Crusaders Baseball Aims to Build on 2024 Success with Strong Start to New Season
February 10, 2025 - By Jackson Keenan, Assistant Editor After a bounce back season in 2024 the Crusaders Baseball team looks to continue their success from last year. To continue their success head coach Mike Stawski, is looking to take the season one step at a time going into there first series against Austin Colleg…

Sandra Rodriguez Retires after 25 Years at UMHB
February 6, 2025 - By Jackson Keenan, Assistant Editor The University of Mary Hardin Baylor says goodbye to Sandra Rodriguez as she will retire after 27 years of helping both students and faculty as the secretary of the Humanities department. After moving back to Texas in the late 90s and settling in Troy TX. Rodrigu…

UMHB Alumni Opens Train Cart Cafe
February 4, 2025 - By Jackson Keenan, Assistant Editor Sly Fox is a cozy coffee shop tucked in an unexpected train car on N. East St. The shop is owned by 2020 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor graduate Jesse Bates. The coffee shop opened two years ago in 2023 and recently celebrated its two-year anniversary this past…

Poets, Authors and Improv: What to Expect at the 2025 Windover Festival
February 3, 2025 - By Emily Jenkins, Staff Writer The literary journal The Windhover will be hosting their larger than before, biennial Windhover Writers’ Festival for Christian writers this Feb. 19-21 at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The Windhover Writers’ Festival webpage noted,“Our goal is to create a spac…

Cru for Life Attends Texas Rally for Life 2025
January 29, 2025 - By Xhaxany Cuellar, Editor in Chief A statewide anti-abortion rally took place in Austin on Saturday, Jan. 25. The rally is an annual demonstration aimed at commemorating the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. Hundreds of people were seen carrying signs reading “Defund Planned Parenthood” and…

Adopt a Veteran Program Aids Lonely and Isolated Veterans
January 22, 2025 - By Xhaxany Cuellar There are many older veterans in nursing homes, VA facilities and hospitals who do not have family nearby. Elks National Veterans Service has provided a way for veterans to interact with each other and the community by creating the Adopt-a-Veteran program. The program aims to pro…

Meet the Dorsey's: Learn About Their Long History at UMHB
November 14, 2024 - By Emily Jenkins, Volunteer Welba Dorsey and her husband Edwin live right on UMHB’s campus in the charming, red brick house across the street from the Crusader’s football stadium. But far beyond simple proximity, Welba Dorsey shared that her family’s connections to the university are quite extensive…

Competitive Fishing with Cru Bass
November 13, 2024 - By Jackson Keenan, Staff Cru Bass created a club that combines the enjoyment of fishing with the ever-growing competitive fishing scene. Club president senior criminal justice major Tanner Creel describes how the club has changed in the past two years. “Cru Bass is a student organization right…

Lead Trade Economist at World Bank Speaks on Supply Chain Disruptions with UMHB Professor
November 12, 2024 - By Xhaxany Cuellar, Editor in Chief On Oct. 19, World Bank Economist Dr. Phil Levy spoke with Dr. Jim King, a professor at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, via Zoom. Levy is the former Senior Economist for trade for the Bush administration and formerly the Chief Economist for FlexPort, an inter…

Veterans Day: A day of Unity and Respect
November 11, 2024 - By Bradley Melchor, Staff Every year on Nov.11, our country celebrates Veterans Day to honor the millions of Americans who have served in the United States armed forces. Veterans Day is a time for reflection, remembrance, and gratitude toward those who have sacrificed for the nation’s freedom. To co…