President Barack Obama talked on several important topics last week in his annual State of the Union Address. In the address, he made it clear that issues that affect the middle class would be on the forefront of his agenda. While many on opposite sides of the aisle in Congress disagree on this agenda, one thing is certain – it’s time for the U.S. to catch up and mandate paid maternity leave. Women are no longer just cooking the bacon, they’re also helping to bring it home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of women in the workforce…
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By Jeffrey Swindoll Sports Writer The No. 3 Lady Bears remain the top dogs in conference play after extending their undefeated record with a win 68-46 win over Kansas State on Saturday. TCU (12-6, 4-3) has a shot at knocking Baylor (18-1, 7-0) off the trail to another Big 12 title at 7 p.m. tonight at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Fort Worth. Freshman guard Kristy Wallace shot 1-for-7 from three and sophomore forward Nina Davis scored just 9 points, but the Lady Bears still dominated. Junior guard Alexis Prince and Sune Agbuke stepped up to lead the Lady Bears to victory.…
Baylor Quidditch Association hosted the first tournament at Baylor University, Brooms on the Brazos, Saturday at the BSB fields. Among the schools represented were Texas A&M, UTSA and Loyola.
By Libardo Cardona Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia — Carnival has come a few weeks early to the Caribbean city of Barranquilla where residents took to the streets on Monday to show their hometown pride after local beauty queen Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe. Even President Juan Manuel Santos took time out during an official visit to France to congratulate Vega for her “historic” title Sunday night in Miami, where the 22-year-old business administration student beat out finalists from the U.S., Jamaica, the Netherlands and Ukraine. “This demonstrates that in Colombia we have women who are intelligent, hard-working and perseverant…
By Tim Talley Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is willing to put three executions on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews whether a certain sedative can render death row inmates sufficiently unconscious, the state’s attorney general said in a Monday filing with the court. Rather than stop the executions himself, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt took the unusual step of asking the justices for a stay. Oklahoma wants the right to resume executions if it finds a different suitable drug. “It is important that we act in order to best serve the interests of the victims of these…
Jim Vertuno Associated Press AUSTIN — Pushing to keep their issue at the forefront but promising to stay peaceful, gun rights activists rallied Monday at the Texas Capitol to support open carry of handguns without a license. The most notable sign of protest at the Open Carry Texas rally was the sight of gun holsters stuffed not with weapons but with bananas, rolled-up copies of the Constitution and cans of hairspray to protest restrictive gun laws. The holster on Jason Green’s right hip carried two bananas, with “Smith” written on one of the peels and “Wesson” on the other. “I…
By Meghan Barr Associated Press NEW YORK — More than 35 million people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and 1 to 3 feet of snow that could paralyze the Northeast for days. Snow was blowing sideways with ever-increasing intensity in New York City as flurries began in Boston. Forecasters said the storm would build into a blizzard, and the brunt of it would hit late Monday and into today. As the snow got heavier, much of the region rushed to shut…
“Are you not entertained?” Congratulations to Murfreesboro, Tenn., junior John Mark Buckner! His is our winner for last week’s #CaptionMulkey contest. Check the Lariat’s Twitter (@bulariat) each Monday for new contests, and you could win a Lariat T-shirt and mug.
What’s wrong Baylor nation? Why can’t we fill the Ferrell Center for our men and women’s home games? We have had one of the best overall basketball programs the past five years plus, and here we are once again with both teams ranked in the top 25 and yet we cannot seem to get the support that our programs deserve. For those of us who live far away and cannot be there, I want to encourage students and Baylor fans throughout the Waco area to go support our Bears. Future recruits notice a half full arena — not a good…
Students interested in becoming certified in CPR can sign up for the CPR certification course being offered at the McLane Student Life Center. In the course, students will learn how to deal with choking situations and how to administer CPR to adults, children and infants. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be given a completion card that is valid for two years. For additional information on dates, times, and cost, visit www.baylor.edu/campusrec/aquatics/index.php?id=73696.
