The Arizona Legislature is waiting on its governor’s signature for an approved “birther” bill that would require presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before placing their names on the state’s ballot.
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Last week, ESPN.com reported Iowa Hawkeyes football player Willie Lowe requested a release from the team. After unintentionally losing 20 pounds since January and suffering from headaches in that time, finding a new school could be the least of Lowe’s concerns.
Every year the Lariat editorial board interviews student body officer candidates in order to understand platforms, gauge abilities and represent the student body’s voice. This year’s editorial board has chosen to continue the endorsements. We are endorsing Falls City junior Michael Lyssy for internal vice president and Corpus Christi junior Angela Gray for external vice president.
A bill introduced to the New York City Council last week, with a possibility of making it into state legislation, would require restaurants to offer toys to accompany kids’ meals only if the meal meets standardized health requirements.
Recent budget cuts on the state and national level, though tough, have proved necessary. The recent cutting of funds for the GI Bill, however, is nothing if not a breach of trust and represents misplaced values in American society.
On March 30 President Barack Obama stood before Georgetown University and described his plan regarding America’s energy consumption.
Female employees are suing Walmart for gender discrimination. They call it a companywide problem. The massive corporation wants them to sue individually. We see cause for a class-action lawsuit.
News hit Monday that America was taking steps back and sinking into a support role in the ongoing Libyan conflict. Many will balk at the idea of America not jumping directly into the problem and not using its influence and affluence to quickly further democracy.
On March 21, Tennessee men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl watched his team fold in its first-round NCAA tournament game, losing 75-45 to Michigan. A day later, he was fired.
“With over 350,000 apps for iPhone there’s no limit to what you can do.”
Google is typically synonymous with progress, efficiency and technological advancement. Google Books, however, the technology giant’s endeavor to allow a new way of reading and utilizing books, has been abruptly halted with a recent decision by a federal judge.
This weekend, the Baylor Lady Bears head to the Dallas Regional for the Sweet 16 and possibly the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. The Big 12 is undoubtedly pleased to see one of its teams enjoy so much success and possibly earn a Final Four berth.
Student integration is being targeted in a new proposal to a North Carolina school district that would integrate students based on academic success rather than economic or racial status.
While we are all battling rising costs on the collegiate front, the public education institutions, responsible for those in kindergarten through 12th grades are under intense scrutiny as State leaders comb every nook and cranny of state spending for any possible cuts.
One of the many perks and conveniences of online shopping is the lack of sales tax paid when purchasing on the Web. This convenience may be at stake with many states’ pursuit of a requisite sales tax for online purchases.
This summer Baylor will offer a specialty line camp specifically designed with Honors College members in mind. The new line camp, which is similar to the already established engineering and computer science specialty camp, will overlap with regular summer line camp sessions but will split the honors session students from the rest of the line camp participants.
Central Texas was rocked in November 2009 by a gruesome shooting spree at the Fort Hood army post in Killeen. Now, more than a year later, nothing can comfort the families more than knowing a loved one’s death was not taken lightly by the United States Army.
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Snyder v. Phelps involving Westboro Baptist Church has enraged many, but for others it proves that the foundations of the First Amendment cannot be shaken.
Wednesday morning, Baylor was informed that freshman Perry Jones III was declared ineligible by the NCAA, leaving him unable to play in the Bears’ Big 12 tournament game six hours later.
The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments this week for a case that will ultimately determine whether a university or the creator should hold the patent of a federally funded invention.
In a decision that will change lives for years to come, the Texas House of Representatives furthered legislation that would regulate the questionable way suspect identification is handled throughout state law enforcement agencies.
The recent creation of a Baylor/Waco Foundation scholarship fund for a McLennan County high school graduate to attend Baylor is crucial for forming strong ties with the Waco community and encouraging education in our community.
Major League Baseball’s spring training has started, and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, arguably the best baseball player in the United States, has all the analysts talking once again. But it’s not about his home runs or off-the-field humanitarian acts — the most heated topic of debate questions whether Pujols is worth the $30 million per year he wants for the next 10 years.
“Welcome to Baylor” and “I know where I’m going” are phrases heard more and more frequently on Baylor’s campus and around the country due to the university’s evident push for more applicants.
Republicans recently made a move in the House of Representatives to fight the reinstatement of the infamous Fairness Doctrine and ensure a purer form of freedom of speech for radio broadcasters.
From the minute of waking up, the news is literally at most people’s fingertips. For politics, there’s CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. Sports fans use ESPN; the technology minded have Engadget. TMZ provides up-to-the-minute coverage of your favorite (and least favorite) celebrities in their most flattering and unflattering situations.
House Bill 750, a piece of state legislation that would require public universities to allow license holders to bring concealed handguns on campus, now has 81 of the 150 House representatives listed as co-authors. The senatorial equivalent has 14 of the 31 senators on board.
The ability to go to a museum and enjoy the exhibits, being able to walk into an emergency room and explain an illness or injury, going to a movie for pleasure, the safety net of an emergency phone in an elevator — these are all things most people are able to do with ease, and often take for granted.
aylor has recently pulled out all the stops in its efforts to create a sustainable and picturesque campus. From the demolition of Ivy Square to the newest plans to fill in the roads surrounding of Fountain Mall, students have been subjected to the forces of the administration who are determined to fulfill the Baylor 2012 imperatives calling for “useful and aesthetically pleasing physical spaces” in order to “create a truly residential campus.”
A battle is brewing in Mississippi, and it seems to be the same one that was fought in the post-Civil War 1800s.