Recycling has more than doubled since 2007, rising from 7 percent to 18 percent. The amount of recycled materials has increased from 160.3 tons to 443.4 tons due to an increase in the number of recycling receptacles in buildings, and residence halls and trash cans around campus.

The possibility of severe Texas Equalization Grant cuts has caused leaders of colleges and universities across the state to speak out on behalf of the financial aid program. Today, President Ken Starr will send an email to members of the Baylor family, calling them to support the TEG program and contact their state legislators to express concerns about the proposed cuts to the program.

The 2011 Collins Outstanding Professor has been awarded to a professor in the biology department.

Between school, work, relationships and homework, balance can be a difficult thing to achieve. Baptist Student Ministries took students on a retreat last weekend to Balcones Spring, where leaders encouraged students to take a step back from all their responsibilities and worries in an attempt to find balance. This retreat was specifically focused for sophomore students, said Nancy-Page Lowenfield, graduate assistant for Formations-BSM.