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Things change fast: The latest on Big 12 alignment, A&M and the SEC

…wed matters down out of concern for possible lawsuits. The Big 12’s billion-dollar TV contract with Fox, signed just four months ago, could be in jeopardy if the Aggies leave. The potential economic impact on the state of Texas, as detailed today in an updated report from economist Ray Perryman, is also nothing to sneeze at. Things continue to move quickly; stay tuned to the Baylor Nation site (www.baylor.edu/nation) and Baylor Proud on Twitter (@…

Historic rivalries threatened once again; sic ’em, Baylor Nation!

…gies will square off for the 108th time later this year, one of the 20 most-played rivalries in college football history. Baylor and Texas have squared off almost annually since 1901; this year’s meeting will be the 101st between the Bears and Longhorns. Baylor and Texas Tech have played each other regularly since 1929 (four years after the Red Raiders first fielded a football team) and have met annually since 1956. As the state legislature takes…

Former Baylor receiver records anthem for 2011 football season

…below); if you like it, you can download it from his website here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrpJ8ElP8fo Baylor Bears – Winnin on Em Green and Gold – Sic Em Homie This is our Year, Gotta Get it Homie Big 12, we movin up it Spread the Field, Showin em homies Throw The Deep Ball, “Nice to know ya” Knockin em all down, we goin bowlin Bandwagons already started rollin Magic on Field when We Run that Play Receivers and the backs that can run for…

Tickets now on sale for Homecoming and Parents Weekend events, individual football games

…ing and Parents Weekend events. Planning a trip back for Homecoming (Nov. 3-5)? Visit www.baylor.edu/homecoming/buy to get your tickets for the football game vs. Missouri, Pigskin Revue, and the Reunion Buffet Receptions, hosted by the Baylor Alumni Network for those who graduated in 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006. (You can also go ahead and order your Homecoming sweatshirt, t-shirt, polo or fleece.) Joining your student(s)…

Documentary on Children’s Medical in Dallas to feature Baylor alum

…hospital. WFAA-TV (Channel 8) in Dallas will tell those stories in five 30-minute documentaries beginning this Wednesday — and one of the featured doctors will be a Baylor alum. That’s Dr. Patricio Gargollo, Baylor class of 1996, you see at the 0:30 mark in the above video. Gargollo is director of minimally invasive and robotic surgery in pediatric urology at Children’s, where he has served for the past year. After graduating from Baylor with a d…

Incoming freshman explains why she turned down Harvard, Duke and Rice for Baylor

…could be born a Texan. … One very muggy August day, my mother, father, six-year-old sister, Molly, and I loaded into the family van and drove 1,400 miles across the country to Texas, where we visited nine universities. “I will never forget the day I first saw Baylor. The temperature had soared to triple digits, and I was as usual suffering from carsickness. The minute we drove onto Baylor’s campus, I was intrigued by the beauty of the buildings a…

Baylor prof in high demand from media as final Harry Potter film debuts

…he Kansas City Star, Orlando Sentinel and BBC Radio (sorry, that one’s not online) are also among the many media outlets quoting the Baylor professor on the series’ final installment. Though the Harry Potter books and movies have often been condemned by Christians for their use of witchcraft, Garrett sees Harry Potter as a moral tale that Christians should be willing to embrace. Author J.K. Rowling “told the media when Harry Potter and the Deathly…

Phi Beta Kappa recognizes Baylor chapter in national publication

…u guessed it — Baylor. Specifically, the article highlighted The Pulse, an online and print-edition research journal featuring work by Baylor undergraduates. Begun in 2001, The Pulse promotes academic writing experience among undergraduates (think: practice for grad school) and aims to encourage scholarly discussion among Baylor students. (Click here to check out the current issue.) When Phi Beta Kappa thinks the work you’re doing is good… Well, i…

What would the Baylor campus be without the Pat Neff carillon bells?

…ampus; it just wouldn’t be the same. The original 25-chime set was given by Trustee Cullen Thomas, and debuted in Dec. 1939 with “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.” When those eventually wore out, they were replaced with the current 48-bell set in 1988 thanks to the family of Regent Emeritus Drayton McLane, BBA ’58. Carilloneur Lynnette Geary, BMED ’75, MM ’82, tells their story and shows off what they can do in this video. http://www.youtu…

Baptist Studies Center for Research to bring denomination’s history together in one place

…ll together. The center will pull together hundreds of thousands of Baptist-related research materials — books, letters, sermons, photos, oral histories and more — already at Baylor, then add to that printed collection a virtual depository of important Baptist documents, photographs, books and other collections. The online archive will include not only digitized versions of materials from Baylor’s collection, but also from other collections and li…