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Undertones in the story

The Bible has many positive messages, but that doesn’t mean it is void of violent stories, as Dr. Philip Jenkins has written

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Get your in-depth coverage this Homecoming of Bears football, basketball and other Baylor sports

Eight groups will make up this years annual Pigskin performance roster, all hoping to win the top award

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In the wake of Kim Kardashian’s divorce and only 72 days of marriage, the public is left wondering why the two are even getting the attention in the first place. Page B8

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Students will be more prepared for social work with a new joint program awaiting approval, allowing them to earn a Master of Social Work and Master of Business Administration.

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From the White House to our house Condoleezza Rice to talk new book, time in office during upcoming visit By Daniel C. Houston Staff Writer

Former United States secretary of state and national security adviser Dr. Condoleezza Rice Rice will join Baylor President Ken Starr at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Waco

As protesters flood the streets in cities across the nation, their sit-ins have caused police to act aggressively because the protesters do not cooperate with the rules set forth. Page A2

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Distinguished Guest James J. O’Donnell will present “Death of the Gods: What we can learn from Paganism” as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars Program at 4 p.m. on Nov. 9 in the Armstrong Browning Library Foyer of Meditation. The event is free and open to the public.

was instrumental in bringing Rice to Baylor. She and Kathy Wright, vice president of strategic partnerships, worked in the Bush White House and targeted Rice as a potential campus speaker. “I think [Rice’s appearance] speaks highly for Baylor and what we’re doing here,” Parrozzo said. “I think it shows that Baylor is a campus that can bring in speakers of this level and notoriety.” Parrozzo said Rice’s experience as secretary of state, as well as her background as a black woman in government, will provide attendees with an intriguing

look into the nation’s highest political office. “I think she brings an incredibly unique perspective,” Parrozzo said. “She was seated in a very powerful position during some of our nation’s most crucial times. ... I think she offers a lot for leadership development for young students.” Isabel Borberg, a senior from Caracas, Venezuela, worked to compile a list of student honor societies, political organizations and leadership programs from Baylor, McLennan Community College and various Waco high schools

Meet Indah and Bugara At 11 weeks old, two Sumatran tiger cubs have made their debut at the Cameron Park Zoo. The siblings, 16-pound female Indah and 22-pound male Bugara, will now be on public display each day at 2 p.m., weather permitting. The tiger cubs enjoy their freedom outdoors and, like many young siblings, frequently wrestle and play together. The cubs will continue to be closely monitored by their caretakers while in the exhibit to ensure they do not to fall into the stream or deep pond, which are more designed for the adult tigers,. Terri Cox, curator of programs

Attending her first homecoming at only six-months old, Allison Deily, a 2006 Baylor alumna from Houston, has only missed two homecomings in her entire life. Quite like Allison, Boerne senior Martha Garrison first came to homecoming when she was three -months old. Their stories are different, but both revolve around family and a tradition that has seemed to become almost second nature to them. Allison’s parents, Chris and Diane Deily, graduated from Baylor in 1978 and 1979 respectively and began the tradition of taking their three children to Baylor homecoming each year. Even with one child at another school, the family still comes to the celebration together.

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Indah and Bugara play at the Cameron Park Zoo. The two 11-month old cubs were the zoo’s newest addition to the exhibit when they were introduced on Oct. 27.

and exhibits at the zoo, said the tigers are healthy and have been progressing well, but initially the cubs were in danger because of their mother. Indah was born Aug. 15 to first-time mother Maharani, a 5-year-old, 206-pound Sumatran tiger, but was rejected at birth, Cox said. “We always have people on birth watch here at the zoo, so

the keeper that was watching saw that there was some distress,” Cox said. “When she saw the mother actually throw the cub, she shifted the mother tiger to another area so she could retrieve the infant.” One-pound, 5-ounce Indah was injured and non-responsive after the incident and had to be resuscitated in a moment Cox described as “intense.” Cox said rejection and injury

of young frequently happen with Sumatran tigers as well as other animals. “It’s pretty common in captivity, but can also happen in the wild,” Cox said. “We know in zoos a lot of the first litters — the mom isn’t emotionally equipped to deal with it. Generally, the mother may be stressed by the birth proSEE

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One family begins their homecoming tradition as another continues its own By Anna Flagg Reporter

in order to publicize the event to local students. She said it was an honor to help organize and attract attention to an event with such a prominent speaker. “I’m not an American,” Borberg said, “but I think she made such a difference during the Bush administration and her views can influence others and inspire success for others. She can be an inspiration to anyone who attends the event.” Borberg said she hopes the Baylor community, and Baylor

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Hall to talk about her new book and discuss her time working in President George W. Bush’s administration. Rice, author of “No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years In Washington,” will be the featured guest for the event “On Topic with President Ken Starr,” a discussion series the president’s office introduced in March. The conversation will allow Rice to offer her perspective on a number of publicpolicy issues during her time in the White House. Michelle Parrozzo, Baylor’s director of strategic partnerships,

“It is wonderful to come back and connect with everyone that had been so special to us during those four years, and have even more fun with them as grownups,” Diane said. “Being with the people that meant so much to me at Baylor, it kind of feels like going home each year.” Allison said she looked forward to the weekend of Baylor homecoming each year growing up, “I always remember it being so much fun,” Allison said. “Our parents would pick my sisters and me up early from school so that we would be able to see all of the festivities. The atmosphere that was there was so contagious and exciting.” When Allison realized she could see herself at Baylor, and it wasn’t just a great school for her parents but for her as well, she

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Allison Deily and her father, Chris, attend Baylor homecoming in 1985. The Deilys have attended Baylor homecoming since Allison was sixmonths old.

couldn’t wait to experience her first Baylor Homecoming as a student. “My first homecoming was so surreal and such a neat feeling,” Allison said. “I was hosting

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Before the smoke of a bonfire billows through the night, riding in the air will be the sweet harmony of voices. Singspiration, a homecoming tradition, will feature special tributes to four legends of Baylor’s choral heritage and legacy: Dr. Euell Porter, Dr. Hugh Sanders, Dr. Robert Young and Dr. Dick Baker. Baker founded the Baylor Religious Hour Choir in 1948. The event will start at 7 p.m. today at Seventh & James Baptist Church and will feature selections from the Baylor Religious Hour Choir and the Baylor Alumni Choir. Special musical guests of the Baylor A Cappella Choir and the Baylor Concert Choir will also perform, bonding together in one unique ensemble. Brent Edwards, director of The Baylor Alumni Network and coordinator of the event, said the program is one that will unite the Baylor family while honoring the heritage of a university rooted in faith. “It celebrates the fact that Baylor University, the world’s leading Christian university, can come together as a family of alumni and parents and friends and rejoice in the common heritage that we have in Christian worship,” Edwards said. That heritage reaches back more than six decades, he noted, to the late 1940s when a “huge revival movement that started on the Baylor campus” swept across the region. Groups of students would gather in the drawing room of Memorial Hall on a Friday night “to just sing,” Edwards said. “And that morphed into the Baylor Religious Hour, which became a midweek service,” he added. Jan Tekell, a 1978 alumna, remembered that service from SEE

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Editorial With protesters popping up throughout the country and several parts of the world, the Occupy movement has made an impact. Although police reactions would beg to differ, it’s not something that should be taken too seriously. At the beginning of last month, protesters claiming to be the 99 percent showed signs of being an impactful and influential movement. Many directly compared them to the tea party movement and how it grew into a leading, significant group. As time has passed, these anti-Wall Street protesters have lost credibility. Protesters have decided to “occupy” areas of the country where voicing their opinions about being the 99 percent are irrelevant and useless to their cause. As protesters flood the streets in cities across the nation, their sit-ins have caused police to act aggressively because the protesters do not cooperate with the rules set forth. An Oct. 30 Reuters article explained what the police have to do when protesters “occupy” cities. “At Occupy Austin, some 38 people were arrested on Saturday night and early Sunday after refusing to let police take down food tables and clean the City Hall Plaza where they had camped for several weeks,” police said to Reuters. “They were charged with criminal trespass and issued citations that mean they can’t return to the protest site.” Police action would not have to be as intense if protesters complied with the rules to have peaceful gatherings; protesters instead have chosen to violate these rules. “Makeshift encampments sprouting up in cities nationwide have forced local officials to tread carefully between allowing peaceful assembly and addressing concerns about trespassing, noise, sanitation and safety,” Reuters reported. By blatantly violating the rules established for peaceable gatherings for the occupy movement, the protesters have diminished any respect and seriousness for their outcries against the 1 percent. If the protesters want attention and want others to consider and evaluate what they are saying, a more reasonable and sensible approach must be taken. An Oct. 30 Associated Press article said protesters in Portland, Ore., have caused the city council to completely oppose the protesters’ actions. “Saturday afternoon, dozens of protesters marched through downtown, across the Willamette River and back, some of them carrying sleeping bags, saying they planned to camp out in the Pearl District park,” the article said. “But Mayor Sam Adams said last week

he would not allow the demonstrators to take over any more parks.” The city council in Portland voiced their opinions to these actions through Commissioner Randy Leonard when he said, “We — the entire city council — are your friends… at present. However, our friendship and support are now being unreasonably tested by the decision to occupy Jamison Square.” Police reaction to protestors, though, can and has been taken too far. Last Tuesday police officers in Oakland, Calif., used tear gas and riot gear to stop the Occupy Oakland protesters, causing many people across the country to become extremely upset at their actions. Yes, the protesters may raise concern for being radical and a harm to the city they decide to occupy, but this doesn’t mean the police need to react in such a dangerous manner. If the 99 percent wants America to listen to it and take its message seriously, it needs to comply with the rules and regulations, and it needs to stick to a protest method that doesn’t raise the concerns of police officials. However, police reactions ought to be toned down and should not harm the protesters if the protesters haven’t physically harmed anyone in their demonstrations.

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Republican primary race leaves no clear-cut candidate Shouldn’t some of the Republican presidential nominees have dropped out by now? Herman Cain made headlines this week with sexual harassment allegations and his temper with some reporters. A few weeks ago, Rick Perry caught heat for his ranch known for having a racial slur in the name. Yet with both of these scandals, both Cain and Perry are not only still in the race — they are still competing in the top tier. How can this be? Is it just me, or is there no rock star candidate among the nominees this primary season? Nobody really jumps out like Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Rudy Giuliani did in the 2008 primaries. This is why Perry and Cain are still in it; there is no “sexy” choice worthy of knocking them out.

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Mitt Romney has been the most consistent, hanging around 17 to 27 percent in polling since May. Romney, however, does not grab people’s attention. He has been in the top tier from the getgo because he looks good next to

the other candidates. The big issue for some Republicans is his Mormonism; for those of us who seek a non-religious reason, it’s his flip-flop on issues like abortion and health care. I like Mitt; I don’t love him. When Perry first broke in, it seemed like he and Romney were going to be the only choices. Then Perry opened his mouth, and one poor debate performance after another has dragged him down in the polls. If Perry wants to get back in this race, he needs to focus on the issues and policy more than blasting Romney so he can spend less time with his foot in his mouth. Cain’s numbers surged recently with his strong showing at the Florida straw poll. People seem to ignore the fact Cain has no political experience due to the economy and jobs being the big issues. A successful CEO seems a

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good choice for that. Then people examined his 9-9-9 plan, and many realized he might have no idea what he is talking about. He also plays up the “non-politician” angle though he ran for Senate and failed in 2004. Now with the sex scandal, Cain is in damage-control mode and will not gain ground in the polls. For some reason, Michele Bachmann once had quite a following, especially among tea party voters. I really do not understand why. Her big résumé piece is that she introduced a bill about the freedom to choose your light bulbs. Light bulbs? Really? She has also made some ridiculous statements, including meeting a mother whose daughter became mentally retarded after having the HPV. Every other speech she makes is about being

a mother and meeting mothers. We get it, Michele; you’re a woman. There’s Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, but neither one of them really warrants more than a sentence. As Saturday Night Live put it, Gingrich does not really want to be president, and Santorum belongs in Salem, Mass., in 1692 with his views on social issues. Jon Huntsman is Mitt Romney in many senses, with a better record in the private sector and as governor. The biggest issue people have with Huntsman is he served as ambassador to China under Obama. In a time where people needs jobs, people dislike that he took a job? Then there’s Ron Paul. Paul has stuck to his guns as a libertarian for years. The current tea party movement calling for less government is the view Paul has

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been espousing for two decades. He is the most consistent in his views, never changing for the popular topic of the day. The issue with Paul is that the media blacks him out. Even Fox News will deliberately ignore him. Why talk about all the people? One of them could be our next president, and our generation will have a big factor in who. If you care at all about what your government does, research these candidates and Obama, and make an informed decision rather than following the crowd. Personally, I like Huntsman and Paul, but like most Republicans, I’m willing to settle for Romney. Tyler Alley is a senior journalism news-editorial major from Houston and is the Lariat’s sports editor.

