Freshman’s Stunt Night: An Experience to Remember
October 16, 2024 - By Nia Mwangi, staff • Stunt Night Slideshow on Instagram There are many events during Homecoming Week and one event that students look forward to is Stunt Night. Stunt Night is a competitive theatrical performance from each of the four classes, each class is tasked to create a skit from the theme…

UMHB Faculty Spotlight: Meet Dr.Krug
October 14, 2024 - By Bradley Melchor, Staff Dr.Giuli Krug, a Wisconsin native and former professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, is the Director of the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Program here at Mary Hardin-Baylor. After almost 20 years of teaching at MU, Krug joined the Crusader family in 20…

UMHB’s English Club Highlights Banned Book Week in America
October 11, 2024 - By Nia Mwangi, Staff Books have been a popular form of insight and entertainment for centuries. Some books can have positive effects on people and give knowledge about the world, but others may have controversial topics or themes that make people question whether they should be in libraries or taugh…

Salvation Army of Temple Sets Out to Assist in Hurricane Relief Efforts
October 10, 2024 - By Xhaxany Cuellar, Editor in Chief Oct. 9, 2024 The Salvation Army of Temple announced its deployment of 17 staff and volunteers for hurricane relief efforts. Seven members will be serving in the Ashville, North Carolina Area while an Incident Management Team (IMT) will be responding to Flordia. T…

Pizza PieRos: Pizzas like Never Before
October 9, 2024 - By Jackson Keenan, staff Pizza PieRos is a small restaurant on Northeast St. selling homemade wood-fired pizza and other goodies. Starting as a food truck in 2018, Pizza PieRos, run by Robert Daniell, has blossomed into a successful family-owned business and has added a permanent location in Belton…

What does a 0.50% decrease in Interest Rate Mean for the U.S
October 2, 2024 - By Xhaxany Cuellar, Editor in Chief The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rates Friday, Sept.18 by 0.50% as it shifted from fighting inflation with a tightening policy to promoting spending with an expansionary monetary policy. The intent of the policy shift is the hope that households…

Jason Palmer, Dean of Spiritual Life, Announces Intent to Resign
October 1, 2024 - By Xhaxany Cuellar, Editor-in-Chief Jason Palmer, Dean of Spiritual Life at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, has announced his intent to resign effective June 30, 2025. Palmer's announcement came through an email to the staff and student body on Oct. 1, 2024, which stated that he has accepted a…

Craving A Sweet or Savory Brunch? Check Out Early Light Creperie
October 1, 2024 - By Nia Mwangi, Staff Whenever visiting downtown Belton and are looking for something sweet or savory,consider going to the local restaurant Early Light Creperie. Filled with customers, it is a popularplace for brunch. The business is open from Thursday to Monday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and isclosed on…

Professor's Highlight Study Abroad Trips
September 30, 2024 - By Jack Freedman, Reporter As the semester reaches its halfway point, several University of Mary Hardin-Baylor professors are planning trips across the world to enrich the education of their students. As of now there are more than a dozen trips in the works that will take place during 2025. “This i…

UMHB Football takes down No.3 UW-Whitewater
September 26, 2024 - By Bradley Melchor Coming off a disappointing 2023 season that saw the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor fall short of an ASC Championship and miss out on the NCAA National Tournament, the Crusaders football team have started their 2024 campaign with a statement victory over nationally ranked No.3 Un…