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Historic rivalries threatened once again; sic ’em, Baylor Nation!

…tice in Austin. Today the Texas House of Representatives’ Higher Education Committee scheduled a meeting for Tuesday to “discuss matters pertaining to higher education, including college athletics.” For more than a year, Baylor officials have made the university’s position clear: the Big 12 (and particularly the historic in-state rivalries) must remain together. Some interesting notes on the Bears’ long history with the Aggies, Longhorns and Red R…

Former Baylor receiver records anthem for 2011 football season

…you like it, you can download it from his website here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrpJ8ElP8fo Baylor Bears – Winnin on Em Green and Gold – Sic Em Homie This is our Year, Gotta Get it Homie Big 12, we movin up it Spread the Field, Showin em homies Throw The Deep Ball, “Nice to know ya” Knockin em all down, we goin bowlin Bandwagons already started rollin Magic on Field when We Run that Play Receivers and the backs that can run for days Doomsda…

American Airlines offers an easy way to support a Baylor research project

…Bradley as R&D engineers. Natural Composites is currently one of 50 small companies competing in American Airlines’ “Flights, Camera, Action” contest. Each company has submitted a video (see Natural Composites‘ below); a winner will be determined by Internet voting. The winner will receive free flights on AA and tremendous exposure from the airline, including an ad in AA’s magazine, a free ad on AA.com and an in-flight video testimonial to air fo…

Tickets now on sale for Homecoming and Parents Weekend events, individual football games

…. Planning a trip back for Homecoming (Nov. 3-5)? Visit www.baylor.edu/homecoming/buy to get your tickets for the football game vs. Missouri, Pigskin Revue, and the Reunion Buffet Receptions, hosted by the Baylor Alumni Network for those who graduated in 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006. (You can also go ahead and order your Homecoming sweatshirt, t-shirt, polo or fleece.) Joining your student(s) for Parents Weekend (Sept. 23…

Documentary on Children’s Medical in Dallas to feature Baylor alum

…30 p.m. on WFAA in Dallas. I hear that the videos will also be archived online; we’ll share those on Twitter (@BaylorProud) when they become available. Sic ’em, Patricio and Laurie!…

Baylor named a ‘Best Buy’ for sixth straight year

…e country to be so honored. Baylor is one of just two Big 12 schools to make the list. The state of Texas is well represented, as Baylor, Rice, Texas Tech and Trinity all made the list for 2012, but no school in the state has made more consecutive appearances among Fiske’s best buys than Baylor. With the university continually working to improve its academic status and increase its scholarship offerings through efforts like the President’s Scholar…

Baylor prof in high demand from media as final Harry Potter film debuts

…ter”) to The Huffington Post (“Saying So Long to Harry Potter”) to Patheos.com (“The End of Harry Potter: A View from Britain”). The Kansas City Star, Orlando Sentinel and BBC Radio (sorry, that one’s not online) are also among the many media outlets quoting the Baylor professor on the series’ final installment. Though the Harry Potter books and movies have often been condemned by Christians for their use of witchcraft, Garrett sees Harry Potter a…

Phi Beta Kappa recognizes Baylor chapter in national publication

…u guessed it — Baylor. Specifically, the article highlighted The Pulse, an online and print-edition research journal featuring work by Baylor undergraduates. Begun in 2001, The Pulse promotes academic writing experience among undergraduates (think: practice for grad school) and aims to encourage scholarly discussion among Baylor students. (Click here to check out the current issue.) When Phi Beta Kappa thinks the work you’re doing is good… Well, i…

What would the Baylor campus be without the Pat Neff carillon bells?

…Drayton McLane, BBA ’58. Carilloneur Lynnette Geary, BMED ’75, MM ’82, tells their story and shows off what they can do in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmQcoQu0wzY Sic ’em, Baylor bells!…

Baptist Studies Center for Research to bring denomination’s history together in one place

…ll together. The center will pull together hundreds of thousands of Baptist-related research materials — books, letters, sermons, photos, oral histories and more — already at Baylor, then add to that printed collection a virtual depository of important Baptist documents, photographs, books and other collections. The online archive will include not only digitized versions of materials from Baylor’s collection, but also from other collections and li…