After several hours of testimony in federal court in Waco, the judge told all parties—a single member of the Baylor Alumni Association (BAA) who sued the BAA, its officers, and Baylor University—to choose a mediator and set a meeting date before the end of the day. “I believe this matter is one that cries out […]

The Baylor Alumni Association, its current president, and its immediate past president were sued Tuesday, July 2, in Waco federal court by a single member of the 17,000-member association who is a resident of Illinois. The lawsuit, which also names Baylor University as a defendant, seeks in the immediate term to prohibit Baylor University from

Baylor’s Notice of Termination On May 31, 2013, Baylor University announced that this September, unless the Transition Agreement linked below was approved by the Baylor Alumni Association, it would unilaterally terminate several agreements between the BAA and the University. This notice of termination cannot become operative before September 8, 2013. Transition Agreement This Transition Agreement,

By Meg Cullar Photographs by Julie Copenhaver Participants in the Baylor Alumni Association’s Lifelong Learning program toured Baylor’s BRIC (Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative) facility in April. More than thirty-five participants got to learn how Baylor professors and students are turning “science to gold” through Baylor’s research and entrepreneurship efforts at the facility. Making research

By Meg Cullar Photos by Julie Copenhaver They came from Dallas, San Antonio, Jarrell, Ponderosa, Spring, Pooleville, Troy. Firefighters and EMTs drove more than three hundred fire and rescue vehicles slowly down University Parks Drive to Baylor’s Ferrell Center on April 25 as part of a procession honoring the first responders who died in the

By Sara Ligarde and Elisabeth Marrs Girl Rising, a movie about nine young women and their quest for an education, made its Baylor debut on Monday, April 8, at the Hankamer School of Business in Kayser Auditorium. The room was packed with students and faculty, most females. The movie begins with a young girl foraging

By Elisabeth Marrs Courtesy Photographs If you drive along the outer edge of Baylor University’s campus, you will see the new white-and-blue sign of the business formerly known as Campus Realtors. The business, which has recently shortened its name to Campus, is now located on Waco’s ever-busy 8th Street. In the new building situated just

By Meg Cullar Allowing guns on college campuses would create anxiety, tension, and fear rather than making people safer, according to a letter of petition signed by 120 Baylor faculty and staff and delivered to the Waco office of State Senator Brian Birdwell on Monday, February 18. Birdwell was in Austin, and a staff member

By Sara Ligarde Once a month, Baylor students get to show off their artistic abilities by taking center stage at Acoustic Café, a student-led talent show in the Student Union Building (SUB). Every show varies by theme, ranging from musical performances to comedic acts to poetry. January’s Acoustic Café was themed “An Enchanted Evening in

Story and photos by Elisabeth Marrs and Sara Ligarde The 2013 Spring Semester is finally underway. Baylor students have embarked on new classes, new expectations, and new experiences. The Baylor Line asked students what they are looking forward to this spring and which class has them the most excited. Kimberly Walbek Denver, CO Freshman “There