Want to help out? Text the word “Japan” to 80888 to give a $10 donation to The Salvation Army’s earthquake relief work.
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Robert Nash, public relations director for Austin’s Sherry Matthews Marketing Advocacy, will be the guest speaker at the Public Relations Student Society of America’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center.
Want to help a great cause while showing off your band’s talent? Register for Battle of the Bands, which will be held during Relay for Life on April 1 at Fountain Mall. The deadline to register is today — e-mail Ashley_Ayala@baylor.edu to sign up or get more information.
Career Services will host a nonprofit and government job fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday in the Barfield Drawing room of the Bill Daniel Student Center. Come prepared by researching the companies, dressing well and bringing a resume.
Come receive free advice about your job search from professionals on your lunch break Wednesday. Representatives from Target and New York Life will answer questions from noon to 1 p.m. in the basement of Sid Richardson. Cookies and drink will be provided.
Students can catch a free screening of “Blue Like Jazz the Movie” and chat with the author of the book that inspired the movie afterward at 9 p.m. March 15 in the Mayborn Museum Complex’s Sony Theater.
The Baylor Rowing Team will have its first regatta all day Saturday in Austin at the at Festival Beach Park. Come out and support the Bears in Austin before starting your Spring Break.
ESPN College GameDay is coming to Baylor. The show will include two hours of live coverage starting at 9 a.m. on ESPNU and continuing from 10 to 11 a.m. on ESPN. The Ferrell Center will open at 7 a.m.
The Lariat will be on spring break March 7-11. Students can get their Lariat fix when school resumes March 15.
Fellowship Among Cultures, Ethnicities and Shades will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Houston Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s annual Salsa Fest will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Traditions Plaza and the Bill Daneil Student Center Bowl.
Drop off school-supply donations to boxes in the Bill Daniel Student Center, Baylor Sciences Building, Neil Morris Hall or the libraries. Everything donated will be given to La Vega Primary School by Gamma Alpha Omega. Donations should be made by April 30.
Interested in volunteering with Baylor Habitat for Humanity? Come to the interest meeting at 6 p.m. today in Bennett Auditorium. There will be a spring break build from Saturday to March 12 — sign-ups for four-hour shifts will be at the meeting.
From Mar. 9 to 12, visit the Baylor Lariat website, as well as twitter.com/bulariat, for updates as the men’s and women’s basketball teams aim for automatic bids to the NCAA tournament.
Students can discuss “The Black Dove’s Mark: The Elizabeth Barrett Browning Archives And Nineteenth-Century Literary History” with Dr. Marjorie Stone at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Armstrong Browning Library Lecture Hall.
Kappa Alpha Theta’s annual Denim Dash is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday in Kappa Alpha Theta’s chapter room in The Stacy Riddle Forum. Fashion boutiques will have clothes on sale and part of the profits will go to Court Appointed Special Advocates.
After hunter seat wins over SMU and Sacred Heart last Saturday, equestrian faces Fresno State, TCU and South Carolina in a multi-team competition in Fresno, Calif. on Saturday and Sunday.
William McGraw, professor of voice at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, will host a master course from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Roxy Grove Hall.
The 2-2 Bears travel to Georgia for a three-game series starting at 4 p.m. Friday. Junior Logan Verrett, Baylor’s ace pitcher, will get the series’ first start and attempt to bounce back from a rough 2011 debut against Oral Roberts last Friday.
Need a break from all those midterms? Come volunteer with Campus Kitchens. Meet in the Family and Consumer Sciences Kitchen at 3:00 on Tuesday or 3:30 on Thursday to do some hands-on hunger relief.
The 3-2 Baylor men’s squad returns to Baylor Tennis Center for a 1 p.m. Sunday matchup with No. 31 Mississippi State. The Bears dropped to No. 11 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings but have not yet lost to a non-top 10 opponent. The Baylor women, fresh from defeating two top-15 opponents last weekend in Tennessee and UCLA, challenge No. 60 Fresno State at noon Saturday.
Legendary composer Steve Reich will speak at Baylor from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday in room 137 of the Marrs-McLean Science Building. The event is free but reservations must be e-mailed in advance to Todd Meehan.
The Campus Orchestra will present “An Interlude Between Two World Wars, 1919-1939” at 7:30 p.m. today in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building. The concert is free and open to the public.
Baylor’s competitive cheer team will take on Azusa Pacific and Maryland at its premiere multiteam meet at 6 p.m. today at the Ferrell Center.
Looking for a job? Increase your chances of impressing employers by having your resume reviewed from 5 to 6 p.m. today in the lobby of Sid Richardson.
Learn how to find an internship at an event presented by career coach Kevin Hall from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday in 303 Cashion Academic Center. There will be pizza and giveaways. RSVP with your HireABear account.
Hadassah Schloss from the Texas Attorney General’s Office will hold a special training session on open government and how students can utilize the Texas Public Information Act from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. today in 245 Castellaw Communications Center.
The Department of Multicultural Affairs is looking for a diverse group of students to serve as mentors to incoming freshmen in the fall. Applications are due today. For additional information or for an application, visit www.baylor.edu/multicultural.
The Baylor Equestrian Team will try to bounce back from a tough loss against the Texas A&M Aggies as they play host to a doubleheader this Saturday in Waco. First up for the Lady Bears in the Hunter Seat competition will be the Southern Methodist University Mustangs at 10 a.m. followed by a matchup with the Sacred Heart Big Red noon.
The Baylor Lady Bears soccer team heads to Houston on Saturday as they begin their first competitive action of the spring season. First up for the Lady Bears will be the Houston Cougars at 11 a.m. followed by a showdown with the Sam Houston State Bearkats at 5 p.m. in the same location. These games cap off an exciting week in which the Lady Bears signed six student athletes from five states to join the team next year.