The No. 15 Lady Bears improved on their Big 12 record, now 7-3, as they swept the Kansas Jayhawks in a two-game series in Lawrence, Kan., last weekend.

The Arizona Legislature is waiting on its governor’s signature for an approved “birther” bill that would require presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before placing their names on the state’s ballot.

The Texas Legislature faces hard choices. Budget cuts are inevitable. Within the range of possibilities is the Tuition Equalization Grant program that supports many financially challenged first-generation and minority students enrolling in one of the state’s educational treasures — its 40 private colleges and universities, many of which are faith-based.

Vote in the runoff elections between student body president candidates Ben Aguinaga and Zach Rogers and internal vice president candidates Brian Kim and Michael Lyssy from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Voting is available at www.baylor.edu/sg/vote.

Students looking for a part-time or full-time job in Waco, or even a summer internship, will find the resources they need at the Work in Waco Job Expo from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. today at the Waco Convention Center. Representatives from local businesses will be on hand to speak to students. Don’t forget your resume.

Every year, millions of children all over the world lose their parents, either from disease, hunger, disaster or abandonment. In the book of James 1:27, one of the hallmarks of “pure and undefiled” religion is to care for the orphans and to take up their cause.

Wes Craven’s gleeful postmodern thriller “Scream” (1996) introduced us to a generation of teenagers raised on horror movies who couldn’t stop talking about the genre’s cliches. Fifteen years later, the kids in “Scream 4” haven’t just seen the classic horror movies, they’ve also seen the remakes, reboots and postmodern glosses – these days, to embrace a cliche is its own form of creativity.

Last week, ESPN.com reported Iowa Hawkeyes football player Willie Lowe requested a release from the team. After unintentionally losing 20 pounds since January and suffering from headaches in that time, finding a new school could be the least of Lowe’s concerns.

So, let’s say there’s this truly fine individual standing there across the room and you’d like his or her name, number and email address, but don’t want the hassle of walking over and risking rejection.

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https://vimeo.com/22420691 Outnumbered and outgunned, the members of the Air Force ROTC professional officer course fought valiantly but were ultimately defeated…

The 2011 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative began its spring focus Wednesday in the Garden Level Study Commons of Moody Memorial Library. The conference, entitled “Seeking Evidence of Impact”, was put on in part by Baylor University Libraries and the Academy for Teaching and Learning and will continued Thursday in the same location.

Members of Baylor Medical Service Organization were treated with a visit from a local life flight helicopter crew and the Waco Fire Department on Wednesday in the Ferrell Center parking lot.