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Ten years after his death, Daniel continues to make an impact on many people’s lives. His uncle, Dana Jones, said via email that this year, friends, family and former and current members of Kappa Omega Tau — Daniel’s fraternity — will be gathering at 6 p.m. Friday at George’s.

The Family Study Space came early this year and the two Parent Rooms established around six to seven years ago upon requests from people in the Baylor community. These rooms now serve undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff members who are taking care of children and need a space to be with them.

“The Great Texts major offers an apprenticeship in the long conversation — from the ancients to the present — about the most practical and important questions informing daily life and intellectual inquiry in the modern world,” Donnelly said.

After an investigation of the main building, no fire was found. Fire crews discovered that there was a washing machine dryer fire in building No. 4 of the apartment complex.

The Welcome Center’s main purpose, aside from serving as an introduction to the university for prospective students, will be a new headquarters for the undergraduate admissions department, which is currently housed in the Wiethorn Undergraduate Admissions Center.

ReFit Studios — a Waco fitness program centered around the acceptance and inclusion of everybody and every body — continues to host a competition between sororities from Mar. 15 to 29, donating $500 toward the winning sororities’ philanthropy.

Baylor’s Alumni of the Year is a distinguished honor, given annually to an alumnus or alumna who flings their green and gold afar, making a difference in the world through outstanding service and leadership.

Cru Greekwide at Baylor is continuing its new member Bible study over Colossians for the next six weeks, meeting from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays. All members of MC ’23 are welcome to join.

“He won Texas in 2016 and 2020, and won McLennan County by over 20 percentage points,” Flavin said. “He has a lot of support here compared to, say, Austin. If he was going to come to Texas, it makes sense.”

Baylor’s School of Law was again found to not be in compliance with the American Bar Association’s diverse and inclusive faculty requirement after being previously deemed not in compliance back in February 2022.

The fundraiser, held in Fountain Mall, consisted of the sell of items like stickers and popsicles priced at $2. Along with the purchase, the buddies and Bitty and Beau’s — a coffee shop that focuses in employing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — employees wrote thank you letters for supporting the foundation.

Baylor hosted the 15 Big 12 schools present at Capitol Hill over spring break by creating schedules, forming lobbying groups and holding group dinners. Not only did current Big 12 Institutions such as the University of Texas attend, but future Big 12 members such as the University of Houston and Brigham Young University were present as well.

Students have taken advantage of the privacy benefits of the individual study rooms on the second floor of Moody Memorial Library by writing on their wooden walls, the concrete and the bricks.

With her debut novel entitled “102 Days Of Lying About Lauren” set to be published in June, Dr. Maura Jortner, senior lecturer in English, is no stranger to the highs and lows that writing a book can bring.

According to Turnitin, the platform already has a resource page to support educators on AI and what they need to know about the new technology. These include updates on the capabilities of AI and updates on the progress they have made on their own detection feature so far.

Just a month after the Asbury University revival sparked similar worship movements at Baylor and other Christian colleges, FM72 has made its annual return to campus.

The clinic involves both research and practice, and new changes are targeted toward growth in its practical use. Located on the second floor of Cashion Academic Center, the clinic includes sensory focused spaces, feeding areas, labs and classrooms.

Families and friends gathered Sunday at Hewitt Park for the celebration of Down Syndrome with refreshments, games and bonding of students who fight to be radically included.

“Some anxiety is normal, especially around graduation,” Rogers said. “There are practical things you can do about your anxiety, and we have a lot of resources here through the Counseling Center to help if it is a more intense issue than that.”

“What has gotten you to this level where you are right now is what you’ve done before. If you want a big change in your life, you’re going to have to make some big changes,” Aranda said. “Person over player is about helping guide people through that.”

In order to advance to Nationals, the team had to compete in two competitions. They competed in Regionals and received a bid to advance to the Open Round Ceremonies (ORCs) where the team placed first.

The men’s retreat will be March 17-19 and costs $55, covering meals, housing and ammo for the gun range. The women’s retreat will take place March 24-26 and costs $50, including meals, housing and fun on the ranch.

When West junior Audrey Holloman joined TikTok in fall 2021, she had no idea it would grow into a platform for a small business.

“Another reason I’m excited to come to Truett is because I feel like I’ll be able to make that kind of text-to-ministry, text-to-life connection every day,” Shively said. “It’s just not something that I’ve been able to do at St. Andrews because it just isn’t the focus of the university. … This opportunity to come to Truett is, I think, fulfilling my deepest desires.”

Around 80% of students who do internships have full-time jobs by the time they graduate. Rylander said students who have good experiences at their internship can land a full-time job either at the same company or through the skills they have gained.

“I’m interested to see how people respond to the argument about shared devotional techniques between poetry and painting from Catholic and Protestant,” Knoppers said.

The initial class action lawsuit was filed in June 2020 by then-student Allison King. She filed the original suit against Baylor for breach of the Financial Responsibility Agreement contract in the spring of 2020 when the university moved classes online in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What started as a plea editorial in the New York Times for Darden, grew into the Black Gospel Music Preservation Project at the university. As Darden approached his final year as a professor, he said his request to pay tribute to one of the most influential Black Gospel Music artists is coming true.

“When we come together as a group of women, I’ve seen that voice have a real effect and a growing effect across campus,” Pond said. “We’ve been heard across campus, we’re listened to, and we’ve been able to make a difference.”

“Minorities in Medicine is exactly what some students have been looking for in a student organization,” Klausmeyer said. “As Minorities in Medicine starts to gain momentum, we hope that underrepresented students can find a space to grow professionally and spiritually to achieve their goals, [because] one of the best ways to find inspiration is to see other people that look like you in positions of leadership.”