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Former Baylor star wins second World Series title with Dodgers

Max Muncy already held the career records for most MLB home runs, runs scored and RBI by a former Baylor player. Now, he holds the BU record for most World Series rings, too. Muncy’s Dodgers won their second World Series in his seven seasons in L.A. on Wednesday night, adding the 2024 title to the team’s 2020 championship. Muncy started all five games at third base, batting fifth in all but one game, as Los Angeles won the series over the New Yor…

The beauty of Baylor Family: Recapping Homecoming 2024

…reunion, the one you don’t want to miss. Thousands of Bears made their way home to Waco this past weekend for a practically perfect Baylor Homecoming 2024. For those who couldn’t make it — or for those who want to relive it — we bring you a look back at the weekend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHvcdxsEJk The on-campus celebration began early in the week for students, with Monday night’s Homecoming Worship service (presented by Vertical Minist…

How Homecoming strengthens the Baylor-Waco connection

…r graduates, but many others (despite connections to other schools) have adopted Baylor as their hometown team. From a young age, Wacoans — some of them destined to grow up and become Bears themselves — attend Homecoming events, decked out in Baylor gear and throwing a sic ’em right alongside alumni and students. Teachers and businesses alike hang Baylor flags, and many Wacoans wear green and gold on Spirit Fridays. This week, countless Waco famil…

#BaylorHomecoming week is here — welcome home, Baylor Family!

…osting open houses and alumni gatherings; check the Homecoming calendar for complete event listings and details. (And if it’s been awhile since your last visit to campus, we’ve got a new list of things to see and do around Waco.) Sic ’em, Baylor Homecomers — welcome home! [As you post on social media about the weekend, make sure to tag Baylor (@bayloruniversity on Instagram, and @Baylor on X/Twitter) and/or use hashtag “#BaylorHomecoming“. Baylor’…

Is it already time to catch up with Brooklyn McKnight? Yep.

…n yesterday… Then I have a clothing and beauty brand where we have our own online website people can tap on and we have a warehouse and an office, and so we do all of our own fulfillment and distribution.” And, as if that weren’t enough, her social media empire is still alive and well, and still growing the following that has kept fans rapt with attention enough to overwhelm Sip City’s opening. The shop’s grand opening created lines around the bui…

Happy 70th birthday, Tidwell Bible Building!

…and it was formally dedicated at Homecoming on Oct. 22, 1954. When Tidwell opened, it was home to the departments of religion, history, sociology, philosophy, sacred music and German, and also had some offices used by the School of Nursing. Today, it houses Baylor’s religion, history and sociology departments, buoyed by a 15-month renovation in 2020-21 that updated the building to bring it into the 21st century. Statues of Baylor’s first Black gra…

99 things to see and do during #BaylorHomecoming

…seum’s 20th anniversary and its long connection to the nearby Waco Mammoth National Monument. If it’s been awhile since your last Baylor visit, you might also want to check out these additions/updates from the last decade: * Pat Neff’s new LED lights (2022) * Black Gospel Archive and Listening Center in Moody Memorial Library (2021) * Historic Carroll Field arch (original in SUB, replica outside) (2018) * Pullin Family Marina (2016) * Paul L. Fost…

Baylor in Washington program immerses BU students in the dynamics of our nation’s capital

…hlight of my student experience,” says Collin Slowey (BA ’21), now a speechwriter for U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. “My semester in Washington connected me with an expansive professional network that has opened doors I never thought possible before participating.” Sic ’em, Bears in D.C.!…

Inside the new-look Memorial & Alexander halls

…n with updates for the 21st century. Students immediately noticed the more open feel, increased natural lighting, and new study nooks and community areas. But the most visible new feature is the Carona Family Commons, a new building that unites the two residence halls. On the ground level, it provides new access to Memorial Dining Hall and Alexander Reading Room, along with a new outdoor courtyard. On three upper floors, it enhances residential li…

Since the 1950s, ‘The Phoenix’ has showcased Baylor students’ literary & fine arts talents

…ing, all on their own, a significant literary review,” says Baylor English professor Arna Hemenway, one of the magazine’s faculty advisors. Students can submit any form of literary and artistic work — short plays, short stories, poetry, composition pieces, drawings, paintings, etc. — to be reviewed and considered by an editorial panel of students. Every year this team of editors shifts and develops, making no two magazines the same, which contribu…