Baylor News
“While most people know that Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek-Syrians in retaking Jerusalem, many do know that it is not considered a major holiday in the Jewish faith,” Jortner said. “It is not a ‘Jewish Christmas,’ although people often compare them to one another since they are close together on the calendar.”
While you were going back for “just one more roll,” here’s everything you may have missed from Thanksgiving break.
The Grammys have seriously lost their touch. From nominating Olivia Rodrigo six times to snubbing Morgan Wallen entirely, this year’s nominees are unique, to say the least.
Dwight and Cykeitha Williams are a normal couple from Burleson, but at Christmas on Fifth, they will become Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Waco News
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
The U.S. stock market just got a Texas-sized addition. The Texas Stock Exchange received approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new stock exchange, with TXSE set to begin trading stocks by early 2026.
