Family Weekend arrived at Baylor this September as a familiar, high-energy ritual — food trucks, a headline concert at the new Foster Pavilion, and a packed game day — but beneath the fanfare a quieter story played out: for many international students the weekend is less a family reunion than a...
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Family Weekend at Baylor unfolded this year as a familiar campus ritual — food trucks, concerts, and a football kickoff — while simultaneously revealing an often-overlooked counter-narrative: for many international students the weekend is less a reunion than a careful juggling act of time zones...
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Baylor’s 2025 Family Weekend arrives this weekend with big headlines — a high‑profile Lauren Daigle concert, Taste of Waco and a packed schedule — but the event’s logistics are being reshaped by a major reconstruction of I‑35 through Waco, forcing alumni and families to rethink arrival times...
In its 65th year, Baylor’s Family Weekend stands as a living tradition: born in 1960 as a one-day chance for parents to meet professors and evolved into a full weekend that stitches family, faith, and campus life into a single communal experience. (baylorlariat.com)
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