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Greek life expansion Baylor confirms ninth sorority BROOKE HILL Copy Editor The Baylor Panhellenic Council unanimously approved an extension Tuesday afternoon, meaning a new sorority will be joining campus in spring 2019.

The council consists of delegates from each of the eight National Panhellenic organizations on campus, along with the Baylor Panhellenic Executive Board, which consists of an additional member from each organization.

Matt Burchett, director of student activities, wrote in an email to The Lariat that he is excited about the opportunity for Greek life involvement on campus to grow.

“The chartering of 15 new organizations this semester and the ongoing interest to bring new and diverse involvement opportunities to campus helps our community provide pathways for belonging and connection at Baylor,” Burchett wrote.

“This includes Greek Life, where we anticipate adding multiple sororities to our NPC [National Panhellenic Conference], NPHC [National Pan-Hellenic Council] and MGC [National Multicultural Greek Council] communities.”

Burchett wrote that this would be the first successful National Panhellenic Conference expansion in over 30 years on Baylor’s campus. Burchett did not have information on the most recent attempt at expansion, as it was prior to his arrival in 2008.

“Our hope is that any addition of a new student organization helps to expand opportunities for students to belong and thrive on campus,” Burchett wrote.

One reason the committee recommended extension is that most of Baylor’s current sororities are known as mega chapters, meaning there are far more members in Baylor’s chapters compared to other chapters around the nation. Some groups are the second largest chapters of their sorority in the nation, just behind schools like the University of Alabama.

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UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY Kathryn Mueller (right) and her daughter pay their respects to King Rama IX, the late king of Thailand, in the royal palace. Mueller began the Baylor Teach in Thailand program, which has been around for more than 25 years.

Life in the Palace Thailand’s king invites Baylor grads to teach BAILEY BRAMMER Editor-in-Chief By attending Baylor, students have the chance to experience traditions and practices unique to the campus and the community.

Only after graduation do students have the special opportunity to teach at the King’s School in Bangkok.

Kathryn Mueller, senior lecturer in the sociology department, began the Baylor Teach in Thailand program more than 25 years ago. After receiving permission from the royal family to bring recent graduates to the Chitralada Palace School to teach English, Mueller has built the program from two initial spots to eight positions for Baylor graduates only. This year’s group

leaves for Bangkok around May 20, and two spots still remain vacant.

The program started out as a study abroad opportunity and then transformed into teaching positions after Mueller received a letter from the king of Thailand allowing the graduates to come and teach. Mueller said she’d wanted to visit Thailand since she was a child and was finally able to do so when she came to Baylor.

“It’s a fantastic dream, and part of that dream is wanting to share it with anyone at Baylor,” Mueller said. “Anyone who would want to live in another country that loves Americans, that is very giving and very reciprocal ... I want them to have that experience that I’ve had.”

Students who choose to

participate in the program have most of their expenses covered, including the travel visa, room and board, round trip airfare, healthcare and most meals.

Mueller said graduates’ salaries are extremely competitive compared to other teaching positions in Thailand, and participants have the opportunity to tutor for additional spending money.

Klein senior Shelby Velasquez will be one of the members of this year’s program, and she said she is looking forward to both experiencing a new culture and giving back through teaching.

“I desired something more out of my post-grad experience,” Velasquez said. “I have always been inclined to help others, and I have always loved helping

children, and this opportunity gave me a chance to do both.”

One of Velasquez’s close friends, Baylor alumna Crystal Roth, took part in the program last year, and Velasquez said her friend helped her decide this was what she wanted to do after graduation. “[Crystal] was a huge influence because she assured me that I could make an impact and help these children,” Velasquez said. “She told me all about her experience and how life-changing it was for the children she taught.

I felt more and more called to do it.”

Along with a passion for service, Mueller said she looks for a few other key traits in her

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Photography print sale showcases student success MOLLY ATCHISON Print Managing Editor

Photo Courtesy of Jennings Sheffield

TIME TO SHINE The Baylor Art Department’s annual print and portfolio sale allows fine art photography students a chance to profit off of their talent.

For math and science majors, getting a job after college revolves around their grades and qualifications. However, for many arts and humanities majors, companies are looking not for numerical data on their job candidates, but for proof of their creative minds. The Baylor art department hosts a print and portfolio sale each year to give their photography students a chance to market and profit off of their talent; this year’s print and portfolio sale took place from 5:30-7

p.m. on Thursday in the Martin Museum Foyer of the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.

Jennings Sheffield, assistant professor of photography and coordinator of the event, emphasized that the sale is a way for students to experience having their work sold in a professional setting.

“The print and portfolio sale is a wonderful opportunity for our photography students to share with their peers, the faculty, the Baylor community and community at large what they

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Fraternity returns to campus THOMAS MORAN Staff Writer Baylor’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity is officially back on campus as of Saturday evening when the chapter held its New Member Presentation to welcome its new pledges.

Because the Xi Sigma chapter

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was off campus for five years, they had no current Baylor members to lead the induction.

Houston sophomore Joel Trahan, one of the new pledges, said his class was brought in by the Killeen-Ford Hood alumni chapter.

“We are kind of the revival line, the new line on campus, starting from nothing pretty much and

trying to bring something new back to campus,” Trahan said. “This year we have eight members.”

Of the eight new members, four are sophomores and four are seniors.

“The fraternity bases all of its work off of achievement,” Trahan said. “So our motto is ‘achievement in every field of human endeavor.’

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Recipe for Success Baylor Greek life breaks some stereotypes Baylor’s Greek community is certainly distinct, especially when compared to other universities of the same caliber.

An emphasis on service, spiritual growth and academics, among other things, have helped Baylor break Greek stereotypes, especially considering the university’s firm anti-hazing policy.

However, despite these notable differences from Baylor and other colleges, there is always room for improvement, and Baylor Student Activities has recently asked for feedback from the Baylor community on how to make the sorority and fraternity experience even better.

After reading through the survey provided, as well as examining Baylor’s Greek Life website closely, it is clear that Baylor wants the university to give as much support as possible to Greek organizations and Greek organizations to give as much support as possible to the university.

The survey asks how well Greek organizations on campus have embodied concepts such as leadership development, academic excellence, service and philanthropy, spiritual growth, brotherhood/sisterhood, personal growth and wellness, congruence with values and appreciation of diversity.

Most members of the Greek community shine in regards to these aspects, especially service and philanthropy.

Each organization has its own charity or

cause for which its members donate time, energy and money. Last summer, Delta Delta Delta sorority was named No. 1 in the country in fundraising for St. Jude, and other organizations are making an impact both nationally and locally as well.

This emphasis on service sets Baylor apart from other schools and is something the university should be proud of.

However, in the case of “congruence with values,” Baylor’s Greek community could certainly improve on upholding the university’s hazing policy, particularly when it comes to on-campus fraternities.

The Student Activities website defines hazing as “any intentional, knowing or reckless act, occurring on or off the campus of an educational institution, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of pledging, being initiated into, affiliating with, holding office in or maintaining membership in an organization.”

While Baylor has a reputation of being strict when it comes to hazing, rumors and reports of harsh tests that both men and women must undergo to gain entrance into a Greek organization persist.

Many groups on campus have had hazing allegations brought up against them over the years, including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Phi Gamma Delta fraternity,

Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

While Baylor remains firm in its stance on hazing, this is a national issue, and it won’t go away if we just try to ignore it.

Providing potential new members of all Greek organizations with a mandatory information session as to what hazing is and how to report it before they “rush” or “pledge” could be beneficial in lowering cases of hazing at Baylor. While the university and national chapters adequately respond when sororities and fraternities are caught in the act by suspending the organizations, being proactive and addressing the issue before it happens might be the solution to both ending these harsh traditions and setting Baylor apart even further.

The Greek community at Baylor has certainly made its mark as a unique, service-focused group of men and women.

However, as Baylor has labeled itself as holding Greek life to a higher standard, so too should it continue to be on the front end of issues such as hazing. We thank Student Activities for asking for the Baylor community’s insight on this special aspect of the Baylor experience, and we hope other students will take initiative to work through the survey and voice their own concerns.

