So, what is it really like? Five months into serving Baylor as its first alumni-elected Regent, this is the question I am asked most often. Those who have no ties to the Green and Gold are curious and confused. I am asked by those who love Baylor with unwavering loyalty. But the ones that give […]
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After making an award-winning documentary about the history of Shreveport, Louisiana, Baylor grad Chris Charles Scott returned to Waco to write and direct a four-part documentary on the history of Waco. The documentary was released this year to great anticipation and success. “I’ve had so much pride in my school,” Scott says. “I’m a poor black kid that
In his 1624 poem, “No Man Is an Island,” John Donne, English minister and poet, penned the immortal words “… for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” Had he written similar words in Waco in 1972, perhaps they might have read something similar to “… for whom the bear bell tolls, it tolls
In Volume 80, issue number 1, we asked a few alumni how they would like to see Baylor develop over the next decade. Below are their responses. I have four daughters. In 10 years, my oldest will be faced with the college decision. I hope Baylor is an option for her. During my undergrad years,
Dear Baylor Family, For the last few months, our organization has been a little . . . quiet. Some of you may be wondering what we are up to, and what the future looks like for the Baylor Line Foundation. Those are good questions. I’m happy to share everything we have going on, but first
The Baylor Line Foundation announced today that it has awarded $2,000 Legacy Scholarships to 45 Baylor students and incoming freshmen – all of them the children and grandchildren of Baylor alumni. “The review committee was very impressed with the caliber of the applicants and wished we could have awarded many more,” said BLF Executive Director
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Despite pouring rain on a chilly November day, more than 1,200 Baylor students and staff lined up outside Moody Library and patiently waited their turn to fill bags with 47,000 pounds of watermelon, grapefruit, eggs, breads, pastries, and other foods. Most left drenched but loaded down with food that would refill empty refrigerators in dorm
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Giancarlo Guerrero ’91 was part of a pipeline of music students who came to Baylor from Costa Rica in the 1980s through the efforts of the late Dr. Larry Vanlandingham (professor emeritus of Percussion) and donors from the Baylor School of Music. As music director and conductor of the Nashville Symphony — and his guest
As we talked about the Spring issue of this publication, we all agreed that a profile of Lady Bears basketball coach Kim Mulkey would make a great cover story. We scheduled this interview with Mulkey a week before she won her 500th game and seventh Big 12 championship on Senior Day at the Ferrell Center.
The new issue of the Baylor Line, which should hit your mailboxes soon, includes an edited story on a recent visit to campus by bestselling author Sarah Hepola. It was written and photographed by Baylor students. Here’s the full story: Stolen gulps of beer by the age of 6 launched The New York Times bestselling
