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rushing offense, as they have managed to average 725 total yards per game this year.

For Baylor fans, West Virginia represents something larger as well. The Mountaineers were able to defeat Baylor 41-27 last season in Morgantown, the Bears’ only regular season loss. This year, the game will be played in Waco, where the Bears have won 18 straight. However, Baylor does not look at this contest as a “revenge game,” but just another game on the schedule.

“It’s important for us to defend our home turf. When anyone steps foot in Waco, it’s our job to run them out of here. They outdid us last year, so we have a little bit of an edge going into this game. We’re ready to get that bad taste out of our mouth,” said junior receiver Corey Coleman.

For Coleman, that “bad taste” has perhaps motivated him to a level of play unseen before by a Baylor player. With only 5 games to his credit, Coleman has racked up an astounding 13 touchdown receptions, the top in the nation. His 678 yards are also fifth in the nation.

Twelve Baylor students were named the first individuals chosen for the William Hillis Scholar in Biomedical Sciences Program on Thursday.

The program is a scholarship program that also offers students unique opportunities for research and enhanced academic advising.

“For the juniors and sophomores, there’s going to be a lot of mentorship involved,” said Aurora, Colo., senior Mallory Mayes, who is looking forward to mentoring her fellow Hillis Scholars.

Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences established this program to recognize high-achieving undergraduate prehealth students and to better equip them for the competitive application processes for both graduate programs and medical schools.

“I certainly think that, as one of the younger members of the group, I’ll be able to get a lot of insight into the whole process,” said Austin sophomore Isaac Lill.

Mayes said she has already applied to 18 medical schools around the nation.

“I’m definitely excited to share my wisdom and experience in applying with younger members,” Mayes said. “I’m sure that they will be very successful.”

Both Mayes and Lill said they are looking forward to building relationships with the other scholars. Lill said the ceremony naming the scholars was the first time they had all been together.

“I think it’ll be really fun just to get to get to know this group of students,” Mayes said. “They seem really intelligent and really humble at the same time and I think we’ll become close friends as the year goes on.”

Lill said he is also excited about medical research and learning more about cancer and chemistry.

“There’s a ton of research that goes on here...” Lill said. “I just hope to, through this organization, really get involved and get to know what’s going on at Baylor.”

Lee C. Nordt, Ph.D., dean of the Baylor College of Arts & Sciences, said in a press release from Baylor Media Communications that Baylor has a growing reputation as one of the nation’s leaders in undergraduate healthcare education.

“We believe that the Hillis Scholars program will help make sure that our students continue to be leaders in the fields of healthcare and medical education in future generations,” Nordt said.

The program is named for Dr. William B. Hillis, a medical doctor and researcher who served more than 30 years as a professor and administrator at Baylor University

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Revenge in mind Bears look to win match-up against Mountaineers this weekend TYLER CAGLE Sports Writer The Baylor Bears have secured the No. 2 ranking in the nation, the highest ever in school history. However, the Bears are not reveling in their success just yet, as there is still another half of the season to be played.

“We have to go do a job. I think it shows a great perception for our football program and this University and the Big 12, but other than that, as you mentioned, it’s at the end that matters,” said head coach Art Briles of the historic ranking.

The Bears will look to defend their ranking, as well as their reputation, against the true grind of their schedule. The Bears will face three opponents currently ranked in the top 25 from here on out, and it all starts with West Virginia.

The Mountaineers have the Big 12’s most efficient defense, ranking 13th nationally in defensive efficiency, as well. With the toughest defense they have faced yet, the Bears are still confident they can stick to their gameplan and secure a victory.

“This year we are going to have to stick to our plan and do what we do best, and that’s scoring points,” said junior quarterback Seth Russell.

Scoring points is something that Baylor

“We have to go do a job. I think it shows a great perception for our football program and this University and the Big 12, but other than that, as you mentioned, it’s at the end that matters,” Art Briles | Baylor Football Head Coach has done a tremendous job of this season, as they lead the nation with 64.2 points per game. Baylor remains the only team in the nation to be ranked in passing offense and

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Police department introduces theft-prevention program STEPHANIE REYES Reporter The Baylor Police Department introduced a new program called “Help Us Help You,” this year that will help students and members of the Baylor community keep their belongings safe on campus.

Baylor Police Chief Brad Wigtil said the program was introduced to the campus because the police department saw that many students would get so focused on their studies in the library, they would often leave possessions unattended.

