First, let me tell you about myself: I am a proud Baylor University alumna. I am a proud Baylor Lariat alumna. I consider myself a successful, driven career woman. I cover business news for an international publication and I’m currently based in Southeast Asia. I owe a great deal of my success to the Lariat, and my experience there. I’m also a feminist. And I give my number to men I’m not really interested in, because I don’t want to hurt their feelings. I heard about the “Not interested? Then don’t give him your digits” column from my brother, who…
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By Rachel Leland, Reporter Baylor proved that it was green in more than one way when the university was recognized by The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for outstanding performance in sustainability. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education presented Baylor with the Silver award, the second highest award. Baylor was also recognized as the top performer in the categories of Coordination, Planning,and Governance and Diversity and Affordability. Although Baylor had been awarded the Bronze award by The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education in 2012, this was the first…
By Ella Kimberly, ReporterBaylor’s Department of Student Activities holds 5th Quarter immediately following every home football game. 5th Quarter provides an inviting atmosphere with entertainment and activities for students and families to participate in on campus. The feeling of community within Baylor does not end after the game does. Since football came to campus last fall, Student Activities has attempted to increase engagement around football games. Student Activities organizes tailgating before and during the game for various student organizations and continues their engagement with 5th Quarter after the game. 5th Quarter has intriguing programs for students and alumni families. The…
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The Lariat’s Oct. 20 editorial, “A hard situation: UT Austin movement sparks national campus carry debate,” misrepresented the facts about the new bizarre protest against Texas’ new law allowing concealed carry of handguns on campus. There’s a reason it’s called “concealed” carry and not open carry. According to the University of Texas website, “It is now — and will still be — illegal to display a firearm in campus buildings as well as on campus streets, sidewalks, walkways, etc.” Someone intentionally displaying a firearm without cause (even if they had a concealed carry license) would be guilty of a crime…
Friends for Life, a Waco nonprofit organization that helps seniors and people with disabilities, faced financial issues last summer due to significant funding delays, and has recently made changes to its budget to address the problem. Inez Russell, the founder and executive director of Friends for Life, said she has been working to cut the budget, reduce expenses and eliminate cash flow problems. The nonprofit’s management is now in a position to build a reserve that will keep the organization from being vulnerable to funding delays. Russell wanted to reassure the community that the funding delays were not caused by…
The Baylor Finance department will welcome Alex Butler, a Rice University professor of finance, to campus Friday. Butler will give a lecture as part of an ongoing series of research seminars put on by the department. The seminar will take place at 11 a.m. Friday at 302 Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. Butler has performed extensive research on how the local community is affected when a firm goes public. At the seminar, he will discuss his findings on whether or not the recognition of the company going public has a beneficial effect on the community and local…
After reading this editorial, take our survey and let us know what you think! In recent months, the city of Waco has been pouring money into reconstruction and revitalization of downtown and its surrounding counterparts. The food truck row, the Hippodrome renovation and utilization of First Friday downtown have proven successful in bringing traffic to the heart of Waco, where small businesses have grown. From 18th Street to University Parks Drive, downtown has become a place students and Wacoans live, explore and enjoy. However, on the opposite side of the Brazos, there’s a community yearning for the same treatment.…
By Ashley Webb “You’re too quiet. You’re too heavy.” Ever since I was little, these comments were what I heard. I can’t tell you how many times I stared in the mirror wishing I had a different body or a different personality. I was full of self-doubt, so I molded my personality based on my company. To fix my ideal self, I began eating less, exercising more and becoming an extrovert, hoping people would like me more. But I was hurting myself more than making friends. I hated myself. I wore baggy clothes and became even more isolated. I stayed…
