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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.

The last time most of us heard the name Javaris Crittenton, it was as the other guy in a news story starring Gilbert Arenas. The story grew from a December 2009 incident in the locker room of the NBA’s Washington Wizards in which a supposed “joke” between the two escalated until they produced guns from their lockers. Arenas got most of the attention – and blame – which is fitting. He was the team’s star, considered one of the better players in the game.

If you read Daniel C. Houston’s story Wed. on tensions between The UBS Bookstore and the Baylor Bookstore, you were probably left with some unanswered questions. We on the editorial board were.

The University of Kentucky sparked a big controversy Tuesday over issues involving the First Amendment.

Every morning across the United States, children say “one nation under God” as they recite the Pledge of Allegiance aloud in public school classes. Every day, students buy items from the vending machines using U.S. $1 bills, which say, “In God we trust.” On Aug. 9, Rick Perry declared a day of prayer in Texas.

My mom and I should have known our eight-day trip through Italy would be less than ordinary.

Policymakers in Washington agree more airwaves should be made available for wireless services, but they clash over some important details – for example, how to make the most efficient use of the prime airwaves occupied by TV broadcasters.

In an effort to lower the obesity rate in South Carolina, this year’s freshman class at Coker College will be required to complete fitness assessment tests and partake in physical activities, such as intramurals, aerobics classes and wellness programs.

As someone who once lived in New York City and now lives in Texas, I never would have guessed I would be the one who could successfully avoid a hurricane while my friends in New York City would spend the weekend preparing for a natural disaster.

If students visit Baylor’s website and take a look at the attendance policy page, they’ll know something is missing.

So you picked up a copy of the Lariat. The front page had some interesting stories, there’s nothing else to do in class and you chose to flip to the opinion section. Before you turn any further, you should know who’s in charge of leading the Lariat this year.

During the recent Republican presidential debate on Fox News, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty criticized Rep. Michelle Bachmann, saying if she considered her recent actions to be definitive of leadership, she needed to stop trying to lead.

After many sleepless nights on the sixth floor of Collins Residence Hall, I, a freshman at Baylor, had come to the conclusion that I would never miss the farm as much as I did at that moment.

How do I even begin putting the pieces together?

It’s one of the most important lessons I’ve learned so far in college — to put down my books, step back from my studies and realize that there is so much more to college than its academic aspect; there is so much living to be done in these four years.

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

Every member of the editorial board has spent a different amount of time on staff. Regardless, we have noticed one thing: an increasingly involved student body. We’d like to take this final editorial to say thank you.

Somebody once said that realizing we are broken is the beginning of healing. Or at least that is what I read in Donald Miller’s book “Father Fiction” while on a plane over Easter break.

The entire process of applying and interviewing for next year’s Lariat, culminating in a “congratulations” email from Baylor’s student publications board, reminded me of a scene out of “Hitch.”

State Rep. Wayne Christian is afraid to say that he thinks universities should not fund programs for gay and transsexual promotion.

Upon having tea with a good friend of mine one evening this semester, something hit me. Having friends from other countries can affect one’s view on international conflicts.

Several clarifications are needed to clear up much confusion surrounding Tuesday’s editorial “Community should be provided Strategic Planning information.”

Baylor’s strategic planning effort, responsible for gathering information from the Baylor community and drafting a plan for the future, will end its period of community input.

I grew up in a household that valued the written word. I wrote short stories for fun. I read voraciously. I took a journal along on family vacations so that I could chronicle the details of memories I knew I would someday lose.

I do not care whether you take in news by reading a New York Times, browsing your Yahoo homepage headlines or simply overhearing the overzealous poly-sci major in your 8 a.m. class.

A new law passed by the Texas Senate last week makes sex laws concerning minors fairer.

$160,000 is a lot of money. I know I’d love to be making that much per year at some point in my life.

I have learned something over the years through my past friendships and relationships: sometimes you need to cut all ties with someone.

At Baylor specifically, students that are accepted are awarded a scholarship based on their ranking and test scores. There are also numerous other scholarship opportunities afforded to Baylor students.

Here’s the thought I had: Let’s write about food. I thought of the idea to dedicate months of work to such a broad topic, thinking I wouldn’t get past the brainstorming stage. In the concept stage, however, I realized food is at the core of everything. In reality, the prevalence of food has lulled humans into an ignorant trance that takes many forms.