“They’ll be in the library and they’ll leave their laptop or their purse and they’ll go to Starbucks for coffee or for a break, they might leave it there for five minutes and they come back and their laptop and purse is gone,” Wigtil said. “It’s just devastating.”

Wigtil said this program was also

created in hopes to reduce the opportunity for crime on Baylor’s campus.

“There’s three ways you can stop crime. You can address the socioeconomic issues that cause crime, you can increase police presence and remove the opportunity to do the crime,” Wigtil said.

According to the main campus crime and fire log, there have been approximately 10 cases of theft in the month of October, many of which have been stolen bicycles throughout Baylor’s campus.

Wigtil said, if someone is studying at the library alone and have to leave for whatever reason, they should ask a person studying next to them to watch their stuff.

“Ask the person at the next table, ‘hey I need to take a quick break. You mind watching my stuff ?’” Wigtil said. “People don’t want to do that because we’re shy or it’s foreign to us, but its such a great thing

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HELPING HAND This an example of the cards that are placed near people’s belongings that are left unattended. The “Help Us Help You cards are to remind students to responsibility keep any eye on their things so they are not stolen.

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In college, keep close to Christ

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JOSHUA DAVIS Staff Writer As the old adage goes, “Hindsight is 20/20.” I’m certain no one would disagree with that statement.

I have always enjoyed helping others; therefore, I want to use this as an opportunity to encourage students to live wild at heart and free in the hope of Jesus Christ. Through him, I’ve been able to chase my dreams and conquer my fears, but more importantly, I have an everlasting happiness that is based on my personal relationship with my Savior.

The best advice I can offer is to continually seek and pursue a daily relationship with Jesus. As a senior, I can promise peer pressure and criticism from insecure students abounds, and there is no way to handle it without knowing who you are in Christ.

Without him, the small, petty denigrations can affect you in numerous ways and, ultimately, deter you from achieving your goal. One of my favorite Bible verses that gives me encouragement is John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Countless times this verse has uplifted me during times of sadness and strengthened me at periods when I’ve felt incapable.

Obviously, from the verse above, living a personal relationship with Jesus Christ doesn’t insure a life without struggles. In fact, it may — and usually does — make you more susceptible to criticism. However, it relieves an incredible burden for the cares of this world, as Jesus promised: “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:30).

When our eyes are fixed and focused on him, the things of this world, like social status, popularity and appearance, slowly fade away — none of that really matters.

Unfortunately, I’ve noticed many of my peers following the crowd because they didn’t have their own identity.

Rather than develop a relationship with the Father and hear His voice about how they are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14), they would find acceptance in a fellow student’s opinion. Regrettably, this caused them to miss out on the enjoyment and exuberance that God has to offer.

St. Irenaeus has a famous quote about the subject: “The glory of God is man fully alive.” Those words give me chills every time I read them.

Based on the aforementioned quote, I believe we are encouraged, and even urged ,to live with abandon. Clearly, I don’t mean “abandon” such as recklessness in alcohol and drugs, but instead, as Christians we should glorify our Creator through our existence.

Finally, the most influential reference to living fully alive was delivered by Howard Thurman, and it affects me every day: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

So let me ask you: What makes you come alive?

Joshua Davis is a senior communication specialist major from Argyle. He is a sports writer for the Lariat.

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Fall break not long enough to enjoy As midterm exams are in full swing, Baylor rewards its students at the finish line with a much-needed fall break, a Friday off in October to enjoy the cooler weather and perhaps some family time.

This semester, the mini-break falls on the weekend of Halloween, giving students a jumpstart on their harmless — or debaucherous — fall fun.

But let’s be honest: Fall break is an absolute hoax.

While a day off is never unwelcome, this one-day-only respite isn’t as spectacular as it looks on the academic calendar.

To remedy this, Baylor should either add an extra day — the following Monday — for fall break, or give a full week off for the Thanksgiving holidays.

Many Bears have no classes at all on Fridays, so having a one-day break scheduled for that day of the week isn’t much to them.

It’s also not unheard of for students to make

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an early break for the weekend and ditch a full Friday’s worth of classes.

At Baylor during the spring and fall semesters, we have at least one break about each month, but the shorter, one-day breaks such as Labor Day and MLK Day are always on Mondays when the majority of students have class. Thus, it gives students an actual break from going to school.

