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Dogs and cats show Baylor Bear spirit for Homecoming

…ars for the week. (If you’ve got Baylor spirit pics you think might be fitting for Baylor Proud, e-mail them to BaylorProud@gmail.com.) Regardless of your species, it’s not too late to make your plans to visit Waco this weekend for Homecoming; book a hotel now, order your tickets for Saturday’s football game vs. #14 Missouri, and sign in here to let your friends know you’re coming. (Oh, and don’t let these pets out-spirit you; get some Baylor gear…

KWBU-TV special wins Lone Star Emmy

…ocumentary “The War” called “The War: Central Texas Remembers WWII.” The 30-minute special featured interviews with six Central Texans about their experiences in World War II and how it affected their lives, and it’s this special that earned the regional Emmy nomination. (Winners will be announced at the Lone Star Emmy Awards Show on October 18.) You can watch the entire special online at BaylorTV.com, or watch individual interviews in their entir…

Bears blow past Cyclones for commanding Parents Weekend win

…rue freshman quarterback Robert Griffin continued to impress, completing 21-of-24 pass attempts for 278 yards and two touchdowns, but Griffin shared the Parents Weekend spotlight with fellow freshman Kendall Wright. (Those two and more are in our photo gallery from the game.) Wright, another true freshman, had seven catches for 132 yards and two TDs. His first score — a diving catch at the back of the end zone — put the Bears up 7-0 early, but it…

Big 12 men’s hoops coaches rank BU even with defending national champs

…e’s top four teams for the fifth straight season. Baylor received one first-place vote and placed fourth behind Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa State after finishing second in the league last season. We’re a month away from the Bears’ season-opening exhibition against Tarleton State and the Lady Bears’ exhibition against the Houston Jaguars, but the excitement for both programs is already building. Don’t miss out; order your season tickets today! Sic ’em…

National media outlets highlight new Baylor Religion Survey results

…evised reports on the survey, and even publications as far flung as Italy, Australia, India and Mexico ran with the story. (Click here for a complete list of media coverage.) This second wave of the study asked a number of new questions as well as some of the same questions as the first version two years ago, which will allow researchers to track trends across time. The Baylor Religion Survey will continue to be repeated every two years, thanks to…

Baylor working to help those affected by Hurricane Ike

…e affected by this storm. Interim president Dr. David Garland sent out an e-mail late last week to ask for prayers and financial assistance in supporting these students, and already over $7,500 has been collected; if you’re interested in helping, click here. Last but not least, the Student Activities and Spiritual Life departments are working together to form a relief team that would head to the coast over Fall Break, depending on safety issues, w…

Sasha leads Baylor Bears and other animals in showing of school spirit

…Sasha here all the way from Pennsylvania to lead us in showing our school spirit. Sasha won’t be at the game tonight, so if you can’t make it out, join her in watching the game on Fox Sports Net Southwest or Fox College Sports, or online at BaylorBears.com. And if you’ve got a pet who shows his/her Baylor spirit the way Sasha does, e-mail us a picture at BaylorProud@gmail.com, and we’ll post our favorites here in a later post. Sic ’em, Baylor fans…

Professor honored with Fulbright award

…hips, which provide those students with the opportunity to study abroad in order to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” Now, Baylor’s faculty are getting in on the act. Dr. George W. Gawrych, an associate history professor, recently was awarded a Fulbright Senior Researcher Scholar grant to do research in Turkey next school year. Gawrych, the fifth Baylor professor to receive a…

Football begins Briles era Thursday

…If you’re in need of new gear, order yours online now, and with overnight shipping, you might be able to get it in time!) All together now — B-A-Y,-L-O-R, Baylor Bears Fight! Sic ’em, Baylor football!…

Baylor Signature Series Coffees benefit original campus in Independence

…preservation efforts in and around Independence, including the renovation and maintenance of the original Baylor campus. If you’re interested in ordering, say, a bag of the “Sic ’em Special” or “1845 Charter Blend,” you can place your order online at independencecoffee.com. I’m not a coffee drinker myself, so hopefully some of you will let me know what you think. This might be a nice Christmas gift for the coffee fans among my friends and family….