-5) 📸 Photo courtesy of Samatha Stubblefield (Slides 6-7) Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/04/gol… #BaylorLariat #Baylor #SicEm

For students who are the first generation in their families to graduate from college, several initiatives aid them in their journey from the first day on campus to walking the stage. 🖊 Rhea Choudhary | Staff Writer 📸 Photo courtesy of Kiera Griffin Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/04/bay… #BaylorLariat #Baylor #SicEm

It’s funny how the smallest things can make an impression on us. And across nine semesters at The Lariat, there have been plenty. But sometimes the spark for reminiscing comes out of nowhere. 🖊 Foster Nicholas | Editor-in-Chief Full letter: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/04/let…

Students interested in volunteering can visit the Bear-ly Used website (sustainability.web.baylor.edu/operations/bea…) for more information. For students interested in donating their lightly used items, boxes will be available in the lobbies of each residence hall, with signage indicating which items can be donated. 🖊️ Josh Siatkowski | Staff Writer 📸 Josh Siatkowski | Staff Writer Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/05/04/stu… #BaylorLariat #Baylor #SicEm

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Post Malone, Jelly Roll McLane Stadium stop canceled. 🚨 Baylor has not had a problem filling concert seats this season, with a sold-out Hudson Westbrook concert at Foster Pavilion last Friday and Willie Nelson’s May 14 Baylor Ballpark stop already sold-out. Additionally, Baylor is projecting Old Dominion to be one of its biggest events yet. Full story available on baylorlariat.com. 🖊 Kalena Reynolds | Arts & Life Editor 📸 Photo courtesy of the Associated Press #Baylor #Waco #SicEm

Statements made at Turning Point USA's "This is the Turning Point" event last week have ignited controversy among students and faculty in the aftermath of national attention over Baylor's decision to allow the group on campus. 🖊️ Mackenzie Grizzard | Assistant News Editor 📸 Brady Harris | Photographer Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/04/29/stu… #BaylorLariat #Baylor #SicEm

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