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With finals fast approaching, Baylor students can plan for a fair amount of studying and hard work in the near future, but they can also anticipate a bit of fun thanks to Alpha Phi’s first-ever Jubilee, a co-sponsored event with Baylor Activities Council.

Firefighters contained a house fire at 7:38 p.m. Thursday at the 800 block of S. Seventh Street and Ross Avenue. Firefighters contained the fire within five to 10 minutes after arriving on scene. Assistant Chief with the Waco Fire Department Patrick Kerwin said the residents of the house, two adults and an infant, were not at home at the time of the fire.

“You go down. You get shocked and then you walk away,” said Dr. James Henderson, professor of economics.

Heart attacks and strokes continue to be two of the leading causes of death in the United States, according to preliminary data for 2011 on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. In 2010, heart disease accounted for 597,689 deaths and strokes took 129,476.