The 2005 - 2006 Baker Orange newcomer of the year is junior basketball player Nate Pedrow. The 6'7," 210 lb. native of Lone Jack, Mo., Pedrow was able to step in and become a major contributor for this year's men's basketball team. Head coach Rick Weaver said he was pleased with the contributions Pedrow immediately brought to his team.
Aaaaaah, summer. When movies completely lose all purpose or any pretense of having a point. When movies have no message, just explosions. Don't get me wrong, I love an Oscar-bait tearjerker as much as the next girl, but there's something about attractive men in spandex that gets my heart beating faster.
All my life I've received speeches from friends and family about an addiction I have. They say it will do terrible things to my body and that it's the cause of headaches and might even lead me to diabetes some day. They are constantly shocked when I tell them how many doses I've had already that day.
The Baker University Theater Department held its Theater Awards Gala May 4 at the Lodge. Associate Professor of Theater Bruce Woodruff said members of the theater honor society Alpha Psi Omega wanted to have the event at the Lodge for a change of scenery.
Director of Sports Medicine Lynn Bott never pictured himself working at Baker University or as a Hall of Fame athletic trainer, he said. However, he has done both this year, and he said both have been an honor. Bott began work at the University of Kansas when the program was still small.
A court date has been scheduled for Baker University junior Jon Roper, Riley County District Attorney Barry Wilkerson said. Roper will have a preliminary hearing on June 6, Wilkerson said, with a potential trial date to be set later. Roper will face charges on two Level 3 felonies, conspiracy to sell or distribute marijuana and conspiracy to sell or distribute cocaine, Wilkerson said.
Today's Baker University Board of Trustees meeting will be University President Dan Lambert's last, as he is scheduled to retire this month. "I'm going to do my report and do what's expected of me in my current job," Lambert said. "In my 19 years, I've done 60-some of these, and I will miss them a lot.
One hour was definitely not put to waste at the last faculty senate meeting of the year, which was on Tuesday morning. Several issues were voted on, including changes to course and major degree requirements, approval of next year's travel interterm courses and an agreement on the May graduates.
An informational meeting about starting a chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, a historically black fraternity, at Baker University was scheduled for Thursday, Residence Life Coordinator Henderson Hill said. Hill, an active member of the fraternity, said when he started work at Baker, he made it a point to not mention his fraternity connection.
Editor's note: This is the last in a two-part column series about lessons Scheffler has learned in college. 5. Procrastination is not a bad habit, it's a necessity. I have spent four years with a constant feeling of guilt for not starting papers weeks in advance or not doing my reading until those short five minutes before class.
Some do it for fun and some do it for the added income - either way, most Baker University adjuncts said they love their teaching positions. Adjunct Instructor of Biology Roger Boeken is on his seventh year teaching as an adjunct at Baker. "I really like teaching here because the students and staff are so friendly, and I think the equipment they provide you to work with is very high-tech and advanced, which is an advantage for me," he said.
