Baylor News
Go Global, a program in the Department of Missions and Public Life, offers over 40 different mission trip opportunities in more than 20 locations. The one- to two-week experiences offer students the opportunity to assist communities in locations ranging from Texas to the other side of the globe.
Baylor’s chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) will be hosting its annual national fall conference in person for the first time since the onset of COVID-19. It will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in Cashion 506.
Hidden as one of the Baylor Sciences Building’s restricted areas, the BSB Vivarium is the place where animals used for scientific research projects are cared for.
The Baylor Counseling Center saw a rise in numbers this semester as group therapy increased in popularity again after dwindling attendance in the past due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