Approaching a girl and asking for her number is an activity all men have done at some point in their lives. While some have mastered it and others have struggled, it’s a tough thing to do. However, one thing that isn’t talked about is the fact that it’s somehow OK for a girl to give a guy her number and then never reply when he texts. Come on, guys. You know you’ve had this happen before. You’re at a party or in class, and you see a girl you find attractive. Eventually, you build up the courage to talk to…
By Meghan Mitchell After sweeping West Virginia on Saturday night, the Bears look to continue dominating on the road against TCU at 7 p.m. today in Fort Worth at the University Recreation Center. “It’s great to get a win on the road, great to block the way we did,” said head coach Ryan McGuyre. “We were down a little bit, but our service game really picked up. To have the aces that we did there was good. We’ve been tweaking some stuff, trying to maximize the talents these girls have.” The Bears (14-6, 2-4 Big 12) look to keep the…
After reading below, tell us what you think in our survey! Beginning Aug. 1, 2016, the “campus carry” law, signed last June by Texas governor Greg Abbott, will allow license holders to carry a concealed handgun on public college campuses. The law has been the root of some heated controversy amid the existing debate over gun laws in America. However, opposition to this law took form in more than just passionate debate. Apparently, the new face of opposition is a dildo. #Cocksnotglocks, a trending hashtag, has gone viral on social media in the last few weeks as students at the…
By Trey Honeycutt Society today is becoming more and more distant, and it is happening at such an alarming rate that it’s becoming problematic. There are many factors which play into this problem, but nevertheless, something needs to be done about it. For example, it’s not uncommon these days to walk into a grocery store and see small children playing games or watching movies on Mommy’s iPad. What ever happened to just giving them a stuffed animal or an action figure to entertain themselves? It’s an easy way to keep their attention focused on one thing while parents rush around…
In your article “Girls just wanna have guns: Military standards should not stoop to meet gender differences” [published Oct. 1] the writer ends the article with, “At the end of the day, both men and women should have equal opportunities to pursue all job positions in the military as long as certain standards can be met.” I will admit I was bothered by this article, specifically in regards to the authorship. In place of an author name it reads: By Baylor Lariat. As a military veteran and current Baylor student, I found it somewhat perplexing that the publication would address…
By Haley Morrison, Reporter The Armstrong Browning Library hosted its annual Benefactors Day on Friday to honor those who have donated money to the library. “It’s a nice opportunity to see and meet with Armstrong Browning Library supporters,” said Jennifer Borderud, Access Outreach Librarian and Associate Director of Armstrong Browning Library. According to Associate Professor and director Armstrong Browning Library Rita Patteson, The library benefactors help pay for library events and the artifacts. “In 2004, we added a large archive called the Joseph Milsand archive, which is mainly letters, manuscripts, some books, a few artifacts,” Patteson said.…
By Jillian Anderson As students get ready to look for jobs, resumes and work samples are a must. More often than not, employers are looking for online information and sources. An online presence gives people an edge in the race to employment. ePortfolios are a window into that future. ePortfolios gives students an opportunity to collect their own work and course assignments. Built into Canvas, ePortfolios can be used for establishing a small web presence or displaying work samples. “If you turn in a paper and did really well on it, you can bring that into your portfolio,” said Lance…
Happiness is a diner mug filled with fresh coffee intermittently between sips. It’s an over-hard egg next to buttered toast and three strips of bacon. It’s a conversation with a frequent customer sitting at the bar as you wait for your food to be prepared before your eyes. Happiness is Cupp’s Drive-Inn.
Baylor soccer is back on track after beating Oklahoma on Friday and tying the No. 17 ranked Texas Tech team on Sunday at Betty Lou Mays Field.”Nobody is willing to walk off the field without [a win], so these girls play as hard as they can. This is top to bottom in the conference.” – Paul Jobson The Bears, who had their seven-game win streak snapped against Kansas on the road regrouped at home beating the Sooners 1-0, and tying with the Red Raiders 1-1. The Bears improve to 8-5-2 overall and 3-1-1 in the Big 12. With a packed…
Baylor fans enjoy tradition of tailgating from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo. Before each game, Baylor fans of all ages enjoy tailgating “Bears style” with family and friends.
