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St. Patrick’s Day was greener than usual as hundreds of patrons flocked to Cameron Park Zoo for animals, beautiful weather and a sustainability-themed event.

Dr. Kevin Jackson, vice president for student life, is expected to come to an official decision today on whether to grant a charter to a group promoting discussion of issues pertaining to gay and lesbian students, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Eight Baylor students used their spring break to develop their careers by attending the 13th Annual National Collegiate Sales Competition hosted by Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga.

Imagine entering the Ferrell Center on a Saturday evening for a huge conference rivalry game. Immediately upon arrival, an array of sounds, smells, chants and music engulf the fans as they find their way to their seats. The thrill of competition and battle between rivalries lie just ahead on the court.

A bill that would require public universities to allow concealed-carry license holders to bring handguns onto public university campuses is now one step away from consideration on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives.

The words spring break bring to mind different things for different people. For two Baylor students, this spring break meant a return visit to the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged areas of Chile.

Baylor’s School of Social Work celebrated its new location in downtown Waco with an open house on Wednesday.

Another of Baylor’s teams is national championship tournament bound, but unlike the Lady Bears basketball team, this team is flying under the radar.

https://vimeo.com/21140722 Margie Phelps, of the Westboro Baptist Church, answers questions from attendees at the College Media Advisers’ 2011 spring college…

Within 48 hours of running away from home, one in three young girls are at risk for human trafficking. Slavery seems to be a forgotten struggle. But as members of Baylor’s International Justice Mission and other students discovered during their spring break mission trip in Houston, sex trafficking brings human slavery to a reality.

While most students were enjoying the beach or mountains during spring break, five students from Baylor’s student government and the Baylor student ambassador program traveled to Washington, D.C. for the “Big 12 on the Hill,” a program lobbying for causes that affect the Big 12 conference as well as Baylor in particular.

Baylor has again created a waitlist for its incoming freshman class, with applications having already topped 38,000, far surpassing last fall’s 34,224 applications. However, students can still apply to the university.

Baylor and the Body IQ work team hope to change the community in regards to diversity, respect, compassion, justice, acceptance, service and freedom with the “I Heart Me” campaign.

In the midst of preparing for final exams, maintaining good grades and counting down the days to graduation, searching for a job still lies on the horizon for many seniors. Over the next several weeks, Career Services is offering several opportunities to students seeking assistance in their job search.

On a street once controlled by drug dealers and prostitutes, at a theater once used to show pornographic films, Mission Waco is working to create a haven where all people — regardless of social status, race or culture — can come together in community.

John Nickell of Nickell Metalsmiths shares his business’ model and personal story.

Baylor’s six students studying abroad in Japan are safe and expected to remain in the country to complete their studies despite the tragedies that occurred last week, unless the situation changes, according to Katie Erickson, exchange program and study abroad adviser.

Downtown parking will be restructured in accordance with the downtown economic revitalization plan. That plan includes the possibility of paid parking.

College journalists explored First Amendment issues Monday afternoon at the College Media Advisers’ 2011 spring college media convention at the Marriot Marquis Times Square.

Honesty may be the best policy after all. New findings from a Baylor study, “A New Trait on the Market: Honesty–Humility as a Unique Predictor of Job Performance Ratings,” have found that employees who exhibit honesty and humility score higher in job performance, as rated by their employers.

The Lady Bears had no problem beating Kansas for the second time this season, physically dominating the Jayhawks in an 86-51 rout. Destiny Williams scored 21 points to lead Mulkey’s team, who advanced to the Big 12 tournament semifinals with the win.

Before ESPN College GameDay’s broadcast this morning at Baylor’s Ferrell Center, concerns about attendance loomed over the university whose spring break begins next week.
The 2,950 people in attendance erased all doubt.

For those at the Waco Police Department, the wait is finally over. After six weeks of treatment at the University of California-Davis, K-9 officer Torro, a Belgian Malinois dog, is coming home.

After a heated debate lasting more than an hour, Student Senate voted against allowing concealed-carry on campus. The Senate also voted on reopening the South Russell basement and installing solar panels.

The Student Activities Charter Council has informed members of the Sexual Identity Forum, a group of Baylor students promoting discussion of homosexuality and other sexual preferences, that they will not recommend granting the forum a charter.

There won’t be classrooms or homework, but for seven Baylor students, education won’t end during spring break. Members of International Justice Mission, along with other students, will travel to Houston to learn how to combat human trafficking. Participants will work with legal experts and community agencies to learn more about this growing social injustice.

The Crouch Fine Arts Library has recently added on to the Maddy Rosenberg Collection of unique artist books. Emerging as a new and innovative form of art, artist books are becoming a popular way to display an artists’ work.

Baylor New Student Programs will offer an Honors Program Line Camp session for the first time this summer. Emily Sandvall, assistant director for new student programs, is working with the Honors Program to coordinate the specialty line camp session.

For those looking for an overall body workout, Bearobics is now offering two new fitness classes: Street Jazz and HardCORE Conditioning. Street Jazz will be taught by graduate student Heather Jade at 3 p.m. every Monday and HardCORE conditioning will be taught by Houston freshman Becca Dixon at 3 p.m. every Wednesday, both in the Bearobics studio location.

J.H. Hines Elementary School students walked hand-in-hand with their volunteers through the Mayborn Museum Complex, sprawled on the floor as they drew pictures of artifacts and got a chance to apply their reading and writing skills in a new way last week.