Congratulations on winning the 2011 Heisman Trophy and everything you have done for Baylor University, the Waco community and the sport of college football. As an Auburn graduate watching from afar, I was very impressed with your sterling performance and even more so with the kind of person you are, your class, your dignity, and your focus on real-life issues that have nothing to do with football. I was so impressed that I decided to fly from my home in Georgia to San Antonio to see you compete in the Alamo Bowl, and I was not disappointed at all in the victorious performance of you and your teammates at the Alamodome.

I read online that the Baylor Student Senate supports the DREAM Act – a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for young people brought here illegally by their parents before the age of 15. Other criteria include: being of good character, having completed two years of university or military service and having lived in the United States for at least five years.

In 1986, Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which was supposed to provide a one-time amnesty (and legal U.S. citizenship) to over 3 million illegal immigrants. It was taken to be a largely humanitarian gesture.

In the Lariat’s editorial “Police Shouldn’t Pepper Spray Peaceful Protesters” published last Thursday, the author reflected a poor knowledge of the true facts surrounding the event at UC Davis, instead repeating the false rhetoric so widely circulated by the Occupy Movement.

I appreciate very much that Daniel Houston took the time to express his views on the draft in his Feb. 29 column, “Young Americans must abolish military draft,” using his constitutional right to freedom of speech.

Friday’s editorial presented the controversy regarding the Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood as an issue of Komen losing its focus…

I want to thank the Lariat’s Rob Bradfield for his well-written opinion piece in yesterday’s paper. While it was principally composed of misinformation, unfounded accusations and the sort of tinfoil hat theories generally reserved for Dan Brown novels, it does raise questions about some important issues.

“I recently read an editorial in The Baylor Lariat supporting my recent actions against the Transportation Security Authority. I am glad to see editorial support in defense of the individual against the overreaching state. I also enjoyed the cartoon that accompanied this editorial.”

Wednesday evening, we hosted a remarkable event on the Baylor University campus. Former U.S secretary of state Dr. Condoleezza Rice held a packed house at Waco Hall in rapt attention as she spoke with great candor and insight about her experiences as our nation’s chief diplomat. Dr. Rice described the life experiences that influenced her personal and professional journey, and offered her perspectives on critical issues in the areas of world affairs and current U.S. foreign policy.

Reading about Daniel’s Cervera’s proposal to the Baylor Senate made me think back to all the advocacy and adverse actions that we Chicanos had to embrace in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s to force changes in the educational system in America so that Cervera and his family could enjoy a good education.

Today we will see Texas Proposition 3 come to a vote. This proposition is important to college students of Texas residence because it authorizes the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to issue and sell general obligation bonds to finance educational loans for Texas residents. This program, known as the College Access Loan program, has provided more than 340,000 students with $2 billion in student loans.

It has come to the attention of the Noble NoZe Brotherhood that an article that ran in last month’s installment of the award -winning Rope was racially insensitive. This was not our intent, but regardless The Brotherhood would like to apologize to the Baylor community.

Current students – get your act together. It was simply embarrassing to see Floyd Casey Stadium last Saturday night on national television. For the past two decades, the Case was a place known for weeping and gnashing of teeth. We now have a winning team with star talent that is gaining national attention and favor.

I don’t know what’s different about the Lariat from my freshmen year, but this year I don’t go a day without picking up a copy of it. I find the stories to be varied and very interesting. Though I’m not a grad student, I also really love the grad-student comics as well as the political cartoons that come with the editorials.

As a former member of the Baylor Lariat staff and a proud graduate of Baylor University, I am writing this letter to all members of the Baylor family. Today will be one of the biggest moments for our university in a long time, and thanks to ESPN, we will have a national audience. With our friends 90 miles down the Brazos making a decision that could affect all of us, our administration is working tirelessly to ensure the long-term vision and mission of Baylor University.

“An April 28 Lariat editorial expressed a dim view of Amendment 143 to the Texas House appropriations bill, introduced by Rep. Wayne Christian.”

I am a senior who has been involved in student government for all four years of my time at Baylor. In my time as a SG member, I have worked with all three IVP candidates.

It was with deep regret that I emailed Electoral Commissioner Gregg Ortiz on Wednesday to inform him that I would not be able to be in attendance at the SBO Debate on Thursday. The candidates first learned on April 1 that the debate was tentatively scheduled for April 7.

By way of background, Pi Kappa Phi has as one of its guiding principles assisting and promoting the interests of persons with disabilities.

“We would like to bring to your readers’ attention the epidemic of domestic violence in Texas and the need to continue funding of local domestic violence programs.”

Two alumni urge fans to attend Baylor’s first-ever ESPN College GameDay. A student asks Baylor to charter the Sexual Identity Forum

“I write in response to the comments by Dannie Dinh, public relations officer of Baylor Democrats, concerning Texas Senate Bill 16.”

“Friday’s article states that the Texas House Bill “could require Baylor to allow licensed students to bring concealed weapons onto campus.” An additional important point is that it would also allow licensed faculty to carry concealed firearms onto campus. Since the minimum age to get a CHL (concealed handgun license) is 21, it is plausible that more faculty might carry than students.”

“As a new wave of elections approaches, there are numerous modifications and amendments that student government needs to consider.”