Baylor News
Complete with Cha Community, Kona Ice and fire dancing, the Hawai’i Club’s third annual Luau will feature cultural themes of connection and “aloha spirit.”
To address misconceptions about sexual assault during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Baylor’s Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office will be hosting Denim Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 24 at the SUB Stage.
Baylor is home to students from all around the world, and the Global Gateway Program is designed to support those for whom English is a second language.
This week on Lariat TV News, we bring you a major update regarding men’s basketball.…
Waco News
“Worship God, Change the World.”
World Mandate’s slogan reflects a conference that believes changing the world is an integral part of Christianity.
Thanks to the Chisholm Crossing website, you won’t say there isn’t anything to do in Waco again.
Chisholm Crossing is a website focused on exploring downtown Waco and the shops, restaurants and recreational activities residents and guests can enjoy.
A local charity is encouraging Wacoans to experience a night of being homeless and sleep in a box.
It’s part of Mission Waco’s Box City Sleepout, an event happening tonight to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness in the city.
The civil war in Syria is closer to Baylor than the more than 7,000 miles that separate Waco from Damascus.
State News
Tensions continued to grow over the summer between political adversaries as Texas state Sen. James Talarico called on Attorney General Ken Paxton to release internal records related to a controversial child sexual abuse case involving former Waco attorney and Baylor Law graduate Adam Hoffman.
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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.