It’s been a month since the five Baylor students who make up the Alive Campaign team began their 4,312-mile, 72-day journey from Waco to Anchorage — on bicycle — and they’re still going strong! The team spent the weekend in San Francisco, seeing the sights during a much-needed rest day before hitting the road again. […]
I’ve never been much of a fisherman — too impatient, I suppose — but I’ve got enough outdoorsman in my blood to understand those who do. Two Baylor alums have made the news this year for their fishing exploits: Alton Jones won the Bassmaster Classic in February, while Charlie Pack was inducted into the Texas […]
With gas prices soaring ever higher — nearing $4.00 a gallon for even regular unleaded here in Waco, and even higher in other parts of the country — researchers at Baylor are investigating ways to make at least one alternative fuel cheaper to produce. Dr. Kevin Chambliss, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is leading […]
For the 18th straight season, Major League Baseball has dipped into the Baylor baseball program to select players in the annual First-Year Player Draft. Five Bears were drafted this season, led by junior shortstop Beamer Weems, who went in the eighth round to the San Diego Padres with the 255th overall pick. The other Baylor […]
One of my favorite movies growing up was The Muppets Take Manhattan, in which Kermit the Frog and his friends head for New York and the bright lights of Broadway after graduating college. Baylor alum Christopher J. Hanke‘s life story might not include frogs or bears or pigs, but it does follow the general plotline, […]
Junior third baseman Brette Reagan became the Baylor softball program’s first-ever three-time all-American when she was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I third team in May. The Lady Bears have had at least one All-American each of the last four years. Reagan earned the honor after leading Baylor in average (.385), runs (35), hits […]
Seven-foot center Mamadou Diene is a favorite around campus, nicknamed “The Mayor” for his friendly nature, and he has finished among the top three in the Big 12 Conference in blocks per game in each of his first three seasons. But it was his off-the-court activity that earned him the title of 2008 Big 12 […]
Russia is an important actor on the world stage in just about every arena, one of a few key players that will help direct international happenings for the foreseeable future. For that reason, it’s good to see today’s Baylor students — tomorrow’s leaders — studying Russian language and culture. Three Bears were selected to receive […]
Baylor Law students regularly have the top pass rate on the Texas State Bar Exam, but this tidbit is the icing on the cake: A pair of Baylor students were among the top three individual scorers on the February exam. Dallas native Thomas Keane earned the second highest score on the exam, while Ashley DeForest […]
When colleges and universities talk about rankings, they’re usually referring to the ones annually released by U.S. News and World Report. The publication’s lists make a big splash when they are released every year and have come to be the most relied-upon evaluation of a school’s academic standing. But at the end of the day, […]
