Baylor senior Juan Yaquian’s life story could easily have turned out differently. At age 9, Juan’s father left the family, forcing his mother to work multiple jobs. But instead of following the easy path to trouble, Juan dedicated himself to his studies. His hard work paid off, as Yaquian will graduate next May with 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 […]
Watching reruns of Gilligan’s Island growing up, my favorite character was always the Professor; I loved the way he could build anything, it seemed, out of a couple of coconuts. Baylor students are working on something similar — working to design multiple low-cost products that can be created from coconuts in poor coastal regions, where […]
Today is Diadeloso, so we’re out enjoying the festivities with the rest of campus. Check back next week for a photo gallery from today’s activities. And if you’re not in Waco, visit the Baylor Network website for more on a Diadeloso celebration near you — San Antonio, Austin and San Diego, April 26; Dallas, Fort […]
When I heard that Dr. Mona Choucair won this year’s Collins Outstanding Professor Award, I was both overjoyed and completely unsurprised. For the senior lecturer with dual appointments in the English Department and the School of Education, it was only a matter of time. Dr. Choucair (BA ’86, PhD ’00) is the epitome of what […]
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. […]
Last fall, we wrote about the four (now five) Baylor students who were planning to bicycle from Waco to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The guys are still at it, and have now gained national attention for their work. Earlier this month, the quintet hosted the “Dean’s List” music video countdown on […]
Baylor music students represented the University extremely well in national competition last week. (Is it too bad a pun to note that such success is music to our ears?) Juniors Sarah Harris, Ross Ahlhorn and sophomore Adam Gautille competed in the semi-finals of the National Trumpet Competition earlier this month. From an initial field of […]
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 […]
