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Man-to-man defense takes Baylor basketball to new heights this season

The culture of Quidditch has exploded at Baylor, complete with broomsticks

Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time set to return for a fifth season on Nov. 12

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Campus organization in the works will help equip students with skills they will need in a global business market

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Homecoming Weekend Breakdown TODAY 5 p.m. Carillon Recital Pat Neff Hall Tower 6 p.m. Extravaganza Fountain Mall 6:30 p.m. Pigskin Review Waco Hall 9 p.m. Pep Rally & Bonfire Fountain Mall 10:30 p.m. Pigskin Review Waco Hall SATURDAY 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Texas Collection Open House Carroll Library 8:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade Downtown Waco *The parade will be broadcast on kcen-tv Ch. 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. W. R. Poage Library Open House W. R. Poage Legislative Library 10 a.m. Baylor Bookstore Celebration The Baylor Bookstore 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Armstrong Browning Library Open House Armstrong Browning Library 10:30 a.m. StuGov Alumni Breakfast Bill Daniel Student Center ground floor 2:30 p.m. Baylor vs. Kansas Floyd Casey Stadium 7 p.m. Pigskin Review Waco Hall For a full list of weekend events visit www.baylor. edu/homecoming

Autistic get new vision of Christmas Baylor worker fabricates decorative trees that don’t overwhelm the senses By Holly Renner Reporter

For many families, a Christmas tree represents joy, holiday spirit and precious memories. For others, a tree represents unsafe curiosity, potential danger and added stress. Killeen native Jessica Mann’s 5 year-old son, Jayian, was diagnosed with autism in Febuary 2010. For her, having a large Christmas tree in the home poses multiple problems. “To have a Christmas tree in our home is dangerous because when he has his meltdowns, he will want to throw things at it or tear it down,” Mann said. Children with autism tend to have a difficult time with Christmas trees because their curiosity with bright lights takes over and it can be potentially dangerous, Mann said. She expressed her desire to make Christmas an enjoy-

able experience for Jayian by having a smaller Christmas tree she can put somewhere out of reach. “For him to have a Christmas tree that he can place in his room and still get stimulation from the lights – knowing what Christmas is, it would still mean a lot to me,” Mann said. Part-time supervisor for Baylor basketball and football games and China Springs native Neil Knight has made this possible for the Mann family. He devotes countless hours to making Christmas a joyful experience for children with autism. Knight makes smaller, intricate trees with varied decorations to give away to the Heart of Texas Autism Network in Waco to ensure children with autism will have a Christmas tree. Each tree takes Knight about eight hours to make, and Knight pays for the costs of making the trees, which is approximately $25 per tree.

USC Halloween party goes critically wrong By Greg Risling Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Violence that sometimes borders the University of Southern California crept onto campus when an argument outside a Halloween party escalated to a shooting that critically wounded one man and injured three other people and led administrators Thursday to reassess policies of the school near high-crime neighborhoods. Neither the victims nor the two men detained were USC stu-

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Neil Knight and his wife Doris stand with one of the Christmas trees he made for a person with autism. Knight donates his trees to the Heart of Texas Autism Network and individual families during the holidays.

Knight uses a wooden, circular base with a pole in the middle, wrapped in small lights. Fishing line filaments are strung from the top to the bottom of the base, which light up. Knight then puts custom-made decorations around the base of the tree. Each tree stands less than 2 feet, making it easily movable. For the past 15 years, Knight has worked at Baylor basketball and football games. He said he makes the trees in his spare time. “I enjoy doing it – it’s relaxing for me to do it,” Knight said. “So I love giving them away, and my wife says it keeps me out of trouble.” Knight was inspired by his travels and began making the trees in 1995. He said he would see these trees in different places during his travels, and realized he could learn to make them as well. SEE

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dents, but the shooting reinforced concerns that the campus’ location near downtown Los Angeles presents risks on and off campus. The shooting comes after security was strengthened following the April slayings of two Chinese graduate students about a mile from the school. As students returned to class Thursday after the campus was shut down for three hours, school officials said they are reviewing policies regarding visitors and SEE

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Shining stars of Pigskin Associated Press

Los Angeles police officers investigate on Thursday a shooting that occurred Wednesday night at a Halloween party on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles.

Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Sigma perform their act “Bienvenue a la Masquerade” during Pigskin Revue at Waco Hall on Thursday. There will be two more Pigskin performances tonight and one on Saturday.

Ex-Penn State president charged in Sandusky case By Mark Scolforo Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The “conspiracy of silence” that protected Jerry Sandusky extended all the way to the top at Penn State, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged former university President Graham Spanier with hushing up child sexual abuse al-

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legations against the former assistant football coach. Prosecutors also added counts against two of Spanier’s former underlings, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, who were already charged with lying to a grand jury. “This was not a mistake by these men. This was not an oversight. It was not misjudgment on their part,” said state Attorney

General Linda Kelly. “This was a conspiracy of silence by top officials to actively conceal the truth.” Spanier’s lawyers issued a statement that asserted his innocence and described the new charges as an attempt by Gov. Tom Corbett to divert attention from the three-year investigation that began under his watch as attorney general.

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“These charges are the work of a vindictive and politically motivated governor working through an unelected attorney general ... whom he appointed to do his bidding,” the four defense lawyers wrote. Corbett spokesman Kevin Harley said the defense statement “sounds like the ranting of a desperate man who just got indicted.”

Curley’s lawyer Caroline Roberto said he was innocent of all charges, as he has asserted in the past. She said the new documents were being reviewed and would have a more comprehensive comment later. Schultz also has maintained his innocence; his lawyer did not return a message seeking SEE

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Learn from ‘L’Aquila Seven,’ don’t let it happen here Editorial It’s hard to believe that anyone in this day and age would say something like “let’s lynch the scientists.” Unfortunately, the sentiments once reserved for medieval peasants’ feelings towards the local “wizard” when he told a bad fortune are resurfacing in the modern world. Let us imagine, for a moment, a hypothetical situation. Rusty Garrett, a respected and popular voice of local weather for over 20 years, is in the office on the night of a big summer storm. It’s a type of storm system that in the past has created severe weather, including tornadoes. Rusty Garrett knows this from years of experience and is watching the storm closely. The radar, however, is not indicating any type of tornadic activity. The storm-chasers on the ground can’t see any sort of funnel clouds or anything that would indicate a tornado was imminent. It looks like our area is out of danger and they are about to give the “all clear,” when a tornado suddenly forms outside of a small community — say, Central Texas City, a town of about 300 — and tears through the town killing 30 people. Naturally, the people of Central Texas City would be angry the next day. Rusty Garrett did everything he could to accurately predict the

storm and warn the people in its way and it was only due to a freak happening of nature that he was wrong. Their loved ones were taken and their homes destroyed in the hypothetical tornado and the man they trusted to tell them when they were in danger had failed. In fact, all of the local weathermen had failed them. At this point it doesn’t matter how many times Rusty Garrett or the other weathermen said things like “stay in your houses” or “find a sturdy building.” They didn’t predict that the tornado would hit Central Texas City and cause so much damage. It’s a natural reaction. When confronted with tragedy, we look for a place to lay blame and it often goes to figures like doctors and officials who “could have done something about it.” We blame them, they lose a little bit of credit and maybe make an apology, and we all move on knowing that they did their best and we’re not really mad at them as much as our circumstances. What we do not do is bring them to trial for manslaughter. That is what happened, unfortunately, in Italy a few weeks ago. Seven leading seismologists formed a panel to assess potential danger to the town of L’Aquila. Their predictions were wrong and 300 people died. Unfortunately the opportunity to bring a country together after this tragedy was marred by the arrest and conviction of the scientists involved.

Instead of days of shared mourning and repentance, the situation devolved into a scene reminiscent of the blood sports of ancient Rome. This time it was the Italian legal system and the court of public opinion that ripped apart the people with the different ideas, not lions. That kind of knee jerk reaction — blaming people that, through chance, couldn’t prevent a tragedy — is tantamount to blaming the prettiest girl in town when your cow gets sick. Convicting them of manslaughter is dangerously close to burning the “witch” at the stake. More disturbingly, this trial sets a worrying precedent for the responsibility of scientists in consulting roles across the world. Volcanologists in Italy may be less willing to officially predict an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius if they feel there will be repercussions for making a wrong call. Other, less democratic countries may seize the chance to scapegoat scientists using the Italian trials as an example. Imagine president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad jailing economists in his country for failing to predict the effects of UN sanctions. In the American climate it would be dangerously easy to fall into a similar situation. If Hurricane Sandy had been predicted to hit South Carolina instead of Manhattan, New Yorkers would be livid. It would be easy to get swept up in some of the victims’ search

test strip in her hand, watches it change colors and feels, as she slips to her knees on the bathroom floor with that hateful seed growing in her womb, as if she was just raped all over again? Is her life sacred? What about the mother of three, just diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, the woman whose doctor says she needs chemotherapy immediately if she is to have any hope of survival. What about the agonizing decision she must now make, to refuse chemo,

born into less-than-ideal circumstances, situations where they might need help from the rest of

for someone to blame and the National Weather Service would be tempting. But instead of blaming people tangentially related to the problem, we should focus on consoling the victims’ families and moving past the tragedy as a country.

As Americans, and even more as just regular folks, we need to learn from the L’Aquila case and make sure it won’t happen again. Science isn’t a magical force that lets us know everything at once. It’s as good as the imperfect people that study it, and we must re-

The GOP’s view on sacred life “And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.” — Richard Mourdock, GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate. Life is sacred. That, Mourdock would later insist, was what he was trying to say last week during a debate with his opponents. Instead, he became the latest in a growing list of conservatives to trip over women’s bodies. The Indiana Republican said he didn’t mean it the way it sounded, i.e., that rape is something God intends or approves. Rather, his point was that “Life is precious. I believe (that) to the very marrow of my bones.” His party agrees. This year, the GOP adopted — again — a platform under which no woman could ever legally have an abortion. Not if she were impregnated by her own father. Not if she were raped. Not if the abortion were needed to save her life. Never. Because life is sacred. And that leaves you wondering: what about the 12-year-old girl who has grown up dreading the midnight creak of her bedroom door, the weight settling above her, the whispered assurances that “This is our secret.” What about this sixth grader whose barely adolescent breasts are suddenly swollen and who wakes up racing for the toilet every morning, sick to her stomach? Is her life sacred? What about the co-ed who can still feel the stranger’s hands forcing her knees apart, still feel his hot breath on her cheek, the lashing whip of his curses, that terrible moment of penetration, invasion, violation and bitter, impotent rage? What about this student who now holds the home pregnancy

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knowing it will mean dying and abandoning her existing children, or to take the drug, knowing it will kill the child she carries inside? Is her life not sacred? It doesn’t seem to be, at least, not in the formulation embraced by the Grand Old Party. In that formulation, women are bystanders to their own existence, their individual situations subordinate to a one-size-fits-all morality, their very selves unimportant, except as vessels bearing children. For that matter, the children themselves, once born, are not particularly sacred, especially if they have the misfortune to be

“Mourdock and other conservatives tout the sacredness of life, but they seem to have a rather narrow definition thereof”

Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald. Readers may write to him via email at lpitts@miamiherald. com.

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us. But you see, “life” is not just the fact of existence. The term refers also to the nature and quality of that existence. So if we truly hold life sacred, we do not balance budgets by denying funding to programs that feed hungry children. We do not look the other way when kids have no access to health care. We do not countenance easy gun availability that makes the playground a war zone. We do not put up with child welfare agencies where tragedies routinely befall children who are always said to have “fallen between the cracks.” Mourdock and other conservatives frequently tout the sacredness of life, but they seem to have a rather narrow definition thereof. They seem to consider life sacred only until the umbilical cord is cut. So for all its moral earnestness, their argument against abortion rights always manages to go too far and yet, not nearly far enough. If life is sacred when it is in the womb, well, it is also sacred when it is not.

member that. The Italian scientists were wrong, and they share some of the blame for the deaths. But they should be held responsible in the scientific community, not in a court of law.

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When voting, think about Texas beaches Lariat Letters Like many of you I am a frequent visitor to the beach. I fell in love with Texas beaches in 1955. I was 6 years old when I built my first sand castle on Stewart Beach. I built my last one with Tori, my 6 year-old granddaughter, just a few weeks ago. Public beach access is very important to me. I want Tori to be able to enjoy our coast as much as I have. Every visitor to the coast should have that same opportunity. Earlier this year the Texas Supreme Court overturned the Texas Open Beaches Act in a lawsuit

filed by Carol Severance, a California attorney. Her goal was to reverse the OBA guarantee of the public’s right to use our beaches - from the water to the line of vegetation. The sand is, after all, obviously “the beach.” She prefers the California version of a public beach - only the sand that is covered by high tide each day. The dry sand is private property in California. Five members of the Texas Supreme Court agreed with her. They created an exemption from the OBA for the front-row owners on West Galveston Island. Dry sand is now “private beach.” There are three Supreme Court positions on the ballot on

Tuesday. The two incumbents sold-out Tori, you and I. They took away our 53 year-old right to use the entire beach. For this reason I refuse to vote to re-elect Don Willett or Nathan Hecht. There is only one candidate for the court who wants to preserve your public beach access - Michele Petty. If you believe Texas beaches belong to the public, please do the same. Ellis Pickett Activist with the Texas chapter of the Surfrider Foundation which advocates for the health of and free public access to Texas beaches.

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By Linda Nguyen Staff Writer

Delta Epsilon Psi fraternity is hosting its sixth annual “Who’s Got Game” charity basketball tournament Nov. 9-11 in Russell Gym and the McLane Student Life Center. There are two events students can compete in, a 3-versus-3 basketball tournament and a freethrow contest. Both events offer men’s and women’s games. The cost for the basketball tournament is $10 per person with a maximum of five people on each team. Students can register on

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the Delta Epsilon Psi “Who’s Got Game” website, http://www.depsizeta.org. Registration comes with a free T-shirt. The cost for the free-throw contest is $3 per person. There is a $300 cash prize for each division of the basketball tournament and a $50 cash prize for each division of the free throw contest. All proceeds go to the fraternity’s philanthropy, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Houston sophomore Jonathan Jaoude, the fraternity “Who’s Got Game” chair, said Delta Epsilon Psi is excited to host this event again.