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Professor explores dark Bible passages in new book By Grace Gaddy Reporter

Killing entire races of people, slaughtering men, women and children and showing no mercy: such topics don’t often make their way into the typical Bible bedtime story, but according to Dr. Philip Jenkins, these darker and often bloodier passages cannot be ignored. Jenkins, a distinguished senior fellow at Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion and co-director for the historical studies of religion program, explored such passages in “Laying Down the Sword: Why We Can’t Ignore the Bible’s Violent Verses.” Jenkins said he took on the

project in the aftermath of 9/11. “People looked at the Quran and said, ‘Muslims have all of these terrible violent passages in their book,’” Jenkins said. “If you actually look in the Bible, you find a lot of passages [and] a lot Jenkins of verses that are just as violent, and in some cases more so.” This spurred Jenkins to plunge deep into history to investigate how such passages came to be ignored, or in many instances,

completely forgotten. “They just don’t read them,” Jenkins said. Today, many churches implement a preset list of biblical readings and sermons, which often skip over the blood-and-guts sections. Jenkins said one could go to church every week for a year, and still not hear anything about them. But peering back into the history books shows that this hasn’t always been the case. Jenkins offered the Hebrew word “herem,” which he explained as “fight[ing] a war of absolute destruction, extermination, annihilation, and you leave no survivors.” In 1 Samuel, for example, God punished King Saul for not wiping out every last Amalekite: men,

women, children and animals. “A lot of Christians and Jews through history have taken [such passages] and applied them to their own day,” Jenkins said. “So we get wars. For instance, when Protestants killed Catholics [and vice versa] based on those passages.” The Rwandan genocide of 1994 also had killers defending their actions by citing the “those very bloody texts,” stories in Joshua and Deuteronomy, to justify their actions, he added. Passages so extreme in nature must be looked at with care and consideration, he said. “They’re really scary in some ways, and you try and reconcile them from what we know from the Bible, the mainstream of the Bible,”

Jenkins said. That is sometimes difficult to do. Perhaps this is why many have completely ignored them, he said. Jenkins said that the question becomes “how do we deal with these verses today?” These verses cannot be avoided as other foreign cultures and societies unfamiliar with Christianity come to examine the passages for the first time, Jenkins said. He said he believes those who have questions will look to America for answers. “It isn’t good to say, ‘Well, we just pretend they don’t exist,’” Jenkins said. “We can’t just pretend they’re not there. What we have to do is deal with them.” So Jenkins wrote his book.

Jenkins said he believes to examine such matters correlates directly with Baylor’s commitment to faith and learning. “Baylor’s whole mission is applying serious scholarship to issues of faith, and that’s what I’m trying to do,” Jenkins explained. Ralph Wood, professor of theology and literature, praised Jenkins’ latest undertaking. “Philip Jenkins is perhaps the most wide-ranging cultural critic of our time,” Wood said. “His work is spread over virtually the whole of both western and eastern cultures. Nothing that Philip Jenkins writes is anything other than intelligent and provocative, and so I assume that this book will be the same,” he added.

Entwined 2012 offers Baylor graduates chance at free wedding By Jade Mardirosian Staff Writer

In an age when celebrity diva Kim Kardashian can grab headlines by spending (and earning) millions on her nationally-televised wedding, only to implode her marriage 72 days later, one Baylor couple is hoping for something much less dramatic: a free wedding. Baylor alumni couple Chase Mekaelian and his fiancee Ashley Green are one of 11 finalist couples of Entwined 2012, a contest in which the winning couple receives a completely planned and paid-for wedding. The winning couple is chosen by the amount of online votes they receive. Voting runs until Nov. 15. The Entwined 2012 wedding features a collaboration of 28 wedding professionals and vendors who will provide everything for the wedding from the invitations to flowers, the catering, a live band, personal fashion styling, photography and more. The wedding is valued at about $75,000, according to an Entwined press release.

The wedding will take place at the Studio at Fischer, near Canyon Lake just southwest of Austin on March 31, 2012, which happens to be the date Mekaelian and Green picked for their wedding before they even knew about the contest. Green, who lost her mother to breast cancer when she was 15 years old, said when she found out the Entwined wedding was supposed to take place the same day she and Mekaelian had already chosen, she felt her mother was looking out for her. “When I found out about the Entwined 2012 contest, I was having a hard week,” Green said. “I was not looking forward to planning the wedding without [my mother]. Ever since she passed, a lot of the milestones [in life] became harder to get through, and getting married is one of the biggest ones.” Green and Mekaelian met during her sophomore year at Baylor and the two became engaged in May, after having a two-and-a-half year long-distance relationship. Green lives near Austin. She is

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Baylor alumni Chase Mekelian and Ashley Green are one of 11 Entwined 2012 finalist couples competing to receive an all-expenses-paid wedding valued at about $75,000.

the owner and of Armor of God designs, which creates the Baylor T-shirt dresses sold at Hearts N Crafts that are worn by many students at sporting events. Mekaelian currently lives in San Diego and works as an admissions counselor at Ashford University. Green said the long distance relationship has been hard and the couple has not yet decided where they will settle once they are married. Graduate student Sara Bethune and Green were both sisters in the Kappa Chi Alpha Sorority at Baylor, and the two have been close friends since meeting. Bethune, who will be one of Green’s bridesmaids, described the couple as strong and loving. “They work well with each other,” Bethune said. “They are always just having fun and laughing. Really, when I think of Chase and Ashley, I just think of love because they have gone through so much in their relationship, being across the country from each other, and they’re just very steadfast in their

love for each other.” Green said it would be an incredible relief to win the contest. “[Winning] would make it easy to relax and focus on what the day is really about and not have to worry about the stress of it all,” Green said. Bethune said winning the contest would mean a lot to Green, especially after the struggle of losing her mother. “She just has such a positive outlook,” Bethune said. “I think Chase has been a great testament to her. They’ve stood by each other through thick and thin, and I think this would be such a blessing for them. I think it would mean the world to her if she won because she thinks of this [contest] as a way her mom is looking out for her.” Anyone with a Facebook account can vote for Green and Mekaelian by visiting their website, www.chaseandashley.com, and clicking on the Entwined 2012 link to the right of the page. The winner will be announced Nov. 16 on http://entwined2012.com.

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Silver tongue helps student ace contest By Jennifer Kang Reporter

A member of the Pi Sigma Epsilon chapter at Baylor will compete in a national selling competition in March 2012. Dallas senior Sam Turtletaub won first place at the Pi Sigma Epsilon Atlantic Regional Conference’s Pro-Am Sell-a-Thon competition on Oct. 21 at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Since 1952, Pi Sigma Epsilon, the nation’s only professional business fraternity for men and women, has expanded from one university in Atlanta to more than 170 campuses nationwide. PSE is focused on assisting its members in developing sales and marketing skills. The organization offers opportunities such as national and regional conferences where students compete in a Pro-Am Sell-a-Thon competition, which emphasizes a business to business sales process based on personal relationships with the buyer. Before the regional competition, Turtletaub was given an information packet to review and prepare for various activities in the two-day regional conference. “I had to script up a role-play and then practice it a lot before I went. I practiced it with friends, teachers and whoever could play the buyer,” Turtletaub said. “There’s also a role-play voicemail, and so what I did was leave a voicemail for the person asking to set up an appointment. That’s real-life-scenario related.” At the regional conference, Turtletaub studied to become Miller Heiman sales certified in order to compete during the conference. Miller Heiman, a sales performance company, does sales

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force training for major corporations, according to Anjuli Graunke, director of public relations at Pi Sigma Epsilon. “Miller Heiman combined with Pi Sigma Epsilon so we could use their sales training for our student sales competition,” Graunke said. “So, Sam had a review of that training in the morning.” Turtletaub was then matched with a professional sales person for a one-on-one coaching session, which lasted two hours. He also presented a 12-minute businessto-business mock sales call. “He did a sales call featuring Fisherman’s Solution for Vector Marketing. Vector is one of the big sponsors for the sales competition, so the product Sam sold was their multi-functional tool,” Graunke said. “He was then evaluated by a panel of judges and they ended up selecting him as the winner of all the competitors for the weekend.” Turtletaub said the conference was similar to the professional selling work force experience, and he was given the opportunity to learn different aspects of selling, such as conceptual selling, which focuses on ways to get the most out of the buyer and continue to have a relationship with them. “It seemed like it was real-life related when we’re leaving the voicemail and actually going in for the role-play meeting,” Turtletaub said. “You’re actually pitching a product and trying to set up another meeting. ... It’s like a sales process where you’re having your initial meeting and trying to set up another appointment with the buyer.” Turtletaub has participated at other sales competitions, but this is the first for him to compete by himself and win first place.

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Interior designers’ demanding work pays off By Ashley Yeaman Reporter

Interior design isn’t as easy as it looks. Those that do it right can win big, and those who try it at all at Baylor know the degree is far from fluff. Some of Baylor’s best interior designers will walk away from the university with not just a diploma, but hardware to go with it. Baylor interior design students won six awards at the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Texas Chapter 2011 Student Symposium in Dallas. The competition took place on Oct. 14 and 15, and 16 colleges across Central and North Texas participated, including Abilene Christian University, the University of North Texas and the University of Texas. The symposium, this year titled “Interior Design Boot Camp,” brings together not only students, but also practitioners, indus-

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try partners and educators from throughout the state. Colleyville senior Kailey Rawson won first place in the “One Unique Space” category for her retail kiosk design, a project she said was the first one she created this semester. “It’s a mall kiosk project inspired by a famous designer,” Rawson said. “I entered my model, which included what inspired it — floor plans, design details and I took pictures of the model.” Rawson also won first place in the scholarship competition and was awarded $2,000. McKinney senior Christine Clark placed first in the “Residential” category. Her design, “Low Country Project,” followed standards from the American Disabilities Act and incorporated elements from nature. Along with Clark, Brownwood senior Natalie Rosato and Georgetown senior Jan Jordan submitted a group project into the collabora-

tion category that won first place. Michelle Brown, lecturer of interior design, said the project involved detailed research. “They had to look at Waco and eye clinics, and they were specifically looking at pediatrics,” Brown said. “They had to design for the special needs of children, looking at materials that would attract their attention and interest, and materials that would hold up well in a community health facility situation.” The students named the pediatric eye clinic Sprout. All of these projects require hours of work, Rawson said. “I’m working on a project right now that’s due in about a week and a half, and so far I’ve spent 180 hours on it,” Rawson said. “It’s frustrating, because a lot of people hear interior design, and they think that’s it’s an MRS degree, [or] that we’re just here to meet someone and get married, but it’s brutal. We don’t have time to do anything

outside of class projects.” Another category that took place at the symposium did not involve previous work. The on-site competition, called the speed charette, gave students two hours to work together in assigned groups with students from other schools. They were given a design problem that they had to solve through collaboration. Rawson said this year the design problem involved filling a space with a lounge, coffee area and a meeting space for veterans and their families. “It’s hard because you just met these people and you want to take the time to learn about their strengths, but you have to just jump into it,” Rawson said. “Someone always emerges as the leader, and they’re the one delegating assignments. It’s really intense, but it’s fun.” Clark’s team won first place in the speed charette, and Rawson’s team placed third.

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New public relations class offers real-world experience By Rob Bradfield Contributor

Baylor Oso Public Relations, a student-run public relations agency and class, is offering enrollment to advertising and marketing majors for the spring semester. Marlene Neill, a professor in the department of journalism, public relations and new media and Baylor Oso faculty advisor, said the program will “give students a bridge from the classroom to the workplace.” Last year, the journalism, public relations and new media department began the agency to give public relations students a chance to work in the professional world before they graduate. Students in the class work for real-world clients on projects dealing with everything from the Internet and social media to press relations. The first year of the program was so successful that the agency has expanded to the business school. Neill and the other faculty are working to create a program on par with its older counterparts at the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma. Neill said the program hopes to maintain high

admission standards to accomplish this. As interest grows, the students participating will be more carefully selected. “There could very well be a day when students have to go through

an interview process, a screening process, to be a part of an agency,” Neill said. Students registering for the spring semester won’t have to worry about an interview. The program

has just 15 spots to fill, but students must complete certain prerequisites in order to enroll. The agency focuses on providing juniors and seniors practical experience to complement their education.

One of the agency’s clients is the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative, better known as BRIC. The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative is the research

facility being built on the site of the former General Tire plant in East Waco. Baylor Oso Public Relations has been updating the collaborative’s website, tweaking the search engine and designing promotional media to attract companies to the new facility. Jim Kephart is a BRIC representative working with the agency. “I’m looking forward to working with [the students] in the coming semester,” Kephart said. The BRIC is one of several clients Baylor Oso Public Relations students will have the chance to work with, but the agency’s oldest client has been the agency itself. Students have been working in social and traditional media to increase awareness of the program and establish the Baylor Oso Public Relations image, which has included creating a Twitter feed, designing a logo and seeking recognition from the Public Relations Student Society of America. Though the program is currently limited to 15 spots, students that are not able to enroll in the three-hour class can apply to work as freelance writers, photographers and graphic artists. Students should contact Marlene_Neill@ baylor.edu for more information.

