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General campus news of Baylor University for the Lariat

The Baptist General Convention of Texas executive board voted Tuesday to recommend a budget proposal that would slash undergraduate funding for Baylor by 51.7 percent while also approving a renegotiated special agreement between the two institutions.

First, prosecutors showed a photo of Michael Jackson’s pale and lifeless body lying on a gurney. Then they played a recording of his voice, just weeks before his death.

Every button, brooch and trinket has a story, according to Fort Worth artist Ann Ekstrom. An 18th century button may have been a part of three generations, three different dresses and three individuals’ experiences.

Covered in paint, the National Collegiate Paintball Association of Baylor brought home a major win from its recent season opener that it hopes will bolster its presence on campus.

The Baylor Graduate School, which features more than 100 graduate programs, is hoping to raise awareness on campus about its various programs and benefits this year through media involvement. A new position has been created to facilitate this movement.

Join in on the fun of the annual Baylor Alpha Chi Omega Paint Crush, but be warned… it’s gonna get messy.

The Hankamer School of Business’ undergraduate entrepreneurship program has been ranked No. 3 in the nation, down one spot from last year, in a survey done by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur Magazine.

Baylor has purchased the Hotel Waco property with the ultimate intention of expanding campus across the Brazos River, a Baylor spokesperson confirmed Monday.

Baylor Director of Athletics Ian McCaw released this open letter to the Baylor community Friday, praising the Big 12 Conference’s members, for pledging substantive, long-term unity, Baylor administration for working to secure the Big 12, and Baylor fans and supporters, for supporting the university and Baylor sports programs.

In addition to the traditional events of Parents Weekend, such as Parent-Faculty Coffee and After Dark, Baylor Chamber of Commerce is introducing a new event, Exploring Waco, which is aimed at getting parents out into the Waco community.

Anyone walking through Fountain Mall lately may have noticed the tall green fences blocking off a construction site wedged near the tennis courts and Marrs McLean Gymnasium. This weekend that barrier will vanish and observers can view Baylor’s National Pan-Hellenic Council Garden for the first time, a project four years in the making.

Baylor graduate students will soon present business cases alongside professionals in the finals of a case research competition that is geared toward professors and researchers.

The Sexual Identity Forum, an unofficial group of Baylor students, will re-apply this semester for a charter as an official student organization, according to one of its officers.

Texas executed a man Wednesday for his role in the hate crime that a Baylor study says resulted in the unfair labeling of the small East Texas town of Jasper as racist.

Baylor students are being given the unique opportunity to practice ancient languages and complete advanced research on rare manuscripts, ultimately leading to the publication of important, unknown texts.

Experience Austin City Limits through the lens of Jed Dean. Featuring artists such as Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, Arcade Fire, and Kanye West, the Austin City Limits Music Festival is sure to make some noise. Enjoy the show.

During times of economic frustration, political change and visible controversy surrounding issues such as the rights of gays and lesbians, researchers from Baylor set out to further explore how religion affects the views and beliefs of Americans in the 21st century.

For many, the underpass where Interstate Highway 35 crosses over South 5th Street in Waco marks just another section of Texas asphalt. But to others, it represents a place of hope, healing and changed lives.