During Jeffrey Epstein’s tour of Baylor’s campus he couldn’t be bothered. All he seemed concerned with was making it to his meeting with Ken Starr in Pat Neff Hall. Former Baylor President Judge Kenneth W. Starr’s long relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is well documented, but recent files released by the U.S. […]
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As the holidays roll around, families across Central Texas plan which delicious, home-cooked dishes to put on the Christmas dinner table. Just a month earlier, these same famlies likely feasted on steaming turkeys, potatoes, and casseroles for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, lavish holiday meals are a far-fetched dream for some Texans — around 34,000 people, according to
In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt sits with Emily Mills, founder of Lovely Village, and Dr. Jeremy Everett, founder of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, in a conversation about their intersection of faith, philanthropy, and the hunger crisis. Everett emphasized the truth: there is enough food in the U.S.
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In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt will not be joining us. Instead, digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas takes over The Green Room for one night, and one night only, for a rewind. Tsikitas takes us through her favorite moments from The Green Room: the famous Molly Llama [yes, that Molly Llama], former
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In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt and Dr. Jerry Park, associate professor of sociology, discuss being a minority within a minority, an accidental baptism, and research on racial minorities within religious congregations. Park reflects on his childhood with his single mom, being one of a few Asian students at Carver High
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In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt is joined by members of The Baylor Line team, Kourtney Nering, editor-in-chief; Kassidy Tsikitas, digital editor; and Nina Um, executive assistant to the CEO, to reflect on the year of growth, change, and gratitude for everything they have learned. The Baylor Line team has all
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In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt and Amira Lewally, supervising producer at A&E, look back on a decision that changed the trajectory of Lewally’s career. A simple creative spark led her to add a film and digital media minor to her college studies, to which she credits her success in
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In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt and Jackie Baugh Moore, president of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation, explore the Baugh legacy: Eula Mae and John Baugh’s lives, the founding of Sysco, and looking at things through the lens of love. Moore reflects on a legacy defined by conviction and
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In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt is joined by three culinary entrepreneurs during the Waco Restaurant Week panel hosted by The Baylor Line. Jake Patterson turned an abandoned Sonic Drive-In into Yaki Texas Teriyaki – inspired by a mom-and-pop teriyaki truck behind his former job at a dealership in Portland. Danielle Young,
In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt sits with Dr. Mary Landon Darden, president of Higher Education Innovation, LLC, and Dr. Ray Perryman, president and CEO at The Perryman Group. The group unpacks the focus of The Baylor Line’s article It’s a New World – skyrocketing graduate enrollment and what the future