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Making peace with finales of all kinds NATHAN KEIL Sports Editor

Last week, I finished re-watching one of my favorite TV shows of all-time, “Californication.” I’ve followed alongside the up and downs of writer Hank Moody as he battled written work, or lack there of, all while pining after the one that got away.

Oh, and still trying to raise his daughter, Becca, who helps center both Hank and her mother Karen.

But I watched the finale, knowing exactly what was going to happen– would Hank get on the plane? Forget New York, what about Los Angeles? I hope this doesn’t spoil it for you, but even though I know how it ends, it doesn’t make it any less important or any less meaningful.

Why? Because the finale can make or break the show. And doesn’t that completely ring true in our own lives?

Finales, one way or another, mark the end of a journey. They mark the end of the familiar story and lead us into the unknown. For graduating seniors, it’s about the final assignment, the final test and the final class. It might be the final time you see your friends or your sorority sisters for a long time and that can leave an unsettling feeling in your stomach. The truth is that change is scary and it’s uncomfortable, but it’s necessary.

We can all do our best to run as far away as possible, but in the end, it is always nipping at our heels and eventually catches up to us. We can avoid watching the finale, hoping that if we don’t know the end, the story will continue. Denial doesn’t equal satisfaction; it only prolongs the inevitable.

For me, this is my final opinion piece.

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This is my writing finale for the Baylor Lariat. I’ve put it off, hoping that if I didn’t write it, it wouldn’t be true. But that isn’t how it works. So I won’t run from it any longer. I can’t; I tried; I failed.

So this is my finale. My two years at the Lariat is over, my three years at Truett Theological Seminary are reaching their end. My wife and I will soon embark on the next great adventure. Am I terrified?

Absolutely. Will it be uncomfortable?

Probably. But what is true is that no matter how great some stories are, they all eventually end. We all remember good finales and quickly dismiss the bad ones, replacing them with how we wish they had ended. Does Hank get on the plane?

You’ll have to watch for yourself, but if I have any say in how my finale ends, then I know I must admit this one has ended and move on to the next one.

Nathan Keil is a graduate student at Truett Seminary from Northwood, Ohio.

Working for a school paper is not easy.

Aside from the pay and sense of pride most of us feel at seeing our work published, the costs don’t always outweigh the benefits.

We work long hours, are constantly on deadline and consistently required to produce fresh content. To top it all off, we’re not exactly the most wellliked bunch within the university.

Common complaints against those who work for the Lariat range from saying we take ourselves “too seriously” to “not seriously enough”— both of which are fairly valid depending on who you talk to.

But this column isn’t a ho-hum piece about why you should appreciate your fellow student journalist (although, a nice email every now and then would be cool). Instead, I offer an statement that I don’t believe has been reiterated enough throughout my time at the paper: The Baylor Lariat is NOT the public relations arm of Baylor University.

I say this because over the years, we have been subject to criticism based on the fact that our coverage does not “represent the university well.” The backlash we received online after our team covered the Washington, D.C., Women’s March offers a prime example of this. The Lariat was on the ground for the event and made a point of posting on social media with images of the event so that people back in Waco could get a better view of what was going on. The march was a highly politicized event at the time, which is why I believe we received the comments we did from our readers when we posted an image of two women standing in front of the Capitol building holding a sign that read, “Grab him by the d--ck and #throwhimout of office.” While lewd, the sign was clearly a play on what had already been in the news cycle weeks before, and the Twitter post itself made no commentary on the message itself.

Still, the amount of backlash we received from some of our readers was surprising. Not because they disagreed with the message — which is a reasonable expectation when posting about political events — but because many cited the post as “inappropriate” for Baylor’s student paper.

“Did someone forget to switch Twitter accounts. Not exactly appropriate,” one of our followers tweeted at us.

“Classy ladies. And classy, Lariat reporters! Not appropriate reporting. Would you put this on the front page of the paper?” another follower added.

To the credit of some of our readers, I can see why being affiliated with the university could blur the lines of what we can and cannot post.

When it comes to event coverage, the Lariat is not bound to covering an event in the way we think the university, students, faculty, parents or alumni would approve of. Our job is to report the news, and that is what you should hope a student paper does.

But this isn’t just a nice idea to have around, either. Over the years, the Lariat team has been essential to providing a necessary voice for the student body — some of whom had yet to find an avenue to make their opinions heard.

At other times, our relationship with the university proves instrumental to considering the internal and external factors at play within every situation, especially when it comes to litigation against Baylor in Title IX cases.

I’ll be the first to admit that the Lariat is not always the best at drawing its own distinction between school promotion and news. Like I said, the news takes work, and sometimes finishing the day is the best we can do. But I will say we do keep a vigilant eye for moments in which our coverage fails to provide more insight or probe past the surface of information given to us. So keep holding us accountable, but in ways that ensure the student paper always adds to the conversation and not just agrees with dominant narratives.

Didi Martinez is a political science and journalism double major from Katy.

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Travelers discuss mission trip photography CORRIE COLEMAN Reporter Baylor Missions hosted a discussion about ethical photography on mission trips Tuesday evening in the Bobo Spiritual Life Center. The event challenged students to take photos with respect for other people and cultures.

Bob Oei, coordinator of worship technology and communications at Baylor, and Dr. Clark Baker, Baylor professor of journalism, spoke about visual storytelling and later answered questions from students.

Oei believes that photography and videography are powerful tools that can trigger change if used effectively.

“Visual storytelling is a thing that can impact people for good or for bad depending on how you use it,” Oei said.

“It’s important to wield this tool responsibly.”

Baker agreed, explaining that the job of a photographer is to portray the subject accurately.

“You’re the voice of the subject. Often, the only voice … and so that’s a great deal of responsibility.

That’s an illustration of how seriously you should take it, how deliberate you should be in telling stories,” Baker said. “Photographs can be misleading. It’s your responsibility to make sure that doesn’t happen, that the story you tell, at least to the best of your ability, is a truthful representation.”

Baker urged student photographers to engage with the people in their photos instead of simply taking a photo and walking away.

“You can’t be surreptitious and really tell a story. You have to engage with a subject.

You have to do your research.

You have to know who these people are,” Baker said.

Baker hopes that students can approach photography with humility, remaining open to new views and beliefs.

“There are all these things I think I know. But am I willing to unlearn something? Am I willing to be open to things that may really go against what I initially thought?” Baker said.

Oei explained that many photos from mission trips or nonprofits are emotionally manipulative, playing on the viewers’ guilt or shame in order to get donations.

Oei encouraged students to instead portray their subject with respect. When taking photos of children, this can mean lowering the camera to their level instead of taking the photo from above.

“You can affect the viewer by how you frame the shot,” Oei said. “Something as simple as getting down on the ground can give a subject dignity and empower them.”

Oei challenged students to examine their own motivations for taking photos on mission trips.

“We all get that little endorphin rush when your photo takes off and gets likes,” Oei said. “But have that question in your head of, ‘What is this for? Is this for me? Do I want everyone to see how great and cool I am? Or am I actually telling the story?”

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IN THE SUN Baylor department of journalism, public relations and new media and enivormental science department partnered for an interdisciplinary mission trip to Costa Rica in May 2017. The team worked together to learn more about the area and develop their professional skills to share the people’s stories responsibly.

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The best photos from spring 2018

Baylee Versteeg | Multimedia Journalist

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Freshman guard Lauren Cox makes a layup against Michigan. Baylor women’s basketball finished 33–2 overall and 18-0 in the Big 12. They were seeded No. 2 in the NCAA tournament and lost to Oregon State in the Sweet Sixteen.

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SHINE BRIGHT Baylor rolled out its “Baylor Lights” campaign this semester. The campaign showcases Baylor students, faculty and staff and how they shine at Baylor. Statues were put on campus that spelled out words such as Shine, Bright, Lights and Baylor. Each statue has a spot for someone to stand in to be a letter in the word.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL Senior forward Nuni Omot drives to the basket for two against Oklahoma State players. Baylor earned the 76-60 win over the Cowboys Jan 16. The Baylor men’s basketball team finished 19-15 overall and 8-10 in conference this season. They were not picked for the NCAA tournament but went to the National Invitational Tournament, where they lost in the second round.

