The smartest (and second-largest) class in Baylor history has moved into its new home — but the Class of 2020 (and their families) didn’t have to do it alone. Almost 3,400 Baylor students, professors and staff members — the most ever — were out in the rain Wednesday and Thursday, swarming upon car after car as […]
There’s a strange phenomenon happening at Baylor, and the rest of the world. Students are aimlessly wandering around campus, phones in hand, exclaiming to each other about stops, lure modules, eggs, gyms, teams, claiming they’re seeing Pokémon. I’m sure by now you’ve guessed what they’re talking about: Pokémon Go. For the unfamiliar, it’s a game — […]
Think back to when you were a high school senior preparing for college. You probably felt some uncertainty about the years ahead: How would you make friends in college? What if you didn’t fit in? What if the university you chose was not the right fit for you? Since 2001, Baylor Line Camp has eased those pre-college anxieties for incoming Bears. An extension of […]
For years now, Baylor professor and alumnus Robert Darden, BSED ’76, has been working with the Baylor Libraries’ Digital Projects Group to lead a search-and-rescue mission for music from the Golden Age of black gospel. This effort — dubbed the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project — has uncovered some truly moving songs, hidden social messages, and beautiful album covers. […]
As a native Wacoan, Stanton Bain grew up planning to attend at Baylor. And like kids everywhere, he grew up piecing together LEGO blocks. “Even though I was very young at the time, I was able to build even the most difficult sets that the LEGO company had,” says Bain, now a junior at Baylor. “I have […]
Ahh, spring at Baylor. For most of our students, this time of year marks the end of the school year, preparing for finals, and making summer plans. But for incoming freshmen, it means one thing: prom season! And what other way for the class of 2020 – or #BU20, as they’re known on social media […]
In just her second year at Baylor, acrobatics and tumbling coach Felecia Mulkey did something no other Baylor coach has ever done — win back-to-back national championships. In fact, the Bears’ win over Oregon Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center marked an unbelievable sixth straight national championship for Mulkey, who won four in a row (2011-12-13-14) as head coach at […]
Because a full day of games, concerts and competitions just wasn’t enough, Baylor’s Diadeloso expanded this year to include an evening of events the night before — the first Nochedeloso. Monday night, students enjoyed a free crawfish boil and concert from MamaDear and Michael Ray before heading over to McLane Stadium, where Star Wars: The Force […]
The Lady Bears made this one look easy. After winning their first two NCAA tournament games by a combined 62 points, head coach Kim Mulkey’s Baylor squad is headed to the Sweet 16 for the 8th straight season. There are 349 schools that play Division I women’s basketball; of those, only UConn and Stanford have active Sweet 16 streaks as […]
Scott Drew has led Baylor basketball to unprecedented success in his 13 seasons leading the Bears. He’s won more games (and a higher percentage of his games) than any coach in program history, reached three Sweet 16s and two Elite Eights, and produced 5 NBA players. Now, he can add another accomplishment to his resume: For the first […]
