Year: 2012

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.

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.

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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.

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.