It’s that time of year again. Temperatures change drastically, students are back in classes for the spring semester and just about everyone is coughing, sneezing or feeling ill.
Year: 2011
The Hankamer School of Business is launching the Innovative Business Accelerator, a collaborative research effort between industries and Baylor professors that will bring together researchers and data in an innovative way.
The college experience would not be what it is today if it were not for those infamous roommate stories: the roommates that stay up all hours of the night, or the ones that have a boyfriend or girlfriend who seem to have moved in.
Twenty years after being built, the John Knox Memorial Center at The Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Museum is being renovated and given a more updated look, including a new banquet hall.
Baylor’s School of Social Work has a new home in downtown Waco. The school, which has a staff of 35 and about 260 students, outgrew its old location in the Speight Plaza Parking Garage and is now moved into the former Wells Fargo building at 811 Washington Ave.
Though it is a fairly new phenomenon, there is a growing number of reverse transfer students throughout different universities.
Little can be said to ease the pain resulting from the horrible tragedy of the Tucson, Ariz., shootings on Jan. 8 in which six people died and 14 more were wounded. However, much can be said to bring more pain to the people of the community, especially from the thoughtless actions of media-hungry protesters.
“Our Food and Drug Administration has crossed the line, and entered territory where the organization itself has said it don’t belong — executions.”
“After 26 hours of travel, a canceled flight, one train, three planes, a taxi and pickup truck, I finally arrived back in Texas at 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 22. I felt almost as if I had been on a continual journey for four months, while I studied abroad.”
Despite adverse weather conditions and sudden venue changes, the Baylor population and the Waco community came to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the dedication ceremony of the Baylor Community Garden.
The Operations and Procedures Committee of Student Senate, which is responsible for reviewing bills involving internal issues and official documents, has continued the process of revising the Electoral Code this semester.
This semester Baylor has added a new course to the curriculum for Medical Humanities majors and minors. The course, Medical Humanities 3300: Visual Arts and Healing, is focused on the study of healing through art techniques that will fine tune and enhance motor skills.
Journalism and media arts lecturer Curtis Callaway appeared at the 100th anniversary celebration of Tommy Duncan’s birth in Whitney last Saturday to showcase his documentary in progress focusing on the country singer’s life.
“American Idol” — At least the name hasn’t changed. (Yet.) Just about everything else has or will, as the 10th season gets under way tonight at 7 on Fox.
NEW YORK – For such a famously excitable guy, Regis Philbin made a big announcement Tuesday with surprising calm. He’s announced his plans of retiring from his show.
Shawn McDonald is back on the Christian music radar with his new album “Closer.” The album releases March 11 on EMI’s Sparrow Records. Though the songs are very personal for McDonald (he wrote or contributed to all of them), he shares songwriting credits with other award-winning writers such as Brandon Heath, Joy Williams, Ben Glover and Josh Garrels.
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Baylor marched into Reliant Stadium hoping to claim the first Baylor bowl victory since 1992. Unfortunately the Illinois Fighting Illini had other ideas, blowing past the Bears, 38-14. It was a tough lesson, but one that will fuel the team as it heads into the offseason.
Think you can play college football? Prove it! The Baylor football team is hosting walk-on tryouts this week. Those interested can attend an information session from 2 to 4 p.m. today in the team meeting room of the Alwin O. and Dorothy Highers Athletics Complex to fill out paperwork and meet with a trainer. Tryouts will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the practice fields of the athletic complex. Candidates will participate in the 5-10-5, L-drills and run a 40-yard dash.
Early Monday morning, two armed men robbed local Cash Stores and later that night the two suspects ran from police through Baylor’s campus.
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As three Baylor players took their seats on the podium for the postgame press conference following the Bears’ matchup with Kansas, coach Scott Drew entered the room and said he would try make the press conference as succinct as possible.
Saturday could not have gone any better for the Lady Bears, as three players finished in double figures and everybody got playing time in a 70-39 win over Oklahoma State.
Iowa State’s surprisingly strong non-conference record would have seemed a bit more hollow with another Big 12 loss. The Cyclones responded by running away from Baylor and handing coach Fred Hoiberg the biggest win of his young career.
Perry Jones III scored a career-high 25 points and LaceDarius Dunn added 16 as Baylor beat Oklahoma 74-61 Tuesday night for its record 15th straight home victory.
A calm, collected and unguarded Perry Jones III stood under the basket Tuesday night and subtly pointed to the sky. A half second later, sophomore A.J. Walton responded with an alley-oop pass that Jones III slammed home, punctuating a 25-point effort in Baylor’s 74-61 win over Oklahoma.
There is a new defensive coordinator at Baylor. Baylorbears.com reported Friday that Phil Bennett will take the position while the Bears’ former defensive coordinator, Brian Norwood, moves to associate head coach.
On Monday, Jan. 10, Baylor University will hold a gathering for the friends of Mallory Norrell, a senior photography major…
The Huskies’ NCAA-record 90-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a loss to Stanford. Their nearly three-year hold on the top ranking ended Monday when they were overtaken by Baylor and dropped to No. 2 in The Associated Press poll. Connecticut had been the top team for a record 51 straight weeks, beginning Feb. 18, 2008.
If you want an idea of just how good this Jets team has turned into after back-to-back road playoff wins over Peyton Manning’s Colts and Tom Brady’s Patriots, let the only man to ever lead the Jets to a Super Bowl championship tell you.
