Director of student activities Matt Burchett said Tuesday in an interview with the Lariat, that while Student Court has the authority to issue orders to parties directly involved in a case, they are not convinced the court has the authority to do so to parties not directly involved.
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Students can now have a say in what concerts and speakers they want to see on campus. The Concerts and Speakers Committee, formed in April, gives students the opportunity to have input on the artists and speakers they want to see visit campus.
On Friday, April 5th, the 13th Annual Stompfest Competition occurred in Waco Hall. Seven spectacular teams competed in a step-‐show to win funds for a charity of their choice. Four sororities and three independent organizations took the stage to present an act that was centered on a song by the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. Each act was judged, awards were given to the winners of each category and an audience favorite was chosen as well.
A slip of the tongue lead to the wrong winner to be announced at this year’s Stompfest competition on Friday.
Out of the three groups in the independent category, the Asian Students Association was announced winners while the Baylor Transfer Council were given the award of Audience Favorite.
Slime caps, line jerseys and fireworks. That’s right, it’s time for Traditions Rally to ring in the 2012 football season as the Bears take on SMU Sunday night.
But first, the festivities will begin with free food during the student tailgate at 6:30 p.m. today at Floyd Casey Stadium.
Baylor moved forward Monday with plans to facilitate student discussion of sensitive topics like human sexuality and relationships between people of different faiths, inviting suggestions for topics at a public forum open to students.
More students have submitted requests for travel packages to the NCAA women’s Final Four in Denver than the university will likely be able to accommodate, but students who register by noon today will still be eligible to receive a package.
The Baylor community can expect a large dose of Texas over the next month.
Many Baylor alumni will have an opportunity to see new structural campus changes that have taken place over the past year for the first time this weekend.
The Sexual Identity Forum, an unofficial group of Baylor students, will re-apply this semester for a charter as an official student organization, according to one of its officers.
Baylor students and faculty are reaching out to help the children of the city of Bastrop find a semblance of normalcy amid tragic circumstances.
Few things define Waco as much as Dr Pepper does. It has been a staple in Waco since its creation where the drink was created in the 1880s.
Student Activities and the Zeta Phi Beta sorority’s StompFest offers students a chance to see Baylor organizations participate in a step show. StompFest will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Waco Hall. Tickets cost $8 and $10 at the door.
The 77th annual Diadeloso will be all country, according to Student Activities, which revealed its plans for the “Deep in the Heart of Dia” theme Wednesday night.
Dr. Kevin Jackson, vice president for student life, is expected to come to an official decision today on whether to grant a charter to a group promoting discussion of issues pertaining to gay and lesbian students, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
Popular Christian authors Anne Lamott and Donald Miller will meet with an audience of students, faculty and the general public to discuss writing as an act of faith at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.
The Student Activities Charter Council has informed members of the Sexual Identity Forum, a group of Baylor students promoting discussion of homosexuality and other sexual preferences, that they will not recommend granting the forum a charter.
A group of more than 50 students met Thursday in the Bill Daniel Student Center Den to discuss students with gay, lesbian and other alternative sexual lifestyles on campus.
For many undergraduates, a sense of community and connection with fellow students is an integral part of collegiate life. Pending approval by the Department of Student Activities, students in the art department will soon get another avenue to relate to peers through the reinstatement of Kappa Pi, the oldest art fraternity in the United States.