Theologian Frederich Buechner said that vocation “is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” For two Baylor alumni, this has proven to be all too true.
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The Lady Bears softball took the field for their first outdoor practice of the season at Getterman Stadium Tuesday.
To be recognized by the college you attended could be considered one of the most endearing honors you can receive post-graduation. The Baylor Alumni Association announced its newest honorees on Friday at the Phoenix Ballroom in Waco.
A professor at Baylor Law School received the Section award from the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law section of the American Bar Association.
As part of this semester’s leadership lecture series, a former Baylor football player-turned-principal counseled students to stand out by making a difference in their schools.
Sticking to New Year’s resolutions is difficult for almost everyone, especially when the goal is to be healthier. Life gets in the way, old habits creep back and resolutions go unfulfilled. But there is hope.
A Baylor associate professor’s recent study in Belize examines how people and communities respond to climate change and natural disasters. Results from the study indicated that secure households are able to respond more effectively to climate change and disasters.
Baylor could not overcome a sloppy first half and dropped its Monday night matchup at Kansas State, 69-61. Junior Quincy Acy led the Bears with 14 points, and three others finished in double figures.
Baylor displayed a major flaw in its emergency alert system last Monday when 4,800 students did not receive a notification regarding the presence of two armed men on campus.
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It was anything but pretty, but the No. 1 Lady Bears outlasted Texas Tech 64-51 Saturday night in a battle fought and won in the paint and on the boards.
With each strong performance, Perry Jones III is becoming less freshman and more phenom.
Out of 10 people named Dallas Business Journal’s “Best CFO of the Year,” two winners had one thing in common: a degree from Baylor.
A week after their blowout loss at home to Kansas, the Baylor men welcome Oklahoma State to the Ferrell Center at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Having dinner with Michael Kors is like having dinner with Auntie Mame. When you sit down with him, you know nobody is going to be at a loss for words or laughs.
An article from Publisher’s Weekly reported earlier this month that a university professor and a book publisher have agreed to edit and print a revised version of Mark Twain’s classic novel, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
The Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce is involved in a development effort to revitalize economic activity in Waco. The plans for economic development include a five-year plan and a 20- to 40-year redevelopment plan.
He said difficult days lay ahead. But from the mountaintop, he could see the Promised Land. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke these words the day before his assassination. According to Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert, the son of the first black Baylor student, he was right. As a student at Baylor from 1963-1967 and as a civil rights leader and pastor in Waco, Gilbert’s father, Robert Gilbert, suffered severe discrimination and resistance to change.
Waco passed a law on Jan. 1 requiring all dog and cat owners to spay and/or neuter their animals.
It may have been 16 degrees in Lawrence, Kan, Wednesday night, but the Baylor Lady Bears were burning up the hardwood, starting the game with an 11-0 run in their win against Kansas 76-37.
Guests at Wednesday night’s inaugural Student Leadership Dinner were surprised with a visit by Chet Edwards, who made the dinner his first official public appearance since leaving office as congressman for District 17 this past November, a position he has held for the past 20 years.
Baylor students get vocal throughout Waco tonight with various performances both on and off campus.
One of two suspects in robberies of two local cash lending stores was arrested on Baylor campus at 3:43 a.m. Tuesday, hours after an on-campus manhunt.
The Baylor Health Services Counseling Center saw a 64 percent increase in crisis appointments for fall 2010 compared with fall 2009.
Continuing its evolution alongside the rest of the news industry, the Baylor Lariat has found a new place to call home online. Officially launching with this issue, visitors to the Lariat’s website will notice the new interface coupled with a media-rich design that has been in the works since August.
At No. 1 in the nation in both the AP and Coaches Poll, Baylor women’s basketball is, to put it simply, good.
The Bears have had their share of ups and downs in their 2010-11 season, unfortunately not yielding many quality wins.
Only 20 seconds have passed in Baylor’s game against Oklahoma, and a lanky, mild-mannered freshman takes the ball into the lane with little between him and the basket. There is something about him that everyone can see; the Ferrell Center crowd knows it, his coaches know it and his teammates undoubtedly know it.
It’s that time of year again. Temperatures change drastically, students are back in classes for the spring semester and just about everyone is coughing, sneezing or feeling ill.