Author: Savannah Cooper

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By Savannah Cooper | Staff Writer Every year, freshmen get to partake in one of Baylor’s biggest traditions: running the Baylor Line. Running the Line is an exhilarating run across McLane Stadium to create a tunnel for football players each home game ending with prime seats behind the guest team. According to Houston senior and Baylor Line Chairman, Danny Dominguez, starting in the 1970’s with all males just walking around the stadium, the line has now become a staple for home games. Upperclassmen, alumni and fans alike cheer the runners on for highly anticipated the sea of gold jerseys. Dominguez…

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Video by Christina Soto | Broadcast Reporter, Story by Savannah Cooper | Staff Writer In response to the need for campus unity and the unforeseen tragedy of Hurricane Harvey, Vertical Ministries came together for a night full of worship and grace for the surrounding community. On-campus student ministries such as Vertical Ministries decided to build off of their already planned prayer event to also honor those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Executive Director of Vertical Ministries Dale Wallace shared how he believes, as a campus, Baylor students need to build bridges rather than islands separating ourselves based off of our differences.…

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Video by Christina Soto | Broadcast Reporter, Story by Savannah Cooper | Staff Writer Martin is unique to campus, but from the day it opens their doors, they’ve always been all male. After a year of renovations they’ve re-opened and look forward to starting a new culture and presence on campus. Construction on renovations started in May of 2016 and opened right before move in day in mid-August of 2017 welcoming 260 freshmen male residents, the collaborative renovation process transformed the building from within. Assistant Director for Facilities and Operations for Campus Living and Learning, Curtis Odle, has been a…

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Savannah Cooper | Staff Writer Interim Provost Michael McLendon, President Linda Livingstone and head football coach Matt Rhule might have different titles, but they share a commonality of a wave of change in Baylor’s leadership. President Livingstone hired McLendon as Interim Provost on July 1, succeeding Executive Vice President and Provost L. Gregory Jones, who resigned to return to Duke University. The seventh-generation Texan and third-generation Baylor-ite, McLendon told his family that he’d be back in Texas no longer than six months after graduating and moving to D.C. for an internship. His time away lasted much longer than six months…

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