Baylor’s philosophy department will host its sixth annual Philosophy of Religion Conference today and Saturday.
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The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is forcing Mynar’s Bar to close its doors for seven days after the death of a 19-year-old Navarro College student last March.
The Heart of Texas Fairgrounds will fill with smiles when more than a hundred participants fish at Kappa Omega Tau’s “23rd Annual Fishing Event for Very Special People.”
Student Senate held an information session of recent on-campus safety issues and passed a new bill to amend the electoral code on Thursday.
This weekend, entertainment meets missions in a mind-reading extravaganza that will include coffee, live music, a bake sale and a performance by mentalist Blake Adams. On his Facebook fan page, Adams claims that his performances are built on his ability to draw from psychology and suggestion and uses those to read his audience.
Exactly a week after the campus manhunt involving two men suspected of local robberies, police in Dallas arrested the suspect at large Tuesday night.
Baylor Information Technology Services finished implementing a new Internet filtering tool for the campus network Monday in an effort to further protect anyone on the Baylor network from connecting to untrustworthy sites.
Your intentions are pure. You’ve turned to the first chapter of your textbook while classical music plays softly in the background. You’ve canceled all your plans for the night and a lineup of energy drinks sits beside your computer.
The one thing that can make or break a career opportunity is a resume. Freshman or senior, business or music major, a good resume is important to future success.
Baylor faculty and staff are striving to live healthier with help from the on-campus, 17-week Weight Watchers Plus Program series this year.
Being a full-time college student is a stressful and time-consuming job in itself, but some students add real, money-making jobs on top of that. Making time for homework and studying while leaving time to make it to work can be a real struggle, but there are many reasons for students to have jobs while still in school. Some have to help pay for their classes while others just want extra spending money on the weekends.
Student government is collecting box tops to benefit J.H. Hines Elementary School for the second year, this time to raise money for the school’s library.
Baylor alumni will come together to share their ideas regarding the university’s future at strategic planning community input sessions in 12 cities across the nation, beginning this week. The sessions will conclude in April.
The second round of the Baylor Business Sell-Off will test six students’ ability to market the benefits of products to potential customers.
To be recognized by the college you attended could be considered one of the most endearing honors you can receive post-graduation. The Baylor Alumni Association announced its newest honorees on Friday at the Phoenix Ballroom in Waco.
A professor at Baylor Law School received the Section award from the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law section of the American Bar Association.
As part of this semester’s leadership lecture series, a former Baylor football player-turned-principal counseled students to stand out by making a difference in their schools.
The Bill Daniel Student Center Den came alive Wednesday with the activity and enthusiasm of the racial and culturally diverse members of Multicultural Greek Council organizations at their annual Meet the Greeks event. Representatives from each of the member organizations manned booths and presented brief performances showcasing the character of their organization.
Sticking to New Year’s resolutions is difficult for almost everyone, especially when the goal is to be healthier. Life gets in the way, old habits creep back and resolutions go unfulfilled. But there is hope.
A Baylor associate professor’s recent study in Belize examines how people and communities respond to climate change and natural disasters. Results from the study indicated that secure households are able to respond more effectively to climate change and disasters.
Out of 10 people named Dallas Business Journal’s “Best CFO of the Year,” two winners had one thing in common: a degree from Baylor.
Dr. Gia Chevis, Baylor assistant professor of accounting, was recently named to the editorial board of Issues in Accounting Education, joining two other Baylor professors who are currently on the board.
As the semester starts, Student Government is searching for students to fill vacancies in the Senate.
Guests at Wednesday night’s inaugural Student Leadership Dinner were surprised with a visit by Chet Edwards, who made the dinner his first official public appearance since leaving office as congressman for District 17 this past November, a position he has held for the past 20 years.
The religion department hosted a lecture Wednesday on the topic of the Dead Sea Scrolls and their importance in learning about the Bible.
One of two suspects in robberies of two local cash lending stores was arrested on Baylor campus at 3:43 a.m. Tuesday, hours after an on-campus manhunt.
An incomplete file uploaded to the university’s alert system failed to notify nearly 4,800 students during Tuesday’s on-campus manhunt that resulted in the arrest of one of two suspects in two local robberies.
The Baylor Health Services Counseling Center saw a 64 percent increase in crisis appointments for fall 2010 compared with fall 2009.
Continuing its evolution alongside the rest of the news industry, the Baylor Lariat has found a new place to call home online. Officially launching with this issue, visitors to the Lariat’s website will notice the new interface coupled with a media-rich design that has been in the works since August.
The Presidential Symposium Series will continue this semester with Dr. Baruch A. Brody speaking on “Ethics in the Twenty-first Century” at 3 p.m. today in Kayser Auditorium in the Hankamer School of Business.
