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The career fair is from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Waco Convention Center. Shuttle services will be…

The next Baylor PRSSA meeting is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in 245 Castellaw. Guest speakers will be Ashley Underwood…

Fresh on the job, Megan Patterson, a Baylor alumna with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in public health, is the new director for the department of wellness at Baylor University.

Patterson said this department, which has fewer than three full-time employees, does big things for Baylor students.

“We want to promote the mind, body and soul of Baylor students and we do that mainly through programming,” Patterson said.

Students can lose sight of their self identity as they become inundated by media and family expectations, an issue Dr. Jason Laker plans to bring to light today as part of the Leadership Lecture Series.

Laker, a counselor education professor at San José State University, will speak at 6 p.m. today in Bennett Auditorium about these issues as well as leadership and gender roles.

Scholars from around the nation will gather in Waco to launch a three-part examination of the role religion has played in Texas’ past and how it continues to shape the future of the state.
The first round of lectures will take place from 7- 9:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Lee Lockwood Library and Museum at 2801 W. Waco Drive.

Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion is hosting this three-part lecture series titled “Faith & Freedom in the Lone Star State: Exploring the Religious History of Texas,” at various Waco locations. The next sessions will be Oct. 10 at Congregation Agudath Jacob and Nov. 14 at The Palladium.

Baylor has announced another year of record-breaking undergraduate and total enrollment with 15,616 total students.

Mary Herridge, the associate director of admissions in counseling and recruitment, said increasing the amount of freshmen and incoming transfer students each year is not one of the university’s goals and the changes that have been made are not as radical as they seem.

he gunman in the mass shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, Aaron Alexis, had a history of violent outbursts, was at least twice accused of firing guns in anger and was in the early stages of treatment for serious mental problems, according to court records and U.S. law enforcement officials.

But Alexis apparently managed to exploit seams in the nation’s patchwork of complicated gun laws designed to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. He was able to buy a shotgun in Virginia with out-of-state identification, even though that would have prevented him from buying a handgun.

The Baylor Alumni Association board members did not make any concrete decisions regarding the future of the BAA during their phone conference meeting this past Saturday.

This was the 10th time the BAA board has met since May 31, BAA President Collin Cox said, and the board plans to meet again within a couple of weeks. Cox said the meeting will be in person in Waco. The exact date and time of the meeting has not been set.

If you have received a warning for having last year’s parking permit on your windshield in addition to the current sticker, and have yet to take it off, there is a good chance you’ll soon receive a more substantial reprimand.

At the start of the school year, students began receiving parking notices for expired stickers still affixed to the front of their windshield.

The fine amount listed on first offense notices is $0. However, second offenses will cost the car owner $10 and offenses after that will be $25 each.

International Justice Mission is aiming to improve lives across the world by encouraging people to buy fair trade products.

An event hosted by International Justice Mission in the World Cup Cafe on Tuesday was meant to give students an understanding of fair trade and what goes on behind the making of products used in everyday life.

Baylor’s athletics department has invited the entire West community to the Big 12 opening game Oct. 5 free of charge. The Bears will take on West Virginia University’s Mountaineers.

“Baylor has been a great friend to the West community and we want them to know we won’t forget about them,” said Nick Joos, executive associate athletics director for external affairs.

The Latin Dance Society has lessons at 9 p.m. Mondays in Russell Gym. Bring your student ID and learn about…

The Baylor Business Professional Development program will have a branding workshop at 5 p.m. today in 510 Cashion Academic Center.…

Active Minds will meet at 5 p.m. today in C123 of the Baylor Science Building to discuss mental health awareness…

The Texas state government is using the Rainy Day Fund instead of general revenue to cover expenses such as water and transportation, said State Sen. Brian Birdwell on Tuesday.

Birdwell spoke during a Central Texas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce luncheon on LaSalle Avenue. He said he is concerned with the way the state is handling its budget.

Steve Corbett stood outside a lunch line in Mexico and turned children away.

“It broke my heart,” he said, “I cried every night.”

The panel discussion Tuesday where Corbett spoke concluded the Rethink Missions Conference.

The discussion was between the keynote speakers Dr. Jayakumar Christian, Steve Corbett, Dr. Dennis Wiles and Cindy Wiles and conference participants.

