While people who speak multiple languages are often thought of as diverse, people who use American Sign Language are sometimes thought of as disabled, a perception the deaf community would like to change.
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Greg Bridges ran into his deceased grandmothers house at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when he saw smoke rising from the vacant two-story building on 11th Street and Waco Drive.
Hopes for the Brazos Riverwalk business sector’s growth have been put on hold as negotiations between Brazos Riverfront Development, Ltd., and the city of Waco have been suspended.
Senior quarterback Bryce Petty came into the season with a Big 12 conference championship and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year award. After recovering from an early season injury scare, Bryce Petty is back in the saddle for No. 7 Baylor football, and playing better than ever.
Students looking to take a bite out of their busy schedules can attend the fifth annual Spaghetti Not-So-Formal dinner today.
Waco police officers found a man’s body in the Brazos River at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday.
The world’s travelling circus of fashion editors, buyers and celebrities waved goodbye to the cobbled streets of Milan and cried “Bonjour Paris” on Tuesday, bracing itself for the last, most colorful furlong of spring-summer 2015 ready-to-wear shows.
Art can be portrayed in various ways such as paintings, sculptures and performing arts. There is debate in all parts of the country about how far is too far when including controversial material in performing arts.
This year, more than any other year, I’ve noticed a growing number of hipsters at Baylor. In a sea of sorority shirts and Nike shorts, they indeed stand out – and pride themselves in doing so.
With resumes in hand, shined shoes on their feet and ties around their necks, students prepare to present their best at today’s HireABear career fair.
Decades ago in Nazi Germany, a man had to make a life-altering choice — carry out his duties as a soldier and stay true to what he believed to be right for his country, or abandon his ideology in order to protect his family.
Baylor football will be put to the test this weekend as it faces Iowa State on Saturday evening in Ames, Iowa. The game will be the first Big 12 game played by the Bears this season, and senior quarterback Bryce Petty said it’s not going to be easy for the team.
People generally expect police officers to be armed. However, there is a growing sentiment in America that some weapons in the hands of police officers are unnecessary and, in the worst cases, are used to intimidate or reinforce positions of power.
Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will star in the second season of “True Detective,” HBO confirmed Tuesday.
As film becomes an increasingly global business, a new study suggests that women are underrepresented both in front of and behind cameras worldwide.
Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah), Jeffrey Swindoll (@JeffreySwindoll) and Cody Soto (@BUCodySoto) take a look at the state of Baylor sports heading into conference play, and take a look around the Big 12 football scene and dish out on opposing overtime rules. Make sure and follow our hosts and the Baylor Lariat Sports Desk (@BULariatSports) on Twitter.
If the world fell completely silent, if birds ceased to chirp and sirens became only a blur of lights flashing through traffic, most would find their worlds completely shaken. But for some, this silence is all they have ever known.
Two years ago, a high school student started a Vine account because a fashion blogger she liked tweeted about it. Now, Austin freshman Cathlyn Jones has more than 242,000 followers on her Vine account.
The Bears broke their two-game losing streak with a dominant 4-0 win over UTSA and extended their new undefeated streak to two matches after a 0-0 draw with Oral Roberts University.
The College of Arts and Sciences will begin restricting the number of students in majors such as biology, psychology and neuroscience in an effort to improve the student retention rate, graduation rate and Baylor’s national ranking.
The Brazos River will be filled to the brim with boats and oars Saturday for Baylor Crew’s Head of the Brazos regatta, the first regatta Baylor Crew has hosted in almost 10 years.
The fate of Texas’ tough voter ID law moved into the hands of a federal judge Monday, following a trial that the U.S. Justice Department said exposed another chapter in the state’s troubling history of discrimination in elections.
Currently, the U.S. is sending up to 3,000 troops to Liberia to help stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, and that is a good thing.
Baylor volleyball dropped its final three non-conference games last weekend at the University of Texas at San Antonio Classic in San Antonio. The team was winless during the weekend, falling to Louisiana State University twice and host UTSA to wrap up the tournament.
Decades ago in Nazi Germany, a man had to make a life-altering choice — carry out his duties as a soldier and stay true to what he believed to be right for his country, or abandon his ideology in order to protect his family.
Greg Bridges ran into his deceased grandmothers house at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when he saw smoke rising from the vacant two-story building on 11th Street and Waco Drive.
Welcome to the world of a Lariat staffer, where the pressure is always on and the world is your critic.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America clearly states its stance on the right for its subjects to defend and protect themselves concerning firearms.
Sexual assault is another issue President Barack Obama has added to the growing list of problems plaguing colleges across the nation.
Due to recent religious conflicts occurring in the Middle East, Baylor’s Institute for Faith and Learning is convening a panel discussion to give students and faculty a better understanding of the current crisis.
