LOS ANGELES — Fox has X’d out “The X Factor.”
Once seen as the next “American Idol,” Fox has canceled the “The X Factor” after three seasons of shuffling judges and low ratings for the musical talent show.
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Nurjahan Vagom, a 53-year-old Muslim woman who moved to Waco from Bangladesh, struggles with feeling isolated in American society.
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said Monday he’s resigning because he’s accomplished the goals he set five years ago, not because of political turmoil surrounding the Board of Regents in recent months.
While many people look forward to visits from their local Girl Scouts, wearing badge-covered sashes, vests and smiles, there are some who won’t buy cookies from them this year.
I was in the house to cover Baylor playing No. 8 Kansas in Waco on Feb. 4. The Jayhawks are a team that always gets a reaction from fans, and it was no different that day.
The No. 7 Lady Bears defeated the Oklahoma State Cowgirls 81-64 at the Ferrell Center on Sunday, earning their 20th win on the season and widening the gap even more in the Big 12 standings.
One man was arrested Friday afternoon in the 200 block of Gurley Lane near Baylor University after Waco Police Department officers executed a narcotics search warrant, according to a Waco police officer on scene with the Drug Enforcement Section.
Do romantic comedies have double standards when it comes to cheaters? Find out in this edition of “Frankly, My Dear,” where Taylor Griffin and Taylor Rexrode discuss this as well as the life and death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. This week’s “Trailer Trash” revolves around the upcoming romance drama, “Endless Love.”
Chinese New Year from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo.
Caritas is now taking leadership of a program that assists people in applying for the federal food stamp program SNAP. Caritas has received $75,000 in grants from local foundations in order to support this new responsibility.
Furman University in Greenville, S.C., has a new president—Baylor’s executive vice president and provost, Dr. Elizabeth Davis.
You get to campus for the day when you realize your phone is dead. You have emails to send and lunch plans to coordinate with no way to contact anyone.
In honor of the 10th annual National Wear Red Day, Wacoans can expect to see the town painted red — and Baylor is no exception.
Pat Neff Hall will be illuminated red from 6 p.m. to midnight this evening in honor of Go Red for Women’s National Wear Red Day, an effort that focuses on raising awareness of women’s heart disease prevention.
AUSTIN — The Wild West tradition of openly carrying your six-shooter on the street has long been banned in Texas under state law. But the next governor could change that.
Rising Democratic star and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis has joined her top Republican rival in supporting a proposed “open carry” law. It would allow people with concealed handgun licenses to wear a pistol on their hip, in full view, while in public.
After a bye week, the Baylor track and field teams are refueled and ready to compete in the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational.
For the second time this season, the Bears will travel to College Station to run the lanes of the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. The Texas A&M Aggie Invitational began this morning and will conclude Saturday evening.
Last year, the Lady Bears lost someone many called the ultimate post player. Brittney Griner entered the 2013 WNBA draft, marking the end of an era, but the beginning of another in Baylor women’s basketball.
FORT WORTH — The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas is going to the ducks this spring.
Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday announced a three-year title sponsorship agreement for its spring race with Duck Commander, the brand of best-selling duck calls and Robertson family-owned company featured on the A&E show “Duck Dynasty.” The deal is for the spring race at the track.
The smell of wet paint crawls through the air in the Mabee Theater in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Colors blur and blend into one another on the backdrop, so there is uncertainty as to where horizontal begins and vertical ends.
The stage seems to be a character itself.
By Kat Worrall Reporter Today marks the 100th birthday of one of Waco’s oldest buildings, the Waco Hippodrome. The Hippodrome, first opened on Feb. 7, 1914, has survived fires, tornados, openings and closings, and is expecting another grand opening in 2014. Owners Shane and Cody Turner began renovating the Hippodrome in 2013. Dean Riley, spokesman for the Waco Hippodrome, said it is expected to open in mid to late summer. “It won’t be on the 100th birthday, but in the 100th year we’re going to bring it back and it’s going to be something all of Waco can be proud…
When Rhea Torresso started a dance team for Acts Church her freshman year, she made it clear she didn’t want to waste time searching for extracurricular activities.
She created “Won by One” on her own.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states to reduce the threat of wildfires, protect water quality and improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species.
Lawmakers all over the country have taken different approaches to marijuana policy. Some have stuck with an old policy of banning it completely, some have decriminalized the substance and some have let go entirely and legalized it. The future of the legality of marijuana is for the courts to decide, but one approach that absolutely will not work is what lawmakers in Illinois have proposed.
A few days ago, while eating lunch in the sub, I heard “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles, and I was immediately taken back to my childhood.
Newspapers are dying, but inquiring minds don’t need to suffer. There’s hope for the gentrifying Fourth Estate, if fewer folks are concerned about turning a buck.
The dialogue about information in an Internet age, globalization and that general connectedness many people of the 21st century have in common is fascinating. It is overwhelming. It is ambitious for a school paper’s editorial column, but hear me out on this caveat.
Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, has a new president — current Baylor Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Elizabeth Davis.
In a press conference hosted at the university, 11 a.m. EST Thursday the Furman Board of Trustees announced their selection. Davis, her husband Charles, their son and daughter were present for the announcement.