A man was arrested Monday evening after shots were reportedly fired near Baylor campus resulting in one possible victim.

Nathan Antonio Parham, 23, is in custody on charges of tampering with physical evidence, possession of controlled substances in a drug-free-zone, evading arrest on foot, unlawfully carrying a weapon and criminal trespassing. His total bail is set at $22,000.

Students are required to write numerous research papers covering a wide array of topics, but more often than not, these papers are tossed into the recycling bin after the grade has been earned. Instead of recycling these papers or letting them stay on a hard drive, students can submit their papers for publication in The Pulse, the official undergraduate journal of Baylor.

People are different. And that’s OK, according to Steve Corbet in a lecture on Monday.

Corbet, one of the keynote speakers at the Rethink Missions conference, wasted no time talking pragmatics and responsibility in missions. Just hours before, Dr. Jayakumar Christian, of World Vision India, lectured on the Christian community’s response to a world of poverty and bad power structures.

Millions cry and nobody seems to be able to hear them.

Monday morning during chapel, Dr. Jayakumar Christian introduced students to the story of a girl he met in India. Christian is the national director of World Vision India.

Aaron Alexis seems a study in contradictions: a former Navy reservist, a Defense Department contractor, a convert to Buddhism who was taking an online course in aeronautics. But he also had flashes of temper that led to run-ins with police over shootings in Fort Worth and Seattle.

A profile began to emerge Monday of the man authorities identified as the gunman in a mass shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., that left 13 people dead, including the 34-year-old man. While some neighbors and acquaintances described him as “nice,” his father once told detectives in Seattle that his son had anger management problems related to post-traumatic stress brought on by the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He also complained about the Navy and being a victim of discrimination.

A dinner swipe at Penland costs $9.25. Millions of people in the world could not afford it.

“Eight hundred and thirty six million people live on $2 a day,” Dr. Jayakumar Christian said during a lecture Monday in Truett Theological Seminary.

Four years of planning for the Baylor Bound program culminated Monday as Baylor President Ken Starr and Dr. Johnette McKown, McLennan Community College President, signed the program into existence.

“Baylor’s partnership is critical to McLennan and to the people in McLennan County,” McKown said. “Our Board of Trustees and I really value our longstanding relationship and we look forward to even a closer and better relationship as we go forward. We also know that the future and quality of our community and state are dependent on just these kind of allowances and we know that our students will be successful because of that.”

By Rae Jefferson Reporter Most Baylor students would agree that juggling school, work and extracurricular activities is difficult. But when…

At least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning, and officials said several people were killed and as many as 10 were wounded, including a law enforcement officer.

A shooter was “contained” but not yet in custody, according to a Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Two other officials — one with the Defense Department and the other with law enforcement — said police were looking into the possibility of a second shooter.

The Lake Waco area is home to southern bald eagles, and the community is working to construct a 50-foot nesting tower to ensure that the eagles always have a place to inhabit in the area.

Janet Wallace, president of the Central Texas Audubon Society, said 20 years ago bald eagles were discovered nesting near the shores of Lake Waco. The Audubon Society is concerned, Wallace said, because the eagles have been selecting dead cottonwood trees to build their nests in.

The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative draws researchers and employees to a site that has been largely vacant for 27 years.

“The research that has been going on here and will go on here in the future has the potential to affect humankind,” Lori Fogleman, assistant vice president for media communications, said. “I hope that is not much of an exaggeration and I really don’t think it is. The future is just limitless here at the BRIC.”

As Baylor seniors prepare for the transition from college into the professional realm, they will also need to prepare for a transition in their email accounts.

In the past, university policy allowed Baylor graduates a non-specific grace period to continue using student emails. However, the costs of licensing every used email account, coupled with the decrease in available server space, prompted Baylor’s Information Technology Services Department to find an alternative best suited to alumni needs, said Becky King, associate vice president for information technology and deputy CIO.

6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 University Baptist Church Formerly The David Crowder Band, The Digital Age will perform songs from its…

7:30 p.m. Sept. 25-28, Oct. 2-5 2 p.m. Sept. 29, Oct. 6 Jones Theater The smash-hit Broadway musical comes to…