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A look inside

Chad Thomas Johnston, author of “Kaleidoscope,” has dabbled in many forms of art and shows why he is a renaissance man

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Thanks to the National Pan-Hellenic Council, students will soon have a garden on campus

We’ve heard what the media thinks about the Big 12 drama, but now it’s time to hear what Baylor has to say

Four years later

Baylor thoughts

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New event brings big savings

In Print >> Where’s the beef?

Cal Thomas’ 2001 book, “The Wit and Wisdom of Cal Thomas,” leaves much to be desired.

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>> MVP Mike Hicks, Baylor’s junior safety, works hard and plays even harder, making him a prime player in the Bears’ defense.

By Jade Mardirosian Staff Writer

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>> Getting competitive Students who won a recent teaching plan competition gave Baylor professors a run for their money.

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No. 21 running back Jarred Salubi breaks away and runs down the field Saturday at Floyd Casey Stadium. The Bears beat SFA 48-0 in a game that ended in the third quarter due to rain.

Rivals go head to head No. 17 Baylor looks to go 3-0 against Rice

By Tyler Alley Sports Editor

Baylor’s nonconference schedule will end Saturday with old Southwest Conference rival Rice (1-1).

“I have a lot of respect for them,” head coach Art Briles said.

“I know [Rice head coach] David [Bailiff] really well. He’s an out-

By David McLain Staff Writer

Friday

Parents welcome Baylor Parents Weekend kicks off at 2 p.m. today, with various events around campus and lasts until Saturday.

Parent’s Weekend

Baylor in the rankings, Heisman candidate and junior quarterback Robert Griffin III and company are simply taking it one game at a time.

“What we’re trying to do is look at it as its own game,” Griffin said. “Don’t add up the wins until the end of the year. Right now the slate is clean. We’re going into a round of 0-0 and Rice is the team

we have to beat. So that’s the way we look at it, and then after that, you guys can add up the wins and say it’s 3-0.”

Griffin currently leads the nation in passing efficiency and ranks third in total offense. Griffin’s favorite target, senior inside receiver Kendall Wright, ranks SEE

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Celebration to raise $75,000 after heart surgery

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standing coach; he’s got a great résumé coaching throughout the years. He’s done a great job there at Rice. They’re just a very intelligent, scrappy football team that knows what it’s doing on both sides of the ball. “ The Bears head into this game ranked 17th in the AP polls, their highest ranking since 1991. While winning this game would help

The 4-year-old daughter of a Baylor graduate student recently underwent a life-saving heart surgery, and Baylor Nation can surround her family Monday for a public celebration and fundraiser at Shorty’s Pizza Shack.

Leah Grace Parker is the daughter of Ross Parker, a graduate student in the philosophy department.

She was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy at birth, which is a heart muscle condition that results in the heart growing to a lifethreateningly large size.

In late February 2010, Ross was told by the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas that Leah needed a full heart transplant.

On Sept. 8 of this year, Leah

underwent a successful transplant. Many of Parker’s friends at Baylor have been praying for their situation for the past year and want to celebrate the surgery and the new phase of life that Leah and the family have entered.

Logan Gage, Ross’ fellow graduate student, has known the family since Ross started at Baylor in the fall of 2009, and said he has been continually impressed by the way the Parkers handle this tragic situation.

“The Parkers are amazing,” Gage said. “They have a constant concern for their daughter, while still remaining incredibly calm.

You can tell they are really relying on God.” Gage credits his wife with the idea for the fundraiser. Though they were ecstatic about how well the surgery went, she realized that

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post-surgery life does not mean life without medical expenses.

So Elizabeth Gage combined her desire to celebrate with Leah’s supporters and her desire to raise money for the Parkers’ future.

Thus, the party at Shorty’s was born.

“It’s obviously a wonderful thing that she got the heart, but we want to recognize that there is still a need,” Logan said.

The fundraiser will last from noon until 10 p.m. The $20 suggested ticket donation at the door includes two slices of pizza and a beverage to toast to Leah’s health.

Other menu items are also available for purchase.

“We were wanting to drink a toast to Leah and we wanted to include all of her supporters into SEE

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7:00-9:30 p.m.

Dessert PartyFounders Mall Mix and mingle with other parents and students while enjoying an array of desserts, coffee and punch.

2 to 5 p.m.

2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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Four-year-old Leah Grace Parker, daughter of Ross parker successfully underwent a heart transplant, but will need constant post surgery care.

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After Dark Waco Hall Enjoy a variety of performances from talented Baylor students.

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“While paying a fee to support the upkeep of the university and its facilities is understandable, the way athletic tickets are paid for should be revamped to better serve ardent sports fans, casual fans and Baylor students as a whole.”

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In addition to the traditional events of Parents Weekend, such as Parent-Faculty Coffee and After Dark, Baylor Chamber of Commerce is introducing a new event, Exploring Waco, which is aimed at getting parents out into the Waco community.

Rowlett sophomore Brandon Robinson, who is in charge of tickets, information and Exploring Waco, said the new event was added this year in place of the previous event, Dinner on the Grounds.

“Dinner on the Grounds was cancelled because of lack of attendance, so we decided to compensate and add [Exploring Waco],” Robinson said.

Robinson said Chamber reached out to various local attractions in Waco, including museums and restaurants that will offer discounts to parents and families of students this weekend.

The Mayborn Museum is one of the attractions that will be offering a discount of one dollar off admission for up to six tickets with the use of the Waco Coupon Book found in Parents Weekend folders.

Dr. Ellie Caston, director of the Mayborn Museum, said the complex has many things to entertain parents this weekend, including natural history exhibits and 17 interactive hands-on discovery rooms that are “fun for all ages,” she said.

“We are always happy for Baylor students to visit the Mayborn Museum all year long as they have free access with their student IDs,” Caston said. “This is a chance for them to show their parents one of Baylor’s best resources,” Caston said.

Another museum offering $1 off admission for up to four tickets with the use of the Waco Coupon Book is the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, which boasts the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Gallery itself and a health and fitness education center, which includes a sports simulator.

Steve Fallon, executive director of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, said the sports simulator is “really fun and nice.”

“You can step into [the simulator] and be a baseball pitcher or a football quarterback, or a soccer kicker and it is very interactive almost 3-D like,” Fallon said.

Fallon said with the museum’s close proximity to campus, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame enjoys opportunities, like this weekend’s

Parent-Faculty CoffeeBurleson Quadrangle Start the day by sharing a cup of coffee with your student’s professors.

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Student TailgateFloyd Casey Stadium Baylor vs. Rice, with the game starting at 6 p.m.

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FRIDAY| SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

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ow many times have you heard the following statement in reference to attending athletic events at Baylor?

You might as well go; you’ve already paid for it.

It’s become common knowledge that Baylor students needn’t purchase season tickets or sports passes for athletic events.

With a swipe of their ID cards at the gate, students receive a ticket to whatever event they’re attending, no questions asked.

There’s even a page on Baylor’s website that reads, “tickets for Baylor students are provided free to all Baylor undergraduate students.”

They’re not free, though. Students who pay the general student fee, which was $1,469 for the fall of 2011 for both undergraduate and graduate students, receive one student ticket to all athletic events.

In an email to the Lariat, Baylor director of media communications Lori Fogleman said the general student fee helps provide the funding for numerous student services, activities and events.

One of those activities specifically included is athletic events.

While paying a fee to support the upkeep of the university and its facilities is understandable, the way athletic tickets are paid for should be revamped to better serve ardent sports fans, casual fans and Baylor students as a whole.

Before finding an alternative to athletic ticket distribution, the university should make certain information accessible to students. Namely, students should be able to know what exactly the general student fee covers. The most specific listing, per Baylor’s website, includes, “building upkeep, library and trolley usage, access to the Student Life Center (SLC) and technology around campus.”

In the very least, students and their parents should see a breakdown of categories and the amount of their general student fee that goes to each category.

It might be impractical to list every oncampus event, but revealing how much of that $1,469 goes toward buildings, SLC access, technology and athletic tickets does not seem too much to ask for.

Once that is settled, the university should drop the amount currently allocated to athletic tickets. This is not to say it should just give tickets away for free, but students should have the option to buy them as opposed to being forced to.

Baylor’s law school provides a viable model. Law students, because they are not expected to have as much time for leisure activities, have a lower general student fee ($591 per quarter, or $1,182 per semester) and can buy athletic

tickets separately. For $121 per quarter, law students can purchase tickets to all athletic events in that quarter. An easy calculation brings that to $363 for three quarters, as there are no Baylor athletic events in the summer quarter aside from a handful of late-season baseball games.

Something like this would translate well to many undergraduate and graduate Baylor students. The university has plenty of hardcore sports fans who enjoy attending the majority of all athletic events. A cost of $300 isn’t a bad deal, considering season tickets for football and men’s and women’s basketball alone combine for more than that ($160 for football, $140 for men’s basketball and $125 for women’s basketball totaling $425.) But there are plenty more who only attend a handful of events each year.

For these students, paying more than $300 per year for a few events is a waste of money.

If buying athletic tickets were optional,

The Price is Right How other schools around the country distribute high-demand student season tickets

Baylor could offer pricing incentives to increase attendance at high-profile games like football’s matchup with TCU. More casual fans could purchase mini-plans to get their fill of sports without dropping hundreds of dollars for games they won’t attend.

Baylor could also look at how other Texas schools dispense their student tickets. Texas schools that have football teams at the Division I-A level (Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, TCU, University of Houston, Rice, SMU, Texas-El Paso and North Texas,) have chosen different methods of ticket selling or distribution.

Texas A&M and Texas sell sports passes.

Texas A&M has three options: $325 for all sports including football, $200 for football only and $175 for all sports except football. Texas sells its Longhorn All Sports Pass for $80, and for $70 more, students can buy reserved seating at football games to eliminate the risk of not

Auburn University Football: $120 Men’s basketball: free

University of Florida All student tickets free, no additional fees denoted

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“North Texas students receive free admission to all home football contests.”

Students might not be charged at the gate, but they have all paid to support the team whether they want to or not.

Just as they would at Baylor, those not highly interested in sports at Texas Tech or North Texas will essentially lose money to a cause they don’t really support.

Essentially, Baylor needs to be more straightforward with exactly how much students are paying for their tickets.

If Baylor wants to charge admission for the high-caliber teams it continues to put on the field/court, that is understandable.

It doesn’t matter how Baylor chooses to change the policy; the important thing is that student tickets stop being an automatically included cost.

Remove athletic ticket costs from the general student fee. Then either give tickets away for free or charge for them but give students the option, not requirement, to buy them.

UC-Berkeley Football: $100 Men’s basketball: $70 or $50 for just Pac-12 winter break games

Penn State Football: $218 Men’s basketball: $59

Univ. of N. Carolina Football: free Men’s basketball: free but distributed via random lottery drawing

Stanford University All student tickets free, no additional fees denoted

Univ. of Wisconsin Football: $154 Men’s basketball: two seven-game, half-season packages available for $70 each

Notre Dame University Football: $210 Men’s basketball: $80

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securing a seat before all student tickets are pulled.

Houston, Rice and Texas-El Paso do not charge students for athletic tickets or list a mandated fee to cover the cost of those tickets. SMU has a similar policy for full time students, but students taking less than 12 semester hours must pay an $85 fee for football ticket access.

If there are any schools whose models Baylor shouldn’t follow, it’s Texas Tech and North Texas. Like Baylor, Texas Tech describes its student tickets as having no cost. The website reads in bold and all capital letters, “Just swipe your ID and get in free!” In a subsequent paragraph, though, it mentions that students paid an automatic student athletic fee of $52 for the fall of 2011.

At North Texas, students are required to pay an intercollegiate athletics fee of $10 per semester hour, used to “cover the cost of UNT athletics programs.”

Yet North Texas’ athletics website says,

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Congratulations Official Baylor Class Ring Recipients!

The Official Baylor University Class Ring exclusively offered through the Baylor Alumni Association is a visible symbol of a graduate’s affiliation with other members of the Baylor family and demonstrates, wherever it is worn, a lifelong link with the University. The students below have earned the privilege to wear this ring through hard work and perseverance. Jeff Kilgore, Baylor Alumni Association’s EVP/CEO, presented this latest group of students with their ring during the spring ring ceremony in May. Congratulations!