Unfortunately, many students here and at other schools aren’t able to go home for the Thanksgiving holiday, either for financial reasons or because it’s simply not enough time off to make a trip home worth the money. This fall, the holiday is Wednesday through Sunday Thanksgiving week. But reallocating the fall schedule to allow more time off during Thanksgiving break would better serve students.

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isn’t impractical; in fact, our fellow private institution, Dallas Baptist University, grants its students a full week for this break each fall to enjoy time off or take off-season vacations.

Fall break, albeit later in the semester this year, is a mid-semester time of rest, and Thanksgiving break is a national holiday to reflect on God’s blessings. But the reality is just one Friday off in October is no more of a break than taking a Friday off at will.

A break well spent needs ample time to go home to family and enjoy a little relaxation, but neither fall break nor Thanksgiving break is long enough. Either the day off in October needs the boot for more time for thankfulness in November, or that following Monday after fall break should be added.

We all love a few days off from school, and we’re grateful Baylor justifies giving students a much-needed break after midterms. But without an extra day or two added onto either break, it’s just not worth it.

I was very heartened when someone e-mailed your article [“BU speech support group to aid students who stutter” published Oct. 2] about the formation of the Baylor University Speech and Language Hearing Clinic Stuttering Support Group. I know that this new support group at Baylor will serve to help many people who stutter.

I just want to point out that stuttering affects all segments

of the world population equally.

There is a valuable resource for Spanish-speaking people who stutter at www.tartamudez.org, which is the Spanish-language version of the Stuttering Foundation website.

This resource has been very helpful to the Hispanic population in the U.S. Alec Carvalho Junior accounting major New Braunfels

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Breaking the mold Bears find community in weekly sexual identity discussion group HELENA HUNT Staff Writer On Thursday nights, about 30 students — sometimes more, sometimes fewer — gather in a crooked circle to talk about sex. But they aren’t talking about sex, exactly. They’re talking about something much more fundamental to who they are, and how they approach relationships, faith, education and community: their sexual identities.

This is Sexual Identity Forum. It’s an informal discussion group that meets once a week in the Bill Daniel Student Center to talk about sexual identity. Homosexuality, heterosexuality, transsexuality, queerness, bisexuality, asexuality, gender, sex and how these things relate to God and Christianity are all up for discussion.

The group presents topics to its members before meetings and arranges activities like bowling nights to keep them connected. SIF has also invited outside speakers like residence hall chaplains and professors to its meetings to answer questions from members.

As these events show, the group does more than host conversations about sexual identity.

According to its members, SIF is more than a discussion club. It’s a community for those without one.

“What we’re doing with SIF now is making a community of like-minded people who can come and have support,” said San Antonio senior Teresa Dean, SIF’s president.

SIF was founded in 2011. Early meetings were held in a church basement off-campus, but the group has since moved to the basement of the SUB. It is unable to reserve a formal meeting space on campus because the group has not received a charter from Baylor Student Activities.

SIF has applied for a charter nearly every semester of its existence. Matt Burchett, director of Student Activities, said applications for charters are reviewed multiple times each semester to determine whether the mission and purpose of the organization is in accordance with Baylor University.

Having a charter allows an organization to reserve meeting spaces, advertise on campus and receive funding from organizations like

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FOOD (COURT) FOR THOUGHT Members of the Sexual Identity Forum discuss Rowan County, Ky., clerk Kim Davis during a weekly meeting in September at the Bill Daniel Student Union’s food court. Davis made headlines for refusing to administer marriage licenses to gay couples in Rowan County on the grounds of her religious convictions.

student government. The final decision to charter an organization or not rests with Dr. Kevin Jackson, vice president for student life.

“I like to say, well, there is a policy. I think this policy does reflect the majority of our constituents,” said Chaplain Burt Burleson, who visited one of SIF’s past meetings. “The discernment here is, if you took all the parents and all the alumni, where would they want us to be on this issue? I think, in that sense, that the university policy reflects that.”

Dean and other members hope that, because SIF is a discussion group open to all comers, it may overcome the stigma it may have at Baylor.

“It’s just kind of overcoming that perception that SIF is an advocacy group. But we’re not.

A lot of times when you see something this progressive on Baylor’s campus, it’s just hesitant, very hesitant,” Dean said.

Although Baylor has not chartered the group, it has extended some help to members.