“We do it every year,” Jaoude said. “We started out with a few teams and now it’s grown to over 25 teams a year. It’s been growing, and every year we break our record.” Jaoude said Delta Epsilon Psi started the basketball tournament because they wanted to do something no other organization was doing. “I know every single organization throws a signature event,” Jaoude said. “We noticed that not many teams threw a basketball tournament, so we thought to do that.” Tulsa, Okla., sophomore Parth

Bhakta, another “Who’s Got Game” chair, said the tournament holds special meaning for him. “While no one in my immediate family has juvenile diabetes, my dad’s brother and sister both have Type 2 diabetes,” Bhakta said. “It makes life a lot harder. You have to watch what you eat, live a healthier lifestyle and for children, it’s probably worse. For example, Halloween was on Wednesday. Children with Type 1 diabetes don’t get to enjoy Halloween.” Bhakta said they’ve already met their initial $5,000 goal due to registration fees and donations from local businesses.

Tonight set to bring back nostalgic memories of tradition and spirit By Maegan Rocio Staff Writer

Baylor should expect to experience a blast from the past. The Baylor Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Friday Night Flashback from 6 to 10 p.m. today and Saturday in the Bill Daniel Student Center. The event will combine the past with the present, The Friday Night Flashback coordinator for Homecoming 2012 Emily Smith said. “Friday Night Flashback is in essence a Baylor museum meant to evoke nostalgic memories for the returning alumni, as well as excite current students by displaying recent history,” Smith said in an email to the Lariat. “When people enter the SUB, they will be surrounded by Baylor spirit and tradition. They will be surrounded by past, present, and future members of the Baylor Line who take great interest in all of the history as well. It is a time to be proud and nostalgic for the university, and what better time to be so proud than with other Baylor Bears who share in your excitement.” Smith said Friday Night Flashback will showcase the history behind well-known university events such as All-University Sing, Athletics, Baylor mascots Lady and Joy, homecoming queens and the Immor-

tal Ten. Smith said the Chamber will also honor the winners of the Meritorious Award for the 2012 - 2013 year, which will be a separate event from the dinner hosted Thursday. “There will be a display that has a board of information of what they’ve done and why they won the award,” she said. Smith said the event will also feature the Heisman Trophy. “The Heisman will be on display in the SUB alongside the women’s basketball national championship trophy, which also symbolizes one of the university’s great accomplishments,” she said. “The Heisman and Women’s National Championship trophy will enter the display at 5 p.m.” Smith said visitors can take pictures of the trophies if they wish. Smith said the Chamber is grateful to the athletics department for allowing them to display the trophies in their showcase. “I’m proud that we are able to display such wonderful accomplishments,” she said. Smith said the Chamber is equally proud of and excited for both athletics programs and the others that they could not display this year during the event. Smith said Friday Night Flashback contributes to Homecoming a unique way.

“I think one of the cool things about Friday Night Flashback is that, unlike the parade that shows the current year and Pigskin which shows last year’s Sing winners, it encompasses many years, including the beginning of Sing,” she said. “The other events geared more for the present. Friday Night Flashback is geared more toward the alumni. It will have pictures of many past years and a TV in the Sing area, the CUB area, that will show two past years of events.” Smith said students, alumni and community members should come to Friday Night Flashback to experience Baylor is and its past. “Baylor is a unique university in that we are always looking back to the past to remember where we came from, as well as learn and grow from our past experiences,” she said. “Friday Night Flashback is a place where alumni can gather around the Sing displays, point out pictures of themselves and say, ‘I remember when...’ It’s a place where families can gather to look at pictures of the bears, of campus, and learn about the history of Homecoming. And it is a place where avid sports fans can rally around the national championship trophy, the Heisman and the model of the new Stadium.”

“At this point, we’ve met our goal, which is awesome for us,” Bhakta said. “Everything else that is added on is amazing. We don’t have another set goal in mind; we’re just really happy we’ve met our initial goal and everything more is just great.” Jaoude said the tournament is very competitive and it gets more competitive every year. “The teams that play are good,” Jaoude said. “There are teams that aren’t so good that come out just to support us, but for the most part it’s competitive.” Jaoude said every team that registers to play in the tournament

is guaranteed to play at least two games, so the tournament takes a couple days. He also said the tournament is already bigger than the tournament was last year. “Historically, our girls teams haven’t been large, but this year we already have more girls teams than last year,” Jaoude said. “We also have a free throw contest that’s been growing. Last year, we had 15 people and now we’re already at 25 to 30 people.” Jaoude said the registration deadline is today, but they will extend the deadline through Sunday for teams who still want to register.

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Getting busy Waco senior Joanna Murrieta actively participates in a mock interview on Thursday with the regional manager of Henry Schein Dental, Glenn Showgren, during the Baylor Business Sell-Off in Hankamer School of Business.

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Baylor alum kicks off his go-green office supply business By Linda Nguyen Staff Writer

Many people try to be environmentally conscious and one Baylor alumnus is striving to help people do just that. Justin McBride, who graduated in 2009 with a double major in biology and biochemistry, started dasjj.com in April. Dasjj.com is a website that specializes in selling notebooks and pens made from recycled materials. The store is completely online but the company is based in Waco. The website name dasjj.com stands for Desk Accessories and Simplification. The two “j’s” stand for McBride and McBride’s partner, who does not wish to be named. “Right now, we are a recent start up,” McBride said. “We only have five different products. For the future, we would like to have more

products.” The five products currently available are a retractable ballpoint pen, mini-sized retractable ballpoint pen, spiral notebook, water bottle pen and a spiral notebook with sticky notes and a retractable ballpoint pen. McBride said his academic background influenced his decision to start a company that uses recycled materials. “We started because I wanted to start a company and I’ve always been kind of fascinated about the whole ‘going green’ thing ever since high school,” McBride said. “I took an environmental science class in high school and ever since then, I’ve been fascinated with the whole ‘going green’ thing and alternative energy.” McBride said he started the company because of his entrepreneurial interest.

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When further pressed about who was responsible, he said, “I’m not prepared to answer that right now. The investigation is being conducted.” Otherwise, the main concern and biggest threat of danger was the cars filled with hydrogen fluoride that were within about 10 feet of the burning car. Gupton said those cars would be carefully moved so that the chemical can be removed. Officials had expected the fire to burn itself out within a couple of hours, but more than 24 hours later, it was unclear exactly how long it would burn. “We can’t get up and look in the hole and take any measurements with the conditions as they are,” Gupton said. Evacuated residents who had lined up at a P&L outreach center to receive financial assistance were left with uncertainty. “I’ve never heard anything about how long it’s going to be, I guess we’re just going with the

flow,” said Casey Bynum, a West Point resident who had evacuated with her six children. P&L Railway were reimbursing those forced from their homes for lodging, food, lost wages and other expenses. They can also receive $100 per day for adults and $50 for each child for each day they are displaced. The train derailed on a line that runs between Paducah in western Kentucky and Louisville, which is home to rubber manufacturers and other chemical plants, most concentrated in the Rubbertown neighborhood. The train derailed near Dixie Highway, a main corridor between Louisville and Fort Knox. Nine of the 13 derailed cars were carrying hazardous chemicals. The train was traveling from the company’s headquarters in Paducah to its Louisville switching facility, said P&L Railway spokeswoman Bonnie Hackbarth. She said she did not know

can basically run it anywhere as long as we have our produce and are able to ship it.” McBride said they’re currently trying to establish themselves as an online company by utilizing marketing techniques like reaching out to blog sites and using Google Ads. “We need to do a lot more marketing and advertising,” McBride said. “Being a website, we need to have much more of a web presence.” McBride said he also hopes to use his website to inform other people about environmental sustainability. “I’d like to promote the whole ‘go green, waste less, recycle’ thing,” McBride said. “On the website I’m going to offer more information on how we can better recycle and put information to where you can put your recycle goods. I’d like to expand our product line and pro-

mote other ways to go green.” McBride said the products, which are manufactured by a vendor who formerly worked with McBride’s partner, are all made of different percentages of recycled materials. “Our products have different recycle percentages which are listed on the website in the product description,” McBride said. Houston senior Tim Kwon is one of dasjj.com’s customers. “My friend told me about the website because he’s friends with Justin,” Kwon said. Kwon said he’s been pleased with the products that he has bought from dasjj.com, which include a pen. “I’ve been using it well and there haven’t been any problems with it,” Kwon said. “I’m also recycling trees so it’s good to buy from the website.”

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The blaze that authorities initially said would end in a couple of hours instead spewed flames and smoke from a derailed tanker car for a second day Thursday with no end in sight, as crews scrambled to prevent it from igniting railcars loaded with toxic chemicals nearby. Hundreds of people have had to evacuate, including the entire town of West Point and some people from the outskirts of Louisville. The burning butadiene, a chemical commonly found in rubber used to make tires, can damage the central nervous and reproductive systems. Workers were hosing down other railcars nearby filled with another corrosive chemical, hydrogen fluoride, which can cause severe respiratory damage. All the water used to keep those cars cool, however, raised fears that contaminated water could wash

into the confluence of the Salt and Ohio rivers. The Environmental Protection Agency was monitoring water quality and quickly erected a dam to keep out contaminated water. “This is as bad as it gets as far as a haz-mat incident, if it were to be released,” said Art Smith, an emergency coordinator with the EPA. Three workers were hospitalized after the blaze ignited while they used a torch Wednesday to try to separate derailed train cars. One of the workers remained in critical condition. Another worker, a contracted consultant, was released on Thursday, said officials with Paducah & Louisville Railway, which was operating the train. The workers had been told the air was clear and they could use a cutting torch, said Gerald Gupton with P&L. Asked if the workers who supplied those air measurements were responsible for the fire, Gupton replied, “Absolutely not. It was an accident.”

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Fire crews in Jefferson County, Kentucky try to contain the blaze

whether Louisville was the final destination for the chemical cars or if they were going elsewhere. Records provided by the company show it reported a total of 13

derailments to the Federal Railroad Administration since 2008. No injuries, casualties or evacuations were reported, the chart showed.

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By Travis Taylor Reporter

Members of the Baylor Quidditch Team prepare to begin the match in a tournament against North Texas University at 12 p.m. Saturday at Texas State University which hosted the tournament in San Marcos.

When you think about sports, equipment, cleats, water bottles and sweatbands all come to mind. For the Baylor Quidditch team, broomsticks are just as important as jerseys and shorts. Born from a number of different sports, Baylor Quidditch has grown to a team of more than 25 players. Keller junior Stuart Miller, a member of the team, said it’s hard to decide what sports have influenced Quidditch the most. “It’s a combination of dodge ball, rugby, track and lacrosse,” Miller said. “Pretty much any sport is just thrown in there.” Quidditch is a sport that was created from the imagination of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. Usually confined to the world of fictional wizards and witches, “Muggle,” a term meaning “nonmagic,” was adapted into a sport that is now an international organized association.

According to the International Quidditch Association, the first Muggle Quidditch match was played in Middlebury, Vt., on Oct. 9, 2005. It took two years for the first intercollegiate match to be played between Middlebury College and Vassar College, dubbed the “First Official World Cup.” By 2009, the third annual World Cup involved 21 college teams playing in front of 2,000 spectators. Today, Quidditch is a sport played in more than 40 countries with more than 1,000 registered teams. Texas has more than 40 teams, the majority of which come from college campuses around the state. Keller junior Paul Williard, president of Baylor Quidditch, said the sport is growing at Baylor as well. “As long as the future leaders of Baylor Quidditch see this as an organization that really stands out to students, I think it will continue to grow and be successful,” Williard said. Williard said Quidditch offers a unique blend of sports ranging from dodge ball to rugby, and that “if you

get out there you better put on a mouthpiece.” “Really we’ve seen a lot of injuries since this whole thing started,” Williard said. Baylor Quidditch competes in a number of tournaments, including a competition at Texas State University on Saturday. The Baylor Quidditch team placed second in the Texas State tournament, beating the University of Texas at Austin and Texas State University. Azle sophomore Reed Marchman said the Baylor Quidditch team is working hard to be one of the more competitive teams in the nation. “After the last tournament, we have a lot of confidence,” Marchman said. “We didn’t really know what kind of team we were.” Cypress junior Chris Rhodes said that tournaments can bring out a lot of competition among the players. “They made us tone it down because it gets really intense and people really get into it,” Rhodes said regarding a game against Texas A&M Uni-

versity during their past tournament. Quidditch is played with all players mounted on broom-like objects, ranging from vacuum hose extensions to pieces of bamboo. Players must remain on their brooms throughout the game. There are seven players from each team on the field at a time. Three of the players are called chasers, whose goal is to throw a volleyball (called a quaffle) into one of three hoops, which are stationed on either side of the field. The hoops are vertical PVC pipes with hula-hoops clamped on top of them. Each goal is worth 10 points. Two players, called beaters, serve as a type of defense, using dodge balls, or bludgers, to hit opposing players, who must retreat back to their side of the field if they are struck. A keeper serves as a goalie to guard the hoops. A seventh player, the seeker, plays a different game from the rest of the team. The seeker’s responsibility is to catch the “snitch”, a neutral player dressed in yellow, who has a has a yellow ball hanging from their

belt. When the seeker successfully removes the ball, the seeker’s team is awarded 30 points and the match ends. The team with the most points after the seeker catches the snitch is the winner. Grapevine junior Montgomery Turner-Little said that the sport draws a fair amount of attention. “We do get people to stop and watch every now and then,” TurnerLittle said. Beissy Sandoval, a junior from Kaufman, said the competition is fierce at tournaments. “You can’t really explain how competitive it is,” said Sandoval. “You have to see it.” Sandoval said tryouts for the team will be held at the beginning of the 2013 spring semester. Baylor Quidditch currently fields two teams: an A team and a B team. Practices are held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday on the Minglewood Bowl by Brooks Flats. Baylor Quidditch also hosts games on Sunday at 4 p.m. that are free and open

Beissy Sandoval battles a UT opponent in the Texas State University Quidditch Tournament held last Saturday. Baylor placed second in the Texas State Tournament.

All photos not captioned were taken by Lariat reporter, Travis Taylor. Here are the results of last Saturday’s tournament:

Richardson junior Drew MacBrayer goes races with the quaffle against a UT opponent during a quidditch match.

