Students gear up to compete in the Baylor Business Sell Off this Friday, a competition that allows students to improve their selling abilities by participating in a realistic selling scenario.
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A bill was presented at the Student Senate meeting Thursday night regarding the Civitas club’s desire to become an outlet for honors credit.
With the 2014 Winter Olympics quickly approaching, the Russian city of Sochi is bracing for the world’s stage. More than $50 billion has already been spent on the games, making it the most expensive Olympics ever.
“Oh my gosh, I’m totally gluten-intolerant too!” This statement is heard more than a classic Beatles song these days.
The majority of these claims are made because eating gluten-free is “trendy” and not because this person has a real allergy to wheat. Why people would want to diagnose themselves as being gluten-intolerant is a mystery to me.
There are about two kinds of Germans that the average American knows of, at least from what I’ve witnessed. Those are the Nazi soldiers, and Augustus Gloop from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” As a person of German heritage who loves the German culture, I find this frustrating.
By Daniel Hill Sports Editor Super Bowl XLVIII will feature the National Football League’s best offense versus its top defense when the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks for all the marbles on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The championship matchup features Denver’s No. 1 offense against Seattle’s No. 1 defense. These prolific units will be squaring off with each other and that is one reason why this year’s Super Bowl offers intriguing storylines. The Broncos are the No. 1 seed from the American Football Conference. Denver shattered nearly every offensive record this season. Denver quarterback…
Waco firefighters responded to a fire alarm around 2 p.m. Thursday at Carroll Science Hall.
Chad Moegelin, a firefighter on the scene, said the alarm was triggered by dust on the system’s sensors.
By Emily Ballard and Shannon Findley Reporters Three hundred — the number of Waco ISD students who participated in the district’s Pregnancy Education and Parenting program during the past year. Waco ISD’s high teen pregnancy and parenting rate, approximately 300 in the past year, reflects the state of Texas’ teen pregnancy rate, 43,335, which is the third highest in the country, behind New Hampshire and Vermont, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Adolescent Health. However, Waco ISD had no pregnancy-related dropouts in the past year, according to Julie Coston, a social worker for University…
By Paula Ann Solis Staff Writer Occupational Safety and Health Administration has began investigating the death of Jose Dario Suarez, 55, who died Tuesday night after machinery at the McLane Stadium construction site dragged him 16 feet into the Brazos River, said Lori Fogleman, Baylor’s assistant vice president for media communications. Suarez was one of two employees for the Derr and Isbell Construction Co. working on a pedestrian bridge that connects the Baylor Law School to the McLane Stadium. The two workers were tethered to a manlift that was on top of a floating construction barge. When the manlift fell…
In what began as a philanthropic effort by Phi Kappa Chi, Baylor students have taken on a new ambition with the founders of ILoveOrphans.com, Inc.
Baylor students will be challenged to “Change the World in a Day” by donating $10 to ILoveOrphans.com, Inc. February 5 to raise $40,000.
By Will Weissert Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Board of Education on Wednesday voted again to drop algebra II as a requirement for high school graduation as the members began to finalize an academic curriculum overhaul that could reshape public classrooms statewide. Eliminating the algebra II mandate for many students was part of a sweeping law approved overwhelmingly in May by the state Legislature that scrapped many course requirements in advanced math and science while cutting the number of standardized tests high schoolers must pass from 15 to five. The changes were meant to give students more flexibility…
By Donna Cassata Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders poised to revive efforts to overhaul the immigration system with new broad policy principles are facing a direct challenge from a GOP senator who is warning against a headlong rush toward reform. Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, delivered a 30-page package to all 232 House Republicans on Wednesday that offers a point-by-point rebuttal to the expected standards that House Speaker John Boehner and other leaders plan to circulate this week among GOP members at their annual retreat. Sessions warned of the negative impact…
Fans knew there was something different about Isaiah Austin’s eyes. You could see it when he played. It was hard to place exactly what, but it was obvious. On Jan. 18, Austin made everything clear in a feature that aired on ESPN’s College Gameday.
Isaiah Austin, former five-star prospect, All-Big 12 and future NBA player, is blind in his right eye.