Joint-degree program may offer some students faster, better Master’s By Anna Flagg Reporter

The Baylor Graduate Council approved a new joint-degree program last week that will offer students the opportunity to earn both a Master of Social Work and a Master of Business Administration simultaneously. The new program must be approved by the Baylor Board of Regents before it becomes available. A decision is expected later this year. Dr. Robin Rogers, graduate

program director for the School of Social Work, and Jenna Kinkeade, assistant director of Graduate Student Services for the Hankamer School of Business, presented the joint program during a meeting of program directors. Social work is a rapidly growing field, said Rogers, and potential employees might find themselves unprepared for administrative positions if they lack an appropriate background, so this program could greatly benefit students seeking a job in social work. “In our curriculum in the

School of Social Work, as well as the vast majority of schools, you find that we prepare students for clinical practice and for community practice,” Rogers said. “What’s missing is the preparation for administrative practice.” Rogers said the joint-degree program is an attempt to blend a deep understanding of social work and the necessary administrative skill set to operate an organization. He also noted that eight other institutions, including Boston College and the University of Pennsylvania, have already developed joint

programs to meet the industry’s need. The joint-degree program would take three years to complete, saving students’ time by taking advantage of overlapping courses, Kinkeade said. A standard student could enter the program without a prior degree in either field, whereas the advanced student would enter with a bachelor’s degree in either social work or business. “With a joint degree, a standard student is still required to take 51 hours,” Kinkeade said. “Some of

the hours reduced are electives, and three core hours are reduced by an administrative course that social work feels that they will get as part of the MBA.” Dr. Larry Lyon, dean of the graduate school, said he sees the wisdom in implementing this new program. “More and more we are moving toward learning outcomes,” Lyon said. “You can have 100 hours and not know what you need to know to be what you plan to be. Ultimately the faculty of both schools will determine if students are pre-

pared. For me, that’s really the bottom line.” Lyon said the rapid growth in graduate studies is largely an outcome of the Baylor 2012 initiative, which began in 2002. “Under 2012, Baylor greatly increased the resources devoted to graduate education,” Lyon said. “While those additional resources were necessary for our progress, we would not have succeeded without the faculty and staff who employed those resources to build significantly stronger graduate programs,” he added.

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Franklin, Mass., freshman Drew Latham is covered in green paint by Prosper freshman Mark Matie on Sept. 27 during Paint Crush at Minglewood Bowl.

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Junction City, Kan., junior and Air Force ROTC member Andrea Moore salutes during “A Tribute to Fallen Heroes” ceremony held Sept. 9 outside Moody Memorial Library. The tribute was one of many events held on campus in memorial to the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Baylor Opera Theatre performs “Signor Deluso” by Thomas Pasatieri and “Gallantry” by Douglas Moore, a pair of oneact comedies, on Oct. 12 in Roxy Grove Hall.

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Baylor students attend the Big Event on Aug. 20 at the Ferrell Center. The Big Event aims to get students excited about the upcoming school year with a musical guest and blow-up games.

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No. 2 wide receiver Terrance Williams and Texas A&M No. 22 defensive back Dustin Harris go vertical for the ball on Oct. 15. Possession was given to Texas A&M, which ended up defeating the Bears 55-28, an especially bitter loss after the battle over leaving the Big 12.

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No. 34 sophomore forward Cory Jefferson dunks Oct. 14 during Moonlight Madness in the Ferrell Center. Moonlight Madness consisted of a 3-point contest and a dunk contest, and each basketball player was paired with a student contestant for the event.

Kaufman junior Randy Davis enjoys himself at the game against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 17 at Floyd Casey Stadium. Baylor beat SFA 48-0 in a game that was called off in the third quarter due to rain. The Golden Wave band of 2011-2012 includes 275 members from all different academic disciplines.

No. 3 midfielder Dana Larsen attempts to pass the ball before being blocked by Mizzou No. 6 defender Mallory Stipetich on Oct. 14 at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. Baylor left with a 3-1 victory over Missouri.

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Campus updates meant to enhance campus tradition By Jordan Hearne Reporter

Many Baylor alumni will have an opportunity to see new structural campus changes that have taken place over the past year for the first time this weekend. While many are pleased with the campus updates, others aren’t as comfortable. Some alumni, such as 2009 graduate Corey Payne, have reservations regarding the changes — mainly the destruction of Fort Faculty housing. “I didn’t even realize these changes were happening. That’s sad to see go, the houses close to campus,” Payne said. “I would have voted on it if I was given a chance.” Brian Nicholson, associate vice president for facility planning and construction, said noticeable changes, such as the removal of some housing in the Fort Faculty area across from the McLane Student Life Center, are intended to improve campus by utilizing the new space and the central location of these areas.

“The reason these houses were torn down isn’t just aesthetic,” Nicholson said. “It was done for future plans.” Third Street will eventually run through Fort Faculty and underground utility lines will then run along the extended street, Nicholson said. Nicholson said that while these structural modifications seem to slightly change the look of Baylor’s historical campus, he hopes they will actually enhance tradition. “I think there are some areas like Fifth Street, there are certain traditions held there, like the parade and Christmas on Fifth, that will never go away,” Nicholson said. “Any changes made to these areas will just incorporate those traditions.” Houston senior Daniel Haddad, president of Baylor Chamber of Commerce, said he thinks it is still too early to tell how changes, such as the future renovation of Fort Faculty, will affect homecoming preparations. Matt Burchett, director of Student Activities, said he has not

heard feedback from alumni, most likely because homecoming will be the first opportunity for returning graduates to see the upgraded campus. Recent changes to campus may mean Baylor Homecoming traditions will need to be altered. Burchett said this year the homecoming bonfire will be different, as the roads that ran through Fountain Mall used to provide a natural barrier between the fire and outlying grass have been removed. To make up for the missing blockade, a steel wall will be built around the perimeter of the bonfire. “In years past, we had a rope barrier 20 feet out from the fire as a basic perimeter,” Burchett said. “We are just replacing that with a steel wall. It shouldn’t make a dramatic difference.” Burchett sees the beautification projects around campus, especially the re-landscaped Fountain Mall, as something that will impress alumni. “The best thing for us is that what once was road is now grass, and it will be a great atmosphere for the bonfire [today],”

Burchett said. So far, Nicholson said the university has received nothing but positive reactions to the changes, both from alumni and current students. Kay Deaton Gentsch, a 1978 graduate, has seen the campus’ makeover and appreciates the new additions. “My outlook might be a bit different since I have a daughter at Baylor, and I see how much she enjoys the campus improvements,” Gentsch said. She said the original character of Baylor and its original appearance still remain true to her experience as a student, saying, “Baylor has aged more gracefully than I have.” Nicholson said he hopes visiting alumni will agree that the updated campus enhances the overall area and gives Baylor a more intimate setting. “These things aren’t meant to change what people remember,” Nicholson said. “They are meant to improve the campus and traditions overall.”

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Houston freshman Justin Lee tosses a football in the renovated Fountain Mall Thursday, Sept. 13. Fountain Mall is one of many locations to receive upgrades this year.

Anonymous sticky notes, sidewalk chalk lift self-confidence By Jordan Hearne Reporter

Anonymous compliments posted around campus have boosted self-confidence this semester. Emma Wood, staff psychologist at the B ay l or Counseling Center, has seen sticky notes in Hearne bathrooms at the McLane Student Life Center and chalk messages outside of the building giving positive affirmations, such as “your value is not a number on a scale” and

“you’re beautiful.” While no one has come forward to claim ownership of these random messages, Wood said seeing these encouraging statements is a key to addressing body image issues and fighting negative self-talk. She described negative self-talk as an ongoing tape recorder in a person’s head with messages designed to hurt self-image. “They think, ‘Maybe if I hate my body it will give me motivation to work harder,’” Wood said. “This can lead to eating disorders and depression.” The positive notes are reminiscent to the work of Operation Beautiful, a national campaign dedicated to ending negative selftalk. According to Operation Beau-

tiful’s website, www.operationbeautiful.com, — a blog founded and managed by a girl known only as Caitlin — the mission began when Caitlin started leaving positive messages on mirrors of public restrooms.

“Once you look at societal messages about the value placed on appearances you get a limited idea of what beauty looks like.” Emma Wood | Staff Psychology Baylor Counseling Center

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how truly toxic negative self-talk is. It hurts you emotionally, spiritually and physically,” Caitlin wrote on the website. “My personal goal is to leave as many Operation Beautiful notes as I can.” The blog encourages others to continue this practice by leaving inspiring, uplifting messages on sticky notes wherever they go. Wood said she believes Operation Beautiful and the random notes encouraging self-love can improve a person’s ability to stop negative self-talk, something that is difficult to avoid. “Part of it is a societal thing. It’s encouraged to talk bad about oneself,” Wood said. “Once you look at societal messages, about the value placed on appearances, you get a limited idea of what beauty looks like.”

Lincoln, Neb., sophomore Bailey Jenkins saw one of the messages on the ground outside of the SLC, and again on one of the bathroom mirrors after exercising. “At first I thought, ‘What? Who are you? Why are you saying these things?’ because girls aren’t used to getting those kinds of compliments randomly,” Jenkins said. She said after thinking about it for a few minutes, she appreciated that someone was trying to tell girls that they are beautiful. Jenkins said she would support the public affirmations, if they weren’t all in the same location. “I felt bombarded,” she said. “Maybe put them in places like Collins where freshman girls can see them.” Wood said she hopes this trend continues and believes this is one

of the biggest ways to impact how students at Baylor view themselves. “Every girl on campus needs to buy a stack of sticky notes and a pack of markers and really contribute to spreading a positive body image,” Wood said. She suggests putting them in dorms and on bathroom mirrors, but emphasized using only chalk or removable sticky notes. Both Wood and the website for Operation Beautiful stressed graffiti is not an appropriate way of sharing these messages. As to the mysterious origin of the Baylor notes, Wood said she hopes the lack of an organization will keep the affirmations coming. “I would love to see this be a grassroots movement, not headed by any organization,” Wood said, “and that it will continue to spread.”

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Soccer senior Salinas set to graduate; team feels loss By Daniel Wallace Sports Writer

Next year’s Baylor soccer team will face many tough challenges due to the departure of seven seniors set to graduate in either the spring or winter of 2012. One of the biggest obstacles the team will face is replacing the anchor of what has proven to be a solid defense in the Big 12. Senior defender Staz Salinas has been the chief of the Baylor defense for the past season and is scheduled to graduate in May. Head coach Marci Jobson described her as the “general” of the defense and said she has admired her toughness and hard-nosed mentality in the way she plays the game. Jobson said that because of her leadership and maturity in her position, others follow her. “Staz is a kid that a lot of people just respect because of the way she walks the walk and the way she plays,” Jobson said. She plays physically and aggressively. Salinas said she credits that style of play to growing up with her two brothers — one older, one younger. Through middle school, Salinas ran track and played volleyball and soccer.

When high school began, she had to choose which sport to play — she chose the most physical of the three. Soccer was the obvious choice for the well-rounded athlete. Salinas was recruited by former head coach George Van Linder and verbally committed to Baylor in the fall of 2007. The Austin native has experienced lifestyle changes since coming to Baylor and said she has become much “deeper.” Salinas said one of her favorite moments at Baylor was during her sophomore year when she was baptized and her teammates were there to celebrate her profession of faith. Salinas described her spiritual journey as one of ups and downs but credited her teammates as her main support system. She said she has experienced friendships with her teammates that go beyond soccer. “It’s just a bond no one will ever be able to take away,” she said. “All of us are mostly built on God and we know that at the end of the day, we are all going to be there for each other and have each other’s back. Then we will be there for support whenever we are having problems outside, like with God or anything like that. We have that foundation

that we are all built upon.” The defensive leader has learned not to take the game she loves for granted and plays soccer for more than the thrill of it. “I’ve learned just every time I get out there, it’s a privilege and another opportunity to show him [God] off and give him the glory at the end of the day and play for an audience of one,” she said. Fellow senior defender Hannah Dismuke said sometimes Salinas can have a tough shell around her, but that she is actually soft on the inside. She said Salinas does not always necessarily lead with words, but always leads by example. Dismuke also said Salinas brings consistency in every situation, no matter where she is. “On the field and off the field, she is the same person,” Dismuke said. “You are always going to get the truth, you are always going to get someone who cares one hundred percent.” Not only will the Bears miss Salinas’ extraordinary ability in the air on headers and defensive skills, but they will miss a leader who plays with passion and toughness, because of who she is playing for. Salinas plans to enlist in the Air Force after graduating in May.

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Austin senior defender Staz Salinas walks across Betty Lou Mays field with her family Oct. 16 as part of the soccer Senior Day. The Bears celebrated a 5-0 win that day against Jackson State. Salinas is scheduled to graduate in May and is planning to enlist in the Air Force.