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The Baylor Quidditch team raises their Sic ‘Ems at the tournament hosted by Texas State University last Saturday.

Members of the team celebrate their victory over UT after the match.

Dylan Greenleaf, chaser, attempts to score a goal in the match against an A&M opponent. Baylor lost the match 70 - 30.

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Members of the Baylor Quidditch Team prepare to begin the match in a tournament against North Texas University at 12 p.m. Saturday at Texas State University which hosted the tournament in San Marcos.

Beissy Sandoval battles a UT opponent in the Texas State University Quidditch Tournament held last Saturday. Baylor placed second in the Texas State Tournament.

All photos not captioned were taken by Lariat reporter, Travis Taylor. Here are the results of last Saturday’s tournament:

Richardson junior Drew MacBrayer goes races with the quaffle against a UT opponent during a quidditch match.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Freeman

The Baylor Quidditch team raises their Sic ‘Ems at the tournament hosted by Texas State University last Saturday.

Members of the team celebrate their victory over UT after the match.

Dylan Greenleaf, chaser, attempts to score a goal in the match against an A&M opponent. Baylor lost the match 70 - 30.

A&M 70 - 30 Texas State 70 - 120 UT 80 - 90 Rice 10 - 100 UNT 10 - 130

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Baylor Lariat app calling all to stay on top of campus news By Amando Dominick Staff Writer

Students looking for the latest Baylor news and beyond, now need to look no further than their pocket. The Baylor Lariat has recently released a free app on numerous platforms that brings news and headlines directly to readers’ iPhones, iPads and iPods and will soon be available on any device running the Android operating system. The iPhone and iPad apps are currently available, and New Aperio, the Baton Rouge-based company hired to develop the app, said the Android version of the apps is slated to be completed sometime this month.

The content in the app is automatically updated every day the newspaper publishes, and also for weekend events such as sports. Push notifications, which apps use to send alerts to the devices they are installed on, will be used to notify users of breaking news. Inside the app, information is categorized into sections labeled Headlines, News, Sports, Arts and Entertainment, Opinion and Multimedia. “In order for us to be competitive with other news organizations, this app opens a door for us that allows us to showcase what our students are doing every day in an instantaneous fashion,” said Dr. Sara Stone, interim chair of the journalism, public relations and new media department.

The app developed over the course of a year from an idea of student publications director Paul Carr to an actual product that, by November of 2012, will be available to 85 percent of the smartphone market through both the Apple and Android operating systems. “This app will help us connect with both current students and alumni who are interested in keeping up with what’s going on around campus and want to see the student’s perspective on events — whether it’s the issues of the day, sports coverage, campus events, photography, those sorts of things,” Carr said. Carr said the app should help increase the Lariat’s reader base substantially by providing acces-

sibility to students who are interested in reading it and keeping up with it, but don’t have the time to pick up a physical copy of the paper. “What we want is for people to come to the Lariat for Baylor news, but if we’re not there in the market with an app, then chances are we’re not going to be their first stop,” said Julie Freeman, assistant media adviser. The app also gives readers the option to share articles via Facebook, Twitter, email and other social outlets — an option already available for stories posted on the website. “I don’t think there is a single student doing an advanced public relations internship who is not using social media, and obviously

social media is a big part of new media,” Stone said. Not only does the app convey the news of the latest events and contain push notifications for breaking news to its subscribers, it is reflective of changes happening in the industry itself — changes that have prompted the journalism department to become the journalism, public relations and new media department. “We’ve been on the Web, and it was just time to take it to the next level — that’s what our industry is doing and that’s what we need to do,” Carr said. “It used to be that people picked up a newspaper to get their news or they watched the six o’clock news on television — but that is not how the average person, and certainly

not how the average young person today, gets news,” Stone said. “This app is very important because it allows us to communicate with people in a really easy way that they’re used to being communicated with.” Freeman said the app is beneficial to readers because they receive notifications when breaking news happens. “Websites have been around, but the fact that you can have this in your hand that it can notify you as things happen. It’s just a great thing for us and our readers,” Freeman said. “It’s [the app ] a reflection of the reality of how people communicate today, so I’m excited for this,” Stone said. The Baylor Lariat app can be downloaded for free and the iTunes app store.

Freshman adjust from big city hustle to Waco By Linda Nguyen Staff Writer

We’re not in Kansas anymore. Or New York City, or Chicago, or San Diego, or Minneapolis. We’re in Waco. For the 2012-2013 school year, 862 non-Texans make up 26.5 percent of the Baylor freshman class. Many freshmen come from big cities and other parts of the country that require them to adjust to Texas and Waco, along with transitioning from high school to college. South Holland, Ill., freshman Jade Orr said coming to Waco and to Baylor was very different from her home close to Chicago. Orr said her experience at the Richland Mall showed how different Waco is from her hometown. “When I first got here, I was like, ‘We have to go to the mall’ and we get to the mall and there’s one floor and I’ve never been to a onefloor mall,” Orr said. “All the malls downtown were 10 to 12 floors.” Orr said there are fewer restaurants and shops close to where she lives than at home.

“I’m used to a wide variety of restaurants nearby,” Orr said. Orr said she likes Waco even though it is different from her hometown. “The environment is so nice,” Orr said. “Big cities are fast-paced. Even if you know someone, you don’t stop and talk. Here, you stop and talk if you see someone. I hear that I talk slower now because apparently people talk slower in the south.” Pleasantville, N.Y., freshman Alta Maartens said her transition to Waco from her hometown near New York City was a significant culture difference. “It’s definitely been different,” Maartens said. “I live near New York City so I’m used to the fastpace environment and cold weather. I’m loving the fact that it’s still so warm and everyone is so friendly and warm.” “Just the way people speak — everyone says ‘y’all’ here and people open doors for you all the time down here, and it’s something I never really experienced in New York,” Maartens said. Maartens said growing up in

the city has helped her transition into college. “I think, in the city, you’re used to doing things on your own, being independent, so it helps in that sense,” Maartens said. “You know you’re going to be okay if you need to figure something out on your own.” Maartens said she has enjoyed the hospitality people have offered since she got here. She said living in the city did not prepare her for the community and hospitality she found at Baylor. “I was ready to figure things out on my own, but especially at the beginning of the year with move in and everything, everyone was so helpful,” Maartens said. “All the people I’ve talked to, they’re willing to guide you.” San Diego, Calif., freshman Claire Pacelli said she has had a very positive experience at Baylor, but it’s different from California. “I really love the people and the positive atmosphere of the school,” Pacelli said. “Everyone here’s so friendly. The hardest thing is the heat and the weather, but I’m getting used to it.”

Pacelli said she’s learned to enjoy being away from the city. “I’ve learned how to relax more and live at a slower pace of life,” Pacelli said. “I kind of just stopped taking things for granted and appreciate the little things in life.” North Oaks, Minn., freshman Rob McNeil said his Baylor experience has been fantastic. “It’s pretty much the greatest experience of my life,” McNeil said. “It’s been incredible.” McNeil, who lives outside of Minneapolis, said being in Waco hasn’t been drastically different because he’s been on campus so much. “It’s different because there’s always something going on in Minneapolis and somewhere to go,” McNeil said. “In Waco you can still find it, but you have to look harder.” McNeil said being in a smaller city has brought him out of his comfort zone and helped him connect to other people. McNeil said his road trip to Dallas with his friends was one example of how different Waco is from his hometown.

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North Oaks, Minn., freshman Rob McNeil is one of the many freshman adjusting to small town life at Baylor.

“When we went to Dallas, it was an adventure, a road trip,” McNeil said. “Back home, it’s not a big deal to go into the city, but here, it’s an adventure. On the way back, we

pulled over and watched the stars in the back of a pick up and it was so cool because I had never done anything like that back at home.”

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Libraries kick it up for homecoming By Reubin Turner Staff Writer

University libraries are a few of the many campus-wide organizations set to host homecoming events this Saturday in an effort to welcome back Baylor alumni. The Armstrong Browning Library, the Texas Collection and the W.R. Poage Legislative Library have all planned special exhibits and activities designed to celebrate Baylor alumni and the history of the University. The Texas Collection, Baylor’s oldest special collections library which collects and provides access to the history and culture of Texas, has created a special exhibit for alumni which will run from 8 a.m. to noon. The exhibit will showcase digitized editions of the Lariat, the University’s student-run newspaper and the Round-Up, the University yearbook. John Wilson, director of the special collections library, says that the effort has taken over four years to complete with editions that date back to 1896. “I think this is a wonderful gift we can give to alumni who may live as close as Dallas or as far away as New York.” He added that the

online collection allows them to reminisce more frequently, rather than just at homecoming. The W.R. Poage Legislative Library also plans to welcome Baylor alumni by opening their doors this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to show their current special exhibit “Race for the White House,” which opened Sep. 20. An exhibit that ran once in 2008, “Race for the White House” offers a glimpse into past presidential elections, while giving insight into the amount of work presidential candidates put into running a campaign. Mary Goolsby, a librarian at the library, says that acclaim for the 2008 exhibit was high, so the library decided to run it again due to the large volume of new presidential memorabilia received after the exhibit ran. “We’ve received so many new materials including campaign items from past presidential elections including campaign posters, buttons, dresses and jewelry,” Goolsby said. She added that general reception from those within and outside the Baylor community has been good. “The closeness of the election this year seems to have piqued interest in the behind-the-

scenes work of presidential campaigns,” Goolsby said. Signs will be located outside near the library to help alumni and others interested in viewing the exhibit locate the library. In addition to featuring its normal exhibits, the Armstrong Browning Library will also give visitors the opportunity to celebrate the 200th birthday of Robert Browning and the centurion celebration of A.J. Armstrong’s arrival at Baylor. Rita Patteson, director of the Armstrong Browning Library, said the special exhibits, which can be viewed from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., will focus on the lives and works of not only Browning and Armstrong, but their families as well. Refreshments will be served in the newly dedicated Garden of Contentment. “The Brownings and the Armstrongs have been major contributors to the University, and it is through this exhibit we hope to highlight their involvement,” Patteson said. The library will also host tributes to Armstrong on Sunday at 3 p.m., in which Dr. Scott Lewis, a Baylor alumni and graduate of the University of London, will discuss his recently written autobiography on Robert Armstrong.

Because of the collaborative efforts of the Texas Collection and the Baylor Electronic Library, anyone can take a stroll down Baylor’s historic line. In celebration of homecoming, the Texas Collection will showcase six to seven pages from The Baylor Lariat and a number of special pages of the Round Up yearbook focusing on past homecomings at Baylor. The display will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Friday and Saturday after the homecoming parade, which lasts from 8 to 11 a.m. and will end in front of Carroll Library where the Texas Collection is housed. John Wilson, director of the Texas Collection, said the display will include old football programs and information about the Baylor homecoming traditions that were observed in the past. Wilson said the display at the Texas Collection is also meant to announce the online Lariat and Round Up archives that are part of the Baylor University Digital Collection are now available to the general public. “What we really wanted to do was to announce that now anyone can search the Lariats even if you’re not on campus, when you graduate, or when you have a family member that wants to know what was going on in the past,” he said. “You’ve got the entire history of the Lariat online.” Eric Ames, the curator of digital collections at Baylor, said the exhibit holds great significance for homecoming. “It’s significant because it gives people who are coming back to campus the chance to relieve history in exciting in new way,” he said. “It makes sense to promote them for the people who are focusing on Baylor and its history dur-

ing homecoming.” about the digital objects such as Wilson said the role of the col- headlines and publication dates. laboration between the Texas Col- He said by typing in key informalection and the Baylor Electronic tion, visitors can find specific arLibrary was to make the informa- ticles, issues and information from tion accessible to anyone through the Lariat and Round Up archives. the online Lariat and Round Up Amanda Norton, the university digital archives. archivist at Baylor, said the files are “In the past, you would have to important because they are a rego and pull all the historic copies cord of Baylor’s history. of them, which was time-consum“It’s a really good way to get ing and laborious,” he said. “If you inside what the students thought didn‘t know what you were hunting were important, what was going on for or knew the date, you wouldn’t both at Baylor and just in national be able to find what would’ve trans- history as well,” she said. “You’ll pired. It’s a tremendous timesaver, find articles about everything from but it’s also very convenient. You little snippets in the early papers don’t have to come in and search about who is visiting us, coming for it.” and going and such persons, the Ames said the Round Up col- fashions of the time, the activities lection includes with the professcanned copies sors.” from 1896 and Ames, who “It’s a really good way 1902 - 1980. worked on creto get inside what the He said the ating the arstudents thought were total online chives, said it Lariat digital was interesting important, what was collection conto learn about going on both at Baylor tains 11,270 the daily hisand just in national items that are tory of Baylor. divided into “For past history as well.” two archives. 100 years, it One archive was interesting Amanda Norton | university spans from to see world archivist 1900 to 2006 events, things and the other happening on from 2007 until now. campus and around world first and The latter can be found at the reports about things that happened Lariat homepage, www.baylorlari- on Baylor, and got to see what hapat.com. pened in detail,” Ames said. Ames said creating the digital The Texas Collection is open archives for the Lariat and Round- from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Up was a long process. through Friday. “We started working on the The Round Up archives can be Lariats about three years ago and found online at the Baylor Univerthat was the early planning stages,” sity Annuals website (The “Round he said. “The volumes from the Up”). Texas Collection were delivered The online Lariat archives can here and scanned for the digital be found online at The Baylor Larcollections.” iat website. Ames said the staff of the elecFor questions about the digital tronic collections utilized a large collection, please send an email to -format scanner, software and digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu. metadata, informational input

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Freshmen get into Christmas spirit with class project By Linda Nguyen Staff Writer

