For the second straight year, at least one Baylor football player heard his name called in the first round of the NFL draft.
Year: 2011
As adolescent male power fantasies go, “Fast Five” has an undeniable trashy charm.
Every member of the editorial board has spent a different amount of time on staff. Regardless, we have noticed one thing: an increasingly involved student body. We’d like to take this final editorial to say thank you.
Somebody once said that realizing we are broken is the beginning of healing. Or at least that is what I read in Donald Miller’s book “Father Fiction” while on a plane over Easter break.
The entire process of applying and interviewing for next year’s Lariat, culminating in a “congratulations” email from Baylor’s student publications board, reminded me of a scene out of “Hitch.”
Crossword solution: 4/29/11
Sudoku solution: 4/29/11
Though her team was not offered an at-large bid to the NCAA West Regional May 5-7, junior Chelsey Cothran became one of six individual golfers offered an at-large bid to travel to Auburn, Wash. Cothran is the first Baylor golfer in program history to receive the individual bid.
No. 7 Women’s Tennis chases its sixth consecutive Big 12 Tournament crown this weekend after capturing its seventh consecutive conference regular season title. They carry a 12-game win streak into the tourney that they have won as the No. 1 seed each of the last five years.
No. 7 men’s Tennis starts competition in the Big 12 Tournament today after receiving a bye in the first round yesterday. The Bears claimed their ninth regular season Big 12 Title in ten years a week ago when they downed No. 6 Texas A&M at the Baylor Tennis Center.
Photos of the Month: Mar. 25-April 26, 2011
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Uproar Records celebrated the release of its third annual compilation CD on Wednesday night with a twist.
Villages in Rwanda and classrooms in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business may not be comparable in appearance, but both serve to educate Baylor students about microfinancing and businesses in developing countries.
A team of Baylor graduate students won a national case study competition centered on athletics last week. The competition was part of the Scholarly Conference on College Sport, which took place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a record crowd of 1,484, showed up to green out Getterman Stadium, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns shut out the Lady Bears’ softball team, 3-0.
Baylor University Theatre combines a classic tale with modern creativity in its production of The Odyssey. In a nutshell, Odysseus, played by Jeff Wittekiend from Burnet, must go through a series of life-threatening adventures in order to reach his hometown and become reunited with his beloved wife and son.
Inspiring cinematography, captivating characters and compelling scripts meld for an evening of entertainment at the 12th annual Black Glasses film festival at 7 p.m. Friday in Kayser Auditorium.
Whether you’re on Baylor’s campus, on vacation or staying home this summer, there are plenty of opportunities to stay fit and have fun while doing it.
State Rep. Wayne Christian is afraid to say that he thinks universities should not fund programs for gay and transsexual promotion.
Upon having tea with a good friend of mine one evening this semester, something hit me. Having friends from other countries can affect one’s view on international conflicts.
Crossword solution: 4/28/11
Sudoku solution: 4/28/11
Wichita Falls senior Colton Canava will present a solo art exhibition of his mixed media paintings from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Harrington House.
Applications for the A.A. & Marjorie Hyden Scholarship, a scholarship for junior and senior student leaders, are due Friday. Eight $500 scholarships will be awarded for next fall. Applications are online at www.baylor.edu/sg/index.php?id=46051 or at the Student Government office in the Bill Daniel Student Center.
Beta Beta Beta will host a native Texas plant sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Baylor Sciences Building Patio Area to raise money for student scholarships. The sale includes perennials, shrubs, grasses and ornamental trees. Only cash or checks will be accepted. Prices range from $1.99 to $24.99.
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Several clarifications are needed to clear up much confusion surrounding Tuesday’s editorial “Community should be provided Strategic Planning information.”
President Ken Starr hosted the final Dr Pepper Hour of the year Tuesday, greeting students with hugs and handshakes.
Yogurt fanatics will have even more choices in the near future. The wife and daughter of Baylor’s head football coach, Art Briles, will open a frozen yogurt shop called Oso’s— that’s Spanish for “bear”— in less than two weeks, Staley Lebby, Briles’ daughter, said.
