The year is 1959 in Waco, Texas. A seven-year-old boy approaches a massive stadium to watch his first ever college football game. Walking to his seat, he absorbs a breathtaking scene. The crowd hollers. The band blares their age-old rendition of “That Good Old Baylor Line”. For the first time in his life, the boy […]
This article was written by Sherry Castello and published in the Fall 1993 issue of The Baylor Line. No longer just a dream, the Truett Seminary soon will be training a new generation of servant leaders to proclaim the message of Christ. Preaching from pulpits within four years will be pastors who are graduates of
At the whiteboard, Jon is demanding answers. Six months ago, he came up with an idea: to tell the untold stories of Baylor, using a podcast. In the time that followed, Jonathon Platt, currently a journalism graduate student at Baylor, developed a team for this pursuit. I joined Behind The Bear in February 2017 as
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Back in the Big Hair 80’s, I was a proud Baylor Bear who thought she had life all figured out by the time she was old enough to call herself a college student. Like Mary Tyler Moore joyously flinging her beret skyward, I had made it, after all. Welcome to a dormitory world full of
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Betty Doyen Dilday, who graduated Baylor in 1952 along with her husband, Russell H. Dilday, died Aug. 9 at 87. At a memorial service Aug. 14, her three children — Robert H. Dilday (’78), Nancy Dilday Duck (’80), and Ellen Garrett (’81) — each reflected on her life. This is a condensed version of their
WacoWork is providing a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs and freelancers to work together under the same roof. While the businesses and personalities are vastly different, many of the members share one thing in common: a degree from Baylor. Co-working isn’t a new concept by any means, though many people are still unfamiliar with all that
Baylor Junior Richard Beggs, belonged to the Baylor family long before he stepped foot on campus in August of 2016. Including his great grandparents, Beggs is the 11th family member to attend Baylor. Beggs grew up in Dripping Springs, TX, just west of Austin, with three sisters. He is a Supply Chain Management/Marketing major in
Waco, we have a problem. After an up and down start to the season, the Bears’ basketball team took their biggest loss to date when it was announced that star post Tristan Clark would undergo season ending knee surgery. Coach Scott Drew released this statement to announce the news. Clark was having a fantastic season,
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David McCollum, 1950-2018 For more than half a century in the newspaper business, 1972 journalism graduate David McCollum let his fingers do the talking through some 11,000 sports columns and countless game stories and features. The fingers that typed those stories and the heart that gave those accounts life were stilled April 30 with his
Designed to Celebrate Athletic Successes Baylor University students have long been known for their generosity. Customarily, whenever they get involved in an undertaking, whether requiring time, money or emotional support, success is almost always assured. Not only have their contributions of gifts and service met the needs of people, programs and projects within