Fill your empty shoeboxes for children. Every year, the freshman class does a project to benefit the community through service and ministry. This year, Kingwood freshman class and president Jay Fields and the other class officers chose Operation Christmas Child for their class project. The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to bring gifts and the gospel to children who would not normally receive a present on Christmas. “Operation Christmas Child is basically the combination of helping people who are less fortunate than us materially and people who are less fortunate than us in access

to the gospel,” Fields said. “We are at the same time helping kids who don’t normally get presents for Christmas and who normally don’t hear about the gospel.” Fields said the freshman class is trying to send shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies and other things to children in need. “It’s a great act of mission and service to help the life of somebody who needs it,” Fields said. Fields said the freshman class has already started taking shoebox donations. Anyone can participate by filling a shoebox or donating money. Collection boxes are in Alexander Residential Hall, Brooks Residential College, Penland Hall, Collins Hall and the Bill Daniel Student Union Building. They will collect shoeboxes in

all the collection boxes, but the shipping costs have to be turned in to the student government office located in the SUB. People can also donate money to the student government office. The freshman class will be hosting Operation Christmas Child from now until Nov. 16. “How it works is each person who wants to make a shoebox assembles their box and puts toys in it,” Fields said. “A $7 donation is needed for shipping and that can be brought to the student government office.” Fields also said people who do not have the time to individually assemble their own shoeboxes can donate money that will be put toward buying things to fill the shoe boxes. “If someone wants to donate money, $15 would be a good num-

ber — $8 for the toys and $7 for the volved with Operation Christmas shipping,” Fields said. Child kind of on a year-round basis Fields said the freshman class for the past six years,” Quarles said. “She and my children got the idea to do Ophave been involved eration Christmas Child from the freshin packing shoeboxes man class of 2010. for six years. I’ve been “Rachel Adams, the indirectly involved in buying toys and stuff.” freshman class presiQuarles said he is dent two years ago, was telling me about it and really excited the freshit seemed to be someman class is doing thing that really fit our Operation Christmas mission as freshman Child. “I think it’s a treclass officers and stuQuarles mendous ministry,” dent government as a whole,” Fields said. “I Quarles said. felt like it was a good “I think it’s a very opportunity.” worthwhile ministry for the freshBaylor law professor Brandon man class to get involved in. It Quarles and his family have taken would be my hope that it’s somethe spirit of Operation Christmas thing they would want to do in Child to heart for years. future years and maybe expand be“My wife, actually, has been in- yond the freshman class to people

all over the university.” Quarles said Operation Christmas Child has come to have a much deeper meaning to him this year. “This is the first year I’ve decided to pour myself into it and be more involved than I have in other years,” Quarles said. “The primary reason I’ve been more involved is that I’ve realized the shoeboxes are so much more than the trinkets that go inside them. Each box is a gospel message.” Quarles said this is a way he fulfills the Great Commission in the Bible. “It is a way for people to help fulfill the Great Commission without having to travel internationally,” Quarles said. “This is a very simple but important way to obey without having to leave Central Texas.”

Student Senate meeting seeks to change academic policies By Jocelyn Fowler Reporter

The final exam policies for the Baylor student body may be getting a face-lift following Thursday evening’s Student Senate meeting. The Final Exam Policy legislation written by Rockwall sophomore Brock Sterry was passed by his fellow senators with no opposition. The proposed policy put forth in the legislation would revise the current policy so that students with more than two finals within a 24-hour period would be able to appeal to a professor or dean to have one of the exams moved. According to the present final exam policy found in the faculty handbook, “A student with three final examinations scheduled on the same day may appeal to one of the three teachers or the appropriate dean who will reschedule the exam during the final

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examination period.” The approved legislation will now be sent over to the Faculty Senate for further consideration and will be approved or denied upon its decision. The policy regarding final exams may not be the only academic matter getting a makeover. The Academic Affairs committee introduced several bills with the goals of adding the GPA of majors to transcripts, recognizing majors on diplomas and adding a minor for neuroscience and psychology. Sugar Land senior and Academic Affairs chair Cody Orr is satisfied with the progress of his committee. “I’m really happy with the bills that are coming out of the Academic Affairs committee,” Orr said. “We’re going out there and working on legislation that directly addresses student needs.” The proposals of the Academic Affairs committee’s legislation may

be seen in effect before the conclusion of the spring semester, but the Student Senate must first pass the legislation. Other legislation introduced at Thursday’s meeting dealt with some campus housekeeping issues. Dallas junior Connor Mighell presented QR Codes for Campus Maps, which recommends QR codes be placed around campus to make navigation easier for visitors and freshmen. Carlsbad, N.M., junior Sarah Staub presented Poage Library Steps, a bill that aims to bring attention to and fix the steps outside the Poage Legislative Library. “What I am hoping to accomplish is that the stairs in the Poage Library get new flooring,” Staub said. All bills introduced at Thursday’s Student Senate meeting will be reviewed and put to a formal vote at next Thursday’s senate meeting.

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Venice underwater, again

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People walk in high water near the Ponte delle Guglie in Venice, Italy, Thursday. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark’s Square and other areas under water. Flooding is common this time of year and Thursday’s level that reached a peak of 55 inches (140 centimeters) was below the 63 inches (160 centimeters) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades.

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Eight international graduate and undergraduate students are waiting on approval to form an organization that will help equip international and domestic Baylor students to interact in unfamiliar cultures as they study and work abroad. Olasunkanmi Agbomeji, a business school student from Lagos, Nigeria, has joined with seven other international students to form Global Business Connect. “Through this organization we all want to help students, both graduate and undergraduate, with a business focus and equip then give them resources that will give them an advantage in a global market,” Agbomeji said. The group has been meeting together unofficially for nearly six weeks, and they are currently awaiting a decision on their request to be a certified student organization from the Student Activities office. Agbomeji said he expects to hear from Student Activities soon. If Global Business Connect is granted its request, there will be a two-week training period for the organization following their certification. The members of Global Business Connect are primarily business students, since the idea for the organization came from the co-founders’ experiences as business students studying abroad. The eight interested members met with Jim Anderson for advice on specific developments of the organization. Anderson is a part-time marketing lecturer and manager of Baylor Business Global Connection, a program of the McBride Center

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Olasunkanmi Agbomeji is a Nigerian business school graduate student and organizer of the pending student organization Global Business Connect.

for International Business that procures business partnerships so that Baylor can increase opportunities in research, student internships and academic resources for continuing education programs. “Global development is easiest done in the business school,” Anderson said. Anderson said global development is not limited to the business school, but the business school is a good place to start. Agbomeji said Global Business Connect eventually wants to expand into other disciplines. Anderson also helped the founders of Global Business Connect realize the need to differ their organization from similar existing ones. “Even from the name, we are something very different,” Agbomeji said. “We didn’t give it a cliché name, because it isn’t a cliché organization. In a developed constitution for the pending organization, Global Business Connect states three goals intended to impact the Baylor student body. The proposed organization seeks to facilitate a deeper understanding of global business dynamics and to enhance the global focus of Baylor students, will strengthen cross-cultural skills by providing mentoring and training tailored to international students’ career development needs and will increase international internships,

career opportunities, and business connects for Baylor students. Global Business Connect currently has four social entrepreneurship internship opportunities that will be made available pending recognition by Student Activities. Two of those internships are located in Africa, one in Europe and one in Asia. “We want to expand into other disciplines like finance, accounting, consulting and IT,” Agbomeji said. Agbomeji said that Global Business Connect’s strengths lie in the diversity of its members. Members call many places home including Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East. “We all come from different regions of the world to connect our resources to empower students to enter the international market,” Agbomeji said. “It connects grad students and undergraduates in a different way, just as a single platform to share experiences. It exists to put one and two together to get a very strong three.” Agbomeji said Global Business Connect is not only for international students. “What ever business you start, you’re going to want to go globally,” Agbomeji said. “We will inform international students looking at the international market, but its also for domestic students looking to expand globally as a career path. I think everyone can benefit from it.”

Baylor graduate Dr. Nirund Jivasantikarn and his son Ekapon Jivasantikarn are traveling to various universities to recruit graduating seniors to teach English in Thailand for 10 months from June to March with a two-week break in October. The Jivasantikarns will host an information session on the teaching program at 4 p.m. Monday in 203 Cashion Academic Center in the Hankamer School of Business. The program, Teach Thailand Corps, is geared toward recent native-English speaking college graduates who will the receive the opportunity to teach English to Thai students throughout Thailand’s provinces. Nirund Jivasantikarn, who graduated in 1981 with a doctoral degree in education, said the purpose of Teach Thailand Corps is to recruit graduates from American universities to teach in underserved schools from kindergarten to 12th grade in Thailand for a year. “For this ongoing year we have 24 teachers. We will need 50 teachers for 2013. I come back to Baylor once a year to advise with faculty and to recruit,” Jivasantikarn said. The program’s requirements include graduates of bachelor’s degrees or higher. Jivasantikarn said although the teacher can have a degree in any field, education and English could serve as an advantage for the program. “We look for someone who is adventurous, forward-looking, is open to new experiences, and has the ability to adapt to a new environment,” Jivasantikarn said. “For extracurricular activities we like people who have a background in music and sports, which will be easy to bridge the gap to as a tool to build relationships.” Teach Thailand Corps is a voluntary program, but provides housing, a monthly stipend, a work permit and visa to the teachers.

Teachers will participate in an online language and culture orientation as well as a basic teacher training before the school year begins. The program matches candidates based on their preferred teaching age level. Teach Thailand Corps also offers a six-week program for undergraduate students who wish to participate in the program, but cannot stay the full 10 months. The short-term volunteer opportunity is available any time of the year except during April and May. Jivasantikarn said his hope for the students and teachers is to gain language and culture experience from working with Thai peers. Ekapon Jivasantikarn, a graduate of Stanford University, serves on the board of the American-Thai Foundation. “Teachers will obtain a development of skills, they will have a working and living abroad experience, they’ll be able to show they can take the initiative and that also carries over to what the teachers want to do next from graduate school or working in any chosen field,” Ekapon Jivasantikarn said in regards to the additional personal benefits teachers will receive. Teach Thailand Corps was launched in 2011 with 15 students with help from the American-Thai and Yonok Foundation. Jivasantikarn started each foundation along with the establishment of Yonok University. “My vision was to found a university to serve those who need a college education,” Jivasantikarn said. “It was Dr. Herbert H. Reynolds during his presidency along with the vice president and deans that advised me how to go about founding the American-Thai Foundation. We were able to raise funds from USAID, friends, and friends from Thailand.” Jivasantikarn said his inspiration to establish a university came from his experiences growing up in Lampang, Northern Thailand

when only four universities were located in Bangkok. “Realizing the lack of faculty and teachers in Thailand, we lack a lot of things,” Jivasantikarn said. Jivasantikarn said Englishspeaking teachers are an important tool for students in Thailand to advance their education. Jivasantikarn received aid from former Peace Corp volunteers to originally establish three foundations: American-Thai Foundation, American-Thai Christian Foundation and the American-Thai Educational Development Foundation. From this Jivasantikarn established Yonok University, which opened in 1988, the first liberal arts university in Jivasantikarn’s hometown in Lampang, Northern Thailand. The American-Thai Christian Foundation and the AmericanThai Education Development Foundation merged into the American-Thai Foundation to form one foundation. Teach Thailand Corps is a program under the AmericanThai Foundation. Thailand is one of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which consists of 10 nations: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. The association has an statement declaring they will become integrated in 2015 for close cooperation in trade, cultural and educational, and security. “It’s everything from the personal enriching experience to having a sense of a rewarding year,” said Ekapon Jivasantikarn. “As well as the enriching experience of living in an underserved community and being able to see the impact your contribution is having on the lives of the students. That also connects with Thailand’s trajectory as it further develops and connects with the bigger context of the ASEAN community of becoming more of a union and seeing how the work the teachers are doing is helping the country prepare its citizens’ future workforce.”

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Knight initially made the trees as Christmas gifts for friends at Baylor, but when a mother and her autistic child moved in next door, Knight’s vision changed. “We had a new neighbor and at Christmas, we gave them a tree as a welcome gift,” Knight said. “She said she had a child with autism – a large tree normally is too busy for them and they tear them down because they get too excited with the brightness.” Knight and his wife wanted to make this Christmas tradition possible for children with autism, so they contacted Anita Karney, president at Heart of Texas Autism Network, and offered to give the Christmas trees away to families with autistic children. Since then, Knight has made – and given away – about 150 trees. Karney sends out a newsletter informing families when trees are available. For this holiday season, Knight has made 10 trees for the network. “With some families, not to be able to have a Christmas tree, decorations or enjoy some of those traditional things held dear to a lot of families – for him to step up and try to help families enjoy that

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– that’s huge,” Karney said. “The Knights are so humble. They just bring love in a room and when they leave, the love stays.” Knight’s most recent Christmas tree for the network has puzzle pieces as ornaments, which represent the network’s emblem. In addition, Knight recently presented Mann with a custommade tree for Jayian that has the “Cars” movie theme, which is one of Jayian’s favorites. Knight said the most extraordinary tree he has made was for an Air Force pilot in World War II. For decorations, Knight used model airplanes – modeled after the exact planes the pilot flew in Germany – as ornaments so it would give the illusion of planes flying. Knight said the families really enjoy the trees, so he plans on continuing making them to give away as long as he can. “He’s an example of one person associated with Baylor doing one thing – that he does well – that can change a family’s life and start a new tradition for families,” Karney said. “It’s a beautiful thing that’s happening.”

comment. At a Capitol news conference, Kelly said all three men “knowingly testified falsely and failed to provide important information and evidence.” Spanier was charged with perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy. Curley and Schultz face new charges of endangering the welfare of children, obstruction and conspiracy. The charges were filed with a suburban Harrisburg district judge, whose office said Curley and Schultz were expected to be arraigned Friday afternoon and Spanier tentatively scheduled to appear Wednesday. They came nearly a year to the day that Sandusky was arrested. Sandusky, who spent decades on the Penn State staff and was defensive coordinator during two national championship seasons, was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. He has maintained he is innocent and was transferred to a maximum security prison on Wednesday, where he is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence. Curley, 58, the athletic direc-

tor on leave while he serves out the last year of his contract, and Schultz, 63, who has retired as vice president for business and finance, were charged a year ago with lying

seven times and is expected to live, his father, Eugene Hall told the Los Angeles Times. Hall is playing football at West Los Angeles community college, and his goal was to transfer to a university, his father said. The men were in a line of more than 100 people waiting to get into the party when they began arguing and one man pulled a gun and opened fire, Carlisle said. Journalism graduate student Matt Hamilton, 25, said he and a group of friends were standing about 25 feet away when at least four gunshots rang out in rapid succession. “And then mayhem erupted,” Hamilton said. “People ran away in all directions. I tried to hide behind a building, and some people just dropped down.”

