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he Student Senate had a very productive meeting Thursday evening.
Houston senior Blessing Amune presented the Miss Phi Iota Alpha Pageant bill. Phi Iota Alpha has requested almost $5,000 to help cover event cost for its 12th Annual Miss Phi I.A. pageant. Senators passed the legislation in a vote of 34-2.
Kansas State at Iowa State: The undefeated No. 6 Wildcats travel to Ames to take on a 4-1 Cyclones team. Kansas State’s offense is nothing flashy, but the ground game of quarterback Collin Klein and running back John Hubert has become a dominant force. Iowa State may be the surprise team of the Big 12. This should be a defensive struggle in a hostile environment, but ultimately Kansas State should prove to be too much for Iowa State. Prediction: Kansas State 27, Iowa State 20
Every year, students from universities all over the world visit the Baylor Web domain to register for an international contest in technology.
Baylor has been the headquarters for the International Collegiate Programming Contest since 1976. The event gives students from six continents a chance to compete by solving real-world computer science problems.
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
Or so Ghandi said, anyway. One Baylor faculty member is exploring the topic of forgiveness in a research lab she conducts with the aid of undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Jo-Ann C. Tsang, an associate professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience, leads a social psychology research lab, which allows students to get hands-on experience in completing research involving forgiveness.
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Beyond the races for U.S. Senate and governor, Texas voters will decide who fills several statewide offices this November — positions that oversee everything from the state’s finances to its oil and gas industry.
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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.
