I wish Line Camp had existed when I was an incoming freshman. This summer, hundreds of members of the class of 2012 spent a week meeting their future classmates, learning Baylor traditions, and even touring the site of the original campus in Independence, Texas. Among the many activities, students at Line Camp experience their first […]
In 1979, sophomore defensive back Kyle Woods fractured his neck and severely injured his spinal cord during football practice; the injury left him paralyzed. Thanks to help from Baylor friends and family, Woods was eventually able to go back to school, graduating from UT-Arlington in 1993. He has spent the past 13 years as a […]
A school-record number of graduates — more than 1,900 — walked the stage at the Ferrell Center on Saturday during Baylor’s spring Commencement ceremonies, joining the approximately 135,000 others who have graduated from Baylor over the past 160-plus years. (Click here for a photo gallery from Saturday’s event.) As a fellow alum, let me encourage […]
When Baylor first got involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life last fall, the University was challenged to raise $25,000 for the cause. When the donations were totaled up from April’s student-organized event, the inaugural All University Baylor Relay for Life had raised over $100,000. Nationwide, more than 4,000 similar events collected a […]
Baylor students, faculty and staff celebrated Diadeloso 2008 on Thursday with the usual tournament games, but also with increased community involvement from on-campus student organizations and Waco-area businesses. This year’s event marked the 74th annual Diadeloso, as the tradition dates back to the first “play day” in the spring of 1934. To put that in […]
Wednesday may have been American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back” program, but Baylor students have been participating in something similar for much longer. Last Saturday, hundreds of students, faculty and staff volunteered for Steppin’ Out, the University’s semi-annual service day. This year’s group painted homes, picked up trash and helped out at an animal rescue shelter, […]
Over 500 runners participated Saturday in Student Foundation’s fifth annual Bearathon, and the record turnout likely will mean a record fundraising total for student scholarships once the contributions are tallied. The event shows what is possible when students, alumni and Waco residents come together. Bearathon is organized by students, and last year raised $15,000 for scholarships. […]
Thursday afternoon, over a hundred children descended on Founders Mall for the annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Easter Egg Hunt. Those kids were sleuths, too; the dozens of eggs the ladies hid were all found in less than five minutes! We’ve compiled a photo gallery of the kids’ hunt for you to enjoy. Happy Easter! Sic […]
The Baylor women’s basketball team gathered with a couple of hundred fans Monday night in the Ferrell Center’s Stone Reception Room to watch the NCAA Tournament Selection Show live on ESPN, and those gathered were not disappointed as the Lady Bears were named a No. 3 seed. Click here for a photo gallery from the […]
Approximately 600 fans gathered at the Ferrell Center Sunday night to join the Baylor men’s basketball team in watching to see if the Bears would make this year’s NCAA Tournament. As head coach Scott Drew said, “We wanted to watch this with our family, and you [the fans] are our family.” The CBS announcers went […]
