Year: 2011

There’s one week left to bring in your bears. Help provide comfort to children who lost everything in the Bastrop…

Leaders of the Big 12 Conference cleared the way Thursday to add TCU, a move that would bring in a rising program and potentially shore up a league that seemed ready to fall apart just a few weeks ago.

Baylor President Ken Starr will sign an agreement today to approve the creation of a program allowing a small group of students to jointly enroll at Baylor and McLennan Community College with the opportunity to graduate with a Baylor degree.

A Baylor student did not suffer serious injuries after being hit by a car Wednesday outside of the Dutton Avenue parking garage.

Urban development may be having a negative effect on biodiversity in Maryland streams, according to research done by Baylor and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

“Dream House” was an interesting twist on the old idea of “it’s all in the protagonist’s head.” Several films have played with this idea and come up with varying versions, most recently “Black Swan,” but “Dream House” is set apart from all of these films by the order of its story line.

The Sexual Assault Work Team and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. held a presentation in Kayser Auditorium Wednesday night to warn students about abuse and sexual assault. Natashia Doolittle, a representative from the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children, spoke about the necessity of open discussion, citing the statistic that one in four women and one in 33 men will be sexually assaulted during their college years.

The Nobel Prize in Literature is arguably the Lombardi trophy for authors — it’s the most prestigious prize available for modern authors. So this begs the question: who will win this year’s literary Super Bowl? I will highlight some of the favorites and some of the long shots in this year’s competition.

Of course, College Gameday is in Dallas. If this rivalry does not get these teams fired up, then nothing will.

[issuu autoFlip=true width=640 height=560 embedBackground=%23005fbb shareMenuEnabled=false backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=111006051427-2f1f299ff41b4103b57a4d4499f07fc0 name=20111006pdf username=jonangel tag=baylor unit=px id=0c98d14f-7ade-a035-de52-c27af50d4cb4 v=2 showhtmllink=false]

Looking for a volunteer opportunity that doesn’t conflict with class? Come out at 9 a.m. Saturday to the Baylor Community…

Don’t miss the Baylor Symphony Orchestra performance at 7:30 p.m. today in the Jones Concert Hall. The concert is free.

Learn how to land that job with interviewing tips and advice at 4 p.m. today in 303 Cashion Academic Center.…

Two experts sparred Tuesday over the proper definition of marriage before an audience of more than 100 people, debating whether homosexual couples should be granted state marriage licenses and the relationship between marriage and parenting.