“[After college,] I want to — I don’t know necessarily how you would do this, but just like, encourage people not to settle. I’m still a freshman, I haven’t decided my major, but just like, don’t settle for a major that you think is going to make you smart; follow your dreams… “I would love to do […]
“I haven’t missed a home game since 1999. It’s just something that I have fun coming to, and ended up just falling in love with the place once I kind of got to know some of the players. Back in the day when nobody would come to the games, I had one-on-one interactions with the […]
“I fell in love with this campus the minute I stepped onto it. I mean, it’s just a fantastic place. I’m a community leader right now, so I loved it so much I decided to work for it. “My classes definitely pushed me to develop new habits, as far as how I study and how […]
More than 20 years ago, a Baylor economics professor delivered an open lecture for the campus community entitled “The Economy and Political Change in Ghana.” It was a speech that proved to foreshadow the future; this month, that professor — Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia — begins his second term as vice president of Ghana. Bawumia, born […]
“I have no idea what I’m doing when I graduate. I have no idea what I’m doing with my life right now. I graduate in a year and a half, and I still have to pick my honors thesis and I still have to eventually get a job. I have so many options that I’m […]
Imagine you’ve had a clean, clear river or creek running through your backyard for years — then one day, you notice the water isn’t as bright as it used to be. Algae is growing, fish are less plentiful, and your creek is getting cloudy. A little investigative work suggests the culprit is your upstream neighbor, through whose property the […]
“I’m a counselor because I like to be with people and I like to see people and let people know there are people who can see all of them — the good parts and the not-so-good parts. Once we were having a Bible study, and the pastor mentioned that every time someone got healed, it […]
Last year, Baylor received an incredible — and anonymous — $10 million gift to transform the Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Part of that gift allowed CSD to move into a new home, leaving Neill Morris Hall for a newly renovated Cashion Academic Center — and what a beautiful new home it is! Approximately 18,000 square feet on […]
Eight years ago, a team of Baylor journalism students covered the presidential inauguration live in Washington, D.C. This week, seven more Baylor students are enjoying the same experience — thanks in part to a group of D.C.-area alumni. The team of seven students includes five Lariat staff members (editor-in-chief Gavin Pugh, digital managing editor Didi Martinez, broadcast […]
“I’m from Waco, so I’ve been coming to basketball games since I was six months old. It’s really nice to transition from the fans to the student section. There’s a lot of energy.” [What do you know about the Immortal Ten?] “Our freshman year, they take you into Waco Hall and tell you about the […]
