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There’s an epidemic affecting elementary students across the nation, and it’s not childhood obesity or attention deficit disorder.

An ensemble from the School of Music placed first in their division at the National Trumpet Competition. This is Baylor’s fourth year sending musicians to the competition.

Clinton Dobson, pastor of NorthPointe Church and George W. Truett Theological Seminary graduate, was murdered on March 3 in his church office. Rather than let tragedy have the final say, Dobson’s family has partnered with his friends at George W. Truett Theological Seminary to create the Clint Dobson Memorial Fund, a scholarship that will serve future seminary students and celebrate Dobson’s life.

For centuries, people have expressed their relationship with the divine through the written word. Whether the purpose of the writing is to praise, critique or study, faith and literature often go hand in hand. This upcoming fall semester at Baylor, the English department is once again offering ENG 3370: Religion in Literature, a class that examines poetry and religion in 19th century Britain.

The 2011-12 school year may be the final year for the Engaged Learning Group program. The program began four years ago at Baylor and was designed for a five-year duration.

Strategic business and eco-friendly sustainability were combined to create the fifth annual Global Business Forum, which ended Thursday.

Vitamins are known for protecting the body as an antioxidant, providing the body with necessary nutrients and maintaining proper cell development. That means it’s all right to take more vitamins than the body needs, right? Wrong.

One of the most tangible examples of Baylor alumni support is found in projects like the President’s Scholarship Initiative, which, after only six months of existence, recently surpassed $20 million.

T. Boone Pickens, founder and chairman of BP Capital Management, joined President Ken Starr Wednesday as the first guest in the president’s new series On Topic, geared toward addressing current issues in America.

In an attempt to encourage student interest in both domestic and international politics, one graduate student launched a YouTube show called “Politics and Opinions.”

Sometimes it’s hard to find motivation to work out. Excuses are easily found and eventually any bit of inspiration to step foot in the gym is gone. Studies have shown, however, that working out with someone else keeps people accountable and encourages them to actually exercise. Faculty and students can sign up for a personal trainer at the Student Life Center to help them reach their goals and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Starting this fall, select Welcome Week leaders will continue to journey with and mentor incoming students throughout the semester in a structured format as part of the New Student Experience courses: University 1000, BU 1000, BIC 1212 and ECS First Year Seminar.

More than 500 students, professors and members of the Baylor community piled into the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center looking for guidance on Christian leadership in the business world from a bestselling author Tuesday. Dr. Ken Blanchard, bestselling author of books “The One-Minute Manager” and “Lead Like Jesus,” shared his words of wisdom with Baylor as a co-founder and chief spiritual officer of his company, The Ken Blanchard Companies.

The Croft Gallery hosted a unique show Saturday, March 24, by a group called The Beehive Collective that included three large fabric pieces and a gallery talk.

OnTopic, a new discussion series established by President Ken Starr to address issues relating to both the community and the nation on the whole, will begin today.

Veterans attending Baylor will no longer receive as much financial aid from the Post 9/11 GI Bill as they used to, effective Aug. 1. In December 2010, Congress passed the Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, an amendment to the original GI Bill, which has been a source of financial aid for veterans attending college since 1944.

Today marks the start of full campaigning for student body officers as students seek leadership positions to give back to our community. Each year the Lariat interviews the student body officer candidates and endorses one candidate for each position.

The Baylor Autism Resource Center hosted an event Monday night to celebrate and bring awareness to recently passed legislation that will require insurance companies to provide more coverage to autistic patients.

Dr. Lee S. Shulman will deliver the next Presidential Symposium Series lecture on Thursday, titled “Learning to Profess: Challenges and Opportunities for Liberal Education in Faith-based Universities.”

A recent study done by a Baylor researcher suggests that young adults whose parents monitor their social interactions are less likely to have alcohol-related problems, and that young adults monitored by a parent of the opposite gender exhibit an even stronger correlation between parent interaction and less impulsivity.

As the death toll of tsunami victims in Japan approaches 11,000, Baylor students are raising donations and awareness across campus. The Japanese Student Association has set up donation stations in the Baylor Sciences Building, Hankamar School of Business, and residential and dining halls.

“We would like to bring to your readers’ attention the epidemic of domestic violence in Texas and the need to continue funding of local domestic violence programs.”

Student body senate passed several bills and revisions in yesterday’s meeting, several of which financed events held by various student organizations.

Two Baylor professors helped uncover a secret that now has the scientific community abuzz: Central Texas was home to what are now the oldest known human inhabitants on the American continents.

Beyond the vocals and the guitar strings lies a message echoing in the hearts of Baylor students.

Regardless of status, race or denomination, many Christians all over the world are observing the season of Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter.

As convenient as it is to have a treadmill or elliptical reveal the amount of calories burned during an exercise, these machines are not as accurate as believed. Many cardiovascular machines are 15 to 20 percent off in calculation of calories burned, Van Davis, assistant director for fitness and nutrition education.

Despite high unemployment, relative economic stability in the nation is encouraging both buyers with excellent credit and those who have poor credit ratings to begin purchasing cars.

Baylor’s Zeta chapter of Delta Epsilon Psi is hosting its fifth annual Sugar Free Bowl April 2 and 3 at the Westmore Intramural Field by the Baylor Sciences Building.

As flowers blossom and the leaves on trees grow fuller and brighter with the rising temperatures, the season begins its transition to springtime.