Author: Adam Gibson

The Waco Friends of Peace/Climate will host a presentation by Freedom Solar of Austin at 6 p.m. on April 17 at Poppa Rollos Pizza. Shannon Munden will speak on the history of solar energy, installation of home solar systems and financing. The lecture is free, and pizza and a salad buffet will be available; all are welcome. For more information, visit www.friendsofpeace.org.Baylor Relay for Life is hosting “Pie-a-Prof” from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the SUB bowl. Students will have the opportunity to pay to throw a pie in the face of their professors. The event’s proceeds will go to…

By Adam Gibson | Assistant News EditorThe annual Bearathon is taking place this Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. at McLane stadium. This year, however, a group of people will be running for something more than just the goal of finishing the race. Five years ago, a Baylor senior, Daniel Jones, died while competing in the race. Jones was a member of Kappa Omega Tau (KOT) fraternity and in the years since he passed away, members of KOT and his family have honored him at each race and this year, they plan to bring more awareness to who Jones was. Monument,…

By Adam Gibson | Assistant News EditorWhen talking about soccer, the first person you think of is Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. The first league you think about is the English Premier League or the German Bundesliga. In the United States, however, other than the National Teams, soccer is rarely given a second thought. It is time to start paying more attention to our own league at home: Major League Soccer (MLS). The world’s most popular sport has been ignored and put on the back burner in the United States for some time now. This is somewhat understandable, considering we…

The Asian Students Association is hosting a Lunar New Year party 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Vera Martin Daniel Plaza. The event will include games with the opportunity to win prizes. There will also be performances by singers and a lion dance — a traditional Chinese dance where performers move like a lion in a lion costume in order to bring good luck and fortune.The event will also have authentic Asian cuisine for everyone to try. The entire event is free and open to the public.

In the past few days, a new wifi network was added to the Baylor campus. BU-Guest is the new sponsored guest network. The network is for University departments who are hosting short-term guests who may require access to different Baylor resources. The guests are required to have a sponsorship from a department on campus. The sponsor will then approve the guest and grant them access to the guest network for two days. This new network will give more access to the internet for a limited time. Since the sponsor will have to approve this access, it will help maintain the…

The Baylor community will no longer be required to change their BearID password every 180 days, but instead, just once a year. The current policy of 180 days is no longer required because of how effective the Duo two-factor process is, Baylor Internal Audit and ITS decided. Since it is so effective in providing enough security, there is not a need to have the password changed as often.Starting with the next time you are required to change your password, the password you set can remain the same for one year before you are required to change it again. If you…

Baylor’s School of Church Music will host its 13th YouthCUE Baylor Festival from Feb. 9 to 11. Youths from from the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston areas will participate in the weekend under the direction of Dr. Randall Bradley. The YouthCUE Baylor Festival is geared to provide spiritual formation, choral excellence and leadership for all attendees. The festival will close with a Grand Concert at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 11 in Jones Concert Hall and will feature a variety of wide variety of Christian choral music.

By Adam Gibson | Assistant News EditorCollege football is one of the nation’s most beloved sports. With all of the upsets, rivalries and bowl games, the sport is continually a great source of entertainment. In the relatively new college football playoffs, only the top four ranked teams make it to the semi-finals, and only two make it to the finals. While this may seem like the playoffs includes the best teams, upsets that happen late in the season can cause debate in who really deserves to be in the top four. To make sure the truly best teams compete in…

By Adam Gibson | Assistant News EditorBaylor professors are teaming up with a local Crossfit coach to build a pilot workout program for young teens in Waco. The program will last 12 weeks and includes high-intensity workouts that will take place at The Cove in Waco and a Mission Waco location.High school students in Waco ISD will have the opportunity to join this free workout program if they come to The Cove’s after-school program. Other than just working out, the adolescents will also learn about healthy lifestyles that they can implement into the rest of their daily lives.Dr. Danielle Young,…

By Adam Gibson | Copy EditorIn Iowa City, Iowa, college football has become so much more than just a game. This is because of one of the newest and most heartwarming traditions in all of sports. With just a simple wave, University of Iowa football fans show their support for young patients in a nearby hospital.Kinnick Stadium, home of the Iowa Hawkeyes, is located right next to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, which opened in February. 70,585 fans are able to turn and wave to the top floors of the hospital at the end of the first…

The Lady Bears are going into their first non-conference game after two commanding exhibition wins, having beaten their last two opponents by a combined score of 162.

By Adam Gibson | Copy EditorIt’s no secret that the U.S. is not known for its soccer league or for most players that come out of the U.S. Unlike many countries, we don’t have a majority of kids playing soccer for all of their childhood and in no way is that a problem –– until it comes to losing to the worst team you play. Most countries have kids that play their whole lives and are given resources to be the best in soccer. In a country that has as many resources as ours, it makes you think about why…

By Adam Gibson | Copy EditorThe Baylor cross country teams went on the road to the Ken Garland Invitational on Saturday in Denton, where both the men and women were crowned as the invitational champions.Women’s cross country head coach Todd Harbour said he was pleased with the results and how well the team was running together.“Overall, it was a super day for both teams as they came out with wins,” Harbour said. “I thought they were executing on what we were wanting and running well as a pack. Gabby [Satterlee] ran a really good race, and I thought the middle…

By Adam Gibson | Copy EditorRarely does the world see a young, extremely talented soccer player come out of the United States; Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey are some of the more recent players to have had a great amount of success throughout their entire career. Christian Pulisic, however, is a player who is looking to become just as good if not better than Donovan or Dempsey as an American superstar. Pulisic is just 18-years-old and plays for one of the top teams in the Bundesliga, the best league in Germany. In his club Borussia Dortmund, he is one of…

After coming up short last season, Baylor cross country is looking to prove itself at this year’s Bear Twilight Invitational.

All athletes strive for greatness. Several never achieve it. Tom Brady is one quarterback who did, and he has the record to prove it.