Baylor News
Dr. Dan Barish, an associate professor and undergraduate program director in the history department, brought a multicultural panel to speak on the importance of inclusivity in Moody Memorial Library on Monday.
Baylor’s Department of Public Safety works with local, state and federal law enforcement partners to prepare for events of varying scale, from athletic competitions and concerts to guest speakers and campus traditions. The department also monitors similar events at other institutions as part of its planning process.
Following an electrical transformer failure and a building-wide power outage, all classes in Morrison Hall have been relocated for the foreseeable future, according to a Baylor News Flash email.
The production has recently raised attention due to timely themes, such as science denialism, pollution and polarizing politics.
Waco News
Xristo’s Cafe, a restaurant on 810 La Salle Ave., closed Monday of this week due to increasing demands by property owners along with side effects of the pandemic. Xristo’s Cafe is known for its Lebanese and Greek food, serving meze, breakfast, lunch and pastries.
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.
Covid-19
“Since July 1st, Baylor’s campus has had nine positives out of 48 tests,” Stern said. “And in the last month alone, we have had seven positives out of 29 tests, which is almost a 25% positivity rate.”
State News
Tensions continued to grow over the summer between political adversaries as Texas state Sen. James Talarico called on Attorney General Ken Paxton to release internal records related to a controversial child sexual abuse case involving former Waco attorney and Baylor Law graduate Adam Hoffman.
