Harlem Globetrotters bring Baylor’s Branch back to Waco
…r playing overseas for a few years. Tickets to the Globetrotters exhibition are on sale now through the Baylor ticket office (254-710-1000). Sic ’em, “Hot Shot”!…
…r playing overseas for a few years. Tickets to the Globetrotters exhibition are on sale now through the Baylor ticket office (254-710-1000). Sic ’em, “Hot Shot”!…
…oordinating 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 BRS”. (If you’ve got a plate like this, send us a picture at BaylorProud@gmail.com!) Either way, you’ll of course want to deck out your vehicle wit…
…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!…
…at all. Sepulveda has made the Steelers’ move pay off this year, and he was rewarded by being named the team’s rookie of the year today. In his first year as a pro, Sepulveda leads the NFL with 43.5 percent of his punts landing inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. He also ranks fifth among full-time AFC punters in net yards. Pretty good for a rookie! (Bonus link: Remember when Sepulveda “de-cleated” North Texas’ return man? You can move the man fr…
…e Immortal 10 Memorial. And while an update is reportedly in the works, the classic To Light the Ways of Time: an illustrated history of Baylor University, 1845-1986, is a must-read for anyone interested in the University’s past. Sic ’em, Baylor authors!…
…es had them bowling, and in five years, his Cougars had won the Conference USA championship. According to the UH website, only five other D-IA teams had made such a leap in the last 30 years. Only one coach has ever led Houston to more bowl games than Briles, the 2006 Conference USA Coach of the Year. A year ago, Briles was named the Sportexe NCAA Division I-A Football Coach of the Year. After finishing sixth nationally in 2006 in yards per game,…
…7 Baylor students left Texas 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 issu…
…peers in two questions that encompass the entire college experience. First-year students and seniors were each asked “How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?” 50% of first-year Bears and nearly 60 percent of seniors said “Excellent,” compared to averages around 40% at peers with similar characteristics (schools like BYU, Miami, Oral Roberts, Pepperdine, Seton Hall) and barely 30% at peer research institution…
…ntry shared their data from the National Survey of Student Engagement with USA Today. The publication categorized Baylor as a high-research doctoral university. Compared to other schools in that grouping, both first-year Baylor students and Baylor seniors were happier than their peers in all five benchmark areas: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and supp…
…so receiving recognition in the preseason rankings. Specifically, the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, released today, showed the Baylor men receiving three points; that means either one coach ranked the Bears 23rd, two coaches ranked Baylor 24th and 25th, or three coaches put BU at #25 on their ballot. The last time the Bears received votes in either the coaches’ or AP polls was January 2001, when Baylor started off 12-0; a month later, the Bears wo…