Students at Baylor have benefited from a rush of new campus buildings over the past decade or so, but did you realize there was a similar “building boom” in the 1950s and 1960s? Click here for a photo gallery of artists’ renderings of some familiar campus landmarks, followed by pictures of what those buildings look […]
In our modern era, presidential candidates have (for the most part) moved away from creative and colorful posters and buttons in favor of MySpace pages and Facebook groups. In some ways, that’s a shame, because future generations won’t have artifacts like “Who? Who? Hoover!” signs and “Snowmobilers for Bush” bumper stickers to look back on. […]
Last Thursday, East met West in the heart of Baylor’s campus as the Asian Student Association and Campus Programs hosted a Chinese New Year celebration in Burleson Quadrangle. A family craft tent, free food and traditional games welcomed visitors. A martial arts group from Dallas demonstrated kung fu and tai chi, while other groups performed […]
Last week on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” host Michael Wilbon commented that “They don’t care this much about basketball, for the most part, at Baylor,” holding his thumb and index finger a half-inch apart. I think the hundreds of students who stood in line Friday outside the Ferrell Center through rain and temperatures in the […]
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!
While some people prefer their Christmas trees to be classically beautiful, with matching ornaments, ribbons, etc., my family has always preferred the sentimental route, with ornaments going back to when my sister and I were kids. It’s fun hanging the ornaments and remembering when and why we got them — the baby in a nutshell […]
Baylor students, faculty and staff pitched in last week to give hundreds of underprivileged local children a little something extra this Christmas. Approximately 800 kids converged on Baylor’s McLane Student Life Center for Santa’s Workshop, where Mr. and Mrs. Claus waited to gave out presents donated by the Baylor family. Volunteers shared lunch and played […]
It’s December, which means Christmas is quickly approaching. Here at Baylor, as always, the Christmas season kicked off last Thursday night with Christmas on 5th Street, including KOT’s 42nd annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Concerts by Chris Rice and Clay Walker followed, with proceeds benefitting multiple sclerosis research. Click here or on the photo at right […]
Yesterday afternoon’s press conference introducing Art Briles as Baylor’s new head football coach has generated a lot of positive buzz around the program. Click here or on the photo above for a slideshow of pictures taken by Baylor photographer Robert Rogers at the press conference. BaylorBears.com also has a photo gallery of its own, as […]
In July, a group of 17 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 […]
