Super Bowl Sunday is considered the busiest day of the year for sex trafficking in the United States, according Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. But the night before kickoff, 128 Baylor women gathered to raise awareness and combat the issue head-on.
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The Office of the Provost has taken the Baylor faculty directory into the electronic age.
Gatorade interviews RG3.
Baylor Information Technology Services has launched a new way to report problems with AirBear using a cartoon character named NATE.
Baylor graduate Dr. Cleophus LaRue has nearly a lifetime of books, research and academic honors to his name. If it wasn’t for his own drive and the willingness of a few people in power to take a chance, however, he might not have come to Baylor at all.
Baylor sold $120 million worth of bonds this week to finance key construction and renovation projects approved by the board of regents in November.
Living with type 1 diabetes is not a chosen lifestyle, but it is one that cannot be ignored.
The film and digital media department will host screenwriter, fiction novelist and Baylor alum nus ‘91 Derek Haas on campus today for a book signing and film showing.
A student organization called Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology (BURST) is answering Baylor’s call to improve undergraduate research.
Baylor was recently named one of 14 colleges “leading the way” for gluten-free students by bestcollegesonline.com.
Baylor Law School is revamping its workshop meant to kick pre-law students into gear with its second Pre-Law Boot Camp.
A Baylor assistant professor criticized President Barack Obama’s use of targeted drone strikes in the Middle East at a public lecture Tuesday, prompting praise from the event’s sponsors but vocal disagreement from several audience members, including a former soldier.
The architectural firm Baylor hired to design a potential riverfront football stadium is working with five construction companies to estimate the cost of the project.
Baylor honored Dallas residents John and Marie Chiles with the 2011 Baylor Founders Medal for their generosity Monday. President Ken Starr spoke at the celebrations, which were held during Chapel sessions.
The Baylor Admissions department recently posted a YouTube video which features two students reflecting on life as math majors as part of a new video series to present the majors offered at Baylor.
Cathedrals or government buildings could influence voting, a recent Baylor study showed.
The Roman Empire: the perfect storm?
Although names such as Martin Luther King Jr., Booker T. Washington and Rosa Parks are sometimes the most readily associated with major contributions to the advancement of African-Americans, there are people who have lived in the Waco area and made impacts as well.
The President’s Scholarship Initiative has reached $43 million and is on track to reach its goal of $100 million by May 2013, Ali Abercrombie, assistant vice president and campaign director, said.
A Baylor administrator announced plans are in the works to refurbish five of the university’s residence halls over a 15- to 20-year period at Thursday’s Student Senate meeting.
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will host its eighth annual Battle of the Burning Sands Step Show, a contest in which step teams compete to win cash prizes, on Saturday in Waco Hall.
More than 120 Baylor students have committed to pray for the nations of the world in 15-minute shifts to cover every minute of every day. The initiative is part of what the group hopes will become a campus prayer movement, lasting as long as there are participants.
Two Baylor students and a Baylor mom are fighting the freshman 15 with the founding of a new club, Bear Nutrition, to help students create a healthier environment.
Former Baylor and McLennan Community College lecturer Roger Wayne Rouland, 52, pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession of child pornography.
Students returning next year to University Parks apartments will have to adjust to some changes in policy after Baylor takes over the property in June.
Grief filled the air in chapel Monday morning as students joined in prayer over the loss of Winter Park, Fla. first-year Truett Seminary student Jake W. Gibbs.
Love is the word of the moment at the Armstrong Browning Library.
Billboards all around Waco display the connection between the city and university. These billboards, which read “Baylor – Waco Proud Partners,” signify Baylor’s commitment to be a positive presence in Waco. But they also describe the lives of students who were raised in Waco and choose to attend Baylor.
As spring classes get under way, glimpses of the summer can be seen on the horizon, and many students are making preparations for a summer internship.
Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims will coach Chi-Omega’s “A” basketball team in its game Tuesday at the Student Life Center, after the sorority won their help in a competition. Chi-Omega will play Pi Beta Phi’s “B” team at 5 p.m.
