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Now we’re Baylor Proud on Pinterest, too!

…Got something you think we should share with the rest of the Baylor family? Tweet it at us (@BaylorProud) or submit it through our online form. Sic ’em, Baylor pinners!…

Tickets now on sale for Homecoming, Parent & Family Weekend events, individual football games

…2002 or 2007. Joining your student(s) for Parent & Family Weekend (Oct. 12-13)? Visit www.baylor.edu/parentandfamilyweekend/buy to register your attendance, order your tickets for football vs. TCU and After Dark, the annual student variety show. The full slate of weekend events also includes guided tours of campus, special lectures from Baylor professors, and a State of the University Address from President Ken Starr. Last but not least, season a…

Incoming freshman re-creates Baylor campus in impressive detail — in a video game

…essively detailed fashion in the video game Minecraft; take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sko0NsC5OYw From the Baylor Sciences Building to Armstrong Browning, Matt nailed the beauty of Baylor’s campus. Next up — Baylor Stadium? Just a thought, Matt… For a less stylized, more realistic tour of campus, check out Baylor’s Virtual Tour, with flyovers of campus mixed with photos of life here, all narrated by Baylor students. Click below to tak…

Alum stars in new ‘Antiques Roadshow’-type series for PBS

…generates the highest profit is dubbed the winner. [Watch a recent episode online.] “This is a chance to take off our suspenders and get out there with some real practical experience of buying and selling,” Gaffney recently told The Greenville News about the new show. After graduating from Baylor, Gaffney spent time in New York, Florida and Columbia and was involved in politics. Drawn to the art world, she attended a master’s program at Sotheby’s…

Baylor physicists contribute to historic Higgs boson findings

…least one introductory physics course a year in addition to multiple upper-level courses. “Members of our Baylor team have been involved in the search for the Higgs boson at all levels, from analyzing data to presenting high-profile scientific seminars to composing publications for our scientific collaboration. Now, we can finally claim the observation of a new particle that could be the long-sought Higgs boson. It’s tremendous. Determining wheth…

Baylor leads the nation with six ESPY nominations

…Johnson won five ESPYs between 1994 and 2000 (best male track athlete, 1994-96-97-00; best male athlete, 1997), and Jeremy Wariner followed suit as best track and field athlete in 2007. Director John Lee Hancock won best sports movie twice, for The Rookie (2002) and The Blind Side (2010). Bears have also been nominated for best team (Lady Bears, 2005), best male Olympic performance (Wariner, 2005) and best breakthrough athlete (Griner, 2010). (Com…

Alum named one of top ’25 Under 35′ in the newspaper industry

…stant managing editor Claire St. Amant’s resume is impressive for a 26-year-old: Phi Beta Kappa honoree. Graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA. Lariat editor. Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine. Now St. Amant can add one more line to her resume. The 2008 Baylor graduate was named one of the newspaper industry’s top “25 Under 35” by Editor & Publisher, the nation’s oldest journal covering the world of newspapers. After returning to the U.S. in 201…

Six Bears to continue studies abroad thanks to prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

…nd social entrepreneurship. “I hope to continue academic research and hands-on work in economic and entrepreneurship development in Latin America with a special focus on women, U.S. immigrants and indigenous groups.” “The ability to empower others has always been a source of motivation for me,” said Ross Natividad, BA ’10, a master’s candidate in Spanish who is headed to Indonesia to teach English to high school students. “The Fulbright program wi…

Baseball named NCAA tournament’s No. 4 overall seed, will host regional this weekend

…s six years ago. The 2012 Waco Regional includes Baylor, Dallas Baptist, UT-Arlington and Oral Roberts. All-session tickets give access to all six or seven games of the regional and are on sale now for as little as $15. A total of 200 complimentary tickets will be made available to Baylor students for each BU game; those will be available the day of the game when the gates open for Baylor games (typically 90 minutes prior to first pitch). Free liv…

Baylor We Are: A Family

…, holding regular gatherings and special events like watch parties and send-off gatherings across Texas, all over the country and even internationally. And online, sites like baylor.edu/alumni, baylorbears.com, and (naturally) Baylor Proud join Facebook and Twitter in keeping alumni informed on happenings around campus and among the Baylor family. To the Class of 2012: As you head out, keep in touch with your old alma mater. Come back every once i…