The Baylor Alumni Network changed its 2015 traditional Diadeloso summer venue from San Antonio at SeaWorld to Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
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Downtown Waco will soon showcase a new festival — the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo’s Chili Fest. The festival will be held Saturday afternoon on Austin Avenue.
Baylor’s sustainability department installed five outdoor permanent recycling containers that students will be able to use to make better choices for the environment.
Baylor is getting greener all the time.
Sustainability coordinator Smith Getterman and the Baylor Sustainability Committee have seen to that.
Both Getterman and the sustainability committee will continue to work for improvement, although great strides have been made so far. The campus became Styrofoam-free at the beginning of the semester.
Baylor Sustainability is giving students the opportunity to recycle their waste and donate unneeded items to local charities through its Take It or Leave It program during move-out this year.
How do you stay interested in the environment and conservation when spring semester and busy class schedules are knocking on your door? Uproar Records has the answer with its current endeavor: Project Greenway.
Waste generated by on-campus organization meetings might be reduced thanks to the Green Meeting Certification program launched Nov. 9 by the department of sustainability.
Playing in the sprinklers isn’t always so easy to avoid at Baylor, where plants and sidewalks alike are soaked on a routine basis.
Improving the sprinklers and the overall irrigation system across campus has been an ongoing project for the grounds department under facilities management.
Baylor will host its first on-campus plastic foam-free event at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Brothers Under Christ Island Party.
Students who asked for better traveling conditions on campus were rewarded with new bike lanes at Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Streets and Dutton Avenue this summer.
Students living in residence halls will begin competing to conserve electricity at noon Sunday.
With the constant conversation about global warming and carbon footprints, students have an opportunity to help the environment by using public transportation .
Take It or Leave it, Baylor’s annual program promoting the reuse of materials donated during move-out, kicks off its eighth anniversary starting Tuesday.
Uproar Records celebrated the release of its third annual compilation CD on Wednesday night with a twist.
The Baylor sustainability department received a national award on April 15 for recycling efforts implemented at home football games.
Uproar Records will release its third annual compilation album on April 27, but this year the record label is adding a twist by incorporating a sustainable fashion show and calling the event Project Greenway.
In celebration of Earth Week, Baylor sustainability has dedicated the first three days of this week to educating the university about leading a sustainable life.
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 Wells Project at Baylor began after a Baylor student learned that there are more than 884 million people in the world without access to clean water. He spoke with a friend, and as they researched their options for aiding the water crisis they found Living Water International.
The residence halls are competing in an energy conservation tournament that began on March 21 and ends May 1.
Strategic business and eco-friendly sustainability were combined to create the fifth annual Global Business Forum, which ended Thursday.
Student body senate passed several bills and revisions in yesterday’s meeting, several of which financed events held by various student organizations.
Baylor celebrated the 19th annual International World Water Day on Tuesday by limiting its water usage.
St. Patrick’s Day was greener than usual as hundreds of patrons flocked to Cameron Park Zoo for animals, beautiful weather and a sustainability-themed event.
A response to a survey on Baylor’s sustainability efforts has sparked debate on the hot-topic issue on campus: parking.
The demolition of Ivy Square, which took place last August, left many students upset because of removed parking spaces.