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The Iran war is now in its 46th day. Iran responded by restricting access to Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil, and moving to toll vessels transiting the strait. Waco drivers are already feeling it. The local average hit $3.38 a gallon last week, up 21 cents in seven days and 75 cents year-over-year, according to AAA data.

Baylor’s Arctic Acclimatization & Sleep Optimization Research Center is a first-of-its-kind facility that supports advanced, collaborative research and testing. It focuses on developing knowledge products and biomedical technologies to evaluate and reduce how factors in the Arctic affect different factors in soldiers and first responders, including sleep, cognitive abilities and physical performance.

“Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibit, is currently on display in the middle of the first floor in Jones H. Jones Library from April 11 through May 20. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association presented the exhibit, examining the Holocaust through America’s evolving awareness of the event.

Students across campus gathered to support “Kicks for CASA” Saturday evening at the BSB fields, raising funds for children in the foster care system. Although many teams competed, Sigma Alpha Epsilon took home the championship.

The environmental science department will host “Sustainability in Action,” creating a pledge wall for students in the Baylor Sciences Building April 22. Students will come up to the table and write down notes on how they can pledge to help the planet and post them on the wall. The table will also have stickers and candy for students to take as they stop by.

Students, faculty and staff manned a prayer tent around the clock during FM72 for attendees to pray and worship anytime. Additionally, students of all denominations gathered each night for a special time of worship and a message, according to Director of Operations Anna Webb.

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday from the White House, declaring that the U.S. is “on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly” in Iran — a message aimed at reassuring a public paying more at the pump and growing skeptical of his handling of the economy.