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Baylor students take a cue from ‘Gilligan’s Island’

…students are working on something similar — working to design multiple low-cost products that can be created from coconuts in poor coastal regions, where the fruit is an abundant, renewable resource. The researchers hope that by developing technologies and a business model, the value of farmers’ coconuts in places like the Philippines, Ghana and Mexico will increase from 5 cents to 50 cents each, multiplying their annual income 10 times. The team…

Alive Campaign gaining national attention

…’re doing and how people can help. The show was filmed on campus; watch it online here. The Alive Campaign has also moved beyond Facebook and MySpace to their own website, alivecampaign.org. There you can read more about the group’s mission and suicide prevention, get updates on their progress, subscribe to their newsletter and even donate to the campaign. A pretty impressive effort for anyone, especially a handful of college students! Sic ’em, Al…

Baylor alum moved from Waco to White House

…ldren, whitehousekids.gov. Today, Cook is an author and public speaker, making appearances across the country, including many Baylor Network events. (The Baylor Network sponsors get-togethers for alumni across Texas and in select cities nationwide; for more, visit www.baylor.edu/network.) Sic ’em, Jane Hampton Cook!…

Big weekend for Baylor athletics

…s to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive, this one is pretty much a must-win. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.; the game will be televised in Texas on Fox Sports Net. Tickets for both this game and the baseball series are available online now. Meanwhile, the Baylor women’s basketball team and reigning Big 12 Player of the Week Jessica Morrow is headed to Ames, Iowa, for an 11 a.m. meeting Saturday against Iowa State. The No. 9 Lady Bears can claim their se…

Contemporary art on display at Martin Museum

…ch 1, I highly recommend stopping by the Martin Museum of Art in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Marc Burckhardt’s (BA ’86) and Mike Benny’s contemporary illustrations and paintings are featured in Gallery 1. Chances are likely that you will see some familiar pieces, as their works have been commissioned by clients such as Volkswagen, Rolling Stone, TIME, New Yorker, Major League Baseball and even Baylor Magazine (click to see that sample)….

Briles’ triumphs follow tragedy

…ong ESPN’s top 150 recruits in the nation. With Griffin and fellow freshman-to-be Nick Florence, plus transfers Jeremy Sanders (Navarro JC) and Kirby Freeman (U. of Miami), Baylor’s incoming quarterback class was ranked third in the nation by both Rivals and Scout.com. Briles said he and his staff “jumped in with both feet” to make up for the short time they had to recruit after coming to Baylor. “I’m not intimidated by circumstances,” Briles has…

Nice spread on Baylor in this week’s Sports Illustrated

…e Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Tampa Tribune, Lawrence Journal-World, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and even Christian website Crosswalk.com to the numbers of those taking interest in the Bears. And even these lists don’t take into account the hundreds, probably thousands, of papers and other media members who run the Associated Press and other wire stories on top 25 teams. I can’t even fathom what it would cost to buy that amount of advert…

Let your car show your Baylor pride!

…n get a special Baylor University license plate like the one seen here. It costs an extra $30, but most of that money goes to the Higher Education Coordinating Board to fund scholarships. If you’re interested, you can even order online. If that’s not your style or you live outside of Texas, how about personalizing your license plate number? A good friend of mine has lived all over the country, advertising his love for Baylor with plates like “SICM…

Your Baylor Christmas ornaments!

…Thanks to everyone who answered our call for photos of Baylor Christmas ornaments! We’ve compiled the best submissions (and added a few that we found for sale online) to create this slideshow. Enjoy, and merry Christmas!…

Engaging China

…exas for China, where they joined with their peers overseas to produce real-world business solutions — in just six weeks. During that time, the students worked for some of the international companies that partner with the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, the students’ hosts during their time in China. The program is one of Baylor’s increasing number of options for studying abroad. Read more in the new issue of Baylor Magazine, wh…