Baylor News
At their regular February meeting, the Baylor Board of Regents took major steps towards it’s five-year strategic plan, including approving a tuition increase for the 2025-26 school year, a new scholarship initiative and the addition of two new academic degrees.
According to Magnolia, Ark. junior Olivia Claire Smith, Chi Omega president, repeat Sing performers bring the enthusiasm of the previous year’s performance. In the case of Chi Omega, which put on a top act last year, returning performers may help start a winning dynasty.
“We exist with one foot in the Baylor world and one foot in the larger world of academic publishing,” Jarrell said. “It is our hope to serve both spheres, bridging excellence in our industry and prestigious service to our leadership while playing a role in furthering Baylor’s missional life as an R1 institution.”
When Everett first surveyed campus, he said one of the things he noticed was the lack of color around campus. To rectify this, he said his team has planted tulips around campus which have begun blooming just in time for graduation photo opportunities.
Waco News
By Helena Hunt, Staff Writer The Waco Hispanic Museum, created to celebrate Waco’s Hispanic heritage,…
A small community of artists is slowly recovering after a fire caused structural damage to the Waco Art Forum early Tuesday morning.
Waco’s free downtown shuttle, The Dash, was reinstated to serve Baylor students on Aug. 24. This year, Waco Transit has extended the usual shuttle schedule to include an all-day Saturday route.
Biker rally cut short due to bomb threat from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo. This morning…
State News
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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.
Gas prices in Texas have surged more than 70 cents per gallon since the U.S. went to war with Iran three weeks ago. The near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has driven oil prices up more than 40%, pushing the national average to its highest point since 2023 and sending diesel past $5 for the first time in three years.
The largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in decades unfolded as American and Israeli forces struck Iran Saturday, killing its supreme leader and triggering retaliatory strikes from the Gulf to Israel. The White House said the campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and toppling its government.
Dr. Joshua Alley, assistant professor of political science, said part of the Trump administration’s interest in Greenland has to do with America’s national security strategy.