Adair, Alex Ahers, Alana Aitken, Christopher Alejandro, Sarah Aleman, Christine Alford, Drake Alford, Jesse Allen, Nelson Allen, Julianna Altahif, Ricky Alvarado, Marlen Amaefule, Christopher Anders, Michael Anderson, Erin Armstrong, Cheniese Asbill, Charles Autry, Steven Bahcall, Corbin Baker, Robert Balderas, Stephanie Barnhart, Kimberlee Barron, Audrey Bates, Jennifer Beam, Kyle Beck, Jesse Beevers, Kristina Bell, Cameron Bember, George Berlioz, Christopher Betz, Kaelyn Bexley, Justin Black, Elisabeth Blair, James Blalock, Kimsey Blanc, Jenn Blanc, Jean Michael Blenden, Kara Bojku, Bajram Bomkamp, Brock Bondesen, Bardley Boone, Garrett Boullioun, Sarah Bowie, Archie Bowman, Jon Boyd, William Brandt, David Braswell, Rebecca Brigham, Amanda Brooks, Graham Bruce, Chad Brune, Kathryn Bucher, Kaitlin Bumpus, Marshall Bunnitt, Andrea Burleson, Megan Butcher, Brian Butt, Sarah

Canion, Whitney Cantu, Maximilian Carlough, Nicjolas Carpenter, Randel Carreon, Ivan Cash, Kyle Catanzaro, Emily Caunitz, Michelle Chan, Marie Chavez, Anthony Chung, Raymond Clark, Caroline Clark, Virginia Clendennen, Andrea Cleworth, Martin Cobbs, Trevor Cochran, Lauren Cohen, Carlee M Cole, Lundsay Cole, Blake Collins, Brian Coltharp, Lillie Contreras, Carlos Cooper, Jacob Cooper, Katrin Cortines, Caitluin Coulter, Brittney Covert, Alexandria Cowan, Thomas Cowthran, James Cox, Courtney Craig, James Crawford, Sarah Creech, Christopher Cromartie, Jonathan Crouse, Mark Crutchfield, Ashley Cutbirth, Travis Dalton, Mary Dang, Peter Daniels, Brieanne Daniels, Bryant Davis, Jessica Davis, Ashley Deere, Rachel Depuma, David Dinh, Christine Dismuke, Hannah Dixon, Matthew Dovalina, Isaac Drango, Brad Draughn, Bobby Dudgeon, Ray Duncan, Claire Durrett, Katherine A Dysart, Matthew Eastwood, Kenneth

Elizalde, Britney Elizondo, John Eller, Tamanie Emerson, Amada Escamilla, Rebeca Espinosa, Evaliliana Esters, Kelsey Eubank, Carter Evatt, Dan Fabian, Carson Fagert, Kyle Farr, Niatasha Farris, Joshua Fedor, Ryan Feguson, Kristyn Figueroa, Jonathan Fischer, Nathaniel Flint, Brittany Flores, Stefany Foong, Chelsea Friday, Donia Gallegos, Tiffany Garcia, Juliet Garcia, Obed Gardner, Brende Garza, Robert Garza, Kendall Gist, Seth Goble, Grace Goodwin, Kelsey Goolsbee, Andrew Greebon, Michele Green, Ashley Grilletta, Erica Grullon, Stephany Gubernator, Claire Gutierrez, Claire Gutierrez, Alexandria Guzman, Edwin Haats, Rebecka Habitzreiter, Mary Hacker, Austen Haddad, Daniel Hagans, Caitlin Hagh, Emily Hamner, Tristan Haney, Hannah Harman, Kurt Harris, Aaron Hashem, Chris Hashmi, Jameer Haugen, Courtney Hawley, Sarah Heady, Trent Hebbe, Kimberly Hedges, Robert Henry, David

Henry, Daniel Hernandez, Erick Hersey, William Hill, Zack Horan, Shawn Horn, Josef Horn, Leslie Horvath, Garrett Hosein, Priscilla Hostin, Marissa Howard, Blaire Huber, Stefan Hugus, Carla Inglehart, Kristen G Ihde, Alexander Jackson, Ashley Jackson, Jamie James, Austin Jang, Daniel Janick, Courtney Jeffeery, Berlian Jefferis, Paul Johnson, Lindsey Johnson, Carter Johnson, Lindsey Johnston, Bethany Kahn, Tara Keval, Akisha Kim, Esther Kim, Christopher Kimmel, Clinton King, Mandy Kircher, Kimberly Klarich, Austin Kovacs, Hillary Krainz, Kevin Kupp, Samuel Kyle, John Lamonica, Kandace Lane, Matthew Lane, Jake Lebeda, Austin Leddy, Sarah Leddy, Elizabeth Leddy, Miranda Lee, Katie Legros, Matthew B. Lessner, George Lockhart, Nathan Lolie, Kaitlin Long, Sarah Lott, Allison Love, John Lozano, Isidore Macaulay, Ciara Mackey, Brett Main, Freddie

Maldonado, Luis Mann, Jacy Marcha, Karrah Marsh, Kathryn Massey, Alex Matysek, Marne McGallion, Brody McLauchlan, Amanda Meier, William Mendez, Brittany Mendoza, Amanda Marie Merrill, Jonathan Midgett, Katherine Miller, Sarah Miller, Nicholas Milligan, Christopher Minnie, William Mize, Maximillion Moeller, Sarah Molina, Sergio Montoya, Marhiah Moore, Victoria Moore, Jonathan Moorman, Brian Moran, Jeffrey Morrissey, Megan Mosher, Justin Muikey, Stephen Murillo, Marta Murphey, Lacy Murray, Jacob Muskus, Alfredo Nash, Daniel Neibel, Timothy Nelson, Adam Nguyen, Alan Nguyen, Amanda Nicholson, Evah Nickerson, Philip Nunez, Ruben O’Neill, Kelsey Obidigbo, Amanda Odi, Crystal Oilar, Abigayil Okafor, Janel Overton, Josh Oxford, Justin Padgett, Shae Parish, Malcom Parker, Bradley Parmigiano, Andrew Patel, Monica Paulson, Robert Pena, Franscisco Peterson, Gregory Phillips, Jeb

Platt, Kourtney Plummer, Andrew Polk, Kaitlin Pollio, Alyssa Poole, Tori Poole, Brooke Porter, Abigail Powell, Sheronica Powers, Jonathan Propes, Haley Puente, Jessica Pursley, Tiffany Quezada, Brittney Quinn, Molly Quinn, Coridon Ralston, Cameron Rangel, Joshua Rash, Chris Reed, Jasmine Reyes, Justin Ricks, Grayson Riech, Kevin Robertson, Jenna Robertson, Nicholas Robles, Priscila Rodano, Eric Rodekohr, Kellie Rodriguez, Sergio Rodriguez, Miguel Roe, Shailey Romero, Derich Rose, Amy Ross, Evan Rottman, Tanner Rover, Kalie Russell, Jake Rutledge, Dustin Ryan, Deborah Salgado, Patricia Sanders, Ashley Sanders, Kendra Sanders, Natalie Santoscoy, Valerie Sartor, Zach Savage, Gracia Sawka, Carolyn Schaum, Megan Schrader, Maddee Seibert, Jonmichael Sellner, Michael Sharrock, Mitchell Sheffer, Alison Shen, Stanley Shorty, Jonathan Siebert, Kelly Simpson, Kristin Sims, Michael

Spaulding, Travis Spencer, Erin Stair, Sarah Steadman, Travis Stephens, Jessica Stephenson, Corinne Stone, Hadleigh Storbakken, Nick Stoven, Zach Strake, Vince Sturdivant, Zaira Sturm, Sarah Supak, Christopher Sutton, Tiffany Swift, Matthew Taylor, Chloe Taylor, Hannah Taylor, Rachel Thomas, Justin Thompson, Emily Thompson, Erin Todd, Edie Trevino, Candace Turner, Klayton Turner, Ineida Ucol, John Ulrey, Brittany Underbrink, David Vehslage, Mark Waggoner, Andrew Walior, Brian Walker, Toby Walters, Samantha Ward, Scottie Wardlay, Spyk Weddle, Courtney Wells, Brianne Wemakor, Celestine Whitten, Hunt Wicker, Matthew Wilkens, Andrew Wilkenson, Tyler Williams, Briesaun Wimpee, Tyler Wood, Aaron Woods, Meredith Wysong, Shaun Yeakle, Tyler Young, Kalee Yuan, Grace Zbranek, Kimberly Zollinger, Kayla

“God Bless Baylor and all who wear her ring.”

FALL ORDER TAKING Any student with 75+ semester hours is eligible to take part in the Official Baylor Class Ring tradition.

Mon. – Thur., September 26 – 29, 2011 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Bill Daniel Student Center FALL CEREMONY NOVEMBER 29TH Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 5:30 p.m. in Waco Hall Ring Saving Plan Participants: Students with 75 hours may apply ring funds toward the purchase of the Official Baylor Class Ring to become a part of the growing Baylor Ring Tradition!

For more information go to www.BaylorAlumniAssociation.com or call (254) 710-1121.

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Residence halls engage in energy-saving competition

By Jordan Hearne Reporter

Students living in residence halls will begin competing to conserve electricity at noon Sunday.

The first competition took place in spring 2011 and only involved four residence halls, but the competition will be much larger this year.

Clare Paul, marketing manager for Baylor Facilities, said the spring rivalry was more of a pilot program to see if students would participate.

As a result of last semester’s re-

sponse, Paul said the metering necessary to monitor all of the halls was installed over the summer in anticipation of the coming school year.

Smith Getterman, Baylor’s sustainability coordinator, said the competition is a fun way to get students engaged in conservation.

“The big thing is that the event has expanded beyond last year,” Getterman said.

This fall, all of the residence halls at Baylor will compete against one another for seven weeks.

In the spring 2011 games, the

houses of North Village competed as one team, and North and South Russell combined to form another team for the six-week tournament.

Now, each house and both Russell halls will participate separately, bringing the grand total of teams in the competition to 14.

The main goal of the program is to educate students about energy conservation and teach them habits that assist in saving energy.

“Part of it is really just awareness,” Paul said.

“While the competition itself doesn’t make a huge dent in energy

use at the moment, it saves energy in the long run by instilling good habits,” she continued.

Each week, one residence hall will compete against another hall in a conservation game, and whoever wins that tournament gains points.

One example of the games is “Dark Hall.” The two teams facing off that week must turn off and unplug everything for one hour. The team that uses the least amount of energy gets 25 points.

At the end of the competition, whichever hall has the most points

wins a pizza party and a banner to hang for the remainder of the year.

“We hope to make this a yearly tradition,” Paul said. “For each competition, the banner can move to another hall if it wins.”

She expects the event will continue every fall semester in order to build good conservation habits as early as possible.

Ken Pollard, director of the Baylor Physical Plant, said the event was inspired by a desire to save energy and money for the university.

“It’s a great program, and ev-

erybody wins,” he said. “It helps to change our culture and make us more aware of energy use. Funds not spent on electric and gas bills can go to other Baylor programs.”

With different types of games throughout the competition, the program will show students how to make small changes in their everyday routines by turning off electronics when they are not in use.

Pollard said he hopes the program will increase energy conservation in other areas as students go out into the world and carry out everything they have learned.

Elvis tribute artist provides Parents Weekend activity Acclaimed impersonator will perform Elvis classics in ‘The King in Concert’ Saturday at the Jubilee Theatre

By David McLain Staff Writer

Students who are looking to show their parents Waco beyond the confines of I-35 and LaSalle Avenue can look into Jubilee Theatre’s Saturday night event “The King In Concert.”

Nationally acclaimed Elvis tribute artist Vince King will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday. Performing with him will be Waco native and former Branson, Miss., performer Royce Montgomery.