“The administration has reached out and we’ve talked to them, but other than that it’s just been small correspondence and not major support. But they’ve talked to us and they’ve reached out to us on occasion,” said

Houston junior Cody Austin Shreffler, SIF’s vice president.

Burleson described the university’s approach to members of SIF, and all students of Baylor, as one of Christian hospitality. Baylor does not ask its students to sign a statement of faith upon matriculation or to adopt a single creed of faith.

Rather, the university accepts all who wish to come and finds ways to treat them as Christ would.

To achieve that goal, Student Life has initiated a cross-cultural competency program that will emphasize communication with and understanding of those who do not hold common viewpoints.

“For instance, there are many students who have never had the opportunity of talking to a Hindu student,” Burleson said. “So what does it look like to do that, even as a person who cares deeply for their own faith and whose faith may be very evangelical?”

For its members, SIF is a place where that kind of cross-cultural competency can take place.

“Last year I was a freshman and I had to actively seek this group. I really needed it. It was

something that really affected me,” said Mexico City sophomore Mónica Armas.

“It made me grow more [and] meet a lot of people like me to share ideas. It really helped me socially, especially since I come from a totally different background, other country, other ideas.”

Dr. Charles Weaver, chair of the psychology department, has attended SIF meetings to answer students’ questions on genetic and psychological factors that contribute to sexuality. He acknowledged that, although Baylor’s campus has become far more welcoming to students of different backgrounds, the group is still a welcome place for those wishing to discuss and find a like-minded community.

“I think it’s valuable for them simply to have a group that gives them an identity in a place where they might otherwise be lost,” Weaver said.

Spring Branch sophomore Nick Coker said he was fortunate to find the group very soon after arriving at Baylor.

“Generally, it’s a good place just for me to express opinions that normally I couldn’t in Baylor classrooms, or people would give you dirty looks or negative comments for expressing in public,” Coker said. “Without them it would have been really hard to adjust.”

At a meeting last week, three residence hall chaplains answered questions from an assorted mix of Baylor students in the food court. The students first asked the residence hall chaplains about their own respective journeys to their current positions. The chaplains emphasize their role as providers of programs, presence in the community and pastoral care to residents.

One member asked what stance they hold on LGBT relations, and they answered that their job is to care for, not discipline, students.

One member recalled her own chaplain from freshman year, the chaplain who listened to her as she struggled with coming out and supported her throughout her transition to Baylor.

Other members remembered their own community leaders and friends at Baylor who have helped them as they struggle with their sexual identities.

“The world around Baylor is changing really fast, and Baylor is changing too,” Armas said.

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1. Take a ride to the top of the HEB Ferris Wheel and get a bird’s-eye-view of the whole Heart O’ Texas Fair.

HOT Fair and Rodeo boasts another year of thrills

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2. Team calf ropers compete in the All American ProRodeo Finals. The top 30 contestants in each event will compete for more that $500,000 in prize money, according to the fair’s website.

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The Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo is in full swing and will be open until Saturday at the Extraco Events Center at 4601 Bosque Blvd.

The fair grounds have something for everybody to do there. Take a walk down the midway, play carnival games to win a stuffed animal or test the classic funnel cakes and foot-long corn dogs.

Attendees can also watch the All American ProRodeo Series Finals. The event will include saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, bareback riding, barrel racing, tie-down roping, bull riding and the crowd’s favorites including calf scramble and mutton busting.

Tickets are $10 today, which includes admission to the fair grounds and rodeo.

Saturday general admission tickets to the fair grounds only will be available for $10. Rodeo tickets are available for $20 balcony seats or $25 box seats. Rodeo tickets include admission to the midway.

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4. After a night of fun on the midway and watching the rodeo, enjoy a concert on the Bud Light Music Stage. The Bellamy Brothers rocked the stage Wednesday night.

5. Wacoans Joel Martinez and his 4-yearold son, Jaxon, play a water gun game. The midway is full of games to play, including Ring Toss, Balloon Pop, Skeeball and many more.

6. A young boy gives Mutton Bustin’, the crowd favorite, a go. Children from 4 to 7 and weighing 55 pounds or less can participate.

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7. The dessert options are limitless and include caramel covered apples, candy apples, chocolate-covered marshmallows and funnel cakes.

