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Baylor University mock trial prepares for spring competitions

By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterBaylor Undergraduate Mock Trial is a student organization designed to help pre-law students gain experience as they advocate in fictional court cases while competing against other universities. BUMT President and Little Rock, Ark., senior Anthony Hailey has been with the organization for the past four years and will graduate in May. According to Hailey, BUMT has...

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Connecting Students with History: Baylor’s Phi Alpha Theta society hosts biannual Book Sale

By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterOn Friday morning, Baylor’s Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society will host its biannual P. A. T. Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Tidwell Bible Building. The purpose of this event is to rehome books on religion, classical history, political science and other topics that are donated by faculty or...

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Asian Leaders Network hosts Waco’s first-ever Diwali Festival

By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterOn Wednesday, the Asian Leaders Network held its first Waco Diwali Festival at Bridge Street Farmer’s Market, bringing together local families to celebrate the festival of lights as it is observed across India and South Asia. According to the Asian Leaders Network, the nonprofit organization was established in the summer of 2022 in Waco. Rajesh Solanki,...

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Who you gonna call? Psychology professor follows longtime ghost-hunting passion

By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterPsychology lecturer and professor by day and ghost-buster by night, Dr. Cynthia Little follows a personal passion for researching the realm of paranormal activities while also teaching psychology classes at Baylor. Austin graduate student Hannah Kaputaniuk is a research assistant for Little and said she has never had a professor like her.“She’s funny and talks about...

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Daughtering101: A preview into the world of 300 women and AI analysis

By Stephy Mahoney | Reporter Baylor clinical professor of management information systems and business analytics, Alison Alford has created an AI project called Daughtering101 to analyze data using AI to code behaviors and emotions in a specific research group. They have 10 interviewers conducting the research split evenly between them. The goal of their project is to assess how women...

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Baylor professors explore geological mysteries

By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterA pair of Baylor geosciences professors and their peers are working on projects funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Assistant professor of geosciences Dr. James Fulton said that his team's project is being worked on with undergraduates and graduate professors to better understand how the earth works and how to better use American soil...

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Science Research Fellows ignites curiosity, research excellence

By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterThe Science Research Fellows is a student research-based program that diligently researches year-round on different projects and passions to help foster medical connections for graduate school and beyond. Waco senior Annie North said the Science Research Fellows is a highly selective major program. North is majoring in geosciences and has a minor in mathematics. She joined...

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Students embark on summer of discovery to Mexico with iBears internship

By Stephy Mahoney | ReporterDr. Dwayne Simmons, director of STEM Initiatives at Baylor University, helped students embark on a six-week intensive internship in Yucatan where they learned and taught from a program specifically for students pursuing research-related careers. The Inclusive Biologists Exploring Active Research with Students program had multiple growth opportunities this past summer as they taught students grades fourth...

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Mayborn Museum features new Scooby-Doo Spooky Mansion exhibit

By Stephy Mahoney | Staff WriterThe Mayborn Museum celebrated the opening of its new exhibition — Scooby-Doo Mansion Mayhem Exhibit — Saturday, loaned from the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. The opening had interactive stories, trading cards and videos for all ages to enjoy. Molly Noah, marketing coordinator at the Mayborn Museum, said she has been with the museum since 2018...

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City of Waco hosts two day celebration for Suspension Bridge reopening

By Stephy Mahoney | Staff WriterThe City of Waco will be celebrating the completion of the downtown Suspension Bridge renovations with a two-day event on Friday and Saturday at Indian Spring Park, featuring music, food and games for attendees of all ages. Director of Parks and Recreation Jonathan Cook said the bridge has been under renovation for, what felt to...

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