Since the Islamic State began seizing territory in Syria in early 2013, Western governments and people alike have found it difficult to find a way to help those affected by the crisis. Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr, alongside former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, Pastor Jalil Dawood and Jason Peters participated in an evening panel on Thursday discussing the difficulties of addressing the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, northern Africa and other areas of the world occupied by extremist terrorist organizations. “The question is, ‘What can we do?’” said Dr. David Corey, associate professor in the department of…
Author: Eric Vining
Since the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13, politicians and the media alike have speculated on how the U.S. should respond to his sudden and untimely passing. Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr and faculty members of the Baylor Law School aimed to answer this question for undergraduate and law students Wednesday afternoon during a four-member panel session. The panel, hosted by the American Constitution Society and consisting of Starr and Baylor law professors Rory Ryan, Brian Serr and David Guinn, took time to address both Scalia himself and the vacancy’s implications on the court. Starr,…
If you’re from Houston, Dallas, Austin or any other major city in the U.S., you know that traffic is a major hassle. As a native Houstonian, there are few things more frustrating than sitting in the literal parking lot Interstates 10 and 45 become every morning and evening. Luckily, there’s a simple solution to our traffic woes – local and state-operated toll roads. The idea is simple – drivers who want to avoid the horrendous traffic on busy highways and interstates can simply pay a fee to use a cleaner, faster, better-kept and quieter road. Many people in Texas, however,…
Community gathers to hear Texas Supreme Court arguments at the Baylor Law School
The 2016 presidential election is right around the corner and, with over half of Americans registered to vote, many may feel as though they have little power to sway the tide of public opinion. This is especially true in states like Texas, where the Electoral College’s “winner-take-all” system silences the voices of Democratic Party voters in a GOP-controlled state. A group of politically active Baylor students, however, are hoping to change that in Texas. Texas Equal Representation Advocates is a bipartisan effort by students to change Texas’ Electoral College delegation laws to make it more representative of the statewide popular…
Monday marked the beginning of the McBride Center for International Business’s 10th annual Global Business Forum at the Foster Campus for Business & Innovation. The week long event is free and open to the public, and it has traditionally covered a wide range of topics including big data, international issues in global healthcare, China’s role in the global economy and emerging economies in Africa. This year’s Global Business Forum is focused on the Middle East and its gradual integration into the global economy. Monday’s event began with a brief presentation by Dr. Steve Green, professor of economics and statistics at…
Monday marked the beginning of the McBride Center for International Business’s 10th annual Global Business Forum at the Foster Campus for Business & Innovation. The week long event is free and open to the public, and it has traditionally covered a wide range of topics including big data, international issues in global healthcare, China’s role in the global economy and emerging economies in Africa. This year’s Global Business Forum is focused on the Middle East and its gradual integration into the global economy. Monday’s event began with a brief presentation by Dr. Steve Green, professor of economics and statistics at…
Over 150 locals gathered Tuesday evening at the Bell County Exposition Center in Belton to meet with local candidates and await elections results. At the time of publication, Texas House District 55 challenger former State Rep. Hugh Shine was leading by 2 points, just ahead of incumbent State Rep. Molly White, and District 54 candidate Scott Cosper was leading by 4.5 percent over Austin Ruiz. Voters from across Bell County headed to polling locations Tuesday to cast their votes during the Texas primaries for local, state and federal-level offices. Bell County’s two seats in the Texas House of Representatives, House…
WACO – Baylor students converged in the Waco Convention Center on Thursday afternoon to meet with professionals from a wide range of industries and trades. The event, hosted by Baylor’s Office for Career and Professional Development, aimed to make it easier for soon-to-be graduates and new students alike to connect with employers. “I’m here to grow professionally and personally, and to develop who I am as a person,” said Centennial, Colo., senior Joy Dafoe, a student the Baylor Business Fellow Program. The fair hosted a wide range of employers from across the United States, offering everything from temporary summer internships…
The 2016 presidential election is an especially important time in America. Not only is it a time for Americans to choose their next commander-in-chief, but it is also a time where the greatest number of Americans are engaged in debate on the country’s most critical issues. Polls during election years tend to act as reliable litmus tests for determining which issues are truly most important to America’s citizenry, compared to off-election years, when overall participation in the democratic process is far lower. In a recent poll from early January 2016, polling organization Gallup asked respondents what they thought was the…
More than 40 students gathered Wednesday evening at the Draper Academic Building for a screening of ‘Rejection: The Fight For Ukraine’. The screening, sponsored by Baylor’s department of political science, delves into the complex crisis in Eastern Ukraine in the aftermath of the Euromaiden Revolution in Kiev, Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by Russia. The film itself used testimonies of journalists, activists and eyewitness footage in order to bring some clarity to the complex story of the rise of pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine’s eastern oblasts in early 2014. The film focused primarily on the events surrounding the methods pro-Russian…
By Eric Vining Lariat Reporter Students at Baylor University’s Center for Professional Selling converged at the Foster Campus for Business & Innovation Friday for a day-long sell-off competition. The annual in-house competition challenges those majoring in Professional Selling at Baylor by placing them in a mock sales meeting with a company executive playing the role of a company CEO. “In this scenario, the students work for ADP, so in payroll management,” said Mickey Hess, a member of the Center for Professional Selling’s Ambassador Board and one of the competition’s six executives. “I’m the CEO of a tabletop manufacturer who uses…