By Claire Moncla, Student Intern, Baylor Line My grandfather has terminal cancer and may not last through this week. Since my mother first called me to tell me the news of his worsening condition, I have been upset and angry as I think about the tragedy of an ending life: the mourning family, bereft spouse, […]
By Lisa Asher, Associate Editor, Baylor Line, and Editor, Between the Lines Baylor Line news editor Meg Cullar can sing the Baylor fight song without any advance notice–and she proved it last week by warbling it in my office, while a caller on the other end of my speaker phone took notes. Believe it or
By Meg Cullar, News Editor of the Baylor Line It’s May, and as if end-of-school rituals weren’t enough to keep a person busy, it’s a very hectic time in the production cycle of the Baylor Line. But it’s also the most fun time to be the news editor of the Line, my job for the
By Judy Henderson Prather ’73, DMin ’02 BAA Communications Coordinator On Saturday, we will present what is quite possibly my favorite of the alumni association’s awards–the Herbert H. Reynolds Retired Faculty-Administrators Award. Retired faculty members who are being honored include Drs. Robert Collmer (English), Elmer Duncan (Philosophy), Fred Gehlbach (Biology), and J. R. LeMaster (American
By Todd Copeland Editor, The Baylor Line This Saturday, May 2, the Baylor Alumni Association’s governing board will hold one of its quarterly meetings at the Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center. The May meeting is typically focused on finances; board members get an update on how the BAA staff expects to end the fiscal year (which concludes
By Lisa Asher Associate Editor, Baylor Line and Editor, Between the Lines The two assembled crowds really couldn’t have been more different. Members of one group wore skirts and suits; the other group’s attire consisted of shorts and T-shirts. The first crowd was very subdued, even reticent. Members of the other crowd were excited and
By Meg Cullar, News Editor, the Baylor Line A few weeks ago, I ran into an art professor friend. And it was a very good thing, because he reminded me that the student-faculty art show was currently on display at the Martin Museum of Art in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Visiting the show is
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
