Editorial: BU did students justice with O’Connor talk
Baylor will have the honor of welcoming Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to campus as a guest for President Ken Starr’s OnTopic lecture series next week.
Editorial: Florida’s welfare drug testing proved a bad call
From July through October 2011 in Florida, all recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families were required to undergo drug testing to receive benefits. Applicants were required to pay upfront for the test, which cost an average of $30.
Editorial: Sports committee spoils deserving Michigan athlete’s senior season
The news is filled with plenty of depressing and bleak stories. The stock market falls, kids get shot and soldiers die every day.
Editorial: University makes progress on tough topics with Dialogues program
Last Monday, Baylor took a step toward fostering on-campus discussion of sensitive issues. Students met in an information-gathering forum, the results of which will help determine the topics discussed at the Discerning Dialogues program beginning next semester.
Editorial: Amazon’s dirt cheap e-book prices hurt authors
Apple Inc. and five major book publishers were recently charged by the U.S. Justice Department with colluding to raise e-book prices.
Editorial: Rapp, Adams, Kim will best serve Baylor students
Every year the Lariat editorial board interviews student body officer candidates in order to understand platforms, gauge abilities and represent the student body’s voice. This year’s editorial board has chosen to continue the endorsements. We are endorsing junior Kelly Rapp for student body president on a 5-0-0 vote and Raechel Adams for external vice president on a 5-0-0 vote.
Editorial: ‘Minus’ grades could put students at disadvantage
Baylor students may have a hard time hitting their target GPA in upcoming years.
Editorial: Arizona bill has good intentions but poor wording
Free speech and the Internet are under attack once again. Arizona House Bill 2549 looks to amend the telephone harassment section of the state’s anti-stalking law to include online communication of today.
Editorial: Baylor School of Law can’t afford another big mistake
Recently, officials at the Baylor School of Law made a blunder that got a lot of people talking and made many more concerned about the safety of their personal information.
Editorial: Multiple parties guilty in pepper spray incident
It’s hard to turn a blind eye when, for the second time in recent memory, college students in California have been pepper sprayed.
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