8. Weston Sauliner rides a miniature horse. For the first time, HOT Fair and Rodeo included Junior Saddle Bronc Riding.

9. The petting zoo has all kinds curious and cute animals that love to be fed and played with. There are goats, deer, sheep, kangaroos and much more.

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Disabilities don’t stop hard workers ROLANDO RODRIGUEZ SOTO Reporter The Central Texas Walk-N-Roll Celebration is held to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on today at Heritage Square in downtown Waco.

Walk-N-Roll is focused on making the community aware that people with disabilities are just as capable as any other employee. The event will feature a short walk with people of varying disabilities, as well as music and food.

“Our goal is to make the community more aware that people with disabilities are very capable of working,” said Laura Lupfer, member of the Waco Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities.

Having people with disabilities that are blind, visually impaired or in wheel chairs participating in the walk allows the community to understand how qualified they are, Lupfer said.

The employment rate in 2008 for disabled people ages 12-64 in Texas was 42.9 percent, which is approximately 10 points higher than the national average, according to Cornell University. In 2013 the employment rate decreased to 38.8 percent.

“I’ve got some personal disabilities myself, and I’ve always known that people can work,” Lupfer said. “Unfortunately, a lot of the community thinks that people with disabilities are automatically not going to be able to work for one reason or another. So we’re trying to change that.”

Dylan Turner, a regular Walk-N-Roll participant, has been visually impaired since birth. This year he will participate as a vendor during the event selling key chains, lanyards and other beadwork. The idea for the business started when he was young, and he helped his dad work on cars.

“Being visually impaired, I just enjoy getting to go out in the community and meet new people,” Turner said. “I decided I want to be involved, so I started making key chains. I wanted to show people my potential.”

Agencies and vendors will be available after the walk to provide information and guidance about going back to school, learning how to write resumes and entering the workforce. Agencies and vendors include McLennan Community College, National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.

Brandy Abel-Clark, vocational specialist with The Opportunity Center of the Arc of

McLennan County and vendor at Walk-N-Roll, said the community is now looking at people with disabilities and seeing their true potential.

They want to make sure their clients have the opportunity to attend the event because it will offer families and community members who struggle with disabilities a wealth of information, Abel-Clark said.

The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services will sponsor Walk-NRoll. According to their website, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services administers programs that ensure Texas is a state where people with disabilities, and children with developmental delays, can experience the same opportunities as others to live independent and productive lives.

Walk-N-Roll is not intended just for employers and the community to be more aware. It is also an opportunity for people with disabilities to understand that there are opportunities available to them.

“We do want to make people aware that there are people with disabilities that make very good employees,” Lupfer said. “For people with disabilities, they also need to know that there are a lot of agencies in this area that help with the disabilities they may have.”

This week(end) in Waco: >> Today 4 p.m.-Midnight — Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo, Extraco Events Center 8 p.m. — Dueling Pianos, Waco Hippodrome 8 p.m. — Tim Halperin Concert, Common Grounds

>> Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. — Downtown Waco Farmers Market Noon-Midnight — Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo, Extraco Events Center

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SCHOLARS from Page 1 “It’s an honor to be named an inaugural Hillis Scholar,” said Nashville senior Jonathan Siktberg.

“Dr. Hillis is a Baylor legend and has impacted the lives of generations of students.”

These 12 inaugural members include: David Crawford, a senior University Scholar from Flower Mound; Kyra Curtis, a junior biology major from Colorado

Springs, Colo.; Appie Ghali, a sophomore biology major from Arlington; Alice Knaeble, a senior University Scholar from Stillwater, Minn.; Alexa Larsen, a junior pre-neuroscience major from Hawthorn Woods, Ill.; Isaac Lill, a junior biochemistry major from Austin; Austin MacDonald, a junior biology and computer science double major from Tuscon,

Ariz.; Mallory Myers, a senior University Scholar from Aurora, Colo.; Jeremy Sieker, a junior University Scholar from Denver, Colo.; Jonathan Siktberg, a senior Baylor Business Fellows major from Nashville, Tenn.; Mary Taylor Tillman, a junior biology major from Aledo; and Sarah Tucker, a senior medical humanities major from Houston.

POLICE from Page 1 have control over their situations and their to do.”

As part of the program, police officers stuff.”

Wigtil said if a student finds that their from the department will be leaving green and white “help us help you” business cards if property is stolen or missing to call the police they see a student has left unattended items or department immediately.

