Waco, along with other parts of Texas, is expected to be hit with more freezing rain until Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory lasting from midnight until noon.
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Macarena Hernandez, professor of journalism, public relations, and new media, presented a documentary screening of “A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at the New York Times,” which depicts a plagiarism scandal, Thursday evening in the Marrs-McLean Science Building.
The Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society will host a lecture about religious and political issues in Russia Thursday at the Michael Bordeaux Research Center as part of the biannual Keston Institute board meeting.
UPDATED 8:30 p.m.: The university announced it will delay opening until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday due to icy roads and harsh driving conditions. Baylor Law School will start classes at 9:15 a.m. Shuttle services will begin operations at 9 a.m., with residential dining restaurants continuing normally.
The university achieved an unprecedented 96.2 percent retention rate last semester, passing a previous retention record set in the spring of 2014. In addition to rising retention rates, diversity rates have also increased among the undergraduate population to 35.5 percent, according to the Baylor Institutional Research and Testing.
Baylor alumna Julie Prater discovered unexpectedly she was pregnant with her second child in the summer of 2014. Eight weeks into her pregnancy, Prater had her first full-body seizure while tending to her screaming son. Family and friends are hosting an auction to raise money for Julie Prater, who was diagnosed with a stage four brain tumor last summer.
Student government will commemorate 100 years as the voice of the Baylor student body beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday at McLane Stadium. Arlington senior Dominic Edwards, student body president, said he plans to look toward the future by celebrating the past. To do so, they are bringing in past student government members and will discuss ways to improve student government as a whole.
Dr. Joaquin Lugo, Jr., assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience, received news late January that he earned a prestigious grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the neurological mechanisms that might connect developmental seizures and autism.
The Campus Kitchens Project announced that director and kitchen manager Alexandria Woo and Baylor University’s Campus Kitchens Project was one of 10 universities selected to receive a grant for their efforts in reducing the problem of food insecurity on Wednesday.
Renowned Baylor Law School professor, lawyer and beloved family man Matt Dawson died Tuesday. He was 98 years old.
Next fall, North Russell Residence Hall will open its doors to both women and men who wish to live in the new Baylor and Beyond Living-Learning Center.
Student Senate unanimously approved a bill to increase the number of security cameras on Baylor’s campus on Thursday. The bill was introduced by McKinney freshman Senator Jessica Porter at last week’s senate meeting.
The McCahill, Hardy v. Kinghorn hearing continued Wednesday, in courtroom 127 of the Law School, as one of the plaintiff’s attorneys, sophomore Elliott Riches, proceeded by calling senior Forrest Davis III to the witness stand.
The demolition of a state-designated historic home near Baylor may have violated the state’s government code, said Chris Florance, director of communications at the Texas Historical Commission.
With midterms approaching, the fitness department has opportunities for students to work off their stress, including a free weights series. After the New Year’s resolution surge of gym attendance, the next peak comes at this time of the semester, said Clint Patterson, coordinator of fitness at the McLane Student Life Center.
The Baylor University Student Court began its hearing of the McCahill, Hardy v. Kinghorn lawsuit Tuesday, in courtroom 127 of the Law School.
After struggling through my financial accounting class, I gained an immense respect for those who choose to make a career out of accounting. I also realized the importance of practicing ethical behavior.
Orange is the new green for Baylor business students and prisoners in the Prison Entrepreneurship Program.
For the first time in the Baylor Mock Trial Team’s 15-year history, two teams are headed to compete at the national level.
Following a campaign to engage students in the minority community and break stigmas associated with counseling, the counseling center’s Let’s Talk program has seen a dramatic increase in the number of students who use its services, said Monique Marsh-Bell, a psychologist at the center.
Baylor students gathered to mourn the loss of three University of North Carolina students for a candlelight service at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Bill Daniel Student Building.
Student Senate voted not to ask Woodinville, Wash., senior Gannon McCahill to resign in an executive session Thursday at the Student Senate meeting, said Port Barre, La., sophomore Lindsey Bacque, the public relations committee chair for the internal vice president.
Baylor’s McLane Stadium has been nominated for “Stadium of the Year 2014” by Stadium Database, an entity that presents stadiums in unique ways, according to their website.
Dr. Ryan King, biology department graduate program director, will counsel the Scenic River Joint Study Committee, which will finalize the phosphorous level of Oklahoma’s scenic rivers, a central point of numerous legal battles between Oklahoma and Arkansas.
After 57 years of teaching at Baylor, Dr. Roger Kirk, distinguished professor of psychology and statistics, said he received what he considers the most important award of his career.
After ten years of preparation, Prosper Waco will host their inaugural event from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Waco Convention Center in an effort to introduce themselves to the Waco community.
After being prompted by the late Dr. Joe Cox, Emily McWhirter finally applied for the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation’s student scholarship, despite personal reservations.
Now, since receiving the award after her mentor passed away, the Candenton, Mo., senior is glad she did.
By Rachel Leland Staff Writer The Baylor Debate Team will host a public debate about the controversial topic of marijuana…
An unknown factor triggered a fire that destroyed a Waco man’s garage. Waco Police responded to a call regarding a fire at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday night at the 2500 block of Robinson Dr.
The Center for International Education and its new director of study abroad are working to increase awareness and participation of study abroad programs outside Western Europe, by increasing the number of programs for underrepresented majors and identifying new locations for future programs.