Execution date nears for inmate who was denied DNA testing By Juan A. Lozano Associated Press

HOUSTON — A judge has denied a Texas death row inmate’s request for testing of DNA evidence his attorneys say could prove his innocence less than a week before the man is set to be executed. Hank Skinner, 49, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for the 1993 deaths of his girlfriend and her two sons. Skinner’s attorneys had asked for testing of DNA evidence that was not tested before his 1995 trial. But Judge Steven R. Emmert denied Skinner’s request in a brief

order issued Wednesday and made public Thursday. The order did not explain the judge’s decision. Skinner’s attorneys said they are “deeply disappointed” and plan to appeal Emmert’s ruling with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. “The stakes in this case are too high to allow Mr. Skinner to be executed before he has a fair chance to make his case that the trial court made a grave mistake in denying his request for DNA testing,” said Robert Owen, an attorney for Skinner. Texas Attorney General’s Office spokeswoman Lauren Bean declined to comment on the judge’s

order. The office is handling appeals in the case for prosecutors in Gray County. Prosecutors have called the DNA testing request merely an attempt by Skinner to delay his execution again. Last year, Skinner came within an hour of lethal injection before the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in. Skinner also has filed a federal lawsuit claiming Texas violated his civil rights by withholding access to the evidence. That lawsuit has been put on hold until Skinner’s appeals run through the state courts. Skinner was sentenced to death

for the 1993 deaths of his girlfriend, 40-year-old Twila Busby, and her sons Elwin “Scooter” Caler, 22, and Randy Busby, 20. The victims were strangled, beaten or stabbed on New Year’s Eve at their home in Pampa in the Texas Panhandle. About three hours after their bodies were discovered, police found Skinner hiding in a closet in the home of a woman he knew. Tests showed that blood from at least two victims was on him, and authorities said a trail of blood led police from the bodies to his hiding place a few blocks away. Skinner has acknowledged being inside the house where the kill-

ings took place but has insisted he couldn’t be the killer because he was passed out on a couch from a mix of vodka and codeine. The evidence Skinner sought was not tested at the time of Skinner’s trial because his lawyer feared the results would hurt his case. But his attorneys recently argued that forensic DNA testing “has a strong likelihood of confirming Mr. Skinner’s claim.” The untested evidence includes vaginal swabs taken from Busby during an autopsy and two knives found in or around Busby’s home. The request for DNA testing is the third from Skinner but the first

since a state law about evidence testing took effect Sept. 1. The new law allows DNA testing of evidence even if the offender chose not to seek testing before trial. Prosecutors maintain Skinner’s claims about the evidence aren’t new and other courts already have decided the issue. Last month, a group of current and former prosecutors and lawmakers sent a letter asking Texas Gov. Rick Perry and other state officials to delay Skinner’s execution so the DNA evidence could be tested. Perry’s office said it was “a matter pending before the courts.”

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Baylor honors 12 for campus donation, Christian commitment By Jade Mardirosian Staff Writer

Baylor honored 12 people Thursday for their commitment and effort to spreading Christian values in the world, presenting them with various Meritorious Awards following a Board of Regents dinner held at the Andings Exhibition Gallery in the Mayborn Museum. This is the second year Baylor has presented the Meritorious Awards as part of the homecoming festivities. Those that received awards were either Baylor alums or supporters of the university and all will be special guests at this year’s homecoming. Baylor Buddy Jones, chair of the Board of Regents, introduced the award recipients, describing them all as part of the Baylor family. “We have some very distinguished alums and supporters,” Jones said. “They all share two traits, they love the Lord Jesus Christ and they are all committed to the mission of Baylor University. They epitomize the Baylor University spirit and…they all make us proud.” Jones then introduced each award recipient and President Ken Starr and assistant dean of the Honors College Tommye Lou Davis presented each with a medal. Baylor Legacy Awards were presented to Joe and Barbara Allbritton and Jim and Nell Hawkins. This award is presented to individuals who demonstrate extraordinary philanthropy and service to Baylor or causes that fit its mission

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as a university. The Allbrittons are supporters of the Baylor Law School, the debate program, the art department, Moody Memorial Library and George W. Truett Theological Seminary. They are also donors of the Allbritton House since 1974, which is the home for the Baylor president. The Hawkins are longtime donors to academic and athletic scholarships and recently donated $3.5 million for the Jim and Nell Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center. The Hawkins also previously donated considerably to the Lt. Jack Whetsel Jr. Basketball Practice Facility as well as donated funds for the first electronic scoreboard at Floyd Casey Stadium. The Alumnus of the Year Award was presented to Bob Brewton, president and owner of Brewton Investment Corporation, and founder and chairman of the board of directors of the Baylor Angel Network. The Alumnus/Alumna of the Year award is awarded annually to a graduate who has demonstrated remarkable achievement in the previous year. The Young Alumnus of the Year Award was presented to Michael Lindsay who became the 8th president of Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., in July. Lindsay is a leading expert on religion and public life, is also the author of the Pulitzer-nominated book, Faith in the Halls of Power, as well as two dozen other publications and scholarly articles. This award is given annually to a graduate, age

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Baylor President Ken Starr presents chairman and CEO of the Newseum and Pulitzer Prize Winner Charles Overby with The Baylor Medal of Service for Media and Arts during Baylor’s 2011-2012 Meritorious Achievement Awards ceremony On Thursday in the Mayborn Museum Complex.

40 or under, who has demonstrated remarkable achievement in the previous year. Max Lucado, one of the world’s most influential Christian writers received the Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service Award. Lucado has been named “America’s Best Preacher” by Reader’s Digest and “America’s Pastor” by Christianity Today and is the only author with four Christian Book of the Year awards, having sold more than 80 million books. Lucado is an alumnus of Abilene Christian University and has been the minister of preaching at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio since 1988. The Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service Award is given to an individual whose broad contributions to Christian ministry have made an immeasurable impact upon a local

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year, except last year, when she had her baby on the Sunday of homecoming. Allison and her husband, Cason, will bring their little girl, Madeleine, to Waco on Friday to experience her very first Baylor Homecoming and begin their own family tradition. Garrison’s tradition started even earlier, with her grandmother, who attended Baylor in 1950. Her parents met at Baylor as freshmen in 1981, and when Martha was born in 1990, she began to

come with them to homecoming each year. “I was the child that was always wearing the Baylor cheerleading outfit and a huge green and gold bow, making up cheers and dances for the Bears,” Garrison said. Her favorite part of homecoming was sitting in Waco Hall to experience Pigskin Revue. Garrison said she knew from an early age she wanted to be in the show. While at Baylor, she has gotten

to not only be a part of the show, but she will also lead her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, in Pigskin Revue this year. Garrison said being at Baylor now is a completely different feeling than experiencing homecoming as an outsider. “Baylor is now my own, and I have memories here and a tie to the traditions,” Garrison said. “I lived through my parents’ stories for years and now I have so many of my own.”

or global community. The Pro Texana Medal of Service Award is given to an individual whose contributions in furthering the mission of the university in the public or non-profit sector have made an immeasurable impact. Mark White, former Governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987, received this award Thursday night. Jones explained that White played an important role in preserving the Big 12 Conference this past July. “Mark White stepped up like he did a year ago and helped quarterback our effort,” Jones said. “For 112 days solid Mark White led us everyday. He was courageous, he was generous, he gave of his time and money and he did it all for Baylor.” The Medal of Service for Me-

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dia Arts was presented to Charles Overby, chairman and chief executive officer of The Freedom Forum, which is an independent non-partisan foundation dedicated to promoting a better understanding of the First Amendment. Overby is the former editor of The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., which won the Pulitzer Prize Public Service Award in 1983. The Medal of Service for Media Arts is a new award given to an individual whose contributions to the fields of media communications and the arts, have made a significant impact on society. The Baylor Founders Medal, established in 1969, is given to those whose service and contributions have been unusually significant to the life and future of the

university. This year’s recipients of the Baylor Founders Medal were John and Marie Chiles, who are charter members of Baylor’s Old Main Society, Law School Chancellors, Endowed Scholarship Society, Torchbearers Society, and President’s Club. Jones said that the Chiles would also be honored in January 2012 at Founders Day. Gary Keller received the Medal of Service for Business Leadership, but was unable to attend. Keller is co-founder and chairman of the board of Keller Williams Realty, which is the second largest and fastest growing residential real estate company in North America. Keller established the Keller Center for Research in Residential Real Estate and Marketing at Baylor and co-author of three best selling books on real estate. The Medal of Service for Business Leadership is a new award given to an individual whose leadership has made a significant impact in our world and on future generations. Starr concluded by thanking the award recipients for their contributions to the university. “These great men and women have done great service to Baylor,” Starr said. “Some, like [my wife] Alice and I are adopted children to Baylor and being adopted is just wonderful. Others are, as it were natural born to the family, they chose wisely to come to Baylor and when you read about them you will be inspired because each of their stories inspires us. We give thanks to God for this great evening together.”

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Baylor community, and Baylor students in particular, will respond in large numbers to advertising for the free event. “I would like for there to be a great student turnout,” Borberg said. “With student and community turnout, I hope we will be able to fill Waco Hall and welcome Ms. Rice [to Baylor].” Starr praised Rice’s record of public service in a Thursday press release, hinting at some of the top-

ics he might discuss next Wednesday with the former White House official. “As a member of the Bush Administration, Dr. Rice was one of the President’s closest confidantes, administering U.S. foreign policy during one of the most challenging periods in contemporary American history,” Starr said. “Dr. Rice served our nation with great resolve and intelligence during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the wars in Iraq and

Afghanistan, events she recounts with great candor in her new memoir. We look forward to a fascinating evening of conversation with this outstanding public servant, distinguished academic, awardwinning teacher and expert commentator on U.S. and international affairs.” Interested parties can pre-order an autographed copy of Rice’s new book from the Baylor Bookstore. Copies will be available for pickup Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m.

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cess, or there could be some other outside stressor. There could also be a problem with the cub that causes them to reject it.” Zookeepers said they hoped that having gone through the experience once, she might accept her second cub— two-pound, five-ounce Bugara, born Aug. 16. Unfortunately, he too was rejected, Cox said. “[Maharani] just didn’t pay any attention to him at all,” Cox said. “She didn’t clean him up, nothing.” At this point, zookeepers, who were already caring for Indah, took Bugara in as well. The cubs were under 24-hour care at the zoo’s veterinary facilities. Although Bugara was and remains healthy, Indah has battled a sinus infection since shortly after her birth. Despite Indah’s difficult beginnings, zookeeper Rachel Anderson said she has proven to be “resilient and independent.” Animal care manager of mammals Manda Butler said despite their rocky start, the cubs have been reaching all of their milestones. “I’ve hand-reared several animals over the years, and these guys have been really great,” Butler said. “They’re doing very well.” At birth, the tiger cubs were bottle-fed every four hours and were under constant care. They have been gradually weaned off the bottle and are now being bottle-fed only twice a day. Meat has also been introduced to their diets, and at 12 weeks it will be their only staple. Butler said hand-rearing is an exhausting and challenging experience. Especially when the cubs were younger, she said she and the other zookeepers would often leave at the end of their shifts with scratches on their arms. “It’s rewarding. It’s demanding,” Butler said. “It really pushes all of us to the extreme.” But at this stage in their lives, the cubs are now strong enough to be more independent, Cox said.

“They’re very focused on humans since they’re hand-reared cats, and we’re gradually trying to introduce them to the exhibit to make them focus more on each other and their habitat, because as they get larger, they’ll be too big for us to safely handle,” Cox said. Although it is preferred for mothers to raise their cubs, Coxsaid she believes the situation worked out for the best. “It’s good that they have each other because it would be much harder on a single cub reacclimating,” Cox said. “When there’s a pair, they get to have all their tiger behaviors together.” Cox said the cubs will be shifted in and out of the display with their parents because there’s too much of a risk of keeping them all together in the display. The cubs could be potentially injured by their parents in rough play. But, the father, 3-year-old, 350-pound Kucing, seemed to approve of his young by chuffing, a sound tigers make to greet one another, when the cubs were briefly brought into the exhibit Oct. 27. Maharani still wanted nothing to do with them, but this is not suprising, Cox said, because it is extremely rare that a tiger will accept her cubs after initial rejection. But Indah and Bugara chuffed back at both their parents when they saw them. Although the public now has the opportunity to see the cubs as they continue to grow, Butler is grateful that she was one of the few that saw their initial development behind the scenes. “It’s fun to see their milestones. [The zookeepers] feel like this mushed-together family that we’re constantly [saying], ‘They opened their eyes!’ ‘We have teeth!’” Butler said. “It’s four o’clock in the morning, and I’m sending picture text messages to them. And I know I have to work the next day, but it’s just such a miraculous thing that it doesn’t matter that you’re tired — it’s just so exciting.”

