Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.
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Marking a major breakthrough in the mystery of one of the largest wildlife die-offs ever recorded in the world’s oceans, scientists believe they have found the cause of a disease that has killed millions of starfish since last year along California and the Pacific Coast.
One of Alaska’s most active volcanos has calmed down since spewing ash up to 35,000 feet into the air over the weekend, but scientists said Monday the volcano has a pattern of prolonged eruptions of varying intensity. They’re not ready to consider this explosion over.
It’s getting down to crunch time here at Baylor, and the libraries, computer labs and study corridors are becoming more populated by the second. Students are finally putting down their phones and are attempting to focus on course material that should have been mastered months ago.
The final stretch to final exams is here, and students better be prepared for it.
American schools have long used drills to prepare students, faculty and rescue workers to properly respond to an emergency. A fire drill, for example, is commonly used so students know where to go and how to act during a fire. However, events such as the Columbine and Sandy Hook school shootings have prompted a fairly new type of drill to emerge in many states: active shooter drills.
No. 1 Baylor equestrian took a big 13-7 win over No. 2 Kansas State Saturday afternoon to keep its perfect season record untouched at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.
Registration for Stompfest is now open for Greek and independent organizations interested in participating. To register, a team representative should fill out the registration form and submit their captain’s $20 registration fee online at https://www.baylor.edu/stompfest/.
Phi Iota Alpha will serve free food from noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow on the first floor lobby of the Bill Daniel Student Center. The fraternity is the oldest Latino fraternity in existence, and Latin American treats will be served in honor of Fiota week.
The university is looking for individuals, organizations and programs who are planning activities and events that promote diversity, to apply for a diversity grant. Changes in organizational policies or the planning of events that enhance diversity both qualify for the grant. For more information, visit www.baylor.edu/diversity/index.php?id=72055.
Do you have a desire to dust off your skates and hockey equipment? Interested in joining an ice hockey team? Every Monday night you are invited to play on an adult instructional league team at the Spirit Ice Arena in College Station. For more information, contact Dr. Trey Brown at trey_brown1@baylor.edu.
Baylor men’s basketball will take on McNeese State at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Ferrell Center. Sic’ em bears!
Woodway had its annual flag retirement ceremony today at the Carleen Bright Arboretum. Many flags were properly disposed of by veterans and by the H.O.T. Young Marines.
As local bands played and crowds gathered in front of the Waco Hippodrome on Saturday evening, Melissa Green and her team put final touches in place to give Wacoans exactly what many are asking for: the reopening of the historic downtown theater.
Baylor volleyball couldn’t overcome 16 hitting errors in the final three sets and dropped a five-set heartbreaker to No. 23 Kansas State Saturday night at the Ferrell Center.
The Baylor Bears basketball team opened up their 2014-15 season with a big 80-39 win over McNeese State Friday night at the Ferrell Center.
The 2014-15 season began with a 101-60 victory for the No. 8 Lady Bears Friday night at the Ferrell Center over the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles. After a strong showing in the team’s second exhibition game last week, sophomore forward Nina Davis continued her good form, leading the Lady Bears with 22 points and 10 rebounds Friday night.
Last week I wrote about men behaving misogynistic toward women. This week I’m looking in the mirror to observe ways in which women are cruel to one another.
Were it not for Dr. Preston Dyer, professor emeritus of social work, the nearly 1,800 students that have graduated from the Baylor School of Social Work might have had a vastly different experience.
During Diabetes Month in November, the American Diabetes Association spreads awareness of the disease and its effect on people’s everyday lives.
Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr will welcome to campus a family whose lives are chronicled in a well-known and best-selling book and film at this semester’s “On Topic With President Ken Starr.”
November brings changing colors, fall weather, Thanksgiving and the oncoming final exam season. What most people don’t know is that it also brings World Vegan Month, established by the world’s first Vegan Society in 1944.
Pink Floyd produced a new album 20 years after its last work to say one thing: goodbye.
President Barack Obama is poised to act soon to unveil a series of executive actions on immigration that will shield possibly around 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation, according to advocates in touch with the White House.
Is Christianity becoming extinct? One Baylor professor explored the concept, and said it could be happening in the Middle East.
Attorneys for the family of Michael Brown are urging restraint by both protesters and police once a grand jury decides whether the suburban St. Louis officer who shot him should face charges.
Baylor basketball season is back at the Ferrell Center. With only two seniors on the roster, head coach Scott Drew and the Bears look to make a new name for themselves in the Bears’ season opener vs. McNeese State tonight.
Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey enters her 15th season as head coach of the Lady Bears with a different challenge than her previous two seasons – she does not necessarily have an all-star like Brittney Griner or Odyssey Sims leading her team.
Big 12 Football: Texas looks to continue streak; OU faces Tech
You can’t handle the truth. There is a temptation to take that line from Jack Nicholson _ snarled at Tom Cruise in “A Few Good Men” _ as the moral of the story, the lesson to be learned from a new study on trustworthiness and the news media.
When Phil Robertson, the patriarch on the reality TV show “Duck Dynasty,” made comments about homosexuality in December 2013, many people, mainly Christians, rose to defend him, claiming that he has a right to express his beliefs.
