I would like to applaud Baylor President Ken Starr for his leadership and his call for transparency, accountability, and dialogue in the ongoing conversations the University of Texas and Texas A&M University are having with regard to the Big 12 Conference. As I read Judge Starr’s recent op-ed columns in both the Waco Tribune-Herald and […]
By Megan Ann Williams The Baylor Line recently met up with Baylor film professor Chris Hansen, on the set of his latest feature film, Where We Started. The film follows the story of two strangers married to other people. Both characters are at vulnerable stages in their lives and meet at a dark motel on
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By Megan Ann Williams Just hearing the phrase “potluck roommate” can send chills through any high school senior. Many young students wait in anxious anticipation to see who they will be paired with for a roommate in their freshman year of college. Unfortunately, as that first year goes on, students tend to collect more horror
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By Megan Ann Williams Each summer, the Baylor Alumni Association (BAA) Travel Program offers several travel opportunities around the world. Trips can vary in location and duration, and they always offer excellent service at a reasonable price. This year, the BAA Travel Program hosted a trip to the Chelsea Flower Show and English Gardens in
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By Megan Ann Williams The Kibera Slum in Kenya, one of the most populated places on earth, measures 1.5 square miles, and is home to more than one million people. You won’t find it on any vacation pamphlets or flyers, but it is where Marissa Moschetta, a senior from Houston, chose to spend her 2010
By Megan Ann Williams Photos by Julie Copenhaver Lights. Camera. Action. Chris Hansen, a professor in the Baylor film and digital media department, is spending his summer in the director’s chair as he begins production on his third feature film, An Affair. The film follows the story of two strangers married to other people. Both
By Lindsey Kay Hurtt Emilie Moore ’11 has served as front desk receptionist, co-chair of the service and ministry committee, editor of the Torch monthly newsletter, and president during her four years at Brooks College Living and Learning Center. “Living at Brooks has made my Baylor experience what it is,” Moore said. “For me, it
Ultimate Competitor By Lindsey Hurtt On April 2-3, Baylor’s ultimate club Frisbee team hosted their first nationally sanctioned ultimate Frisbee tournament. Sixteen teams from Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas played on Baylor’s intramural fields. Oklahoma beat Texas A&M to win the tournament. The Baylor team made it to the third tier of competition. Ultimate Frisbee, also
For more than 152 years, the Baylor Alumni Association (BAA) has encouraged fellow alumni to link arms across generations in support of their alma mater. This long, proud tradition is being called upon today as Baylor students face a serious challenge to their future. The Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG) program, which in 2011 provided need-based
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By Lindsey Kay Hurtt This month, singer and songwriter Jillian Edwards performed in front of the largest crowd that Waco’s Common Grounds coffee house has ever seen. Edwards was opening for Nashville-based folk duo the Civil Wars. Everyone fell silent as Edwards’ smooth voice and acoustic guitar instrumentals conveyed stories and melodies, often based on