Vince King, a Houston native, has performed across the nation as the revolutionary music legend. His shows include a recent performance at “Legends in Concert,” an acclaimed live celebrity tribute show in Myrtle Beach, S.C. His talent has been recognized and endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

“It is most definitely a family show and I know everyone who attends will walk away wanting to know when Vince will be back,” said Sue Smith, a close friend of King’s and president of his fan club.

King’s performance will take the audience through decades of Elvis’ greatest music. Fans say King’s shocking physical similarities to Elvis, the costumes and his

talented voice tend to put the audience 30 years in the past — in to the glory days of the king of rock ’n’ roll.

“Vince portrays Elvis in the truest respect of him and the moves Vince does are identical” Malcolm Hale | Avid Elvis Fan

“Vince King is one of the few [Elvis Tribute Artists] that can perform all eras of Elvis Presley’s history-making career.

Starting in the raw-edged ’50s, he moves to the light-hearted movie years, on to the electrifying 1968 Comeback Special, and then to the powerful and glamorous Las Vegas years of the ’70s,” King’s biography on his fan club website, www. visionsoftheking.com, said.

Malcolm Hale, one of King’s newest and most exuberant fans, is traveling to Waco to see King live at Jubilee Theatre Saturday.

Hale has traveled all over the world to see Elvis tribute concerts and said King is the best.

“Vince has the charisma that Elvis had,” Hale said. “Vince portrays Elvis in the truest respect of him and the moves Vince does are identical.”

After the performance, King will take time to pose for photographs, sign autographs and visit with the audience.

“He is much like Elvis in this regard — he loves his fans and audiences,” Smith said.

Smith, a family friend of King’s, expressed a some concern about the size of the crowd in Waco. King’s nationwide performances tend to garner awards and accolades that the size of the Waco crowd has not yet indicated, she said.

“The biggest hurdle in Waco may be that they just don’t know him,” Smith said.

“Wherever he goes it is standing room only, and we still have plenty of room here.”

Reserved seat tickets are available for $15 and VIP seats are $20.

For more tickets or more information about the event, call Sue Smith at 936-3211244.

Jubilee Theatre is located at 1319 N. 15th St. The theater is owned and run by Mission Waco, an organization focused on empowering the poor of Waco.

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Tickets for the Saturday showing of “The King in Concert” with Vince King and Royce Montgomery at the Jubilee Theater are available through Sue Smith at 936-321-1244.

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FRIDAY| SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Brooks’ masters discover home in community

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Construction continues on the National Pan-Hellenic Council Garden as its 1:30 p.m. Saturday unveiling approaches. The garden is located near the tennis courts and Marrs McLean Gymnasium.

National Pan-Hellenic Garden to open

By Grace Gaddy Reporter

Anyone walking through Fountain Mall lately may have noticed the tall green fences blocking off a construction site wedged near the tennis courts and Marrs McLean Gymnasium. This weekend that barrier will vanish and observers can view Baylor’s National PanHellenic Council Garden for the first time, a project four years in the making.

The council, in conjunction with the Division of Student Life, will hold a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting on-site at 1:30 p.m. Saturday that is open to the public. Tours will be available starting at 2:30 p.m.

Astrid Beltran, coordinator for Greek Life and Chapter Development, said the purpose of the garden is to celebrate the historical heritage of the NPHC International Greek Letter organizations on campus, as well as to recognize their contributions to Baylor and the greater Waco community.

Seven 3-by-1 granite monuments, each representing one of the seven NPHC chapters active on Baylor’s campus, will stand facing each other parallel to a walkway.

The stones will include an en-

graving of each sorority and fraternity’s signature crest, its national and local founding dates and the founders and charter members.

There will also be an eighth monument paying tribute to Baylor, Beltran said.

Arlington senior Carrington Franklin, publicity chair for Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, said she hopes the garden will promote a sense of unity among campus organizations while reflecting Baylor’s commitment to traditions and Greek Life.

“There’s never been anything like this before on Baylor’s campus,” Franklin said. “We’re honoring the diversity that’s emerging over this campus and the heritage of where it came from.”

Spring senior Leah Lewis, NPHC president, echoed Carrington’s thoughts, saying this was the “first monument devoted to a multicultural organization.”

In addition to lending a luscious new area to Baylor’s landscape, the garden will allow for a unique educational experience, Beltran said.

“A lot of people don’t realize that most of these organizations are over 100 years old,” Beltran said.

Complementing that history,

the monuments are arranged according to their national founding date; the first one was established in 1906.

“This is a place where people can have a quiet space — a space where they can interact with others as well — and just learn more about the organizations,” Beltran said.

Franklin said she is excited to see the garden finally come to life.

When Baylor’s NPHC executive board proposed the idea for the garden in March 2007, the Division of Student Life and Baylor administration worked with the students to make their vision a reality.

“It truly has been a partnership of administrators and students on this project for the past four years,” Beltran said.

Franklin said she imagines the garden will impart a sense of serenity to students, making it a great place to study or take a break.

Tables and chairs will be set up for students’ use and outlets will be available to plug in laptops, Beltran said.

Located next to Fountain Mall, Beltran added that the garden would really “pop.”

“It’s really going to look good,” she said.

The shortest commute at Baylor may belong to the master and associate master of Brooks Residential College, Dr. Douglas Henry and his wife Dr. Michelle Henry.

Douglas, a great texts professor, and Michele, a choral music education professor, have lived in Brooks with their now 5-year-old son, Zachary, since Brooks opened in fall 2007.

Douglas is the master of Brooks College and Michele is the associate master. Both work to ensure that the goals of community — academic excellence and faculty-student interaction — are achieved.

When the Baylor 2012 vision was created, conversations began about building a new residential college. As the vision came together and Douglas heard plans about Brooks College, he saw it as an opportunity to lead.

“I have always been passionate about the creation of communities and this was a chance to help build a new community within Baylor,” Douglas said.

Before joining the Brooks staff, the Henrys lived in a house in Waco and cooked for a group of students weekly. Douglas said they talked as a group about the students’ futures and callings. This created a stepping-stone toward the level of involvement the Henrys would take in Brooks College.

“Living in Brooks, we have a clearer sense of the complexity of students’ lives,” Douglas said. “As professors working with students in the classroom, you see students in a very circumscribed way. In the college, we see life in all the ways that it is both glorious and challenging beyond imagination at times.”

The Henrys choose to invest in students weekly by holding a

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Dr. Douglas Henry, who serves as master of Brooks College and his wife Dr. Michele Henry, who serves associate master of Brooks College, talk to their sleepy son, Zachary, Thursday outside of Brooks Dining Hall.

Brooks-wide teatime at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Often, there is a guest speaker that talks about what he or she does for a living and why that matters.

Some of the guests have included the mayor of Waco, the director of Mission Waco and the publisher of the Waco Tribune-Herald.

New Braunfels sophomore Spencer Bueche spoke highly of teatime.

“It is a time to be refreshed and learn, all in the comfort of a living room,” Bueche said. “The Henrys are personable and welcoming and want to get to know the students of Brooks.”

When the opportunity arose for the Henrys to move to Brooks College, they wanted to be sure that it would be a good place for their son to grow up.

Douglas said Zachary has loved the environment — the students play with Zachary even when he is spraying his water gun at them or fighting them off with his lightsaber.

Each week, a family style dinner is held for the residents of Brooks to fellowship and build

community.

At the Sunday night dinners, Zachary runs around and talks to students when he is not eating.

The residents are patient with Zachary and the Henrys said they are thankful for the students’ impact on his life.

Zachary’s kindergarten teacher at Live Oak Classical Academy, Meagan Morris, boasted about his intelligence and how living at Brooks has attributed to that.

“Zachary told me a few days ago that he has read ‘The Odyssey,’” Morris said. “That is crazy considering he is in kindergarten. He loves learning and really wants to please me by doing his best work. I would definitely say that his living situation has definitely had a positive effect on him both intellectually and personality-wise.”

The Henrys said they do not have any plans to change their living situation any time soon.

“By living in Brooks, we have a richer, deeper sense of who these human beings are — these Baylor students on the cusp of life,” Douglas said. “And this has in turn given our lives more meaning.”

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A member of the Baylor Percussion Group rolls on suspended cymbals as part of a group sequence throughout the Cultural Arts Fest held at the Waco Suspension Bridge on Sept. 18.

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No. 14 midfielder Brittany Hunemuller carries the ball down the field during the first half of the game against Cal State Northridge on Aug. 26. The Lady Bears ended the game with a 1-0 victory over the Matadors.

After scoring another point against Texas-Pan American, No. 5 outside hitter Nicole Bardaji expresses her joy with the Lady Bears on Sept. 3 in the Ferrell Center. After 3 games, the Lady Bears finished with a 25-21 victory over Texas-Pan American.

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No. 16 defensive back Josh Benenoch holds his helmet in the air as fans rush the field after a 50-48 victory over TCU on Sept. 2 at Floyd Casey Stadium.

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No. 15 sophomore linebacker Brody Trahan forces a fumble off of Stephen F. Austin’s No. 6 running back Gus Johnson. The Bears’ No. 90 senior nose tackle Nicolas Jean-Baptiste recovered the fumble. Baylor won the rain-shortened game, 48-0, on Sept. 17 at Floyd Casey Stadium.

Members of the Air Force and Army ROTC detachment at Baylor carry the American flag along during “A Tribute to Fallen Heroes” ceremony Sept. 9 outside the Moody Memorial Library.

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A member of the Baylor Percussion Group rolls on suspended cymbals as part of a group sequence throughout the Cultural Arts Fest held at the Waco Suspension Bridge on Sept. 18.

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No. 14 midfielder Brittany Hunemuller carries the ball down the field during the first half of the game against Cal State Northridge on Aug. 26. The Lady Bears ended the game with a 1-0 victory over the Matadors.

After scoring another point against Texas-Pan American, No. 5 outside hitter Nicole Bardaji expresses her joy with the Lady Bears on Sept. 3 in the Ferrell Center. After 3 games, the Lady Bears finished with a 25-21 victory over Texas-Pan American.

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No. 16 defensive back Josh Benenoch holds his helmet in the air as fans rush the field after a 50-48 victory over TCU on Sept. 2 at Floyd Casey Stadium.

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No. 15 sophomore linebacker Brody Trahan forces a fumble off of Stephen F. Austin’s No. 6 running back Gus Johnson. The Bears’ No. 90 senior nose tackle Nicolas Jean-Baptiste recovered the fumble. Baylor won the rain-shortened game, 48-0, on Sept. 17 at Floyd Casey Stadium.

Members of the Air Force and Army ROTC detachment at Baylor carry the American flag along during “A Tribute to Fallen Heroes” ceremony Sept. 9 outside the Moody Memorial Library.

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Baylor graduate students compete with professors from top universities in business case research competition

By Jennifer Khang Reporter

Baylor graduate students will soon present business cases alongside professionals in the finals of a case research competition that is geared toward professors and researchers.

Two Baylor graduates will present the business-teaching cases created by their respective groups at the North American Case Research Association Annual Conference on Oct. 13 – 15 in San Antonio.

NACRA is a nonprofit association which, according to their website, focuses on promoting excellence in case research, writing and teaching in business and other administrative disciplines.

Dr. Marlene Reed, entrepreneur in residence in the department of management and entrepreneurship, said the cases submitted by the Baylor graduates were reviewed blindly along with cases from international professors and other professors from schools like

Harvard University, Babson College and the University of Virginia.

“I submitted two of the cases from my students in the B.E.S.T. class,” Reed said. “None of the reviewers knew they were students.

They thought they were professors.”

B.E.S.T. stands for the Business Excellence Scholarship Team class, which consists of about 28 students who attend class for a whole year, first as a business elective in the fall semester and then as a capstone course for the spring semester.

“Usually 70 to 80 business students apply and are recommended by business professors,” Reed said.

“They go through a review process and are selected based upon their grade point average, activities on campus and leadership ability,” said Reed.

May 2011 graduate Taylor Laymance, who worked on one of the two Baylor cases, said the students were split into two groups for the semester. They were asked to find a company whose management they could work with and come up with

a teachable case about that company for a classroom setting.

“We were encouraged to find something where we would have access to management in order to have conversations with them and get a better understanding for the business model,” Laymance said.

