By Tyler Cagle, Sports Writer Baylor soccer dropped both of its games this weekend during the Boilermaker Challenge Cup in West Lafayette, Ind. While both contests were close, the two losses extended the Bears’ losing streak to four games. Though the Bears boasted a perfect record after pre-season exhibition games, they have yet to win a game in the regular season (0-4-0). The first game of the weekend was against the Purdue Boilermakers. The Lady Bears lost the match 2-1 after allowing a goal three minutes into the game. Baylor scored the equalizer in the 84th minute off a Sarah…
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By Lauren Friederman Waco Civic Theatre is kicking off its season with the production, “I Hate Hamlet” on Friday. Intermingled throughout the production are several Baylor Bears. Eric Shephard, director of Waco Civic Theatre earned his master’s degree in theater from Baylor in 1999. “What I knew when I came here was acting,” Shephard said. “I kept getting jobs as a director and I thought: ‘Well, maybe that’s my future.’” Shephard said early in his career, he worked at a professional theater in Kentucky where the first play he worked on was “I Hate Hamlet.” He encountered the show again in…
By Dane Chronister, Copy Editor As a senior, I am thinking a lot about my future. I am thinking about future careers, future homes, future cars and at some point even my own my future family. However, there is no way I will be able to predict what is in store for me. So, like many people before me, I will just have to rely on a little thing we all call faith. Has anyone yet to notice that people who do some of the most daring things in life seem to be the ones who have the most faith?…
By Stephanie Reyes, Staff Writer Starting today, Baylor and other private universities all over Texas will be required to release police records to the public. The Texas Legislature passed Texas Senate Bill 308, sponsored by Houston Democrat Sen. John Whitmire. The bill joins the ranks of the Freedom of Information Act, which provides the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. Lori Fogleman, assistant vice president for media communications, said Baylor has been working to get the procedures in place since the bill has been passed. “On September 1, the law will change to allow…
By Helena Hunt, Staff Writer Lowland Hum, a husband-and-wife duo out of Greensboro, N.C., will be bringing their melodic, expansive folk rock to Common Grounds at 7 p.m. today. Lauren and Daniel Soanes, the members of Lowland Hum, have been recording music together since 2013, beginning only shortly after they were married. Even after a year of touring, their partnership is clearer than ever on this year’s self-titled release, “Lowland Hum.” On the record, Lauren and Daniel’s voices interweave against a building backdrop of guitar, piano and percussion, creating an emotional tapestry of their relationship. On songs like “Olivia” and…
The fast-paced Baylor offense will have a new wrinkle this year as former offensive guard LaQuan McGowan will be taking snaps at tight end.
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By Brian Bakst and Farai Mutsaka Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota dentist who has become the target of worldwide outrage for hunting and killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe advised patients Wednesday to seek care elsewhere and said he rarely discussed his big-game hunting because it can be a “divisive and emotionally charged topic.” Walter James Palmer remained secluded in the face of protests at his suburban Minneapolis clinic and intense condemnation online. He has not appeared in public since being identified Tuesday as a party to the lion’s death. Palmer, whose practice offers general and cosmetic…
The Boy Scouts of America has ended its blanket ban on gay adult leaders but will allow church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion for religious reasons.
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Mason Henry, 4 years old, of China Spring falls off of a sheep during one of the many qualification shows in the Kids Zone at the Heart of Texas Rodeo on Oct. 7, 2014. The top five winners of the show qualified to proceed into the main arena. Shows are held twice a night every night at both 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Constance Atton | Lariat Photographer
For the first time since 2007, the second-ranked Baylor men’s tennis team will advance to the NCAA semifinals after the Bears posted a 4-2 win over defending national champion USC on Saturday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center.
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Pierre Jackson and the Baylor Bears got exactly the kind of grinding game they expected from TCU.
Artist Harrison Connally explores the connection between woodworking, life and faith through Goodhand, his woodworking business inspired by the “good hand of God.” Connally describes his craft as a picture of personal refinement in the process of living life. Of Life and Woodworking from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo.
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By Jim Vertuno Associated Press AUSTIN — University of Texas says all Austin campus buildings will re-open at noon after a phoned-in bomb threat prompted an evacuation of all buildings and officials warned students and faculty to “get as far away as possible.” No bombs had been found by midmorning. The university received a call about 8:35 a.m. from a man claiming to be with al-Qaida who said he had placed bombs all over the 50,000-student Austin campus, according to University of Texas spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon. He claimed the bombs would go off in 90 minutes and all buildings were…
AUSTIN — The University of Texas has issued an alert on its website ordering an evacuation “due to threats on campus.” The alert posted shortly before 10 a.m. Friday says people on campus should immediately evacuate all buildings and “get as far away as possible.” University of Texas says threat came from man claiming to have placed bombs all over campus.
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COLLEGE STATION (AP) — Two police officers and at least one other person were injured in a Monday shooting near the Texas A&M University campus, officials said. The shooter has been taken into custody, according to the university and spokesman Jon Agnew with the Bryan Police Department, which is assisting nearby College Station. Agnew said officers established a perimeter around the area just east of campus, but they don’t believe a second suspect is involved. Agnew said police don’t know if shooter was a student at A&M. The school had issued an alert on its website just before 12:30 p.m.…