“With some of the electronics, if they’re on if faculty and staff members leave their office doors open.

AirBear there are some mechanisms we can do to recover electronic “We might just slip them this card items,” Wigtil said. as a kind reminder Wigtil said one “We just want to be of the ways students please ‘help us help you’ by securing your proactive and help empower can benefit from this program is by knowing property,” Wigtil said. our students to have control “I’m hoping that we “So [leaving the cards] over their situations and is just a little reminder can teach these lessons their stuff.” and it can help their to everybody saying personal safety though please help us by Kandy Knowles | Crime Prevention removing those their whole lifetime,” Coordinator Wigtil said. opportunities.”

Crime Prevention Knowles added that coordinator specialist police officers can’t Kandy Knowles said the police department be everywhere at all times. So, the police has various programs in place to be reactive department wants to empower students and or recover items, but it is always better for the give them the tools to use on an everyday community to go out and just be proactive. basis.

“We may be able to recover your laptop “It lays down the foundation, they think, but it will be after the paper is due, after your ‘not only am I going to take care of my personal final,” Knowles said. “We just want to be items, I’m going to take care of myself as well,’” proactive and help empower our students to Knowles said.

Many current students were nominated by faculty and staff from the department and then given the opportunity to apply to be a Hillis Scholar. After applying, a smaller committee of faculty chose Siktberg and 11 others for the program.

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MORALE FROM MURALS Founders of ‘Wacotown’ build aesthetic of city piece by art piece LAUREN FRIEDERMAN Reporter From the piano to the colorful walls on Austin Avenue, downtown Waco has undergone a transformation over the last few years. Members of the community like Andy Anzollitto, Mike Trozzo, Tanner Freeman, Matt Shepard and Chris McGowan have come together to make Waco more beautiful and inspire people to love where they live. Through their passion for Waco, the Wacotown effort was born.

“Waco was dead when I got here eight years ago and started this downtown revitalization program,” McGowan said. “I was literally the only person walking around on Austin Avenue except maybe the occasional homeless guy or something.”

The Wacotown effort started back in 2012 when former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III won the 2011 Heisman Trophy.

“When the Heisman Trophy was originally awarded, there was a sense that it was a really special moment for both the school and the city,” Trozzo said. “It provided an opportunity for the city and the school to have a little bit of a

bridge, a shared interest.”

This inspired artist Trozzo to paint the “Wacotown” Wall on the side of the Forty Thieves Hookah Lounge. This mural started it all.

“It was an effort to say, let’s not forget this moment and hopefully use this moment to look at ourselves as Wacoans and as a city, differently,” Trozzo said. “I think there was a generally negative self-view of the city and I think the five of us all felt like we could move the needle in terms of people believing that the city could be a positive place to live.”

Anzollitto said in the beginning, the members sat around and brainstormed ways to make Waco a more beautiful place to live. Lots of people talk about how there’s nothing to do in Waco, but they never do anything about it, he said.

“We want something positive, we want something interesting, we want something

new, then let’s not ask for it, let’s just make it,” Anzollitto said.

The idea to add more murals was born.

Anzollitto said murals are beneficial for every party involved, from the citizens of Waco to the local artists such as Mick Burson and Mike Trozzo, who are able to display their art around the city.

“I think having color and patterns and interesting visuals in your space, like the streets you walk on and the walls you interact with, and having that around you as a person and as a citizen affects you,” Anzollitto said.

According to Chris McGowan, former director of urban development in Waco, there are three to four more murals in the works.

“The reason we wanted to do it was because there was a community that was starting to emerge in downtown of creative people, mostly young creative people,” McGowan said.

The Wacotown effort also added the blue

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piano on Austin Avenue in front of the Bank of America.

“We’ve always wanted to put a piano downtown,” McGowan said. “So for three years I’d been trying to find a piano I didn’t have to spend a lot of money on that worked.”

Other parts of the Wacotown movement include the design of the dichotomy mugs and the placement of Hippodrome seats mounted on plywood outside the theater.

“I think it’s kind of a new age, a new era for Waco,” McGowan said. “It’s trying to figure out who it is, this collective community, and things like this are defining it as a place for creative people.”

McGowan said he hopes the Wacotown effort is helping start conversations about beautifying Waco even further.

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DAYLIGHT Junior running back Shock Linwood runs into open field during a football game between Baylor and Rice University on Sept. 26 at McLane Stadium. The Bears won 70-17.

