Billboards all around Waco display the connection between the city and university. These billboards, which read “Baylor – Waco Proud Partners,” signify Baylor’s commitment to be a positive presence in Waco. But they also describe the lives of students who were raised in Waco and choose to attend Baylor.
Month: January 2012
As spring classes get under way, glimpses of the summer can be seen on the horizon, and many students are making preparations for a summer internship.
An 85-year-old Alaska woman used a grain shovel to fend off an agitated moose that was stomping her husband.
On Friday, the Internet claimed a temporary but important victory over a controversial Congress bill. Many feel it threatens the free flow of information across the Internet despite its original stated intent.
Sometimes I think companies just don’t get it.
Once again, an election year is upon us. But this isn’t any ordinary election year. It’s the year of the apocalypse. That is, if you believe those have interpreted the ending of the Mayan calendar as such. Or Republicans speaking of the possible re-election of President Barack Obama.
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The Bill Daniel Student Center will host a stand-up comedy night from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Student comedians will…
Career services will host the Teach for America Employer Presentation from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Cashion 110.
City officials in New Britain, Conn., have blatantly reminded one of their police officers that doing the right thing isn’t always easy.
Sophomore Shanay Washington was on the hardwood for the No. 1 Lady Bears: in a uniform and during play as Baylor went on to defeat No. 22 Kansas State 76-41.
hanay Washington drove hard through two defenders, then tumbled to the floor while scoring and being fouled in her first Baylor home game in more than a year. Brittney Griner excitedly helped her teammate and friend to her feet.
The Baylor Bears suffered their second consecutive loss at the hands of the Missouri Tigers, 88-89. This was the Bears’ first home loss of the season, which puts them at 17-2 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play.
The Supreme Court on Friday threw out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The decision ultimately could affect control of the U.S. House of Representatives and leaves the fate of Texas’ April primaries unclear.
Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race on Thursday, endorsed his old friend Newt Gingrich and returned home to Texas, where the failed White House candidate has three years left to serve as the chief executive.
Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims will coach Chi-Omega’s “A” basketball team in its game Tuesday at the Student Life Center, after the sorority won their help in a competition. Chi-Omega will play Pi Beta Phi’s “B” team at 5 p.m.
A little piece of significant history, a little bit at a time. That is the goal of a new exhibit from the Texas Collection on-campus library and archive.
Downtown shoppers at Spice Village have a new place to get food while on-the-go.
They’re trained in combat, in discipline, in dress and … in talking to reporters?
The No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears (18-0) look to add to the win column as they host No. 23 Kansas State (13-4) at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Ferrell Center.
“The fastest 40 minutes in basketball.” That used to be the slogan for Missouri’s No. 5 basketball team.
Pittsburgh, Pa. native Jennifer Luitweiler is a woman that’s always on the go. However, she still found time to write her first book, “Run With Me: An Accidental Runner and the Power of the Poo.”
A story that started with a Baylor student’s Facebook post has sparked discussion about how college students and professors are realizing the power of social media both in and out of the classroom.
Before the Texas Rangers committed more than $111 million to get Japan’s best pitcher, they spent more than two years watching and getting to know Yu Darvish.
My love for “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” all started one snowy morning in Canada in 1994. When I walked downstairs I saw a medium-sized birthday gift labeled “Sega Genesis.” I didn’t know then as a confused 5-year-old that the box would spawn a new era in my life: the use of video games.
Consider the following word problem: “Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?”
Personally, I don’t buy into the theory that the beginning of a new year is the beginning of a new and improved me. I prefer to set new goals when I become motivated by something.
The Baylor Opera Theater will present Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine…
As children, we sat in our elementary school classrooms and learned about the great American melting pot. We derive many things in our country from members and traditions of many other nations.
