African-American women, students and faculty, came together to discuss a myriad of topics and promote a sense of community.

The discussion, entitled MySister Myself was led on Tuesday night in the Student Union Building Baines room.

MySister MySelf is an event that was started last year by Kim Marmon, a resource specialist for the department of multicultural affairs.

A lecture by Dr. Cornelia Pearsall, professor of English language and literature from Smith College,…

Midland senior Laaron Backry was not always an award winner in the political science field. During her freshman year, Backry was a biology major – a biology major who didn’t like math.

“Ever since I was 8, I dreamed of being a doctor, a surgeon specifically,” Backry said. “And that was what I was going to do and what I was going for, but I got here and I was miserable in science. And then math kicked my butt.”

During a period of indecision, Backry took a class in constitutional development that was suggested by a friend.

Every fall, hundreds of freshman and transfer students arrive to Baylor without knowing how to get around campus. With the redesigned Baylor Campus Navigator app, students can know where to go on campus with free, real-time directions from their smartphone.

The most recent version of the app became available April 18. The new features are a scholarship calculator and a phone number section that provides university phone numbers, including those for the Baylor Police Department, ResTech, the Cashier’s Office and Health Services.