Alumni-Elected Baylor Regent Election Open
Degree-holding alumni can cast their vote for an alumni member of the Baylor Board of Regents now until 5 p.m. on Feb. 18. If you are eligible to vote, you should have received credentials and a link to the ballot system via email. This year’s nominees include:
- Barbara Calhoun Cargill (B.S.Ed. ’82), a former biology teacher, 16-year veteran of the Texas State Board of Education, and alumni-elected regent since 2022
- Michael Griffin (B.B.A. ’93, M.B.A. ’00), a principal with Transwestern and former member of the Dallas Baptist University Board of Regents and the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation board
- Orhue Odaro (B.S. ’11), an assistant professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center who serves on the Baylor College of Medicine Alumni Executive Board and the Board of Directors of the Baylor Bridges program
The Boys from Oklahoma in Waco
Cross Canadian Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours will co-headline a show at McLane Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 23, with special guests Shane Smith & The Saints, Wade Bowen, and American Aquarium. The disbanded country music group Cross Canadian Ragweed will reunite for four sold-out shows in April at OSU before making its way down I-35.
Sign up for the ticket presale by noon on Sunday at www.theboysfromoklahoma.com. Tickets will go live on Tuesday, Feb. 18 for fans with a pre-registration code, and any remaining tickets will go on sale on Friday, Feb. 12. See you there!
Bye Bye Burleson
University Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual Life Dr. Burt Burleson announced he will retire from his post at the end of the academic year. In his 17 years with the University, the Chapel Champion has known no stranger and expanded Baylor’s spiritual horizons exponentially. Read The Lariat’s article and interview with Burt for more on his impact.
A Rock and a Hard Place
Baylor researchers found that both passive and active use of the very social media platforms designed to bring people together actually contribute to the loneliness epidemic. Predictably, browsing without interaction led to increased feeling of loneliness, but active use, including posting and engaging with others, was linked to the same feelings.
I’m guilty of passive use lately. I recently came into ownership of The Baylor Line’s Instagram account after deleting the app entirely for a few years (for this very reason – its use caused feelings of loneliness) and now I can’t help but do the occasional lurking on my personal timeline. I wonder what future social media research will look like as children are brought up in the digital age … were humans ever really meant to interact in this parasocial way?
Keeping up with Baylor Basketball
WOMEN’S – The No. 25 women’s team is on a five-game winning streak heading into its matchup with Texas Tech this weekend, with a 21-5 record overall, 11-2 in Big 12 Conference play.
Junior Darianna Littlepage-Buggs’ efforts in last week’s games against Houston and BYU earned her the title of Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday. The Bears’ 83-71 win over BYU at home brought them into a tie with TCU (23-3, 11-2) for first place in the Big 12, and they maintained that tie with a 75-65 upset over No. 18 West Virginia.
MEN’S – The men’s team kept up the excitement in Saturday’s doubleheader at Foster Pavilion with a 91-76 win over UCF. However, it wasn’t so lucky in its matchup against No. 6 Houston on Monday.
The Bears lost redshirt junior Josh Ojianwuna to a season-ending injury early in the game against UCF, but welcomed back freshman VJ Edgecombe and redshirt junior Langston Love, who scored 17 points and 16 points, respectively. The loss of Ojianwuna proved difficult for the team in its game against Houston, losing 65-76.
The men move into their Saturday matchup against West Virginia with a 15-9 record overall, 7-6 in the Big 12 Conference.
