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Baylor student newspaper celebrates its 115th anniversary
The year was 1900. Baylor was just 55 years old; even its earliest graduates were still around to visit their alma mater. The university was still relatively new to Waco, and newer still to the...
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Continuing a family tradition — as the Baylor mascot
Baylor sophomore Deanna Spencer, an elementary education major from Austin, always knew that she was destined to follow the family tradition. But that didn’t just mean attending Baylor. You see,...
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Baylor student breaking barriers as female high school football coach
When Aleena Garcia was a 7th grader at Waco’s Live Oak Classical School, she got good news: Live Oak was starting a football team. For an avid sports fan and athlete like Garcia, a football team meant...
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ESPN’s College GameDay returning to Baylor for 2nd straight year
Add this to the list of “would have seemed crazy just a few years ago, but now just makes sense”: ESPN’s College GameDay is returning to Baylor for a second straight year. All eyes will be on Waco...
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Baylor junior returns to school (and Chamber) after six years away — in the Navy
Baylor junior Ryan Parker doesn’t look like your typical college student. His hair is neatly parted and groomed, his voice self-assured, and his eyes wise. His fellow members of Baylor Chamber have...
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Baylor senior 1 of 32 nationwide to win prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Just how big a deal is the Marshall Scholarship? Created in 1953 by an Act of the British Parliament, the program brings up to 40 talented young Americans each year to study for a graduate degree in...
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Christmas on 5th kicks off the #BaylorChristmas season
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at Baylor until Christmas on 5th Street comes around. After last night, NOW it feels like Christmas. Thousands of students, faculty/staff and Waco residents...
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Why did you choose BU? #BecauseBaylor…
Why did you choose Baylor? It’s a simple question, but with an almost infinite number of answers. Earlier this fall, Baylor Admissions asked exactly that question on Twitter; responses ranged from...
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Why Baylor’s bowl berth is a university-wide Christmas gift
Many of the benefits of Baylor’s berth in this year’s Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando are obvious. It extends Baylor’s bowl streak to a program-record six straight years, and pits the No. 17 Bears...
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‘A Baylor Christmas’ brings holiday musical performance to the entire Baylor...
For nearly 50 years, the combined choirs and orchestra of Baylor’s School of Music have heralded the arrival of Christmas with joyful worship. This year, their sound will ring far beyond Waco, thanks...
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Baylor working to help students make sure they graduate in just four years
Yes, college is expensive. But what if a simple conversation and a little bit of planning could save students and families tens of thousands of dollars? That’s a question Baylor is encouraging...
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Gathers smashing Baylor rebound records
Just how remarkable are the rebounding numbers being put up by Baylor big man Rico Gathers? Consider these numbers: Last season, the 6-foot-8, 275-pound forward set the Baylor single-season and...
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Bearathon, ‘the toughest half-marathon in Texas,’ returns to raise...
Registration for the Bearathon is officially open, and you know what that means: time to start training! But before you hop on the treadmill, you should know a bit about why this half-marathon is such...
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Lady Bears leave softball field for the mission field over Christmas break
When the Baylor softball team opens the 2016 season next month, they’ll do so a very different team than last year — and not just because of graduation and newcomers. Head coach Glenn Moore’s squad...
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Baylor named nation’s top collegiate orchestra for second straight year
For the second year in a row, the nation’s top collegiate orchestra hails from right here at Baylor. The Baylor University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Stephen Heyde, once again beat out bigger,...
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Baylor students find ways to serve abroad — and at home, too
When you think “mission trip,” you likely think about leaving at least your state, perhaps even your country, to serve others. In Baylor’s case, university-sponsored mission trips include...
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From video games to Google, via Baylor
You may recall a story we did in 2012 about an incoming freshman who had recreated the entire Baylor campus in the video game Minecraft. Matt Tinsley spent six months and 300 hours on the incredibly...
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What’s new to eat in Waco? Plenty.
If it’s been awhile since you visited the Baylor campus, make sure you come hungry the next time you visit. Students who live on or near campus have never had it so good. In addition to the old...
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Scenes from Sing 2016
After countless hours of practice and two weeks of performances, All University Sing 2016 has come and gone — but, as always, you’ll get one more shot to see the best acts again this fall. [LINKS: See...
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Texas Hunger Initiative honored by both White House & State of Texas
Passionate people and innovative ideas — it takes both to tackle a project as large as ending hunger. Fortunately, Baylor’s Texas Hunger Initiative (THI) is blessed with an abundance of both, and the...
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