“Quiet! A commercial is about to come on,” are words rarely spoken by television viewers, but every year thousands tune in to the Super Bowl, sometimes exclusively to watch ads.
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If you don’t want your kids to learn about the Civil Right Movement, the French Revolution, gravity or any other number of topics, you may consider moving to New Hampshire.
Google announced last week it will consolidate its privacy policies across more than 60 products into one universal policy.
When your town’s mayor can’t come up with a serious answer as to how he will help a discriminated group in his community, you know you’ve got a problem.
One of the great things about sports is its ability to draw on fans’ emotions to an extent some people will never understand. People cheer when their team does well. Some people cry or yell at their television when their team does poorly. Sports can be our escape.
As of Jan. 16, the University of Miami will no longer allow boosters to provide occasional meals for student-athletes or host them at their homes.
Amid the excitement following the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter, came the announcement that Jay-Z would no longer be using the word b—h in honor of his new daughter.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will not be patted down, nor will he back down from his stance on airport security, as he demonstrated Monday on his way to Washington.
On Friday, the Internet claimed a temporary but important victory over a controversial Congress bill. Many feel it threatens the free flow of information across the Internet despite its original stated intent.
Consider the following word problem: “Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?”
Baylor released its first public draft of its strategic plan on Dec. 12, and, as expected, its goals mirror that of the Baylor 2012 vision. The draft plan’s new approach, however, varies from Baylor 2012 in that the initial plan lists six broad goals but does not list specific measures to be taken toward those goals.
Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III is entering the NFL Draft.
Finally, Waco has a place for residents to buy fresh, farm-grown products from a variety of local vendors close to campus. After its grand opening last Saturday, the Waco Downtown Farmers Market had a great response from locals and college students.
All bets are off in this year’s GOP nomination because of the lack of viable candidates.
It is always fun to see journalists get arrested for no particular reason unless, of course, you happen to be a reasonable person who likes enjoying liberty in America. If that is the case, you should probably be a little upset whenever this happens.
In case you missed it, several Baylor athletics teams helped keep the university in the national spotlight throughout last week.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles voted 8-0 last Thursday to reject personalized license plates featuring the Confederate flag.
Last weekend, Penn State University played its first football game in 46 years without Joe Paterno serving as head coach. Paterno was fired after a child sex abuse investigation involving one of his assistant coaches, Jerry Sandusky, began last week.
In yesterday’s issue of the Lariat, a columnist wrote that people ought to be more forgiving of Gov. Rick Perry’s mistake in the recent debate. He suggested the elimination of three U.S. government departments but could not remember the third, eventually admitting he forgot and saying, “Oops.”
Some students’ dreams came true Wednesday night.
A Central Texas firearm safety instructor from Mason has stepped into the line of fire with his controversial viewpoints on who can learn how to use a handgun.
The Lariat has received letters and comments regarding the proposed Student Senate bill to be voted on today, and we agree with those who oppose it.
People across the country have had money and jobs snatched away from them within the last week, and there’s nothing they can do about it.
Students received a Campus Safety Alert email last week from the Baylor Police Department encouraging them to take precautions after a series of armed robberies occurred at the edge of campus in October.
With protesters popping up throughout the country and several parts of the world, the Occupy movement has made an impact. Although police reactions would beg to differ, it’s not something that should be taken too seriously.
Some students were left wondering if the Homecoming bonfire could be lit this year after wildfires and drought across the state left McLennan County under a burn ban. The tradition will continue, though, as Waco is an incorporated region and the ban applies only to unincorporated regions of the county.
On Oct. 21, President Barack Obama announced the end of the war in Iraq.
In the book “WikiLeaks and the Age of Transparency,” Micah L. Sifry chronicles the history of the modern transparency movement, pointing out that it has had proponents and detractors on both sides of the aisle. That’s despite the fact that pretty much everyone can agree that a more transparent government is something that would benefit all members of society.
McLennan Community College offers “minimester” courses during the winter, but Baylor does not. That needs to change.
With a new rule banning all desserts in one elementary school, kids cannot have their cake and eat it too.
