Author: April Oddo

Throughout the years that the course has been offered, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been given back to the Waco community. Cuevas Peacock — Baylor assistant director of community relations – cultural wealth — said the class has helped students become more aware of the work happening in the Waco community.

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April Oddo | Broadcast Reporter Because of the drastic changes that COVID-19 has made to American’s daily routine, economists fear the potential damages that come from a lack of economic activity. Such a pandemic can lead to a possible recession, greatly impacting the working class and those with any form of income. “We gotta find a way to get the economy running because any of this stuff just treats the problem and the symptoms, not the actual cause. I think we are already in a recession. I think this one is actually worse than 2008,” Erik Baerresen, CEO of Turnkey…

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April Oddo | LTVN Intern Due to Baylor’s recent decision to transition to online classes for the rest of the 2020 spring semester, some students are struggling to find motivation from home as classes become increasingly difficult. “It’s also very hard to be proactive. I don’t think I have touched my 1305 class in three weeks just because there’s no one there to tell me to go to class on Monday and Wednesday at one. So, that’s been a challenge,” Mary Claire Leath, a freshman business major from Dallas, said. “I’m sitting at home in my bed or in my…

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April Oddo | Broadcast Reporter After the uproar of comments made from parents and students, controversial guest chapel speaker, Kaitlin Curtice, had a lot to say on social media regarding the negative responses she received after the speech she gave at Waco Hall. Due to the reactions from the student body and parents after the service, Baylor Media and Public Relations responded to the concerns. “Every Chapel speaker works with us ahead of time on what message they will be sharing, but, on occasion, a speaker may veer away from our understanding of the message they planned to convey,” the…

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