Baylor unveils new Guided Virtual Tours
It’s October, which means Homecoming 2013 is less than two weeks away. I hope you’ll be among the thousands of Bears who return to campus for this year’s festivities (Oct. 16-19). But if you can’t make...
View ArticleBaylor Homecoming 2013: A Look Back
Thousands upon thousands of alumni mingling with students on campus. Perfect fall weather. A decisive win by our now No.5-ranked football team. I’d say Homecoming 2013 was a success! Congratulations...
View ArticleNo. 6 Bears maul No. 10 OU, 41-12, in statement win at sold-out Floyd Casey
When you earn arguably the biggest win in program history, there’s going to be plenty to talk about. After the No. 6-ranked Bears blew out No. 10 Oklahoma 41-12 Thursday night, it’s hard to know which...
View ArticleGet hyped for the biggest game in Baylor football history
Baylor football’s game against Oklahoma two weeks ago was the biggest game in program history. This one is bigger. If you’re not pumped enough already for Saturday’s primetime showdown between No. 3...
View Article‘Angels Sing,’ produced by Baylor alum, debuts this holiday season
It’s the time of year for warm family holiday movies, and one recently released by a Baylor alumnus features more prominent names than most. Produced by Fred Miller, BA ’66, Angels Sing stars Harry...
View ArticleBears prepare to celebrate Floyd Casey Stadium finale Saturday
It’s hard to believe it, but a little more than 48 hours from now, Baylor football will have played its final game at Floyd Casey Stadium. After 64 years, the approaching Floyd Casey finale has caused...
View ArticleBaylor Football: 2013 Big 12 Conference Champs!
Well, THAT’S the way to send out your old home! After 64 seasons at Floyd Casey Stadium, Saturday’s finale held a lot of promise going in, and the Bears came through in every way. So many...
View ArticleRemembering the PBS special ‘Christmas at Baylor,’ a decade later
Ten years ago this month, much of the nation celebrated the holiday season along with Baylor, as PBS stations around the country aired “Christmas at Baylor,” an hour-long special that highlighted the...
View ArticleAlum’s ‘Blind Side’ follow-up, ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ opens nationwide today
His movies have starred such Hollywood stars as Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, John Cusack, Kevin Spacey and Sandra Bullock. Now, two-time Baylor graduate John Lee Hancock, BA ’79, JD ’82, can add...
View ArticleIndividual honors roll in for Baylor football as Bears prep for Fiesta Bowl
Two days from now, Baylor football will play in its first New Year’s Day bowl game since the 1981 Cotton Bowl. That team (like this year’s) was also the conference champion, led by future NFL stars...
View ArticleStadium and other Baylor projects moving right along
While the Baylor campus has been quiet over Christmas break, construction projects have been moving ahead at full steam. The video above gives a good look at 15 months worth of work on Baylor’s newly...
View ArticleBaylor senior reaches Hollywood on ‘American Idol’
Last spring, we cheered on Baylor student Holly Tucker on NBC’s The Voice, where she eventually made the competition’s final six. Now, yet another Baylor students is making a name for himself on a...
View ArticleNation’s largest award for top teaching brings Missouri physics prof to Baylor
Every two years, Baylor’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching brings one of the nation’s best professors not already on the BU campus to Waco for a semester, allowing Baylor students to...
View ArticleSecond Bear advances on ‘American Idol’
Last week, Baylor senior Savion Wright aced his American Idol audition to earn a ticket to Hollywood; last night, we learned that another Baylor Bear will join him there! Bryan Watt, BM ’08, performed...
View ArticleFinal steel beam going up at McLane Stadium
As soon as weather allows, construction workers at Baylor’s McLane Stadium are prepared to mount the facility’s last piece of structural steel, marking another milestone toward the project’s...
View ArticleMen’s basketball earns 4th NCAA tourney selection in 7 years
Eight Baylor head coaches combined to earn four NCAA tournament selections between 1946 (when the Bears received their first selection) and 2003 (when Scott Drew was hired). Drew’s Bears have now...
View ArticleMen’s hoops heads to Sweet 16 for 3rd time in 5 years
For the third time in five years, Baylor men’s basketball is headed to the Sweet 16. Just let that sink in for a minute. Winners of 12 of their last 14 games, head coach Scott Drew’s Bears are once...
View ArticleLady Bears advance to Sweet 16 for 6th straight season
Six straight Sweet 16 seasons. It’s a tongue twister — and a reality for Baylor women’s basketball. In front of a raucous Monday night crowd that included Baylor football head coach Art Briles and...
View ArticleJudge Starr, Dershowitz discuss implications of Hobby Lobby case in D.C.
Photo via @LoriWindham1 The so-called “Hobby Lobby case” and its implications for religious freedom have been in the news for some time, and Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in...
View ArticleTrio of Bears appear on ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ in a month’s time
If you’re an avid wheel watcher, you may have noticed that Wheel Of Fortune has taken on a distinct green and gold hue lately, a trend that will continue in April. Two Baylor alums competed earlier...
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