Baylor News
Diadeloso was back in full force Tuesday for the first time since 2019. Due to COVID-19, the event looked very different last year and went virtual in 2020, meaning on Tuesday, all non-senior Baylor students were experiencing their first-ever Dia, while seniors experienced their last. So, what did students think of this year’s Dia?
Dr. Moisés Park, an assistant professor of Spanish, views his office as a space to display his passions and interests while acting as a reminder of his history and heritage; in a sense, it is a museum of his life.
Bears for Life, a pro-life organization on campus, created and fundraised a new scholarship called the “Pregnant and Parenting Scholarship,” open to men and women in need of assistance and resources.
Baylor students will compete in the National Cyber League, an online cybersecurity competition between U.S. high school and college students, April 8-10 for the individual game and April 22-24 for the team game.
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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.