“Dr. Reed said this would be very beneficial to the process.”

Laymance worked in a group with three other students. Two of them had a personal connection to the same Robinson family that owns the Waco Tribune-Herald.

“So we thought, we have a personal connection, we have access to the people running the paper, and we have a good back story on it,” Laymance said.

“We thought it would be an interesting teaching point on how they go about navigating the company through this changing technological environment , and it was relevant to people our age.”

Reed said the cases were chosen by several criteria: how well they were written, the quality of the problem to be solved, the pres-

ence or absence of a focus person to make decisions, and basis on a business theory.

The NACRA’s website said cases on all types of organizations— publicly traded, non-profit, charitable or state-controlled— were accepted.

According to the website, the cases entered in the competition should address issues of responsibility, structure, decision-making authority and accountability of the Board of Directors in businesses.

The two graduate-student cases, which will be presented in October, are “Waco Tribune-Herald: Reinventing the ‘Digital Wheel” and “Rock Bottom Boutique: The Evolution of a Start-Up Business.”

The first case was written by graduates Haley Elmers, Kelsey Holmes, Taylor Laymance and Neal Robinson.

The other case was written by Kylie Borgias, Molly Doyle, Will May, Amy Wofford and Stephen Montellano, a graduate school student and lecturer in the Hankamer School of Business.

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By Brittney Coulter Reporter

Students of all cultural backgrounds are invited to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through a new series of events presented by the Multicultural Affairs Department.

Brownsville senior April Ortiz, the multicultural Greek council representative for Gamma Alpha Omega, organized the events.

She said she was inspired by her sorority’s Greek director, Astrid Beltran, who told her that Hispanic Heritage Month was not widely celebrated on campus.

“Over the summer I spoke to her, and I got with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as well, to kind of brainstorm ideas for something we could possibly do for Hispanic Heritage Month,” she said.

“Then I got with Multicultural Affairs shortly after school started and let them know [all] of the ideas that we had come up with.”

Ortiz also collaborated with members of other student organizations including Kappa Delta Chi, Omega Delta Phi and the Hispanic Student Association in planning the events.

Kelley Kimple, the coordinator Multicultural Activities, said this is the first time student organizations have come together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which officially began Sept. 15 and continues through Oct. 15.

“Some organizations have done different events throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, but this is the first time that they are kind of trying to collaborate with one another to bring all of their audiences together,” Kimple said.

The first event was the Hispanic Civil Rights Forum, which was held on Wednesday.

Attendees discussed current issues that pertain to the Hispanic community but affect everyone.

The next event will be a service project on Monday. Three more are

planned for the rest of the month.

The service project will benefit

“Some organizations have done different events throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, but this is the first time that they are kind of trying to collaborate with one another to bring all of their audiences together.”

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a local organization that teaches English.

Students will collaborate with

LEAF founder Dr. Randy Wood, professor and director for the Center for Christian Education and associate director for the Center for Literacy.

LEAF stands for “Learning English Among Friends.” It is a service organization in which students help local Spanish-speaking families learn English at area schools.

“It hit me very strongly that there were a lot of kids and parents in our schools who didn’t read, write, or speak English,” Wood said.

“We just felt like God was telling us that there’s some people out there that we’re not serving,” he continued Students will travel to Waco High School Monday for the first service event, to converse with small groups of LEAF participants.

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Wood said students who decide to volunteer with LEAF throughout the month will have a very enriching experience.

“I think for many Baylor students it’s going to be an eye-opening experience,” he said.

Wood also said he thinks students are “going to see a culture that perhaps they’re unfamiliar with, but is rich in history and tradition. They’re just the most wonderful people I’ve met.”

Other events throughout the month include a game night, a “Grab the Mic” performance in collaboration with the Association of Black Students and a comedy performance.

All the events were designed to be educational as well as entertaining.

“With any of the events that any of our students within multicultural organizations put on, it’s always going to be about expressing who they are as a culture and as a

people,” Kimple said. “It’s all about educating people and hoping they enjoy themselves while being educated.”

Ortiz hopes the events will unite students from all walks of life to celebrate Hispanic culture. “[We’re] just trying to bring the Hispanic community together and make the rest of the community aware of some of the things that we bring,” she said.

Students of all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to attend the events as well as other events sponsored by multicultural organizations.

“You’re in a learning environment,” Kimple said. “Take an opportunity if you aren’t part of that ethnicity or race to come out and learn something about somebody that’s different from you.”

Students who want to participate in the first LEAF service event on Monday should R.S.V.P. by calling (254) 710-2410 to receive information.

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Grad inspires students with tales of movie industry

By Rachel Ambelang Contributor

Baylor alumnus Doug Rogers came to speak with Baylor theater, film and digital media and art students Sept. 15, recounting his incredible life story.

His journey encompasses everything from playing roles in the Shakespeare Festival in Los Angeles, to a dream job at Dreamworks Animation Studios, to designing the new castle for the first Disney

park in Shanghai, China.

Roger’s passion for art design and theatre began at Baylor where he took classes in both. After graduating, Rogers went on to receive his Master’s Degree from Yale University in theater. Rogers said his experience at Yale helped shape him as an artist; his professors there pushed him to think outside the box..

Rogers credits his experience in theatre as what set him apart from others with more experience when

Dreamworks approached him with a job offer: to become the Art Director of the (then) new film, Shrek. The studio was looking for someone who knew how to make the setting look like a theatrical stage.

Terry Roller, professor of art, said of Rogers’s good fortune, “The fact [is] that he had a love for theater and a love for art and the two came together.”

Rogers has worked with Dreamworks and Disney, two

companies that defined the typical 90s childhood, in addition to collaborating with big names like Steven Spielberg and John Lasseter.

When one student asked how Rogers got the opportunity to work with Disney, he laughed and said he was not sure why, but Disney asked to work with him. Rogers quickly became a hero to each of the students in the room as he spoke casually about working on well-known movies.

He acted as the art director,

responsible for the literal “look” of different settings for films such as Shrek, Shark Tale, The Princess and the Frog, and Tangled. He also worked on the new movie Puss in Boots, which is to be released on Nov. 4th of this year.

The students had the opportunity to listen as Rogers explained the ideas for the movies’ settings developed from his incredible drawings to the computer generated images we see in the completed film, offering students a crash

course in moviemaking.

During the presentation, Rogers showed his mischievous side by revealing that in one of the scenes of Shrek he placed a series of numbers across a sign in the background that, when decoded, spells out “I hate the University of Texas.”

Rogers advised the students to cherish their education. He refers to his Baylor education as the greatest gift he ever received, much better than a school specializing in theatre or art.

Local, independent film screenings give student filmmakers the chance to explore their craft

By Rachel Ambelang Contributor

The film and digital media department will showcase one film a month, beginning this month, as part of the Texas Independent Film Network.

According to the Texas Independent Film Network website, “TIFN is a statewide coalition of film societies, universities and independent theaters united for the purpose of screening Texas independent film.”

Every month, TIFN distributes films to its different partners in order to increase the number of people that see the films. Many of the films are low-budget, making it difficult for them to get a distributor, despite the fact that they were well-made.

Dr. James Kendrick, associate professor in the film and digital media division, is one of the main organizers of Baylor’s partnership

with TIFN. When explaining why the Baylor film and digital media program was keen to be a part of the TIFN cause, he said, “It’s basically just a way for independent filmmakers to get their stuff out there because after they run the film festival circuit, they go straight to video and basically disappear.”

The Q&A period after the screenings also gives students a chance to meet the filmmakers themselves and learn from their experiences in making independent films.

The first film was shown on Sept. 1, a 2009 documentary titled Echotone. The camera follows Austonian musicians and similar struggles: from simply getting gigs, to the making of albums, to the influx of New York and Los Angeles corporate businessmen, “suits,” who have noticed the rising talent in Austin and are ready to make a profit. It was a fantastic piece that raises questions like “Where does

the music scene in Austin go now that the city is growing and corporations are moving in?” Other, more philosophical questions all of these young artists are facing

“It’s basically just a way for independent filmmakers to get their stuff out there.”

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are also addressed, such as “What makes art?” and “Does giving in to a contract mean that I’m ‘selling out?’”

The next movie in the series was shown on Thursday night and is titled The Happy Poet. It was written, directed, edited, produced

by Paul Gordon, who also starred

in the film. The movie documents the life of an out-of-work poet who gets an idea to run a “mostly vegetarian” food stand whose aspirations are tested when he runs into real-world problems. After the screening, Paul Gordon himself was available for a Q&A session about how he got his small budget film started and featured in an array of film festivals, including South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin. For anyone who is looking to watch free films, wants to support Texas filmmakers, or is interested in independent film-making, two more movie screenings present the perfect opportunity.

On Oct. 20, Dance With the One, a drama about a small-time drug dealer who gets in over his head, will be shown, and on Nov. 17 Mars, an animated romantic comedy about the first crew to land on Mars, will be screened.

The screenings will take place in Castellaw 101 at 7 p.m., followed

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‘Bus-sized’ falling satellite not expected to affect US

By Alicia Chang Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — While North America appears to be off the hook, scientists are scrambling to pinpoint exactly where and when a dead NASA climate satellite will plummet back to Earth today.

The 6-ton, bus-sized satellite is expected to break into more than a hundred pieces as it plunges through the atmosphere, most of it burning up.

But if you’re hoping for a glimpse, the odds are slim. Most sightings occur by chance because the re-entry path can’t be predicted early enough to alert people, said Canadian Ted Molczan, who tracks satellites for a hobby.

In all his years of monitoring, Molczan has only witnessed one tumble back to Earth — the 2004 return of a Russian communications satellite.

It “looked like a brilliant star with a long glowing tail,” he wrote in an email.

The best guess so far is that the 20-year-old Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will hit sometime this afternoon Eastern time.

The latest calculations indicate that it will not be over the United States, Canada and Mexico during that time.

Predicting where and when the freefalling satellite will land is an imprecise science, but officials should be able to narrow it down a few hours ahead.

While most of the satellite pieces will disintegrate, 26 large metal chunks — the largest about 300 pounds — are expected to survive, hit and scatter somewhere on the planet.

With nearly three-quarters of the world covered in water, chances are that it will be a splashdown.

If the re-entry is visible, “it’ll look like a long-lived meteor,” said Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass.

Since the dawn of the Space Age, no one has been injured by

falling space debris. The only confirmed case of a person being hit by space junk was in 1997 when Lottie Williams of Tulsa, Okla., was grazed in the shoulder by a small bit of debris from a discarded piece of a rocket.

The odds of someone somewhere on Earth getting struck by the NASA satellite are 1 in 3,200.

But any one person’s odds are astronomically lower — 1 in 21 trillion.

“You’re way more likely to be hit by lightning” than by the satellite, McDowell said.

NASA has warned people not to touch any satellite part they might chance upon. There are no hazardous chemicals on board, but people can get hurt by sharp edges, the space agency said.

The U.S. tracks the roughly 22,000 pieces of satellites, rockets and other junk orbiting the Earth.

Nowadays, the world is more eco-conscious about what it puts up in space.

Modern satellites must be

designed to disintegrate upon re-entry or have enough fuel to be nudged into a higher orbit or steered into the ocean.

The satellite was launched in 1991 aboard the space shuttle Discovery to study the ozone layer, and back then there was no such rule. NASA used up the remaining fuel to put it into a lower orbit in 2005, setting the stage for its uncontrolled return. It will be the biggest NASA spacecraft to fall uncontrolled from the sky in 32 years.

It’s not unusual for space debris to dive back to Earth. NASA’s Orbital Debris Program Office estimates that medium-sized junk falls back once a week. Debris the size of the satellite due Friday occurs about once a year.

Harvard’s McDowell noted that two massive Russian rocket stages have plunged back this year with little notice.

“The only reason this is getting attention is because NASA, as a matter of due diligence, put out a press release,” he said.

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The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, an old NASA research satellite, is expected to come crashing down through the atmosphere this afternoon.

Twenty-six large metal chunks are expected to survive its descent.

