The Baylor men and women’s tennis teams will both be in action this weekend trying to continue their spring season success. The Baylor men will be traveling to Dallas to face the SMU Mustangs on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 12 p.m. The Lady Bears will be traveling to Charlottesville, Va., to compete in the ITA Team National Indoor Championship. This tournament will be the Lady Bears toughest of the year as it features 16 of the Nations top 25 teams and nine of the top 10. The third-ranked Baylor women’s tennis team will be hoping to make a championship run through the tournament that lasts begins Friday and ends Monday.
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Both teams take the field in Waco this weekend, with baseball opening its season against Oral Roberts at 4 p.m. and softball welcoming New Mexico to Getterman Stadium for a three game series. The Lady Bears battle the Lobos in a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. Friday and play once more at noon Saturday. Baseball, ranked No. 16 in Baseball America’s preseason poll, plays at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Baylor Career Services will host a career fair from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ferrell Center. The event is open to all students.
Dr. Z.E. Musielak, physics professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, will speak on “Quantum Cold Dark Matter” at 4 p.m. today in E125 Baylor Sciences Building as part of the 2011 Spring Physics Colloquium.
The Aspen Spring Trio will play music from Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. today at Roxy Grove Hall.
The Baylor Medical Ethics Discussion Society will meet at 6 p.m. today in C105 Baylor Sciences Building.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s annual Salsa Fest will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. March 3 at Traditions Plaza. To participate in the festival, register online at www.baylor.edu/studentactivities. The cost of $25 per team includes T-shirts. The limit is four people per team.
Dr. Rebecca Barnes of Rice University will speak on the over-fertilization of Earth as part of the Geology Colloquium Series at 2:30 p.m. today in E231 Baylor Sciences Building.
The Lady Bears play in-state rivals in back-to-back games at the Ferrell Center, starting with Texas at 12:30 p.m. Saturday…
Track and field returns to Texas A&M’s indoor facility for the second time this season for the Texas A&M Challenge. The meet brings teams from the Big 12, Conference USA, the Pac-10 and the SEC.
The men take a two-game winning streak to Austin when they face the No. 6 Longhorns at 3 p.m. Saturday. At 6-4 in Big 12 play, the Bears hold a half-game lead over Texas A&M for third place in the conference.
Baylor Anthropology Society will hold an interest meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in 317 Marrs McLean Science Building. Come hear members discuss the cultural events held in the past and upcoming events for this semester. All majors are welcome.
OneBU will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the Claypool Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center. OneBU is a multicultural organization with a goal to unite all the people of Baylor’s campus and to learn about different cultures.
Students interested in science, technology, engineering or mathematics can impress potential employers at the STEM Job Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. today in Cashion Academic Center.
The celebration of Black History Month continues at 3 p.m. today in the Barfield Drawing Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center during Dr Pepper Hour. Come enjoy a Dr Pepper float and stop by an organization’s table to learn more about that organization’s history and dynamic efforts in the African-American community.
The Baylor University Symphonic Band will perform under the baton of associate director of bands Isaiah Odajima, guest conductor Gary Green and graduate conductor Steve Dailey at 7:30 p.m. today at Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building. This event is free and open to the public.
Men’s tennis will face the sixth-ranked UCLA Bruins at noon Sunday at the Baylor Tennis Center.
Carter BloodCare supplies blood to Waco hospitals and throughout the Central Texas region. Ice and snow have shut down many of Carter BloodCare’s blood drives throughout Texas, but the need continues. Donate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday at buses on Fountain Mall and across from the Bobo Baptist Student Center.
The Society of Professional Journalists will host local radio announcer Jessica Goodlett at 6 p.m. today in 245 Castellaw. Goodlett graduated from Baylor in 2010 and currently hosts the afternoon show on 92.9 FM Waco. She also provides sports updates for 1660 ESPN Radio Waco and has interned with ESPN in New York City. The event is open to the entire campus and free pizza will be provided.
OneBU has partnered with the admissions department to showcase the different cultures and opportunities on campus. Students are invited to the Kaleidoscope Karnival, taking place from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday in the Barfield Drawing Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center. The Karnival has invited nearly 100 high school seniors to learn more about Baylor’s diversity in conjunction with the Winter Premiere.
Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir’s Gospel Fest 2011 tickets are now on sale at the Bill Daniel Student Center box office for $10. Gospel Fest will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 12 in Waco Hall. Tickets are $15 at the door. This event will feature college and community choirs as well as other local talents.
Baylor Habit for Humanity will host Hangin’ with Habitaters from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Fountain Mall. Join Habitat members and learn more about the organization. There will be games and prizes, refreshments and crafts.
The department of multicultural affairs is kicking off Black History Month with a cultural show at 6 p.m. today in Kayser Auditorium in the Hankamer School of Business. Tickets for Black Heritage Banquet, Gospel Fest and All-University Sing will be given away as door prizes.
Baylor’s men’s rugby team will take on St. Edward’s from 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the McLane Student Life Center Fields.
Watch Baylor fraternities and sororities battle it out for prize money at the Battle on the Burning Sands Stepshow at 5 p.m. Saturday in Waco Hall.
Students may sign up to take a free practice tests: MCAT, LSAT, GRE, DAT, PCAT, or OAT, courtesy of Delta Epsilon Iota and Kaplan. Students can register for the Feb 12 test at www.jotform.com/form/10061515596.
Baylor Health Services is taking over Dr Pepper Hour at 3 p.m. today in the Barfield Drawing Room in the Bill Daniel Student Center. Come meet some of the providers and staff from the health center, counseling, pharmacy, physical therapy, wellness and members of the Student Health Advisory Committee.
Campus Kitchen cooking and delivery shifts start back up today. Show up in the Family and Consumer Sciences parking lots at 3 p.m. every week day to help out with dining hall pick-up and delivery, or come to the kitchen in the FCS building at 3 p.m. today or Thursday to help out with food preparation.
Tickets are on sale for All-University Sing at the Bill Daniel Student Center ticket office. Students must bring their student ID; limit four per student. Tickets go on sale to the public at 9 a.m. today. For additional information, call 254-710-3210 or visit www.baylor.edu/StudentProductions.
Baylor women’s tennis will face Houston at 3:30 p.m. today in the Baylor Tennis Center.
