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Year: 2011
Freshman Perry Jones III announced Monday that he will play another year at Baylor.
The 2011 conference games has been tentatively set by the Big 12. The dates are subject to changes for media broadcast and the game start times have not been set.
Statistically, Texas A&M does not possess the Big 12 Conference’s most potent lineup — a look at the Aggies’ production in a three-game series against Texas Tech, however, tells a different story.
Competing at the inaugural National Collegiate and Acrobatic Tumbling Association National Championships, Baylor locked up its first-ever national title. The…
Baylor starting pitcher Josh Turley wasn’t used to the media attention he got following the Bears’ 7-6 win over Texas Saturday. But if having a career day means pushing back postgame plans because of interviews, Turley welcomes it with open arms. “I’d rather pitch well and get the win than pitch poorly and go eat dinner,” Turley said.
Student Body President Cristina Galvan “I want to continue to ensure that the student voice is heard and acknowledged and…
Student senate passed 12 bills, including a controversial bill that would reallocate Student Senate’s diversity committee into its community affairs and public relations committees, during its last meeting of the semester.
Members of seven foreign language groups competed in a lighthearted singing contest, Global BU Vision, Thursday night, showcasing their talent in international music of both the contemporary and folk varieties. Some even dressed in regional costume, acting out the storylines of their songs.
Baylor’s Institute for Oral History has been awarded the Texas Historical Commission’s 2011 Award of Excellence in Preserving History.
Throughout history, walks have been used by some of the greatest social revolutionaries of all time.
The Baylor’s 11th annual StompFest is starting at 7 p.m. today in Waco Hall, with another performance at the same time Saturday.
A recent graduate of Baylor wasted no time putting her degree to use. Allison Campbell opened her own shopping store, The Franklin Shops, in her hometown of Fort Myers, Fla., early this year and has been consistently attracting interested retailers and patrons of every kind.
With a pitching staff still searching for consistency, Baylor baseball plays host to the No. 8 University of Texas today and Saturday before finishing up the three-game series Sunday in Austin.
On Diadeloso, Baylor students will have the chance to make history by participating in a Zumba class that organizers hope will be the world’s largest. While the event is an attempt at an appearance in the Guinness World Records, it is also a fundraiser for the accounting students’ mission trip to Uganda this summer.
For the first time since the 2008-2009 season, the Baylor men’s golf team has won multiple tournaments in the same season. The first victory came last month in Charleston, S.C., and the most recent was Tuesday at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. The Bears finished at 4-under-par 282-273-281=836, beating out second-place Arizona by three strokes in the 20-team field. The second round score of 273 was a season low.
Senior classes have been giving back to Baylor in the form of senior class gifts for years. This year, students will have the chance to eat at some of their favorite restaurants and contribute to a fully-fledged scholarship for students.
Recent budget cuts on the state and national level, though tough, have proved necessary. The recent cutting of funds for the GI Bill, however, is nothing if not a breach of trust and represents misplaced values in American society.
Las Vegas has the Boston Red Sox winning the American League. ESPN’s analysts mostly have Boston, and none have the Rangers. What does this tell me?
I still maintain that the visit to the AT&T center this past Sunday was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Sudoku solution: 4/8/11
Crossword solution: 4/8/11
Men’s and women’s tennis returns to Waco this weekend. The men take on Seminole State College at 1 p.m. Saturday, followed immediately by a match with UT Arlington. The women welcome Nebraska at 5 p.m. today and Iowa State at 1 p.m. Sunday. Notably for the men, senior John Peers was selected Tuesday as the Big 12 player of the week, giving him the honor in back-to-back weeks.
The men’s and women’s track teams are competing in the 84th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin. Freshman Tiffani McReynolds enters the weekend with the NCAA’s fastest time in the 100-meter hurdles at 12.91. A hurdler to watch for the men is freshman Gabriel El Hanbli, who ranks among the top 10 in the 400-meter hurdles at 50.83. The meet’s events continue through Saturday, concluding with the 4×400 meter relay.
The Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in Jones Concert Hall of the Glennis McCrary Music Building. The free program includes the regional premiere of a work by Baylor composer Scott McAllister and a solo performance by Baylor trombonist Brent Phillips.
Softball’s bats hope to stay hot as the Lady Bears face the No. 21 Sooners this weekend in Norman, Okla. The Lady Bears are 4-2 in Big 12 play among a conference full of solid programs, with eight of the 10 schools nationally ranked in the top 25. Currently, Baylor has a combined ERA of 1.24, second in the Big 12 behind Texas, and the offense brings momentum from a midweek, doubleheader sweep of Texas Tech, in which the Lady Bears belted three homers in the second game.
Freshman Jayme Edwards and sophomore Madeline Felio were named National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association All-Americans on Wednesday night. Baylor’s young team is competing at the NCATA Nationals Championships in Eugene, Ore., and has its sights are set high for next season.
Join the Association of Black Students and Phi Iota Alpha at the last Grab The Mic of the semester on at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Bill Daniel Student Center Den.
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The ISU tennis team will have its hands full this weekend against two very talented teams. The Cyclones — 10-10, 1-5 Big 12 — hit the road this Friday and Sunday to play Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, and No. 9 Baylor in Waco, Texas.
