The subject on the sports talk show was both shocking and perplexing, but it probably serves as a good illustration for discussing the upcoming NFL draft.
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He’s been the backbone of Baylor success this season. He’s bailed out his team 16 times on 17 save chances, and yet, it was only his first season as the closer in his entire career. It was a near perfect season for senior closer Josh Michalec. Baylor head coach Steve Smith said the numbers speak for themselves in terms of how effective Michalec was in 2014.
In a world of social media, LinkedIn profiles and a myriad of blogs, three Baylor freshmen are attempting to make their mark on the Web, running an on-campus fashion blog called “Buttoned Bears.”
Being a student in the department of theater arts isn’t all about costumes and roleplay. Theater students face the same dilemmas other undergraduates face such as high unemployment rates, low salaries and a lack of job security.
Earlier this year, Annie Hsieh, who works at an Austin startup, downloaded an app called “Secret.”
What intrigued her was the app’s promise of anonymity. It’s a social network, not unlike Twitter, where people post things, but without names and with only vague references to locations.
Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared a “clear threat” to both male and female service members’ lives and well-being.
Dr. Roger Kirk doesn’t just know statistics, he wrote the book. Kirk, distinguished professor of psychology and statistics and master teacher, embodies the Baylor professor students are told about during orientation — one-of-a-kind. Known for his cha-chaing in class, he succeeds in academia through his research and textbooks, but he also serves as a mentor for students. Despite being diagnosed with pancreatic lymphoma less than two years ago, his dedication to teaching has persisted, and he has returned to Baylor to teach after only a two-semester absence.
With finals week approaching students will be hitting the books, but this semester they will be able to cozy up next to some furry friends. A nonprofit organization called Angel Paws will bring therapy dogs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday through Friday to Moody Memorial Library basement.
The Baylor outdoor recreation department will use the great outdoors as its classroom this summer. The previous two years the department has made trips to North Carolina to study outdoor recreation and leisure theory and practices, but this year they are taking it to the next level. They will journey from the rugged peaks of West Texas to the southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado, reaching elevations of over 14,000 feet.
When Kent McKeever thought about what he was going to forego for this spring’s Lent season, his image was the first thing to come to his mind. After considering what impact it could have on his life and in the community around him, he didn’t look back.
For some, martial arts is a valuable means of self-defense. For Baylor professor Gary Richardson, martial arts has been a lifesaver.
The Baylor chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will hold their third annual Race One 5K at 8 a.m. Saturday at Jubilee Park with a fun run following at 8:45 a.m.
State officials suspended a Texas veterinarian’s license on Thursday after he admitted telling some clients that he would euthanize their pets but instead kept the animals alive in cages for months at his clinic in Fort Worth.
Waco is in the middle of a drought. The city has not received more than an inch of rain on any day for the entire month of April, according to the Weather Channel’s website.
Liberal pockets of the Internet have been abuzz with a new topic, and it is gaining a lot of attention. The fat acceptance movement, also known as size acceptance, fat liberalism or the fat power movement, seeks to remove any sort of stigma associated with plus-sized people, and some have gone as far as to seek change to rules or regulations that they believe exhibits anti-fat bias.
Your mother won’t make you wash your mouth out with soap after saying this f-word, but declaring yourself as a feminist in my experience receives the same disbelieving looks. No, I don’t undertake in bra-burning rituals or think consensual sex between married couples is rape. I simply want equality.
It’s the home stretch for Baylor baseball. This season has brought some ups and lot of downs for the Bears, but there is still a flame of hope burning for this ball club. At this point, the Bears have their eyes focused on just one goal, to qualify for the Big 12 tournament.
The 2013 season was a tough one for Baylor volleyball, filled with injuries and unfulfilled expectations.
The Bears lost freshman phenom Katie Staiger in only the second match of the season and sophomore outside hitter Thea Munch-Soegaard to a foot injury later, while struggling to a 12-20 record on the year and 4-12 in conference play.
Expectations abound for Baylor football after unexpectedly beating the odds to win the 2013 Big 12 Championship in the final game at Floyd Casey Stadium, the first Big 12 Championship in program history. For the first time in recent memory, Baylor has the target on its back.
Softball is a game of streaks, and Baylor looks ready to put it all together. After struggling in a double-header against Louisiana, the Bears have won six straight, including a dominant three-game sweep of the Kansas Jayhawks last weekend.
Another successful season as Big 12 champions for Baylor men’s and women’s tennis resulted in four players from each team being sent to the NCAA tournament. Both teams will host the first two rounds of NCAA action from May 9-11 at Hurd Tennis Center.
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In this week’s entertainment podcast, Taylor Griffin and Taylor Rexrode sign off on a semester of movie talk.Frankly, My Dear – Double Feature
Greg DeVries and Daniel Hill examine the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Which teams are moving on? Can the Rockets come back and beat Portland? Has San Antonio found its groove?
Also on the podcast, our hosts look at this summer’s World Cup. Can the United States hang with the world’s best in Group G?
Follow our hosts on Twitter @GregDeVries3000 and @D_Hill80 and follow the show @DFTBPodcast.
McLane Stadium to give students whole new game day experience from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo.
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Scientists implanted thin sheets of scaffolding-like material from pigs into a few young men with disabling leg injuries — and say the experimental treatment coaxed the men’s own stem cells to regrow new muscle.
There isn’t any grass on the field at McLane Stadium, and few seats have been placed in the stands, yet project managers said they are sure in four months Baylor football will have its new home.
Hundreds of jobs are now available to the community for McLane Stadium, which opens in August. Baylor has formed new relationships with companies in the management of the new stadium, and a number of those companies will be hiring hundreds of new workers.