USC officials said campus police officers saw the shooting and caught the two men as they ran away. A gun was found near the shooting scene and will be tested to see if it was the weapon used, police said. Michael L. Jackson, vice president for student affairs, said university policy requires that oncampus student parties be open only to “guests with student IDs from USC or another university.” Students arrange the parties and the events become well-known quickly on social media sites, so unauthorized guests may have been in line, Carlisle said. USC students were admitted free, while those with a valid ID from another college had to pay. Costumed guests and fraternity

and sorority members got a discount. A flier for the party noted there shouldn’t be any worries because there would be campus police as well as “strict off-duty officers.” Brock Malinowski, a chemical engineering student, said he often studies on campus late at night and believes USC provides good security for its students. “Last night was the very first time where I walked out and I got a feeling that I needed to get off campus very fast,” he said. “USC’s a great school. I’ve wanted to come here since I was like 9 years old. This doesn’t change my opinion of it.” The Halloween shooting follows two others this year that happened near the campus, which is a few miles south of downtown in an

to the grand jury and with failing to properly report suspect child abuse. Their trial is set for early January in Harrisburg. Spanier, 64, of State College,

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had been university president for 16 years when he was forced out after Sandusky’s November 2011 arrest. He remains a faculty member but was placed on paid leave Thursday. Prosecutors said Spanier, Curley and Schultz knew of complaints involving Sandusky showering with boys in 1998 and 2001. “They essentially turned a blind eye to the serial predatory acts committed by Jerry Sandusky,” Kelly said. The grand jury report included with the charges said “the actual harm realized by this wanton failure is staggering,” and listed instances of abuse detailed at Sandusky’s criminal trial that happened after 1998. “The continued cover-up of this incident and the ongoing failure to report placed every minor child who would come into contact with Sandusky in the future in grave jeopardy of being abused,” jurors wrote. The grand jury report indicates Curley, Schultz and Spanier told the university’s lawyer they had no documents that addressed Sandusky having inappropriate contact with boys.

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events but stressed that the chances of a shooting at USC are rare. “While the risk of such an episode on campus is very low, it reminds all of us that we must look out for ourselves and be particularly vigilant about the personal safety of friends and guests at our social events,” USC President C.L. Max Nikias said. Two men were detained and were being questioned about the shooting that happened outside the “Freak or Greek” party held by the Black Student Assembly. One man was critically injured, and three bystanders were treated for minor injuries and released. None of those shot or detained were students at the university, said USC police Capt. David Carlisle. Geno Hall, a former Los Angeles prep football star, was shot

area historically burdened by high crime. However, police said crime around USC is down 19 percent so far this year. Ming Qu of Jilin and Ying Wu of Hunan, both 23, were killed April 11 as they sat in their car on a rainy night. Two men were arrested in what police said was a robbery, and they have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. A week later, on April 18, Jeremy Hendricks was shot in the leg by a USC security officer after he allegedly robbed four students at gunpoint late at night. Hendricks, 24, pleaded no contest in September to two counts of robbery and one count of assault with a semiautomatic weapon. He was sentenced to 20 years in

prison. After the two incidents, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck pledged to make USC the safest urban university in the country. He said he would add more than 30 officers to the division that patrols the USC vicinity and use computer-aided models to help predict crime areas. Many USC students are aware of their surroundings and the potential of crime. Some believe it’s difficult to try to control who enters school grounds for events even if the events are supposed to be just for college students. “I don’t think you want to make a police state of your campus,” Hamilton said. Wednesday’s shooting “does seem like an aberration.”

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The Lariat sports reporters went around the Baylor campus and asked students questions about the upcoming basketball season. Are you excited for our upcoming basketball seaDo you know what the women won at the end of son? the year? Yes, I am. No, I don’t. No, I don’t get into games. Do you know how many starters we are returning Do you watch much Baylor basketball? from last year’s team? Some, kind of, not really. I don’t keep up with it. I don’t know. Twenty? A little bit. What makes women’s basketball so appealing to Who are you more likely to watch, men’s or wom- you? It’s just fun to watch them play to be honest. They en’s? Probably men’s, but I would go to women’s. I don’t don’t get paid. They’re obviously in it for the game. really know honestly. Men are more intense. I feel They’re more willing to take risks than the men’s like I enjoy watching men more than women. Not team. It’s just more exciting. I see them run a lot more that women aren’t intense, I just would rather watch than the men. men, I guess. How do you think both teams will do this season? We’re going to kick butt. We’re Baylor. Do you have a specific player you like the most? I think the ladies will win the whole thing. Guys, Perry Jones I mean Jones, I don’t know if he’s gone or not, but I have faith that they will win the Big 12 and make some moves in the tournament to get to the Final Jones. Four. I think we’ll do really well. Heck, we may go undeDo you know where Brady Heslip is from? feated again. Is he from Canada?

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Baylor students have option of front row hoops By Lindsey Miner Sports Reporter

This basketball season, Baylor students better be prepared to lose their voices from excessive cheering, paint their bodies green and gold. And earn some camera time at the men’s and women’s basketball games at the Ferrell Center. The sections behind the baskets, typically reserved for members of the Bear Pit, will be open to all students on a first-come, first-served basis. This year, you do not have to pay for the floor seats. You can, however, buy a five dollar t-shirt, but that is the extent of the Bear Pit. In the past, the students not involved with the Bear Pit would be forced to sit in the upper corner section of the Ferrell Center. “The idea of keeping the Bear Pit alive is understandable because it’s been going on for a while,” said senior Rachel Armstrong, a previous Bear Pit member “But I think it would be a great choice to open that up to anyone in the student body who wants to be closer to the action, no matter if they are part of the club or not. First come, first serve ensures that those students who really want those seats will be the ones filling them.” The Bear Pit was organized in 2005 to promote school spirit during the basketball games. The membership fee included reserved seats, pizza and drinks at each home game and referee-style black and gold striped jerseys. Last year’s Bear Pit president Benjamin Friedman, said the organization’s seats are well earned and that he would hope all students embody the same level of passion that the Bear Pit does.

The Bear Pit would typically stand all game while yelling and distracting Baylor’s opponent with feisty cheers. The Bear Pit also put on pep rallies before big games. “If people get rid of the Bear Pit, I hope they get rid of it because it becomes too big to manage,” Friedman said. The bill passed by Baylor Senate last semester recommended that anyone in the student body should be privy to those court seats. After last season’s excitement with the men’s trip to the Elite Eight and the Lady Bears unprecedented 40-0 season, fans have something to be proud of and want to relive that thrill. “I think more fans should come out and support, but for those who are there, we love it,” Baylor basketball senior guard AJ Walton said. “The fan support always makes us feel loved and appreciated.” This year will be a trial year to see how the student body, as an unorganized section, fills in the gaps of the Bear Pit. With the advantage of getting prime seats, the most enthusiastic basketball fans will get the chance to be close to the action, cheering on both the men’s and women’s teams. “I do like having the option of better seats,” junior Thomas Leathers said. “I feel like the people who do wear those jerseys are die-hards and would show up first to get those seats.” College basketball begins across the nation Nov. 9. The Ferrell Center will host a doubleheader with the defending national champions, No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears, against Lamar at noon and the No. 18 Bears against Lehigh at 4 p.m. Both games will air on Fox Sports.

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Three-goggles...so last year Heslip’s three-goggles don’t compare to freshman forward Isaiah Austin and his Oakleys By Greg DeVries Sports Writer

Baylor fell to the eventual National Champion, Kentucky, last year in the Elite Eight 82-70. A big reason for Kentucky’s success was its 6-foot-10-inch freshman Anthony Davis. Davis torched t h e

Bears that game for 18 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks. Baylor had no answer for the Associated Press Player of the Year and eventual first overall pick in the NBA Draft. So what did Baylor head coach Scott Drew do about it? He went to Arlington and got an Anthony Davis of his own, minus the unibrow. This one goes by the name of Isaiah Austin. Freshman center Austin is three inches taller than Davis, and the players are very comparable. Physically, they are similar. Both are very tall, slender, and have wingspans that extend more than 7 feet. Their skill sets are also similar. Both players have very versatile

games that start on the defensive end. Davis broke the record for most blocks in a single season with 183, and Austin led his h i g h school team with f i v e blocks p e r game. I n B ay lor’s e x h i bition g a m e against Abilene Christian, Austin only recorded one block in 20 minutes, but the Wildcats struggled to get shots off in and around the paint while Austin was in the game. Baylor won the exhibition game 10375. “ I thought he communicated well o n the

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sive end,” Drew said after the game. “He did a lot of good things, and he’s done a lot of good things in practice.” Both Davis and Austin possess skills that are uncharacteristic of players their size. Austin can handle the ball well, and he can step out and hit long-range shots. Against ACU, Austin shot 1-2 from beyond the three-point arc. Austin may, in fact, be one of the best three-point shooters on the team. “I think I’m better than Brady [Heslip],” Austin joked. “I’m just playing, but I have a pretty nice shooting touch…Pierre has a nice shot [too].” Austin’s combination of size and athleticism is also comparable to former Baylor Bear Perry Jones III. Despite being tall post players, both can take defenders off of the dribble and get to the basket. “I’m very athletic. I’m very agile for my size,” Austin said. “I’m 7-1, I can run the court like a guard, I can block shots, I can rebound. When my team needs me to, I can score.” Austin was a consensus top-5 national recruit this past year. He was listed as the third-ranked incoming freshman in the nation by ESPN, behind Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel and UCLA’s Shabazz Muhammad. His teammates agree that he is a great player to have on their side. “I’ve had Isaiah’s [phone] number since my freshman year of high school,” freshman forward Rico Gathers said. “He always wanted me to play AAU ball with him, but I never got a chance to. It’s going to be pretty interesting to be able to

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play with a guy like him.” Gathers is also optimistic about Austin’s skill set playing a big part in the Bears’ success this season. “He brings a silver platter,” Gathers said. “He’s that player that you want to have on your team rather than going against him.”

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Brittney Griner’s senior season By Krista Pirtle and Alexa Brackin Sports Editor and News Editor

After bringing home major national awards last season one after the other, senior post Brittney Griner is back in the green and gold for her final season as a Lady Bear. Averaging 23.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.2 blocks a game, Griner has both dominated and changed the game of women’s basketball. Even though Griner is a force of nature on the hardwood, she doesn’t stop improving her game. “You talk about great talent,” Oklahoma State women’s basketball head coach Jim Littell said. “In my opinion, Brittney is the greatest player the women’s game has ever seen. Until somebody comes on, I’m not going to change that opinion. She continues to get better each year, which is a scary thought for the rest of us in the conference. She’s added a lot of dimension to her game. She’s able to step outside now. She’s a great free throw shooter. She’s become more physical.” While some opposing coaches see Griner’s impact on her ability to play the game of basketball, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma initially sees her size. “Easiest answer is she has made such a big impact by being 6-8,” Auriemma said. “She’s 6-8, she’s long and she affects the game on both ends of the floor. Look at how much Tina Charles or Nneka Ogwumike impacted the game and think about how much more of an impact they would have by being 4-5 inches taller. You can see someone with that kind of ability and with that kind of length is going to be the dominant factor on offense and the dominant factor on defense. Because there is no one like her in America, it sets her apart from everyone else.”

For the upcoming season, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey challenged her to focus on her offensive boards. “I won one [championship,] but that’s in the past,” Griner said. “I never get complacent really. I’ve got to keep pushing harder and working on everything. Coach challenged me this season to get more offensive rebounds, and that’s what I’m going to do. Coach challenges me; I react.” Griner’s biggest reaction that gets the fans attention is her ability to block shots from anywhere on the court. It doesn’t matter where a player squares up at, Griner’s 7-foot-4-inch wing span will make her presence known. “I think the biggest way that she’s changed the game is the lane disappears when she’s in the game,” Littell said. “You just don’t get anything free at the rim. The opportunity for easy baskets goes away. And it’s going to take somebody to have the ability to shoot 60 plus percent from the perimeter to up end them.” In 2010 with the removal of Nebraska and Colorado from the Big 12 conference, every Big 12 basketball team played each other twice in the season, not including the Big 12 tournament. “Brittney has been the most unique player I have coached against in my career,” Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly said. “Her size and the skill set she has developed makes her unlike anyone I have seen.” Among the elite women’s college basketball teams in the country, Griner had the choice to play for Pat Summitt at Tennessee, she played for Auriemma on the USA Basketball European tour in the summer of 2011 and she

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Defense wins championships

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The word “defense” has become taboo around Waco because of the Bears’ football woes. But the football teams’s defense isn’t the only squad under the microscope. The No. 18 Baylor basketball team is undergoing some fundamental changes on the defensive side of the floor. Last season, the Bears ran a zone defense. This means that each of the five players on the floor is responsible for an offensive player only if they are inside of a certain area of the floor. This season, men’s head coach Scott Drew will implement a man-to-man defense. In man-to-man, each player is responsible for defending a specific offensive player, no matter where this player goes on the floor. A team that runs man-to-man defense nearly to perfection is the No. 1 Baylor women’s basketball team. The Lady Bears have not allowed an opponent to shoot over 50 percent from the floor since March 25, 2006. For a frame of reference, that’s before the song “Temperature” by Sean Paul reached the top spot on the Billboard Top 100. According to junior guard Odyssey Sims, defense starts with effort. “You’ve got to keep the lead up,” Sims said. “It’s not so much as far as intensity but don’t stop playing on defense. Just because you’re up, don’t give up easy layups. Don’t take plays off. Keep playing no matter what the score is.” A strong defense can take opposing teams out of their rhythm, according to Lady Bears head coach Kim Mulkey. This is what helped the Lady Bears win their exhibition game against Oklahoma City University 91-42. “They had lost their focus,” Mulkey said. “They were looking at the scoreboard, looking at the game clock. They were not playing with a sense of intensity and urgency. They were playing the scoreboard and the clock. This is

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how you keep playing no matter what the score is.” A big part of man-to-man defense is help defense. Help defense is when a player recognizes when another defender’s man has beaten him and is on his way to scoring. That player then leaves his man to go defend the player with the ball. A good defensive team recognizes when this happens and shifts accordingly. Help defense is only one facet of man-to-man defense that the Bears will have to adjust to this season. When a team plays zone, a popular way to counter the defense is to overload one side of the court. This means that there are more offensive players on either

the left or right side of the floor and the defense has extra defenders on the weak side. An effective way of scoring on a man-to-man defense is by using a pick-and-roll. The idea behind a pick-and-roll is to get the defenders to switch the players that they are guarding. This creates speed and size mismatches that the offense can exploit. While there may not be a cure for an overload (besides changing the defense), there are measures that a defense can take to prevent or weaken the pick-and-roll. Guards can force defenders away from the offensive player setting the pick by forcing the offense to one side. This forces the player setting the pick to go out of position

and it weakens the play that the offense is running. Another way is for the post defender to step out when the pick is set. This forces the offensive ballhandler to take a roundabout path, and it gives the defense time to adjust to the play. If the offense runs the pick-and-roll successfully, then the ball-handler penetrates into the middle with his defender behind him. He now has the option to take a mid-range jump shot, or wait until another defender meets him. When another defender commits, it leaves an offensive player open. If a defender plays good help defense, then the effectiveness of this penetration is minimized.

