General campus news of Baylor University for the Lariat
Is a scrap of papyrus suggesting that Jesus had a wife authentic?
Scholars on Wednesday questioned the much-publicized discovery by a Harvard scholar that a 4th century fragment of papyrus provided the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married.
And experts in the illicit antiquities trade also wondered about the motive of the fragment’s anonymous owner, noting that the document’s value has likely increased amid the publicity of the still-unproven find.
In all, the survey had 25 responses by the time of publication. All of these identified as students, staff or alumni. Forty percent were dog lovers, 25 percent cat lovers.
Forty percent of people who responded to the survey had ever adopted a pet from the humane society. Of them 17.4 percent had either good or very good experiences with adopting pets from there and 4.3 percent said it was average or poor.
Rocky Bridges has worn a lot of hats, including marketer, assignment manager and photojournalist. Altogether, Bridges has more than 20 years of experience in the television news industry.
And right now, the industry is changing.
The alphabet soup of Greek letters that represent fraternities and sororities at Baylor just got more meaty.
Beta Theta Pi, a fraternity, is reopening a chapter of Baylor’s Greek Life and recruiting new members after being closed at Baylor in 2011.
It’s time for families with special needs children to band together once again.
The Children’s Special Needs Network, a nonprofit organization located in Belton, is hosting its 20th Annual InKidable Conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
It’s quite a load to juggle: West Monroe, La., senior Courtney Fewell is registered for 16 credit hours, which competes for her time with Honors Program requirements and membership in the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, of which Fewell is the president.
Several people expressed their opinions about the transfer of the animal shelter from the Humane Society to the city of Waco at the Waco City Council meeting Tuesday.
A three-minute time slot, referred to as the Hearing of Visitors, is designated for any citizen to address the city council on any subject relating to city business.
From the battlefield to Baylor, some students are transitioning from military life to a life of academia.
To help with the transition to college life, the Veteran Educational and Transition Services (VETS) Center is available this year to help student veterans reach their academic goals.
His campaign at a crossroads, Mitt Romney said Tuesday the federal government should not “take from some to give to the others” as he sought to deflect a wave of criticism over recent remarks dismissive of nearly half of all Americans.
President Barack Obama is chiding Republican Mitt Romney for referring to supporters of the president as victims who depend on the government. Obama says anyone who wants to be president has to “work for everyone, not just for some.”
While the man behind an anti-Islam movie that ignited violence across the middle east would likely face swift punishment in his native egypt for making the film, in America, the government is in the thorny position of protecting his free speech rights and looking out for his safety even while condemning his message.
It’s a paradox that makes little sense to those protesting and calling for blood. To them, the movie dialogue denigrating the prophet Muhammad is all the evidence needed to pursue justice — vigilante or otherwise — against Nakoula Bassely Nakoula, an American citizen originally from Egypt.
Literary poet and playwright Robert Browning focused on religion and secularization during his lifetime.
These topics will be addressed at a symposium in the Armstrong Browning Library featuring three events to honor Browning’s 200th birthday.
Classes at Louisiana State University’s main campus resumed Tuesday as police searched for the person who called in a bomb threat a day earlier, causing the evacuation of thousands of students.
Police have been tight-lipped about the call, but U.S. Attorney Don Cazayoux said the male caller talked about “multiple bombs.”
Bomb threats are apparently becoming the newest, sickest national trend.
Only days after bomb threats caused evacuations of three college campuses including the University of Texas at Austin, Valparaiso University in Indiana and North Dakota State University, Lousiana State University received one as well.
Akhil Reed Amar captivated several hundred people packed in Waco Hall Monday evening with the discussion of our constitutional
privileges through his recent
book, “America’s Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By.”
“The world we live in changed dramatically,” Amar said. “Because
we the people, 225 years ago today, began having this conversation
about how ordinary people lived their lives.”
Since Apple started taking iPhone 5 orders on its website at 2 a.m. on Friday, buyers who have a two-year service agreement with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon Wireless have been able to order the phone for $199 (16 gigabyte model), $299 (32 GB) or $399 (64 GB model).
Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments.
Andie Day, a 2011 Baylor graduate,
has succeeded where many college students have failed: finding a job straight out of college.
“If Jesus is not worth your suffering,
go live the American dream. Live it up. Become successful in the eyes of the world.”
These words spoken by speaker Paul Richardson at the 24th annual
Andie Day, a 2011 Baylor graduate, has succeeded where many college students have failed: finding a job straight out of college.
Just one year after graduating, Day works as a freelance costumer and has served on the sets of two cable television shows, as well as numerous independent films. Day said she advises students to use their time in college to gain on-site work experience.
“Intern as much as you can while you’re in school,” Day said. “I think you are best to get all that working-for-free stuff out of the way while you’re in school. You’re getting ahead of all of the kids who don’t think they have to work.”
Though turmoil erupted at several college campuses today following a string of bomb threats, Baylor University officials say Baylor’s campus is secure.
Lori Fogleman, director of media communications, said Friday that emergency protocols are being followed.
Dr. Bill Powers, president of the University of Texas at Austin, justified the university’s decision to hold the evacuation ten minutes before the bomb was set to explode in a noon press conference on Friday. The university scheduled the press conference at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center to discuss the bomb threat as well the university’s response.
Powers opened the press conference with a declaration the university was safe.
Valparaiso University in Indiana has increased security and posted a warning to students on its website after receiving a vague threat through some graffiti.
The school says the threat claimed “dangerous and criminal activity” would occur on campus during the university’s daily chapel break on Friday. The message provided no details.
The school says the FBI and local authorities searched the campus but found nothing suspicious.
University of Texas Austin junior Salimah Jasani was on her way to a 10 a.m. class when she received an emergency text message from the university, but she ignored it – it wasn’t until she saw a missed call from her roommate that she began to suspect something was happening.
By Jim Vertuno Associated Press AUSTIN — University of Texas says all Austin campus buildings will re-open at noon after…
AUSTIN — The University of Texas has issued an alert on its website ordering an evacuation “due to threats on…
Following a year of triumph, Baylor has progressed to a new height this year — overall enrollment.
Baylor’s current enrollment, 15,364 students, is the highest in Baylor’s history.
Twenty years is a long time to camp out under an overpass.
This Sunday, Church Under the Bridge will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
“Worship God, Change the World.”
World Mandate’s slogan reflects a conference that believes changing the world is an integral part of Christianity.
SAN ANTONIO — A military jury sentenced an Air Force basic training instructor to a year in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to having sex with a trainee.
The San Antonio Express-News reported the jury also sentenced Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio on Wednesday to reduction in rank to airman and a dishonorable discharge.
