By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterI’m not usually a fan of the Christmas season, but this year, waking up to my mother screaming and realizing what happened took the cake as my darkest holiday memory. I enjoyed being home with the luxury of fresh coffee in the morning, my dog running in my room to wake me up and chilly nights watching movies with my parents. After being home only a couple of days, my relaxing vacation was disrupted when I woke up abruptly to hear my mom crying on the phone. She kept asking how it happened, when it…
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By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterThe stress of senior year started to pile up; school work was starting to get harder and work felt like it was adding up. Then on top of that, I had other priorities, and everything that I was a part of seemed to take the No. 1 spot. I felt like I was doing so much, I wasn’t being productive in anything. One week I knew I was going to be so busy, I had a major test, tons of assignments at work and then, on top of that, still had to do my other…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast Reporter Baylor’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity presented a $1,425 check to the Heart of Texas Chargers Special Olympic team on Nov. 1at the AMF Bowling Alley. The fraternity works with the team by practicing and coaching bowling. The money raised will go toward funding for the team such as equipment and jerseys.One of the coaches for the team, Jennifer Kingery, said she has grown up around the Special Olympics and encourages everyone to get involved.“You know don’t be shy, come out,” Kingery said. “These kids love it, you know a lot of people are timid…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast Reporter Addie Wolfe is a four-year-old girl who loves “Moana,” cheerleading, soccer and crafts, but those activities take a little more effort for her. Addie Wolfe was born with chromosomal disabilities that resulted in her having a sacrococcygeal teratoma when she was a baby. She had to have surgery to remove it at only two weeks old. “That was a scary process for us because we were first time parents, had no idea that we would have a baby that would have special needs or abnormality, and so it was terrifying,” said Addie Wolfe’s mom,…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast Reporter Baylor fraternity Phi Gamma Delta hosted its annual Halloween-inspired event Fright Night from Oct. 26 – 27. The event was free to the public, but the fraternity sold Fright Night T-shirts to help support its philanthropy, the USO. “The guys love doing it so it’s a win/win to try and pull this big of an event for USO,” said Farmersville junior Clark Parr, Fright Night chair. Parr said the fraternity planned its costumes and other details for months in advance to pull off the perfect haunted house. Days before opening, Fiji started building its…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterFuzzy Friends Rescue hosted their sixth annual Zombie Run 5K on Saturday. The non-profit animal shelter provides food, home and medical care to homeless dogs and cats of Waco. Participants came in their best zombie attire and even some dogs looked a little undead.Several organizations came out to support the cause, including Baylor fraternity Pi Kappa Phi. “It’s an easy way to get involved in the community, it’s a great event, the people that put it on are amazing. Fuzzy Friends is a great event,” said Granite Bay, Calif., senior Micheal Grace, Pi Kapp Philanthropy…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterSigma Chi kicked off their annual Derby Days week to support their philanthropy, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, on Monday. The opening ceremony, called Derby Doggies, invited dog lovers to Fountain Mall to listen to music, eat barbeque and Pokey-O’s and play with the pups. “We’re really hoping on getting as many people out here as we can, that’s my main goal for this event,” said Mansfield junior, Kolton Fletcher, Sigma Chi’s philanthropy chair. Throughout the week, sororities at Baylor will compete in activities such as flag football, sand volleyball, dodgeball and a 5K run, where…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast Reporter Austin senior Marifer Tamkin said she was used to being fit and healthy in high school but when she got to college, she eventually gained the freshman 15 as well as an additional 25 pounds. “That was a really big shock for me since I had always been very sporty, so I decided I needed to make my health a priority,” Tamkin said. She said she stumbled across an Instagram page of a girl whose post of her own weight loss went viral thanks to a company called Arbonne. Tamkin said she messaged the…
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By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterCollege students get sick all the time, especially during cold and flu season. Sometimes, though, it can seem like making an appointment at the on-campus health clinic requires more work than necessary. Medical director, Dr. Sharon Stern, said the process of making appointments online for the student health clinic in the McLane Student Life Center is actually quite easy if you know how to navigate the system. The health clinic is a full-functioning medical care unit with several different departments ranging from lab services, a pharmacy and physical therapy to allergy injections, general services and…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast Reporter“I don’t think this little coffee place will be popular,” I told my mom as we stopped into Common Grounds at the end of my tour while first visiting Baylor.Soon, this cute and rustic cafe would become my regular destination for my caffeine fix. One of my best friends and I solidified our love for “CG” together during the first weeks of freshman year as we bonded over the sweet sensation. I felt like a real college student, hanging out in a trendy cafe while studying and listening to indie music. The coffee house was…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterLuke and Rachel Whyte have been around Baylor for a long time, but recently stepped into big, new shoes. Luke Whyte is the new college pastor at Antioch Church and he and his family have been making big waves. The Whyte’s said students eagerly anticipate Wednesday nights when the church hosts their college nights. These services include worship songs from a live band, as well as prayers and messages from Luke Whyte. Last Sunday, there was a college night camp out at a ranch called Old Bethany. Students brought their hammocks, enos and tents as…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterWhether it’s massive Saturday, football games or intramurals with your friends at 11 p.m., there’s more than enough sports to go around at Baylor. In particular, the women’s club soccer team has made it its mission to make a big postseason run. After making it to regionals last year, the team aims to take on nationals this season. Coto de Caza, Calif., senior Victoria Rydelski, team captain, blew out her knee last year during the second game. She sat out the season, but said she is now determined to finish her senior year with a…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast Reporter When in doubt, anxiety it out. Everyone deals with anxiety at least once in their life, to some extent. For some, it hangs on us like an impatient toddler to their mom in the grocery store, then to others it creeps up on them so slowly that they don’t even know it’s there until they feel like they have been hit by truck. I have been the biggest procrastinator my whole life. When I was in lower school to middle school, then on to high school, I would spend school nights watching television before…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast Reporter Titanic, the Artifact Exhibition, docked at the Mayborn Musuem June 2 and is staying in Waco until January 6, 2018. Not only does the display include real artifacts from the recovery of the wreck, but visitors also have the opportunity to go back in time and engage in an interactive feel within the confines of the memorium. “It’s a huge part of what makes this exhibit personal,” said Emily Carolin, marketing and visitor services facilitator for the museum. Visitors turn into passengers as they enter the museum and are granted a ticket to aboard…
By Caroline Waterhouse | Broadcast ReporterFor the Baylor community, football is much more than just a sport. Head football coach Matt Rhule proved just that last Thursday at the 30th Annual Kick-Off Sports Luncheon at the Baylor Club. Before Rhule spoke about his aspirations for the upcoming season, assistant athletic director for broadcasting John Morris –– better known as Baylor’s “Voice of the Bears” –– announced two scholarships for local high school students presented by the Chamber of Commerce, followed by the annual Dave Campbell award.Rhule spoke about the love of football, but more importantly, what it brings to the…