Baylor track and field followed up its successful Big 12 indoor championships with another strong showing at the NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark., last week, bringing home an individual national champion and a record-breaking finish from the women’s team.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved redefining marriage in the church constitution Tuesday to include a “commitment between two people,” becoming the largest Protestant group to formally recognize gay marriage as Christian and allow same-sex weddings in every congregation.

The Lariat has impressed me since I started law school here in the fall. The articles are generally thoughtful, pertinent and fair. However, I find the recent article about Baylor declining to investigate the local SAE chapter outright offensive.

First, they sang “God Will Take Care of You.” Then they walked out of Brown Chapel to a playground where they organized themselves into 24 groups of 25 each and set out marching.

It’s a question that almost every student will ask themselves when they graduate — how I am going to pay for student loans?

I’m not that great of a writer, which is why I am the Photo Editor, so I’m going to show you New York through my photos.

By Amanda Hayes Reporter Anyone who has used their camera phone can thank innovator Larry Thorpe in part for making selfies possible. Thorpe spoke to professionals and students at the Film and Digital Media Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers student chapter event on Monday. He covered the topic of Technical Insights into a Contemporary Cinematography Lens and Image Sensor. The lecture focused on the emergence of 4k resolution, which is four times more resolution than high-definition, and how this affects the production process. With 10 patents to his name, Thorpe has created and invented things we use every…

By Reubin Turner City Editor President and Chancellor Ken Starr will sit down this week with former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf to discuss religious freedom issues nationally and abroad. Wolf will be featured as part of Starr’s “On Topic with President Ken Starr,” a series that features in-depth conversations with national leaders. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baylor Club, located in McLane Stadium. Wolf, who represented the 10th district of Virginia for 17 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, was recently named the Jerry and Susie Wilson Chair in Religious Freedom at Baylor. Baylor…

Baylor does not intend to investigate any of the fraternities on the university’s campus in response to the video of SAE members at the University of Oklahoma making racist chants.

Whether traveling, partying or just relaxing over spring break, you probably saw the fallout from a video of University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon members singing an extremely racist chant. “There will never be a n—– in S-A-E,” the fraternity members chanted on what appeared to be a charter bus. This disgusting show of racism took the Internet aback as the video spread rapidly after it was posted on Twitter. Within a day it went viral with civil disgust. And if that’s not enough, they sang later in their song that one could “hang him from a tree, but he’ll…

“With great power comes great responsibility,” according to Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben.

There are many superheroes in comic books, from Superman to Batman and everything in between. Some are not as well-known as others, but they are still just as significant.

Milk+Bookies, an organization dedicated to bringing books and a love of reading to children who can’t afford books, is now accepting children’s books until March 31 at the Bill Daniel Student Center as part of the non-profit’s book drive. The student organization and individual who donates the most books will win a free pizza party at the SUB gameroom. Donations can be dropped off at the Student Union Building Operations Office, Room 207. For additional information, contact Jordy_Dickey@baylor.edu.

Sport Management graduates are raising money for a kids’ water discovery feature at the Piper Child Development Center. The Piper Child Development Center helps children learn through playing in a nurturing and secure environment. The water feature will help kids learn about nature, science and technology. Donations of $1 are accepted. Anyone who gives $100 or more will be placed in a prize drawing. For additional information or to donate, visit www.baylor.edu/piper.

The Outdoor Adventure Learning & Living Center is still accepting upper-level student applications. The Outdoor Adventure Living Learning Community seeks to provide students with opportunities to grow, develop leadership skills and stimulate their minds through outdoor experiences. Students in the LLC will have one class together every semester. They will also hear from speakers and have the chance to plan and attend trips that include activities such as kayaking, backpacking and rock climbing. For additional information or to apply, visit www.baylor.edu/oallc or contact Jimmy_Britven@baylor.edu.

Students who are members of a band can now sign up for the 2015 Battle of the Bands, which will be held at 6 p.m. March 26 at the Bill Daniel Student Center. Band submissions are due by 5 p.m. Friday. At the event, a variety of bands will battle it out in order to be crowned the 2015 champion for the competition. The winning group will get to play at Diadeloso, on April 14. Bands can submit their applications to student_union@baylor.edu.

