Designed to Celebrate Athletic Successes Baylor University students have long been known for their generosity. Customarily, whenever they get involved in an undertaking, whether requiring time, money or emotional support, success is almost always assured. Not only have their contributions of gifts and service met the needs of people, programs and projects within […]
There is an old story about a small, seemingly insignificant seed that was planted and then grew up yielding fruit abundantly and offering shelter for birds to build their nests and bring up their young. This story is a parable of Bill Hillis’ life, who along with his wife Argye, provided a nourishing context for those
The Baylor Bears keep shocking the College Football world. Following a 1-win season a year ago, Matt Rhule and the Baylor Bears bounced back in a serious way. The Bears capped off their historic turnaround season with a seven-point victory in the Texas Bowl over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Rhule adding 6 wins to last year’s
On the evening of March 2nd, a medley of people shuffled into Brotherwell Brewing. The diverse assortment of people was representative of Waco itself, and they all came to confess and tell stories about the times they were “Quitters”. This is Analog. Analog is a series of Confessional storytelling events throughout Waco. Adam Moore, founder
On our last issue about the new academic strategic plan called Illuminate: First let me say that this was one of the finest pieces of journalism I have read on this or any subject. It thoroughly investigated what the Illuminate project means (in ways I could understand) and presented a variety of thoughts to be
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Vince Clark waits for his golfers to arrive at their first tee on a small hill inside Cottonwood Creek Golf Course. They are preparing for a tournament taking place that weekend with a qualifying match. Clark can only take six of his 15 team members to the competition and this match will be the decider.
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As an art history major with a minor in museum studies, Tyler senior Emily Starr hopes to change the way audiences engage with art. From a young age she developed a passion for art, specifically how it was displayed in museums and the way a person sees each piece. “My biggest dream is taking the
W. Richard Turner is a retired industrial research chemist for a major pharmaceutical company. He has a PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Connecticut where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He was also a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan. During his career he was a frequent guest lecturer at
This article was written and published in the Baylor Line’s fall issue. As the football season comes to a close, here’s a view of where we started. The 2017 college football season kicked off against the background of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction in many of the Texas coastline’s cities. While Texans took stock of the reconstruction
Fifty years ago, Barbara Walker and Rev. Robert Gilbert graduated from Baylor University as the first African Americans. Since, many have followed in their footsteps and set firsts for the African American community at Baylor. These trailblazers and their family members gathered on Baylor’s campus to be honored for their bravery and commitment to making