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Perry endorses work visas for illegal US immigrants By Will Weissert Associated Press

Texas Gov. Rick Perry proposed the federal government should extend work visas allowing illegal immigrants to move freely between the U.S. and their home countries — but stressed that he opposes amnesty or a path to citizenship. Perry said in an interview with CNN’s John King on Thursday that expectations that U.S. authorities are going to arrest and deport up to 15 million illegal immigrants isn’t realistic. Perry added, however, that other Republicans, including fellow Texan George W. Bush, went too far when they previously proposed an immigration overhaul that included a path to citizenship. The Texas governor also claimed his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination,

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Mitt Romney, had once supported amnesty. Romney has drawn criticism for hiring a lawn care company that employed illegal immigrants at his family’s property in a Boston suburb for a decade — but has also said amnesty is not appropriate for illegal immigrants. “You can put a program into place in which these individuals can be identified, and work visas in which they can move back and forth between their countries but not to become United States citizens,” Perry said. “And I think that’s where McCain, that’s where Romney, that’s where even Bush went wrong when they talked about the issue that, ‘we’re going to give amnesty to these individuals,’ and people just said, ‘no, we’re not.’” Perry didn’t elaborate on what such a visa plan would look like, saying only that authorities need to determine a better way to identify

illegal immigrants and make them part of mainstream society. He also said the program would only work if the federal government first does a better job securing America’s borders. “I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we’re going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That’s not going to happen,” Perry said. “So realty has to be part of our conversation. And then you need to have a strategy to deal with it. That is what I think we will have, but first you have to secure that border.” Perry called Washington’s efforts to stop the flow of illegal immigrants “an abject failure” but said that, as president, he could accomplish the task in just a year using the existing fence, more border patrol agents and air surveillance. Perry also repeated his opposition to a fence running the length of the

border, saying it would take 10 to 15 years to build. “There’s places where a secure fence will work, and that strategic type fencing will work,” he said. “But the idea that people can easily just stand up and say ‘let’s just build a fence’ and be done with it and wipe our hands, and it’s going to secure the border, that’s not reality.” Perry has seen his polling numbers plummet after a string of lackluster debate performances — and angered some conservatives by defending a Texas plan that extends in-state university tuition to illegal immigrants who were brought into the country as children and attend high school in Texas. The governor again defended the initiative on Thursday, saying better education helps ensure those participating in the program contribute to society: “We want taxpayers, not tax wasters.”

Singspiration to start the weekend.” In previous years, her now 91-year-old mother attended as well, giving Tekell a memory too precious to fade. “There we are, with multigenerations singing ‘That Good Old Baylor Line’ at the end, and somebody took [our] picture,” she said. “And I just thought ‘Wow, that’s just such a treasured time, that we shared that.’” This year, the program will again feature a reunion for musical traditions, as the title reflects: “From Generation to Generation... We Sing!” Edwards said there will be “something for everyone.” Music

will highlight each generation with a “whole set of traditional evangelistic-style hymn singing, and then a whole set of contemporary worship songs,” he said. But he said his favorite part of the evening will arise from the hearts and faces present. “I look forward to watching their response when they go, ‘I had no idea what this was,” Edwards said. “And every year I have people say that they have it in their head it’s some performance or old traditional worship time that wouldn’t interest them.” They are in for a surprise and a treat, he said.

The program will incorporate multiple chances for the audience to join in and worship. Praise will be led by the choirs, Edwards, and John and Shari Griffin. “I don’t want it just to be about entertainment. I want people to really enter into sharing the tradition and sharing in worship,” Edwards said. “And they have.” Tekell described her memory of the event: “You just are all joining in one heart of lifting up Christ, just singing praise and worship to Him,” she said. “That’s kind of giving you an idea of what it’s like.” The event is free and open to the public.

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her own years on campus. “We had Wednesday night services on campus in Waco Hall,” she said, during which, the Baylor Religious Hour Choir would lead, in worship. Now, with children of her own donning green and gold, Tekell holds Singspiration as a time close to her heart. Generations of the Baylor family as well as her own come together to celebrate their heritage rich in faith. “It’s kind of like a family reunion for us,” she said. “Everyone comes from Midland or Sugarland or Pasadena and Beaumont, then we all meet together up there for

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Key matchup’s early hype downgrades after disappointing start ago. That in itself should add plenty of fuel to the offensive fire for a Sooner squad that will take on Texas A&M Saturday. Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2) Malcolm Brown - Freshman running back By Krista Pirtle Sports Writer

Before the season began, Sooners versus Aggies game looked to be the deciding factor of the Big 12 champion. Now, due to Texas A&M forgetting to play in the second half and being stunned at home by an unranked team, the matchup against Oklahoma does not have quite the same hype. Luckily, hype is not needed for a quality football game. 6 Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1) Oklahoma returns to Norman after a dominant 58-17 win over hopeful Kansas State. The Sooner offense stole the show with 690 total yards. Junior quarterback Landry Jones threw for 520 yards, 171 of them to senior wide receiver Ryan Broyles. Defensively, the Oklahoma secondary stepped up its game allowing only 58 passing yards. Saturday, determination will be key for Oklahoma as it relinquished its nation-leading 39 home game win streak to Texas Tech two weeks

Whoops. No one in College Station predicted an overtime loss to Missouri 38-31. The Aggies rush defense allowed its highest number of rush yards on the season with 284. Offensively, Texas A&M recorded a total of 500 yards with 317 fired from the arm of senior quarterback Ryan Tannehill. A trio of turnovers could have been the root to the loss at Kyle Field. After so much preseason hype, the Aggies look to redeem themselves on a national stage in a big game. This match-up will be nothing short of a shoot-out. However, Texas A&M’s pass defense will need to step up its game to slow down OU’s dynamic duo of Jones and Broyles.

Saturday the Cowboys will host the Kansas State Wildcats. Offensively, Oklahoma State should be able to control their own destiny. On the other side of the ball, the number one priority needs to be stopping the quarterback, who is responsible for most of the Wildcats’ offensive yards this season. 14 Kansas State (7-1, 4-1) The Wildcats are bowl eligible, but their undefeated streak was snapped by the Sooners 58-17. Junior quarterback Collin Klein’s pass threat was shot down as he only threw for 58 yards. He did rush for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns, however. Besides those two, there was not much else happening for the Wildcats’ offense. Saturday, Kansas State travels to take on Oklahoma State. Defensively, the Wildcats need to step up their game is they intend to hang closely to the Cowboys.

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The Cowboys enjoyed their homecoming last weekend, defeating Baylor 59-24. Sophomore running back Joseph Randle went to the end zone four times and ran for a total of 152 yards. Senior quarterback Brandon Weeden threw for 273 yards and a trio of touchdowns, a pair of those touchdowns and 172 yards going to junior wide receiver Justin Blackmon.

Tech got beat 41-7 by Iowa State last weekend in Lubbock. After upsetting OU in Norman the week before, this game should have been an easy Red Raider victory. The Tech offense only recorded 290 yards the whole game. Junior quarterback Seth Doege threw for 171 yards and a pair of interceptions. Doege was responsible for the lone Red Raider

touchdown with an 8-yard rush. Tech’s offense was on the field for less than 20 minutes. It’s hard to tell which Red Raider team will show up in Austin on Saturday; the team who won in Norman or the team left in shambles by the Cyclones. 21 Texas (5-2, 2-2) The home losing streak is over as the Texas defense went to work last weekend, shutting out the Kansas Jayhawks 43-0. Texas expanded its run game as freshman Joe Bergeron led the ground attack with 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Freshman running back Malcolm Brown also had two trips to the end zone, racking up 119 yards. Receptions weren’t huge for the Longhorns, used only to spread the Jayhawk defense before the offense would attack the gaps on the run. Freshman wide receiver Jaxon Shipley led the receivers with only 47 yards. Texas needs to keep up the intensity on the defense and get something rolling offensively as Texas Tech comes to town. Baylor (4-3, 1-3) The Bears got beat down last weekend by OSU 59-24, but what’s passed is past. Baylor recorded great offensive numbers with 622 total yards, 425 fired from junior quarterback Robert Griffin III. However, five turnovers and failure to score in the red zone

meant Baylor couldn’t propel past Oklahoma State. This Saturday is homecoming for Baylor, which brings extra motivation to get a W. Missouri is calling Griffin III an iPhone because he can do it all. Home field advantage should be a huge energy boost. This win is essential in a bowl trip for the Bears. Missouri (4-4, 2-3) The Tigers seem to be peaking at the right time, defeating the Aggies at Kyle Field in overtime 38-31. Sophomore quarterback James Franklin threw for a total of 198 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Sophomore tailback Henry Josey ran over the Aggies with 162 yards and a touchdown. Franklin is also capable of squeezing through the offensive lines and breaking into open field. So far, Missouri has relied heavily on the run; however, its pass game will determine the outcome of its game Saturday against Baylor. The Tigers don’t have a standout receiver so far this season; every option offers similar results. Iowa State (4-4, 1-4) The Cyclones upset Texas Tech in Lubbock last weekend with their first conference win of the season 41-7. Freshman quarterback Jared Barnett started to get comfortable in the pocket with 144 yards and a

Justin Blackmon Junior receiver touchdown. I o w a S t a t e recorded 512 offensive yards, 368 of them coming on the ground Sophomore running back James White led the rush attack with 138 yards and a touchdown. Iowa State looks to get its second win in conference play as it hosts the Kansas Jayhawks Saturday afternoon. Against a team like Kansas, the Cyclones will have a great opportunity to mold their offense around young Barnett. Kansas (2-6, 0-5) Good news. It’s November, which means basketball has just begun and there are only four games left in the football season. Texas didn’t cut Kansas a break, allowing only 46 total offensive yards. The Jayhawks recorded a whopping -2 yards rushing. Kansas only had a trio of first downs and it had the ball for only 16 minutes. This was the first time all season that the Jayhawk offense was completely shut down. This weekend Kansas travels to Ames, Iowa, to battle Iowa State. The Jayhawks need to work on their rush defense to win.

O’Rear brings high school golf success to the course for Baylor men By Krista Pirtle Sports Writer

Walking around a golf course on a beautiful day, you might hear Taylor Swift overflowing from a pair of headphones. This may seem odd but with the leadership this player provides, he may have the whole Baylor men’s golf team listening to Swift. Meet Career O’Rear. Junior golfer Ryan O’Rear came in to Baylor University with impressive numbers and continues to amaze. Pulling in a three-peat at the 2A Texas State golf meets in high school, Golfweek pinned him as

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the top golfer in Texas and No. 36 nationally. This golf game didn’t come overnight as he grew up following his dad, current president of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, around the course. His dad and his mom live only 30 minutes away and are O’Rear’s biggest support system both on the golf course but, more importantly ,in life as well. “They normally come to most [tournaments]” O’Rear said. “They missed a couple this year because my sister had her first college tournaments, but they’re always there supporting me. I couldn’t ask for anything more.”

On and off the green, O’Rear could pass for a completely different person. His game face is definitely on during his golf game, but off he’s a regular guy who likes to have fun. “He’s competitive, serious, focused,” senior Joakim Mikkelsen said. “I would say driven. I think when he plays, he’s focused on the results. Off the golf course he’s all having fun, relaxed and being a good kid.” During the offseason, O’Rear looks to get back to ping-pong and improve his golf game. “Work hard,” O’Rear said. “Throw the football around, play some basketball, ping pong. Then

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I’ve got some things I need to work on for my golf game. We’ve got some high expectations. I just need to do a couple things with my swing and work on putting. It’s just some stuff that’s going to take time.” O’Rear’s business major serves as a backup plan to his aspirations to play professionally. Talent, which O’Rear has, is important in this career goal. Character and leadership complete the trifecta of what it takes to thrive at the professional level. O’Rear has those as well. “The way you act on the golf course reflects you as a person to some degree,” Mikkelsen said.

“He’s a good kid.” However, if the professional dream doesn’t come true, a career in sports looks like a solid alternative. “I want to work somewhere in sports,” O’Rear said. “I don’t really know where but somewhere.” The way he has improved while at Baylor, the sports job might be on hold for his professional play. Earlier this week, the golf team wrapped up the fall season at Royal Oaks where O’Rear led the team by a 3 under 213 to a sixth place finish. “The thing that’s good about him is how competitive he his, and the fact that he doesn’t like to lose,”

Mikkelsen said. “I think if you have the people you look up to, if they don’t care about the end result and doing well, I think that’s going to affect how the other guys think about things. He’s really concerned about how the team finishes as well as how he finishes. That’s contagious. He’s not happy finishing second or not doing well. People will follow his lead.” O’Rear’s favorite golfer for most of his life has been Tiger Woods. With his leadership, O’Rear could have the Baylor golf team jamming to Taylor Swift by the start of the season in February, looking to bring home a national championship.

