Sex, Violation, Power: “Nothing will be done that the survivor does not agree to.”
When someone becomes the victim of a sexual assault, they are faced with some hard choices…
Greek life, sororities lack racial diversity
Greek life is one facet of the student body that is historically segregated. In August, Baylor…
Baylor pioneered desegregation in Waco
Fifty years ago, Baylor’s campus was transformed as the Board of Trustees voted to integrate the…
Bears closing ‘The Case’ with big goals in mind
Baylor football has put together one of the best seasons in school history in 2013. For…
Making ‘progress’ – Local shop paints future of BU football
With all the excitement and energy surrounding Floyd Casey Stadium’s final game, one near-campus store is…
Baylor School of Music presents “Christmas at Baylor”
Tickets still available for shows at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Armstrong Browning Library. General admission tickets are $15. Visit www.baylor.edu/music or call the School of Music box office at…
Waco Wonderland
Heritage Square in Waco will be decked out in the holiday spirit through Dec. 7. Those who visit Waco Wonderland can enjoy lights, ice, and holiday spice in downtown Waco. On Friday,…
Reduce mental illness stigmas
The Active Minds organization will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday in C123 Baylor Sciences Building. This organization is dedicated to raising mental health awareness and reducing the stigma associated with mental illnesses.…
“In Company with Angels” stained glass exhibit
Through January 2014 Lee Lockwood Library and Museum Presented by the Historic Waco Foundation, this traveling exhibit of seven stained glass windows was created by acclaimed artist Louis C. Tiffany. For more…
Shipwrecked
2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Mabee Theatre in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center Baylor Theatre presents “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by…
Wind Ensemble
7:30 p.m. Monday Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building J. Eric Wilson, director of bands, will conduct his 76-member group of wind, brass and percussion players. The event is…
Homestead Fair
9 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 29-30 Noon-5 p.m. Dec. 1 Homestead Craft Village at Brazos de Dios An educational weekend festival with food, shopping, arts and crafts, music, hayrides and more. Go to…
Waco Wonderland
Nov. 30-Dec. 7 Downtown Waco For eight days of holiday fun, Downtown Waco will have an ice skating rink, Santa visits, fireworks and thousands of lights. Events include tree lighting ceremony, movie…
“In Company with Angels” stained glass exhibit
Through January 2014 Lee Lockwood Library and Museum Presented by the Historic Waco Foundation, this traveling exhibit of seven stained glass windows was created by acclaimed artist Louis C. Tiffany. For more…
Fate of Floyd Casey remains untold
While the game against the University of Texas at Austin marks the last football game at Floyd Casey Stadium, the ultimate fate of the facility remains undetermined.
“Simply put, we have no plans for it right…
Sex, Violation, Power: “Nothing will be done that the survivor does not agree to.”
When someone becomes the victim of a sexual assault, they are faced with some hard choices that are not easy to make. However, those decisions can have long-lasting impact. One of the major choices they…
Greek life, sororities lack racial diversity
Greek life is one facet of the student body that is historically segregated.
In August, Baylor released a report that 34.3 percent of incoming freshmen were from minority groups, the highest percentage ever. However, behind the…
Baylor pioneered desegregation in Waco
Fifty years ago, Baylor’s campus was transformed as the Board of Trustees voted to integrate the student body. That same year, the first black student enrolled.
In discussions prior to the November 1963 vote, students expressed feelings…
Former West paramedic receives 21-month sentence
Bryce Ashley Reed, the West paramedic who turned from town hero to arrestee after the explosion April 17, has begun his 21-month prison sentence for illegal firearm possession and obstruction of justice.
Reed pleaded guilty in October…
Sex, Violation, Power: “Nothing will be done that the survivor does not agree to.”
When someone becomes the victim of a sexual assault, they are faced with some hard choices that are not easy to make. However, those decisions can have long-lasting impact. One of the major choices they…
Segregation Today: Blurring the Lines Between Black and White
In the middle of a nation adjusting to a new set of social laws, church is meant to be a place where believers can come together to worship. “Race is still a very powerful factor,” Dr.…
Dorrell: It’s about broken communities, not theology
Hesitant to be pegged as a theologian, Dr. Jimmy Dorrell, a part-time lecturer at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, said his ideology stems from an urgency to maintain a practical Christian faith and not from a…
Texas executes man for corrections officer’s death
A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for the death of a corrections officer during a short-lived escape from prison six years ago. Jerry Martin, 43, had requested that no additional appeals be filed on his behalf,…
Baylor weighs in on abortion ruling
Baylor students and Waco residents alike have strongly differing opinions about Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling concerning Texas abortion laws. Some celebrate the national and local effects of the upholding of Texas abortion restrictions, while others look…
Houston to offer benefits to gay couples
Houston will provide health care and life insurance benefits to legally married same-sex spouses of city employees, officials announced Wednesday. Eligible couples must have been married in other states as Texas bans same sex unions. The announcement flouts…
Votes to be cast on evolution edits in Texas science books
A small number of social conservatives on Wednesday urged the Texas Board of Education to approve new science books that de-emphasize lessons on evolution and climate change, but the edits they seek may not have enough…
Rockefeller Center rings in season with Christmas tree lighting
With a flick of the switch, a 76-foot Norway Spruce officially became the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree Wednesday night after it was illuminated for the first time this holiday season in a ceremony that’s been held…
Union officials: NYC train engineer ‘nodded’
An engineer whose speeding commuter train ran off the rails along a curve, killing four people, nodded at the controls just before the wreck, and by the time he caught himself it was too late, a…
Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $290 million
A Silicon Valley jury on Thursday added $290 million more to the damages Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying vital iPhone and iPad features, bringing the total amount the South Korean technology titan is on the…
First three women graduate from Marine infantry course
Three Marines have become the first women to graduate from the Corps' tough-as-nails enlisted infantry training school in North Carolina, officials said Thursday.
The three completed the 59-day course and met the same test standards as the…
Peacemaker Nelson Mandela dies
South Africa's first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, yet he sought to win over its defeated guardians in a relatively peaceful transition of power that inspired the…
Nelson Mandela, 20th century colossus, dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South…
Typhoon survivors seek to flee
Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water and littered with countless…
Celebrating the dead crosses cultures, people
There’s a definite something about that time of year for last harvests. When the greens are all gold, save the winter grass at pasture. And heartier vegetables, namely of the squash variety, grace the kitchen in…
Bears closing ‘The Case’ with big goals in mind
Baylor football has put together one of the best seasons in school history in 2013. For only the…
Bedlam game dictates course of Big 12 Championship
While the season did not take the path many expected, it could end the way many predicted with…
No. 20 Baylor Bears to battle No. 3 Kentucky
Baylor men’s basketball has gotten off to a hot start this season. The Bears have won seven of…
No. 9 Lady Bears play the underdog role against UK
The No. 9 Lady Bears will face their toughest challenge of the season, as they are underdogs for…
Making ‘progress’ – Local shop paints future of BU football
With all the excitement and energy surrounding Floyd Casey Stadium’s final game, one near-campus store is helping Baylor…
Mayborn Museum gets in holiday mood with arts festival, events
While most Baylor students are hunkering down to study for final exams, there will be plenty of reason…
Music student discovers passion, drive to perfect craft
For master’s candidate Kathryn Parsley, music is the underlying connection between all mankind, and she’s made it her…
Library of Congress study sees troubling loss of early silent films
A new study by the Library of Congress reveals some disquieting facts about the country’s early film heritage. Of…
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