Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California’s ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to “lessen the status and human dignity” of gays.

Students, faculty and guests gathered on the top floor of the Hankamer School of Business to hear a leader in the fight against segregation speak Tuesday evening.

She intended to retire in August, but she said, “they kept asking me to stay.”

Small businesses may be what communities need in order to have healthier populations, according to a study done by two Baylor professors and a Louisiana State University professor.

The idea of government involvement in health care has a long history of riling politicians. “Obamacare,” the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has been a hot topic in politics since the previous presidential election, and now, with the 2012 election approaching, things are heating up.