Football comes home seeking rebound victory By Tyler Alley Sports Editor

Baylor football looks to turn its season around against the Missouri Tigers at 6 p.m. Saturday in Floyd Casey Stadium. The Bears hope to feed off the homecoming crowd and remain undefeated in home games this season. “It definitely helps,” head coach Art Briles said. “I think that’s why they call it a home field advantage. When you’re at home, you certainly have to take advantage of the home field because the surroundings are familiar, the crowd is supportive and you don’t have to alter your snap count. It allows you to, especially on the offensive side of the ball, work at a rate speed that you’re comfortable with.” Baylor’s past two games have been rough. The Bears lost to Texas A&M 55-28 in front of the fourth-largest crowd at Kyle Field, and a hostile crowd at that. After a much-needed bye week, Baylor traveled to Stillwater, Okla., and was blown out by the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys 59-24. Baylor allowed more than 600 yards of total offense to both teams, and 35 points in the first half alone to the Cowboys. “Well I’m sure you saw, but we made a few mistakes out there,” junior safety Chance Casey said. “We let a really good team put a bunch of points up on us, and we helped them to do that. We’ve got to cut

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that out. We can’t make mistakes and allow them to take advantage of that.” Missouri, on the other hand, has great momentum heading into this contest. The Tigers pulled off an upset over the No. 16 Aggies 38-31 in overtime. Missouri scored 14 straight in the fourth quarter. “They’re a good team, just all around,” junior quarterback Robert Griffin III said. “They’ve had games where they’ve thrown the ball well, and they’ve had games where they’ve run it extremely well. I didn’t get to watch the game, but I think against A&M they ran the ball extremely well. We know that we’ll get different looks, but what they’ve done so far they won’t completely go away from, and that’s playing hard, playing fast and playing physical.” The last time these two teams met was Nov. 7, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Baylor came back from a 27-16 halftime deficit to upset the Tigers 40-32. Then-true freshman Nick Florence passed for the previous school-record 427 yards and three touchdowns. Missouri leads the all-time series with Baylor 112. Missouri’s offense is largely about the run, with running back Henry Josey leading the attack. Josey gained 162 yards and a touchdown. “He can run,” Briles said of Josey. “He’s a good back. With him and [quarterback James] Franklin

back there, it really fits the style of offense that they like to play. Those guys are dangerous when they do a good job and they keep you honest on the defensive side of the ball because they spread the field on you with their speed and with their schemes.” Baylor needs to improve its goal line and general short-yardage play to compete against Missouri. The offense was stuffed multiple times on fourth-and-1’s against the Cowboys. “Everything’s smaller. You’re not playing with a huge field, the defense, the safety’s no longer at 10 yards, they’re at four or five yards,” senior running back Terrance Ganaway said. “Everybody’s creeping in. They’ve got the guys in the backfield trying to make a big play, trying to make a big stop. You’ve just got to execute: no turnovers, no penalties in the red zone.” Junior wide receiver Lanear Sampson said the team was glad to be surrounded by the home crowd once again after a long time away from Floyd Casey. “It’s definitely going to be good being back home,” he said. “We only had one home game this past month so it’s just going to be good getting in front of our crowd and just being able to feel comfortable on our home turf and defend it against Missouri. “ The will kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday and will be televised nationally on Fox Sports Network.

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Breaking down the bears Men’s hoops spreads the floor with talent Guards By Chris Derrett Editor in Chief

Baylor coach Scott Drew couldn’t ask for a better problem. Drew’s backcourt has everything he could ask for: veteran leadership, energy and raw talent. The dilemma is sorting out who will play, when they’ll play and with whom they’ll share the court. “I think overall we have a lot more ball handlers than we did last year, and whenever you have multiple guys that can handle the ball, that really helps with things,” Drew said. Drew didn’t skirt around the issue of what plagued the Bears en route to missing postseason play. “Last year it was our assistto-turnover ratio that hurt us,” Drew said. “With more ball handlers, two or three guys out there that can handle makes it a lot easier than if you just have one out there.” Junior A.J. Walton is the only returning guard who started a game for the Bears last season. Walton’s assist (142) to turnover (101) ratio landed him 11th in the Big 12 among all players averaging at least three assists per game. With four incoming guards expected to compete for playing time, Drew has much more than just ball handlers. “We all bring something different to the team,” junior guard Pierre Jackson said. Jackson, a junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho who was named National Junior College Athletic Association player of the year, is one of several guards bringing lengthy resumes to the court. Jackson joins Canadian sharpshooter Brady Heslip, freshman Deuce Bello and California-Berkeley transfer

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Gary Franklin as first-year Baylor guards. Jackson gave the Ferrell Center audience a taste of his explosive style of play on Tuesday night. In the Bears’ 81-54 exhibition win over Abilene Christian, Jackson tallied 16 points on 6 of 7 shooting, including 2 of 3 from behind the arc. He also dished six assists while keeping his turnover count to three. “He’s very quick, very entertaining,” Drew said. “A lot of teams in the Big 12 pressure defense or press, and he’s a one-man press-breaker. He can really get in the lane, so I think people are going to enjoy watching him.” Drew likened Jackson to former Bears guard Curtis Jerrells and Tweety Carter, both known from their ability to create shots from themselves and teammates. Jackson rotated in at the point guard position several times Tuesday night, sometimes with Walton on the court and other times without. On the perimeter, Heslip provides deadly shooting that has already impressed his teammates. Heslip was 3 of 7 on threes Tuesday night, but Walton still describes Heslip’s range as “Jimmer.” Bello also turned heads at Tuesday’s game with his eight-point night in 22 minutes of play. Though he came off the bench, continued production might have Drew thinking otherwise. If everything goes to plan, Drew’s new crop of guards combined with his proven veteran will allow the Bears to push the pace and trim the turnover. “We’d definitely like to get up and down more than we did last year. We’re good in transition; we have some people that can push it,” Drew said.

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No. 4 senior Quincy Acy, No. 55 junior Pierre Jackson and No. 30 Quincy Miller rest on the bench during the Bears’ 81-54 exhibition win over Abilene Christian on Tuesday. Jackson scored 16 points, Acy 10 and Miller 7.

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The Bears may not have much bulk on the frontcourt, but they certainly are talented. Baylor basketball fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief when sophomore forward Perry Jones III decided to return to Baylor rather than going pro, despite his high draft projections and controversial NCAA suspension. “Coaches love freshmen because they do become sophomores,” head coach Scott Drew said. “Usually when they become sophomores they’re more consistent in everything they do. Freshmen tend to have a lot more ups and downs, highs and lows. That sophomore year they really mature a lot and know what to expect, know how hard to practice, how to prepare themselves. Hopefully he’ll take another step forward from last year.” Jones III, 13th in scoring last season in the Big 12 with 13.9 point per game, is only the highlight of an athletic group that, unlike the backcourt, is returning much of its unit from last year. Jones III ranked ninth with 7.2 rebounds per game. Senior forward Quincy Acy looks to be the leader of the unit with his three years of experience. “I feel I really didn’t do a good job last year at all times,” Acy said of being a leader. “I could have done a better job. This year I’m really focused on leading. That’s my main focus this year, on and off the court, everything I do, just being that vocal guy, being a role model as well as a teammate.” Acy provides a major presence down low for the Bears. He ranked fifth in the Big 12 with 7.6 rebounds per

game and fourth in blocks per game with 1.45 last season. Acy also had 12.9 points per game last season, giving the Bears a boost on offense and defense. Jones III said Acy has been working to improve multiple aspects of his game. “He’s still a monster, becoming more of a beast on the inside,” Jones III said. “He’s a lot stronger. He’s even been working on his footwork, so he’s definitely a lot quicker now. He’s been working on his hook shot, so he’s been working on different forms besides just dunking. He’s been working on skills to get better. That’s something we need.” Drew recruited one of the top high school players in the nation in Quincy Miller. Miller was ranked in the top 10 of multiple scouting websites, and Drew, along with many players, have said he is quickly becoming a vocal leader. “Quincy’s somebody who it doesn’t take long to notice him,” Drew said. “He’s very vocal for a freshman, really does a great job communicating and talking on the court. Some players come in highly touted and it takes them some time to get acclimated to college basketball and playing at a different level. Quincy Miller is not one of those.” Another big player returning for the Bears is senior forward Anthony Jones. Jones is coming off his best shooting season yet, averaging 8.5 points per game with a 51.7 percent field goal percentage. “Anthony Jones is a lot stronger going to the glass now,” Jones III said. “He’s not going to just settle for jump shots. But also his 3-point shooting has gotten a lot better and has increased. He’s definitely been working on that all during the summer and preseason.”

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No unit for Baylor football has been in flux more than the secondary. Injuries have forced younger players to step up and some to even change positions, bringing chaos to a group that already came into this year with a ton of pressure to improve. “Statistically, it might not show like we would want it to, but those guys weren’t here Aug. 1.,” head coach Art Briles said. “To be able to come in here and adapt to our system, be able to get on the field and be productive in a lot of circumstances is pretty astounding for them. I’m really pleased with the progress they’ve made.” The preseason depth chart showed three cornerbacks: junior Chance Casey, sophomore Tyler Stephenson and redshirt freshman Tuswani Copeland. The current depth chart has sophomore transfers Joe Williams and K.J. Morton starting at cornerback, with Stephenson back on the depth chart for the first time since the TCU game and Casey starting at safety. “Thank God for Joe and K.J,” defensive coordinator Phil Bennett said. “They came in. It’s not an ideal situation. You would like to be able to develop and do some things with them. With that said, I think they’ve done OK. There are plays to be made. I’m probably going to be overly critical. They came here to play. I think we can do a better job. “ Morton transferred from College of the Sequioas in Visalia, Calif. He originally was the backup safety before being moved to cornerback after Stephenson and Co-

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peland were injured. Morton said cornerback is a position that requires confidence. “You’ve got to have swag,” Morton said. “But that comes in that week. You’ve got to prepare for greatness. You’ve got to be determined that this man will not catch the ball, no matter what. So it’s just man on man.” Now as the lead starting cornerback, Morton has to face some of the toughest receivers in the nation. The Big 12 features players like Ryan Broyles, Justin Blackmon and Ryan Swope, all of whom Morton has covered or, in Broyles’ case, most likely will cover. “If it’s a great receiver, I want him, because I think I’m great,” Morton said. “And I’m going to get greater every day, so I want the best. I know that the receivers want the best cornerback. They don’t

want to go against a scrub.” Williams came in against TCU after Stephenson went down and had to cover receiver Josh Boyce. Boyce would catch nine passes for 96 yards but was held out of the end zone. “I felt like I had to be ready,” Williams said. “I knew my opportunity would come soon. I just didn’t know when.” Williams said he did not play cornerback until he attended Fort Scott Community College, and that his first year playing football was his senior year, when he played quarterback. Williams said despite his and Morton’s youth and inexperience, he felt they were improving. “We’re working to get better every week,” Williams said. “We know we’ve got to step up and accept our role.”

The Baylor Lady Bears basketball team wrapped up exhibition play against St. Edward’s University, blowing out the Hilltoppers 89-30. Inside, St. Edward’s had no solution to the offensive or defensive problem presented by junior post Brittney Griner as she racked up 26 points and four blocks on the evening. Following Griner offensively were juniors Destiny Williams and Kimetria Hayden with 16 each. Defensively, the Hilltoppers had their pockets picked 21 times by the Lady Bears, resulting in 42 points for Baylor. On the evening, the Lady Bears had only 12 turnovers, while the Hilltoppers committed 28. The game started out a little shaky for Baylor, as the guards couldn’t find the right angle to pass the ball in to the inside. “I thought at the very beginning we had fumble fingers,” head coach Kim Mulkey said. “We weren’t strong with the ball. It’s a game where you just play hard. You don’t look at the score.” Once that was discovered and the posts kept the ball high, it was off the corner of the square of the backboard for an easy two. Led by Terran Condrey with eight, Baylor dished out 29 assists. “Terran’s kind of quiet,” Mulkey said. “She quietly got six rebounds. She can shoot it, and I knew at the half she had seven assists. I would think the majority [of her passes] were to the big girl. We need to be better passers. We need to feed Griner the ball.” This called for more shots outside the arch as the Hilltoppers shot 20.8%.

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Because of the height of Baylor’s posts, St. Edward’s didn’t have many options to pass it inside, recording only four assists. The tallest player to play for the Hilltoppers was 6-feet. With Griner at 6’8”, freshman Sune Agbuke at 6’4”, senior Ashley Field at 6’2” and junior Destiny Williams at 6’1”, there wasn’t much hope for the St. Edward’s defense down low. As a whole, Baylor recorded 54 points in the paint. The perimeter game for the Lady Bears’ didn’t seem highly needed, but the team shot 40% from behind the arch. Their only hope was to push the Lady Bears off the

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No. 42 junior forward Brittney Griner scores against St. Edwards on Thursday at the Ferrell Center. The Bears defeated St. Edward’s 89-30.

block, but once Baylor got its position, there was no pushing them away. St. Edward’s offense consisted of a high ball screen, causing the Baylor defense to switch, pulling out the post to the perimeter and putting the shorter guard on the post. This was a good idea for the Hilltoppers, but it didn’t get them many results. Their only hope, one would assume, would come when the starters, especially Griner were on the bench. That proved to be false as the Lady Bears’ bench combined to score 30, while St. Edward’s could muster only half of that. The headliner off the bench was Agbuke with 5 points, 4 blocks and 6 rebounds. “The first game she was nervous,” Williams said. “She came out more relaxed and it helped for us to cheer for her. She played more herself.” Baylor has a week to practice, improve and polish its play before starting the season against Howard in the Preseason WNIT 6:30 Nov. 11 in the Ferrell Center.

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Senior goalkeeper Courtney Seelhorst blocked, swatted down or caught 81.2 percent of the shots taken against the Bears this season. Out of 20 games, Seelhorst did not let the ball get past her in nine games, tying her for the Big 12 lead in shutouts. On the season, the Bears’ opponents only scored 13 goals against Seelhorst the whole year. She was undoubtedly a main factor in the Bears’ record-breaking 2011 season, but she is graduating in May. Seelhorst, who hails from Plano, found a new passion and love for the game of soccer in her time at Baylor. She was a red-shirt freshman in 2008 and has had four surgeries on her left foot since that year. The causes for her surgeries have been diverse, ranging from a chipped bone to a torn cartilage and a bone spur. Her multiple foot injuries have allowed her to spend an extra year, this past year, with the team. It has been an experience Seelhorst says she is thankful for but has mixed feelings about. “I’m so glad I had this fifth year to play but I’m also pretty ready,” she said. “My body is kind of tired. It’s definitely bittersweet.”

