Month: January 2012

The Lariat gets the inside scoop from Sabrina Triola to see what Scotland is all about.

In his last State of the Union address before the November elections, President Barack Obama urged members of Congress to pass legislation increasing government expenditures in targeted areas and reforming the federal tax code.

Two Baylor students and a Baylor mom are fighting the freshman 15 with the founding of a new club, Bear Nutrition, to help students create a healthier environment.

Former Baylor and McLennan Community College lecturer Roger Wayne Rouland, 52, pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession of child pornography.

An Idaho man accused of firing shots at the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he tried to assassinate President Barack Obama. A lawyer for Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez entered the plea on his client’s behalf during a brief appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington. Ortega did not say anything during the proceedings and will remain held without bond. He has another court date next month.

The NFL is trying to avoid another super snafu.

Flustered with beauty problems? Have no fear. There’s a website specifically designed to answer any beauty question out there.

After Baylor followed two perfect months with two straight losses, coach Scott Drew was glad to see his star player back on his game.

As top seeds fell all over the country in men’s hoops, No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears’ head coach Kim Mulkey watched it all.

A North Carolina man sentenced to prison recently as part of a homegrown terrorist ring has been accused in a federal court document of plotting to kill witnesses who testified against him at trial.

They will bury Joe Paterno today, but the debate will rage for decades. Do you judge a man by his body of work — or by one colossal mistake?

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will not be patted down, nor will he back down from his stance on airport security, as he demonstrated Monday on his way to Washington.

There’s one part of Diadeloso that students don’t get a chance to take part in: the selection of who gets to perform at the main stage.

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The No. 1 Lady Bears will play the No. 25 Sooners from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Norman, Okla.

The SUB Den will host Chalk Talk from 12-12:30 p.m. on Friday featuring players from men and women’s basketball. The…

Students returning next year to University Parks apartments will have to adjust to some changes in policy after Baylor takes over the property in June.

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ decision to resign from Congress sets up a political free-for-all in her competitive southeastern Arizona district, with voters set to pick a temporary replacement and then a full-term representative in rapid succession.

Grief filled the air in chapel Monday morning as students joined in prayer over the loss of Winter Park, Fla. first-year Truett Seminary student Jake W. Gibbs.

Love is the word of the moment at the Armstrong Browning Library.

Sophomore Shanay Washington was on the hardwood for the No. 1 Lady Bears in a uniform and in the lineup as Baylor went on to defeat No. 22 Kansas State 76-41.

The Baylor Bears suffered their second straight loss Saturday at the hands of the Missouri Tigers 89-88. This was the Bears’ first home loss of the season, which puts them at 17-2 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play.

Baylor Opera Theatre will present Henry Purcell’s “Dido & Aeneas,” with veteran stage director Eric Gibson leading the student performers and assistant professor of voice Jeffrey Peterson conducting the Baylor Symphony Orchestra.

A Tennessee police department says it has fired an officer after 17 years on the force because he repeatedly smoked cigarettes inside the precinct in violation of the city’s no smoking policy.

Tennis and basketball teams played this weekend.

The Baylor men’s tennis team was defeated by Florida on Sunday in Waco. The Bears drop to 1-1 on the season and Florida moved to 1-0.

Baylor Music, Common Grounds, Museums, and Films highlight the week