Month: March 2011

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.

[issuu autoFlip=true width=640 height=560 embedBackground=%23005fbb shareMenuEnabled=false backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=110330091402-320288e0e0424390937ab4227f19aec7 name=110330pdf username=jonangel tag=baylor unit=px id=c986ae34-15eb-cf07-faad-018e1180c700 v=2 showhtmllink=false]

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.

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.

[issuu autoFlip=true width=640 height=560 embedBackground=%23005fbb shareMenuEnabled=false backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=110329060725-cd8959854ded482db7de1d9754b6ccd6 name=110329pdf username=jonangel tag=baylor unit=px id=be0f6677-a85d-56ae-919e-cc90edf1e75f v=2 showhtmllink=false]

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.

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.