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Disney princesses are idolized for their enchanting love stories among evil forces. They are known for their poise as well as magnificent dresses and hair. However, the princesses’ hair is the only thing I envy about them.

The Baylor Men’s Choir will perform at all three chapel services Wednesday at Waco Hall. Their performance will include 10,000…

The Multicultural Student Leadership Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the fifth floor of…

Late-night meetings, fiery debates and resolution writing are just a few of the demanding tasks required of the members of Baylor’s Model United Nations team. The class and club, which has been a part of Baylor since 1989, meets each Monday to focus on global issues.

Former Baylor football player, Tevin Sherard Elliott, 22, was denied his plea for a retrial Monday and will continue to serve a 20-year prison sentence for two counts of sexual assault, according to a court official.

Baylor baseball hits the road to Austin to face in-state Big 12 Conference rival No. 8 Texas Longhorns for a three-game weekend series. The Bears (15-13, 4-4) fell short at West Virginia last weekend, coming away from the series with two losses and no wins against the Mountaineers. Baylor is coming off back-to-back wins over Incarnate Word this week, but the task will be challenging against a Texas team that is statistically hitting and pitching at a high rate.

Baylor football enters spring 2014 as the defending Big 12 Champions for the first time in program history. With a target on their backs, the Bears prepare to display their 2014 squad to the public for Baylor’s annual spring football game at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The bright colors that come with spring will bring out ColorBox, band that includes three Baylor faculty and staff members, at Farm Day.

After a six-year hiatus, three Baylor faculty and staff have reunited to begin making music again.
“A few years older but less mature,” band member Brett Christenson, lecturer in the marketing department, said.

Students who are hoping to get two things knocked off their Baylor bucket list at one time should consider signing up for the third annual Gut Pak Run. Participants get to race for a good cause and eat at one of Waco’s landmark restaurants, which was voted the Best College Eat in the nation by the Cooking Channel this past year.

There are 19 active coaches in college basketball who have reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament two or more times in their careers. Out of the 19, the youngest is a 43-year-old coach out of Waco by the name of Scott Drew.

Wes Yeary is the athletic chaplain at Baylor. Yeary’s connection with Baylor dates back to 1983 when he played for the Bears under Grant Teaff as a defensive back. He has been working with student-athletes at Baylor with an emphasis on spiritual growth and support since he joined the staff in 2008. Yeary is head of Baylor’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

It’s become drilled into society that millennials are considered one of the most self-serving, uninterested, spoiled generations to ever exist. This comes along with the upbringing we had which included excessive numbers of participation awards and unwarranted bouts of encouragement.

After fielding a lineup that boasted a wealth of Division I basketball experience during the past season, Baylor basketball will be forced to go back to the drawing board to find production for next season. The Bears lose three players to graduation: senior power forward Cory Jefferson, senior guard Gary Franklin and senior guard Brady Heslip. Sophomore center Isaiah Austin is also widely expected to forgo his junior season and enter the 2014 NBA Draft.

Farm-fresh vegetables, “happy” meats and live music will drown out your pre-finals blues at this season’s Farm Day and Ride For Relief event at the World Hunger Relief Farm.