Usually quick players with long arms play good help defense because they create smaller passing lanes and can block shots. A big reason why the Lady Bears are successful defensively is because senior center Brittany Griner plays excellent help defense. Her tall frame and long arms allow her to quickly shift in front of opponents that are driving into the lane and either block or alter their shot. In theory, the same should be true for the men’s team this season. With rim-protectors like freshman center Isaiah Austin, junior forward Cory Jefferson, and senior center J’mison Morgan guarding the basket, the help defense should

be solid. During the Baylor men’s scrimmage against Abilene Christian, the man-to-man defense looked shaky, but the Bears pulled off the victory 103-75. Last season, the Bears gave up an average of 65.3 points in their 38 games. When asked if he liked what he saw from the defense, Drew was blunt. “Well, no,” Drew said. “There were some good teaching points, and we’ll use them and improve in some areas. Defensively, giving up 75 points is a lot to give up. We all know that.” The men will start their season on Nov. 9 against Lehigh. The Lady Bears begin their title defense on the same day against Lamar.

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Chardonae Fuqua’ Height: 6-0 Freshman forward Chardonae Fuqua’ brings an athletic edge to the already loaded Baylor squad. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Fuqua’ excelled in track and field, winning three state championships in the high jump, as well as leading her basketball squad to two state championships. She chose Baylor over LSU and Georgia because of its friendly atmosphere and the dedicated basketball program. “Chardonae is just a tremendous athlete,” head coach Kim Mulkey said. “She’s learning everyday to become a better basketball player. She just has such good athleticism.” In the exhibition game against Oklahoma City University, Fuqua’ played the three position and made quite a few hustle plays for the Lady Bears. She finished the game with two points.

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Kristina Higgins Height: 6-5 Freshman post Kristina Higgins gives Baylor another big to go with down low. A native of El Paso, Higgins led her team to district titles and earned All-State recognitions herself. In the exhibition game against OCU, Higgins got comfortable down low, contributing a handful of points to the Lady Bears’ 66 in the paint. One on fast break, Higgins ran the pipe well, but after that she remained slightly hunched, waiting on the point guard to bring the ball down the court. “I thought Kristina ran the floor better than she did in practice,” Mulkey said. “But she’ll tell you she’s got to keep getting in better shape so she can do that for longer stretches.” Higgins offers Mulkey different angles to attack the opponents, either playing with or for senior post Brittney Griner.

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Niya Johnson Height: 5-8 Freshman guard Niya Johnson has the ability to take the point guard position and set up junior guard Odyssey Sims at the two for a quick line-up. Johnson, a McDonald’s AllAmerican, was listed at No. 43 overall by ESPN HoopGurlz and the No. 8 point guard overall. “As you saw, Niya’s a great passer and a floor general out there,” Mulkey said. “You better have your hands ready.” Johnson has great court vision, but against OCU she committed four turnovers and had two assists. Looking back at the game, Mulkey said that two of her turnovers were not Johnson’s fault. Her target just didn’t catch them. When Johnson goes in, the tempo of the game slows down, that will improve once she gets more conditioning in.

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Alexis Prince Height: 6-1 Freshman guard Alexis Prince is the most impressive recruit in the class: a McDonald’s All-American and member of the US U-18 gold medal team this past summer. Prince has not seen much action with the Lady Bears however, due to a hot spot on her MRI. Mulkey said she has quit asking about progress because her questions just make the process seem to drag on longer. Prince was honored by the Big 12 women’s basketball coaches with the Preseason Freshman of the Year award. The two and three positions were key to the Lady Bears’ national championship last season, and Prince will be a good fit for them. When she enters the game for either senior Jordan Madden or Kimetria Hayden, the intensity will not lack.

Junior forward Mariah Chandler hit the court for the first time after redshirting last season. “Mariah Chandler is the ultimate team player,” Mulkey said. When Chandler got to Waco from Atlanta, Georgia, she played 25 games as a Lady Bear rookie, all off the bench, contributing 2.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per outing. Her next season, she returned from an MCL injury and played in 19 of 37 games, including nine of 16 Big 12 contests. “Mariah came to us really not healthy,” Mulkey said. “Her knee has never really been completely 100 percent and when she would think it was, then she would have a little tweak here and set her back.” Last season, Chandler was redshirted due to concerns about her knee and the depth of the Lady Bears at her position. “She didn’t waste last year. She was working out twice as hard as everybody else in the weight room and to get her knee better,” Mulkey said. “She’s a great student, so you were never worried

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about eligibility issues. She has leadership ability. It’s unselfish. It’s understanding the team is bigger than herself. Mariah gets that and yet at the same time she’s no different, she wants to play.” In the Oklahoma City game, Chandler recorded five rebounds, a bucket, a pair of assists and a block.

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Baylor football: Getting out of the basement By Daniel Hill Sports Writer

Seven games into the season, the Baylor Bears (3-4, 0-4) are still looking for their first Big 12 Conference win. Luckily, the football schedule brings the Kansas Jayhawks (1-7, 0-5) to Waco for homecoming. The Jayhawks, like Baylor, are also looking for their first Big 12 Conference win. The Bears are in a rut, but with five games left to play, there’s still plenty of time for the Bears to find their identity and play their best football down the stretch. Sure, Baylor has had a tough time in conference to date, but there’s still plenty of football to be played this season. “It means getting a win,” head coach Art Briles said. “You can go from laying down flat to up straight in a hurry. The great thing is we have another opportunity this weekend. I am forever grateful and thankful that we still have opportunities. That is what keeps you going.” Baylor has struggled in conference play, mainly with turnovers. The defense has forced a mere two takeaways in four games. Meanwhile, the Bears have been on the wrong end of turnovers by giving the ball away 11 times in four Big 12 contests. Quarterback Nick Florence has thrown 22 touchdowns this season to go along with 11 interceptions. Florence understands the team has to do a better job of protecting the football. “We focus on it at practice every day,” Florence said. “We work on protecting the ball and me making good decisions throwing the ball. We just have to do better protecting the ball. It seemed like things didn’t go our way the other night. We just have to put a complete game together. That’s our biggest thing; we still haven’t put a complete game together.” Aside from having problems taking care of the football, Baylor’s offense has been the highlight of

the season so far. Baylor is seventh in the nation in scoring and first in the nation in passing yards, averaging 395.7 passing yards per game. Florence leads the nation in total offense per game by averaging 414.1 yards per game. The high-octane Baylor offense also possesses quick-strike scoring ability. The Bears have had five touchdown drives this year that consisted of only one play. In nine of the last 11 games, Baylor has scored at least 45 points. When it comes to this 2012 Bears team, offense is not the problem. The Baylor defense has had a particularly tough time this season by allowing an average of 42.7 points per game. That ranks 122nd in the nation. In four Big 12 games so far, Baylor is allowing 52.5 points per game. “The Big 12, I think, is the strongest top to bottom conference in the nation,” Florence said. “There is not a lot that separates the top from the bottom. It just goes to show the type of caliber of players that are playing and the type of coaches that are coaching. You have one bad week and it will cost you. You make one mistake and it will cost you.” The Kansas Jayhawks are arguably one of the worst teams in all of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Kansas’ only win this season came against South Dakota State, which is in the Football Championship Subdivision and plays in the Missouri Valley Conference. Despite their struggles, the Jayhawks are showing signs of improvement under first-year head coach Charlie Weis. Kansas’ junior running back James Sims is one of the bright spots on the team and has plenty of talent. Sims has rushed for 622 yards this season on only 129 carries. Kansas also has a varied rushing attack as they have six players who average more than five yards per carry.

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Baylor wide receiver Terrance Williams (2) runs into the end zone for a touchdown against TCU in the second half of the game against TCU Oct 13, in Waco. The Bears lost 49-21.

“He [James Sims] is a really good back,” Briles said. “He didn’t play the first two or three games this year, but he has been a huge part of their offense ever since. He is a tough runner and has great balance. He is a good runner and has a lot of experience.” While Kansas does have talent at the running back position, it has struggled to produce much offense this season. Much of this is due to the quarterback shuffle that Kansas has endured. Dayne Crist started the season as the Jayhawks starter and now Michael Cummings has earned the role as starting quarterback. Still, the Kansas offense aver-

ages a mere 17.3 points per game, which is 121st nationally. Kansas starting quarterback, Michael Cummings of Killeen, has been seeing action for four consecutive games. Last week against Texas he started and played the entire game for the first time in his young Kansas career. He almost led Kansas to victory over the Longhorns, but Texas made a clutch fourth-quarter comeback to snatch the victory from Kansas. “He played really well the other day against Texas,” Briles said. “He protected the ball well and ran the offense well. He made some critical plays at critical times. They were

one play away from winning that football game. He is a good football player.” Baylor is only a couple of plays away from having a vastly improved record this season. Of Baylor’s four losses, two of them have come by less than one touchdown. A single play can be the difference between winning and losing. “We are just one or two plays away it feels like, and it’s been the same thing the past couple weeks,” junior tight end Jordan Najvar said. “If we can make the play it’s a totally different game. In this conference, in order to be a good team

you have to make those plays. We are going to work hard to fix that, and we will fix that for the upcoming weeks.” For Baylor, it will also be homecoming in Waco. Four of Baylor’s last five games have all been on the road. The Bears have not enjoyed a home game since Oct. 13, against TCU. “It will be real good with homecoming and everything going on,” Florence said. “There will be a lot of hype, and it’s a must-win situation. We have to get this bad taste out of our mouth and get the win. We are at home, so we have a great chance to do it.”

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Student-organized ensemble has high hopes By Connor Yearsley Reporter

The student-organized ensemble Renew Music Group will offer audience members a different experience not typically heard in the School of Music at its upcoming concert. “This sort of thing hasn’t really happened at Baylor in a long time,” said Mark Utley, Fredricksberg senior and percussionist in the group. The concert will take place at 10 p.m. Nov. 6 in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building. The program includes “Fratres” by Estonian sacred music composer Arvo Pärt, “Unto the Hills” by American composer George Crumb, “Third Construction” by American experimentalist composer John Cage and “Variation Strand” by Baylor music student Jim Simmons. Simmons, a master’s candidate in music composition and guitar-

ist in the group, said he was inspired to write “Variation Strand” after listening to his girlfriend play Mozart incorrectly. He said something about the way she repeatedly stopped and started caught his attention. “The piece is lighter in its tone, but it has a lot of rhythmic complexity,” Simmons said. He also said the piece is lyrical and jazzy and that it’s rhythmically similar to djent music, which is a relatively new style of music that has become especially popular with progressive metal fans, and is characterized by both ambience and heaviness. “Variation Strand” is scored for flute, violin, electric guitar, piano, two marimbas, drum set and bass. Simmons said he is also excited about the world premiere of his arrangement of Pärt’s “Fratres.” “Unlike a lot of the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, it is very lyrical, very beautiful,” Simmons said.

Crumb’s “Unto the Hills” incorporates Appalachian folk songs. “’Unto the Hills’ is really nuanced and requires finesse,” Utley said. “It’s very subtle. It’s hard to put together.” Janna Martindale, senior university scholar and violinist in the group, said “Unto the Hills” will also be visually stimulating for the audience. Cage’s “Third Construction” is a percussion quartet that uses everything from log drums to conch shell. “Third Construction is crazy hard” Utley said. Renew Music Group was started after several of its members went to the Fast Forward Austin music festival, which featured new music. Utley said he left wondering why Baylor didn’t have the kinds of things he heard at the festival. “Baylor is a traditional music school,” said Matt Shaver, senior composition major. Utley said the School of Music

focuses primarily on the classical repertoire from the 1700s to the 1800s. The group was formed as a small, chamber-like ensemble dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Shaver and Martindale were also members of another studentorganized ensemble, Precipice, formed in 2009 to bring new music to Waco audiences. Precipice served as a springboard for Renew Music Group. Martindale said another objective of creating the group was to allow its members the chance to learn the business side of music. She said the group approached professors in hopes of making the ensemble an actual class, a goal that is still ongoing. She also said William May, dean of the School of Music, is very supportive of the group, which was allowed to play as part of the Music Convocation at the beginning of the semester. Utley said another goal of the

group is to give everyone interested the opportunity to experience this musical process. He said a lot of the group’s members have performed this style before. There are some logistical challenges facing the group. “Since it’s all student-led there’s no class for it, so organizing rehearsals when everyone can meet is challenging,” Shaver said. The group has plans for the future. “Our next project will involve collaboration with students from other art disciplines,” Shaver said. The group members are looking forward to the concert. “Everyone has been spending the semester working very hard on it and we are very excited to see the whole program come together,” Martindale said. Utley said he thinks the program is a good survey of new music, beginning with the early 20th century avant-garde with John Cage and continuing to George

Crumb and contemporary composers like Arvo Pärt and arriving at the present with Simmons’ piece. Shaver said the pieces were chosen to fit the intended timeframe and to match the personnel available. Each of the four pieces on the program will use a unique group of musicians, depending on the instrumental demands of the piece. In total, 16 musicians will perform. The audience will sit on stage for the concert. “It’s an intimate setting,” Utley said. “This is something that many people may not have experienced before, but we encourage anyone to come with an open mind,” Martindale said. “Everyone will be able to experience something new in a welcoming environment and be able to take something home with them.” The concert is free and open to the public.

