Whether you know it or not, you play a vital role in market research almost every day of your life.

Professionals from two marketing research firms, Decision Analyst and Research Now, discussed their understanding of marketing research as well as how to get a foot in the door for employment, with a group of Baylor students during the professional development program’s final First Wednesday event of the semester.

After two Texas prosecutors were slain in two months, law enforcement agencies across the state are considering steps to better protect attorneys who go after violent criminals, including providing round-the-clock security details and withholding personal information from public records.

One recent Wendy’s customer wanted a lot more than a Baconator.

At 11 p.m. Tuesday night, the suspect, described as a man wearing dark clothing, a hoodie and apparently holding a gun, entered the Wendy’s on 5th st. near Baylor and demanded money from the manager. Shortly later he left with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to Sgt. Patrick Swanton of the Waco Police Department.

Retired Staff Sgt. Eric Alva was the first Purple Heart recipient in the Iraq War, but he told lawmakers Wednesday that Texas law does not protect his rights because it allows employers to discriminate against him because he is gay.

“I’ve shed blood for this country and there are rights that I don’t have,” Alva told the Senate Committee on Business and Economic Development. “It is time for this state to recognize people for who they are, on their merit, for their leadership, and their professionalism.”