The Baylor Line

09/25/2025

"Still, Waco Creek was always a flood threat. One particularly severe flood in 1913 washed out the bridge over South Fifth Street near the campus and is well recorded in the Texas Collections photograph files. 'It had a tendency to get blocked up by debris,' Department of Religion Chairman Glenn Hilburn recalls. 'And once, when it was almost completely barricaded, the flood waters reached almost to Franklin Avenue.'" Read more from this 1998 Classic article now at baylorline.com.

09/23/2025

“This moment is every bit as significant as those prior ones, and the world is waiting and watching—as is history—for what you will do. So use your voice and all the tools you have in this moment," Perryman said. Read more about Skye Perryman’s fight for democracy now at baylorline.com/skye-perryman.

09/22/2025

💡Think you know it all? Join us Thursday for light bites, laughs, and lots of fun at Trivia Night, featuring Baylor know-it-all Dr. Steve Gardner as your host.
Learn more and register yourself or your team NOW at baylorline.com/event/trivia-night/

09/19/2025

In this week's Baylor Brief:

⭐️ Football, Triumphs, Accolades & More: Things are not looking too shabby after the Bears had a 42-7 win over Samford. Baylor went up against Arizona State University on Saturday at 6:30 pm.

⭐️ Bears in the Hall of Fame: Bryce Petty, a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and previously the New York Jets, is being inducted into the 2025 Hall of Fame.

⭐️ Impending Traffic: Impending doom is upon us … traffic that is. Earlier this week, TxDot announced plans to remove the northbound I-35 bridges over 17th and 18th Street.

⭐️ Flashing Lights: The inaugural Baylor New Play Initiative (BNPI) – featuring readings of four new plays by emerging and known artists around the world, announced the ticket packages and casts.

⭐️ A New Place to Worship: Baylor partnered with Texas Baptist for a new Baptist Student Ministry building that will be built on the corner of South Fourth Street and Daughtrey Avenue.

Read more in this week's Baylor Brief at

Headlines from Baylor and beyond! This week, Baylor football players old and new earn awards, traffic trumps Waco, and more.

09/18/2025

"For most of the years of her existence Baylor has not had to give much concern to the recruiting of students. They have simply come. Most have come because of the university's Baptist identity, feeling the extra cost was the price for the distinctives they sought." Read more from this 1970 Classic article now at baylorline.com.

09/17/2025

And we are back! In the episode of The Green Room, former Congressman, Chet Edwards reflects on patriotism in its truest and worst forms and learning from personal failure. Listen now at baylorline.com/podcast/.

09/16/2025

"People were coming from Killeen, Copperas Cove, all around to see that show," Corkill said. "That had never really happened before, and people told us, 'You have to do it again.' So now we're going to do it every two months." Read more about the making of the PACC now, at baylorline.com.

09/15/2025

New episode of The Green Room, coming soon. 🤭

09/11/2025

"It's a nuance that didn't exist in 2008," Dr. Ray Perryman noted. "In 2025, we are seeing people who want to level up their skills to deal with the dramatic changes coming for some occupations." Read more about how recent grads are navigating an unstable economy now, at baylorline.com.

09/11/2025

📣Who wants free tickets?📣
We're giving away two free tickets (plus free parking!) to this weekend's football game against Samford. Donate $13 by the 13th at baylorline.com/giving/ to enter the drawing.