By Kat Worrall Reporter With the closing of downtown Treff’s Bar and Grill, Scruffy Murphy’s has gained a new Thursday night act – Russell Boyd, more commonly known as the “Piano Man.” Treff’s, located on Austin Avenue, was a popular Thursday night destination for students to see Boyd’s performance. Treff’s opened in 2001, but business recently “dropped out of the bottom,” owner Pat Treff said. “It wasn’t doing well enough to pay the bills,” Treff said. “I just decided to move on to bigger things.” Robert Johnson, who owns the building, said Treff, who operates another club in San Marcos,…
By Josh Gill Reporter There’s rhythm on the Burning Sands, with stomping feet and clapping hands. So if that sounds fun, you should know of Alpha Phi Alpha’s step show. Alpha Phi Alpha is presenting the step show, Battle on the Burning Sands this Saturday in Waco Hall to support its mission of service and scholarships. The event will be hosted by social media celebrity King Keraun. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. in Waco Hall, and the show will begin at 7:06 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Bill Daniel Student Center Ticket Office for $10…
A California schoolteacher was arrested Wednesday after hundreds of living and dead pythons in plastic bins were found stacked floor to ceiling inside his stench-filled home in suburban Orange County.
As investigators wearing respirator masks carried the reptiles out of the house and stacked them in the driveway, reporters and passers-by gagged at the smell. Some held their noses or walked away from the five-bedroom home to get a breath of air.
When someone makes a transaction on Craigslist, they often don’t get quite what they bargained for.
This, however, is not the case for Kansas resident William Marotta, who answered an ad posted by two lesbian women seeking a sperm donor.
Despite having signed an agreement releasing all responsibility for the kid that would be conceived with his sperm, Marotta is the state’s target for child support.
Super Bowl XLVIII should not be played outdoors at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The pinnacle of professional football should not be a game subject to giving one team a decided advantage over another.
By Danny Huizinga Guest Columnist It’s the time of the year where the president lays out a grand new vision for the country, an innovative set of policy goals and an inspiring message for a bright future. Or at least, that’s what was supposed to happen. But Tuesday night’s State of the Union address fell flat with political commentators and the general public. It’s worth noting this isn’t a unique phenomenon. The State of the Union usually has little effect on public opinion. That being said, it is still interesting to note how an Obama administration that promised changed politics…
It was clear in the first few possessions that Texas Tech was going to be in an uphill battle against the No. 9 Lady Bears. Baylor handily defeated Texas Tech 92-43 at the Ferrell Center on Wednesday.
The Lady Bears (17-3, 7-1) started the half with poise, finding quality looks for senior guard Odyssey Sims, senior guard Makenzie Robertson and freshman forward Nina Davis throughout the half.
An unidentified person opened fire around 5 a.m. today at La Mirage Apartments.
The apartment complex is at the corner of Ninth and Baylor Street, less than half a mile from Collins Residence Hall.
By Nico Zulli and Katdie Norton Reporters Student teams from the business and computer science and engineering departments will compete in an Accelerated Commercialization Workshop (ACP) this semester hosted by Baylor Reasearch Innovation Collaborative. For this workshop, students are paired with BRIC clients to consult and develop a start-up business model and strategy that integrates elements of technology. Students will then prepare in-depth presentations to exhibit their project idea to a panel of four industry experts. The point of student involvement in ACP at the BRIC is to provide an opportunity for the practical application of classroom knowledge in a…
Divers found what may be the body of a missing construction worker Tuesday evening in the Brazos River behind the McLane Stadium building site.
Justice of the Peace Kristi DeCluitt arrived on scene at 8 p.m. and pronounced the person as dead at 8:17 p.m. The name of the man has not been released because a positive identity could not be confirmed on scene.
By Jordan Corona Staff Writer A new idea in South Waco may give a special housing opportunity to Truett and social work graduate students. Brenner Campbell is the local real estate developer who has taken up the project, citing it as a chance to practice “intentional community” and calling it Truett Village. Campbell, who completed his master’s of divinity at Truett, has been in real estate development in Waco since 2003. He’s an active duty Air Force chaplain and is stationed at Beale Air Force Base in California. Lindsay Swain is in her last year in the Baylor-Truett social work…
By Julie Pace AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — Declaring that upward economic mobility has stalled for millions of Americans, President Barack Obama is challenging a deeply divided Congress to restore the nation’s belief in “opportunity for all” — while telling lawmakers he will act on his own “wherever and whenever” he can. “America does not stand still and neither will I,” Obama was saying in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Excerpts of his remarks were released in advance. The president’s address, delivered before a joint session of Congress and millions of Americans watching on television, marks…
By Jim Salter Associated Press ST. LOUIS — With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing squads, electrocutions and gas chambers. Most states abandoned those execution methods more than a generation ago in a bid to make capital punishment more palatable to the public and to a judicial system worried about inflicting cruel and unusual punishments that violate the Constitution. But to some elected officials, the drug shortages and recent legal challenges are beginning to make lethal injection…
