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Terror Train provides unique Halloween event

Story by Paige Rockers • October 28, 2014
Baker students will have one more chance to experience the “Night Trains of Terror: Train to Hell” this Halloween weekend in Baldwin City.
Funkhouser a treasure at BU

Funkhouser a treasure at BU

Story by Sarah Baker, Editor • October 28, 2014
Fellow faculty members consider Instructor of Music Jim Funkhouser one of Baker’s hidden gems. He has many titles to his name: composer, musician, mentor, student, teacher and veteran.
DIY: Floating Candles

DIY: Floating Candles

Story by Sarah Baker, Editor • October 27, 2014
Decorating your dorm room for Halloween is always fun, so show off your creativity with creepy floating candles. See how Assistant Editor Sarah Baker makes floating candles out of toilet paper tubes and hot glue.
Mahogany to kick off inaugural events

Mahogany to kick off inaugural events

Story by Mykaela Cross, Assistant Editor • October 22, 2014
World-renowned jazz artist and Baker alumnus Kevin Mahogany returns to perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday in Rice Auditorium.
DIY: Decorative Block Letter

DIY: Decorative Block Letter

Story by Megan Henry • October 22, 2014
Staff writer Megan Henry explains the steps in making a cheap decorative block letter for your dorm or sorority room.
Students compete for acting scholarship

Students compete for acting scholarship

Story by Sarah Baker, Editor • October 20, 2014
Three female students from BU have been nominated by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship to honor their roles in "The God Committee."

Maple Leaf Festival showcases community

Story by Mykaela Cross, Assistant Editor • October 15, 2014
The annual Maple Leaf Festival arrives again as the third week in October approaches. The festival, named after the changing maple leaves, has been a Baldwin City tradition for nearly 50 years.
Football player doubles as Hollywood actor

Football player doubles as Hollywood actor

Story by Logan Brettell • October 14, 2014
On the field, he's a line backer. Off the field, he has a different story. Freshman Keith Loneker Jr. from Lawrence split his time in high school between practicing football and taking small roles in Hollywood movies.

Humanities to host film viewing, discussion

Story by Sarah Baker, Editor • October 13, 2014
The Department of History, Culture and Society is sponsoring a showing of the 2013 film "Fruitvale Station" about the fatal 2009 subway shooting of a young father, Oscar Grant, with a discussion of the film and its relevance to the recent shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, following the showing.
DIY: Altered Book Update

DIY: Altered Book Update

Story by Sarah Baker, Editor • October 7, 2014
College students have a lot of old books that can be re-purposed. Assistant Editor Sarah Baker shows how to reuse an old or unwanted book.
Grocery Bingo stocks students fridges

Grocery Bingo stocks students’ fridges

Story by Spencer Brown and Abigale Roorda • October 1, 2014
Baker students won $300 worth of groceries from the Student Activities Council’s Grocery Bingo event on Sept. 16 in Mabee Gymnasium.

Music professor takes the big stage

Story by Sarah Baker, Editor • October 1, 2014
The Music and Theater Department’s own Marci Ziegler is performing with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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