Student Government officers travelled to Washington, D.C., to represent Baylor at Big XII on the Hill. Student leaders from all of the Big XII schools travel to D.C. to meet with legislators and advocate for college students. They met with more than a dozen legislators and discussed issues that pertain to students today.
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Spring break may have already started for some Baylor students, but the Random Acts of Wellness week continues until Friday.
According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, March is National Nutrition Month and Baylor’s Fitness Department has taken action in the McLane Student Life Center.
After three grueling hours of competition, Baylor Army ROTC cadets overcame the cold and rain to defeat the Air Force ROTC cadets in a series of physical events and claimed the prestigious President’s Cup on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions.
Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away with some vocabulary words such as “prevaricator” and “sagacious” in favor of words more commonly used in school and on the job.
Republican and Democratic primaries were held Tuesday for Texas governor and state congressional positions, as well as for U.S. congressional seats. Of 125,080 registered voters in McLennan County, 1.95 percent showed up to vote in the Democratic primaries, and 8.99 percent for the Republican primaries. Now the results are in.
When 40,000-45,000 sports fans infiltrate the Baylor Bubble next football season, the university will begin enforcing a new parking policy to make room for more vehicles on campus.
MOSCOW — Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis Tuesday, saying Russia has no intention “to fight the Ukrainian people” but reserves the right to use force.
Dr. Sergiy Kudelia of Ukraine is an assistant professor in the political science department. Kudelia has done research in political regimes, revolutions, insurgency and counterinsurgency. He also teaches a class on the government and politics of Russia. He shared some of his thoughts on the Ukrainian conflict.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans picked the state’s attorney general in the fight to succeed longtime Gov. Rick Perry, while a rising Democratic star coasted to her party’s nomination Tuesday night during the nation’s first statewide primary.
Students can expect huge changes in campus dining by the start of the fall semester. Penland Food Court will undergo a full-scale renovation, said Brett Perlowski, the director of dining services at Baylor. The interior will be completely gutted and 14,000 square-foot will be added to the exterior of the building for the new dining area, and dining at Penland will be completely different, he said.
Aided by video captured by dashboard cameras in police cruisers, Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed poised to rule for police officers involved in a high-speed chase that ended with the deaths of the fleeing driver and his passenger.
Many people are aware that most Texans have unmatched fervor for their state. Texans have many reasons to be proud, including boasting the largest medical center in the world, The Texas Medical Center, according to the Texas Medical Center website, and having four of the Big 12 football teams.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans decided who was more conservative while Democrats sought to galvanize new voters as Texas held a first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday that could push the state farther right, even as the left looks to stake new claims.
Baylor and Waco police agree — if there’s ice on the road, it’s best just not to drive at all. After attending to 75 ice-related wrecks in the Waco area from Sunday evening into Monday morning, police urged residents to stay off the roads whenever the temperature is below freezing.
Although the 2014 Winter Olympics have come to a close, the fascination with sports that have found a home in frigid temperatures has not.
Baylor’s own Courtney Lyons, the assistant director of student success and a lecturer of religion, spends her days in the academic world Monday through Friday, but when Saturday rolls around, she takes her place on a pair of blades fit for the Sochi games.
Misprinted T-shirts are tacked to the walls, along with Baylor paraphernalia and a cardboard cutout of Batman.
Oversized couches with large tears line the walls. Perhaps the kind found on front lawns with “for free” signs taped to them.
NEW YORK — Russia’s military advance into Ukraine rattled global markets Monday.
U.S. stocks fell the most in a month and the price of crude oil rose sharply as traders feared Russian exports could be affected by sanctions. Gold and bond prices rose as investors sought safety.
Music, contests, dancing, and prize handouts are a few of the many activities that will be happening at 9 a.m. on May 10 at Waco’s BSR Cable Park.
Runners of all ages will gather, decked out in all white, for the crazy and colorful Color Me Rad 5K run.
If you’ve ever wondered if you might be smarter than someone like Sheldon Cooper, you have the chance to find out during a game show-style competition against a team of physics majors.
The Society of Physics Students will host the competition at 6 p.m. Thursday in E125 Baylor Sciences Building, but there’s a catch — the topics aren’t physics related.
RecycleMania, which allows schools from the United States and Canada compete in various recycling challenges, finished up its third week of competition.
As of last week, Baylor is posting better numbers than last year for the three main categories of competition, Per Capita Classic, Gorilla and Waste Minimization.
Environmentalism is oftentimes thought of as a social or political issue, but environmentalism reveals itself as an issue of faith when Christians analyze biblical text and apply the idea of stewardship to the earth.
Two Baylor master of science in computer science students are gunning for the top price against 11 other finalists in the third annual Baylor New Venture Competition.
The event will take place this weekend during a two-day competition where teams will pitch their business plans and ideas to a panel of judges posing as potential investors. The winner of the competition will receive a cash prize of $25,000 and other support services.
The Baylor family welcomed back one of its own on Wednesday when alumnus Mark A. Newton accepted a position as director for church engagement, a new program in the Division of Constituent Engagement.
Richland Mall is getting the first makeover it’s had in 18 years. By November, the mall’s owners will have made millions of dollars of renovations in an attempt to enhance customers’ shopping experience.
President Obama proposed on February 11 a minimum wage reform that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. This question and answer article explores how the reform, if implemented, would affect Baylor students.
Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of a bill allowing businesses to refuse service to gays exposed a fracture within the Republican Party between social conservatives and the GOP’s pro-business wing, a split that Democrats hope to turn into a midterm election campaign issue.
Phi Iota Alpha will host a leadership workshop led by Matt Burchett, Director of Student Activities, who will speak on what good leadership entails and how leadership within the Baylor community and student organizations can be more effective.
As the season for students beginning to look for summer internships is in full swing, unpaid internships have become more common.
Heather Wheeler, the assistant director of internships, said the majority of internships are unpaid but are good for networking.
A federal judge decided Texas’ same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled in favor of two homosexual couples seeking marital recognition from the state of Texas.
The defendants in the case included Gov. Rick Perry and State Attorney General Greg Abbott.
Students are getting off the couch and teaming up to walk across Texas the week following spring break.
These students are signing up for the Walk Across Texas challenge, an eight-week program designed to help Texas become more regularly active. The challenge takes place from March 24 through May 16.