Skies fall in stock market based on fears of impeding global recession

By Francesca Levy Associated Press

NEW YORK — Investors began giving in to fears Thursday that a global recession is already under way, and stock markets shuddered around the world. Selling started in Asia, picked up speed in Europe and sent Wall Street near its worst finish of the year.

The Dow fell 391.01 points, or 3.5 percent, and closed at 10,733.83. The selling was not just steep but broad: Nineteen stocks on the New York Stock Exchange fell for every one that rose. At one point, the Dow was down more than 500 points.

“Markets rely on confidence and certainty. Right now there is neither,” said John Canally, an economic strategist at LPL Financial, an investment firm in Boston.

It was the second consecutive rout in the stock market since

Wednesday afternoon, when the Federal Reserve announced a change in strategy for fighting the economic slowdown — a bid to lower long-term interest rates and get people and companies to spend more money.

Economic news was bad around the world. A closely watched survey in Europe indicated a recession could be on the way there, and a manufacturing survey suggested a slowdown in China, which has been one of the hottest economies.

“The probability of going back into recession is higher now than at any point in the recovery,” said Tim Quinlan, an economist at Wells Fargo. He put his odds of a recession at 35 percent.

In the United States, investors poured money into American government debt, which they see as less risky than stocks even as the nation wrestles with how to tame its long-term budget problems.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note hit 1.71 percent — the lowest since the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis started keeping daily records half a century ago. It was 3.66 percent as recently as February, when the economic forecast was brighter.

Yields fall as investors buy bonds and send their prices higher.

Small yields are a sign that investors are just looking for a safe place to park their cash.

“They want to get their money back,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Capital Markets. “How much they earn is secondary.”

Besides U.S. bonds, investors bought American dollars. The dollar rose to an eight-month high against the euro because of fears that Europe will bear the worst of a global downturn.

The Dow almost matched its lowest close of the year, 10,719

on Aug. 10. The stock market was seized by volatility last month, and at one point the Dow strung together four consecutive days of 400-point moves up or down.

It would have to fall 485 more points to reach the traditional definition of a bear market — a 20 percent decline. The Dow was at 12,810 on April 29.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, a broader measure of the stock market, and the Nasdaq composite, which is more heavily weighted with technology stocks, both fell more than 3 percent for the day.

The Fed announced Wednesday that it would shuffle $400 billion of its own holdings in hopes of reducing interest rates on longterm loans.

The central bank hopes that if people and businesses are able to borrow money more cheaply, they will spend throughout the economy and give it a lift.

Still, the Fed announcement troubled investors because it came with a bleak assessment of the future. The Fed said it sees “significant downside risks to the economic outlook,” including volatility in overseas markets.

“In financial markets, the thinking seems to be: If the Fed is worried, the rest of us ought to be really worried,” said Brian Gendreau, senior investment strategist at Cetera Financial Group.

The price of commodities like oil and metals dropped steeply because investors worried that demand for them would fall if the world economy keeps slowing or falls into recession again.

Oil dropped more than $5 a barrel to $80.51, its lowest settling price since Aug. 9. The selling reflected concerns that world demand for oil will fall if the economy slows.

It’s common for stocks to move

dramatically after the Fed makes a big announcement. But the number of trades that can be made instantly has also gone up, causing big swings to happen more quickly.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the first half of this year, the slowest growth since the end of the Great Recession in June 2009. It would take much healthier growth, 4 or 5 percent, to bring unemployment down significantly.

The government reported Thursday that fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. But the decline wasn’t nearly enough to raise any real hope that the job market is getting better.

Asian stocks were hammered to start the world’s trading. Europe fared even worse. The stock market fell 5.3 percent in France, 5 percent in Germany and 4.7 percent in Britain.

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second in the nation in receiving yards per game. Against Stephen F. Austin, Wright’s 123 yards receiving made him Baylor’s career leader in receiving yards.

“It’s good,” Wright said. “Coach wanted me to get it that game so we can just forget about. So we did what we had to do to get it and move on to the next week, and just get ready for the next game and what we have for the rest of the season.”

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Senior running back Terrance Ganaway rushed for 79 yards on eight rushes. On the season, Ganaway has 205 rushing yards and

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it,” Elizabeth said.

Supporters of Leah range from organizations around town to students at Baylor.

“We wanted to make it an affordable event for graduate students and undergrads, without compromising the intent of helping the Parkers. We realize money is tight for all of us,” Logan said.

All the money raised from the party on Monday night will go toward a Children’s Organ Transplant Association fund set up to help pay for Leah’s post-surgery medications.

“We need at least $75,000 to cover the medicines Leah will be on for the rest of her life. So far

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we’ve raised $45,000,” Logan said.

Leah was released from the

hospital in Dallas just last week, and the family is staying at a Ronald McDonald House near the hospital. They may remain there for the next three months, since Leah needs to be near the hospital as her immune system redevelops, Logan said.

The Parkers themselves will still be in Dallas on Monday.

“We’re hoping Leah, Katie and I will be able to Skype in and say ‘hey’ to everyone at the party,” Ross Parker wrote on his blog.

The Gages expect a quite a turnout for the Parkers to see from their computer screen.

“This may be the biggest party I ever throw,” Elizabeth said.

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admission discount, that help Baylor.

“We are so close to Baylor campus and Baylor has been real good to us over the years since we got here in 1993,” Fallon said. “Anything we can do to help support Baylor and activities for its faculty, staff, students and parents of students, we are more than happy to accommodate.”

Fallon said the museum also has a good amount of Big 12 history on site, which will be interesting for parents and students to explore given the constant news currently surrounding the conference.

A number of coupons for other local attractions will also be in-

“We hope that parents see everything that Waco has to offer for their students.”

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cluded in the Waco Coupon Book, which Robinson said is provided by the Waco Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Parents will be able to pick up coupon books at the Bill Daniel Student Center with information

packets for Parents Weekend.

Robinson said a number of local restaurants will also be providing various discounts when families show their Parents Weekend bracelets.

Robinson said Chamber hopes Exploring Waco will help parents to visit beyond campus.

“We want to show that Waco is a great city too,” Robinson said.

“We hope that parents see everything that Waco has to offer for their students.”

For a full list of Exploring Waco attractions and opportunities, parents and students are encouraged to visit http://www.baylor.edu/parentsweekend/index.php?id=82050.

yards a carry, and looks to add to those stats against a Rice team he’s not overlooking.

“Rice is a good team,” Ganaway said. “They’re a lot better than the way we played last week. We’re going to look at film, see what we can do, draw up the schematic plans for the game, and then we got to go out there and execute.”

Ganaway heads a corps of running backs that has almost 300 rushing yards on the season,

not counting Griffin’s 116 rushing yards. Junior Jarred Salubi and sophomore Glasco Martin, as well as Ganaway, all added touchdowns against SFA. “They all are going to feed off of each other,” Briles said. “They’re all different and bring different things to the table, but they all have to produce and be productive when they’re on the field, and that’s the main thing. All those guys are good football players, and I have confidence in all of them.”

Baylor hopes to build momentum and confidence from this game heading into conference play.

“The thing about momentum, it shifts back in forth,” Ganaway said.

“As long as we’re playing good ball and we’re doing what we’re capable of doing, we’ll be all right. We expect to go out there and play a dang good game this weekend and not be as flat we started last weekend.

The momentum thing will come.

We’ll worry about playing Rice and go from there.”

Romney, Perry face off by philip elliott Associated Press

Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sarcastically accused each other Thursday night of flip-flopping on Social Security and health care, flash points in their early struggle for the party nomination.

Romney accused Perry of having said the federal government “shouldn’t be in the pension business, that it’s unconstitutional,” a reference to Social Security benefits.

The Texas governor disputed the charge, saying it “wasn’t the first time Mitt’s been wrong on some issue before.” But Romney mocked his rival’s denial, adding, “You better find that Rick Perry and get him to stop saying that.”

Perry soon returned the favor, saying that Romney switched his position on health care between editions of a book he had published. In one edition, Perry said, Romney advocated expanding the health care program he signed in Massachusetts to the rest of the country. “Then in your paperback you took that line out, so speaking of not getting it straight in your book, Sir.” “It’s like badminton,” said Perry.

The Massachusetts legislation required residents of the state to purchase health coverage or pay a fine, a cornerstone of the law that

President Barack Obama won from Congress last year that has inflamed conservative voters across the country.

The two men run one-two in the public opinion polls — Perry ahead, Romney a close second — and compete daily for endorsements from members of Congress and other party luminaries in hopes of gaining a permanent edge before the caucuses and primaries begin early next year.

Perry gave no ground on one issue — his support for a state law in Texas that gives the children of illegal immigrants reduced tuition to state colleges and universities.

“If you say that we should not educate children who have come into the state for no other reason than they’ve been brought there, by no fault of their own, I don’t think you have a heart,” he said.

That drew a retort from former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

“No one is suggesting that students who are illegal in this country shouldn’t go to colleges and universities,” he said, adding that he objects to giving them state subsidies to do so.

“Most folks have to pay the full boat. ... Why should they be given preferential treatment as an illegal in this country?” he said.

In contrast to sometimes-harsh comments about each other, the GOP presidential hopefuls agreed Obama’s handling of the economy

was woeful. They said they would cut taxes, eliminate government regulations and take other steps to help create jobs in a nation with 9.1 percent unemployment.

“The president’s party wants to take from some people and give to others. That isn’t the way to lift America,” said Romney.

Perry said his state ranked first in the country five years in the row in attracting businesses looking to relocate. “Something special happened there and we plan to keep it that way,” he said.

Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota told one questioner, “You should get to keep every dollar you earn,” then backpedaled.

“Obviously we have to give money back to the government so we can run the government,” she said.

The two-hour event was sponsored by Fox News and Google, in keeping with an emerging trend in which mainstream media organizations partner with Internet companies .

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gave an endorsement of sorts to one of the elements of Obama’s job proposals. Asked whether he would renew unemployment benefits for those out of work, he said they should be required to participate in a “business led” job training program. “I believe it is fundamentally wrong to give people money for 99 weeks for doing nothing.” He said.

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Baylor finds hope in renewed Big 12 stability

By Tyler Alley Sports Editor

With the Pac-12’s decision to not expand, the Big 12 is once again stable and looking to remain that way.

“We are pleased that the Presidents of the Big 12 institutions have come together this evening to re-commit themselves to our heartland conference,” president Ken Starr said in his statement.

“Our efforts are now focused on working together to make the Big

12, for the long-term, one of the strongest athletic conferences in the nation.”

The Big 12’s stability comes with a casualty, as commissioner Dan Beebe has agreed with the conference board of directors to step down.

“The Big 12 Board of Directors has reached a mutual agreement with [Beebe] that he will leave his position effective today,” Big 12 Board of Directors chair Brady J. Deaton said in a statement. “We

sincerely thank Dan who has always demonstrated a total commitment to what is in the best interest of the Big 12 Conference.”

“I have been honored to serve the Big 12 Conference for the past eight and one-half years, including the last four-plus as its commissioner,” Beebe said in a statement. “I care deeply for these fine institutions and the citizens they represent. It is satisfying to know the Big 12 Conference will survive…I wish the Big 12 a long

and prosperous future.”

Former Big Eight commissioner Chuck Neinas will serve as interim commissioner.

Now that it seems the chaos is nearing an end, it’s time to clear up some misconceptions surrounding Baylor’s role in everything.

“To be clear, Baylor’s position is that we reserve our rights,” vice president of marketing John Barry said. “That’s it. Baylor never sued anyone. Baylor never threat-

ened to sue anyone.”

Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin has said that he was not happy with the commitment of certain Big 12 schools following an agreement between the Big 12 and the SEC saying the former conference would not sue the latter.

However, the agreement said nothing about individual schools suing the SEC. Baylor’s decision to not waive their legal rights had nothing to do with that agree-

ment.

Also, there has been a misconception surrounding the Aggie’s exit. It is widely believed that the Aggies could simply pay their exit fee and leave.

To simplify this, imagine a stack of 10 cups. The popular belief is that Texas A&M could simply pay their fee and take their cup right off the top of the stack.