One of the players who said she benefited most from Seelhorst’s presence on the team was her roommate. Redshirt sophomore midfielder Larissa Campos sought out Seelhorst for support and encouragement when dealing with injuries of her own. “She was one of the people when I got hurt that I could connect with on that level,” she said. “She understood what I was going through. She never tried to force herself on me and always let me come to her when I needed anything but always was so supportive.” In her first couple years in a Baylor uniform, Seelhorst admittedly struggled with her confidence and security on the team. She said she was not always sure where she stood with the team and found it difficult never knowing how much playing time she would receive. That time period flashed back to Seelhorst’s memories of high school, when she did not always enjoy playing the game. That, however, changed in the past two years and Seelhorst has found new passion for the game. “It’s been such a cool thing for me because it has been a while since I really just loved playing, and I think these past two years I have been able to find that again,” she said. “Soccer has actually been

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No. 1 senior goalkeeper Courtney Seelhorst launches a goal kick downfield to her teammates in Baylor’s 3-1 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 23.

fun and enjoyable and I remembered why I loved it.” Head coach Marci Jobson said she has enjoyed seeing Seelhorst’s progression during her time at Baylor. Since Jobson came in 2008, Seelhorst has matured greatly and that she has made herself into a leader for the team that cannot be replaced, Jobson said. “When she realized we believed in her, she really started to fly,” she said. “Now she’s just a tremendous

leader for us and she’s obviously a tremendous goalkeeper. She’s just very solid in her mentality, kind of ‘cool as ice’ sometimes. Not a lot bothers her; she has become a great leader for us.” Seelhorst’s chill demeanor will be missed as she plans on pursuing a career in physical therapy, hoping to stay around athletics. Last season she guided the Bears to a program record 11 shutouts and has started the past 40 games for the Bears.

Linebackers lead struggling defense By Krista Pirtle Sports Writer

On the defensive side of the football, the linebackers are the heart and soul of the defense. They must know what the front four guys are doing in front of them and what the secondary is doing behind them. If they do not feel like leaving their heart on that turf, then the defense will struggle to make stops. At this position, speed kills. Linebackers must be able to run forward, backward and sideways to stop the advancement of the other team. Against the run linebackers step up to fill the gaps; against the pass they must fall back quickly into pass protection. “My first key is the run/pass key, which is set by the offensive linemen,” junior linebacker Rodney Chadwick said. “I read the

tackle and the guard. If they high head, it’s pass. If they low head coming off the ball, it’s a run.” It goes without saying: these guys have the most responsibility on the field. Defensive coordinator Phil Bennett has said from the get go that knowledge is power. For the Baylor linebackers, this couldn’t be more accurate. “We’re definitely getting better,” senior Elliot Coffey said. “When you put a new scheme in, when you get a lot of different looks from offenses like we have this season, it takes a lot of time to really not only understand the defense, but adjust to different offenses that you’re seeing at the same time. So the more we’re together, the more we’re playing; everybody’s starting to click and it’s really starting to look good.” Generally, defenses line up as a 4-3 scheme, four linemen and

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three linebackers. The Bears line up as a 4-2-5, cutting the number of linebackers down to two. When they line up, however, it looks like a 4-3 scheme because the nickelback comes up to the side. One spot is solely occupied by Coffey, who has racked up 48 tackles so far this season. “Elliot is a great leader,” Chadwick said. “He’s got a lot of experience. When there’s stuff going down, we look to him for the call to get us going.” The other spot has been up for grabs since the beginning of the season. Sophomore linebacker Brody Trahan, who has 21 tackles and a forced fumble thus far, was the early favorite. Last season, Trahan was the third-string quarterback. His tackle to end the first half of the A&M game stripped away his red jersey

and gave him a spot on the defense. The other candidate is Chadwick, who is a regular at the position and has racked up 23 tackles this season.  “They both do a good job,” Baylor head coach Art Briles said. “That’s why they alternate; they’re both pretty similar in what they can bring to the table. Both are learning. They’re still in the process of learning how to play every snap and being productive every snap. I think you’ll see them to continue to alternate as a couple others in there.” So far this season, the defense has been lacking in coverage and tackles. Bennett has been working his players and there has been improvement.  “They’re a work in progress, just like a lot of facets of our program,” Briles said. “I feel like they’ll continue to improve and get better.”

Senior Diana Nakic is representing Baylor at the biggest collegiate tennis event of the fall, the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in Flushing, N.Y. “Obviously we are really excited for Diana for earning a spot in the national indoor event,” said head coach Joey Scrivano. “National indoor is one of our collegiate grand slams and one of the most prestigious events in college tennis. Any time a player can earn a spot to play in that event, they have done something special.” Nakic, entering nationals ranked 28th, came from behind to beat UCLA freshman Robin Anderson on Thursday, Nakic won 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Andersen is ranked second in the preseason newcomer rankings released by the ITA. Nakic, a Velenje, Slovenia native, enters the championship on a six-match winning streak. Nakic won three titles last season: the 2011 All-NCAA Tournament Team, all-Big 12 singles honors and was named the Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player. “I have to tip my hat to Diana and the effort and focus she has put into her training, and to our coaching staff who has just done a tremendous job of developing her tools,” Scrivano said. According to NCAA rules, she is not eligible to play after her senior year is complete, but she hopes to play professionally one day. Nakic said if she is not able to play professionally she would probably go home and find a job somewhere in Europe. “Diana is an excellent student as well as tennis player,” said Scrivano. “She is doing tremendously well with her studies. Whatever Diana chooses to put her mind to, she is going to do very well. She gets what it takes to be successful. She understands that you have to put in a lot of sacrifice and a lot of effort to become great at something. Whatever she decides to do, she will be very good at it.” Diana won the ITA Regional, one of 12 regionals held around the country during October. The singles and doubles champions from each tournament qualify for the 2011 USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships at the indoor facilities at the

STA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing. Nakic is the fourth Baylor player since 2005 to win the ITA Regional title, joining Zuzana Zemenova (2005), Lenka Broosova (2007) and Sona Novakova (2010) as regional champs under Scrivano. She overpowered SMU’s Marta Lesniak, ranked ninth, in the semifinals at regionals and Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar, ranked 24th, in the finals with each victory in straight sets. Nakic is 13-3 on the season, having earned a semifinal berth in the HEB Baylor Invitational and qualified into the main draw of the ITA/Riviera All-American in her two tournaments prior to the regional. Nakic was the third-ranked senior at the start of the season. She had a 30-win season in her first year in a Baylor uniform. “She has had a tremendous amount of improvement since her transfer,” Scrivano said. “When Diana came to Baylor, she relied on her competitiveness and her will to win matches, and since joining our team she has developed the tools necessary to compete at the highest level. You can see that in her results over the past year. She is beating a higher level of players with time. She is getting bigger wins now than she did when she was at Georgia State her first two years.” After transferring from Georgia State, Nakic made an immediate impact going a perfect 11-0 in conference and 17-0 overall at the No. 3 spot in the Baylor lineup. Nakic said her relationship with the team at Baylor is really good and that they behave like a family. She said it helps that everyone is trying to achieve the same goal. “At Georgia State it was more about the team. We got along really well, but their goals were different than mine,” said Nakic. “I was thinking more about tennis, about how to improve my game and play on a higher level. Baylor is a great opportunity to improve my game.” Nakic will be competing at nationals Thursday through Sunday, depending on her success. Nakic is majoring in international business. On Friday, Nakic will face North Carolina’s Lauren McHale in the round of 16. McHale was a first-round winner over Alabama’s No. 27 Mary Anne MacFarlane, 6-2, 7-5.

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Pigskin offers chance for encore By Rachel Ambelang Staff Writer

The opening act of Pigskin is always one way for crowds to generate excitement for the homecoming festivities ahead, and this year has participants and viewers alike looking forward to a weekend of talented musicians, colorful costumes and sleek choreography. Pigskin features the top eight performances from last spring’s All-University Sing, a Broadwaystyle competition between groups who have spent months choreographing their musical numbers for the judges. “I think it’s going to be a very, very electrifying performance,” Ennis senior Matt Howerton said. “Pigskin, I think, people enjoy even more than Sing because it’s the best; there’s a lot of talent. We have a diversified group of acts.” Pigskin offers a relaxed environment for teams to display their acts one last time before beginning to plan for next spring’s Sing. The eight groups to perform are Alpha Tau Omega, Chi Omega & Phi Kappa Chi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Sing Alliance in addition to Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Omega Tau, and Delta Delta Delta, who were the top three teams from last spring, winning first, second, third respectively. Last year’s top act, Pi Beta Phi, is one of the most anticipated performances with their idea “Welcome to Your 80s, Ladies.” Howerton anticipates everyone having a fantastic time and said, “Every alumni will be gripping their chair.” Pigskin continues at 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. at Waco Hall, and on Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are sold out. Jessica Foreman also contributed to this article.

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Sing Alliance performs at a dress rehearsal for this year’s Pigskin. Pigskin is an annual event at Baylor that features the top performers from the previous year’s Sing competition. The event, which takes place during Homecoming weekend, is generally regarded as a more relaxed affair than the competitive All-University Sing.

Reed’s “Ruby” rises on Baylor Theatre By Rachel Ambelang Staff Writer

The Baylor Theatre will continue the 2011-2012 season with “The Ruby Sunrise,” which will be playing 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15-19 and 2:00 p.m. Nov. 19-20 in the Hooper Schaefer Fine Arts Center’s Mabee Theatre. Originally written by Rinne Groff in 2005, “Ruby” is inspired by the true story of Phillo T. Farnsworth, one of the first creators of a proto-television. Groff ’s play is set in 1927, and Ruby is a young woman who was raised without money and or formal education. Despite this less than ideal upbringing, she finds a way to create a photocathode tube, a device that distributes light into images.

Aledo senior Kelly Nickell plays the part of Ruby. “Ruby is passionate, persistent and ambitious to a fault. It is always enjoyable to play a character that knows what she wants and although she must face obstacles, she desperately wants her dreams to come alive,” Nickell said. Waco graduate student, David Reed directed “Ruby” and said this play is something modern audiences will thoroughly enjoy. “The characters in the play are written in a matter that there is something eminently relatable about each of them,” Reed said. Reed said that with such an array of characters, everyone in the audience will find someone that they can connect with. Another reason this play really

resonates with its audience is the subject matter. Although it is set in the 1920s, the play’s focus on instant communication in relationship to the modern age will still feel relevant to audiences. Reed said viewers will relate to Ruby’s story. “A lot of times you go to a play and the story doesn’t really connect, but this playwright has really jumped on some things that are relevant to our world today,” Reed said. Reed is particularly excited for audiences to see the technology that has been worked both into both the set design and the narrative of the play. “The way that we’re using different forms of technology is really unprecedented in Baylor’s stage,”

Reed said. “We’re speaking to the world at large that [technology] is so a part of their daily lives.” He said it is almost necessary to start incorporating some of this technology into the theater in order to reach a more modern audience, and thinks that people will be excited to see what he and his team have done to create the world of “Ruby Sunrise.” “Ruby” is a story about dream, and what people will do to accomplish them. The character Ruby in particular is fighting for the chance to make her dream reality. However, Nickell knows there is more to Ruby than her ambition. “On the surface it appears that Ruby’s only goal is to create the first television. While this is a driving force for the character, Ruby re-

ally wants to be included,” Nickell said. Ruby’s desire to be noticed brings up another main theme in the play, which deals with what people pass on after they die. This was a theme that particularly struck Nickell. “The entire play is about how we pass down stories and the manner in which we use them to carry on our own lives after we’re gone,” Nickell said. Reed said “Ruby Sunrise” makes the audience ask itself how we are changing history and why we want to change it all. Tickets are on sale now for “The Ruby Sunrise” for $15 or $12 for Baylor students and faculty. Visit at www.baylor.edu/theatre for tickets or call 254-710-1865.

Editor’s Opinion: Adults can still learn from literature By Joshua Madden A&E Editor

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This drawing from a 1917 edition of “Der Struwwelpeter” features a colorful character that helps children learn lifelong lessons. “Der Struwwelpeter,” a German children’s book, is a set of 10 stories with exaggerated consequences for misbehavior.

