This article was published in the Spring 2013 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Carol Christian. ROBERT PAINTER’s law career—and friendship with Mongolia’s president—have led him into the shadowy world of fossil smuggling. Four seconds after the bidding started on a seventy-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton smuggled out of Mongolia, Robert Painter, JD ’99, stood […]
This article was published in the Winter 2008 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Jerry Hill. Former University of Houston football coach Art Briles takes over While new Baylor football coach Art Briles is trying to put the recent history of Baylor football to rest, he’s embracing the tradition created by former
This article was published in the Winter 2010 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Claire St. Amant. Baylor grad discovers that joining the Peace Corps has meant more than just a move across the globe. I’M SITTING ON A BUS, WEARING A RAINCOAT. I got the unfortunate seat underneath the leaky emergency exit, and
This article was published in the Spring 2010 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Meg Cullar. Alumnus Marc Burckhardt has built a successful career speaking his mind through art MARC BURCKHARDT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. He communicates through a personal language that only he can speak, but people seem to have no trouble
This article was published in the Spring 2010 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Todd Copeland. Baylor’s Dr. Kevin G. Pinney and Dr. Mary Lynn Trawick are striving to develop a new weapon against cancer. THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER is being waged on many fronts, with scientists and doctors working in labs
This article was published in the Spring 2011 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Lisa Asher. Haunted by a tragically violent past, Brooks Douglass is using the medium of film to share his story and reclaim his life. The audience sits in stunned silence as the credits begin to roll across the movie
This article was published in the Spring 2011 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Brice Cherry. Between them, Baylor’s last three baseball coaches have led the Bears in more than 2,400 games. But behind the box scores and season records lies an even more remarkable tale of leadership both on and beyond the
This article was published in the Spring 2010 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Lisa Asher. After moving to Haiti in December, Ben and Katie Wilhoit Kilpatrick found their lives and work radically changed by the catastrophic earthquake. “WE. ARE. ALIVE.” The simple posting on a blog web-site maintained by Katie Wilhoit Kilpatrick
This article was published in the Spring 2009 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Meg Cullar. How do administrators and faculty ensure that Baylor’s Christian commitment complements, rather than unsteadies, Baylor’s pursuit of academic excellence? LIKE MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS, DARIN DAVIS STRUGGLED with issues concerning the meaning of life—life in general, and his
This article was published in the Spring 2010 issue of The Baylor Line. Selected to become Baylor’s fourteenth president, Judge Ken Starr was introduced to the Baylor family in mid-February prior to taking office. AFTER ALMOST A YEAR, the search for Baylor’s next president is over. The process began in March 2009, when fourteen members
