Crusader Baseball Aims to Build on Past Success with Strong Start to 2025 Season
March 24, 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. For Crusaders Head Coach Mike Stawski, his team is looking to take this season one step at a time as the Cru continues through their first few weeks of…

American Southwest Conference Strikes a 10-year deal with McMurry and Schreiner
March 21, 2025 - By Jackson Keenan, Assistant Editor The American Southwest Conference recently announced a 10-year agreement that will see McMurry University and Schreiner University leave the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rejoining the ASC. This move will bring the conference to six total members allowin…

Eli Beard Reaches 1,000 Career Points for UMHB Cru Men’s Basketball
March 20, 2025 - By Bradley Melchor, Staff Writer In his 50th career appearance and 38th start for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Men’s Basketball team, senior guard Eli Beard eclipsed the 1,000 career points milestone in a home game against arch-rivals Hardin-Simmons University. While the Cru lost a 72-71…

UMHB Film Program Faces Final Cut as Enrollment Declines
March 19, 2025 - By Nia Mwangi, Staff Writer On Monday, Feb. 3, the dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences sent an email to film major students informing them of the discontinuation of the film program at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. According to affected students, the School of Humanities will ensu…

UMHB Students Are Making a Difference Through Foster Love’s Mission to Support Children in Need
March 18, 2025 - By Emily Jenkins, Staff Writer “There's always going to be kids in need, and you just want to do more. You just realize there's always going to be kids in the foster community who need help,” said Ashlyn Cooper, work study intern at Foster Love Bell County. Just across North Main Street from the UM…

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Danny Taylor
February 27, 2025 - By Xhaxany Cuellar, Editor in Chief Professor Danny Taylor began his teaching career many years before being recruited at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. He attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces and earned his bachelor's degree in economics. Later he went into a Masters of Scien…

Clif Carroll To Be Let Go At The End to The 2024-25 Season
February 25, 2025 - By Jackson Keenan , Assistant Editor The Men's Head basketball Coach Clif Carroll at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, is rumored to be released from his position at the end of the 2024-25 basketball season. The decision was reported late last night after Hoopsville, the longest running divis…

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…