It’s not the end of the world.
At least that’s what one man thinks.
Dr. Michael Callaghan, assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University, will give the first in a series of lectures at 3 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. today at the Mayborn Museum.
Aransas Pass senior Brook Bonorden, an anthropology major, contributed to a historic find in Huqoq, Israel, this past July: the discovery of a mosaic that illustrates the biblical story of Samson. Bonorden was part of an excavation team headed by the University of North Carolina that included students and professors from other colleges across the nation.
On Tuesday, I received an email from my University Parks community leader, saying a girl in one of her classes noticed we are already finished with 21 percent of
the semester.
Increased enrollment is generally a good thing for Baylor
— unless you have to live in the
residence halls.
Last year, Baylor’s RG3-led offense was historic. Points came in bunches at a rate of more than 45 per game. The defense, however, was a different story.
Baylor’s defense in 2011 gave up more than 37 points per game.
Barrel racers from around the state of Texas made their way to the 23rd annual American Novice Horse Association ShootOut barrel race at the Extraco Events Center Pavilion in Waco this past weekend.
You don’t have to be a soldier to serve in Iraq.
Baylor alumni and students are attempting to make a difference in Iraq through a group called the Preemptive Love Coalition, an organization that works to provide lifesaving heart surgeries to Iraqi children.
Those attending tonight’s Student Senate meeting may want to bring their leis and cowboy hats.
At 5 p.m. in 203 Cashion Academic Center, the Baylor Student Senate will vote on two bills concerning funding for Pi Beta Phi’s All-University Howdy and Beta Upsilon Chi’s (BYX) Island Party.
A court-martial due to start in the case against a Texas Air Force basic training instructor accused in a sex scandal at a San Antonio air base was delayed without explanation Wednesday.
The trial of Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford had been scheduled to begin Wednesday afternoon at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. But no attorneys were present as the scheduled start time passed, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
The parents of 7-year-old Sierra Jane Downing thought she had the flu when she felt sick days after camping in southwest Colorado.
When she had a seizure, her father rushed her to the local hospital in Pagosa Springs. An emergency room doctor who saw Sierra Jane for the seizure and a 107-degree fever late Aug. 24 wasn’t sure what was wrong either, and called other hospitals before the girl was flown to Denver.
The “bugs” of late summer are biting. The nation is having its worst West Nile virus season in a decade, and up to 10,000 people who stayed in California cabins are at risk of hantavirus. A second case of bubonic plague in the West has been confirmed — in a girl in Colorado — and scientists fear that a bumper crop of ticks could spread Lyme disease, the nation’s most common bug-borne malady.
Wacoans by day and stars of the stage by night — the members of the Waco Civic Theatre are gearing up for their season opener this weekend with a trilogy of one-act plays in Neil Simon’s comedy “Plaza Suite.”
The Waco Symphony Orchestra’s 51st concert season features some highly acclaimed guest soloists and frequently played classics.
The lineup includes French composer Maurice Ravel’s “Boléro,” as well as Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite.”
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will provide Waco with a taste of Greece this Saturday at the annual Greek Food Festival.
The festival will be held at the Extraco Events Center in Waco from 5 to 9 p.m. as a fundraiser for both the church and the National Orthodox Autism fund.
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The Baylor football team made its statement with a 59-24 victory over the SMU Mustangs Sunday evening.
“We felt like we had to come out and see what we were,” Baylor head coach Art Briles said. “Just like everybody else, we weren’t sure. We felt like we knew what we had. We felt like we knew we had a determined, eager, anxious football team that wanted to prove themselves.”
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The $100 million President’s Scholarship Initiative, which President Ken Starr announced Sept. 15, 2010, is nearing the end of its three-year collection period. It is set to end May 2013.
The initiative focuses on making a Baylor education more affordable to more students. So far, $52.5 million of the target $100 million has been raised.
A college education opens doors — in this case, doors to other countries.
Baylor offers study abroad and foreign exchange programs to challenge students to further their education both inside and out of the classroom.
There is a dilemma here at Baylor. Yes, it is one of many, but this one in particular will only get worse the longer it is ignored. Every year shows an increase in student enrollment and the addition of classes to accommodate this rise in numbers. However, the allotted amount of Pawprints per student, which is 400, stays the same.
international students wandered onto Baylor’s campus for the very first time for their first class at their first American university.
And we thought freshman year was intimidating.
These 220 students are composed of abroad exchange students, graduate students and even freshmen embarking on their four years of an undergraduate experience in a new country. In a matter of 48 hours, these students were introduced to fried food, the word “y’all” and Texas heat.
The Baylor/SMU football game was a great start to the season. The excitement in the stadium began when the largest freshman class created a flood of yellow across the field. With 638 total yards of offense and a fumble recovery TD and two interceptions on defense, the Bears definitely showed that we are going to have another great year.
Behind the scenes, however, there was a different story.
The Baylor volleyball team swept Texas State 3-0 Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center.
Baylor started out the first set by quickly jumping out to an 8-4 advantage, forcing Texas State to call an early timeout.
Following the timeout, the Bobcats came out refocused and won the next two points, battling to even the set at 10 apiece.
Senior Alyssa Dibbern spiked the ball for a Baylor point.
After defeating Nebraska and McNeese State over the weekend, the Baylor soccer team moved to 5-1 on the season.
The women allowed just three shots in the two games and did not give up a goal.