Jessica Hubble | Multimedia Editor

BASEBALL Baylor baseball has won nine of its last 10 games. The team is also on a seven-game winning streak. Their final home series is May 11-13. Junior outfielder Cole Haring hits a double against Kansas State on March 25.

DIA Diadeloso was full of games, food, animals and music. Campus was alive with students, faculty and staff coming together to enjoy their day off class and work to attend all of the on campus attractions.

Josh Aguirre | Multimedia Journalist

SING Sing 2018 was full of color and bright faces as always. This year Delta Delta Delta sorority took home third, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority took home second and Pi Beta Phi sorority and Phi Kappa Chi fraternity had the official first place act, and received the coveted Sing trophy.

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ROMEO OH ROMEO In the last production of the semester, Romeo, played by Burbank, Calif. junior Sawyer Patterson and Juliet, played by Shreveport, La. senior Haley Evans, share an intimate moment on stage. Baylor Theater’s rendition of Romeo and Juliet will debuted March 17.

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Alumni Network brings Baylor Catholics together

REWON SHIMRAY Reporter Baylor Parents Network provides opportunities for students’ parents to be better engaged in campus life and resources.

Director Gail Offringa said Parents Network seeks to be the “on-campus liaison” for parents. The organization operates across 80 chapters across the U.S., including two in China.

Some of the biggest events Parents Network organizes are send-off parties for incoming freshmen from July 7 to Aug. 12.

Offringa describes the send-off parties as an “initial launching into what can help them help their students.”

Kristi Coleman, mother of Oak Cliff senior Corrie Coleman, said she began hosting send-off parties six to seven years ago out of a desire to help first-generation students and their families.

“We are there to reassure [parents] that they’re placing their children in good hands,” Coleman said.

Coleman, along with 81 other volunteers, host send-off parties for newly enrolled Baylor freshmen. These events are an opportunity to ask questions, learn about campus resources and form relationships with other parents.

Katie Matthews, now the Parents Program Specialist, was originally a recipient of the Parents Network’s resources. During her senior year, she was unsure if she was going to be able to graduate on time. Matthews and her mom were able to contact the Parents Network to create a plan for reaching graduation. Matthews graduated in May and was hired in September.

Matthews said the Parents Network can be contacted through any of their social media sites on Facebook or Instagram, email or phone. Offringa said the Parents Network seeks to “bring Baylor to the parents.”

Event announcements are posted on these platforms.

Matthews said parents who provide upto-date contact information will receive live updates and invitations for events.

“We give out our phone numbers to parents, and they’ll call us. We love that. I’ll spend my whole day on the phone talking to parents, and it’s probably my favorite part of the job,” Matthews said. “We hope parents will call us like nobody’s business and ask their questions and connect with us.”

Offringa said one of the main objectives of Parents Network is to connect parents with each other. She also said parents have told her these meetings have become parents’ favorite day of the month because of the support they gain from other parents.

“It is a wonderful way to find support while going through this crazy thing of college,” Offringa said. “We’re used to raising our kids in grade school and knowing what they’re doing, but when they get to college, we’re not. That’s the biggest adjustment for everyone, but this us a really good way of … helping people navigate this part of their lives.”

Throughout the school year, Parents Network chapters meet once a month for prayer meetings. Coleman said they pray openly, integrating the list of requests from the Parents Network. For example, Coleman said they prayed for good health during flu season.

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FRIENDSHIP Through the Parents Network, speakers engage parents at a panels, such as the one at McLane stadium. Parents can also show their Baylor pride and connect with other parents at Sicemology meetings, packaging parties and prayer meetings.

“I hope these students know how much they’re showered in love and prayer by these parents all over the country,” Matthews said.

Offringa said that although there many universities have similar parents organizations, Baylor is the only one she knows that has a prayer network.

“We could not have these wonderful send off parties or prayer meetings if it were not for the fantastic parents that are willing to host them,” Offringa said. “They are so

faithful and dedicated to making Baylor better.”

Parents also volunteer at college fairs, the parents orientation dinner and on campus to act as an advocate for the university.

“It’s that way Baylor goes above and beyond of what you’d expect a university to do to help your student succeed,” Coleman said. “I am just amazed that Baylor goes that extra mile to make us feel like family.”

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Baylor is known for its multiple alumni networks, including the Catholic Alumni Network.

The Catholic Alumni Network, created last year, aims to provide opportunities for Catholic Baylor graduates.

The alumni network allows graduates to come together through their specific faith.

Baylor Catholic Network executive chair Elizabeth George said she and the network want to create a community for Baylor Catholics.

“Our goal is to provide a community of Baylor Catholics in the places where alumni find themselves after college,” George said. “There are numerous ministries and organizations for Catholic students at Baylor, but we wanted to provide an opportunity for community after one graduates.”

After graduating, George found herself in Austin searching for a job. She said she knew a lot of Catholics from her four years at Baylor and began to reach out to local ministries to establish a community for herself and others.

George said she found the sense of community once she found others to join in alongside her.

“I knew there was a large group of Baylor Catholics that I had went to Baylor with living in Dallas who I could immediately ask about the local churches, young adult groups and other Catholic ministries,” George said. “It made the move less intimidating. We’re all in our walk towards holiness together and it’s great to have local community to lean on.”

Likewise, Celina Basaldu, the vice chair of the network, said the sense of community is one of the network’s goals.

“I would say a goal would be to be a source of support for Baylor Catholic alumni as they transition out of college and into life postgrad,” Basaldu said. “Additionally, be a sense of community for other alumni who have the similar experience of being Catholic at Baylor and in college.”

Basaldu, who graduated in 2013, said George has brought dividends to the network.

“Elizabeth George, our chair, has had such a great hand in developing the dream and it’s exciting to be along with her for the creation and implementation,” Basaldu said.

The transition from undergrad to the work field can be a daunting experience for anyone. Basaldu and George both said the network has brought them comfort in their transitions from Baylor to the real world.

“For me, I believe it means that I acknowledge the pride and joy that comes from being an alum from Baylor while I also identifying as a person striving to know Christ through my Catholic faith,” Basaldu said. “I am thankful for my years at Baylor because without the university’s commitment to faith and learning, I would not be who I am today.”

The netowork strives to bring Baylor graduates together and find a purpose and to pursuit their faith even stronger.

“We have also had the opportunity to bring in our friends, those whom we have shared experiences of growing in our faith and love of Baylor, to join in as well,” Basaldu saidl. “It has been very joyful uniting not only as friends, but as men and women of faith with a common purpose — to continue to the Baylor pride beyond campus and to journey with alumni in their faith journeys.”

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OUT FOR A STROLL Kathryn Mueller and a friend from Thailand take a walk on a warm summer day.

applicants –– specifically, a love for rice, the ability to handle warm weather and a friendly smile.

Mueller also said students of any race, religion, background or major can apply to the program.

“What a gift they’ve given me ... what a gift they’ve given to Baylor graduates,” Mueller said. “My hope is that some day this program can become an institution at Baylor.”

One of the first groups of graduates that took part in Teach in Thailand included alumni Suzie Anderson and Kirk Person. Mueller said these two would never have interacted during their time at Baylor, but because they both traveled to Bangkok, they fell in love and got married.

The couple has spent more than 20 years living and working in Thailand ever since. Their oldest son, Bangkok sophomore Andrew

Person, attends Baylor and returns home to Thailand during the summer and gets to spend time with the Baylor graduates because his mother still teaches at the Chitralada School.

“The Chitralada program in particular gives Baylor grads the opportunity to explore a part of the world most students are unfamiliar with and build cultural sensitivity and respect that can benefit any career path,” Andrew Person said. “Thai people are incredibly welcoming and considerate of foreigners, which is great for people who have never traveled abroad before.”

Those interested in filling the last two spots for this year’s group of graduates can receive more information and an application from Mueller by email at Kathryn_ Mueller@Baylor.edu.

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“Students spend the evening sharing their latest work and selling their prints. It is a wonderful way for the community to acquire art from emerging artists and help support their local art students.”

