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“It’s good to recognize that times have changed, and I am glad to see that it is playing a positive part in the lives of students. Baylor has become a role model of dealing with the past and having to deal with race relations — on how a Christian institution should lead the way and set an example for other universities to follow.”
“I think Baylor handled this pretty well. It could have been better, but it could have been a lot worse too.”
As the newest chief of Baylor’s Police Department, John Kolinek said he aims to better diversify the department, promote engagement with students and build personal relationships between students and officers in order to foster trust.
With a record-breaking freshman enrollment this fall, Baylor has sought to find ways to open more space in the dorms and freshman classes by offering some freshman full tuition and housing to defer fall enrollment, tuition discount for freshman to begin early in the summer online, contract buyouts and a hotel stay for around 150 freshman.
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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.
