At this critical time in the life of Baylor University and many other universities across the country, I believe it is important to share with each of you Baylor President Ken Starr’s op-ed column in yesterday’s Waco Tribune-Herald related to the flurry of recent conversations regarding possible athletic conference realignments and Baylor’s future. To read […]

By Racquel Joseph When Mayborn Museum visitors enter the LEGO Castle Adventure exhibit, they should expect to be surprised by all the things that LEGOs can do. All sculptural elements of the exhibit are built of either large-scale LEGO bricks or the traditional play-at-home miniatures. The exhibit itself features two full-size LEGO suits of armor,

The Baylor Alumni Association would like to extend a warm welcome to President Ken Starr on his first official day at Baylor University. A native Texan, Starr is the fourteenth president in Baylor’s history. To celebrate the occasion, the university held a Tuesday afternoon picnic on the steps of Pat Neff Hall, where Starr greeted

By Racquel Joseph For some students living on campus, final exams are not the only obstacle standing in the way of summer vacation. Even before final grades are issued, students face move-out, a time where all dorm rooms must be vacated on strict deadlines. This year, final exams began on May 5 and ended May

By Lisa Asher Adding to a long list of honors, Dr. William (Bill) Hillis was named the 2010 Collins Outstanding Professor Award, an annual honor given by Baylor seniors. A 1953 Baylor graduate, Hillis is currently Baylor’s Cornelia Marschall Smith Distinguished Professor of Biology. Hillis received the Baylor Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998

The 2010 Herbert H. Reynolds Retired Faculty and Administrators Award was presented to recipients on Saturday, May 8, at a luncheon held in the Cashion Building of the Hankamer School of Business. The award is presented each spring at a luncheon co-sponsored by the alumni association and the Retired Faculty and Administrators Program. With the

The Baylor Alumni Association hosted the spring 2010 Ring Ceremony on Tuesday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Waco Hall. Ring sales were at an all-time high this year with 475 students purchasing rings, and over 800 people in attendance at the ceremony. The BAA hosts the event twice each year since the university adopted

by Lauren Elder and Vanessa Mosharaf For seniors graduating in less than a month, life is more than a little crazy right now. Trying to juggle class, work, a degenerative disease—also known as senioritis—and the friends you may never see again in a month is tough. And on top of all that, trying to avoid

By Claire Moncla Fling your green and gold afar, or just come visit Baylor April 16-17 for the Baylor Alumni Association’s (BAA) Fling, a weekend exclusively for women that includes seminars, meals, and activities. This spring marks the twentieth chapter in Fling history—and it will certainly be a memorable one. “We have entertainment at every

By Claire Moncla Andrew Oerke values thinking outside the box. The man who is striving to make a difference in Haiti (his team is pictured at right) said poetry is an area where forward thinking is possible. “Poets don’t have to live in their paradigm,” he said. “The world’s become too prosy. There’s not enough