If you haven’t visited Baylor’s campus lately, incoming freshman Matt Tinsley has you covered. The incoming freshman from Denver painstakingly built the Baylor campus in impressively detailed fashion in the video game Minecraft; take a look: From the Baylor Sciences Building to Armstrong Browning, Matt nailed the beauty of Baylor’s campus. Next up — Baylor […]
As a cast member of new PBS show Market Warriors, Baylor alum Miller Gaffney, BA ’02, is putting her extensive antiques knowledge to use as she competes against three other connoisseurs to find the best deal. (Picture Antiques Roadshow turned into a competition, and you’re pretty close.) The show – not coincidentally, from the producers of Antiques […]
Leading up to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, ESPN.com counted down its ranking of the top 30 U.S. Summer Olympians of all time. Coming in at No. 5: Baylor graduate Michael Johnson, BBA ’91. Johnson ran track at Baylor from 1987-90, winning five NCAA titles, then went on to claim four Olympic gold medals […]
Ancient biblical manuscripts. Expert professors. Eager undergraduate and grad students. That recipe makes sense at Baylor, and was exactly the scene at Armstrong Browning Library last month during the first-ever Logos Institute, a week-long summer event for students ready to analyze papyrus fragments, worship, pray, ponder universal questions such as God’s existence and learn how to logically defend […]
In the spring of 1946, Jo Alice McDonald Cranford, BA ’46, registered for a course at Baylor on the poetry of Robert Browning, taught by the renowned Dr. A.J. Armstrong. She purchased her textbook, The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning, published in 1895, for $26 at the university bookstore, gluing notes on […]
Last week was a good week for former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, BA ’10. The new Washington Redskins starting quarterback signed his first professional contract, debuted in a pair of new commercials for Adidas and Gatorade (see those below), and jumped right into rookie camp with the Redskins. But even after hitting the big time, […]
It’s official: Baylor Stadium is coming to the banks of the Brazos. Baylor Regents officially approved the project Thursday during their summer meeting, just two days after the Waco City Council first voted to award $35 million toward public improvements of the stadium site. [See the latest Baylor Stadium design renderings.] Because the Waco City […]
We all know that a tremendous amount of work from hundreds of student-athletes, coaches and others (and the support of Baylor Nation) went into creating the success that made the past 12 months “the Year of the Bear.” But was there something more involved? Consider this note we received from Carl Rambo, Baylor class of […]
Even an occasion as special as a visit to the White House would not have been the same for the Baylor Lady Bears if their biggest fan hadn’t been able to enjoy the experience, too. Thus, members of the Baylor women’s basketball team were excited to learn that 11-year-old Haley Klepper would accompany them in […]
When the Miss America 2013 pageant is held next January, the state of Texas will be represented by a Baylor Bear. Danae Couch, BA ’10, was named Miss Texas 2012 earlier this month. The former Honors Program and Student Foundation member (and Golden Wave Band twirler) beat out 38 other entrants from the across the […]
