Baylor News
On Friday and Saturday, Baylor hosted Invitation to Excellence, also known as I2E. This recruitment event invites high-achieving students from across the country to experience Baylor firsthand. By simply showing up, prospective students receive an automatic $5,000 scholarship.
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Astronomers are tracking a visitor called 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed. The two previous instances were 1I/’Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. 3I/ATLAS is currently passing through the solar system on a one-way route, and it will continue outward rather than settling into a repeating orbit.
“What we’re really doing is establishing a workforce pipeline, and that pipeline needs to start in the K-12 space,” Grover said. “We want students excited about cybersecurity early so they can see what’s possible and be prepared to meet industry needs.”
Waco News
Heritage Creamery finds new opportunity to expand and bring ice cream to a new audience.
Baylor students receive positions in the workforce for the summer that will help them later on.
Baylor will not require vaccinations the upcoming fall semester.
After opening their second location in Waco last year, Mamaka Bowls plans to expand to Fort Worth.
State News
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.
