Since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, people across the country have been shaken. Federal and state governments have tried to find an answer through gun laws and legislation.

You get accepted to Baylor.

You move in during Welcome Week.

You’re away from home for the first time, alone in a new environment without your parents and no idea what do to about your laundry. Who do you call?

Your Community Leader, (CL) is there to welcome you and provide guidance.

When five people were accidentally shot at gun shows last week, proponents of gun control legislation clamored to push the story as another reason to support their policies. However, when we take such generalizations at face value, we do the facts an injustice.

A former administrator and three students from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill recently filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, claiming the university has been mishandling sexual assault cases. This lawsuit represents a common problem on college campuses: administrators failing to punish those who commit sexual assault.

PubFigcomicHaving a personal opinion is okay.

Having a personal opinion about the policy of a president —agree or disagree— is also okay.

Having a personal opinion that prays for the death of President Obama, as appalling as it may be, is also protected under the First Amendment.

However, Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal (R-Hutchinson) recently circulated an email saying “Pray for Obama,” to all of his republican colleagues that cites Psalm 109:8.

Psalm 109:8 begins: “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”

It’s a new year. Things are changing.

We’re changing, too.

The Lariat itself has been around for a long time, but most of our current staff have not. As a college newspaper, we have a very high turnover rate. Staff members graduate and move on, find jobs. Some staff members only remain for a semester before moving on. New semesters can see a staff with few returning members. For example, the staff five years ago was very different from the staff now.