Jonathon Platt, CEO of The Baylor Line, claims that there is only a degree or two of separation between Baylor University and just about any other story, event, or person you can imagine. I’ve always agreed. And that was before I found an unlikely connection with convicted Watergate conspirator James W. McCord. Let me explain.
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Harry Burmeister made two notable accomplishments during his undergraduate years at Baylor, establishing his iconic legacy in the Baylor story.
The Borderuds’ return to Baylor wasn’t part of a long-term plan. Jennifer Borderud left Waco to pursue an information studies
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Baylor Director Honored for Work in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Dr. Kristen Padilla was recognized with the Texas Chapter of
A statue on Baylor’s campus wakes up one morning with a bright pink nose. Nobody claims it. And nobody has
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Finding good Asian food in Waco takes a little local knowledge. This isn’t Houston or Dallas — there’s no dedicated
Bear Habitat Gets a Facelift The Eva and Bill Williams Bear Habitat is undergoing several exterior, non-habitat changes, including a
On the morning of March 28, 1977, hundreds of Baylor students settled into their theater seats spread across Waco Hall,
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Massive warships in the United States are not named after men like Doris Miller of Waco: men who knitted, cooked,
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I had been living in New York City for a short time when I learned that sirens have different voices.
For Cade Kegerreis (‘17), art was never something he had to discover. It was something he grew up with —
It was 1910, and Josiah Blake Tidwell had just taken over as head of Baylor’s Religion Department. Up to that
For now over 75 years, The Baylor Line has been publishing vivid storytelling from across the Baylor Family. I don’t
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