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Defensively, the Bears will look to stop a West Virginia attack that has been very balanced so far in 2015. The Mountaineers rank 18th in the country in terms of total yards per game, while also ranking in the top 30 in both passing and rushing. This will be the best offense Baylor has seen all season, a challenge the Bears are looking forward to especially after the loss last season.

“We [treat] each game like a playoff game.

We know that we can’t take any team lightly because any team in the Big 12 could upset anyone. We can’t take any game lightly if we want to accomplish our goal of being in the playoffs,” said sophomore nickelback Travon Blanchard.

While the Bears rank 50th in total yards allowed per game, that statistic is somewhat faulty. With the quick, explosive nature of the Bears’ offense, the defense is on the field for many more snaps, allowing opposing offenses

to gain yards after the game is far out of reach.

The starting unit for the Bears defensively has vastly improved since the start of the season, especially the secondary. While the concern for Baylor laid heavily on the play of their pass defense last season, the Bears have certainly stepped up, especially cornerback Xavien Howard.

“He’s got good ball skills, and that’s what is usually a separating factor on the defensive side of the ball. If you can find a defensive back with good ball skills, they’ll have the potential to make a lot of big plays for you because they’re going to be around the ball a bunch,” said Briles of Howard’s play this season, who leads the team with 3 interceptions.

The Bears will look to extend their nationleading 18 home winning streak at 11 a.m. this Saturday. The forecast for Saturday includes clear skies and a high of 84, great football weather. Coverage for the game will also be provided by FOX.

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After having their seven-game win streak snapped on the road against Kansas, Baylor soccer looks to return to its winning ways at home against Oklahoma tonight and No. 17 Texas Tech on Sunday.

“There are things from every game, win or lose, that you can take from it and get better at,” said head coach Paul Jobson. “Our philosophy is getting better every day. We were able to take quite a few things from that game, not because we lost.”

Adding on to the excitement of tonight’s conference game, it is Scarf Night, where the first 200 fans in attendance receive a free scarf.

“The reality is that the majority of that game we played well enough to win,” Jobson said. “And that’s the bad thing about our sport is you can outplay a team, you can underplay a team, and it doesn’t dictate the result.”

The Bears (7-5-1, 2-1-0 Big 12) take on the Sooners (8-5-2 overall, 1-1-2 Big 12) at 8 p.m. tonight at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.

The Sooners are a tough team that can compete with the top teams, Jobson said.

“They’re a good team with some really good pieces,” Jobson said. “They took West Virginia to double overtime and tied West Virginia, who’s No. 4 in the country. They’ve got some ability and they’re very well organized defensively.”

The Sooners are going to have a tough time getting through junior goalkeeper Sara Martinson, who has a .731 save percentage.

“She’s come back from a massive injury and worked her tail off to get that starting spot. I’m just really proud of her and what

she’s been able to do,” Jobson said. “Our defense doesn’t get any credit. They do a great job, and Sara’s a great piece of that.”

Oklahoma head coach Matt Potter playing at Betty Lou Mays Field consistently presents a challenge to visiting teams.

“Baylor’s a very tough place to go,” Potter said. “We’re playing well, but we’re not finishing in the manner that has allowed us to have the season that were having so far.

The Bears will also be in action at home 1 p.m. Sunday against Texas Tech (8-2-4, 1-1-2 Big 12).

The Red Raiders have been strong offensively, averaging more shots on goal than any of their opponents.

“They’re always a tough team for us to play,” Jobson said. “We’ve known [Texas Tech head coach Tom Stone] for a long time, He coached Marci [Jobson] professionally, so that’s always kind of a fun like personal rivalry between the two of us.”

Jobson said the intensity of the rivalry with Texas Tech goes beyond the intensity of it being a Big 12 opponent.

Many players from both teams previously played at the club and high school level together. There is a personal tie between the players in the rivalry, Jobson said.

“That rivalry is a little bigger for our team than most, just because we know each other.

It’s a friendly rivalry, but they’re a really good team.”

The Bears just need to focus on one game at a time, Jobson said.

“We’re not to the point of the season where there are any must wins,” Jobson said.

“Right now, that’s our goal is to make sure we’re in the Big 12 Tournament. If we can get one more win this weekend, I don’t know if it would lock us, but we would be really close.”