Baylor News
The incoming freshman class is full of people who want to be heard.
The interest expressed in the thirteen senate seats and three class officer positions – president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer – available for the freshman class will likely produce a larger election than Student Government has seen in recent years.
In its first weekly meeting this year, the student senate voted unanimously on Thursday to pass both the Delta Tau Delta Traditions Rally Bill and the Education Affordability Act.
The Delta Tau Delta Traditions Rally Bill, authored by Rockwall senior Senator Nick Pokorny, will allocate $10,000 from the Student Government Allocation Fund to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity to pay for the 2012 Traditions Rally musical act, Cory Morrow. Any money not used will be returned to the fund. The bill states the event will be moved to the new Baylor Stadium upon its completion.
On June 19, 2012 five climbers from Waco set out to summit Mount Rainier, the highest peak in Washington’s Cascade range.
Rainier, popular with outdoor adventurers, climbs 14,411 feet above the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day it can be seen from Portland to the Canadian border.
Baylor engineering students, in conjunction with the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER), are in the process of designing a device that will be sent into space in the near future.
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Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.
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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.
