In the midst of the COVID-19 virus, there is a positive for animal shelters.
Author: Vivian Roach
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer The Waco Transit System has taken precautions and shortens service hours to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.Waco Transit System general manager, Serena Stevenson announced in a press release Monday that the transit system would only allow up to 10 people at a time on each vehicle. She also asked passengers to follow social distancing practices by avoiding seats indicated as unavailable.The transit system’s fixed route service hours, routes around the city of Waco and the Baylor University Shuttle (BUS) have also been modified. Fixed route service hours have been shortened to 7:15…
Baylor’s residence hall leadership team have an answer for students who can’t get to their dorm rooms.
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterThe City of Waco held a coronavirus press conference Wednesday morning, where Mayor Kyle Deaver announced five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Waco-McLennan county. Each of the cases are travel related, however none of patients have been hospitalized. The Waco-McLennan county public health district was notified about four of the cases Tuesday night.The first case, a 64-year-old man who traveled to Israel last week; the second case, a 68-year-old man visiting family in McLennan county from Ecuador. A 52-year-old-man and 56-year-old woman, a married couple, tested positive last night. They had previously traveled to New…
Baylor bears, Judge Lady and Judge Joy are offering greetings from the bear habitat to those that may be feeling lonely while in self-isolation, quarantine, or social distancing from the COVID-19 outbreak.
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterBaylor’s athletic director won a title of his own after numerous Baylor athletic teams have brought home titles under his guidance.Mack B. Rhoades IV, he Baylor University vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics, was awarded the Under Armour AD of the Year Award for 2019 to 2020 Tuesday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.The award acknowledges seven divisions and this year’s winners will be recognized on June 9 during NACDA’s 55th Annual Convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.Out of the 28 individuals awarded, 22 received the honor for…
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterLocal businesses are partnering with Baylor’s Go Gold! Program under the Solid Gold Neighbor initiative city growth pillar to encourage local shopping by offering discounts.The goal of the city growth pillar is to keep students and staff in Waco after their time at Baylor. By partnering with local businesses, Krista Brinser, external affairs assistant director of community relations, said she hopes the initiative will foster relationships between the campus community and Waco so they want to call the city home.The Go Gold! Program has partnered with over 60 businesses since last summer, and the list…
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer Around the world, as an effort to contain the coronavirus, employers have instructed workers to stay home and out of the workplace. Concerts, shows, and festivals have been put on hold in Germany. Normally frequented grocery stores, retail stores and restaurants have all seen a decline in traffic.Monday, the Dow Jones index hit a record-breaking point gain since March of 2009 because of the global outbreak of the coronavirus, a drastic change from last week’s almost 360 point drop, a 14% decrease from a recent high. The Dow hadn’t taken a worse hit since…
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer BU Vision, an annual singing competition among the different groups in the Department of Modern Languages & Cultures, is returning to Baylor this spring for its 10th anniversary.The French group is starting to rehearse for the competition in April. Song choice, musicians,and dance elements are all the first rule of business for the group of French majors, minors and acquaintances to the language.Whether it be French, Italian, Korean, Chinese or other languages, all of the groups are allowed freedom in their song choice and the opportunity to incorporate dancing and musicians within their performance.Senior…
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterThe Baylor Students for Environmental and Wildlife Protection (SEWP) held their “Discuss with Us” series Tuesday night in the Baylor Sciences Building. The group tackled questions of trophy hunting and endangered species in a neoclassical society.The group is not exclusive to environmental studies majors, but welcome to anyone with an interest in sharing their voice. Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. sophomore Kelbie Pogoncheff, Baylor SEWP advocacy chair, said she encouraged attendees to participate throughout the presentation with questions, comments and concerns.Pogoncheff presented three different viewpoints on trophy hunting used to justify the sport, and argued…
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterFamily members, basketball legends, celebrities and fans all gathered for Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant’s public celebration of life held on Monday morning in Los Angeles.Thousands filled the home of the Lakers, the Staples Center, to capacity for the basketball legend and his daughter who died in a helicopter crash on their way to a youth basketball tournament last month. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s widow, made her first appearance since the tragedy. Bryant thanked the audience for their condolences and honored both her daughter and husband with a heartfelt tribute speech.Following in the footsteps of…
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer, Video by Grace Smith | Broadcast Reporter The Baylor fight song was heard loud and clear from the corner of Interstate 35 and University Parks Drive Friday afternoon. The groundbreaking ceremony of the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center was celebrated in true Baylor fashion. President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., the Hurd family, Baylor Board of Regents and other Baylor faculty were welcomed to the future site of the welcome center by ambassadors of Baylor: the spirit squads, the Golden Wave band, the tennis team and other student organizations. Mark and Paula Hurd’s lead…
The Waco City Council denied a permit for an unaccompanied alien children shelter in East Waco Tuesday.
