She boarded the plane headed for Greece, anxious to meet her mother for the first time. For the last half century, she had believed, with good reason, that her mother died during childbirth. But after investigating her heritage, she uncovered a widespread scandal that made her question everything she knew about her origin. Linda Carol […]
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[envira-gallery id=”9503″] Maybe it was meeting his roommate’s ex-girlfriend, who would later be his wife. Or maybe it was his slew of campus jobs – from Penland cafeteria aid to business school teaching assistant. Or maybe it was finally having a kid start and finish at his favorite school. But Alumnus Todd Bragg (’84) loves Baylor.
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Baylor athletics continue to dominate headlines, as the Lady Bears currently rank as the #1 team in the country in both the AP poll as well as the RPI rankings. Not only are they the only undefeated team left in the country, but they are currently on a nine-game stretch in which they have not
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In April 2017, when it was announced that Linda Livingstone would become the first woman president of Baylor, the school was facing six Title IX lawsuits, a federal Title IX investigation, an NCAA investigation and an accreditation agency warning. Her predecessor had been fired after a law firm hired by Baylor to investigate the school’s
Baylor’s momentum continues to build as the Bears extended their win streak to 5 on the season following a 19-point victory against Kansas State on Saturday. The Bears, just two seasons removed from a one-win season, are now undefeated and sitting atop the Big 12 rankings alongside Oklahoma. They will come into next weekend’s matchup
Iowa St. rolled into McLane stadium on Saturday as favorites against Baylor, but the Bears had other plans, coming out with a 23-21 win vs the Cyclones. Baylor’s finish preserves their already perfect record on the season at 4-0. While Bears’ offense churned out 23 points, it was their defense that was the star of
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In the richest nation on earth, millions of people experience hunger every day, and it is the responsibility of all Christians to set aside any ideological divides and find a way to share the abundance. This is the central message of Jeremy K. Everett’s new book: I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an
Sherry Boyd Castello’s tenure as editor of The Baylor Line lasted from 1968 to 1990, though she remained for five more years as a senior writer and news editor. It was a remarkable time in the life of Baylor University, of America, of Castello herself. And during that time, The Line expertly, thoroughly and fairly
When Emily Chapman Richards (’07) arrived at Baylor University in the fall of 2004, she never anticipated how the Lord would use her time in Waco to prepare her for the role of executive director of Show Hope. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Emily grew up going to a Christian school, and knew she wanted a
On a fall Friday in 1963 I was walking on the Baylor campus toward the then-new science building, heading for my freshman chemistry class with Dr. McAtee. Suddenly physics professor Dr. Robert Packard burst from the building on a run. “Wow! Where are you going in such a hurry?” I asked. His shocking answer was
