As we count down to Baylor football’s 2008 season opener, it’s time for a little spirit check. Does your spirit level match up to this Baylor Bear’s? Would you be willing to lead an entire restaurant in a “Sic ’em, Bears” chant? (Or, like my wife, to sing “That Good Old Baylor Line” over […]
Football season’s coming up quickly; Baylor’s season opener is three weeks from tomorrow! This little one is ready; are you? Sic ’em, baby bears!
I was never all that great at spelling bees. I still remember the last one I participated in, and the word I misspelled — “diagonal.” I added an extra letter in there somewhere, and quickly took my seat with the rest of the students who had struggled with similar challenges. Orry Swift probably never had […]
At big American sporting events, it’s usually pop or rock stars who are selected to sing the National Anthem — singers like Billy Joel or Carrie Underwood. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (commonly called Euro 2008) wrapped up Saturday in Vienna as Germany faced Spain in the title match, which is roughly equivalent to […]
Former Baylor and NFL linebacker Ray Crockett was never a teammate of Kyle Woods, but he recently volunteered to experience some of what Woods has dealt since his 1979 accident. Crockett spent a month confined to a wheelchair for an episode of FX’s 30 Days, learning what life can be like for a paraplegic. The […]
In April, noted Christian author and pastor Max Lucado was a guest speaker in Chapel. (Watch video from that and other Chapel services here.) Lucado spoke on the most well-known verse in the Bible, John 3:16, elaborating to the students and others in attendance on the beauty of God’s openness to all who will receive […]
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 […]
Last week, we wrote about three exceptional students who will start at Baylor this fall. ABC’s World News Tonight did us one better, featuring another soon-to-be Baylor freshman, Kristin Elliott, as the program’s “Person of the Week” last Friday. (You can watch the segment here.) Elliott has been fighting a rare, aggressive form of cancer […]
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 […]
Congratulations once more to the Baylor men’s basketball team on the program’s best season in 20 years. The best part is that, looking ahead, this year shouldn’t be a fluke, but the beginning of a long stretch of success. Much of that has to do with the hard work of head coach Scott Drew and […]