The sale was organized several years ago by former photography professor Susan Mullally, Sheffield said. It has been carried on for the past few years to promote both the students, their work and the whole art department and all of the talent within it.

The art department currently has 73 Bachelors of Fine Arts students, according to the Baylor Institutional Research and Testing website.

Only a portion of those focus on photography so the art department also uses the event to show what the department can offer Bachelors of Fine Arts students.

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ROYAL FRIEND One of the princess of Thailand’s high-ranking ladies in waiting poses with Kathryn Mueller during a session of the Baylor Teach in Thailand program.

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Senior studio art major Mimi MacDougall has been studying photography for the past four years at Baylor. As a participant in the print and

portfolio sale, MacDougall said she feels the sale is a chance to find out what their peers are creating.

“It’s such a great time for us all to reconvene after working independently throughout the semester,” MacDougall said. “We get to display our own hard work, but also we get a chance to be inspired by different ideas.

It’s an invaluable experience getting to create alongside each other.”

As the semester finishes, students continue to look to the future, and to the possibility of success in their career of choice. The Baylor print and portfolio sale presented an opportunity for photography students to measure the success of their creative instincts, and to reconnect with a community that can many times overlook their area of concentration.

So that means whether it is school or work, you want to be the best you can be. If you’re a janitor, be the best janitor you can be. If you’re a CEO, be the best CEO you can be.”

When Trahan came to Baylor, he looked for organizations that would push him towards achievement.

“I always thought of myself as an achiever and, because Kappa Alpha Psi was in the situation it was in, I realized it was something that I could help usher in and bring more people just like me to a bond that is held through high standards,” Trahan said.

After the intake process, in which potential members learn more about the fraternity, its founders and its history, new members partake in the New Member Presentation, Trahan said. They walk in

with masks on, which are then removed and attendees get to see who has been inducted into the fraternity.

“It’s kind of like a big reveal about who is going to be in the organization,” Trahan said. “It’s so much fun. We get to learn dances and stuff like that. It’s a big show.”

Mobile, Ala., sophomore Everett Coleman is the new polemarch of the organization, a role much like the president position in other organizations.

“I oversee all business and speak as the voice of the fraternity,” Coleman said.

“Being in Kappa Alpha Psi really means that we are men of achievement. Being a part of the revival line is really an honor because the people who chose us to be on this line, really thought that we were fit enough to set a legacy.”

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SORORITY from Page A1 a Panhellenic group versus the number of girls that were extended a bid from a Panhellenic group. Based on their findings, the committee recommended expansion to the Panhellenic Council.

In the fall, another committee will be formed to recommend which organization Baylor should invite to join, based on a number of factors, including which organizations show interest. This committee will consist of delegates from each chapter and advisors as well. The group will take part in Open House day, which is the first day of recruitment, and then drop out for the remainder of recruitment.

Once recruitment concludes, the organization will conduct continuous open bidding, a process that allows women to join Panhellenic organizations in a time frame apart from formal recruitment.

“We feel that right now is the right time to add another sorority really because we’re

at a point in time where we just can’t accommodate everyone who wants to go through recruitment,” Bruce said. “It’s really been a long time coming, just growing as organizations, being a part of the campus culture, and we feel right now with having a new person just joining Greek life staff and having a lot of knowledge at our hands from attending different national trainings, we’re really ready to accommodate another chapter.”

The letters of Kappa Delta sorority still appear on Stacy Riddle Forum, but the sorority’s national headquarters made the determination to close Baylor’s chapter in 2010.

Beth Martin Langford, national president of Kappa Delta Sorority at the time, told the Lariat the chapter closed because the Epsilon Chi chapter of Kappa Delta at Baylor had struggled with membership for several years.

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“Right now we’re kind of at capacity with our suite rooms and then also just in our chapter sizes in general,” Bruce said. “By adding another sorority, we’ll be able to accommodate more women and give more women a place to find home on campus.”

Burchett said Baylor Panhellenic has followed National Panhellenic Conference guidelines over the last five years in preparation for this process. This semester, they formed an extension committee, consisting of delegates from each of the eight current organizations and two current advisors.

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CREATIVE GENIUS A postcard from the “Postal Art Exchange” program that was initially drawn by a Baylor fashion design major and eventually finished by a young cancer patient that aspires to be a fashion designer when she grows up. The right four dresses were drawn by the Baylor student, and the left three dresses were drawn by the young cancer patient.

Students complete artwork of MD Anderson cancer patients MEREDITH WAGNER Arts & Life Editor Spending day after day in a hospital bed, basking in rays of sunshine filtered through a window, young children are wondering what they have yet to find, to discover, to create.

Pediatric cancer patients at the MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital often find themselves unable to participate in the luxuries of travel or normalcies of formal education, which leaves many children void of the freedom to express

themselves through arts and crafts. Students in Baylor’s art department are collaborating with patients at the MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital to encourage normalization, restoration and expression among those battling cancer — young patients who arrive from all over the world and hope for a better future from behind hospital doors.

Still in its early stages, the MD Anderson program is being referred to as the “Postal Art Exchange.” Children in the Children’s Cancer Hospital are given eight-by-four inch postcards

— blank as snow — upon which they are instructed to draw a picture of whatever they please. Their task includes one stipulation: They can’t finish their drawing. The children’s unfinished work is mailed to a professional artist elsewhere, completed and returned to the children for display or keepsake. Recently, Baylor art students have begun to participate in the program, helping children bring their Jurassic Park dreams and fashion-designer visions to fruition.

Ashley Smith, Houston native and Baylor

alumna, is heading the project with her colleague Zach Gresham at MD Anderson. Smith said the program intends to provide opportunities for the young cancer patients to connect with those who make a living off of their creativity and to dream of creative futures of their own.

“Lot of patients and families are deprived of the luxury to go travel,” Smith said. “They’re stuck in the hospital or having to do treatment.

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Pinewood to host music festival on last day of school JP GRAHAM Reporter Pinewood Coffee Bar is hosting its first block party and music festival from 2 to 9:45 p.m. Friday. The event is open to the public and conveniently scheduled for the last day of the spring semester.

Located at 2223 Austin Ave., the block party will include live music, food trucks, face painting, drinks and games that come with the purchase of a ticket. General admission is $5 and includes entrance to the event, including live music. VIP tickets are $15, which additionally includes two free coffee drinks and other beverages.

Cassie Spivey, general manger of Pinewood Coffee Bar, said Pinewood hosted a block party when it first opened in 2015, and the event intends to expand on that tradition, giving musicians that have played at Pinewood in the past a platform to perform.

“After that, we decided to make it at least an annual thing, if not multiple times a year, and this time we decided to take it a step further,” Spivey said. “We said ‘Hey, why not bring back all the awesome musicians we’ve had play at Pinewood and turn it into a music festival as well as a block party?’”

Spivey said the planning process began a couple of months ago, and that collaboration between co-owner Dylan Washington and musician Thomas Csorba got the ball rolling.

“Our co-owner Dylan Washington has a great brain for this kind of stuff,” Spivey said.

“He and Thomas Csorba, who’s actually one of the musicians playing on Friday, were talking it

over … Things just started rolling and ideas kept coming.”

Those in attendance will hear music from Thomas Csorba, The Irons, Patric Johnson, The Fossil Lickers, Andrew James and Jaimee Harris, along with a “surprise” performance from Brody Price.

Spivey said new, local food truck “Hellberg Barbecue” will make its debut at the event as well.

Face painting will be done by Laura Lee, the wife of co-owner Dylan Washington, and her friend Quinn Pierson. Pierson said the entire event is interactive, and face painting offers another way for guests to fully enjoy the block party.

“We’re really excited about the element of creativity it’s going to bring,” Pierson said.

“We wanted something that would be fun for everyone, so we’re really hoping for a ‘culture’ of face painting, if that makes sense.”

Pierson said she wants attendees to know that face painting isn’t just for kids.

“Don’t let it just be a kid’s thing, but really have fun with it.”

Spivey said the choice of April 27 as the date for the event was planned to accommodate those who currently live in Waco but may not be spending their summer here.

