General campus news of Baylor University for the Lariat
Hundreds of chemists from across the country are coming to Waco this weekend to attend the 67th Southwest regional meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Baylor’s department of chemistry and biochemistry will help host the conference, which will be in town from Saturday to Tuesday at the Waco Convention Center.
Dr. Robert Kane, associate professor of Baylor’s chemistry department, said he had been vouching for Baylor’s chance to host a meeting for years.
A cancer-fighting student organization is taking some time to celebrate a semester’s worth of crusading against the disease.
The Baylor chapter of Up ‘Til Dawn, which arranges on-campus fundraisers for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and promotes awareness of pediatric cancer, is playing host to The Big Event 6 p.m. Friday on Fountain Mall.
This semester Col. Jim Parsons has taken the reins of the Baylor Air Force ROTC, applying over 30 years of military experience to lead the cadets in a new direction.
Every two years Baylor Air Force ROTC hires a new commander, and Parsons began his work this semester. Parsons said his job is not only to command, but also to prepare students.
A 12 year old girl once found her 6 month old baby sister Hannah dead in her crib. The girl was Rachel Craig, an alumna from 2001.
The loss of her sister, along with other losses of infants Craig had heard about from friends planted a seed for a ministry in Craig’s heart.
In 2011, this seed grew to fruition in the form of Cradled.
A bloody head and cracked wakeboard are only small drawbacks the Baylor wakeboarding team has faced.
The club has become highly competitive at the national level in the past few years and has shown that Baylor has very talented wakeboarders, said Austin senior Reagan Strickland, the president of Baylor Wake.
Nearly three weeks ago, Kimberly Minnick’s parents received a letter from her health insurance company.
“My mom called me to say my health insurance was ending and that I’d need to get a physical before the end of the year,” Minnick said.
According to the 24-year-old Truett Seminary student, Celtic Insurance Co. was going out of business.
Minnick said she’s lost her insurance providers before. “It’s the third time that’s happened to me,” she said.
American Airlines and US Airways reached a deal with the government that lets the two form the world’s biggest airline and opens up more room at key U.S. airports for low-cost carriers.
The settlement announced Tuesday — if approved by a federal judge — would end a fight with the U.S. Justice Department and head off a courtroom showdown later this month.
President Ken Starr, along with the Kenya Women’s Leadership team, will be sponsoring the Starrs’ St. Kizito’s Christmas Project.
Over the past three years a small group of women have traveled to Africa to spend time in the slums of Kenya helping out with a small school called St. Kizito’s.
For the first time the Baylor community has the opportunity to bring Christmas to that school in Kenya. Students, faculty, staff or members of the community can buy a Christmas stocking for $27 plus $2 for shipping costs and the money will go toward buying gifts for a particular child at the school.
7 p.m. today Room 101 Castellaw Communications Center Sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa and the film and digital media department,…
3:30 p.m. Thursday Kayser Auditorium Hankamer School of Business Baylor journalism grad and former Lariat editor Charles Poe brings a…
3-5:30 p.m. Monday 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Alexander Reading Room 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 23 Fifth floor Cashion Academic Center
“The sweaty bodies pressed against one another as they spoke in tongues and danced in euphoria while they waited for the world to end. But one little girl in the back of the tabernacle just watched through the sawdust air.”
Donna Johnson, author of “Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir,” will discuss her journey to self-discovery on the “Sawdust Trail” during the American Studies Association of Texas Conference at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Kayser Auditorium of the Hankamer School of Business.
By Reubin Turner Assistant City Editor Baylor annouced Tuesday that a naming gift of $1.5 million was donated by Paul…
The Baylor Board of Regents has voted to extend the contract of Judge Ken Starr in addition to assigning him the new title of president and chancellor.
No president before him has been named president and chancellor simultaneously. Starr became Baylor’s president on June 1, 2010. He is the 14th person to serve as president at Baylor.
Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water and littered with countless bodies.
Four days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippines, assistance is only just beginning to arrive. Authorities estimated the storm killed 10,000 or more across a vast swath of the country, and displaced around 660,000 others.
Beyoncé, the Backstreet Boys and the Jackson Five are just a few of the talents that were channeled during the second annual “Break the Silence” lip-syncing contest Monday to raise awareness for domestic abuse.
Several groups from across campus took to the stage during the event put together by Alpha Chi Omega, the department of multicultural affairs and funded by student government.
Multiple generations of veterans joined with Baylor students and the Waco community at 5 p.m Monday in the SUB Bowl to share stories and reflect on the service and sacrifice of those who served in the military.
The Veterans Day ceremony included speeches from veterans and President Ken Starr, a performance by singer Holly Tucker, a Lorena junior, the playing of the military trumpet piece “Taps” and a flag-folding ceremony, as well as the recognition of service of the five branches of the U.S. military.
7 p.m. Thursday SBC Theater Mayborn Museum Complex Sponsored by the Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the 2013 Annual…
Through Thursday Martin Museum of Art Johnston’s quilts depict the beauty of Nevada’s natural scenery in the exhibit “The Contact:…
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday Presented by the Brazos Theatre Group, guests can become the investigator in this murder mystery…
Nov. 22 on campus Formerly The David Crowder Band, The Digital Age will perform songs from its debut album, “Evening:Morning,”…
9 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 29-30 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1 Homestead Craft Village at Brazos de Dios An educational weekend…
The Baylor Japanese Honor Society will have a Tea Ceremony at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at the North Village Community Center.…
Phi Iota Alpha will be hosting a Movie Night tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the SUB den. They will be…
The annual AsianFest, hosted by the Asian Students Association, will celebrate Asian traditions this weekend along with the achievements of Christine Ha, season three winner of MasterChef.
The AsianFest Culture Show starts at 7 p.m. Friday in Waco Hall. The second part of Asian Fest, the AsianFest Banquet, starts at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Bobo Spiritual Life Center.
The Little Engine that Could’s self talk mantra of “I think I can, I think I can” may actually yield real world results.
A link between positive self-talk and success has recently been established in a study conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Shares of Twitter went on sale to the public for the first time Thursday, instantly leaping more than 70 percent above their offering price in a dazzling debut that exceeded even Wall Street’s lofty hopes.
By the closing bell, the social network that reinvented global communication in 140-character bursts was valued at $31 billion — nearly as much as Yahoo Inc., an Internet icon from another era, and just below Kraft Foods, the grocery conglomerate founded more than a century ago.
Students on the hunt for sports equipment to play with have a new opportunity on campus. The Student Union Board, located on the first floor of the Bill Daniel Student Center, now offers free recreational equipment rentals for students.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., students have the opportunity to check out equipment for a 24-hour period.
Workers operating a Six Flags Over Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death in July recalled glitches with the safety features on the cars, according to police report.
Rosa Ayala-Goana died when she was ejected from the Texas Giant roller coaster July 19. One employee told police in the aftermath that the safety restraint on the car from which the Dallas woman fell 75 feet to the ground was “a little high, or not as tight as it should be,” The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday.
No matter how much someone thinks about preparing for the zombie apocalypse, nothing compares to actual practice. Luckily, the Electric Zombie Run is a perfect way to practice running from the undead cretins.
The Electric Zombie Run, hosted by Mellew Productions, will commence its inaugural run in Waco at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16.
