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Country star’s crush leads to appearance at Baylor by Lady Bears’ newest fan

…erform the national anthem before Saturday’s game vs. Texas A&M. The record-tying crowd of 10,627 got two shows for the price of one, enjoying Adkins’ excellent rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before watching the Lady Bears pound A&M 71-48 and send the Aggies back to College Station for the final time having lost nine of their last 10 games to Baylor. Adkins said after the game that he hopes to catch the Lady Bears again at the Big 12 Tour…

How Carroll Library attests to the bravery of Baylor students almost a century ago

…ated crowd of 20,000 students and Waco residents watched as it took two-and-a-half hours to put out the flame; it would be another year before the heavily damaged building was rebuilt. [SEE: The original Baylor Lariat account of the fire || Texas Collection photos of the fire and its aftermath] Chapel services never returned to Carroll Library, moving first to a temporary construction and then to the newly built Waco Hall when it opened in 1930. I…

Final call issued for Baylor family’s input on new strategic plan

…aculty/staff, parents and friends of the university — are encouraged to go online and share any final thoughts on the plan between now and the end of March. [READ & RESPOND: Click here to review the draft of Baylor’s new strategic plan and to share feedback before the March 31 deadline.] Baylor administrators, led by Provost Elizabeth Davis, BBA ’84, will review any feedback received and make last-minute tweaks to the plan in time to present it to…

New York Times recruits Baylor journalism major to write for website

…northwest of Fort Worth), is not the only Bear to have found such success online. For instance, Jason King, BA ’97, is a national college basketball columnist for ESPN.com, and recent graduate Ashley Killough, BA ’09, covers politics for CNN’s “Political Ticker” blog. “This is all the journalism experience I have; my high school was too small to have a newspaper,” says Pirtle. “I never imagined that I would be contributing to the Times while at B…

Baylor named among 14 colleges ‘leading the way’ for gluten-free students

…colleges “leading the way” in “going above and beyond” in providing gluten-free options. The report notes that Baylor offers a wide range of of gluten-free menu options, and menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner at each dining hall are posted online at dining.baylor.edu, along with nutritional facts for many of each meal’s offerings. That allows students with special dietary needs — not just gluten-free, but those with conditions requiring certai…

Baylor pets show off their best ‘sic ’ems’

…7kZ1NfJI BUemily04’s dog adds David Crowder’s “Rise Up” to the mix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TBbB133l4M In fact, once you start looking for it, there seem to be plenty of dogs out there that want to be Bears. (See also these videos from baylorsicem, @KatieBethLamb and @lonny0907.) To me, however, the most impressive of them all (given the finicky nature of cats) remains equusbeth’s Turkish Van, Orbit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAVRXe4j…

Student movement: ‘I’d rather have a Proverbs 31 woman than a Victoria’s Secret model’

…e word began to spread. [WATCH: KXXV Channel 25’s story on Live31] A follow-up YouTube video has gathered more than 200,000 views in a little over a month. The group’s Facebook page has 13,000+ likes, and the @Live31Movement Twitter account has 1,500+ followers as men and women from all over the world have voiced their agreement with the group’s message: promoting virtue over surface beauty in a woman, and encouraging men to seek such character in…

‘Unbelievably believable’: Baylor’s Robert Griffin III wins 2011 Heisman Trophy

…dents reactions throughout the ceremony || Chris Fowler ESPN interview post-announcement || John Morris talks to RG3 post-ceremony || Fowler & Kirk Herbstreit sum up BU’s historic night || ESPN Radio interview (audio) || CBS’ NFL Today || NPR on what RG3’s win means for college football (audio) || CBS’ Early Show || Dan Patrick Show || RG3 does Letterman’s Top 10 PICTURES: Heisman media day (Baylor Photography) || RG3 in the Big Apple (BU Photog)…

Hello, San Antonio: Bears headed to 2011 Alamo Bowl

…Bowl selection gives Baylor — now ranked No. 12 in the BCS standings — back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time since 1991-92. The bowl will also mark Baylor football’s first game in San Antonio since the 1994 Alamo Bowl (which, incidentally, was the Bears’ last bowl appearance until last December). Heisman candidate Robert Griffin III will face a Washington team that finished 7-5 on the season, 5-4 in the Pac-12, good for third in its div…

Baylor Regents unveil rendering of potential on-campus football stadium

…r stadium might include. The architect’s preliminary vision is for a 45,000- to 50,000-seat stadium, open on one end to look out across the Brazos at the Baylor campus, with a red-brick exterior to match Baylor’s campus architecture. A foot bridge would span the river to allow fans and students to walk freely from campus to the stadium and back and offer boat access to the stadium as well. The project would likely have a price tag somewhere in the…