Director of student activities Matt Burchett said Tuesday in an interview with the Lariat, that while Student Court has the authority to issue orders to parties directly involved in a case, they are not convinced the court has the authority to do so to parties not directly involved.
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Baylor has hired its first Title IX coordinator, who said she is here to help sexual assault survivors and assist with policy changes for sexual assault charges in compliance with Title IX regulations. Patty Crawford, Baylor’s Title IX coordinator, said she wants students, both survivors and alleged perpetrators, to know that she is available to talk and counsel with them.
In what began as another internal dispute in the university’s Student Senate has risen a case that could test the limits of student government authority regarding First Amendment rights campuswide.
Old age and an injury caused The Baylor Riding Association to retire the 25-year-old horse Sweetie months before her scheduled retiring date at the end of this semester.
Thursday night Two Olympic athletes inspired students with stories of endurance and teamwork. Deloitte, one of the world’s largest professional service firms that assists both companies and individuals with tax audits, brought the two Olympians to Baylor as part of a recruiting event.
Student Court will hear proceedings on the first case of the semester on Feb. 16. Roswell, N.M junior Cody Coll, chief justice, and Texarkana, Ark. junior Daniel Pellegrin, deputy chief justice, will attend the hearings along with the other seven justices and the three individuals involved in the case.
Student Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that recommending departments upload to Canvas or the department’s website a syllabus for each course prior to registration.
By Amanda Hayes Reporter With the Bearathon race approaching March 21, Waco Striders Running Club President Don Hinds said the…
Two weeks after the destruction of their Prayer Walk display, the student group Baylor Bears for Life has accepted that the perpetrators will most likely never be caught.
Two student senators filed a lawsuit this week in Student Court against Katy junior Lawren Kinghorn, internal vice president.
A robbery suspect and a resident are dead after a drug-related home invasion involving gunfire at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at 1902 S. 16th St., said Waco Police spokesman Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton.
When Carlos Colón went back to his native country of El Salvador to go attend a symphonic choral piece performance, he sat next to a man who could not read and was flying for the very first time. After ten years, he was finally being reunited with his family.
Police authorities from Waco, Baylor and McLennan County responded to a home invasion involving gunfire at approximately 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at 1902 S. 16th St., Waco Police Sgt. Gary Hiatt said.
A group of U.S. Olympians will share their personal stories of hard work and determination Thursday, as part of the Deloitte program titled “Team USA Road Show: It’s Your Race, Take the Lead.”
This week, President Barack Obama sent a budget to Congress for the 2016 fiscal year. In this budget were several initiatives to increase both taxes for the wealthy and tax breaks for the middle and lower-income classes.
Waco and Baylor police authorities responded to an incident at approximately 10:40 p.m. Tuesday at 16th St. and Wood Ave.
The third residence hall in a recent series of renovations, Penland Residence Hall, will close for yearlong improvements in May. In June, there will be a demolition process after the halls are cleared, and Penland will reopen next year in the spring semester.
The towering 11-foot tall, off-white, angel-like figure that used to be located in the grassy area between Burleson Hall and Draper Academic Building, has been moved to the back of Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center for unknown reasons.
Baylor began the search to find a vice president for university development this week.
As part of the First Wednesday series through the Baylor Business Professional Development Program, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Bryant and deputy science editor at the New York Times will speak to the Baylor community at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Cashion 510.
By Amanda Hayes Reporter Instead of giving up on failed New Year’s resolutions, Meg Patterson, director of wellness, suggests student…
Several nationally recognized organists came to participate in the 21st annual Midwinter Organ Conference, which began Sunday.
Jason Roberts, associate director of music and organist at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in New York City, will give a performance to accompany Buster Keaton’s silent film “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” in Jones Concert Hall.
Although he has a passion for music, Garland junior Ceon Rumphs actually never intended to become a drum major. But this year, after three years at Baylor, he became the Golden Wave Marching Band’s first African-American drum major.
There is one thing that all Baylor students have in common: the use of AirBear, Baylor’s beloved Wi-Fi system. Students, faculty and staff have access to the system throughout the buildings and common places on campus.
The university’s Office of Sustainability helped break another record in university sustainability, a trend that has continued since 2006.
Although 1,793 miles separate Dallas senior Rayyan Islam from Silicon Valley, the hub of millennial entrepreneurs, Islam has no reservations that he is exactly where he needs to be.
With almost a month gone from 2015, students may be looking to restrengthen their New Year’s commitments to healthy eating.
Those wanting to do so can learn about healthy cooking options from 6 to 8 p.m. next Monday at the Creative Arts Building of the Extraco Events Center, where the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the 2015 Dinner Tonight Healthy Cooking School
By Rachael Leeland Staff Writer With the advent of a new year, students may be looking for ways to start…
The Moody Library fire alarm went off at around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, forcing all who were inside the building to evacuate.
After the Boko Haram terrorist group killed as many as 2000 people in Baga, Nigeria, Baylor students from the region expressed their concerns about this group’s operations in their home country.