Renowned pianist to visit for Baylor performance By Jessica Chia Reporter

Pianist Helge Antoni, an Exclusive Steinway Artist from Malmö, Sweden, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 in Roxy Grove Auditorium. The recital, Inspiración Latina, will feature the music of composers Scarlatti, Albeniz, Turina, de Falla, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera and Piazzolla. “These are really upbeat, exciting pieces, and I think people will be delighted,” said Dr. Alden Smith, assistant dean of the Honors College and director of University Scholars. “The topic itself, Inspiración Latina, is important to everyone in Texas. It’s very much a part of our culture.” The free performance, which is sponsored by the Baylor School of Music and the Honors College, is open to all students, faculty, staff and community members, and is free of charge. “It will be much different from the average concert,” Smith said. Smith said Antoni takes time between songs to explain the significance of each piece, or an interesting fact about its inspiration or the composer who created it. “He enjoys interacting with the audience. He likes to explain little details,” Smith said. Antoni will be available to sign autographs, albums or chat after his performance. “There will be lots of access to Helge after the concert. He’s very excited about the Baylor experience,” Smith said.

In addition to the concert, Antoni will be guest-lecturing in classes within the School of Music, the Honors College, and the Classics department and speaking at an open lecture, “Follow your (He-) arts!,” during his 11-day visit. Antoni’s lecture, which will be held in the Honors Residential College’s Alexander reading room at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, will focus on how humanities and the arts can inspire not only an appreciation of beauty but action in the world. Antoni lives out this philosophy through the foundation he created in 2004 for young musicians in Lima, Peru and his involvement at the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany, where he has been an “artist-in-residence” since 2002. Antoni has released several albums and has performed live and on radio and television in Europe and both North and South America. “It’s always wonderful to have a world-class pianist on campus to serve as a role-model to our students,” said Dr. William V. May, dean of the School of Music. “We’re looking forward to having him here.” Smith said Antoni’s intellect and involvement with the audience separates him from other wellknown musicians. “Is this the first famous person we’ve ever had to Baylor? Definitely not,” Smith said. “It’s very common for us.” “I think what will set Helge apart is his personality. His love of students; his love of life. If you don’t want to be inspired, stay home.”

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Helge Antoni, a renowned pianist from Sweden, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 in Roxy Grove Auditorium. Antoni has released several albums and performed across the world.

Cartoon Network’s ‘Adventure Time’ to return for new season All you need to know from Adventure Time season 1 to present. Season One (2010) + There is practically a princess for everything. Go ahead, name something. There’s probably a princess for it. + Jake, a dog, is in love with Lady Rainicorn, a flowing hybrid of rainbows and unicorns. Match made in Heaven? + Lumpy Space Princess is a girl, voiced by a man (series creator Pendleton Ward). + The Ice King loves princesses. There may be a hidden reason for this, which is left only to rumors at this point. + Billy is an ancient warrior whom Finn idolizes. He will return, so remember him. + It seems that Finn is one of the only humans in the show. Season Two (2010/2011) + Marceline is a Vampire/Immortal from what is called “The Nightosphere.” Her dad eats souls. Yeah. + Peppermint Butler is evil. + The Lich, an ancient evil trapped in Amber, is going to be a recurring character. Like Billy, don’t forget him. Season Three (2011/2012) + Thanks to the events of the season two finale, someone in the cast has been miniaturized. I won’t say who. + Marceline has a soft spot for a stuffed animal that will become a key figure later in season four. + Yes, there is an episode where everyone switches genders. What of it? + The Ice King used to be a human named Simon Petrikov, but no one in the cast really cares. + Flame Princess is going to heat up the competition for Finn’s heart. Season Four (2012) + The Ice King is one messed up person. + Abraham Lincoln survived his assassination and moved to Mars for thousands of years (or so it seems). + It would seem that Marceline and the Ice King have a shared past. How tied could they really be? + The Lich returns, and Billy is nowhere to be found. + The Multiverse is discovered.

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It’s that time once again. What time is that, you ask? IT’S ADVENTURE TIME. The Emmy-nominated series featured on Cartoon Network is returning for a fifth season after its shocking cliffhanger season finale, which aired Oct. 22. But why would college students enjoy this supposed kids show? The answer lies within the show’s context. “Adventure Time with Finn and Jake” centers on the dynamic duo of the shows title, and follows Finn the Human and Jake the Dog as they make their way around the fictional land of Ooo, fighting evil and saving princesses from the not-so-evil Ice King by day, and sleeping in their massive tree house by night. The show is set in the land of Ooo, which is assumed to be a futuristic Earth, and due to recent events which back up this theory, could have come about by a mysterious “Mushroom War” that is frequently mentioned in the series. “If you don’t watch them in order it doesn’t matter so much, but if you do, then all of a sudden the plot is so much more, extensive than a children’s show. It’s not a

children’s show,” Corpus Christi sophomore Amanda Yarger said. “I mean base level, it’s a children’s show, but there’s a lot of higher thinking into it.” Season five, which is slated to begin with a half-hour premiere on Nov. 12, is set to feature many guest voices such as Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Donald Glover (“Community”). Harris will be reprising his role as Prince Gumball, the male version of Princess Bubblegum and Glover will be debuting as Marshall Lee, the male version of Marceline the Vampire Queen, in a return of the season four gender-switched saga, Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake. “One of the first previews I saw of [the show,] I kind of was just like ‘what the heck is this?’ but then a friend showed me, and it has like, regular humor, not just kid humor,” Plano sophomore Blake Olvera said. Olvera said one thing about the show that really appeals to him is that it teaches kids about social equality and life issues. “I kind of wish I had something like this when I was growing up,” Olvera said. “It’s definitely matured as a show in general, and bringing about new characters and new sub-plots have definitely made the

show more mature. But as a postapocalyptic world, I can definitely see that, though. The bringing of fire and more violence, and the nightosphere, and bringing that more involved on the show... it could potentially be a post-apocalyptic world.” The show itself has only just grazed the surface of its backstory. While it may not have spent too much time on the backstory of the land of Ooo, recent episodes seem to have expressed an interest in journeying to both its foundation and how central characters could potentially be involved in that foundation. Despite its 10 to 12 minute run-time, San Antonio sophomore Adam Ortiz said that the show is able to destroy his mind entirely. “It blew my mind. It was intense,” Ortiz said in regards to the shocking season four finale. “Like, I don’t even know what to think. If I was a kid watching this, I’d be even more blown away.” For more information on the show, visit the Cartoon Network website at www.cartoonnetwork. com. Adventure Time airs new episodes at 6:30 p.m. Central Time on Cartoon Network starting Nov. 12 with a half-hour premiere.

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Carillon recital to feature known pieces By Connor Yearsley Reporter

At 5 p.m. today the bells in the belfry of Pat Neff Hall will knell as part of the homecoming festivities. Lynnette Geary, resident carillonneur (pronounced CARE-uhlahn-oo-er), and one of her students, junior from Spring, Texas, Jonathan Castillo, will perform the annual homecoming carillon recital. Geary said she’s lost track of how many years she’s been performing this recital now, but she’d guess at least 16. “I like being part of it,” Geary said. “We’ve done this every year. It’s fun to have the carillon be a part of the celebration.” She took over performing the recital from her friend and predecessor, Herbert Colvin, who performed it beginning when Baylor first acquired the McLane Carillon in 1988. “It’s supposed to be a recital of music that’s easily accessible to the audience,” Geary said. “It’s fun to listen to. That’s why the music was chosen.” As is customary at Baylor, the program will begin with the “Doxology” and end with “That Good Old Baylor Line.” The program will also include “The Undulating Chimneys of Casa Batlló,” which is one of the movements from “Gaudi’s Chimneys” by John Coulter, “Preludio Cou Cou” by Matthias van den Gheyn, “Selections from Fiddler on the Roof ” by Jerry Bock, “A Sweet Soft Samba” by Geert D’hollander, “Saints Fight” and “Old Fight,” both arranged by Herbert Colvin. Castillo will perform “The Undulating Chimneys of Casa Batlló” and Geary will perform the rest of the program. Geary said several pieces on the program are challenging for different reasons. “The van den Gheyn is challenging because the emphasis in the lines is constantly changing,” she said.

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Lynnette Geary stands beside the McLane Carillon located on the top floor of Pat Neff Hall. She has performed a recital every year on 9/11 since the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.

She also said attention to dynamics and sixteenth-note evenness are important considerations in that piece. She said it has a fun theme, though. Geary said “A Sweet Soft Samba” is challenging because it has a lot of syncopated rhythms and some awkward passages. She said it pays homage to George Gershwin, so there are Gershwinesque passages that work well on the carillon.

Geary said she had to modify “Selections from Fiddler on the Roof ” to take out some of the notes in the left hand that overwhelm the melody. She has some ideas on what the audience will like best. “Probably the ‘Fiddler on the Roof ’ because they know those pieces,” she said. “Maybe the samba because it’s a lot of fun to listen to. It’s kind of jazzy. Most of the time people like the things they know.”

Geary encourages people to come listen to the recital. “I think they would enjoy the music,” she said. “It’s easy on the ears. And Jonathan’s piece, too, is a nice piece. It’s technically challenging but he plays it well.” The McLane Carillon, named after the instrument’s donor, in the tower of Pat Neff Hall has become a fixture on the Baylor campus. Many students have heard the Westminster chimes strike the

hour from the tower since 1988. A carillon is a keyboard instrument with dowel-like keys connected to the clappers of correspondingly-tuned bells in the belfry above. When the keys are pushed down, the clappers are drawn to strike the bells. The keyboard and bells together make up the carillon. The McLane Carillon has a range of four octaves, starting on low C and going up to high C.

Geary said Founders Mall, between Pat Neff Hall and Waco Hall, is a good place to listen to the recital. Programs will be placed in a basket on the steps of Pat Neff Hall for people to pick up. “Come and enjoy it,” Geary said. “You can bring a sandwich.” She also would remind people that it’s short and that they don’t have to dress up. The recital is free and open to the public.

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La Lola Loca truck to open on Baylor campus By James Herd Reporter

With the temporary absence of the Common Grounds taco truck comes another mobile food distributor. La Lola Loca is a food truck of Latin cuisine that will be opening on the Baylor Campus today. The thing that sets this food truck apart from others in the past is that it will be in different places each day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. “It will be open Monday through Friday, and it will be travelling around campus during different time periods,” said Jessica Gallippo, Marketing Manager for Baylor Dining Services. “So breakfast, lunch and dinner it will be in different spots around campus. In order to find out where it’s going to be, you need to ‘like’ us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter because every day we’ll post where

we’re going to be next.” However, some find that to be a chore. “It wouldn’t be a bad idea,” said El Paso senior Ashleigh Duff. “It’s not so bad, especially for students on the run that don’t have time for dining halls, but that constantly moving is going to get frustrating for some students.” According to the beginning schedule on the official website for the food trucks, they will be visiting key locations on campus such as North Village, Carroll Library, the Student Life Center and the McLean Tennis Courts. To determine an appropriate schedule for their route, Baylor Dining Services would observe traffic at the locations in an effort to determine which would be the best, most populated stops. The truck itself, vibrant and brightly colored, sports a memorable slogan which can be read from a good distance away: “Don’t

look at us like we’re Loco, you are too,” a slogan that may pave the way to success for the beginning franchise. Examples of menu items include empanada dippers, taquitos, tacos, quesadillas, taco’dillas, pulled pork Cubano sandwiches and much more. The truck will host its grand opening tonight on 5th Street at the bonfire. “We’re really excited about it,” Gallipo said. “We’re a pilot program here. It’s one of ten trucks in the entire nation that’s doing this pilot program for these brand new food trucks. We’re excited here at Baylor to be apart of that program, and we look forward to seeing the student excitement and engagement when we open [tonight].” For more information on La Lola Loca, visit www.lalolaloca. com or search for ‘LaLolaLocaBaylor’ on Facebook and ‘Lolaloca_ Baylor’ on Twitter.

Pecan Meltaways From “Best of Taste of Home’s First 10 Years” recipe collection Ingredients: 1 cup butter (no substitutes) softened 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4-cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans Additional confectioners’ sugar

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The La Lola Loca taco truck, opening tonight on campus, boasts vibrant colors and a varied menu of Latin cuisine.

Waco favorite La Fiesta fulfills standards of Tex-Mex cuisine By Taylor Rexrode Guest Reviewer

Directions: In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour and salt; add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Chill. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Roll in confectioners’ sugar while warm. Cool on wire racks; roll in sugar again. Yield: about 4 dozen. McClatchy-Tribune

In Central Texas, it’s easy to find a Tex-Mex restaurant. Anywhere you turn, neon signs and taco trucks beckon you to sit down for South-of-the-Border cuisine. La Fiesta is no exception to this unwritten rule. But, with a long family history of high quality food and superb customer service, La Fiesta stands above the rest as a “must eat” restaurant. Located on the corner of Franklin and Valley Mills Drive, La Fiesta has been serving Wacoans fresh Tex-Mex for nearly 50 years. Sam Castillo, Sr. opened the family business in 1963, bringing one-of-a-kind family recipes and unrivaled quality service to the community. Since I have lived in Texas for

most of my life and consider myself to be a Tex-Mex junkie, I had to visit this Waco legend. I walked in for a Sunday lunch with friends and realized that this was not an On the Border or Chuy’s. The first thing I saw was a wall of crosses adjacent to the bar, reminding guests of the importance of family and values within the establishment. The hostess smiled at me in welcome, seating me in a booth next to Diego Rivera artwork. Rustic chandeliers cast a warm glow on families sitting down for an afterchurch meal together. Our waitress was kind and knowledgeable, recommending to me her favorite dish, the enchiladas a La Fiesta. She mentioned it was popular with La Fiesta regulars and I saw it was decently priced, so

I took a chance. Our food arrived very quickly, steaming on hot plates. My enchiladas were filled with juicy fajita meat and drizzled in homemade queso. For a person that loves a lot of spice, I was surprised at how much I liked these barely mild enchiladas. The real heat was in the side of charro beans, cooked with onions, cilantro, tomatoes and bacon. The second side was a sweet, toasted corn cake that was incredibly moist and a good contrast to the heat of the beans. My only complaint would be that the food was so delicious that I could not stop eating it. With the Castillo family’s attention to detail and fresh dishes, it’s no wonder that La Fiesta has remained Waco’s favorite Tex-Mex restaurant for more than a decade.

