Month: April 2012

A unified, powerful, and enthusiastic student section to cheer on an elite basketball team. This is what Senator Grant Senter and I wish to see. There is no wish to demolish the loyal organization of the Bear Pit. There is no personal vendetta against Bear Pit members. There is only a wish to see a successful, representative student section at Baylor basketball games.

The Lariat’s Rob Bradfield reported on April 20 that 2,093 students (about 14 percent of the student body) voted for the office of student body president. Not many people ran for other positions, so one of the uncontested positions reportedly was won with even fewer than 500 votes. Senate seats will now have to be filled by application.

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A record crowd of 5,911 came out to Baylor Ballpark to watch the No. 6 Bears take on the No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies. Baylor won their 23rd game in a row in a 1-0 pitchers duel over the Aggies. Senior right-handed pitcher Trent Blank earned the win, reaching 9-0 on the year. The Bears is now 34-7 on the year, and 17-0 in Big 12 play.

Thursday was Diadeloso, the one day of the year every student looks forward to. Filled with warm Texas weather, relaxation and entertainment, Dia provides students with a time to celebrate being a Baylor Bear.

An Austin-based teen support group will honor the chair of Baylor’s Board of Regents and his wife Saturday for the example they set through their marriage and their contributions to improving the lives of others.

A pilot flying a Cessna across the Gulf of Mexico stopped responding to radio calls including those from two F-15 aviators who flew alongside and monitored the plane for hours as it made a corkscrew path through the sky before crashing into the ocean Thursday, authorities said.

The “Great Video Game” series has been probably the most fun thing I’ve gotten to participate in at the Lariat. I’ve enjoyed reading all of the submissions that people have turned in — the academic analysis of “NASCAR Thunder 2003,” the religious look at “The Legend of Zelda,” the philosophical explorations of “BioShock” and “Pokemon Snap,” etc.