Sudoku solution: 4/1/11
University Libraries will host the Educational Technology Showcase from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Moody Library. The showcase will highlight creative uses of information and communication technologies in the classroom at Baylor and beyond.
Come learn how to take care of your trusty bike at 6 p.m. today at the Marina. Learn how to change a tire/tube, adjust your brakes, install a chain and adjust your shifters and derailleurs. No experience necessary!
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The fourth time was a charm for No. 2 seed Texas A&M as the No. 1 seed Lady Bears fell to the Aggies 58-46 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament at American Airlines Center in Dallas Tuesday night in the final matchup between the Big 12’s two best teams.
The Lady Bears reached the Elite Eight in Dallas before falling to Texas A&M, 58-46.
Starting this fall, select Welcome Week leaders will continue to journey with and mentor incoming students throughout the semester in a structured format as part of the New Student Experience courses: University 1000, BU 1000, BIC 1212 and ECS First Year Seminar.
More than 500 students, professors and members of the Baylor community piled into the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center looking for guidance on Christian leadership in the business world from a bestselling author Tuesday. Dr. Ken Blanchard, bestselling author of books “The One-Minute Manager” and “Lead Like Jesus,” shared his words of wisdom with Baylor as a co-founder and chief spiritual officer of his company, The Ken Blanchard Companies.
For just the fourth time in 31 all-time meetings, the UTSA Roadrunners (8-18) beat the Bears (16-9) on Tuesday.
The Croft Gallery hosted a unique show Saturday, March 24, by a group called The Beehive Collective that included three large fabric pieces and a gallery talk.
OnTopic, a new discussion series established by President Ken Starr to address issues relating to both the community and the nation on the whole, will begin today.
Veterans attending Baylor will no longer receive as much financial aid from the Post 9/11 GI Bill as they used to, effective Aug. 1. In December 2010, Congress passed the Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, an amendment to the original GI Bill, which has been a source of financial aid for veterans attending college since 1944.
Due to continuing contract negotiations between “Mad Men” creator Matt Weiner and AMC, the series will not return until early 2012, the network said on Tuesday.
“With over 350,000 apps for iPhone there’s no limit to what you can do.”
Today marks the start of full campaigning for student body officers as students seek leadership positions to give back to our community. Each year the Lariat interviews the student body officer candidates and endorses one candidate for each position.
In the words of John Adams, “facts are stubborn things.” Tuesday’s opinion article “Deceptive state campus carry bill opposes university’s mission” is as deceptive as such writings can be.
We have all suffered the pain of a breakup – the deleting of phone numbers, the redistribution of shared goods, the removal of all pre-heartbreak pictures on Facebook.
Sudoku solution: 3/30/11
Crossword solution: 3/30/11
Students looking for a leg up in job hunting can have their resumes reviewed by the Career Services staff from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the common area of the Sid Richardson Building.
The Lady Bears’ Tuesday doubleheader at Stephen F. Austin was postponed because of inclement weather. Baylor entered Tuesday at 27-5 after splitting a weekend series with Texas A&M, and its next scheduled game starts at 3 p.m. Saturday at Getterman Stadium against No. 11 ranked Missouri.
The Center for Jewish Studies will host Irving Roth, a survivor of the Holocaust. at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Heschel Room 131 of the Marrs McLean Science Building.
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No. 1 seed Baylor needed no time to rebuild momentum as it battled past No. 5 seed Wisconsin-Green Bay 86-76 on Sunday at the American Airlines Center. The Lady Bears advanced to their second consecutive Elite Eight behind a career-high 40 points from sophomore Brittney Griner.
The Baylor Autism Resource Center hosted an event Monday night to celebrate and bring awareness to recently passed legislation that will require insurance companies to provide more coverage to autistic patients.
Baylor ShowTime! will entertain audiences with a Spring Show full of hilarity at 7:30 p.m. on Friday or at 3 p.m. on Saturday in Waco Hall.
Dr. Lee S. Shulman will deliver the next Presidential Symposium Series lecture on Thursday, titled “Learning to Profess: Challenges and Opportunities for Liberal Education in Faith-based Universities.”
A recent study done by a Baylor researcher suggests that young adults whose parents monitor their social interactions are less likely to have alcohol-related problems, and that young adults monitored by a parent of the opposite gender exhibit an even stronger correlation between parent interaction and less impulsivity.
Last weekend the battle between the No. 17 Baylor and No. 21 Texas A&M softball teams proved how tough conference play will be in 2011 as they split the series, both with walk-off home runs. Baylor took the first game Saturday, 2-1, in 11 innings and Texas A&M took the second, 6-5.
As the death toll of tsunami victims in Japan approaches 11,000, Baylor students are raising donations and awareness across campus. The Japanese Student Association has set up donation stations in the Baylor Sciences Building, Hankamar School of Business, and residential and dining halls.
