Griner finishes with 22 points, eight rebounds, six blocks as No. 1 Baylor wins 66-51 over Iowa State
Senior center Brittney Griner steals the ball, runs down the court and uses two hands to slam the ball into the basket for her 11th career dunk as the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears defeat No. 24 Iowa State 66-51 Wednesday at Ames, Iowa. The Lady Bears are now 7-0 in the Big 12 and 17-1 overall.
The men’s tennis team will look to carry momentum over from a strong showing in the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in Los Angeles last weekend. The team will take on SMU 7 p.m. Friday at home. The team is currently ranked No. 15 in the nation.
In 2008, the NBA’s SuperSonics were stolen from the city of Seattle and then made their way to Oklahoma City, where they were renamed the Thunder. The wheels are now in motion to make the current Sacramento Kings the new Seattle SuperSonics.
All is not lost for the Hippodrome.
A development company has big plans to renovate and manage the once great movie theater that hosted everything from Broadway plays to silent film to children’s shows.
The Hippodrome, located at 724 Austin Ave., has received $423,900 in Tax Increment Financing zone funds approved by the Waco City Council last week. The council approved $1.4 million total in downtown renovations including the Hippodrome.
It’s that time of year where the countdown to spring break is what most students have to look forward to. The same goes for the Baylor A Cappella Choir.
This semester marks the choir’s 4th concert tour conducted by Dr. Alan Raines, associate professor of ensembles and director of choral activities. Raines is also the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Music.
Before I go into how the flu has changed me, I should probably give you some background information.
I am not usually a germaphobe. I have no problem sharing drinks or eating with my hands, and I probably do not change my bed sheets often enough.
My pile of laundry grows like bamboo, and the countertops of my apartment have never been touched by a disinfecting wipe.
As a staunch supporter of the Hollywood left and liberals in general, I am disappointed in some of their behavior toward director Kathryn Bigelow because of her amazing film “Zero Dark Thirty.”
What’s in a name? Does defining a concept or person with a single word really capture its essence?
Until recently, no, especially words like “outrage,” “victim” and, until recently, “rape.”
However, on Jan. 6, the Federal Bureau of Investigation made a historic change in the national definition of rape that expands recognition to victims of a horrible crime that had previously been ignored.
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The position of student regent is up for grabs.
The open application for a new student regent for the 2013-2014 school year is under way. The Baylor Board of Regents introduced the position of student regent last year.
The student regent is a non-voting regent who is allowed to be present during non-executive board meetings. Because this position represents the students of Baylor, this regent will have the opportunity to raise thoughts or questions about issues concerning students and the campus, according to the student regent application. The Baylor student body president works with the student government to bring up ideas that will benefit the campus and its students. While the two positions are almost the same, each has a different agenda.
Baylor research is expanding as Baylor departments and faculty begin to move into the new Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative building. Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative is a partnership between Baylor, Texas State Technical College and local businesses.
Baylor was recently named one of the best schools in the nation for African-Americans.
M. Clayton & Associates, a company that has studied colleges and universities across the nation to find institutions committed to helping African-American students graduate, published a new list that named the “88 Best Colleges for African-Americans.” More than 800 schools were judged off of criteria that included a minimum graduation rate of 40 percent for African-American students, an African-American student population of at least 6.5 percent and a high graduation rate for African-Americans based on ACT scores and compared against the company’s determined ACT score for graduation.
Would you like to phone a friend? Final answer?
Moultrie, Ga., doctoral student Shawn Sutherland competed and won $25,000 on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Dec. 17 as the self-proclaimed “biggest fan” of the program.
By Alexa Brackin Guns have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My family…
As our economy recovers from the bursting of the housing bubble, some warn another is looming on the horizon.
The phrase “higher-education bubble” was first popularized by Glenn Reynolds, a distinguished professor of law at the University of Tennessee. In his book, “The Higher-Education Bubble,” he defines the term:
“Bubbles form when too many people expect values to go up forever.”
It is shocking how many mass shootings have occurred in the past year. The shootings listed below caught the attention of the media and the nation, inspiring discussion on regulating the sale of firearms in America:
They can be found walking around college campuses in their vintage clothes, listening to the strange music of obscure artists through their headphones.
Many people follow their style precedent, yet many find them too egotistical to stand. They are hipsters, and they are taking America’s thrift shops and record stores by storm.
Zero Dark Thirty is a spy-thriller that blends fiction with details dug up by the film’s creators in conjunction with the CIA. Even the film’s trailer, which shows censor bars being erased from the title, implies that secrets will be uncovered. “Thirty” recounts the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
For those of you that saw “The Hobbit,” please hear me out. If you disagree with my views, feel free to contact me, and we’ll hold a public forum at your earliest convenience.
Reactions to these kinds of movies can always be divided into two categories: 1) those that have read the books 2) those that haven’t. I fall into the former.
If you haven’t read the books, most of this column will not apply to you.
So deep is my passion for coffee that I’m excited each night to wake up to it each morning. I love the ritual of grinding beans, pouring filtered water and brewing, because it results in a product that looks, smells and tastes divine.
A small group of people is trying to change Waco’s image in the music and film world.
The group is Waco Arts-Media and their event is the Waco Independent Media Expo.
Long before Hostess Brands’ plan to shut down made Twinkies the rage, Nancy Peppin found something special about the cream-filled snack cakes.
No, she doesn’t have a sweet tooth for them.
But she has featured Twinkies in hundreds of pieces of quirky, satirical artwork because of an obsession with what she calls the “ultimate American food icon.”
The prolific Reno artist says she was first influenced to focus on Twinkies in 1975 by Andy Warhol, who demonstrated that even a Campbell’s soup can could be an object of art.
Baylor University sees its share of talent come and go as it often hosts famous guests, and it will uphold that legacy by hosting critically acclaimed pianist, Joyce Yang.
Yang will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Roxy Grove Hall, as part of the Lyceum series. Yang will be treating audience members to a plethora of musical pieces, from works of Chopin and Beethoven to George Gershwin’s “The Man I Love.”
Yang’s concert is free and open to the public.
After almost two years of operation, Legacy Café and Art Gallery is looking to energize its clientele. James Lafayette, owner and manager of the café, has announced plans to open a private club in the upstairs section of the building that has been largely unused.
Lafayette said the club would feature a TV/lounge area where customers can relax. There will be two adjacent rooms, one for foosball and air hockey and other arcade-like games, and one quieter room for cards, chess or reading.
If a player is found to have used performance-enhancing drugs, then that player should not be voted into the Hall of Fame.
About 21 years ago, the Baseball Writers Association of America voted to permanently ban Pete Rose from the Hall of Fame.
His crime? Betting on baseball games.
Football season is over in Waco, but another sport is just around the corner.
The Baylor men’s golf team is just a few weeks away from starting a highly anticipated season.
The Bears look to start the 2013 season the way they finished last season: on top.
Baylor softball finished third in the Big 12 preseason poll.
This is the fourth time in program history that the Bears were chosen third, but the team has high hopes that it can finish better and play competitive ball on the road to go to another world series. Last year, Baylor softball made the post season. The team entered the NCAA regional tournament and ranked No. 23 despite losing its All-American left-handed pitcher Whitney Canion after she suffered a torn ACL. The team continued to fight though the adversity as senior right-handed pitcher Courtney Repka and junior right-handed pitcher Liz Paul filled in the role of pitching. Sophomore outfielder Kaitlyn Thumann also contributed with big hits.
