Student loans. The very words cause many in higher education to shudder in fear, and rightfully so. College, especially private schools such as Baylor, is expensive, and the debt can be hard for many people to get ahead of.
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In 1963, preaching at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I am ashamed and appalled that 11 o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in Christian America.”
Five decades later, Sunday mornings remain a highly segregated hour. Roughly 5 percent of the nation’s churches are racially integrated, and half of them are in the midst of transitioning to either all-white or all-black, according to CNN.
The soccer world’s attention is currently building hype for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil coming in June. While the pomp and circumstance is flooding in South America, the site of the 2022 game across the world is turning into a humanitarian crisis.
For a long time, the Lariat Editorial Board has been starkly divided on the issue of guns and their regulations. Recently though, we all found common ground when we heard of a Florida concealed handgun licensing course being offered in Texas that basically allows Texans to get their CHL without adequate training. If there is one group of people who should be held to the highest standard possible, it is those carrying a weapon for use of deadly force.
The city of Waco is pursuing legal action to force the improvement of three publicly unsafe buildings on 17th and 18th streets. The three buildings have been deemed unsafe for years, one dating back to 2007.
Hey, Baylor Nation, let’s fill the Alamo City with green and gold! Oh, wait. We have class.
Friday’s NCAA first-round game against No. 11 Nebraska marks No. 6 Baylor’s fourth tournament appearance in seven years.
Warren Buffett is a smart man. That’s part of how he became the second-wealthiest man in America according to Forbes. One of his latest moves is just another stroke of genius in the business world, and it has put him in the national spotlight.
Over the years, America’s education system has undergone changes to become fairer. The latest SAT tweaks reflect this effort but miss the mark.
David Coleman, the president of College Board, announced on March 5 that changes would be made to the SAT to make the test fairer for students.
Most of us have heard the campaigns to prevent drunken driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has pushed the slogan “Drive sober or get pulled over,” and the state of Texas has released “Drink. Drive. Go to jail.”
Becoming a new member of an organization at Baylor follows with exciting weeks of learning more about the club’s traditions as well as bonding with the current members.
Do you expect your church’s ordained minister to earn his or her certificate in two minutes online? The state of Texas says, “I do.”
With the emergence of the Internet, training for different vocations has become accessible on the Web. With the Universal Life Church, an institution supporting any and all religious or non-religious beliefs, a certificate to become an ordained minister takes absolutely no training.
The University Scholars major is one of the most prestigious majors at Baylor. Students are excused from virtually all university-wide requirements and are given the opportunity to “create their own major” while working with University Scholars advisers. According to the University Scholars website, the idea is students “develop one or more intellectual foci, while also taking a variety of courses to round out their liberal education.”
Garcia’s claims seem valid, and the lawsuit seems like a good idea until Garcia also named YouTube LLC and Google Inc., YouTube’s parent company, in the suit for causing irreparable harm to her for refusing to remove the content.
The transition from high school to college can be a difficult one. Even without the medical school with the same name, Baylor is well-known for the rigor of its pre-medicine program. Approximately 1,000 freshmen come to Baylor with the declaration of pre-medicine until they take freshman biology.
An 84-year-old nun and two fellow peace activists broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and caused nearly $50,000 worth of damage on July 28, 2012, but their actions were all in vain.
Nuclear energy has its benefits, namely reduced emissions via clean energy and economic benefits. There are also a number of drawbacks to nuclear energy, with safety being the primary worry. However, all things considered, the positives of nuclear energy outweigh the negatives.
Electronic Arts used to be on top of the video game world. Carrying titles such as “Madden”, “The Sims”, various Star Wars games and “FIFA”, EA was once a well-respected video game developer.
For pushing 55 years old, Barbie’s still got it, and she’ll be flaunting her flawless body in the 50th anniversary edition of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The doll, invented by Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler, will be in a four-page advertisement in the magazine wearing a revamped version of her original 1959 black and white striped swimsuit.
While the editorial board does not condone his lifestyle, we support Sam’s right to play in the NFL, and this situation pertains to his right to work, not the morality of his lifestyle.
It is time for the NFL to look beyond sexual orientation in its players.
Discrimination is far from eradicated from our society, and it seems like each newsworthy incident is a reminder of just how much more work our society has yet to do.
Gary James, a restaurant owner in Enid, Okla., serves as a painful example of a person that refuses to treat others with respect.
Want to know when you will put a ring on it? There’s an app for that.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the good folks over at Time Magazine have released an app that will tell you amount the of time you have remaining to tie the knot.
CVS shoppers will have to get their smokes elsewhere because the U.S. pharmacy recently announced it would phase out the sale of cigarettes by Oct. 1. The company’s move is bold and brave.
Millions of anxious viewers tuned in last week to watch the scales lighten up for their favorite contestant in the season finale of “The Biggest Loser,” a reality show featuring an ensemble of obese people in sweaty pursuit to drop the most pounds for a huge cash prize.
While many people look forward to visits from their local Girl Scouts, wearing badge-covered sashes, vests and smiles, there are some who won’t buy cookies from them this year.
Lawmakers all over the country have taken different approaches to marijuana policy. Some have stuck with an old policy of banning it completely, some have decriminalized the substance and some have let go entirely and legalized it. The future of the legality of marijuana is for the courts to decide, but one approach that absolutely will not work is what lawmakers in Illinois have proposed.
Firing squads are a viable option as an alternative execution method because lethal injection drugs are becoming too expensive.
Upon first glance at the Church of Wells website, one would get the impression that this is a youthful group of scrupulous believers working to further the word of God in a small Texas town. After digging a bit deeper, the reports of death, condemnation to hell, seclusion and arranged marriages paint an eerily different picture. We are not here to argue about the way that they practice their faith, but we are outraged at the way that they are allowing it to manifest in the lives of other people.
The Texas Department of Transportation is conducting a study on the benefits of building a high-speed rail connecting Dallas, Waco, Austin and San Antonio. The plans for the rail include 16 trains a day that would run along a dedicated 100-foot right of way.
With the 2014 Winter Olympics quickly approaching, the Russian city of Sochi is bracing for the world’s stage. More than $50 billion has already been spent on the games, making it the most expensive Olympics ever.
When someone makes a transaction on Craigslist, they often don’t get quite what they bargained for.
This, however, is not the case for Kansas resident William Marotta, who answered an ad posted by two lesbian women seeking a sperm donor.
Despite having signed an agreement releasing all responsibility for the kid that would be conceived with his sperm, Marotta is the state’s target for child support.