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Sports take: Parents reason for sports love

By Krista Pirtle Sports Writer

My love relationship with sports began when I was little, dressed in a Michael Jordan jersey seated on my dad’s lap. It has grown over the years as my dad has introduced me to different ones. I remember watching the Cowboys in the late 90’s, sharing the frustrations of my dad with the lack of athletic ability on the field. I remember fighting off sleep as I watched the Dallas Stars win the Stanley Cup in 1999. I remember my first Texas Rangers’ game and the excitement the atmosphere brought.

As time progressed, I not only watched these sports but played them as well. When I was five, I drug my oversized bat bag to my tee-ball games. It only took one game for my dad, and coach, to realize that I was purposefully

“It would be hard to imagine participating in a sport without my parents there.” missing the slow pitches so I could use the tee.

The older I got, the more I liked to play basketball. After games in high school, I would find my dad, who was usually sitting on his camera case taking pictures, and talk strategy and improvements.

It amused my dad and humored my mom when I would be in my cheerleading uniform for football games warming up the back-up quarterback instead of stretching.

As a whole, my dad was my coach throughout the years while my mom was always in the stands supporting me.

It would be hard to imagine participating in a sport without my parents there.

Sports provide a true bond with my family. If the Rangers win a big game, I can expect a phone call from my mom. If I watch something cool on ESPN, I call my dad.

Opening Day at the Ballpark in Arlington is a tradition in my family. Baseball is our favorite sport to watch, and my brother was born on Opening Day in 2000.

For students at Baylor, as their parents approach, they are cleaning their apartments and making shopping list. Before taking your family to Walmart, truly think about what they have done for you Personally, I know I have taken my parents for granted many times, calling them when I need money for food or gas. As your parents arrive today, think about what all they have done for you.

For me, my parents raised me in the church. My dad baptized me, and my mom taught the “sweet jams” at vacation bible school.

God and sports are ties that bring my family together. As I spend time with them this weekend, I don’t need to focus on stocking my pantry. I need to enjoy the time I spend with them and thank them for what they’ve done for me.

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Can lightning strike twice?

No. 10 quarterback Robert Griffin III carries the ball in for a first down during the game against the Rice Owls Saturday, Sept. 26, 2010, at Rice Stadium. Baylor won 30-13 despite a 67-minute rain delay, and Griffin had 268 yards passing and a touchdown along with 50 yards rushing. Baylor hopes for a similar result against Rice this year when the teams play at 6 p.m. Saturday in Floyd Casey Stadium.

Former receiver fuels defense with skill

By Daniel Wallace Sports Writer

Junior safety Mike Hicks has been one of the prime defensive stars for the Bears this young season. It was Hicks who had the dramatic gamewinning interception in the waning seconds of the game against the TCU Horned Frogs on Sept. 2. Hicks also had an interception in Saturday’s 48-0 victory over Stephen F. Austin.

Hicks spoke of his two interceptions already this season and his knack for making big plays, but did not credit himself.

“I think it just happens to be me at the right place at the right time,” he said. “I feel like anyone in my position could have made it. I wouldn’t consider it luck because we’ve been out there working hard everyday at practice.”

The China Spring, Tex. native played in 23 games his first two seasons at Baylor as a reserve safety and a special teams regular. In spring drills this year, he won the stating cover safety position Matthew McCarroll | Lariat staff for the Bears. Hicks was a standout all-purpose athNo. 17 senior safety Mike Hicks intercepts the ball inside the Baylor 10 yard line to hold SFA scoreless early in the first quarter. Baylor won the rain-shortened game, 48-0, on Sept. 17, 2011, at Floyd Casey Stadium. lete at China Spring High School where he finished said. “That’s one of the things we look for when evaluating on the defense but would like to see him execute more of no. 2 in career receiving DBs—can they make a play in the air?” his physical strength by making some more big hits on yards in Texas high school history with 4,328 yards to Senior running back Terrance Ganaway said that defense. go along with 41 touchdowns. Hicks came to Baylor as a Hicks is a player who works hard, trains hard and plays “Mike Hicks is fast, has great hands and he’s like a receiver and his catching skills have paid off for the team, hard. He added that Hicks prepares his body and mind receiver back there,” he said. “He understands receivers just on the other side of the ball. for the game and that allows him to make great plays on so I bet it comes a little bit naturally to defend them. I’m “The reason Mike is able to make plays on balls is bethe ball.

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After terrible injury, Campos returns to impact team

By Daniel Wallace Sports Writer

As the ball went over the goalkeeper’s outstretched arms and into the back of the net, junior midfielder Larissa Campos finally had her confidence fully restored.

It was a confidence she had been in search of for nearly two full years, battling a long, painful recovery from a torn ACL. The goal that restored her confidence came on Sept. 16 against the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station and tied the game at 1-1.

Campos said that after an injury of that magnitude, the toughest thing was to regain confidence in herself back. She now has that confidence back.

“It was special,” she said. “It was kind of the cake on top of a really good season so far. It’s hard coming back from an injury like that.

Bringing that confidence back is really the last step of recovering fully from an ACL. That goal was definitely my confidence maker.”

She tore her ACL in a game against Kansas in 2009 as a freshman. Campos said she went into the game with around 15 minutes left in the first half. What would happen when she touched the ball in the game would change the

course of her collegiate career.

“The first touch I took, I took a hard touch down line, planted to cross the ball, decided last minute that I was going to cut back instead, but my body wasn’t really

in tune with my mind,” she said.

“My left leg just kind of collapsed on me.”

Campos said when she fell to the ground, she knew immediately something was wrong because she

heard a loud snap. She feared she had broken her left leg; tests revealed a torn ACL. She had surgery in November 2009 and was recovering well until May of 2010 when she started experiencing extension

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Friday in Austin followed by a game against Weber State at 12 p.m. Sunday at Betty Lou Mays field.

problems in her left leg. That led to her second surgery, where it was determined there was immense scar tissue built up underneath her kneecap, restricting the ACL from going where it should when she straightened her leg.

By the time the 2010 rolled around, Campos had decided to redshirt her sophomore year in order for the knee to completely heal.

In November of that year, Campos received her third surgery to repair the knee. She had been experiencing pain in the front of her knee that shot down to her toes and gave her a tingling sensation all over.

The third surgery removed neuromas in her knee, which she described as “little nerve ball that just bundle up over time after surgeries.” Her body was rejecting one of the screws that was put in her knee during the first surgery.

Her road to recovery has served as inspiration to sophomore midfielder Karlee Summey.

“Larissa is such an inspirational player just because of her injury,” she sai. “She always has had such a passion for soccer. That passion just encourages our team. She’s such an inspiration to our team.

She has great leadership qualities, just always positive, and is a great player.”

Sophomore forward Vic Hoffman said Campos is dedicated to the game and admires that she researches soccer and is in continual pursuit of knowledge for the game.

“She’s hilarious and she loves soccer more than anyone else I’ve ever seen,” she said. “She’s one of the players who knows the game just as well the coaches.”

Head coach Marci Jobson dealt with the same injury in her career and thus has a great respect for how Campos dealt with the injury and the complexities of the recovery.

“It’s a long road,” she said. “You always question whether you will be the same player again. Larissa has had to fight with those demons. She’s kept a really positive attitude. She’s kept hard working in practice. I was just really proud of her for that moment, that she was able to have that.”

What separates Larissa on the field is her vision, skillfulness, and passing skills, her teammates and coach said. The Aurora, Colo., native is thankful for the lessons she learned through her injury and recovery process.

“Patience and faith can go a long way,” she said. “You really have to rely on the people around you to get through the tough times.”

Soccer heads to Austin before coming home for non-conference foe

By Daniel Wallace Sports Writer

The Longhorns and the Wildcats are the matchups the Bears will be granted this weekend. Baylor soccer (7-2-1) will continue Big 12 play on the road when it faces the University of Texas Longhorns (6-2) at 7 p.m. today in Austin.

Then they will travel back up I-35 to play host to the Weber State Wildcats (2-6) at 1 p.m. Sunday on Betty Lou Mays Field.

The Bears were originally scheduled to play the Texas A&M Aggies and Texas Longhorns on the same weekend, both on the road, head coach Marci Jobson

said. Instead, there will be a week in between play of the two Big 12 schools. The Bears lost to Texas A&M on Sept. 16 but are using that as fuel for their match against Texas.

“The end result of A&M made us more ready for Texas,” sophomore forward Vic Hoffman said.

“The end result is prompting us to show we can win games.”

Jobson said the keys to beating Texas will be to keep their field compact and organize pressure against them. She stressed the importance of aggressive, physical defense.

“They are probably one of the most possession-oriented teams

that we play, meaning they like to pass and pass and pass,” she said.

“They don’t want to have to play too many long balls. It’s very crucial for us to disrupt their pressure.”

Hoffman spoke of the importance of representing Baylor in the Big 12, specifically because of the conference realignment fiasco.

“We definitely want to go in there and make an impact on the Big 12, partly because who knows when we will play them again with everything going on,” she said.

“They are a really good team with really skillful players.”

Sunday’s game for the Bears is a non-conference game, but sopho-

more midfielder Karlee Summey stressed the importance of treating every game the same, no matter who the opponent may be.

“The game that we face that day is the most important game at that time,” she said. “For championship teams, those games are just as important as the other ones. In order to win, you have to learn to win those too.”

Jobson and the players agreed that they don’t want a repeat of last weekend. They were not talking about the heartbreaking loss to the Aggies but rather, their play on Sunday against Utah Valley. Although the Bears won that game, the players and coach all agreed

that the team came out flat and unenergetic. That is something they will try to avoid this weekend.

“If we don’t play with energy and emotion, we can lose to any team,” she said. “Sunday (vs. Utah Valley) we came out and we were just awful first half. I was [upset].

I was not happy at halftime. That’s the most I’ve ever flipped as a coach. I said things I didn’t know could come out of my mouth.”

The Bears will be the first Big 12 team Texas, who is 5-0 at home, faces this season. Weber State is a member of the Big Sky Conference and has beaten Utah Valley and New Mexico State this season. The Bears will look to remain undefeat-

ed at home against the Wildcats.

In the first 10 games of the season, the Bears have outscored their opponents 21-7. The team has also dominated the amount of shots taken per game, averaging 17.7 shots per 90 minutes as compared to their opponent’s 8.8. Senior goalkeeper Courtney Seelhorst has boasted an .811 save percentage, including 30 saves and five shutouts.

Baylor’s upcoming conference schedule starts with a home game versus Texas Tech, followed by a trip to Lawrence to play the Kansas Jayhawks and an away game against Iowa State. Soccer returns home Oct. 14 against Mizzou.

October 6-15, 2011 On the Music Stage

Concerts are included in the price of Gate Admission.

Tracy Lawrence, Saturday Oct. 8

Kevin Fowler, Frday Oct. 14

Jarrod Niemann and Sunny Sweeney, Saturday Oct. 15

Thursday, October 6 — Sleeperstar Friday, October 7 — Casey Donahew Band, Ryan Beaver Saturday, October 8 — Tracy Lawrence, Josh Kelley Sunday, October 9 — Hispanic Music Monday, October 10 — Heartland’s Got Talent, Reckless Kelly Tuesday, October 11 — Kyle Bennett Band, Zack Walther Band Wednesday, October 12 — Wade Bowen, Kimberly Kelly Thursday, October 13 — Brandon Rhyder, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Jeff Allen Friday, October 14 — Kevin Fowler, Cody Johnson Band Saturday, October 15 — Jerrod Niemann, Sunny Sweeney

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By Krista Pirtle Sports Writer

Growing up playing basketball, many of you would jump up and down after making a basket, celebrating your score. Coach would then pull you aside and tell you to act like you had scored before.

When you watch sports today, unless it is a buzzer beater or walkoff, there in no celebration in the middle of the playing surface.

Football even made a rule prohibiting it in the end zone.Pointby-point optimism seems to have disappeared from the modern sports world.

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After every point, won or lost, the Bears enthusiastically huddle in the middle and then break to their respective positions.

In a sport where momentum dominates offensive performance, it is key to stay positive and expect to score every point.

If the team quiets down, the energy level begins to decrease.

