By Joshua Davis & Tyler Cagle, Sports Writers Baylor football began its 2015 campaign with hopes of making the College Football Playoff, but a bevy of crucial injuries proved too costly as the Bears finished their season 9-3. After ending fourth in the Big 12, head coach Art Briles and Baylor are left thinking about what could’ve been. Although the outcome didn’t meet the expectations, the season was not a complete loss, players said. “There are some teams that love to go 9-3, so I don’t really see it as a disappointment,” senior left tackle Spencer Drango said. “The disappointing…
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A new way to give back to Veterans at Baylor from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo. This holiday season, there is a new way to give back to the over 130 students on Baylor’s campus who are military veterans.
The No. 4 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team looks to add on to its undefeated season against Northwestern State at 7 p.m. today at the Ferrell Center. The Bears (7-0) are coming off a decisive victory against Rice, where they dominated, taking the win 89-38. The Lady Demons (3-4) look to get the momentum going back their way after a tough one-point loss last Saturday. The Demons are led by junior guard Beatrice Attura who has played in all seven games this season, averaging 32 minutes a game and 18.3 points. The Bears will need to keep the fouls to…
Throughout the semester, the editorial board meets weekly to pitch ideas and vote on four topics to supply the editorials for the following week. After much debate on each issue, the members then take a stance on the topics, flesh out the details and examine counterarguments. Our sharp cartoonist then summons his wit with every single editorial and draws a new comic for each print issue. While some weeks we’re bone dry on good ideas, other times it’s a struggle to narrow it down to just four. Some were proposed in the board several times but never quite made the…
Can you make a bridge out of paper cups, plates and paper clips? Better yet, can you tell a story about it? This is the challenge the Baylor Theme Park and Engineering Design club faces in its monthly meetings. However, these challenges are just for fun. The club focuses on the imagination and innovation in creating theme park attractions. Apple Valley, Calif. junior Chad Regensberg, a mechanical engineering major, founded the club after discovering his own career path. Unsure of the engineering field that he wanted to pursue, he looked to something familiar. “I was really interested [in theme parks],”…
Having trouble feeling the Christmas spirit amidst the stress of finals? Waco Civic Theatre has the perfect remedy with its presentation of “Miracle on 34th Street.”
The event is designed to be a celebration of people from different cultures, backgrounds and beliefs.
Jeffrey, Josh and Tyler on possibly their last episode together. Also, Spencer Drango and the state of Baylor Football expectations.
Over this semester, as an editorial board we’ve struggled with debating issues both inside and outside of our nation. We’ve listed them on a whiteboard week after week and weighed the multicultural opinions of several different perspectives in the room. We’ve made educated arguments with the intention of displaying both sides of every issue that comes into debate. And while we write editorials with the hopes of creating conversation outside the confines of the boardroom, we’re sometimes left in silence when something beyond what we can fathom comes into this world. In light of events throughout the semester far too…
By McKenna Middleton, ContributorA single westerner’s death is a tragedy; a million Middle Easterners’ deaths are a statistic. It’s disheartening, to say the least, that some of the most influential nations in the world have adopted a mantra similar to that of ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin. The aftermath of the Paris attacks has resulted in demands for tighter border control in Europe and other western nations, particularly in regards to immigration for Syrian refugees in need of aid and relocation. The UN estimates over 6.5 million people have been forced to flee Syria as a result of these same kinds…
In this week’s adventure for Cookbook Confessions, I cooked up some “Baby Porcupines”, a recipe which thankfully does not require the actual anatomical parts of a porcupine. That would be sad and, perhaps more importantly, very difficult to acquire.
The No. 4 Lady Bears continued their winning ways Wednesday at the Ferrell Center, beating the Rice Owls 89-38.
The giving spirit that comes with the holidays is quickly approaching. Freshman Class Council is hosting the annual Christmas tree farm to raise money for philanthropies and donate Christmas trees to families in need.
Following the ISIS attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, the world turned its attention to a constant stream of news coverage, trying to make sense of such a blatant act of terrorism. There were 129 people killed during the attacks, and people around the world seemed concerned that their cities could be next. However, in Missouri, many took to social media to show criticism rather than condolences. In the wake of this international tragedy, Black Lives Matter and Mizzou activists complained on social media that the Paris attacks had stolen the media spotlight from the racial oppression here in the…
In recent years, women have been put under the microscope about how to act, look and be more respected by men. I, however, would like to call out myself and my fellow men. If we are promoting music, movies and books that all contain demeaning language about how a man’s lust leads him to only focus on the sexual side of love, we are doing something incredibly wrong. As men, we are called to be just that — men. I feel that many of us have lost what this term actually means. We are called to love women for their…
It’s Christmas time in the city. For students and Wacoans who love Baylor’s Christmas on Fifth Street, the holiday festivities don’t have to stop there. The third annual Waco Wonderland kicks off at 6 p.m. this Saturday in Downtown’s Heritage Square.
By Trey Gregory, City Editor The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots in an overtime thriller Sunday night. With the win quarterback Brock Osweiler won his second start in as many weeks and seems to have stepped into NFL folklore status. Fans and commentators alike are already declaring him the next coming of John Elway. Osweiler is, after all, seemingly playing better than the great Peyton Manning was in the first nine games of the season. Those people, however, would be wise to relax and let this play out longer before we determine exactly who Osweiler is. It’s not…
In this day and age, it’s almost impossible to avoid stepping on someone’s toes, and no opinion or thought is sacred or respected. Political correctness is an idea that people should not use language or behave in a way that could offend a particular group of people. A recent short film on YouTube by Neel Kolhatkar titled “Modern Educayshun” explicitly deals with this issue of political correctness in the classroom. The film, which mocks the attitude toward extreme liberalism and micro-aggressions, shows the frightening reality of where our education system is headed. The film satirizes modern education by representing a…
Over the years, students have gotten creative in how they get around campus in the fastest way possible. I have noticed various trends throughout my last three-and-a-half years at Baylor, including longboards, razor scooters and mopeds. When I first arrived on campus in the fall of 2012, it seemed that everyone who wasn’t walking or biking, which was the most common ways of getting around, was riding a longboard or skateboard. These students make their way around campus constantly dodging the walkers, occasionally wiping out when they hit a pothole or nearly colliding with another person. They often show up…
Today, I drove down I-35 North, out of the Baylor Bubble, in search of a good burger. I didn’t want just any ol’ burger, though. I wanted a burger that would make my taste buds sing. I ended up at Dave’s Burger Barn, located at 600 N Patricia St.
