Baylor News
The audience at the All Are Neighbors event, hosted by multiple university coalitions, included a sizeable share of older generations, including, but not limited to, tenured professors, university staff and community members.
All Are Neighbors, held in the Cashion Academic Center, drew 270 ticketed attendees, totaling 352 people, including VIP guests and speakers, nearly filling all available seats. The event was created in response to TPUSA’s presence on campus, but speakers and organizers consistently emphasized that the gathering was not merely reactive. Instead, it functioned as a faith-centered call to action, rooted in Christian teaching and expressed through civic engagement.
Beta Upsilon Chi is drawing attention on campus after coming off a first-place Sing victory and recruiting 28 new members, nearly doubling its organization’s size. The men of BYX hope to continue this momentum as they share their “why Beta Upsilon Chi.”
University Provost Dr. Nancy Brickhouse emphasizes that her departure from administration was “not a political decision.”
Waco News
After receiving funding to partner with the Waco Police Department, the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network is addressing the need for emergency mental health resources by putting behavioral health specialists in immediate contact with those in need.
There are a number of locations around Waco that are accessible for students and potential weekend plans, like Baylor’s Mayborn Museum or the Waco Downtown Farmers Market.
Bozarth said the Pet Partners of Central Texas organization is as involved in the community as they can be, and she sees a positive effect when her therapy dog, Bentley, interacts with Baylor students. She said students will often smile and enjoy the dog’s company, but they are often under the impression the animal cannot be petted.
Waco police arrested local attorney Pablo Martinez, Jr., Thursday night after he was accused of trying to run a group of Baylor students over with his truck when they would not let him enter their home or join their gathering. No students were injured.
INTERNATIONAL
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.