When most other sports view this as distracting, Baylor volleyball head coach Jim Barnes sees it as a way to focus his players.

“The big part is keeping us focused point by point,” Barnes said.

“We are motivated and trying hard, but you have to have that mental

focus and doing your job every point. When we are disciplined and doing our job, I think we are a pretty good team.”

When watching a Baylor volleyball game, you will see how the exhortations affect the play.

Senior setter Brittany Ridenour is captain of this team. Also, as setter, she is like the Robert Griffin III of her team, controlling who touches the ball and the offensive attack point by point. Watch after every point as she corrals her troops to a huddle and offers a nugget or two of wisdom.

Senior middle blocker Briana Tolbert is becoming more of a leader for the 2011 squad in every game. After a big kill, you can bet you will see her excited, but also watch after the Bears lose a point.

The focus never leaves her eyes as she leads her teammates by example to never give up.

Her counterpart, junior middle blocker Torri Campbell, is very expressive on the court. You know something good just happened when she screams and makes a lit-

tle fist pump. Of course, there is no fist pump when they lose a point, but the joy of the game is obviously what pushes her point by point.

Sophomore outside hitter Zoe Adom is perhaps the most enthusiastic and expressive, which leads to the power behind her kills. How-

ever, Adom doesn’t yell just on the court, but she is just as excited on the sidelines. There are points when she will drop to her knees to watch a set when the score is close, and then rise to her feet to celebrate a won point.

Senior outside hitter Qian

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Zhang is little more quiet when it comes to celebrating. She still celebrates with her team in the huddle, but once she is in the zone, let her go because she is a threat both at the net making kills and in the backcourt making digs.

Senior libero Allison King, after running everywhere on Baylor’s side of the net, probably feeds off the energy the most. At libero, she is responsible for chasing down as many balls as she can since she has no attack responsibilities. She also is expected to pass the ball well and take the place of setter Ridenour if she is out of place.

Freshman utility Adri Nora is becoming more enthusiastic as the season progresses. Not to say she was never before, but with her improving match by match, the excitement naturally escalates as well.

Indeed there are more players on the team, but this should make you the reader want to go out and watch your Baylor Bears enthusiastically win their way to a conference championship.

Baylor continues conference play

Bears welcome non-conference foe Rice, will travel to Manhattan, Kan. to face the K-State in Wildcats’ Big 12 opener

By Krista Pirtle Sports Writer

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No. 4 Right setter Alyssa Dibbern tips the ball over the net against Oklahoma Wednesday in the Ferrell Center. The Bears suffered a 3-1 loss to OU.

While the Baylor football team will look to improve its record to 3-0 Saturday against Rice, the Baylor (11-4) volleyball team will be playing their second Big 12 match up against Kansas State (11-3) at 7 p.m. in Manhattan, Kan. This will be Kansas State’s first conference game of the season, coming off a seven-game win streak.

The Bears look to slow down the victorious roll of the Wildcats, who opened conference play against Baylor in 2009 to fall 1-3 in

Waco.

Baylor has won the last four meetings between the two schools and looks to make it five.

One issue that the Bears have worked on all season thus far is their service game — ­­ not being able to return serves accurately.

This needs to be fixed by Saturday as Kansas State is a strong service team, ranking in the top 50 nationally in aces with an average of 1.56 per set.

After returning serves accurately, Baylor will need to attack the Kansas State defense.

In order to do that, Baylor’s front line will have to focus on

their kills and getting them over the Wildcat blockers. Kansas State is No. 23 in the nation for blocks with 2,63 per game.

The Wildcat Wall has played eight games with 10 or more blocks. Part of K-State’s early success this year can be credited to sophomore middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger.

Pelger leads the Big 12 in kills averaging 4.73, but that isn’t all she can do. She also ranks among the nation’s leaders in kills (12), hitting percentage (57), blocks (69) and points (3).

Kansas State has one player with all the numbers, but Baylor’s

front line consists of senior middle blocker Briana Tolbert, junior middle blocker Torri Campbell, sophomore outside hitter Zoe Adom, and freshman utility Adri Nora.

This front line of Bears is responsible for 486 kills on the season, as Baylor as a whole has 734.

Plus, senior setter Brittany Ridenour has 514 assists.

Baylor is one of the top defensive teams in the Big 12 this season, averaging 17.15 digs per set to place them at second in the league.

Senior libero Allison King is second in the conference individually at 5.11 digs.

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Sports Take: Despite being incredibly unlikable, Yankees are consistent

By Daniel Wallace Staff Writer

I hate the New York Yankees.

I want that to be made perfectly clear. Anytime the Yankees lose, I am happy.

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I was most especially happy when they lost the 2010 ALCS to the Texas Rangers as I watched my team win the pennant for the first time in franchise history, dethroning the evil empire. But I digress.

What I am about to say pains me to my core, but I am going to be a man and admit what most baseball fans who despise the Yankees refuse.

What the New York Yankees do year in and year out is absolutely sensational. Although there are numerous things I dislike about the Yankee organization, it is time to give credit where it’s due. On Wednesday, the Yankees clinched the American League East division title for the 12th time in the past 16 years. That is the most division titles in the major leagues since the wild card era began in 1995.

This marvelous run has seen the Yankees develop into a modern-day dynasty, hoisting five world championship trophies. To add to it, three of the four years they did not win the division title, they were still good enough to get into the playoffs as the wild card team. 2008 is the only year since 1995 the Yankees have not been in the postseason. Oh, that was a glorious October without them there though, wasn’t it?

When it comes to winning and consistency, the New York Yan-

kees are the standard in baseball.

You can say what you want about them. You can argue that they buy championships with their ridiculous spending. That argument may have some validity but what you can’t argue is the fact that the organization deserves some credit for the type of winning material it has produced over the last 15 years. In major league sports, the primary objective of any team is to win. A wise man by the name of Herman Edwards once said, “You play to win the game.” As another not so wise man said, “Just win, baby.”

(That would be Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders.) What I’m getting at here is that in professional sports, winning is all that matters. That’s what the Yankees do.

All they do is win, win, win. No matter what.

Are we being too harsh on an organization that is simply doing what it is supposed to do? Since when it is appropriate to bash teams for winning? Believe me, I know, the fact that the Yankees are winners every year is why a good number of us hate them. But enough is enough. Let’s put our

pride behind us and give them credit. We can’t deny that they are the team every other team wants to be. The consistency of the Yankees is truly something we’ve never seen before. This is the 50th time franchise history the Yankees are in the playoffs, joining the Los Angeles Lakers as the only other franchise in the NFL, MLB or NBA that has been to the playoffs 50 times. In baseball alone, the Dodgers are second in franchise playoff appearances with 26. The Yankees have almost double that.

Consistency is the key in the majors, no matter how you get there. Thus, the Yankees should be given high praise for embodying that so well. In these playoffs, I won’t be going for the Yankees. I will be rooting against them with a passion. But I can’t sit here and pretend like I don’t respect the type of dynasty they have created.

In a world where winning is everything, the Yankees have shined above all the rest.

OK, that’s officially enough.

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Living the Fantasy Lifestyle: Joshua and Matt argue football picks

By Matt Hellman and Joshua Madden Photo Editor & A&E Editor

Editor’s Introduction: In part of what may or may not be an ongoing column, this week we have decided to ask two people who know almost nothing about sports for fantasy football advice, mainly just for the sweet, sweet taste of irony. Our resident A&E editor, Joshua Madden, and photo editor, Matt Hellman, seemed like obvious picks for two people who might not know anything about sports.

Despite actually drafting his own team and not relying on a penny, Joshua is currently 0-2 while Matt is somehow 2-0 — perhaps partially because one of his opponents was Joshua — so they’re here to give you their advice. Enjoy.

Question: Who is the best fantasy player this year?

Joshua: It’s certainly not Arian Foster, who I drafted with the first overall pick in one of my leagues.

He’s played a total of part of one game for me, so I’ve been REEEALLLLY happy with my firstround pick there. As for the best pick you could have made, Adrian Peterson would be my guess, but I’d have to look at point totals and I just don’t feel like doing that right now.

Matt: It’s Calvin Johnson hands down. I mean come on guys! The man has feet like lightning, and don’t even get me started on his catching ability. The ball sticks to his hands more than Baylor to the Big XII. If Johnson were any better, the Energizer bunny would give him his own drum to beat!

Question: Who is a good dark horse fantasy player that people should try to pick up or trade for?

Joshua: I’m really excited to actually have an answer for a question for a change. I’ve actually been lucky enough to stumble into three players who have been out-performing most expectations. Kenny Britt has been an absolute star, although at this point, anyone who has drafted him probably isn’t going to pick him up. Ben Tate and Cam Newton are both open in a lot of leagues despite scoring a lot of points lately, so you might try to take advantage of those two.

Matt: The real diamond player is Beanie Wells. Looking back at the last two games, Wells has shown excellent improvement.

Yeah, he takes a while to get on his feet, but once he’s up and running,

he’s a solid catch. Josh just thinks he has a good player there, and maybe he does, but it’s okay. He still tasted defeat by my hands.

an excellent defensive line by the way) then there is no reason not to start him. Besides, the Texans’ defensive line isn’t all that great.

Question: I have Drew Brees playing Houston and Kevin Kolb playing the Seahawks. Should I start the really good quarterback against the (so-far) good defense or the above average quarterback against the terrible defense?

Joshua: This is a no-brainer.

Start Drew Brees. He scored a ton of points against Green Bay in week one and Green Bay is at least comparable in quality, if not just outright better than the Texans, so I don’t see Brees having any trouble scoring a lot of points.

Matt: I’m with Josh on this one.

If Brees was able to score so many points against Green Bay (who has

Question: Off the top of your head, can you guess the top five players in terms of fantasy points our league so far?

Joshua: My guess would be Tyler, Daniel and Krista, because they’re the sports staff, Chris, because he’s editor-in-chief, and then Matt because somehow, despite his best efforts, he is still 2-0.

Matt: Well starting from the top we have Krista for sure. Following her is Tyler, and then me of course. The next two I am not so sure about, but I would have to guess Chris, followed closely by Daniel Houston. If you notice, Josh isn’t even ranked. Obviously it is

because he is still 0-2.

Question: Finally, Joshua, you’ve already lost to the sports editor (Wes Welker, baby!) and Matt, you’re about to lose this weekend. CAN’T WAIT! Shouldn’t we just give him the trophy now?

Joshua: I’m the comeback kid.

Vengeance will be sweet. Plus Ray Rice is still doing well, so as long as he doesn’t get injured, I may actually end up doing ok.

Matt: This sports editor (he who shall not be named) may not realize it, but he has already lost.

His mom called me last night and told me he left his game at home.

I could probably beat him with my benched team. That trophy has my name on it. It will be looking pretty shiny on my desk in a few months.

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B6| Baylor Lariat Busy weekend awaits Bears tennis, XC, golf

By Laurean Love Reporter

Baylor fans have plenty to follow this weekend as several teams are in action: men’s tennis will be home Friday, Saturday and Sunday for their season opener in the HEB Invitational, women’s cross country competes Friday at the Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster meet in Toledo, Ohio, and on Sunday and Monday, women’s golf will be at the Dick Maguire Invitational tournament in Albuquerque, N.M. Men’s Tennis Men’s tennis opens its season at the 11th-annual Baylor-HEB Invitational at the Hurd Tennis Center at 8 a.m. on Friday. There will be 16 schools at the tournament, which will include seven players that are currently ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national preseason rankings.

There are several top-ranked players that will be at the tournament this weekend, which includes: Baylor’s Roberto Maytin ranked at No. 43, Oklahoma’s Costin Paval ranked at No. 17 and Rice’s Harry Fowler ranked at No. 41.

Baylor’s doubles team of Maytin and freshman Marco Krickovich are the tournament’s top-ranked at No. 23 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, and Iowa’s Bruche and Will Casos follows at No. 41.

Another Baylor veteran, sophomore Robert Verzaal, will be the other veteran playing.

Four freshmen will play in their first collegiate tennis match this weekend. Mate Zsiga is ranked number three among freshman nationally. Lars Behlen, Robbie Korth, and Krickovic are the other freshman attending the tournament.