After having their seven-game win streak snapped on the road against Kansas, Baylor soccer looks to return to its winning ways at home against Oklahoma tonight and No. 17 Texas Tech on Sunday. “There are things from every game, win or lose, that you can take from it and get better at,” said head coach Paul Jobson. “Our philosophy is getting better every day. We were able to take quite a few things from that game, not because we lost.” Adding on to the excitement of tonight’s conference game, it is Scarf Night, where the first 200 fans in attendance…
The Central Texas Walk-N-Roll Celebration is held to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Heritage Square in downtown Waco. Walk-N-Roll is focused on making the community aware that people with disabilities are just as capable as any other employee. The event will feature a short walk with people of varying disabilities, as well as music and food. “Our goal is to make the community more aware that people with disabilities are very capable of working,” said Laura Lupfer, member of the Waco Mayor’s Committee for People…
I was very heartened when someone e-mailed your article [“BU speech support group to aid students who stutter” published Oct. 2] about the formation of the Baylor University Speech and Language Hearing Clinic Stuttering Support Group. I know that this new support group at Baylor will serve to help many people who stutter. I just want to point out that stuttering affects all segments of the world population equally. There is a valuable resource for Spanish-speaking people who stutter at www.tartamudez.org, which is the Spanish-language version of the Stuttering Foundation website. This resource has been very helpful to the Hispanic…
As midterm exams are in full swing, Baylor rewards its students at the finish line with a much-needed fall break, a Friday off in October to enjoy the cooler weather and perhaps some family time. This semester, the mini-break falls on the weekend of Halloween, giving students a jumpstart on their harmless — or debaucherous — fall fun. But let’s be honest: Fall break is an absolute hoax. While a day off is never unwelcome, this one-day-only respite isn’t as spectacular as it looks on the academic calendar. To remedy this, Baylor should either add an extra day — the…
From the piano to the colorful walls on Austin Avenue, downtown Waco has undergone a transformation over the last few years. Members of the community like Andy Anzollitto, Mike Trozzo, Tanner Freeman, Matt Shepard and Chris McGowan, have come together to make Waco more beautiful and inspire people to love where they live. Through their passion for Waco, the Wacotown effort was born.
Baylor volleyball was unable to spoil the Jayhawks undefeated season at home Wednesday night, falling short in four sets (21-25, 25-13, 20-25,17-25). Excitement filled the Ferrell Center as fans were encouraged to wear gold and yellow shirts to support the Bears. Adding on the match’s excitement, the match was being broadcasted on FOX Sports Southwest. The Bears went down early after the Jayhawks came out attacking. After battling to come back the Bears went down, losing the first set 25-21. “We missed a lot of serves in that first set that cost us,” said head coach Ryan McGuyre. The Bears…
I enjoyed Matthew Dotson’s column [“More than a Disability”] in the Oct. 9 Lariat and plan to send it to my son. His son, my grandchild Gavin, is six years old and also sustained a birth injury. Gavin is in a wheelchair and doesn’t speak much because of his cerebral palsy. However, he is very smart and loving, which people realize when they take the time to know him. Currently Gavin is mainstreamed in a kindergarten classroom, where he is on grade level and learning to read. Like you did, he is going to physical, occupational and speech therapy several…
By Ashley Webb Baylor University has been working hard for the past month conducting sleep research in its newly opened Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory. Dr. Michael K. Scullin, director of the sleep lab, has been conducting research on the effects of sleep on cognition, memory and learning in young adults. Scullin’s lab is a 1,650-square-foot lab consisting of three bedrooms equipped with sleep recording technology. There are monitoring screens and equipment to measure the brain’s electrical activities. “We are getting individuals of all different ages, from college students to people from the community in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and…
Members of the Baylor community can walk through areas outside the Bill Daniels Student Center and around Fountain Mall with access to AirBear, Baylor’s wireless network, thanks to a bill passed by Student Senate. These are some of the main areas affected by the wireless network. After a bill proposed January 29, by Student Senate, vice president for information technology and dean of university libraries, Pattie Orr initiated plans to expand AirBear in outdoor areas. The AirBear network to date has 1722 access points on campus that serves 15,000 concurrent users and 42,000 unique devices. This wireless network is one…
One of the most concise and clearly laid out disciplines in the Bible is the practice of tithing. It’s mentioned throughout the Gospel as an integral part of worship. It’s outlined in parables and stories the disciples recount in their respective books. It’s something not necessarily controversial about church life because, as a body of believers, it’s understood that tithing is an important part of honoring the Lord. For anyone who grew up going to church with their parents, tithing was most likely a discipline they witnessed every Sunday. It would go something like this: 10 percent of the family…
Four Baylor University Professional Selling students were selected to compete in the Ball State University Regional Sales Competition Ball State University Regional Sales Competition on Friday in Muncie, Ind. This competition will allow students to put into practice the knowledge and skills they have acquired in a real-world business setting. Each student competing will be in a room with an executive and will have 20 minutes to engage the executive and ask good questions. The student must demonstrate the value of the product or service they are representing, said Dr. Andrea Dixon, executive director of the Center for Professional Selling…
