By Judy Henderson Prather ’73, DMin ’02 Communications Coordinator Ahh, springtime in Texas! Some people claim that Texas only has two seasons—cold and hot—but during a few glorious weeks in March and April, we get our version of spring. Some people call it simply “bluebonnet time.” When it’s still cold and gray, the question begins […]
By Todd Copeland Editor, The Baylor Line I want to share a few thoughts about the impact that one gift from one person can have. The gift I have in mind is a monetary one, but gifts of other kinds can certainly be just as significant to the lives of others. In this case, the
By Lisa Asher Associate Editor, Baylor Line and Editor, Between the Lines I’m looking forward to this year’s Heritage Club on March 29-31 for numerous reasons, not the least of which is that I’m a pretty big hit with the older men. (Ones my own age can be a different story, but that’s a subject
By Judy Henderson Prather ’73, DMin ’02 Communications Coordinator Forty years ago this August … I enrolled at Baylor as a greener-than-average seventeen-year-old. Very few people from Childress came this far south to college, so I felt like something of a pioneer. And, having grown up under the influence of a fundamentalist preacher, I believe
By Meg Cullar, News Editor of the Baylor Line Photograph by Sarah Borth/Waco Tribune-Herald March 7 was senior night for the Lady Bears basketball team, and my husband and I were faithfully in our seats in a sold-out Ferrell Center to bid farewell to three terrific athletes who have made Baylor proud for four years.
By Lisa Asher When the phone on my desk rings at 8:30 in the morning, I know who it’s going to be. I’m not sure why, but this is the time of day that he seems to have the most questions. “What’s the pope’s hat called?” says the voice on the other end of the
By Shari Downing, Development and Awards Coordinator I’s not easy to surprise me. I have two teenage daughters and a very precocious seven-year-old, so that means I’m usually ready for anything. But I was caught completely off guard at the Alumni By Choice brunch sponsored by the Baylor Alumni Association on Saturday, February 14. I’ve
An Insider’s Look at Sing By Charis Boylan Senior professional writing major from Tyler I was fourteen when I fell in love with Sing. My sister was dressed in a giant green-sequined suit when I first saw her perform in Tri Delt’s Sing act, Ease on Down the Road. I remember how ecstatic I felt
By Todd Copeland, Editor of The Baylor Line Yesterday was the first day of the signing period for NCAA sports. Across the nation, student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent that opened the doors of achievement for them and gave collegiate sports programs hope for the future. As usual, at Baylor and elsewhere, football drew most
By Charis Boylan Senior professional writing major from Tyler I have a hard time exercising moderation with anything I really like, and my obsession with the Baylor men’s basketball team is no exception. Of all my fixations, however, this one is perhaps the most reasonable. If the men’s team was hidden behind the shadow of