“Summer weeds out a lot of people, so we wanted people who love Waco and support Waco to be a part of it before school got out and summer activities started happening,” Spivey said. “We really wanted to hit it right in that sweet spot, when things are kind of starting to

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IT’S SUMMERTIME Pinewood Coffee Bar’s block party and music festival will be from 2 – 9:45 p.m. on the last day of the spring semester.

wind down for people.”

Spivey said the event will not only represent Pinewood, but also Waco as a community.

“This is going to be a day where you can truly feel Waco, and that’s one thing I personally love about Pinewood,” Spivey said. “Pinewood is a very Waco, community-based company

that really wants to support locals, and that also includes people that are only local for a couple of years.”

Tickets can be purchased at the door on Friday or on the Pinewood Roasters Event page.

Pinewood will not be open for regular service on Friday due to the event.

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DIA DEL MS. MEI As a part of this year’s Diadeloso on April 17, Mei Lan Tam, better known as Ms. Mei, hands out cookies to students on Fountain Mall. Lan Tam is the head baker at 1845 at Memorial Dining Hall and is known for her soft, warm chocolate chip cookies.

Ms. Mei makes her mark on campus through baked goods, smiles RACHEL MASON Contributor A wave of warm, rich chocolate wafted past student’s noses as they entered 1845 at Memorial.

Enticed by the smell, they approached a glass counter where a small figure delicately removed oven-hot cookies from a sheet. The woman looked up with her famous smile, the kind that pulls from ear to ear, and said to each of the hungry students, “You have a wonderful day.”

Mei Lan Tam, known to most Baylor students as Ms. Mei, has worked for Baylor for over nine years, baking treats, especially chocolate chip cookies, at 1845 at Memorial. The term “Ms. Mei’s cookies” has become a phrase fondly recognized campus-wide.

Lan Tam uses her position as an opportunity to be more than a baker though, she said she tries to be an influencer, an encourager and a servant leader.

Lan Tam said when her children went to college they would speak of the kind people who had helped them and loved them, and she wanted to be that kind of person to Baylor students.

“I love my job because the student[s] make me happy,” Lan Tam said. “They keep me going.”

Lan Tam said she has always been more of a cook but has “learned from the best” when it comes to baking. Lan Tam said she does not think of herself as a great baker. However, considering the sign posted by her counter which regulates the number of cookies that may

be taken at one time, students across Baylor nation would beg to differ.

Houston junior Lyon Solntsev said he religiously eats at 1845 at Memorial every week day and often encounters Lan Tam. He said it is remarkable how she consistently engages with students.

“I usually just tell her to have a good day, and she tells me to have a good day too,” Solntsev said.

Houston senior Sam Brittain said that even though he no longer has a meal plan, whenever he does eat on campus, he makes it a point to go to 1845 at Memorial because he can count on a quality meal and a great cookie from Lan Tam. “You walk in, and you just smell it,” Brittain said. “It’s just like smelling love, or it’s what love would smell like, I think.”

Peggy Altman, lead office administrator of 1845 at Memorial, said she has watched Lan Tam interact with the students and could see Lan Tam as more than a Baylor colleague, but as an influential figure and a genuine individual.

“She comes to life around the students,” Altman said. “It’s her little mission in life.”

Originally from Hong Kong, Lan Tam repeatedly said how grateful she is to have had the opportunity to make even the smallest of impacts in Waco.

“My story is I have a wonderful job,” Lan Tam said. “That’s my story. And I [have] a really wonderful relationship with the student[s].”

Whether it’s saying hello or asking a student how their day is, Lan Tam said it has been

important for her to let students know that clocking in, they’re paying me so I’m here.’ She they are seen. According to Lan Tam, her goal genuinely loves these students, and she wants has been to share [college] to be a good happiness, and if experience for them.” she can accomplish Garcia said Baylor that through baking staff members from cookies, she said she Clifton Robinson would be content.

Tower have heard “Everyone loves about Lan Tam and cookies,” Brittain have made special said. “But above the trips to the dining cookie realm, I think hall to see her. Garcia just the way that she said Lan Tam is holds herself as a very one of those people happy person, doing remembered by many what she loves for the for the way she make people that she loves, them feel. is really insightful and Brittain said “I awesome.” think [the] reason Altman said the for her legacy [is students’ love for that] people see Lan Tam has only [her] joy and want to grown over the years. reciprocate it.”

SAM BRITTAIN | Altman said last May, On the outside, HOUSTON SENIOR students planned a Lan Tam may merely day of celebration for appear to be a Lan Tam called “Mei phenomenal cookie Day,” featuring cookies and themed t-shirts. baker, but to many, she has touched their hearts Throughout Mei Day, students traveled across in deeper, more personal ways, seeking to know campus for one of her hugs and a handful of them, encourage them and serve them. warm cookies.

Garcia said Lan Tam deserves to be “I think the students can feel that she really celebrated every day because working with her has a genuine love for them,” Altman said. “It’s is like having “love and hugs all day long.” not just, ‘I’m coming in, I’m doing my job, I’m

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MCLENNAN THEATRE: McLennan Community College Theatre presents “The Wind in the Willows.” Family fun abounds as Kenneth Grahame’s charming storybook tale springs off the page and onto the Bosque River Stage. | 7:30 p.m. at McLennan Community College, 1400 College Dr.

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ART FROM THE HEART A Baylor student completed this postcard, which cam from the “Postal Art Exchange” program at MD Anderson’s Children’s Cancer Hospital. Pediatric cancer patients draw half of the cards, which are sent to a professional artist or Baylor student in the community.

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Smith is program coordinator at The University of Texas MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, a position she obtained a few years after graduating from Baylor in 2015. Smith’s job entails arts programming for the hospital, which includes therapeutic-innature, creative art programs, in addition to educational arts programming in the hospital’s on-site school program. Smith and Gresham, who is the arts and medicine manager at the hospital, are tackling the collaborative project together, connecting young cancer patients to professional creatives in the community.

Smith said the artist outreach is not limited to the Waco area, but rather spans across the country and involves artists from all over the world.

“Our artist outreach actually extends everywhere from Canada to Colorado, Dallas to Mexico,” Smith said. “One of the beautiful things about it is that, on the back of the card, [the children] write where [they’re] from.”

MD Anderson’s hospitals are a hodgepodge of cultures and languages; their medical services attract patients in need from all over the world.

Smith said some of the children only speak their native languages, adding that the postcards have served as the perfect mediator between patients and artists that may not be able to communicate otherwise.

“When it comes to play and art and music, there really is no language barrier,” Smith said.

“People are able to communicate exactly what they’re feeling — what they’re thinking — through creative expression. There’s something really beautiful about it.”

Smith said this has allowed the program to already find success in connecting those that come from different backgrounds.

“That’s really how we’re reaching a number of different audiences and a number of different cultures, because our program is designed to break down those barriers,” she said.

Smith said the young patients were initially confused by the assignment, but that confusion quickly became excitement as they dreamed of the possibilities that could return to them weeks later.

“At first, they’re a little confused, because it’s not often that a child is told, ‘Hey, somebody’s going to be working on top of your artwork,’” Smith said. However, as soon as the kids’ postcards are mailed out, Smith said the children are eager to see how the artists complete their masterpieces.

“Every time we see [the kids], they’re like, ‘When is my card coming back! When is my card coming back!’” Smith said.

The children aren’t matched to the artists at random. Smith said the program takes the interests and creative style of the patient into consideration when they assign professional artists to complete their postcards.

“We try to match-make the artist to what they’re interested in and what would really make their pieces cohesive,” Smith said.

For example, if the child’s artwork is a

collage, Smith will try to assign the card to an artist who uses an assortment of media or often mixes mediums in their imagery. If the child draws a portrait or a character, the assigned artist will likely pursue portraiture or character design.

Greg Lewallen, Baylor lecturer of arts and sciences and former art instructor of Smith’s, was contacted to be one of the artists to complete a postcard.

“She contacted me initially to see if I would be one of the artists willing to participate in this program,” Lewallen said. “I got to thinking about it — Would this be something my students could do?”

Not too long after Lewallen proposed this question, the students in his 2-D Design class were filling in the unfinished cards with colored pencils, paints and markers, coloring both inside and outside of the already-sketched lines.

