Sept. 25-29 Jones Theatre The smash-hit Broadway musical comes to campus in the theater department’s rendition of a ditsy sorority girl turned Harvard grad.
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6:30, 9:30 p.m. Friday in Waco Hall The annual all-university talent show held during Family Weekend will feature solo, dance, comedy and musical theater performances from students.
The models hit the runway last week at New York Fashion Week to show the world what will be in style in spring and summer 2014. Back in Waco, Baylor apparel students are helping bring ever-changing trends seen on the runway.
“The fashion world never sleeps,” said Dr. Lorynn Divita, associate professor of family and consumer sciences.
Divita’s Fashion Trend Analysis and Forecasting class posts on their blog, PersiOso Forecasting, what is happening in fashion now and what it believes will be happening in the future. The blog has received more than 8,000 views in 60 different countries.
The career fair is from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Waco Convention Center. Shuttle services will be available. For more information, visit: https://www.baylor.edu/cpd.
The next Baylor PRSSA meeting is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in 245 Castellaw. Guest speakers will be Ashley Underwood and Michael Dorff. They both worked behind the scenes coordinating the grand opening for the George W. Bush Presidential Library at SMU.
Fresh on the job, Megan Patterson, a Baylor alumna with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in public health, is the new director for the department of wellness at Baylor University.
Patterson said this department, which has fewer than three full-time employees, does big things for Baylor students.
“We want to promote the mind, body and soul of Baylor students and we do that mainly through programming,” Patterson said.
Students can lose sight of their self identity as they become inundated by media and family expectations, an issue Dr. Jason Laker plans to bring to light today as part of the Leadership Lecture Series.
Laker, a counselor education professor at San José State University, will speak at 6 p.m. today in Bennett Auditorium about these issues as well as leadership and gender roles.
On Sept. 10, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook unveiled two buzz-worthy upgrades to its phone family set for a Friday release — the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.
Although they will have similar features to the existing models, the new iPhones will run on the revamped iOS7 software, which includes a fresh design and layout.
I have never been much of a feminist. In fact, I generally laugh at females that are self-declared feminists.
If a guy wants to open the door for me, awesome. Be my guest. While you’re at it, go ahead and pay for my meal. I really don’t mind.
However, recent situations have fueled a feminist fire within me.
Scholars from around the nation will gather in Waco to launch a three-part examination of the role religion has played in Texas’ past and how it continues to shape the future of the state.
The first round of lectures will take place from 7- 9:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Lee Lockwood Library and Museum at 2801 W. Waco Drive.
Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion is hosting this three-part lecture series titled “Faith & Freedom in the Lone Star State: Exploring the Religious History of Texas,” at various Waco locations. The next sessions will be Oct. 10 at Congregation Agudath Jacob and Nov. 14 at The Palladium.
Baylor has announced another year of record-breaking undergraduate and total enrollment with 15,616 total students.
Mary Herridge, the associate director of admissions in counseling and recruitment, said increasing the amount of freshmen and incoming transfer students each year is not one of the university’s goals and the changes that have been made are not as radical as they seem.
Greg and Daniel preview Baylor’s game against ULM, break down the top Big 12 teams, review Week 2 in the NFL and name the best 2-0, 1-1 and 0-2 teams. Follow the show on Twitter (@DFTBPodcast) and follow our hosts Greg (@GregDeVries3000) and Daniel (@D_Hill80).
he gunman in the mass shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, Aaron Alexis, had a history of violent outbursts, was at least twice accused of firing guns in anger and was in the early stages of treatment for serious mental problems, according to court records and U.S. law enforcement officials.
But Alexis apparently managed to exploit seams in the nation’s patchwork of complicated gun laws designed to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. He was able to buy a shotgun in Virginia with out-of-state identification, even though that would have prevented him from buying a handgun.
The Baylor Alumni Association board members did not make any concrete decisions regarding the future of the BAA during their phone conference meeting this past Saturday.
This was the 10th time the BAA board has met since May 31, BAA President Collin Cox said, and the board plans to meet again within a couple of weeks. Cox said the meeting will be in person in Waco. The exact date and time of the meeting has not been set.