Do you love to dance or want to learn how? The Baylor hip-hop organization Poppers, Lockers, and Breakers meets from 7 to 9 p.m. every Friday in the Bearobics Room on the third floor of the McLane Student Life Center. Join them and learn all kinds of hip-hop and modern dance. You don’t have to have any experience to join. For additional information, contact Lindsey_Moses@baylor.edu.
Anyone can be a hero. At 5 p.m. Tuesday in Room C123 of the Baylor Sciences Building there will be a Be The Match meeting for students interested in joining the cause. Be The Match is a program that seeks to bring a cure to people with blood cancers. By joining their registry, you could donate bone marrow to a cancer patient and save their life. For additional information, contact Dillon_Gasper@baylor.edu.
Do you love to write or draw? The Phoenix, Baylor’s literary and arts magazine for undergraduates, is accepting original student submissions for coming edition. Pieces can include anything from poetry and fiction to drawings and photography. All work must be submitted online at www.baylor.edu/phoenix by Feb. 6.
Agape Connections is a service organization that helps serve the elderly. An interest meeting will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday in the Alexander Hall Conference Room for students who want to learn more about the organization. For additional information, contact Sarah_Byers@baylor.edu.
The Penland Crossroads is having a pre-Super Bowl event from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday. Football food favorites such as chili fries, corn dogs and ballpark nachos will be available. There will be prizes and giveaways. Come wearing your team colors and bring a friend.
It probably wouldn’t surprise anyone to hear that we talk about current events quite often at the Lariat. A group of us were going over recent national headlines before this semester’s first editorial board when someone found an article about the Secret Service being in hot water for inappropriate behavior, again. The article suggested that the Secret Service needed a complete culture change and probably wouldn’t accomplish that without outside help.
The Harlem Globe Trotters Visit Waco
The No. 3 Lady Bears extended their winning streak to 17 games after a 68-46 blowout of the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday at the Ferrell Center. Baylor, still undefeated in conference play, travels to Fort Worth on Tuesday to face TCU.
President Barack Obama approved a bill to rename the Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center after the first African-American to receive the Navy Cross, Waco resident Doris “Dorie” Miller on Dec. 19.
Baylor University filed a petition in intervention in a lawsuit against Gaither Petroleum Corp., Gaither Asset Management Inc. and Orville Duane Gaither II on Jan. 12. The petition involves a Baylor-owned oil lease.
By Jonathon S. Platt News Editor There’s a special conversation we’re having in the journalism world. News professionals are asking each other: What makes a journalist? It’s a unique idea that most professionals don’t think about. Doctors don’t run into this conundrum. Someone who went to school, earned a degree and now can point to a piece of paper that says, “I’m licensed to practice medicine” is a doctor. There’s a definitive line that revolves around certification in most fields. However, the waters were stirred in journalism forever with the advent of the Internet, cell phones and social media. Anyone…
Dr. Samuel Perry, assistant professor of the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and Honors College, and Waco community members gathered at 5:30 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church to discuss the effects of laughing at culturally and racially sensitive jokes.
Within a day of getting a single dose of one of these drugs, patients have their tumors removed and checked to see if the medicine had any effect.
Yemen’s U.S.-backed president quit Thursday under pressure from rebels holding him captive in his home, severely complicating American efforts to combat al-Qaida’s powerful local franchise and raising fears that the Arab world’s poorest country will fracture into mini-states.
By Jeffrey Swindoll Sports Writer No. 3 Baylor (17-1, 6-0) The Lady Bears are without a doubt the hottest team in the conference. Baylor is young, but that has not stopped Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey and her crew in winning 16-straight games this season. The sophomores are showing up big for the Lady Bears. Sophomore forward Nina Davis leads the team with 21.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, sophomore post Khadijiah Cave follows with 12.8 and 6 rebounds per game and sophomore Imani Wright scores 10.4 per game. Oklahoma (12-5, 6-0) The Sooners are tied with the Lady…
An impressive 16-game winning streak and a perfect record in the Big 12 is on the line for No. 3 Baylor at 11 a.m. tomorrow against Kansas State at the Ferrell Center.
