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Homecoming Parade to be televised live on KWBU-TV and online

…urday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. The parade will also be streamed live online at www.baylor.edu/homecoming. (If you can’t wait, you can always go back and watch the 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 parades online right now, or view this slideshow from last year’s Homecoming events.) The Baylor University Homecoming Parade is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. Olympic gold medalist and former Baylor track standout Reggie Witherspoon wi…

New Baylor photo book to go on sale at Homecoming

…hecking out the new BU gear available. Also new this year is a coffee-table-type photo book called Baylor: A Legacy of Spirit, Tradition, Beauty. In compiling the 96-page hardback book, photographers pored over thousands of photos of Baylor’s most recognizable structures, as well as some hidden treasures. The text accompanying the pictures comes from the Scriptures that adorn Baylor’s buildings and walkways, as well as from speeches, songs and ser…

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…

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…

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…

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

…tion 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. Sic ’em,…

Former NFL star volunteers to experience an athlete’s worst nightmare

…roncos, and he was there when Denver Lions teammate Mike Utley was paralyzed during a game in 1991. Crockett was clearly moved from the experience, both from what he went through and from others he met who didn’t have any choice about their fate. This 30-second commercial previews the episode, and FX has clips from the show online here, here, here and here. Sic ’em, Ray, for your willingness to help others learn, and an extra-big sic ’em to those…

Record number of graduates walk Baylor’s stage

…proximately 135,000 others who have graduated from Baylor over the past 160-plus years. (Click here for a photo gallery from Saturday’s event.) As a fellow alum, let me encourage you graduates not to lose touch with your alma mater. Join the Alumni Association, sign up for the Baylor Network to meet fellow Bears in your new home, and make sure your information is up to date in the online directory. Baylor’s not just a school; it’s a family, one I…