The Indian Subcontinent Student Association will be selling temporary henna tattoos from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. the rest of the week at the Bill Daniel Student Center. The group also has information about the upcoming 20th Annual Gateway to India Culture Show. For additional information, please contact Uzair_Shahnawaz@baylor.edu.

Dr. DeAnna Toten Beard traces the 100-year old path of soldiers in the trenches of World War I through the lens of theater. Her combined love of history, writing and teaching has wrapped itself in 12 years of teaching at Baylor.

“Don’t do anything stupid,” the old CIA pal (Ray Winstone) growls to his retired “Company” assassin friend.

Since we’ve seen this killer’s blackouts and dizzy spells, viewed his X-rays and heard a doctor tell him to avoid any more concussions, head trauma or even loud noises, we know what constitutes as “stupid.”

For the first time in Baylor history, men’s basketball is heading to the NCAA tournament in consecutive years. The Bears earned a three-seed in the West Region and will face Sun Belt Champion Georgia State in Jacksonville, Fla., to open postseason play Thursday.

The No. 5 ranked Lady Bears’ surprising success in the 2014-15 season earned Baylor a two-seed in the NCAA tournament and the job of hosting games of the first and second round of the tournament. Baylor earned itself an opening-round matchup against Northwestern State.

By Jeffrey Swindoll Sports Writer The Bears dropped its opening series in conference play to the No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs last weekend in Fort Worth with a 3-1 loss on Friday, 3-2 loss on Saturday and a 10-1 blowout on Sunday. Baylor (6-12, 0-3) extended its losing streak to 10 games with the series loss to TCU. The Horned Frogs batted-in two runs in the third inning of game one to get out to take an early lead. TCU totalled 10 runs in game one compared to Baylor’s total of four. Sophomore pitcher Drew Tolson (0-3) started for the…

The second-ranked Baylor acrobatics & tumbling team pulled off a huge upset over No. 1 ranked Oregon on Thursday. Oregon (3-1) claimed the national championship title last season and was undefeated until losing to the Bears (5-0) last week. Baylor’s win marked Oregon’s first-ever home loss in program history at the Matthew Knight Arena.

No. 14 Baylor men’s basketball trailed as many as 12 points in the second half against Texas Tech, but a late rally on senior night helped the Bears take a 77-74 win at the Ferrell Center.

It’s a tumultuous time in news media. Everything feels so polarized, commercialized and sensationalized. Turning on any of the major news networks at any hour of the day just gets obnoxious and flat-out frustrating. Those who watch MSNBC have a bone to pick with FOX News and vice versa, and understandably so. These networks have been tailored for specific audiences, minds and, ultimately, specific ideologies. Of course it’s going to get aggravating. I understand that. What I don’t understand is why many of my peers shut themselves out from any involvement whatsoever in the national topics that are immensely relevant…

By Madison Miller Reporter During their weekly Thursday meeting, Student Senate voted on four bills, three of which would provide funding for different culture club events. The Senate voted on a budget to give the Nu Zeta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma $2,500 for their third annual “More Than We Can Bear” event that raises awareness of African-Americans with mental illnesses. The proposal passed unanimously. The second bill proposed for a bike repair station to be located on Fifth Street in front of the Bill Daniel Student Center. “It helps and aids those with bikes on campus,” Sugar Land junior…

Sometimes I just get the itch to make things. Earlier this week I decided to try my hand at a really cool pin I saw on Pinterest a while back. The project, which involves modifying wall art to look like it was dipped in a bucket of paint, was perfect because I’m in the process of redecorating my apartment for next school year.

The No. 6 Lady Bears earned themselves the No. 1 seed for the Big 12 tournament in Dallas at the American Airlines Center this weekend after a stunning season in conference play. Baylor lost just two out of 18 games.

By Muneeza Naqvi Associated Press NEW DELHI — When a condemned killer said the woman he and others brutally gang-raped on a New Delhi bus was responsible for what had happened to her, his comments were shocking in their callousness and lack of remorse. But the underlying view has wide acceptance in India. Blaming women for rape is what hundreds of millions of men in India are taught to believe. And the code for women in this country is simple: Dress modestly, don’t go out at night, don’t go to bars and clubs, don’t go out alone. If you break…