Month: January 2012

Every gamer, from the casual to the hardcore, has played some sort of fighting game. Some are unbelievably bad — “Shaq-Fu” comes to mind — but once in a while a game comes around that stands as a testament to humanity’s technological achievements.

A Chinese New Year event, hosted by the Asian Student Association, was held at the Bill Daniels Student Center on Thursday celebrating the year of the dragon.

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As an English major who spends all my free time in the journalism, public relations and new media department, I am well aware of the power of language. Words have the power to build up or tear down, and the difference between a well-crafted piece of writing and a hasty rant is always apparent. As Mark Twain said (and Dr. Joe Fulton loves to quote), “the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter – it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”

The Baylor String Orchestra will perform beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building. This concert is free and open to the public.

The men’s Lacrosse team will play Centenary College from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Parker Brother Sport Complex on LaSalle Drive. Admission is free

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann swept aside doubts about her political future Wednesday, declaring less than a month after ending her presidential bid that she will seek a fourth term in Congress.

On a day that combined two campaigns into one, President Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Republicans to raise taxes on the rich as GOP rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich swiped at him on the economy and criticized each other over immigration.

More than 120 Baylor students have committed to pray for the nations of the world in 15-minute shifts to cover every minute of every day. The initiative is part of what the group hopes will become a campus prayer movement, lasting as long as there are participants.

Students walking into the Baylor Sciences Building earlier this week were greeted by two flat screen Sony televisions complete with first-person shooter “Call of Duty: Black Ops.”

Due to the rainy weather in Waco Wednesday, the No. 5 Baylor women’s tennis team was forced to move its home match to the Lion Indoor Tennis Center in Ennis.

A judge gave federal prosecutors until a week from Wednesday to give up the name of a witness they say was recruited for a chilling, al-Qaida-sanctioned plot for suicide bombers to attack the New York City subways with explosives made from beauty supplies.

If you have always wanted to enjoy an opera but have felt intimidated by the complexities of vocal performances such as this, “Dido & Aeneas” will provide you a simplified opera with all the drama and comedy of much more elaborate opera performances.

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The Bill Daniel Student Center photo contest ends tomorrow at 5 p.m. Finalists win a chance to have their images…

Men’s basketball will play the Texas Longhorns from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ferrell Center. The game is…