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The Carroll Library is offering a unique opportunity for those seeking knowledge of Baylor’s past.

Tom Phillips, a former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court and a Baylor alumnus, will deliver a speech at 4 p.m Oct. 23, titled “Texas Law in One Saddlebag, the Holy Bible in the Other: The Life of R.E.B. Baylor.”

Two Baylor law students will try to argue their way to the top in pursuit of protecting civil rights and liberties.

Faith Johnson, San Antonio 2nd year law student, and Kelsey Warren, Decatur 2nd year law student, will compete together in the Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship hosted by the University of Houston Law Center January 22-25, 2014.

The case of a 14-year-old girl who says she was raped by an older boy from her Missouri high school and left passed out on her porch in freezing temperatures is expected to get a fresh start under a special prosecutor.

A special prosecutor will be able to launch his own investigation, interview witnesses and work independently from the local prosecutor who’s faced intense scrutiny for dropping felony charges in the case last year, experts said Thursday.

Mulenga Chella said it was God’s plan for him to go prison.

In 2006, Chella, a master of divinity student at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, was imprisoned in Tanzania, directly north of his home country in Zambia. He spent two years in prison and was released in October 2008.

Baylor’s athletic heritage is preserved, and its future supported by the Baylor “B” Association.

This association is made up of former athletes that lettered at Baylor. While the requirements for lettering vary from sport to sport, a letter signifies that the athlete was recognized for significant contribution on the team.

In October, we wear pink.

Members of the Baylor alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority are hosting the Dig Pink volleyball tournament from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 26 on the Mclean Student Life Center basketball court.

The discussion Thursday at the World Food Prize symposium about hunger and poverty in developing nations turned largely from the controversies of global warming and genetically modified crops and focused on governments and their role in solving social ills.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and philanthropist Howard Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, discussed how they and the foundations they’ve created work in African nations and elsewhere to improve lives.

The new virtual tours of Baylor’s campus as seen from the sky is meant to attract new students to the university and captivate those currently enrolled.

The Guided Virtual Tours, which were released just last week, comprise four videos that give tours of Baylor’s campus and tell real stories from the perspective of Baylor students.

Wacoans can strap on their ice skates for the upcoming Winter Wonderland.

After two years without a Christmas parade, the city of Waco, the Waco Downtown Development Corp., the Historic Waco Foundation and the downtown Public Improvement Project are making sure Waco will have a holiday parade and festival.

With classes in full swing and midterms, papers, reports and more piling up, the new program UBreak offers students a way to relax and met new people.

UBreak is a program that is open to all students and provides an opportunity to enjoy free coffee, fruit, juice, Chick-Fil-A chicken minis and also make new friends.

Is it a natural disaster? Is it the apocalypse? Not to worry – it’s SpaceX!

Waco is home to the only development facility of privately owned spacecraft company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX. Once parts for rockets and space craft are engineered and maufactured at other SpaceX locations around the country, Waco is the place they are sent to be tested before they are sent to a different SpaceX location to be launched, said Jeff Van Treuren, the test director at the Waco facility.

Free neutering and spaying services are now available for low-income cat and dog owners who live in the Waco area.

On Oct. 1, the Waco City Council approved Resolution 2013-585, which authorizes the city of Waco to reimburse the Animal Birth Control Clinic up to $100,000 for neutering and spaying services provided to low-income families. The service will cost the city an average of about $55 per animal.

Visitors lined up for Washington’s museums to finally reopen Thursday after a 16-day government shutdown that cost each site money in lost retail sales, theater tickets and concessions.

The Smithsonian museums, National Gallery of Art and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum returned to regular operating hours. Tours resumed at the U.S. Capitol visitor’s center, and barriers were removed at the memorials on the National Mall.

Senate members passed three bills Thursday that include having wi-fi in Baylor Stadium, creating parking spaces for mopeds and scooters and the increasing the number of staff members at Baylor who can help provide students with career opportunities.

The wi-fi bill would include enhancing mobile broadcast and wi-fi coverage during games and events in Baylor Stadium, said said Dallas junior Connor Mighell, campus improvements and affairs chair. The bill supports the Board of Regents’ proposition to install a number of telecommunication networks in the new Baylor Stadium.

The discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old skull of a human ancestor buried under a medieval Georgian village provides a vivid picture of early evolution and indicates our family tree may have fewer branches than some believe, scientists say.

The fossil is the most complete pre-human skull uncovered. With other partial remains previously found at the rural site, it gives researchers the earliest evidence of human ancestors moving out of Africa and spreading north to the rest of the world, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

The question of whether to take the bus or drive yourself to campus might be the most insignificant and simultaneously the most crucial decision that a Baylor student makes.

The Baylor University Shuttle, or BUS, is a system of transportation operated by Waco Transit in coordination with the Baylor Department of Parking and Transportation services.

A majority of students in public schools throughout the American South and West are low-income for the first time in at least four decades, according to a new study that details a demographic shift with broad implications for the country.

The analysis by the Southern Education Foundation, the nation’s oldest education philanthropy, is based on the number of students from preschool through 12th grade who were eligible for the federal free and reduced-price meals program in the 2010-11 school year.

International students from 73 countries will showcase their Baylor spirit Saturday at the homecoming parade.

International students and students part of the Global Living and Learning program will come together and carry flags from different countries from all across the world.

By Paula Ann Solis Staff Writer Two more Baylor students have been arrested in connection to the high-grade marijuana drug…

Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political drama that placed the U.S. economy at risk.

Homecoming is a time to remember the past and celebrate the present. The Baylor Chamber of Commerce wants to help students, parents and staff do exactly this.

Chamber is putting together Friday Night Flashback, a display showcasing various Baylor homecoming traditions as well as Baylor history in general.

Every six seconds, a child age 5 or younger dies from hunger somewhere around the world.

Tim Jarrell, senior pastor at Austin Avenue United Methodist Church, gave the statistic in a speech Wednesday at the Fast of Caring in downtown Waco.

Representatives of multiple charitable organizations around Waco congregated at the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce and skipped lunch for the Fast of Caring. The Fast of Caring is an event held annually in honor of World Food Day, its mission being to raise awareness of hunger issues across the globe.

Student organizations and departments proved who was fit and who wasn’t by qualifying as “Osofit” this semester. Seven departments and one student organization qualified as OsoFit. The OsoFit distinction was only open to student groups and departments.

One of the departments that qualified is the Hankamer School of Business Communications and Marketing Department. Brittany Parks, Interactive Specialist and Becca Broddaus, Publications Specialist, are the participants from this four-member department. Both Baylor alums, they now work for Baylor and are very pleased with being named an OsoFit Department.

A Baylor student saved a cancer patient’s life with mere drops of stem cell blood.

Seattle junior Dillon Gasper ran a 5k race for the Waco Miracle Match Marathon in 2012 and at the end of the race decided to join the registry to be a bone marrow donor.

Washington adopted rules Wednesday for the recreational sale of marijuana, creating what advocates hope will be a template for the drug’s legalization around the world.

Mexico, Uruguay, Poland and other countries and states already are reviewing the new regulations, which cover everything from the security at and size of licensed marijuana gardens, to how many pot stores can open in cities across the state, said Alison Holcomb, the Seattle lawyer who drafted Washington’s marijuana initiative.

Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate has voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day…

Waco will soon become a lot more colorful.

The Color Me Rad 5k will begin at 9 a.m October 26 at BSR Cable Park in Waco, giving the Baylor and Waco communities the opportunity support a charity.

Color Me Rad is a race known for its one main feature: throwing color. Race participants can expect to finish the race with their clothes looking more vibrant than when they started.

Some people think majoring in philosophy is impractical, but others believe there are hidden benefits.

“A great myth of our day is that philosophy does not lead to a high paying position,” said Dr. Todd Buras, associate professor of religion.

Several businesses in the area who have excelled in hiring and accommodating people with disabilities are being honored Friday at the third annual Walk ‘N Roll event downtown, said Kim Nunn, co-chair for Walk ‘N Roll.

Walk ‘N Roll will begin after the Lex Freiden Employment Awards ceremony at 11:30 a.m. in the Waco Convention Center, where Texas employers who have enhanced and empowered the employment of those with disabilities will be recognized. A walk to raise awareness for those with disabilities will be take place from 1:45 to 2 p.m. around the convention center, followed by the recognition of local businesses and a resource fair from 2 to 4 p.m.