If you have received a warning for having last year’s parking permit on your windshield in addition to the current sticker, and have yet to take it off, there is a good chance you’ll soon receive a more substantial reprimand.
At the start of the school year, students began receiving parking notices for expired stickers still affixed to the front of their windshield.
The fine amount listed on first offense notices is $0. However, second offenses will cost the car owner $10 and offenses after that will be $25 each.
International Justice Mission is aiming to improve lives across the world by encouraging people to buy fair trade products.
An event hosted by International Justice Mission in the World Cup Cafe on Tuesday was meant to give students an understanding of fair trade and what goes on behind the making of products used in everyday life.
Baylor’s athletics department has invited the entire West community to the Big 12 opening game Oct. 5 free of charge. The Bears will take on West Virginia University’s Mountaineers.
“Baylor has been a great friend to the West community and we want them to know we won’t forget about them,” said Nick Joos, executive associate athletics director for external affairs.
One thing junior starting quarterback Bryce Petty wants to make sure of is that this Baylor team does not get comfortable after amassing two blowout victories against nonconference opponents this season.
“You can’t get complacent,” Petty said. “You can’t think you’ve arrived. We still have our things to work on and that’s what we’re going to try to do.”
Petty and the team used the bye week to do just that, work out the kinks, perfect their game and recuperate their bodies. Now, Baylor turns its focus to ULM.
No. 20 Baylor football has a tough task coming up this Saturday when they try to contain University of Louisiana-Monroe dual-threat senior quarterback Kolton Browning, who helped ULM score 42 points against the Bears last season in a 47-42 Baylor win.
This season, the Bears boast the second-best scoring defense in the entire NCAA by allowing 8.0 points per game.
Baylor volleyball plays Rice University in Houston tonight in a matchup of two teams who entered the season with major expectations but are currently struggling. The Bears were expected to improve after coming within a game of the NCAA Tournament last season, and Rice was picked by the coaches to win Conference USA in the preseason polls. Both teams look to pull themselves back to .500 after poor starts.
Why read The Baylor Lariat when you can wear it?
Boldly going where no newspaper has gone before, this beauty pin was a pleasant change to my typical reddish-orange OPI “Cajun Shrimp.” I’ve seen many craft fail websites that have attempted this pin, and very few have turned out as flawless as the original. Honestly, I had no expectation my trial would go any differently.
Despite the growth of Netflix, Amazon.com and other legal channels for watching entertainment online, the volume of pirated movies, TV shows, music, books and video games online continues to grow at a rapid pace.
The amount of bandwidth used for copyright infringement in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific has grown nearly 160 percent since November 2011, accounting for 24 percent of total Internet bandwidth, according to a study from NetNames, the British brand protection firm.
The Latin Dance Society has lessons at 9 p.m. Mondays in Russell Gym. Bring your student ID and learn about Hispanic culture and how to dance the salsa, cha-cha, bachata and more.
The Baylor Business Professional Development program will have a branding workshop at 5 p.m. today in 510 Cashion Academic Center. Learn how to establish yourself and build your personal brand.
Active Minds will meet at 5 p.m. today in C123 of the Baylor Science Building to discuss mental health awareness and reducing stigmas associated with mental illness.
The Texas state government is using the Rainy Day Fund instead of general revenue to cover expenses such as water and transportation, said State Sen. Brian Birdwell on Tuesday.
Birdwell spoke during a Central Texas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce luncheon on LaSalle Avenue. He said he is concerned with the way the state is handling its budget.
Steve Corbett stood outside a lunch line in Mexico and turned children away.
“It broke my heart,” he said, “I cried every night.”
The panel discussion Tuesday where Corbett spoke concluded the Rethink Missions Conference.
The discussion was between the keynote speakers Dr. Jayakumar Christian, Steve Corbett, Dr. Dennis Wiles and Cindy Wiles and conference participants.
Voter ID laws are a contentious issue throughout the country. People on both sides of the political spectrum become fired up when this issue is debated.
Those that support voter ID laws state they are necessary to prevent voter fraud while those that are in opposition claim that these laws disenfranchise the poor and minorities, both groups that lean Democrat, from voting.
