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Month: March 2011
Sudoku solution: 3/30/11
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Students looking for a leg up in job hunting can have their resumes reviewed by the Career Services staff from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the common area of the Sid Richardson Building.
The Lady Bears’ Tuesday doubleheader at Stephen F. Austin was postponed because of inclement weather. Baylor entered Tuesday at 27-5 after splitting a weekend series with Texas A&M, and its next scheduled game starts at 3 p.m. Saturday at Getterman Stadium against No. 11 ranked Missouri.
The Center for Jewish Studies will host Irving Roth, a survivor of the Holocaust. at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Heschel Room 131 of the Marrs McLean Science Building.
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No. 1 seed Baylor needed no time to rebuild momentum as it battled past No. 5 seed Wisconsin-Green Bay 86-76 on Sunday at the American Airlines Center. The Lady Bears advanced to their second consecutive Elite Eight behind a career-high 40 points from sophomore Brittney Griner.
The Baylor Autism Resource Center hosted an event Monday night to celebrate and bring awareness to recently passed legislation that will require insurance companies to provide more coverage to autistic patients.
Baylor ShowTime! will entertain audiences with a Spring Show full of hilarity at 7:30 p.m. on Friday or at 3 p.m. on Saturday in Waco Hall.
Dr. Lee S. Shulman will deliver the next Presidential Symposium Series lecture on Thursday, titled “Learning to Profess: Challenges and Opportunities for Liberal Education in Faith-based Universities.”
A recent study done by a Baylor researcher suggests that young adults whose parents monitor their social interactions are less likely to have alcohol-related problems, and that young adults monitored by a parent of the opposite gender exhibit an even stronger correlation between parent interaction and less impulsivity.
Last weekend the battle between the No. 17 Baylor and No. 21 Texas A&M softball teams proved how tough conference play will be in 2011 as they split the series, both with walk-off home runs. Baylor took the first game Saturday, 2-1, in 11 innings and Texas A&M took the second, 6-5.
As the death toll of tsunami victims in Japan approaches 11,000, Baylor students are raising donations and awareness across campus. The Japanese Student Association has set up donation stations in the Baylor Sciences Building, Hankamar School of Business, and residential and dining halls.
Sunday at Baylor Ballpark handed the baseball team chilly weather and a chance to take the three game series against Kansas State.
Google is typically synonymous with progress, efficiency and technological advancement. Google Books, however, the technology giant’s endeavor to allow a new way of reading and utilizing books, has been abruptly halted with a recent decision by a federal judge.
One single vote could have unleashed a firestorm in Waco. A student government bill would have supported allowing certain students to carry a concealed handgun on Baylor property. I applaud Baylor student government for standing, however narrowly, in opposition to the extreme measure.
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Sudoku solution: 3/29/11
Crossword solution: 3/29/11
ESPN Sport Science examines Baylor sophomore Brittney Griner’s dunking and shot blocking ability. Click the image to view the video.
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No. 1 seed Baylor needed no time to rebuild momentum as it battled past No. 5 seed Wisconsin-Green Bay 76-66 behind a career high 40-point performance for sophomore Brittney Griner and a season-high 58.9 team field goal percentage.
Sunday at Baylor Ballpark handed the baseball team chilly weather and a chance to take the three game series against Kansas State. After the 21st ranked Bears rallied to grab a 4-3 win over the Wildcats, they move to 3-3 in conference play.
More late-inning struggles plagued Baylor baseball on Saturday, as the Bears fell to Kansas State, 6-3. The three-game weekend series is now tied at one game apiece.
One-third of Baylor’s wins this season have come in the last at bat. The latest dramatic victory was a walk-off win against Kansas State on Friday night, giving them their fifth walk-off of the season. Senior Chris Slater roped a double down the right field line in the to score senior shortstop Landis Ware and capped off the defeat of the Wildcats, 5-4.
Student body senate passed several bills and revisions in yesterday’s meeting, several of which financed events held by various student organizations.
Two Baylor professors helped uncover a secret that now has the scientific community abuzz: Central Texas was home to what are now the oldest known human inhabitants on the American continents.