Month: March 2011

As convenient as it is to have a treadmill or elliptical reveal the amount of calories burned during an exercise, these machines are not as accurate as believed. Many cardiovascular machines are 15 to 20 percent off in calculation of calories burned, Van Davis, assistant director for fitness and nutrition education.

It may be the Lady Bears’ third consecutive year advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tourney, but head coach Kim Mulkey believes this year’s Sweet 16 venture against Wisconsin-Green Bay Sunday at 8 p.m. at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas tastes just as sweet.

Baylor baseball continues its 14-game homestand as it battles Kansas State this weekend in the Bears’ second conference series of the season. Coach Steve Smith said he hopes to see more of what has brought the Bears to a 14-7 record.

Two new initiatives to increase student retention are being created in an effort led by the Foster Success Center, but the initiatives will not focus only on freshmen — some will also be geared toward improving the sophomore students’ experience and helping parents encourage their students.

The university denied the Sexual Identity Forum’s request for an official student organization charter for a final time last Friday, leaving officers of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender discussion group dissatisfied and seeking a more thorough explanation.

The Big Apple. The city that never sleeps. Gotham City. The Melting Pot. New York, New York. This legendary city serves as a backdrop for writers, musicians and artists and their works, both recent and classics. They describe its glimmer, its expansiveness, its overcrowding, its remarkable skyscrapers, its diverse population, all of this and more. For many years growing up, these descriptions entranced me. It is the city where dreams come true. I was fixated on this metropolis, and it was my goal to make it there one day.

The seven top student organizations will stomp it out at the StompFest Championships at 7 p.m. April 9 at Waco Hall. Buy your tickets for $8 at the Bill Daniels Student Center Ticket Office or pay $10 at the door.

Looking for inspiration to guide your prayers? Throughout the Lent season, black and white photos of the Stations of the Cross will be on display in the Bobo Spiritual Life Center’s chapel for reflection. Prayer guides are provided, and at 3:30 p.m. every Friday a group will meet for joint meditation.

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Command of the ground is no longer solely the job of the Army and Marines. The Air Force is being asked to step up and fill a role.

The Heart of Texas Regional Advisory Council, along with other regional emergency response teams, conducted an exercise designed to practice running a regional alternate care site response Wednesday at the Providence Health Center in Waco.

Former Lady Bears basketball forward Morghan Medlock shared her experience with domestic violence Wednesday during Take Back the Night on Fountain Mall.

Zionsville, Ind., junior Cole Chapman knows how to save money. His company, College Cardboard, is being nationally recognized in the College Entrepreneurs Organization spring newsletter. Chapman developed College Cardboard, a company that sells cardboard boxes to students on move-out day for a low price and then delivers them to students’ doors.