Lewallen recalled walking the halls of MD Anderson himself, when his daughter-in-law was undergoing treatment for cancer. She died at the young age of 28, and Lewallen said this experience has made the Postal Art Exchange program that much more meaningful to him.

“We’re just happy to be able to participate,” Lewallen said. “I’m hoping, at the beginning of next semester, that we can make this a regular thing.”

The hospital’s other art programs range from one-on-one projects to large-scale, collaborative pieces. In the past, one program has attached some of the children’s art work to space suits, which astronauts wear during their space travel.

The astronauts later visited the children in the hospital, wearing the space suits with their artwork patched onto it.

“They get really encouraged to see their work doing something large,” Smith said. “[It’s special] to see the kids’ faces light up when they see their work in a really unique space.”

As for now, Smith said the Postal Art Exchange program is at its earliest stages, but she hopes that the program will expand and fill MD Anderson’s gallery walls.

“We’re just sort of growing bit by bit. Right now, we’re growing at a rate of about five cards completed per week. Ideally, it will grow to be hundreds and hundreds of cards,” Smith said.

“We’re very hopeful that it will become a regular program for us. It’s been successful so far.”

Lewallen said he is proud to watch one of his former students succeed and apply her skills to something so meaningful.

“She could have very easily been an art major. Her problem is she’s too cotton-pickin’ smart,” Lewallen said. “I’m very proud that she’s using her talent and her skills and her creativity.”

Smith said she feels honored to still be in contact with her former professor and her alma mater.

“It really is an honor to be in contact with [Lewallen] and to have his support,” Smith said. “The department as a whole — it has been really great to have that kind of enthusiasm even though I’m not a student anymore.”

BAYLOR NEW MUSIC CONCERT: Presented by the studio of Dr. Ben Johansen, Lecturer in Composition and Computer Music at Baylor University | Free. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Meadows Recital Hall, Baylor University, 60 Baylor Ave. BLOCK PARTY AND MUSIC FESTIVAL: Live music, food trucks, face painting, drinks and games. Live music includes Thomas Csorba, The Irons, Brody Price, Patric Johnston, Andrew James, The Fossil Lickers and Jaimee Harrisa and a surprise guest. | Tickets: $5 general admission, $15 VIP. 2 – 9:45 p.m. at Pinewood Coffee Bar, 3332 Austin Ave.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 ALL BREED RESCUE: Rescue organizations from all over the state come together to show Central Texas they are serious about making Central Texas a no-kill area. Come adopt, shop and visit with your favorite breeds. | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Heritage Square, 3rd St. and Washington Ave.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 LIVE MUSIC AT COMMON GROUNDS: Kings Kaleidoscope (Christian Alternative/Indie) with The Sing Team and Honest Men. | Tickets: $15 – $20. 8 p.m. at Common Grounds, 1123 S. 8th St.

ONGOING BFA EXHIBITION: Baylor Bachelor of Fine Art students display their senior portfolios at the Martin Museum of Art in the Hooper Schafer Fine Arts building. | Free, Museum hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m. Sunday.

NORTHERN TRIANGLE ART EXHIBIT: Baylor’s Social Innovation Collaboration Initiative is displaying artifacts and artwork that focus on the current Central American Refugee Crisis. | Free, April 19 through Sept. 16 at the Mayborn Museum.

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BAILEY BRAMMER Editor-in-Chief Before I begin my rant about how unnecessary season 7 is to the “New Girl” canon, let me first start by saying I’m a big fan of the series. I’ve laughed aloud at every “Cece and Winston mess-around,” I’ve cheered Nick and Jess on since their first kiss during season one, and I’ve casually adopted Schmidt’s habit of abbreviating words when I’m excited. This show has been the ideal sit-com, but all good things must come to an end. Unfortunately, “New Girl” is no exception.

Every successful comedy show that follows a group of friends has that one couple that is on-again-offagain for the entire series. In “Friends,” it was Ross and Rachel, in “How I Met Your Mother,” it was Ted and Robin, and in “The Office,” it was Jim and Pam ... You get the idea. While each of the “New Girl” characters bring their own hilarity to the show, Jess is the main character. Even if you don’t approve of her and Nick as a couple, you still sort of want them to end up together.

And, lo and behold, season 6 ended with Nick and Jess finally realizing that they were in love and kissing in the elevator of their apartment building. They reached their happy ending, and we’re happy for them: the same with Cece and Schmidt, who tied the knot all the way back in season 5, and Winston and Aly, who got engaged early on in season 6.

All of our characters are already living their best lives, and we don’t really need to stick around to see what their “happy ever after” looks like. Sure, Nick and Jess aren’t engaged yet in season 7, but an entire episode that focuses around Cece and Schmidt’s daughter getting into a prestigious preschool?

The plot lines seem pointless, and we already know they’re happy, so why continue to produce such anti-climatic episodes? Do what they did with “How I Met Your Mother” and wrap the season up with a finale episode ... or even pull a “Friends” and just end it right after Rachel decides to stay with Ross instead of going to Paris to pursue her dream job. “New Girl” has been a merry adventure, but now that our favorites are all settled down, we’ve got no reason to keep watching.

MCKENNA MIDDLETON Opinion Editor While some shows should stop while they are ahead, “New Girl” Season 7 offers viewers closure, consistency and some final laughs before the fun ends on May 15.

Much like the final season of “Parks and Recreation,” this last season of “New Girl” takes place three years in the future, a jump in time from Season 6 that allows the show’s creators to innovate the characters while maintaining their same lovable qualities. Unlike the final season of American Idol, where the judges were completely different from Season 1, the characters are all the same, played by the same actors and offering the same charm and uniqueness to the show.

Although Season 6 ended satisfactorily for viewers, its finale lacked a certain closure that such a long-running show requires. Sure, Nick and Jess end up together at the end of Season 6, but their past of being on-again/ off-again leaves the viewer unsure of their future.

This final season, however, gives viewers closure while bringing innovation and fresh ideas to the show. The first few episodes have dealt with more mature topics like parenting and gender equality in the workplace — issues the characters hadn’t had to deal with prior to the three-year time jump between seasons 6 and 7.

These more mature versions of Jess, CeCe, Winson, Ally, Schmitt and Nick finally occupy the real world. In previous seasons, the group seemed to live in this liminal space between young adulthood and real adulthood, represented and manifested by the loft itself. This is especially true of Schmitt and Cece who, in Season 7, have a 3-year-old child named Ruth Bader. Schmitt, now a stay at home dad, still wrestles with some of his past demons of insecurity and extravagance, but has been noticeably humbled and encouraged by his new role. Similarly, Cece’s full-time job at the modeling agency has redrawn her character to be confident in a way that discards her former cynicism.

Although Season 6 left viewers with hope for the future of the tight knit group of roommates and friends, Season 7 confirmed that the characters we have grown to know and love for the past six years will be OK without us. Even though we won’t get a glimpse into their lives each Tuesday night, they have grown into competent adults that I will continue to cherish long after the credits roll on May 15.

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NFL Draft reinforces myths about quarterbacks BEN EVERETT Sports Writer The first round of the NFL Draft took place Thursday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington for the first time in history and yet again the storylines centered around the quarterbacks.

For the first time in NFL Draft history, four quarterbacks were taken in the top 10 picks. Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield went first to the Cleveland Browns, USC’s Sam Darnold was selected by the New York Jets with the third pick, Wyoming’s Josh Allen was picked up by the Buffalo Bills at seventh overall, and UCLA’s Josh Rosen rounded out the top 10 by going to the Arizona Cardinals.

Despite all the talk about quarterback being the most important position in football, I have yet to see a quarterback drafted that has drastically improved a team’s record.

A team is more than its quarterback.

If you ask NFL experts or the casual fan who the best quarterback in the league is, they would probably say Aaron Rodgers. Yet the Packers have only won one Super Bowl win in Rogers’ tenure with the team. The Patriots are a dynasty, but not because of Tom Brady.

They always have a solid defense and consistently draft players late in the first round that fit their system. Brady completes their team, but he is not the foundation.

