Baylor News
Roanoke senior and club internal vice president Lauren Nealy has been a member of CBL since her freshman year. She said she was originally a biology major on the pre-med track because she thought that in order to do ministry, she had to be involved in medical aid; she has since switched to accounting.
Two Baylor students stepped up to the leash when the opportunity to train guide dogs for the blind appeared. Now, years after they first began volunteering, they encourage others to partake in the first steps of the guide dogs’ careers as puppy raisers.
Built in 1930 and 1940 respectively, Memorial and Alexander Residence Halls are some of the oldest facilities on campus, and during the 2023-2024 academic year, they’re finally getting their refresh.
After a three-year hiatus, Phi Gamma Delta’s (FIJI) Fright Night will be back from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday through Friday on Fountain Mall. Admission is free for all students, and the evenings will include a photo booth, T-shirt sales, food trucks and movies.
Waco News
State News
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, with the execution scheduled for 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Central Texas military installation, roughly an hour from Baylor’s campus.
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.
