By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterA Season of Thanksgiving is Baylor's university-wide campaign that encourages Bears to take time to express gratitude for the people and blessings in their lives. One of the activities on campus that encourages a reflection of gratefulness is writing notes of appreciation. That explains the tabling and Post-it notes on boards around campus, which are...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterThe Mayborn Museum was filled with the harmonious sounds of native flutes for over an hour on Wednesday as a Waco local put on a concert in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Sandi Horton was invited by representatives from Baylor to perform a flute concert as part of the fifth annual Native American Heritage...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterWhile many events are held throughout the month of November to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Multicultural Affairs department is responsible for sponsoring a variety of events to honor Native American Heritage Month. Tranquility Gordon, associate director of Multicultural Affairs, said the department celebrates Native American Heritage Month in different ways. One way is putting up banners...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff Writer What started out as an available job on campus working at the Texas Collection eventually turned into a passion and kickstarted the career of a 1984 Baylor alumnus. Alan Lefever is director of the Texas Baptist Historical Collection and has served there for 33 years as the director. Before that, he was a student...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterWhile No. 17 Baylor volleyball swept UCF, 3-0, on Saturday at the Ferrell Center, two major milestones were achieved that afternoon. The Bears (17-6, 9-3 Big 12) knocked off the Knights (8-13, 1-11 Big 12) in only three sets, barely enough time for senior libero Lauren Briseño and senior outside hitter Elise McGhee to reach...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterThe Center for Global Engagement will host International Education Week from Nov. 11-15. The week will consist of a variety of events, lectures and experiences put on by departments and organizations for faculty and students to attend. Holly Joyner, associate director of global engagement and marketing for the Center of Global Engagement, said this will...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterWhen one thinks of Texas they tend to think of cowboys, Whataburger, BBQ, football and within the past couple of years, Buc-ee's. Now don't get me wrong, Buc-ee's is an exceptional gas station and has everything that a gas station needs, but it's too good to be true. Warning: what I'm about to say may...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterRepublican incumbent Christi Craddick won the Railroad Commissioner race for a third-straight term on Tuesday night. She took nearly 60% of the votes. The current three commissioners are Republican Chairman Christi Craddick, Republican Commissioner Wayne Christian and Republican Commissioner Jim Wright. Each term is six years long, and every two years there is a reelection...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterTo celebrate 100 years of United Way of Waco-McLennan County, this year's campaign is named "100 for 100!" and aims to raise $100,000 among the Baylor community. Camille Wilder, assistant director of community relations in external affairs, is part of the campaign coordinator team for Baylor. She said this is a big year for Baylor's...

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By Rory Dulock | Staff WriterThose who attended the Baylor and TCU rivalry football game on Saturday at McLane Stadium witnessed a home win that had not occurred in a decade. Redshirt junior kicker Isaiah Hankins kicked the game-winning field goal during the final seconds of the fourth quarter to give Baylor the 37-34 win over TCU. Hankins’ 33-yard kick...

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