Baylor News
Daniel Haddad, associate director for orientation programs, said ongoing construction at Draper Academic Building impacted the available spaces for the sessions. Therefore, the second day of orientation will take place exclusively in the Welcome Center.
“I just say bring back Vine,” Carlsbad, Calif., sophomore Camille True said as she expressed how complicated and problematic current social media apps like TikTok have become.
The Women’s History Month Roundtable: Reflections in History will display Baylor graduate students’ and professors’ research surrounding women and celebrate their contribution to history. The event is open to everyone and will be at 3:30 p.m. March 20 in the Lewis-Birkhead Lecture Hall of Armstrong Browning Library.
Austin junior David Jabour and Lucas senior Benj Nopper are the two students who created the Bears of Business Podcast. Although the podcast has only existed for a few months, it has already grown in popularity among students in the Hankamer School of Business.
Waco News
A single-engine plane crashed in central Texas, killing five people aboard including two children, and the victims were likely related, officials said Tuesday.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that Waco Police claim an earlier reported robbery did not occur
Texas’ March primary will likely be delayed after the Supreme Court on Friday blocked the use of state legislative and congressional district maps that were drawn by federal judges.
The 63-year-old woman reported a black man wearing a ski mask displayed a firearm and took her month’s rent
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.