The Baylor Lariat

Head Coach Dave Aranda speaks after Baylor Football’s first spring practice. After a disappointing 2025 for the Baylor defense, Aranda plans to enact significant improvement with new personnel and a new identity. 📸 Jake Schroeder | Photographer

Vice President and Provost Nancy Brickhouse determined March 6 that Kevin Sanders, dean of the school of music, would step down after a vote of no confidence was conducted within the faculty of the school of music. Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/24/mus… 🖊️ Kalena Reynolds | Arts & Life Editor 📸 Lariat file photo

Timothée Chalamet said ballet and opera are dying, students disagree 🩰 Let us know your thoughts! 🖊️ Stacie Boyls | Arts & Life Writer 📸 Photo courtesy of Eva Lampasas Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/23/tim…

Turning Point USA’s “This is the Turning Point Tour” is coming to Baylor. The announcement was met with mixed reactions — some see it as an opportunity for civil discourse, while some view it as a promise of division. Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/19/bay… 🖊️ Abby Rathburn | Staff Writer

With a university that claims to build bridges, Baylor’s decision to host Turning Point USA forces you to wonder if the school is constructing dialogue or staging division. Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/20/we-… 🖊️ The Editorial Board 📸 James Ellis | Cartoonist

Where to find Waco’s best boba 🧋 Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/17/ran…

Baylor alum uses self-taught clothing design business to give back to community 🪡 🖊️ Kalena Reynolds | Arts & Life Editor 📸 Photo courtesy of Jacob Davis Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/bay…

Jim Jaska has been the mayor of Ross, Texas, for 40 years. But in four decades at the helm of the 250-person community just north of Waco, he’s never seen a situation like this: plans for a $10 billion data center are underway right in the little town’s backyard, threatening its rural identity — and he wasn’t told anything about it. 🖊️📸 By Josh Siatkowski | Staff Writer Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/we-…

Students form same-name group chats across campus 🔖 🖊️ Camille Kelly | Reporter 📸 Sam Gassaway | Photo Editor Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/17/stu…

Baylor MBB lands first berth in the College Basketball Crown 🏀 🖊️ Jackson Posey | Sports Editor 📸 Rod Aydelotte of Waco Tribune-Herald via AP Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/16/bay…

🎧 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW Quick 10-minute breakdown: ✴️TPUSA at Baylor • McLennan County primaries • St. Paddy’s Day Stay informed without the overload. Listen now on Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/07pZ0y… #Baylor #WacoTX #Podcast #CollegeNews

Baylor MBB lands first berth in the College Basketball Crown 🏀 🖊️ Jackson Posey | Sports Editor 📸 Rod Aydelotte of Waco Tribune-Herald via AP Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/16/bay…

Baylor WBB returns to March Madness, draw No. 6 seed in Durham 🏀 🖊️ Marissa Essenburg | Sports Writer 📸 Jake Schroeder | Photographer Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/15/bay…

Turning Point USA’s This is the Turning Point Tour will stop at Baylor April 22, bringing several nationally known conservative commentators and political figures to campus. What are your thoughts on this event? Let us know below. Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/14/tur… 🖊️ Alexandra Brewer | Arts & Life Writer 📸 AP Photo

Looking for good coffee shops over spring break? Here are 5 of our favorites! ☕️

Listen to the newest episode of Don’t Feed The Bears on Spotify NOW! open.spotify.com/episode/4nwT9u…

Waco hairstylist highlights clients’ creative side with unique, colorful designs 💈 🖊️ Stacie Boyle | Arts & Life Writer 📸 Photo courtesy of Katelyn Rankin Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/05/wac…

Bergman brothers carry on Baylor baseball family tradition ⚾️ 🖊️ Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Writer 📸 Mesha Mittanasala | Photographer Full story: baylorlariat.com/2026/03/04/ber…