We’ve seen teams such as the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowls in recent years because of dominant defensive units. The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII with their backup quarterback. Yes, Nick Foles played well in the absence of Carson Wentz, but Foles didn’t dismantle the Patriots singlehandedly.

Mayfield, Darnold, Allen and Rosen all had great college careers and I’m sure at least a couple of them will have solid careers in the NFL, but there are plenty of can’t miss prospects in this draft that fell down the board due to teams prioritizing quarterbacks.

Chris B. Brown, author of “The Art of Smart Football”, put it best by tweeting that we’ve been debating too much over the quarterbacks when there are solid picks across the board.

“My gut increasingly feels like we’re going to have spent so much time talking about the QBs and [Saquon] Barkley,” Brown wrote, “and then in five years when [Bradley] Chubb, Derwin James, Quenton Nelson, Roquan Smith, Minkah Fitzpatrick are perennial all-pros we will wonder what we were doing.”

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T-C-WHO? Freshman pitcher Tyler Thomas takes the plate in baseball’s closing game against TCU Sunday. The team won all three games over the weekend, making it a clean sweep.

Home stretch Baseball relies on experience, execution MAX CALDERONE Sports Writer As the 2018 season winds down, the Baylor baseball team is sitting squarely on the bubble of postseason play.

At 23-17 and 6-9 in Big 12 conference games, the Bears are relying on their experienced roster for leadership and execution down the stretch.

Head coach Steve Rodriguez said his team is keeping things simple and continuing to play their game,showing skill by winning seven in a row and nine of their last 10 games.

“That’s the biggest point I think we’re trying to get through is just focus on the process and let the result take care of itself,” Rodriguez said.

Heading into a weekend tilt with Kansas State, Baylor is coming off a 17-5 run-rule victory over Texas State on Tuesday night. Rodriguez said he was very pleased with his team’s performance,

which included an 11-run seventh inning.

“What I really enjoyed about [Tuesday’s win] was the execution that our guys were really focusing on. It wasn’t a matter of just going up there swinging; a lot of different situations came up during that [11-run seventh] inning,” Rodriguez said. “When they just focused on execution they were able to reap some of the benefits along with getting hits and getting the RBIs and moving runners over. That’s what I was really excited about.”

Now the Bears find themselves in sixth place in the Big 12 standings, just half a game behind TCU. But Rodriguez isn’t looking at rankings or postseason projections. He said his team needs to take care of its business and focus on what it can control.

“I think the biggest thing for us is just to keep winning the baseball games,” Rodriguez said. “I have no control over

any of those things. We have a goal in regards to the amount of wins we want to get to and then at that point, we leave it someone else’s hands and hopefully we’re on the plus side of that.”

During the seven-game win streak, the five-man combination of junior reliever Kyle Hill and seniors Joe Heineman, Alex Phillips, Drew Robertson and closer Troy Montemayor has stepped up big time of out the bullpen. The quintet known as “The Old Guys,” a moniker given to them by pitching coach Jon Strauss, has collected a 7-1 record this year with a fantastic 1.89 ERA in relief.

“Everyone of those guys, Joe Heineman, Kyle Hill, [Drew] Robertson and obviously Troy [Montemayor] at the end of a game, I think you have five guys who we could put out there who I think all of us have phenomenal confidence in,” Rodriguez said. “Coach [Jon] Strauss always talks about ‘The Old Guys’ and that’s just it; they’re old guys who don’t

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Men’s tennis prepares for Big 12 championship run MAX CALDERONE Sports Writer

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SERVE IT UP Sven Lah serves the ball in Baylor’s 4-0 loss against Texas Sunday.

After a gauntlet of a conference schedule in which the Baylor men’s tennis team went just 1-4, the Bears are ready to make a run at the conference title.

The No. 23 ranked Bears will take on No. 17 Oklahoma State in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship tournament today in Austin.

Fourth-year junior Will Little said the team is refreshed and feeling well prepared entering the weekend.

“We’re playing with a mentality that we’ve got a fresh start here; we’ve got a lot to play for,” Little said. “They’re all our rivals so we’ve got a chance to get some revenge on some of these teams that beat us and we’re really excited about it.”

An 18-8 record but 1-4 mark in conference gave Baylor the fifth seed in the conference, one spot behind the Cowboys, who defeated the Bears back on April 8 in a close 4-3 matchup. Baylor had double-match point in the contest earlier this month.

Head coach Matt Knoll said it’s a great opportunity for his team to get another shot at a match that slipped away earlier this season.

“We certainly feel like we left one on the table,” Knoll said about the previous matchup with Oklahoma State. “We had match-match points against them up at their place, so we walked out of the building with a bad taste in our mouths and now we get a chance to prove that we’ve improved and we’re looking forward to it. I think it’s a great draw for us just

in terms that we lost a close match to them at their place and now we get a chance to get them again.”

A win over the Cowboys would give the Bears a date with the conference’s best team, No. 6 TCU, on Saturday.

However, Little said the team is taking it one match at a time and focusing squarely on Oklahoma State.

“We know they’re a good team and we know we’re a good team,” Little said. “If we go out there and play with the same mentality as last time, we know it’s going to be close. We’ve been practicing for this team for the last few days. I think the outcome will go our way this time.”

Junior Johannes Schretter is Baylor’s top-ranked singles player, coming in at No. 68 in the nation. He and Little team up as one of the nation’s best doubles pairings, No. 11 in the ITA rankings.

Knoll said the competition this weekend will be fierce, but after that, he’ll be rooting for the rest of the Big 12 teams as they venture on into the NCAA tournament.

“I don’t know if there’s another conference that has every team in the NCAA’s. We don’t have teams that are on the borderline or on the bubble, fighting to do well in the conference tournament. Everybody’s in,” Knoll said.

“Hopefully one of our teams in the league will make a big run at the NCAA’s and really have a chance to do something and hopefully it’ll be us.”

Baylor and Oklahoma State will kick-off the weekend at 9 a.m. today, with the winner advancing to face TCU at noon Saturday. The championship match is set for Sunday at a time to be announced.

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Acrobatics and Tumbling advances to semifinals NATHAN KEIL Sports Editor The top seeded and three-time defending national champion Baylor acrobatics and tumbling team opened its championship defense with a 277.535260.905 victory over the eighth seededConverse Valkyries on Thursday night.

The Bears won five of the six events in their quarterfinal match at the Hammermill Center on the campus of Gannon University in Erie, Pa. Baylor opened the meet by taking the compulsory event with a 38.15-34.225 victory over the Valkyries. The Bears continued to pad their lead by taking the acro event, 29.475-27.325.

Converse responded by edging Baylor

out in the pyramid event. The Valkyries took a 29.025-28.350 win to cut into the deficit.

Baylor did not stay down long, getting right back on its feet to claim the toss event 28.750-27.125. The Bears then did most of their damage in the tumbling event.

Baylor won the event, which consists of six separate events, including the duo, trio and quad passes as well as the aerial, six element and open passes.

As a result, Baylor gained nearly a full seven points on Converse heading into the team event.

In the final event, the Bears closed out the Valkyries with a 94.660-91.430 win.

Baylor (9-0) will face No.4 Oregon at 6 p.m. CT tonight.

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REIGNING CHAMPIONS Sophomore top Alexsis Amrhein and senior base Molly Gibbons perform during their win over Alderson Broaddus on Feb. 4.

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Montemayor, who recorded his ninth save of the season and 35th of his career, told reporters after the TCU series that he has a wealth of confidence in his teammates.

“These guys are just veterans and they’ve been there,” Montemayor said. “There’s no situation you can put us in that we haven’t seen before.”

Also heating up have been the power-punching duo of sophomore third baseman Davis Wendzel and sophomore catcher Shea Langeliers. Wendzel has set a career-high with a 29-game on-base streak and Langeliers has reached base in five straight games, including a 6-for-14 stretch with two home runs.

As for this weekend in Manhattan, Kan., Rodriguez said the Bears will need to prepare for the unique conditions in their attempt to win three games over the Wildcats.

“It’s going to be windy, like it always is it seems like,” Rodriguez said. “We just need to make sure we play our baseball game. They’re going to be tough just because they’re playing at home, playing on turf. If we play like we did [Tuesday] and just focus on our execution, I really like our chances.”

