Diadeloso 2008
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Just for Fun, Student life
Baylor students, faculty and staff celebrated Diadeloso 2008 on Thursday with the usual tournament games, but also with increased community involvement from on-campus student organizations and Waco-area businesses.
This year’s event marked the 74th annual Diadeloso, as the tradition dates back to the first “play day” in the spring of 1934. To put that in perspective, that same spring, Bonnie and Clyde were still on the run, and Shirley Temple was just preparing for her first starring film role.
Click here for a photo gallery from this year’s Diadeloso, covering everything from tug of war to the Dia Dog Show. And don’t forget to find the Dia events being held in your city in the coming weeks!
Sic ’em, Bears!
Happy Diadeloso!
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Just for Fun, Alumni, Student life
Today is Diadeloso, so we’re out enjoying the festivities with the rest of campus. Check back next week for a photo gallery from today’s activities. And if you’re not in Waco, visit the Baylor Network website for more on a Diadeloso celebration near you — San Antonio, Austin and San Diego, April 26; Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, May 3.
Sic ’em on this, The Day of the Bear!
Vote for Bruiser!
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Just for Fun
Baylor mascot Bruiser is in the Final Four in the finals!
RedEye, a free daily newspaper in Chicago put out by the Chicago Tribune, has been running a bracket contest based on Internet voting to determine “the best mascot of the NCAA Tournament” during March Madness. Baylor’s Bruiser knocked off Purdue’s “Purdue Pete,” Xavier’s “D’Artagnan,” West Virginia’s “Mountaineer,” and Western Kentucky’s “Big Red” to make it to the Final Four.
Now, Bruiser squares off against Stanford’s “Tree.” Click here to vote, but hurry — voting ends at noon on Friday. Voting for the National Championship will begin Friday afternoon.
Friday update: Bruiser beat Stanford’s “Tree” and now faces South Alabama’s “Southpaw” with the title on the line. Click here to vote!
Sic ’em, Bruiser!
Baby Bears visit campus for Easter egg hunt
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Just for Fun, Student life
Thursday afternoon, over a hundred children descended on Founders Mall for the annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Easter Egg Hunt. Those kids were sleuths, too; the dozens of eggs the ladies hid were all found in less than five minutes! We’ve compiled a photo gallery of the kids’ hunt for you to enjoy. Happy Easter!
Sic ’em, baby Bear egg hunters!
Baylor’s new buildings, 1960s edition
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Just for Fun
Students at Baylor have benefited from a rush of new campus buildings over the past decade or so, but did you realize there was a similar “building boom” in the 1950s and 1960s? Click here for a photo gallery of artists’ renderings of some familiar campus landmarks, followed by pictures of what those buildings look like today. Try to guess the building based on the rendering; if you get stumped, click “Captions” at the bottom right of the page and the building’s name will appear on the slide.
Look for more on the opportunities Baylor’s recent “growing season” has given students in the new issue of Baylor Magazine, arriving in homes this week.
Sic ’em, Baylor building beneficiaries!
Contemporary art on display at Martin Museum
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Just for Fun, Alumni
For those of you planning to visit campus on or before March 1, I highly recommend stopping by the Martin Museum of Art in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.
Marc Burckhardt’s (BA ‘86) and Mike Benny’s contemporary illustrations and paintings are featured in Gallery 1. Chances are likely that you will see some familiar pieces, as their works have been commissioned by clients such as Volkswagen, Rolling Stone, TIME, New Yorker, Major League Baseball and even Baylor Magazine (click to see that sample). Some of Burckhardt’s work is held in the private collections of Oprah Winfrey, Ralph Lauren and the late Johnny Cash. Sony Records commissioned the Johnny Cash work shown here, which is on display at Martin Museum.
Fans of contemporary photography can view the works of Amy Holmes George in Gallery 2. To view the artistic prowess of our current students and faculty, come see the Annual Art Student Exhibition and Studio Faculty Exhibition on display March 27 through April 16.
The museum’s exhibitions are free and open to the public unless specified, thanks in part to the generous support of the Martin Museum Art Angels and the Sue & Ted Getterman Endowed Fund. Visit www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum for hours of operation and more info about exhibitions on display throughout the year.
Sic ’em, Marc!
Alumni band featured on iTunes
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Just for Fun, Alumni
Each week, the folks at Apple’s iTunes Music Store pick a song that they label as a “Discovery Download,” usually one from an up-and-coming singer or group, and give it away as a free download. This week’s Discovery Download is “All That Matters,” by Addison Road — a group made up of mostly Baylor alums.
Lead singer Jenny Simmons, her husband and guitarist Ryan, guitarist Ryan Gregg and bassist Travis Lawrence each graduated from Baylor about five years ago. After starting out playing at Common Grounds, the group headed to Nashville and then Dallas, leading worship at various locations while trying to break into the industry. Next month, Addison Road will release its first album with INO Records, a label that also features the likes of Caedmon’s Call, Mercy Me and Chris Rice.
The band’s sound is definitely right up my alley; check it out now on iTunes! (The song is free through early next week.)
Sic ’em, Addison Road!
Spontaneous show of spirit
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Just for Fun, Student life, AthleticsI was impressed to read this morning in the Waco Tribune-Herald that a crowd of about 200 fans, mostly students, gathered on the spur of the moment at the Ferrell Center — despite rain and temperatures around 40 degrees — to welcome home the men’s basketball team bus when it arrived back from College Station. Keep in mind that the five overtimes meant the team didn’t get back until early Thursday morning — around 1:45 a.m. A member of the crowd recorded the bus’ arrival; here it is, a nice showing of spontaneous campus spirit.
Sic ’em, Bears!
Let your car show your Baylor pride!
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Just for Fun, Alumni
Looking for ways to show your Baylor pride? If you live in Texas, you can get a special Baylor University license plate like the one seen here. It costs an extra $30, but most of that money goes to the Higher Education Coordinating Board to fund scholarships. If you’re interested, you can even order online.
If that’s not your style or you live outside of Texas, how about personalizing your license plate number? A good friend of mine has lived all over the country, advertising his love for Baylor with plates like “SICM BRS”. (If you’ve got a plate like this, send us a picture at BaylorProud@gmail.com!)
Either way, you’ll of course want to deck out your vehicle with a license plate frame, trailer hitch, window sticker and/or car flag.
Sic ’em, Baylor proud drivers!
Where are you going?
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Just for Fun, Academics, Student life, AthleticsThe beginning of a new year seems as good a time as any to look at why we are “Baylor Proud.”
You’ve likely heard the commercials or seen the advertisements — “I found myself at Baylor.” It was certainly true for me, and that connection has held strong for me since graduation — whether I was living in Waco or 1,600 miles away.
This video was put together for Baylor’s admissions department, and it does a great job of highlighting many of the great things the University has to offer its students. For more, visit gobaylor.com.
Sic ’em, everyone who makes Baylor great!
