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Sunday at Baylor Ballpark handed the baseball team chilly weather and a chance to take the three game series against Kansas State. After the 21st ranked Bears rallied to grab a 4-3 win over the Wildcats, they move to 3-3 in conference play.

One-third of Baylor’s wins this season have come in the last at bat. The latest dramatic victory was a walk-off win against Kansas State on Friday night, giving them their fifth walk-off of the season. Senior Chris Slater roped a double down the right field line in the to score senior shortstop Landis Ware and capped off the defeat of the Wildcats, 5-4.

Student body senate passed several bills and revisions in yesterday’s meeting, several of which financed events held by various student organizations.

Two Baylor professors helped uncover a secret that now has the scientific community abuzz: Central Texas was home to what are now the oldest known human inhabitants on the American continents.

As convenient as it is to have a treadmill or elliptical reveal the amount of calories burned during an exercise, these machines are not as accurate as believed. Many cardiovascular machines are 15 to 20 percent off in calculation of calories burned, Van Davis, assistant director for fitness and nutrition education.

It may be the Lady Bears’ third consecutive year advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tourney, but head coach Kim Mulkey believes this year’s Sweet 16 venture against Wisconsin-Green Bay Sunday at 8 p.m. at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas tastes just as sweet.

Baylor baseball continues its 14-game homestand as it battles Kansas State this weekend in the Bears’ second conference series of the season. Coach Steve Smith said he hopes to see more of what has brought the Bears to a 14-7 record.

Two new initiatives to increase student retention are being created in an effort led by the Foster Success Center, but the initiatives will not focus only on freshmen — some will also be geared toward improving the sophomore students’ experience and helping parents encourage their students.

The university denied the Sexual Identity Forum’s request for an official student organization charter for a final time last Friday, leaving officers of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender discussion group dissatisfied and seeking a more thorough explanation.