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Crowder’s Fantastical Church Music Conference brings big names to Baylor

…o watch the video Crowder put together advertising the conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9zFk5lQ4vs The line-up of speakers and artists scheduled for this weekend includes some really impressive names: Matt Redman, Louie Giglio, Jars of Clay, Charlie Peacock, Hillsong London, Rob Bell, Derek Webb and of course the David Crowder*Band. Thanks to Crowder, each will be exposed to Baylor University for a weekend, perhaps for the first time,…

Baylor family celebrates presidential inauguration

…ap of the ceremony and Starr’s inaugural response here, or watch the video online at baylor.edu/inauguration.) Earlier in the day, Starr served as moderator for the panel discussion on the Supreme Court featuring guests Wallace Jefferson, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; Thomas R. Phillips, BA ’71, former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; Jennifer Elrod, BA ’88, federal judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Stuart Taylo…

Ceremony Friday highlights week of events around Starr’s inauguration

…g Heat and the Second Amendment,” while Baylor law professor Michelle Saenz-Rodriguez looks at “Immigration in America — Who’s Really in Charge.” (The topics of both breakout sessions and the symposium are especially fitting given that Friday is also Constitution Day and considering President Starr’s distinguished career as a jurist and Constitutional scholar.) Come on out to the Ferrell Center or tune in online as Baylor officially installs its 1…

From David Crowder’s ‘Rise Up’ to the Baylor fight song of 70 years ago

…x College Sports; if you don’t have that channel, there’s always the Baylor-ISP Sports Network. After listening to David Crowder’s rockin’ new “Rise Up” anthem all week (thanks for the free download, David!), we thought we’d go old school today for Parents Weekend (no offense, parents). Before “Old Fite” came along (you can download that, too), there was “Bear Down Baylor Bears,” which made its debut on a national NBC radio broadcast in 1940. Desp…

Zipcars on Baylor campus offer an alternative for students without cars

During the spring of my sophomore year, the motor in my 11-year-old Chevy Blazer died as I drove down I-35 and had to be replaced. The major overhaul took a week, during which time I had to scramble and rely on friends for rides to work, the store, etc. (Thanks again, Tim!) An option like the Zipcar would have made my life far easier back then. A new program this fall, the Zipcars now available on the Baylor campus allow faculty, students and sta…

More tickets to be released for Homecoming Pigskin performances

…the Homecoming football game vs. Kansas State and your Homecoming hoodie, t-shirt and other gear online at the same site.) After the second wave of tickets are all sold, that’s it! So make your plans now to see the best of All University Sing during Homecoming 2010 (Oct. 21-23). As a teaser, here’s a glimpse at what you’ll see at Pigskin this year. (Of course, as with most live acts, no YouTube video can capture the performance perfectly — you’ll…

Baylor fans use Twitter to ‘sic ’em’ from all over the globe

…sponses flooded in. Here are just a few of our favorite tweets: “listening online from Boise, Idaho. Sic em! Fly fishing until kickoff!” (@andykuchera) “green and gold in Oxford, MS. Sic em > hotty toddy” (@adam_vaughn) “The District of Columbia is rocking its @baylorproud as we have a screen now dedicated and tuned on to the game feed on in the White House!” (@adamrenz) “I’m @baylorproud in Big Orange Country today! No burnt orange to be found. S…

Four Bears on watch lists for national football honors entering 2010

…en annually to the top receiver in the country. Wright was also named first-team all-Big 12 by Athlon and Blue Ribbon. After just two years, he is already among the Bears’ all-time leaders in career receptions (tied for eighth) and receiving yards (12th). Senior Danny Watkins made the watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award, which recognizes the top lineman in college football. The native of British Columbia was already the No. 4 pick in this yea…

Homecoming, Parents Weekend tickets on sale now!

…for sale today; more will be made available next month after students are back on campus, but why wait? Insure you’ve got seats to the performance(s) you wish to see now! Visit www.baylor.edu/homecoming/buy and/or www.baylor.edu/parentsweekend/buy to place your order. Get your tickets now! Sic ’em, Bears!…

Send-off Parties welcome students and their parents to the Baylor family

…t each event.) The parties provide a chance for students to meet other soon-to-be Bears and for parents, too, to meet others whose children are headed to Waco in the fall. University representatives attend each party to answer any last-minute questions. Of course, Send-off Parties aren’t the only time parents are encouraged to engage with Baylor. Local Parents League chapters continue to meet nationwide throughout the year as a resource and suppor…