Baylor’s Psychology and Neuroscience Clinic welcomed Dr. John Klocek this summer as its new full-time director.

Klocek now oversees Baylor’s clinical psychology doctoral program as well as the basic clinical services offered to the citizens of Waco.The Baylor Psychology Clinic showcases Baylor’s mission of producing servants and leaders.

Klocek said the clinic’s goal for the graduate program is to be able to equip students with the proper education and experience needed to effectively help those in need.

As temperatures drop, some students could see their asthma conditions worsen as allergens and viral infections heighten during this season, according to Dr. Sharon Stern, medical director at the Baylor Health Center.Though most asthma is diagnosed during childhood and adolescence, college students are still prone to the condition without having been diagnosed in childhood.

Baylor’s Association for Information Technology Professionals held it’s annual IS Career Development Dinner on Tuesday with guest speakers from Hewlett-Packard Company, or HP, an information technology corporation.

The dinner was held in the Hankamer School of Business and was an opportunity for Management Information System students to meet with industry professionals.

Students were welcomed with free Vitek’s Gut Packs and black MIS T-shirts, which they were told to wear on Wednesday.

The American Red Cross has allocated $295,000 to long-term relief in West, five months after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people. The Red Cross announced this gift on its website on Friday.

Those who work closely with recovery in West say the city is still in need, though opinions differ as to which areas of need are most pressing.

The money the Red Cross is giving comes from donors all over the country, said Bristel Bowen, regional director of communications for the Central Texas region of the American Red Cross.