“I graduated in May… [This fall,] I’m going to Madrid, Spain, to teach English for a couple of years. So that’s kind of my ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life, so I’m going to go leave the country and hopefully know what I want to do when I get back’ […]
If you’ve ever attended Baylor, you know the Baylor Bookstore. For everything from Baylor gear to textbooks, this is the place you start — and it’s been that way for more than 130 years. The original Baylor book store was called the “Baylor Book Concern” and was located inside Old Main — then just called “Main Building.” […]
Him: “We’re engaged.” Her: “We [met as] community leaders on campus in North Village, and we were CLs together for two years. Now we’re about to start a long-distance relationship. He’ll be moving to Dallas. I think it’s probably something hard to wrap our heads around, because we met and lived in the same building […]
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When my son was born, my wife and I decorated his room in a “bears” theme, and of course he left the hospital in a Baylor outfit. Today, he’s as big a Baylor fan as they come, and we’re hopeful that he’ll be earning his Baylor degree sometime around May 2031. But I have to […]
“My second year as a CL I had a resident who really stood out. … He really wanted to figure things out and follow through on his faith and what it meant to be a Christian and what it meant to live in a community. That was a really good thing to see as a […]
When confronted with mosquitos while playing outside as a child, did you: A) swat at them, B) put on more mosquito repellant, or C) become fascinated by them and write a 7th-grade research paper on the buzzing, biting creatures? You can probably guess which of those Baylor’s resident mosquito expert chose. Dr. Richard Duhrkopf, associate professor […]
“I was a Line Camper at Honors Line Camp, but this is my first year to be a leader. I applied the first year — I don’t think I had enough leadership experience under my belt — but then I ended up doing Welcome Week and Freshman Retreat, and this time around they accepted me, […]
“I’d like to teach at some point, and I’m still looking at different jobs in museums. Earlier this summer, I was on an archeological dig in Israel … It was unearthing a 5th-century synagogue with late-Roman mosaics. “It was awesome. We wanted to get to the 5th-century synagogue, but on top of that was a […]
Every student and alum remembers those snacks, meals, and drinks shared with college friends. They’re the ones that always hit the spot — the ones to which friends instantly agreed, “YES, let’s get that!” Here are 25 epic dishes — from appetizers to entrees to desserts — every Baylor Bear knows (or needs to know): […]
“I’m going into my second year of the MSW program. … It’s always client-centered work. We wanna know that, if faith or spirituality is something that’s important to you, how can we incorporate that into your care and make it be something that grows you as a person, or whatever need you’re in. “I’ve had […]
