Following Governor Abbott’s decision to rescind the state-wide mask mandate, many Texas universities decided to maintain their Covid-19 protocols.
Author: Anne Walker
After passing in the Senate on Saturday, Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, is headed to the House for a final vote. The bill expands the eligibility for stimulus checks to adult dependents, including college students.
On Tuesday, Governor Abbott announced an executive order that will end Texas’ mask mandate and allow business to operate at full capacity. Local businesses in Waco are still considering how they want to react to the change in state policy.
On Monday, the Senate confirmed President Biden’s pick for secretary of education, Miguel Cardona.
Last week, Winter Storm Uri brought freezing temperatures that left many Waco residents without power or water. Throughout the perils of the storm, residents turned to each other for help. Many continue to rely on community support in the aftermath of the storm.
Baylor announced Thursday afternoon that remote instruction and telework will resume on Friday. The decision comes after President Livingstone reported earlier in the day that many students and Waco residents continue to struggle without power and water.
Baylor announced on Tuesday that the McLane Student Life Center (SLC) would open at 4 p.m. as an emergency warming location. The center will remain open throughout the night for off-campus residents that lack power, heat or water.
The US needs to signal a lasting commitment to a renewed US-Indonesia partnership.
Baylor plans multiple study abroad opportunities for summer 2021, while monitoring international Covid-19 restrictions and guidelines.
Based on the findings of a recent report by the Afghanistan Study Group, Biden may choose to postpone the withdrawal of U.S. forces from America’s longest war due on May 1.
Mary Imeri, the owner of Baris, a popular Italian restaurant in Waco, passed away on Jan. 16.
While innovative technology allows Baylor students to protect themselves from COVID-19 as they complete courses, online and hybrid classes may pose other health risks.
President Biden proposed the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. In Waco, some find hope in the bill’s promises, while others remain hesitant.
Last Thursday, Baylor First Gentleman Brad Livingstone announced the prize winners of last semester’s COVID-19 testing incentive program on Facebook.
China’s actions against Uighur populations in the Xinjiang region have been deemed “genocide” by the U.S. government in one of the outgoing Trump administration’s final acts.
Amid our fractured political landscape and regardless of your political leanings, we should all be encouraged that a child of immigrants and a woman of color can achieve the second-highest position in our land.
On Wednesday, shortly after the President’s inauguration, the Biden administration began implementing a number of initiatives from Biden’s campaign speeches, twitter announcements, and plans posted on the Biden-Harris transition website.
