Baylor’s first Relay for Life raises $100,000 for cancer research
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Student life
When Baylor first got involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life last fall, the University was challenged to raise $25,000 for the cause.
When the donations were totaled up from April’s student-organized event, the inaugural All University Baylor Relay for Life had raised over $100,000. Nationwide, more than 4,000 similar events collected a total of over $400 million for cancer research.
With a theme of “Bear Down: All Paws for a Cure,” the all-night event on the fields outside the Baylor Sciences Building rallied more than 800 participants, including women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey, who led a 6 a.m. pep rally and donated funds that pushed Baylor’s total over the six-figure mark. Click here for a photo gallery from the event.
Sic ’em to Zeta Tau Alpha, Baylor University Medical Ethics Discussion Society and Alpha Phi Omega for organizing the event, and sic ’em to all the participants!
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!
Students serve Waco during Steppin’ Out
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Student life
Wednesday may have been American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back” program, but Baylor students have been participating in something similar for much longer. Last Saturday, hundreds of students, faculty and staff volunteered for Steppin’ Out, the University’s semi-annual service day. This year’s group painted homes, picked up trash and helped out at an animal rescue shelter, among many projects.
Students and other Baylor folks have been working with the Waco community to help serve the city’s needs through Steppin’ Out for over 20 years. Baylor Photography snapped the pictures in this photo gallery to share with those who couldn’t participate.
Sic ’em, Baylor student volunteers!
Bearathon participants race to raise scholarship funds
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Student life
Over 500 runners participated Saturday in Student Foundation’s fifth annual Bearathon, and the record turnout likely will mean a record fundraising total for student scholarships once the contributions are tallied.
The event shows what is possible when students, alumni and Waco residents come together. Bearathon is organized by students, and last year raised $15,000 for scholarships. About half the participants were students, with alumni, Waco residents and even some out-of-towners also joining in.
The 13.1-mile course began at Fountain Mall on campus, continued through Cameron Park and downtown Waco, and finished up back on campus. Student groups gathered at spots along the route to pass out water and cheer on the competitors. Click here for a photo gallery from the event.
Sic ’em, scholarship fundraisers!
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!
Lady Bear selection show photo gallery
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Athletics
The Baylor women’s basketball team gathered with a couple of hundred fans Monday night in the Ferrell Center’s Stone Reception Room to watch the NCAA Tournament Selection Show live on ESPN, and those gathered were not disappointed as the Lady Bears were named a No. 3 seed. Click here for a photo gallery from the event.
Sic ’em, Lady Bears!
More from the men’s basketball selection show
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Approximately 600 fans gathered at the Ferrell Center Sunday night to join the Baylor men’s basketball team in watching to see if the Bears would make this year’s NCAA Tournament. As head coach Scott Drew said, “We wanted to watch this with our family, and you [the fans] are our family.”
The CBS announcers went spot by spot, team by team, through nearly the entire 65-team bracket without calling Baylor’s name. In the end, it came down to the final unannounced spot. With one place remaining, nervous clapping and cheers echoed through the Ferrell Center, erupting into furious shouts of joy when “Baylor” went up on the screens.
We’ve put together this photo gallery to share the experience, and at least one fan has uploaded a video of the announcement on YouTube. Check it out — it still gives me chills. BaylorBears.com and the Waco Tribune-Herald each have short photo galleries, too.
I’m proud for the seniors, who chose Baylor when their friends questioned why. I’m proud for Coach Drew, who made the same choice despite those who scratched their head at his move. And I’m proud for Baylor fans, who suffered through some rough years and now get to enjoy this experience — which is hopefully just the beginning.
Sic ’em, Baylor men’s basketball!
Scenes from Sing 2008
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Student life
If you’ve never been to Baylor’s All-University Sing, it’s hard to convey the energy that fills Waco Hall, but we’ve done our best with this photo gallery from this year’s spectacular. In the course of a little over three hours, a combined cast of over 1,200 students presented 16 acts reminiscent of the golden age of musicals — between 50 and 100 students on stage at a time, singing and dancing through a medley of songs in each act.
A panel of judges named “On the Town” (performed by Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Sigma and pictured at right) this year’s best act. It will be one of eight acts featured at Pigskin Revue this fall during Homecoming Weekend.
We’ve also put together a second photo gallery that gives a “behind-the-scenes” look at Sing. Thanks to Baylor Photography for sharing these photos with us!
I attended Sing this year for the first time, and I’m glad I did; this year was the 55th annual performance, and it’s a tradition Baylor friends and family can be proud of.
Sic ’em, Sing!
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!
Race for the White House at Poage
Posted by The Baylor Proud Team in : Photo Galleries, Research
In our modern era, presidential candidates have (for the most part) moved away from creative and colorful posters and buttons in favor of MySpace pages and Facebook groups. In some ways, that’s a shame, because future generations won’t have artifacts like “Who? Who? Hoover!” signs and “Snowmobilers for Bush” bumper stickers to look back on.
Just in time for the run-up to our next presidential election, the Baylor Collection of Political Materials has put an array of such memorabilia from its archives on display at the Poage Legislative Library (on campus, between Jones Library and Castellaw Communications). The “Race for the White House” exhibit is on view from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, from now through the end of summer. Admission is free.
The Waco Tribune-Herald and Baylor Lariat each recently ran nice features on the unique collection. In case you can’t make it to Waco to see the display, we’ve compiled a photo gallery of the exhibition for you.
Sic ’em, Poage Library!
