Boston: One year later
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04/23/2014 The Baylor Lariat
Flower Mound freshman Jordan Sharp donates blood Tuesday on Fountain Mall. Carter Blood Care periodically hosts blood drives on the Baylor campus throughout each semester.
Officials from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said Texas can learn a thing or two in light of the tragedy in West.
Members of the Baylor community mourn the loss of religion department retiree Dr. Daniel B. McGee — a father, an educator and a man of faith.
Students can now have a say in what concerts and speakers they want to see on campus. The Concerts and Speakers Committee, formed in April, gives students the opportunity to have input on the artists and speakers they want to see visit campus.
Two Texas residents backed by a conservative legal group have filed a federal lawsuit in Austin challenging how state Senate voting districts were drawn, according to a published report Tuesday.
With the recent “Captain America” movie, cryogenics and the practice of freezing human bodies until medical science can revive corpses is brought into question. How close is the world to freezing bodies until a cure for death can be found? The answer is not far at all. In fact, the first body was cryogenically frozen in liquid nitrogen in 1967.
Yik Yak is an app that consists of an anonymous chat board. It uses the GPS software in your phone and displays the posts from the 500 closest users to you. Personally, I like to describe it as the Burn Book of social media. The posts on Yik Yak can be ruthless, hilarious and everything in between.
“Wait, so you’re not in sorority?” With a sister who’s a Chi-O, a boyfriend who’s a Phi Chi, and roommates who are an Alpha Chi and a Theta, this is a question I am asked more times a week than I’d like to count.
No. 14 Baylor softball knew it was in for a tough ride when it scheduled No. 16 Louisiana in a mid-week, non-conference, double-header Tuesday night in Waco. The Ragin Cajuns did not disappoint, taking advantage of every opportunity to win back-to-back games 5-2 and 7-4 at Getterman Stadium.
Coming off a huge road win at Kansas State this weekend, breaking a long losing streak away from home, the Bears returned to Baylor Ballpark with energy and confidence in game one of a split series with Texas State. Baylor took the first game 4-3 in a sloppy, 7-error outing.
The Baylor equestrian team ended its season with a 7-6 loss to Georgia in the second round of the NCEA Championship at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.
Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the Internet.
This Friday, students from 73 countries will spend an evening soaking in the cultural experience of a Texas ranch.
The Wells Project will have an interest meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the White Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center. The Wells Project is a student-run organization designed to raise awareness for the international water crisis.
At the state level, Baylor students still have a number of positions in which to choose who will run in November’s state elections, though voter turnout among students is expected to be small.
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On Tuesday, sophomore center Isaiah Austin officially announced his long-expected decision to forego his final two years of eligibility at Baylor to enter the 2014 NBA Draft.
The sun set behind West, Texas Thursday evening while citizens gathered at a memorial service At the fairgrounds off Main Street to remember a terrible surprise in their backyard—the fertilizer plant explosion that claimed the lives of 15 people last year.
The small town of West, Texas pays tribute to those who lost their lives in the fertilizer plant explosion and looks ahead to the continued rebuilding of the city.
The Baylor track and field team will host the 2014 Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic this Saturday. The Bears will run the lanes of the Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex for the last time in Baylor history.
In this week’s podcast, Taylor Griffin and Taylor Rexrode talk Captain America, the Avengers and X-men. The latest trailer for “Gone Girl,” a film starring Ben Affleck and Neil Patrick Harris, is discussed, and more.
Greg DeVries and Daniel Hill preview the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Which first round matchups will prove to be the most entertaining?
Follow our hosts on Twitter @GregDeVries3000 and @D_Hill80 and follow the show @DFTBPodcast.
A day in the life of a Cameron Park Zoo Handler
1. Jerry Chapman was born April 7, 1987 in Pampa, TX, and was a firefighter for Abbott Volunteer Fire Department. In his West Memorial eulogy, Chapman’s parents said he was blessed with a kind spirit from childhood onward – a child who had been unique in his love for helping people from the beginning. He was a hard worker, and was ultimately able to discover his passion for service through the Abbott Volunteer Fire Department. This is what inspired him to return school to become a certified emergency medical technician.
A member of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives contributed to the investigations involved with the West fertilizer plant explosion – using nothing but her nose. Now, one year later, Farlee the Labrador retriever is retired from detecting explosive chemicals, but still enjoys practicing her skills with her owner and past trainer, Claire Rayburn.
04/17/2014: The Baylor Lariat
A handful of concrete slabs occupy the spaces where various homes once stood in the town of West. The newly erected beams of these houses rise like wooden skeletons, waiting for flesh in the form of floors, walls and ceilings.
