Construction has been approved for a National Pan-Hellenic Council Garden that will offer recognition for the Greek organizations in the council and give them an opportunity to educate the Baylor community about their history.
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The negative effects of All-University Sing preparation and performances, the need for a sidewalk along University Parks Drive and handgun legislation concerning college campuses were among the topics discussed at Tuesday night’s Faculty Senate meeting.
Dr. Edward Burger, the 2010 Robert Foster Cherry Award winner, will return to Baylor in July as vice provost for strategic educational initiatives.
Apple announced a new version of its popular MacBook line of computers that will soon be available to students and introduced a new input/output technology developed by Intel called Thunderbolt.
George W. Truett Theological Seminary will present the Parchman Endowed Lectures at 9:30 a.m. today, Wednesday and Thursday in the Paul W. Powell Chapel.
As Baylor begins to look forward to a time after Baylor 2012, it is beginning to further plan the future direction of the university. Student government will help produce the goals of this new strategic plan by collecting student opinions and passing on the reports to the strategic themes committee, which analyzes the responses to determine major themes.
A group of more than 50 students met Thursday in the Bill Daniel Student Center Den to discuss students with gay, lesbian and other alternative sexual lifestyles on campus.
Two Baylor students are advancing to the 22nd Annual Texas State Japanese Language Speech Contest after placing first and second at the Dallas Regional Japanese Speech Contest in February.
Eight Brooks Residential College residents will be running the Bearathon in support of Ellia Gibson, a 3-year-old Wacoan girl with a rare genetic condition.
At Baylor intramural’s town hall meeting at the end of this semester, there will be plenty to talk about as many students are concerned about escalating problems they see in one of Baylor’s most popular recreational activities.
For many undergraduates, a sense of community and connection with fellow students is an integral part of collegiate life. Pending approval by the Department of Student Activities, students in the art department will soon get another avenue to relate to peers through the reinstatement of Kappa Pi, the oldest art fraternity in the United States.
Anyone could be struggling with an eating disorder. It could be the guy passing you in the hallway, the girl sitting next to you in class or even your best friend.
U.S. House Rep. Bill Flores visited Waco Wednesday afternoon, touring the construction site of the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative and saying he is willing to use his influence to help the program obtain federal grant funding.
This may be their first appearance on the stage of All-University Sing, but they hope it won’t be their last. Bridging the gap between Greek organizations on campus, National Pan-Hellenic Council partnered with Baylor Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir for their inaugural Sing performance last weekend.
With their eyes on the prize, leaders of the American Collegiate Intramural Sports (ACIS) National Fitness Challenge team at Baylor are determined to win first place at this year’s competition.
An exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union will be unveiled Thursday at Baylor’s Poage Legislative Library.
Several administrative changes were announced Friday by Dr. Elizabeth Davis, executive vice president and provost, including the appointment of a new vice provost for undergraduate education and a national search for a new director of the Center for International Education.
The negative portrayal of women in rap music was the topic of a recent study conducted by a Baylor assistant professor of journalism.
In this generation, body image and self-appreciation are two areas in which many people struggle. Throughout this week, Baylor is participating in National Eating Disorder Awareness to teach and inform students about the impact of eating disorders.
Baylor now has its own division of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
It’s not very often that a professor throws a beach ball into a sea of students in Kayser Auditorium in order to illustrate a point during the first lecture of their freshman year. But Dr. Thomas Hanks is no ordinary professor.
Most people don’t like to buy textbooks. But since textbooks are essential to college life, why not save the world when you buy them?
To think that a Baylor professor that has been teaching for 20 years failed out of college on his first try is remarkable. Dr. Larry Lehr, senior lecturer of environmental science, provides Baylor students with the knowledge and information needed so they do not have the same fate as him.
Sometimes all someone needs is a listening ear, even if that ear belongs to a stranger from a much younger generation.
Baylor dining halls provide a wide variety of choices for faculty and students each day, and with the food service provider, Aramark, Baylor has been able to increase the amount of healthy options and quality meals in the dining halls.
One moment can change your life forever. This is one of the messages of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde’s critically acclaimed film “Bella.”
The 2011 Baylor graduating senior class will surprise one Baylor professor with the receipt of the 2011 Collins Outstanding Professor Award during the first week of March.
Due to SING-related absences, student senate tabled the Disqualifications Redefined Act, which addresses the electoral code, at Thursday’s meeting.
Two Baylor law professors will play an integral role in the process to redraw district lines in light of data released by the Census Bureau on Thursday.
Starting this month, four Baylor students will be mentoring at the Juvenile Probation Center as an optional fourth semester of the Science of Society Engaged Learning Group.