By Tyler Bui | Assistant News Editor, Vivian Roach | Staff Writer, Video by Igor Stepczynski | Broadcast Reporter The Paranormal Cirque promised Waco a weekend full of “scares, screams and laughs” as the performers made a five-day stop on their tour, which ended Monday night. The show followed European styles and incorporated a scare factor into its performance. The Paranormal Cirque gave the audience “dark and wicked” show, filled with a combination of acrobatics, magic, horror, cabaret and theater. Upon entering the cirque, audience members were greeted by clowns, skeletons and chainsaw-carrying zombies. The show began with a dark,…
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterThe Heart of Texas Regional History Fair will return to Baylor Friday, hosting the event that has been held for more than 30 years.The fair is sponsored by the Texas Collection at Carroll Library and will be held in the Bill Daniel Student Center. It is a non-ticketed event with free admission to the public. Judging will begin around 9 a.m.Students from fifth to 12th grade can participate with project mediums ranging from papers to websites, performances, documentaries and exhibits.There are three categories at the regional level, the youngest being the fifth-grade contestants who will…
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer, Video by Grace Smith | Broadcast Reporter The Baylor University Spirit Squad is celebrating 100 years of serving as Baylor ambassadors cheering on the university’s sports teams both at home and away. The spirit squad is composed of all girl yell leaders, co-ed yell leaders, the songleaders dance team and mascots Bruiser and Marigold. They perform at all football games, basketball games and home volleyball games. Team members also travel to postseason football championships and bowl games. Baylor yell leader alumna Susan Bell said during her time at Baylor from 1986 to 1988, the…
“Investigating impeachment” contextualizes the constitution for impeachment
President Trump’s third State of the Union Tuesday night highlighted the “Great American Comeback.”
Dr Pepper doesn’t neglect its beginnings in Waco, acknowledging the Baylor women’s basketball team honorable national championship titles.
The U.S. Department of State has restricted all travel to China.
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer, Video by Grace Smith | Broadcast Reporter The suspected coronavirus cases in Brazos County and Waco-McLennan County have been reported negative by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both cases, involving a student at Baylor and a student at Texas A&M, alerted doctors of their symptoms more out of concern for their recent travel to endemic areas where the disease has spread, than for the seriousness of the symptoms. Waco-McLennan County Public Health District official Kelly Craine said the patient at Baylor had mild symptoms of the flu-like virus, and was put in…
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer, Video by Grace Smith and BrenShavia Jordan | Broadcast Reporters The two suspected coronavirus cases in Brazos County and Waco-McLennan County have been reported as negative by the CDC. Both patients, one a student at Baylor and the other at Texas A&M, alerted doctors more out of concern for their recent travel to endemic area than for their symptoms of the virus. Waco-McLennan County Public Health District official Kelly Craine said the patient at Baylor had mild symptoms of the flu-like virus and was put in self-isolation as a precaution while awaiting the results…
By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer, Video by Grace Smith | Broadcast Reporter Union Hall will host its grand opening at 11 a.m. Saturday. The food hall, a brand new restaurant concept to the Waco restaurant scene, is located on 720 Franklin Ave. and dedicated to keeping its vendors rooted in the local community. Jonathan Garza, sales and leasing agent for Turner Behringer Real Estate, walked through the space during an informational walkthrough and explained how the concept is meant to close the gap for food vendors, from food truck to brick and mortar. Stalls in Union Hall are reserved…
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterKen Starr, former Baylor president, has been introduced to President Donald Trump’s legal team ahead of the Senate trial, which opened Tuesday morning, and continued debate late into the night. Starr served Baylor for 6 years, and was a professor of law at Pepperdine University. Starr was last seen on Capitol Hill in 1999, when he investigated president Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial. Starr left Baylor in 2016 and was a Fox News contributor before joining the president’s legal team. Baylor alum Peter Mungiguerra worked at the State Legislature with Rep. Terry Meza after…
By Vivian Roach and Darby Good | Staff Writer and News EditorChief Justice John Roberts called to order at noon Thursday the third impeachment trial in history. Justice Roberts swore in the Senate as jury members in the continuation of impeachment proceedings, with hearings beginning Tuesday. The House of Representatives impeached President Trump on Dec. 18 with a vote of 230-197 to charge the president with abuse of power and 229-198 to add a charge of obstruction of Congress. The House vote almost directly went along party lines. The House held the articles of impeachment for nearly a month before…
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterCBD has recently become popular in Waco among first responders and former athletes who use the product to help heal injuries and relieve stress. Anne Tamporello is the owner of the CBD American Shaman Waco franchise, which opened in late December. Tamporello is a former professional athlete and is currently a police officer for the Waco Police Department. After trying CBD oil herself almost two and a half years ago, Tamporello said she had better sleep quality and less knee pain. CBD is one of the thousands of cannabinoids found in the hemp plant. People…
By Vivian Roach | Staff WriterLined along the Brazos River stretching from the Cameron Park Pecan Bottoms entrance to University Parks Drive, 28 animal sculptures have been commissioned from Arizona to be displayed here in Waco. Fiona Bond, executive director of Creative Waco, a local arts agency for Waco and McLennan County, wanted to create a “root and branch” organization for the arts in Waco after moving here with her husband about five years ago. Each sculpture represents local or Cameron Park Zoo animals. Creative Waco supports Waco as a cultural arts district. It organizes funding for the arts through…