It takes a lot of energy to store all the data 1 billion people and 20 million businesses plug into their computers, phones, tablets and gadgets. So as part of an effort to become carbon neutral, Microsoft Corp. has entered a 20-year deal to buy power from a new wind farm in Texas, the first time the tech giant is directly purchasing electricity from a specific source.
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Baylor’s Tau Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. crowned Phoenix senior Britahn Newbill as its 21st Miss Black and Gold on Sunday.
“I am so excited,” Newbill said. “I am just really, really, really excited. I don’t know. That’s all I can say.”
Six women competed in the annual pageant hoping to become 2013 Miss Black and Gold. The ladies competed in three segments: talent, poise and an interview round. In the poise portion, contestants showcased their evening wear.
By Rayne Brown Reporter Mesquite junior Deondria Murphy is Baylor’s first ever Miss Green and Gold. “I feel on top…
Mesquite junior Deondria Murphy is Baylor’s first ever Miss Green and Gold.
Tonight 21 Baylor women competed in the first annual Miss Green and Gold pageant and after deliberating over intermission, judges crowned Murphy.
The phrase “homosexual acts” will remain in the Sexual Misconduct Code after a Student Senate vote in executive session Thursday night.
Student Body President Wesley Hodges vetoed the Sexual Misconduct Code Non-Discrimination Act on Wednesday.
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that most of Texas’ tough new abortion restrictions can take effect immediately — a decision that means as least 12 clinics won’t be able to perform the procedure starting as soon as today.
A panel of judges at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said the law requiring doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital can take effect while a lawsuit challenging the restrictions moves forward. The panel issued the ruling three days after District Judge Lee Yeakel said the provision serves no medical purpose.
For some students at Baylor, being stuck indoors and buried in books is not enough. They crave fresh air and don’t mind getting dirty.
The Baylor Outdoor Adventure Living and Learning Center unites students through a common interest in the outdoors.
Incoming freshmen can apply for the 2014-2015 school year starting Nov. 15.
When Lincoln, Neb., twins Britney and Bethany Wekesser arrived on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on May 10, 2005, they received the biggest surprise of their lives — a $300,000 check to pay for college.
They never expected it. They didn’t ask for it.
Students will have the chance to look back in time next week during “Discover Waco’s Past.”
Emily Carrington, director of programming for the Historic Waco Foundation, and Mary Duty, Waco History Project board chairwoman, will speak about Waco’s history.
Freed from a nearly yearlong moratorium, Texas’ revamped $3 billion cancer agency will take another look at research grants frozen by state lawmakers before finally releasing millions in taxpayer dollars, the agency’s top executive said Thursday.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is set to hold its first public meeting today since lawmakers this spring overhauled the troubled agency, which was wracked by a criminal investigation and questionable spending.
By Shelby Leonard Lariat Reporter With a final vote of 22 to 25 Student Senate vetoed the proposal to reword…
By Shelby Leonard Reporter Student Body President Wesley Hodges will speak at the student senate meeting tonight to explain…
Baylor Athletics is removing the tarp at the south end zone of The Case before the game against the University of Oklahoma next week, making 3,500 more seats available.
The influx of fans drawn to Floyd Casey to watch the Bears play in a record-breaking season has prompted the change in seating arrangements.
When Rachel Armstrong was a Baylor student she was one of the first Zumba instructors on campus. Today she is fulfilling her dreams by co-founding her own workout sensation and creation – Timbuk Fitness.
Timbuk Fitness is the nation’s first African dance fitness program that teaches people how to move to the beat of African drums while also breaking a sweat. Armstrong and the Timbuk fitness team premiered their first workout DVD “Timbuk Fitness” at a conference in Chicago, but Armstrong said none of this would have been possible without the guidance and insight from her Baylor professors.
Baylor students will once again step out into the community by participating the 28th annual Steppin’ Out.
Started in 1985 at Baylor, Steppin’ Out is a service event that provides Baylor students with opportunities to serve the community.