Baylor and Kansas State will begin the three-game set at 6:30 p.m. tonight, with game two scheduled for 2 p.m.

Saturday and the series finale to follow at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Baylor women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey announced the addition of Chloe Jackson, a talented graduate transfer from LSU, to the 2018-19 Lady Bear roster on Tuesday afternoon.

Lady Bears ink key grad transfer BEN EVERETT Sports Writer Baylor women’s basketball landed a commitment from graduate transfer guard Chloe Jackson Tuesday afternoon, head coach Kim Mulkey announced.

Jackson will be immediately eligible and have one year of eligibility to play for the Lady Bears as she pursues an advanced degree in sport management.

Jackson, a 5-foot-9 guard from Upper Marlboro, Md., started 29 games for LSU

last season and averaged a team-high 18.1 points and 37 minutes per game leading to an All-SEC Second Team selection.

Jackson averaged 13.1 points per game in her sophomore season for the Lady Tigers and garnered LSWA Newcomer of the Year and LSWA All-Louisiana Second Team.

Jackson spent her freshman season at NC State, but opted to transfer to LSU and was required to sit out the 2015-16 season to satisfy NCAA transfer requirements.

Jackson joins Baylor women’s

basketball’s highest ranked recruiting class ever. The Lady Bears bring in five five-star recruits in wing Acquira DeCosta, post Queen Egbo, forward NaLyssa Smith, guard Honesty Scott-Grayson and wing Caitlin Bickle.

Baylor returns eight players from its Big 12 Championship and Sweet Sixteen team, including All-American post players in senior Kalani Brown and junior Lauren Cox. The only departures are guard Kristy Wallace and forward Dekeiya Cohen, who both graduated from the program.

a team, one should first look to establish a solid offensive line or secondary.

A quarterback completes a team, it doesn’t save one.

The best of example of this is when the Houston Texans selected David Carr with their first ever draft pick. Carr was projected to be the face of their franchise moving forward.

Yet with a subpar offensive line, Carr took hit after hit as a young quarterback and never panned out.

I hope each of the quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft has a successful career, but if I ran a team I would look in other areas before taking a signal caller.

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Women’s tennis heads to Big 12 Tournament full of confidence NATHAN KEIL Sports Editor Don’t let its 16-12 record fool you—the Baylor women’s team is locked in and feeling good as it enters the Big 12 Tournament.

Despite losing 4-0 to No. 5 Texas on April 20, the Lady Bears have won seven of their last nine matches and head coach Joey Scrivano said they are extremely confident heading into postseason play.

“It’s always good to have momentum late in the season, going into postseason and I like the position we are right now. We’re playing well so we’re excited about the weekend,” Scrivano said.

The Lady Bears will certainly need to utilize its momentum as it enters the Big 12 conference tournament.

Although, Baylor only has one senior, Theresa Van Zyl, Scrivano said he looks to her and his sophomores for much needed leadership.

“Theresa and our sophomores, they really need to step up and just be great in the locker room, in

the preparation for the match and between points,” Scrivano said. “They have to a great mindset and a great attitude and if they do that, then it will spill over into everyone else.”

Van Zyl has played in big postseason matches in each of her first three seasons, including a win in a 4-2 Big 12 semifinal loss to Oklahoma State as well as a dominant performance in Baylor’s NCAA Tournament opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Van Zyl said it’s her job to make sure the underclassmen are focus and prepared, a responsibility she’s more than willing to carry.

“Being the upperclassmen leading the younger girls, it’s taking more responsibility and making sure everything is done to perfection and making sure they do their part as well,” Van Zyl said.

The first task for Van Zyl and the Lady Bears is the fourth-seeded Kansas Jayhawks, a team that defeated Baylor 4-1 back on March 12.

Scrivano compared the first matchup to a poor shooting night in

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EYES ON THE PRIZE Senior Theresa Van Zyla returns the ball during her doubles match with Freshman Giorgia Testa on April 15. The team won both matches they played in that day.

basketball.

“The first time we played them, they really dominated us. We didn’t play our best tennis,” Scrivano said.

“I’d give you the analogy of basketball, we probably shot about 30 percent so it’s hard to win when you’re shooting at that rate. We have to really improve our consistency this time around.”

Despite the lopsided result the first time, Van Zyl and the Lady Bears remain confident that they can return the favor, but since both teams know the other’s strengths and weaknesses,

it will come down to execution and strategy.

We know every team’s strengths and weaknesses and they know ours as well. It’s just on the day, who does it better, who plays better and who does their strategy better,” Van Zyl said. “All their players are good, mentally tough. We have to be ready to compete but if we go there, fight our hardest and play our game and use our strengths against their weaknesses, the result is going to be different.”

Sophomore Camilla Abbate was the only one who won her match back in Lawrence, Kan. in March, taking a 6-4, 6-2 victory over junior Janet Koch on court three.

Abbate said that her main focus this time around is simply competing and letting her game speak for itself.

“I just want to compete. I don’t want to put pressure on myself. I’d like to go on the court and play and see if it’s enough,” Abbate said.

Baylor and Kansas will hit the courts at 9 a.m. Friday in Austin.

Softball sets off for final road game ADAM GIBSON Assistant News Editor

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GRAND FINALE Senior outfielder Jessie Scroggins bunts during Baylor’s 6-0 win over Kansas on Sunday. Scroggins was drafted by the Chicago Bandits on Monday night.

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Coming out of a split series at Houston, Baylor softball is set to take on the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, Iowa, for its last away series of the regular season in a three-game series Friday through Sunday afternoon.

Head coach Glenn Moore said this final road trip of the season will be no easy task.

“We’ve been on the road a lot this year and this is the last one of the regular season,” Moore said. “Playing a team that’s much better than they have been in previous years. Coming off a big win last night. I’ve said it over and over that we just have to keep getting better and I think we’ve been doing that over the last couple of weeks.”

Moore added that the split series with Houston didn’t do too much to slow down the Bears (30-14, 7-6), but the team did not perform as cleanly as it wanted, due to switching up roles of key players in the game.

“I don’t think it hurts us a ton. It would help us to have won it,” Moore said. “We were mixing some people in there and trying to knock off some rust and hoping we could still come away with a win there. But we also

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knew Houston was possibly better than us with their No. 1, especially when we saw they were throwing their No. 1 in the second game. And that was their purpose … So, I don’t think it’s devastating. And I believe that you have to risk losing a game here or there to be as strong as you can in postseason. That was our idea in putting in a few players that hadn’t played a whole lot.”

Outfielder Jessie Scroggins agreed with Moore that the Cyclones (2225, 3-9) are not a team to be taken lightly, especially with their recent success. She said it’s important to start the series strong.

“We can’t take Iowa State for granted,” Scroggins said. “They’re on a four-game winning streak, so we have to make sure we’re prepared and ready to go when we head there.”

Scroggins, who was drafted by The Chicago Bandits on Monday night, is finishing up her senior year before she heads to the next level.

“I will pursue that. When I’m done I’ll head out there. It meant a lot. I’m really excited. I’m glad Chicago picked me up, and I’m just really excited that I’m getting the opportunity,” Scroggins said.

Infielder Shelby Friudenberg added on to the challenge that Iowa

State poses for the Bears on the road.

While it may be tough to go play a team who is on a winning streak at home, Friudenberg said the Bears’ momentum could help push them to play well and put up a fight against the Cyclones this weekend.

“We can’t overlook anyone so going into this weekend, we’re going to do what we can and play Baylor softball, try to focus on us more than the competition,” Friudenberg said.

“I think so. Going into this weekend, we split with Houston, but we played both good games up there so if we can keep the good momentum going, we’ll be on track.

Moore praised the Cyclones for the recent success it has had in the past few years. He commended not only the skill the Cyclones have, but also their tendency to compete in every game.

“They’ve had a change in coaches two years in a row now. I think they’ve invested in their program,” Moore said. “They’re doing a great job recruiting and bringing in better talent. I think that’s the best thing, the key right there. They have a couple of arms. This game is played in the circle for the most part and they have couple of arms that keep them in games.”

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