I’ll admit it right up front — I originally found this picture online while looking for an absurd image I could use to mock my friends in Fantasy Football. It led me, however, to the Wikipedia article on “Der Struwwelpeter,” a German children’s book which features 10 stories intended to teach morals to the children who read the book. I’m still not entirely sure what this picture is about, but it’s definitely scary enough to make me follow just about any moral guideline it wants to impose on me. The thing is, after a certain age, people seem to decide that children’s literature has nothing to teach them any more. Once you accept that, it’s easy enough to accept that literature as a whole has nothing to teach you. Eventually, people just stop reading. That’s a shame, because not a single one of those claims is true. Reading children’s literature can still be an insightful experience for anyone willing to open their mind long enough to read it. There’s a reason that Dr. Seuss

was also a very capable political cartoonist — he had an ability to illustrate the human condition, something that all people, regardless of their ages, should be able to appreciate. I’ve recently attempted to write out a list of every book I’ve ever read — at least that I can remember reading — and I’ve found that I remember being just as profoundly affected by books like the “Harry Potter” series than anything I’ve read as a so-called adult, with the possible exception of “Atlas Shrugged” or “The Fountainhead.” I think a great deal of us begin to look at books as something for children and not for adults. Many of my friends — and many people I know who are much older than me — have simply stopped reading books, which is not right. I struggle to think about how much better Earth would be if everyone could dedicate a little bit more of their day to reading. Dedicating time to engaging with ideas and trying to better ourselves is something that we expect children to do, but we simply accept that adults will get too busy to do this and it will no longer be a priority.

Why is that? We accept that children need to learn morality while looking at “Green Eggs and Ham” and we forget that Dr. Seuss had things to say about war too. So many times recently I have seen people dismiss something as being childish when, in reality, it is more poignant than most things we would consider “grown-up.” Try watching “The Lion King” again if you didn’t catch it when it was re-released in theaters. It is still a more beautiful film than many of the Best Picture nominees we see stumbling into the Academy Awards each year. So as we work our way into homecoming and adulthood, let’s remember that we’re never too old to learn something from the books of our childhood or books in general. Most of us were lucky enough to miss out on “Der Struwwelpter,” but that doesn’t mean we should just forget about Dr. Seuss. Do you think people need to read more often? What do you think they should be reading? Send comments to lariat@baylor. edu.

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Opinion: Kim and Kris show problems with media’s focus By Kendall Kaut Guest Contributor

Kim Kardashian is famous for a lot of reasons that society would hate to admit, but on Aug. 20, the world had an American wedding that could challenge the Royal wedding in terms of importance to People Magazine. On that day society felt great hope that as bad at basketball, and seemingly at life, as Kris Humphries, could get with someone like Kim Kardashian. As many people continue to wonder what happened, we are left to speculate on what crashed this couple. Kim Kardashian is one of those people like Paris Hilton or Joe the Plumber — it is hard to describe why they’re still famous. Kim’s claim to fame ranges from being the daughter of someone on O.J. Simpson’s defense team to a having public relationship with Brandi’s brother. Kim’s staying power has centered on dating a number of athletes, including Miles Austin. The E! Network has shown “Keeping up with the Kardashians” over the last five years. The show that centered on her family and is possibly the worst television experience since “Deal or No Deal.” At least “Deal or No Deal” didn’t have spinoffs for Kim to appear on. Kris Humphries is an NBA player. Devoting any more space to him is a tragedy while the NBA is locked out, but is necessary to fully understand this divorce. Humphries played one season at Minnesota and was then drafted by the Utah Jazz in 2004. After several mediocre NBA seasons he ended up in New Jersey. This past season Humphries averaged a triple double for the Nets, in a career year. Humphries’ success can largely be attributed to playing on a terrible Nets team and having one of the NBA’s best point guard’s in Deron Williams feed him the ball. Kim and Kris’ marriage had obvious signs of failure. First, Kim was too intelligent for Kris. If you believe America’s education system does not risk leaving people behind, you have not heard Kris Humphries speak.

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‘Goblin’ album not for fainthearted

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries recently announced that they will divorce after a brief marriage that lasted less than three months. The wedding was aired on an E! Network special.

Kim is attacked for being illegitimately famous, but demonstrates her intelligence in interviews, displaying an advanced knowledge of legal proceedings and business concepts. If there’s something to gain from this marriage it’s finding out how we could produce someone like Kris Humphries in America. In reality, Kris Humphries was probably the first casualty of the NBA lockout. Kris Humphries should have been spending September and October preparing for the NBA season but instead had a ton of free time. Kim Kardashian was an independent women, who for all her discussions on wanting to find love and get married, traveled the country promoting her brand.

In the brief time they dated, Kim probably enjoyed the few moments she got to spend with Kris but as those moments turned to weeks and those weeks turned into more than a month Kim took decisive action. Kim was not about to wait around like the NBA and the players union toward an inevitable 50-50 split, she was going to take everything Kris Humphries had given her and walk. Before we jump to criticize Kim and Kris, maybe we should stop to ask ourselves why they get the attention they do. We’re almost as much to blame as they are for this little media circus. Please send comments to lariat@baylor.edu.

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Headling this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest is the rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (Odd Future for short) and their leader, Tyler, The Creator, is every bit as controversial as you would expect a leader of a group with that name to be. His solo album, “Goblin,” is difficult to review because Tyler, The Creator is clearly an incredibly talented artist, but he also goes so far out of his way to provoke the

listener that sometimes it’s difficult to enjoy the music. “Goblin” is not for anyone who’s easily offended because no topic is off-limits for this artist. Songs like “Yonkers,” which is famous for its music video that helped propel Tyler, the Creator to a “Best New Artist” award at the MTV VMAs, is equally notable for its high-quality production as well as for its offensive lyrics. Clearly a very personal album,

listeners will be forced to both admire and loathe “Goblin,” which was undoubtedly the intention in creating the album. If you’re the slightest bit fainthearted, I would skip out on this one. However, if you’ve seen the video for “Yonkers” and you’re still curious, it’s probably worth checking out “Goblin.” Reviews in the Lariat represent only the viewpoint of the reviewer and not necessarily those of the rest of the staff. Please send comments to lariat@baylor.edu.

Waco library has book sale By Jessica Foreman Staff Writer

Thursday was the 49th annual kick-off of the Waco-McLennan County Library book sale at the Extraco Events Center Waco and book lovers are thrilled for the opportunity to peruse more than 110,000 books, DVDs, videos, CDs and more. Pricing for the thousands of

items range from 50 cents to $2. The sale also features a collector’s corner with rare and specialty items individually priced. The sale is taking place in the General Exhibits and Creative Arts buildings at the complex. The sale goes from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. On Sunday, the final day of

the weekend sale, book sales will be $10 per filled bag. H.E.B. will be passing out reusable bags to the first 1,000 people that attend. The address of the General Exhibits and Creative Arts buildings at the Extraco Events Center is 4601 Bosque Blvd. For more information, call (254) 750-5990 or visit the library’s website at waco-texas. com/cms-library.

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Monkey yes, monkey no: ‘That Monkey Tune’ By Joshua Madden A&E Editor

Due to the successful addition of the cartoon “Piled Higher & Deeper” to Arts & Entertainment in the Lariat, we are considering the addition of more cartoons to

the section. One of the comics that we are considering, “That Monkey Tune,” is featured here today. The comic follows the lives and daily shenanigans of several monkeys. Would you like to see more of

“That Monkey Tune” in the Lariat? Let us know by emailing us at lariat@baylor.edu. You don’t have to write an essay; a simple “monkey yes” or “monkey no” in the subject line is enough. Also, if you have other comic

suggestions, send us those, too! tIf we like them, you may see them here. We have already received

some submissions from current Baylor students and we would like to get a few more before we make

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Editor’s Note: In celebration of the parents coming into town for homecoming, our “Great Video Game” guest writer this week is none other than the mother of the Lariat’s Arts & Entertainment editor. My introduction to “Tetris” happened on Christmas of 1988. My young nephew received a gaming system “from Santa” that year and I watched him play, wondering what all the excitement was over video games. As Christmas Day wore on, I found myself becoming intrigued by “Tetris.” After my nephew went to bed, I asked my sister-in-law if I could try a couple of games, which turned into an almost-all-night session rivaling a night-beforefinals study session reminiscent of my college days. I found “Tetris” to be the perfect game for those like me who like order, boundaries and quiet contemplation. There were no violent actions, no loud battle noise and no rapid-fire gunshots, nor were there character voices adding commentary throughout the game.

Best of all, it was a one-person game. Plus, the graphics and skill level required were far superior to my previous experience with home video games from the ’70s, namely, “Pong.” When our family Christmas celebration was over and we packed up to return to our homes, I felt wistful that I had to part with “Tetris.” As a 25 year-old with a husband, home and banking career, I knew an addiction to “Tetris” wouldn’t be a good idea, so I quickly dismissed the fleeting desire to purchase my own gaming system. O.K., it was really my husband who quickly overruled my request to stop at a department store on the way home so we could purchase the game. Although I didn’t play “Tetris” again for a while, for a few weeks I did find myself looking at patterns in the floor tiles in office buildings, airports and malls and even in public bathrooms. Fifteen years later, my son, himself an avid gamer, bought me a handheld system with a “Tetris” cartridge. I was not only reunited with my beloved “Tetris” but I could now take it with me everywhere.

For several weeks, I played “Tetris” while waiting on my kids at sporting practices, during music lessons, in the carpool line and on family road trips. Eventually, when it got in the way of getting dinner on the table for my family and also became a competitor to my reading time, I put my “Tetris” game (or addiction) in a bottom drawer and moved on with my life. There has, however, been a residual side effect to my “Tetris” mindset. Just a couple of weeks ago while listening to a public speaker, I found myself zeroing in on the background behind the man. The screen had shaded square blocks and I realized I was focusing on “Tetris” shapes and how I could fit them together to fill in sections. It’s been 20-some years since I played my first game of “Tetris,” but that thrill of getting all the pieces to fit together in just the right way still brings me satisfaction. That’s what makes “Tetris” a classic game that will always have loyal fans.

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People from across America will head to Austin this weekend to attend Fun Fun Fun Fest, a three-day, independent genrebased festival. The festival is expected to draw large crowds and follows the Austin Film Festival held two weeks ago, advancing Austin’s reputation as a major center in the entertainment industry. While Austin City Limits, another three-day festival held

earlier in the year in Austin, is known for booking big names, Fun Fun Fun Fest has a reputation for booking underground and undiscovered artists. Today marks the first day of the festival, which will be held at Auditorium Shores. With headliners like Passion Pit, Clap Your Hand and Say Yeah, Lykki Li, Spoon and Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, this year’s festival should draw attention. Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All is probably best known for its leader, who goes by the

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By Tammy Madden Mother of the A&E Editor

“In Time,” much to my surprise, is first and foremost a metaphorical commentary on the current position of the United States economy and only secondly a thriller. In this alternate universe, time is money. People are genetically engineered to stop aging after 25, and at birth they are given one year to add to their internal clock. Because people don’t age, they have the capacity to live forever if they have enough time. If they run out of time, they “clock out” and die. Special scanners scan people’s wrists to take time away from them — this how individuals have to make payments for items. People can also transfer time to each other by touching wrists. Each person has a green digital clock on his or her forearm that states the exact amount of time he or she has to live. People with more time are therefore wealthier. When categorizing the poor and the rich, one is able to distinguish between them by how fast they move. The audience is introduced to Will Salas, played by Justin Timberlake of “The Social Network,” a factory worker who has been 25 for three years and, quite literally, lives day to day. Because of the actions of others, Will is falsely accused of theft and murder. This sends the time-keep-

er, roughly the film’s equivalent of a police officer, names Raymond Leon (played by Cillian Murphy of “Inception”) after him. In reality, Will had not murdered the man but had been given his time, so he decides to go to the wealthier time zone to take revenge on the oppression of the poor by the wealthy after he received this time. In a game of poker, Will meets Phillipe Weis (played by Vincent Kartheiser from “Mad Men”), a wealthy businessman and his rebellious daughter Sylvia, played by Amanda Seyfried of “Little Red Riding Hood.” After being invited to a party at the Weis mansion, Will starts a relationship with Sylvia until Raymond and his men show up and attempt to arrest him. He takes Sylvia hostage and runs off. Eventually they develop a relationship and begin a quest to redistribute time back to the poorer time zones. The ongoing internal discussion throughout the film involved the question of immortality. Do people want to live forever? Is it right to let someone else die just so you can live forever? These questions are also posed in different ways in our economy when some wonder how we let some homeless people go starving, or why some children are given more educational opportunities than others. Personally, I think writer and

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director Andrew Nicchol, best known for the critically-acclaimed screenplays “Gattaca,” “The Truman Show” and “The Terminal,” should stick to story telling with words rather than pictures. While he’s a star in the writer’s room, Nicchols maybe should let others direct his work on screen. The dramatic scenes were cheesy, the chemistry between Timberlake and Seyfried felt forced and the action scenes were mediocre. Basically, think of any cliche you’ve seen before in a film with a convict that kidnaps a girl and it’s probably in this movie. They were chased across a rooftop, she fell in love with him — you know, the usual. There’s simply nothing new here. It probably wouldn’t have been so bad if more of an effort had been made to make the scenes a little less predictable. It left little room for Timberlake or Seyfried to shine. With such a relatable premise, “In Time” would have done much better as a television show. For the story to work, the characters needed more time to develop their relationships. This movie was lost an armwrestling match between “pretty good” and “OK” Because of this, I am awarding “In Time” two stars out of five.

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