This semester student volunteers will spread across 70 different sites in the Waco and West communities from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
A secret accounting dated Jan. 9, 2013, indicates that NSA sends millions of records every day from Yahoo and Google internal networks to data warehouses at the agency’s Fort Meade, Md., headquarters.
Whether you decide on a white Cinderella-shaped pumpkin or a traditional orange Jack-O’-Lantern, either makes the perfect spooky addition to any Halloween décor.
Jack-O’-Lanterns and bright orange pumpkins are a staple for Halloween decorations, and where better to find the perfect pumpkin than at a pumpkin patch?
Of 1,091 colleges surveyed by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, Baylor is among the 22 colleges that received an “A” rating for its core curriculum requirements.
“The university has long been committed to a strong core curriculum,” said Lori Fogleman, assistant vice president for media relations. “These common courses help develop critical thinking, problem solving and writing skills that provide a strong foundation for our students as they advance in their respective academic fields.”
Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with a difficult new health care problem — a wave of cancellation notices hitting small businesses and individuals who buy their own insurance.
Local nonprofit organization Shepherd’s Heart feeds 3,000 Waco families in need per month, clothes children and families, counsels the down-and-out and helps those who are homebound.
This year Shepherd’s Heart’s food pantry has fed more than 30,000 families, said Robert Gager, executive director of Shepherd’s Heart. Besides operating a food pantry, Shepherd’s Heart performs multiple other services. The organization delivers groceries to 350 homebound senior citizens per week.
Most college students spend four years at their respective university, participating in on-campus activities and campus organizations.
Baylor nursing students, however, do not have this luxury, as they are required to move to to Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas after only two years of studying at the Waco campus.
At work, they grade papers and administer tests. At home, they change diapers and feed babies.
Many Baylor professors are not only teaching, but also raising young children. Academic couples at Baylor said they work together so they can achieve success in the workplace and at home.
With the excitement and preparation surrounding Halloween, church groups and Christians alike have a decision to make about participating in the holiday festivities. Several churches in the Waco community see the occasion as an opportunity to evangelize and serve local communities.
Flashing lights, the smell of gasoline and burnt rubber, shards of glass scattered on the asphalt outside of the Exxon Mobil station near campus.
A Baylor student’s black Acura MDX and a truck collided at approximately 8 p.m. at the intersection of Fifth Street and J.H. Kultgen Freeway. Air bags were deployed and no major injuries were reported. The student driver was taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. The driver of the truck was uninjured and remained at the scene. He did not wish to comment on the accident.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zalvidar and Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press WASHINGTON — Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with…
Anti-poverty workers from across the nation took on new roles Sunday when they put on hard hats and work boots to help rebuild recently devastated West.
The National Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps, an AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America program, attended the Hunger Summit at Baylor Thursday and Friday with their sponsor, the New York City Coalition Against Hunger.
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel struck down one provision of Texas House Bill 2 Monday and limited another provision of it, blocking abortion laws that would have gone into effect today.
House Bill 2 was passed in July in the Texas Legislature, and would have placed various limitations on abortions and abortion clinics. Planned Parenthood and a collective body of other abortion administering clinics challenged this act on Sept. 26, claiming provisions of the bill are unconstitutional.
Whether you’re a twister or a dunker, eating just one Oreo may seem next to impossible. A recent study might hold the clue to this phenomenon.
Research conducted by college students and a professor at Connecticut College has found that “Milk’s favorite cookie” is as addictive as drugs, at least to lab rats.
Long before strapping on a pair of Chacos, boarding an international flight and trekking through a foreign country on a mission trip, volunteers are faced with the sometimes daunting task of raising money to fund the trip. One Baylor student is trying to make the fundraising process easier for volunteers by using a precious 21st century tool — the Internet.
From 8 p.m. to midnight nightly until Nov. 2. Exit 345 North Interstate 35 near Elm Mott. Visitors get scared…