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Book sale to raise money to benefit library Hayley Gibson Reporter

Book lovers of every genre can head to the Waco-McLennan Country Library’s 50th anniversary book sale this weekend as thousands of books, CDs and DVDs will be sold to raise money for the library’s programs. The book sale began Thursday at the Extraco Events Center and will continue through Sunday with most books priced at $1.50 each. The annual book sale is organized by Waco Friends of the Libraries, a non profit organization

that raises money for the libraries to put on educational programs through events such as the book sale. “This money funds things like our children’s programs, summer reading programs, educational programs and the rest of the money goes to supplement our final budget,” Volunteer Coordinator Kim Salome Klimt said. Last year, the book sale raised around $35,000 specifically to purchase new books for the libraries. Klimt expects attendance to reach 6,000 people over the four-

day book sale. help from the community, from Baylor’s First Lady Alice Starr Wacoans and bookstores donating has also been used and involved in the new books. fundraising process “You forget how many HEB book for the Waco drives have people are excited libraries. also made As the honorary this book sale about books until chair of the book possible. the sale.” sale, Starr hosted T h o s e looking for the Golden Book Henry Wright Circle Honorary a deal will President of Friends Reception for be excited of the Library donors to Friends to hear that of the Library. the popular The books for Midnight the sale have been collected with Madness day will return. On

Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., all shoppers will be able to purchase as many books as they can fit into one bag for only $10. The deal will get even better from 7 to 9 p.m.., when shoppers can take as many bags and books as they want for only $10. Henry Wright, president of Friends of the Library, said that this is one of the largest book sales in Texas. “You forget how many people are excited about books until the sale,” Wright said, “I think it will be a tremendous success.” Wright said this weekend’s

book sale is the primary fundraiser for the Waco-McClennan libraries during the year with the exception of the summer reading book sale, which is a much smaller book sale put on by West Waco Library each summer to promote classic summer reading. The sale will take place Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., which is No Sales Tax Day. Saturday will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and teachers will save 20 percent with their ID from 2 to 6p.m. There will also be puppet shows for kids at 11 a.m.., 1 p.m.. and 3 p.m.. Sunday will be from noon to 6p.m.

Holiday gift market helps early Christmas shoppers Hayley Gibson Reporter

Purchasing the perfect gift will support local Waco charities at the Waco Junior League’s Deck the Halls Holiday Gift Market. This weekend, the gift market will combine early Christmas shopping with service. The seventh annual event will be held at the Waco Convention Center through Sunday with different activities each day. Vendors from more than 15 different states will be coming to set up shop at the market. There will be a wide range of items such as clothes, jewelry, stocking stuffers, food vendors and unique gifts. The Junior League expects between 7 and 10 thousand shoppers over the four days the market is open, said Beth Armstrong, Chair of Deck the Hall. The event is expected to bring in $170,000, which will go toward nine charities that the Junior League supports. The Junior League, an organization of women that volunteer their time in the community, hopes to empower women and children through the charities they support. “We try to help families that at this point in their lives are struggling with basic needs,” Armstrong said. “We try to fill in the gap for them.” These projects include Teen Suicide, Kids in the Kitchen, The Backpack Program, Lead Empower and Promote SelfEsteem, Talitha Koum and other reading and summer camp programs. The Junior League has a vision for making sure community members are involved in improving their city. “We start a program and pass it off to

other organizations so that we can start new programs, which has been really beneficial for the lives of women and children,” said Holly Dunham, Vice President of Fund Development. The Backpack Program, which finds the most needy children in McLennan County and provides them with a backpack full of food to take home over the weekend, is one example of the legacy that the Junior League has left on the Waco community. The program began when North Waco Elementary noticed that many students were not being fed enough and asked Junior League members to help. The program has since expanded to serve thousands of students in the area. “It’s a great organization that supports the neediest people in McLennan County, especially kids that arrive at school Monday morning hungry and have a hard time learning because of that,” Armstrong said. Other charities similar to The Backpack Program will be supported with the proceeds from the market. Times for the market vary according to each event, and a complete schedule of events can be found at www.jlwacoshopping.com. Friday will start with a ladies brunch at 9 a.m. and fashion show at 10 a.m. Later in the afternoon, there will be a gingerbread house event for kids, and photos with Santa at 4:30 p.m. Saturday’s event will be Brunch with Santa from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market will finish with a Mother Daughter Tea from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Sunday. The holiday gift market and vendors will be open throughout the weekend and is open to the public to shop. Tickets are available at the convention center the day of the event.

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A nutcracker stands at the entryway to the Junior League of Waco’s “Home for the Holidays” Mother-Daughter Tea. The event is part of the annual Deck the Halls Holiday Gift Market, which will be open until Sunday at the Waco Convention Center.

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Well-known style expert tells ‘Truth About Style’ By Moira MacDonald The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — For the record: Stacy London, longtime co-host of TV’s “What Not to Wear,” is wearing a glittery Christmas-treegreen pencil skirt, a black crew neck sweater with a cat’s face on the front, chunky green jewelry and a pair of textured stilettos with thick ankle straps. (Jean-Michel Cazabat, she says, of the shoes.) It’s a bold and unusual mix, and she wears it happily, describing it as an outfit full of “joy and whimsy.” In town earlier this month, London’s dressed up to promote her new book, “The Truth About Style” (Viking; $35). In it, she discusses her own journey: a devastating bout of psoriasis as a child during which she felt like “a monster”; a long struggle with eating disorders and weight fluctuation as a young adult (she’s been every size from 00 to 16); a lifelong fascination with fashion and its relationship to self-acceptance and confidence. The book also profiles nine other women, found by London after putting out a call on Twitter and Facebook, who are facing their own obstacles to style _ and who London, after getting to know them, helps to find their best looks. London said that she was originally approached by her publisher to write a memoir. “I said, ‘I’m 43! I have more to do — I’m going to date some more people!,’” she said, laughing. “It seemed a little early in life for that.

But I really did want the opportunity to dimensionalize myself more than the persona that you know from ‘What Not to Wear.’” (The show, on TLC since 2003, features “contributors” nominated by their friends and families for their awful personal style. London and co-host Clinton Kelly, displaying an impressive balance of snark and empathy, trash the guests’ wardrobes _ literally; the clothes end up in a trash bin _ then work with them to effect an often dramatic transformation.) But London didn’t just want to share her own story. “I don’t feel I’m interesting enough for 10 whole chapters on me!,” she said. “I wanted (readers) to see a range of women, to feel like you could see yourself in all of them or some of them, to make it feel more universal than just my personal experience.” The nine women, whose ages range from 19 to 60, discuss challenges that will sound familiar to many: facing middle age with style and appropriateness; dressing a body changed after breast-cancer surgeries; finding plus- (or petite-) sized clothes with flair; convincing a busy working mother that time and attention on herself is OK; facing the fear that “people might look at me” after a lifetime of clothing that just blends in. All of the women beam happily in their “after” photos; they’ve clearly found, through a colorful and well-fitted new outfit, some joy. That’s essentially the message London wants to spread: that we

should find joy in clothes that celebrate us as we are, rather than succumbing to negative messages from glossy magazines. (Though London says she loves the creativity and innovation of the fashion industry, she’s disturbed by “the idea that this industry is now dictating to the individual how she should feel about herself. That’s weird to me. It’s not like, say, the automotive industry makes us feel badly about ourselves.” It’s crucial, she says, to draw the line between fashion (the industry) and style (the individual) — “it’s an important distinction to make, and ultimately a very freeing one.” Hers is a life spent surrounded by style: a career that began at the magazines Vogue and Mademoiselle; a fateful audition that led to “What Not to Wear” (its 13th season will begin airing in January); a previous book, “Dress Your Best,” written with “WNTW” co-host Kelly (it’s more of a how-to book on dressing different body shapes, said London — “like Colorforms”); co-founding the personal styling company Style for Hire; currently in development for several new TV shows, the details of which she can’t yet discuss, as well as a jewelry line. “I wrote the book because I wanted women to feel less alone,” she told an enthusiastic crowd at Third Place Books in Seattle, speaking about why she decided to share her personal story. “What happened is that I feel less alone.”

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In “Wreck-It Ralph,” Ralph, voiced by John C. Reilly, is in the video game world of “Hero’s Duty.”

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ is for kids and the young at heart By Rene Rodriguez The Miami Herald

The characters in “Wreck-It Ralph” all have day jobs: They just happen to be characters in video games, re-enacting the same roles in the same universe over and over again, like stock players in a theatrical company. Some, like Mario and Pac-Man and Sonic are heroes; others, like the hulking but kindhearted Ralph (John C. Reilly), are bad guys, relegated to smashing and destroying buildings and public property of a popular vintage arcade machine until the player runs out of quarters. But at night, when the arcade closes, these pixilated creatures don’t switch off. They lead lives outside of their respective games. The good guys throw parties and romp and celebrate. The villains attend BaD-Anon meetings, which are like AA sessions to help them deal with the strain of having to be bad all the time. The unfortunate characters whose games fell out of fashion and are no longer active

hang around like vagrants, begging for food. But by morning, when the arcade reopens, everyone is back in their places, ready to be manipulated by joysticks and trackballs and buttons. Part of the fun of “Wreck-It Ralph” is discovering how much meticulous detail director Rich Moore has brought to his imaginary world of electronic characters (here, truly, is a computeranimated movie that makes sense, because its characters all exist on motherboards). An old 8-bit character stares in awe at a modern, high-def warrior in all its glossy, shiny detail. There’s a war-themed first-person shooter shown from the inside out that will tickle anyone who has ever spent time playing “Call of Duty.” Cameos abound around the edges of the frame: The filmmakers have as much affection for popular games such as “Frogger” as they do for less-known titles such as “Burgertime.” “Wreck-It Ralph” was executive produced by John Lasseter, the for-

mer Pixar honcho who now oversees all of Disney’s animation. His presence is felt in the film’s sense of humor and the tactile reality of its imaginary world. But aside from the nostalgia factor, “Wreck-It Ralph” is aimed primarily at kiddie audiences, with Ralph sneaking into a “Candyland”-themed racing game to help a glitchy outsider (Sarah Silverman), who has been brushed aside by her mean-girl competitors, become an option kids can choose while playing the game. The movie doesn’t resonate the way the best Pixar and Disney movies do, and the humor is broad and pitched to young viewers. But the visuals are never less than eye-popping, and the video game theme will hold the attention of older viewers even when the story doesn’t. “Wreck-It Ralph” is a gorgeously rendered story that will play just as well to children as to their parents, albeit for different reasons. Playstation and Xbox junkies will be equally pleased.

Shiny Objects redirects personal views on money By Connor Yearsley Reporter

Dr. James Roberts’ new book analyzes the ways people relate to their pocketbooks. Roberts, professor of marketing at Baylor, has been observing consumer behavior for years. “It’s who I am,” he said. “I’m a social scientist.” His book, called “Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy,” is a product of over a decade of his own research and observations as well as the research of other experts in the area. “It’s all about money and possessions and happiness,” he said. “Why don’t money and possessions bring us happiness and what can we do to strike a happy balance between our thoughts and feelings about money and possessions and the rest of our lives?” Roberts said these issues have been on the minds of people, in-

cluding Socrates and Jesus, for thousands of years and that it doesn’t appear we’re getting any closer to finding definitive answers. Roberts referenced Matthew 6:24, which states “You cannot serve God and mammon,” and I Timothy 6:10, which states “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” “If you’re investing all of your effort on money instead of people, you’re not doing what God asks,” he said. Roberts said he thinks feeling good about yourself, having healthy relationships and getting involved in the community are among the most important things in life, and that focusing on money can get in the way of all of those. “We’re more selfish so we’re not as good a friend, we’re spending more time at work so we don’t have as much time for friends and we’re more competitive so we’re not as happy with ourselves,” he said. Roberts said he made the book

available for people who want to reconsider the role money plays in their lives and the ways they relate to it. The last three chapters of the book are the self-help part. He said the insights, ideas and strategies in those chapters may be applied to any area of life. One of the things he discusses is the importance of self-monitoring. As a marketing professor, Roberts realizes that businesses thrive on materialism, but he feels a responsibility to let the consuming public know about the tradeoffs and let them make up their own minds. His colleagues agree. “My colleagues have been wonderfully supportive,” he said. “Everyone, including marketing faculty, know that there is a downside to all of this spending and focus on material possessions.” I devote an entire chapter to the techniques marketers use to get consumers to spend more,” he said. “The chapter’s title is ‘Weapons of

Mass Consumption.’” The book took three to four years to complete and evolved from other ideas. “I’ve been writing in the area of materialism, impulsive spending and credit card abuse for about 15 years,” he said. “Shiny Objects” was first published in November 2011, but Roberts has been doing a lot of publicity for it recently. He appeared on CBS’ The Early Show to promote the book and said it was great to have the opportunity to discuss it in a larger forum. He said he’s happy with how successful it’s been. “It did great,” he said. “Sales were pretty healthy and it got a lot of media attention. It got reviewed in the Wall Street Journal.” He said he’s also happy with the feedback he’s received. Several people have told him they appreciated the book and like its message. “It turned out about as good as I could’ve hoped for,” he said.

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“Harper Collins was very good.” He admitted that it did present its challenges though. “It was a lot of work,” he said. “It was something I felt needed to be written.” He also said it was stressful fighting to keep his own vision in it and he hoped it could’ve been more Christian. Roberts said he’s glad he didn’t have to start from square one. He used about 100 journal articles and conference papers he’d written over the years as a starting point. “This book was meant to be based on careful research but fun to read,” he said. He said the book includes funny stories, compelling statistics and good illustrations. “Readers have enjoyed using the scales to measure how materialistic they are,” he said. Roberts also said he underestimated how deeply ingrained materialism is in our society. He is excited that the book is

being translated into Chinese and thinks their culture is suited to being able to embrace the message of the book more easily. Roberts thinks the book is universal because everyone struggles with money. He said he thinks he achieved his goal in writing the book. He acknowledged that money is necessary to meet physiological needs, but once those needs have been met money’s effect on happiness fizzles out. Roberts said he has an idea for another book. “I’m in the contemplating stage,” he said. “I’m thinking about writing a book on cell phone addiction.” “Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy” is available to purchase on Amazon.com or from Barnes and Noble.

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