After winning both the Big 12 Conference regular season and tournament title for the fifth straight year, the Baylor women’s tennis squad earned the No. 1 overall seed when this year’s NCAA tournament bracket was announced Tuesday. The Baylor men also fared well, receiving the No. 7 national seed; both teams will host first and […]
If we learned one thing about football from watching The Blind Side, it was the importance of having a good offensive line to protect your quarterback. Baylor’s football coaches certainly believe in that message, as evidenced by the professional quality players the Bears have featured on their o-line in recent years. That list starts with […]
It’s awards season at Baylor, as the spring semester wraps up and honors are handed out for returning students and graduating seniors alike. Just this week, it was announced that senior Ross Irons is the latest Bear to earn the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, while another senior, Melissa Yeakley, will be returning to China after again […]
For the sixth straight season and seventh time in head coach Joey Scrivano’s eight seasons, the Baylor women’s tennis team is also the Big 12 Conference champion. And the numbers get even more impressive: The Lady Bears are 24-2 on the season and ranked second in the nation. They’ve won 18 straight matches this year, […]
Baylor senior J.D. Walton (pictured above) got the good news Saturday, while fellow senior David Gettis got word Sunday. Each was selected during this weekend’s 2010 NFL Draft, with Walton going to the Denver Broncos in the third round and Gettis to the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round. Three other Bears signed free agent […]
Growing up the daughter of a German immigrant in Kansas, my great-grandmother’s first language was German, followed by English some time later. Even into her 90s, her first reaction to certain events would be in German, which she of course had to translate for the rest of the family. All that to say that my […]
As many Schools of Music have reduced or dropped teaching the organ, competition for spots in Baylor’s organ program remains stiff — in large part due to the presence of Dr. Joyce Jones, the Joyce Oliver Bowden Professor of Music and Organist in Residence and this year’s recipient of the Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of […]
“In the end, culture cannot be defined by one word. It is not skin color or nationality, but something you have to discover for yourself.” Such words are powerful — but even more so when delivered in a language that is not one’s native tongue. Those two sentences sum up Baylor senior Rachel McCutchen’s speech […]
Baylor sports fans probably know all about the basketball teams’ successes, and that the women’s tennis team is again ranked No. 1 in the country, and that the equestrian team won their first Big 12 championship last month. But did you know that the Baylor Bass Club is participating in the national championships this weekend? […]
Some Baylor fans were worried that this year might be a rebuilding year for Baylor’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Instead, each program turned out one of the best years in its history, with the men advancing to the Elite Eight and the women earning their second Final Four appearance in six years. The Lady […]