Maytin advanced to the tournament’s semifinals in singles last year. Maytin also claimed the tournament’s doubles crown with John Peers.

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Women’s Cross Country Women’s cross country team will be in Toledo, Ohio on Friday for the Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster meet.

The women’s top five runners have been resting the past two meets in preparation for this meet.

Senior Cate Westenhoven led the women’s team to a win at the Bear Twilight meet.

Following Westenhoven in the women’s top five at the Bear Twilight meet is freshmen Rachel Johnson, Bree Schrader and Erin Hegarty, as well as senior Kristen Hanselka.

The women’s team is up against some tough competitors with their host Toledo being nationally ranked at No. 29 and West Virginia at No. 19. While Arkansas and Baylor are ranked second and third in the South Central Region, Columbia is ranked third in the Northeast region, and Toledo, Ohio State and Eastern Michigan are third, fifth and 13th in the Great Lakes Region, West Virginia is fifth in the Mid-Atlantic and San Francisco is ranked fifth in the West Region.

The men’s team is taking the weekend off after competing the last three consecutive meets.

Women’s Golf Women’s golf team will be at the Dick Maguire Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M. on Sunday and Monday.

In their season opener, the Lady Bears finished sixth as a team, while freshman Hayley Davis led the team in her first collegiate tournament with a second place finish.

Senior Chelsey Cothran finished 17th and carded a team-best with nine birdies. Freshman Stani Schiavone and senior Valerie Sternebeck made their career-first collegiate appearances and tied for 33rd and 38th.

Senior Jaclyn Jansen tied for 56th overall.

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the bottom, then the whole stack falls apart.

That is essentially the problem the Big 12 ran into when the Aggies decided to leave. After A&M’s decision, Oklahoma and Texas both had meetings discussing a move to the Pac-12, with Oklahoma State and Texas Tech accompanying them. Missouri was also rumored to head to the SEC. There were a number of “doomsday scenarios” for the remaining Big 12 schools, the most

prominent being a merger with the remaining Big East schools, as their conference is also having issues with schools leaving.

The Pac-12 decided Tuesday to not invite those four schools, citing geographic reasons along with satisfaction of their current television deal.

With the schools reestablishing their commitment to the Big 12, Baylor nation can breathe a deep sigh of relief.

“We are greatly encourages by the excellent work being done to stabilize and strengthen the Big

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Sports 12,” athletic director Ian McCaw said.

“The actions taken this evening, pay tribute to the needs of student-athletes and their families, and preserve the storied historic rivalries so valued by our alumni and the citizens of our states,” Starr said.

The Big 12 is now looking at possible expansion, whether to just replace Texas A&M or reach 12 schools again. Some of the speculated schools include BYU, TCU, Louisville, West Virginia and Cincinnati.

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some hits.”

Junior quarterback Robert Griffin III said Hicks is a crafty, smart player with a strong work ethic. He added that if Hicks ever makes a mistake, being the defensive leader he is, Hicks is going to make sure he makes up for it.

“He’s a leader on that defense,” Griffin said. “It’s great to have a local kid like that come to Baylor and do great things.”

Hicks was quick to credit his recent success on the defense to

playing against the high-octane Baylor offense in practice. He believes that in practice, he is playing against some of the best receivers in the nation and that allows for him and the rest of the defense to be put to the test.

“To tell you the truth, I think we have one of the best receiving corps in the nation,” he said. “It helps us out tremendously. If we go up against them, then I feel like we can hang with anybody.”

Briles also spoke of Hicks’ versatility. He believes that Hicks is a player who could also succeed on

offense for the Bears if need be.

“With Mike you never have an issue because he’s caught a lot of footballs,” he said. “It was just a good fit for Mike. If it didn’t work out defensively, he’s a guy who could come over and play inside receiver for us right now just because he’s a good football player and knows how to play the ball.”

To go along with his two interceptions in as many games to start the season, Hicks also has recorded 12 tackles, including a career-high 10 in the opening game against TCU.

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>> Unplugged

Emilly Martinez thinks that maybe it’s time for music aficionados to take out the headphones and socialize once in a while.

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O, Loveland breaks into Uproar

By Jessica Foreman Reporter

Freshman year is often called the year of firsts. First welcome week, first day of college. First time to live in a dorm room, first $500+ textbook purchase. First Baylor “sic ‘em” at the first Baylor football game, and the first time to do laundry for some.

What if it was the first year to get signed with a record label and start recording music in a studio?

For Amy Boykin, currently a Baylor sophomore social work major from Loveland, Ohio, that was her most notable freshman first.

When Boykin strolled into her audition last spring for Uproar Records, Baylor’s on-campus studentrun-record label, she calmed her nerves, took her place in front of the piano and belted out one of her favorite songs, “New Shoes.”

“She had genuine raw talent,” said Ryan Anderson, president of Uproar Records. Tomball senior Anderson is a senior marketing and media business and has been president since April. “I remember seeing her as a breath of fresh air.”

A breath of fresh air is a good way to describe Boykin as she walked into the Lariat interview wearing bright pink glasses, a Mumford & Sons T-Shirt and a big smile plastered on her face.

She began playing piano in kindergarten and her grandfather’s vintage Gibson ’64 in eighth grade after it was discovered in a dusty attic. Boykin said she began writing songs as early as seventh grade.

“I used to have insomnia,” Boykin said. “I would stay up and write music all night. It’s one of the best ways I express myself.”

Boykin, who compares her sound to Regina Spektor and Sara Bareilles, first performed in front of her church community in ninth grade during coffee night. She later sang at Line Camp for Baylor after the scheduled performer of the evening broke a guitar string. After impressing audience members and receiving encouragement, one thing led to another and Boykin found herself auditioning for Uproar Records.

“I get extremely nervous for auditions,” Boykin said. “Hate auditions, love performances. I made it, which blew my mind.”

By Joshua Madden A&E Editor

One of my friends joked once that — and I’m paraphrasing here because of his language — that Ryan Gosling only makes terrible films or excellent films.

“Drive” certainly didn’t disprove that theory, but luckily that’s because “Drive” is one of the excellent films.

In Thursday’s issue of the Lariat, we reviewed the book that “Drive” is based off of and I’m happy to report that the film lived up to my expectations.

Much like the book, the film follows a protagonist (in the book he’s named Driver, but in the film he’s not named at all) who works as a Hollywood stunt driver as well as a criminal getaway driver.

The film opens up with one of the most intense heist scenes in recent cinematic history and, in many ways it rivals the quality of the bank robbery in “The Dark Knight,” which is undoubtedly

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O, Loveland is a folk duo recently signed to Uproar Records consisting of Amy Boykin and Clark Jones. Boykin, who is Uproar Records’ only returning artist this year, is joined by Jones, who transferred to Baylor this year from Wheaton College in Chicago, Ill.

Since signing with Uproar, Boykin has performed several shows, written and released new music, some of which can be found on the Uproar’s annual composition album released this past April, and has plans to produce a music video in the spring.

“This [experience] enabled me as a freshman to be immersed in a community of musicians that I was hoping to find at Baylor,” Boykin said. “It’s been inspiring because of how much talent there is here.

It also enabled me to become more aggressive and get active with my thinking.”

Part of that active mindset is highlighted in her initiative to start new band O, Loveland with Dallas junior, Clark Jones, that incorporates several different instruments including the ukulele, harmonica, tambourine, and mandolin.

“We say it’s stomping, dancing folk music,” Boykin said.

Boykin joked that she is also able to play the glockenspiel (an obscure percussion instrument), and Jones quickly chimed into correct her.

“You don’t play that,” Jones said before adding an important qualifier: “Not yet.”

Uproar Records released the five names of the new artists signed on for the upcoming year earlier this week, including Layne Lynch, Trannie Stevens, Holly Tucker and a band that has yet to be named consisting of Cameron Butcher, Byron Roldan, and brothers Jacob and Michael Agnew.

The duo of O, Loveland is the fifth new artist signed with Uproar Records this year. They are considered new artists because of the presence of Jones, despite the fact

the new standard in terms of heist openers for films.

It won’t take you long watching “Drive” to realize that Ryan Gosling doesn’t have a lot of lines in the film, but that doesn’t mean he’s not required to act.

In fact, it’s the opposite. Gosling had better get some kind of nomination for his performance here.

He somehow comes across as likable without ever saying much of anything.

Gosling creates a character without ever outright stating that character’s feelings. It is a true achievement in terms of his acting ability that he is able to say everything his character needs to say while staying silent.

Gosling, however, is always a terrific actor, even in movies that sometimes don’t meet up to the quality of his performance — like the disconnect between his Academy Award-nominated performance and the actual film in the case of “Half-Nelson.”

Because it is essentially assumed that Gosling will deliver a quality performance, the real surprise treat of the film might be the

performance from Albert Brooks, who is already receiving some buzz as a possible supporting actor nominee at this year’s Academy Awards.

Brooks plays the mysterious Bernie Rose, a gangster with motivations that are always hidden, which makes him an incredibly fascinating character to watch on screen. You never know exactly what Rose is going to do and somehow Brooks brings that sense of mystery to life.

While I loved the film primarily because of the power of the acting, make sure you don’t go see “Drive” unless you’re willing to put up with some graphic violence. Director Nicolas Winding Refn makes no effort to soften the violence of the film and while I felt that this gave the film emotional heft, others might struggle with it.

I would recommend “Drive,” but only if you’re sure you’re ready for it.

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that Boykin participated last year.

Jones is not just new to Uproar Records, but to Baylor as a whole.

Despite meeting Boykin in Dallas, the concept for O, Loveland developed while Jones was a student at Wheaton College in Chicago. This year, because he has transferred to Baylor, the duo successfully auditioned for Uproar Records together.

“Clark and I have been writing new music, which we are excited to start playing,” Boykin said. “The calendar is filling up with quite many shows and so there is a lot of preparation for that as we would ideally love to start including some of our good friends — who play various wonderful instruments — ­­ in our shows.”

O, Loveland played a show two weeks ago at Common Grounds with singer/songwriter Ben Rector.

“The show two weeks ago was incredible,” Boykin said. “So much energy. Most of the crowd had never heard our music before, but were so engaged in our set and enthusiastic about it, which makes the show so much better. It was packed. Clark and I really enjoyed meeting new people, that’s a big part of why we love doing what we do.”

Boykin said O, Loveland recently set up a YouTube account that will stay updated, as well as Twitter and Facebook pages.

Boykin’s advice to those looking to break into the music industry?

“Just be yourself. The second you lose yourself is the second you lose the art. Because music is such a personal thing, you have to be faithful to that and self aware.”

Joshua Madden also contributed to this article.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Spark of Genius

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There is nothing more awkward than calling out someone’s name in public only for him or her to fail to acknowledge your existence.

It seems this happens most often when someone has headphones in and is listening to music while walking across campus.

Why is it that students feel compelled to listen to music while walking from class to class or riding their bikes home? Wearing headphones says, hey, I don’t want to talk to you. Please go away now.

Sure listening to music while in transit can make people feel like they have their own personalsoundtracks, but it seems antisocial and keeps them from being in the moment.

When walking around campus or riding my bike I enjoy seeing my friends, starting up conversations and just soaking up my surroundings. Whenever I’m plugged in, I tend to tune everything else out.

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Time for students to unplug sic and believe that it can bring friends together under most circumstances.

While any other time I would be offering up new music suggestions, now I am suggesting students unplug themselves from their iPods and just enjoy their journeys.

However, if you simply can’t stand the thought of a music-less walk, try listening to Local Natives when the temperature is mild and there is a breeze – they were my 2010 ACL find and for whatever reason they remind me of nice weather and pleasant times.

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Probably one of the most eccentric video game icons, Sonic hasn’t stopped racing through our consoles for 20 years.

Featured in more than 65 games, this spiky blue rodent capable of lightning-fast speed and boasting a rebellious attitude has grown immensely over the years since his debut as a toy hanging in the rear-view mirror of the arcade racing game “Rad Mobile.”

However, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” remains one of my favorite titles with its timeless adrenaline pumping, fast paced side scrolling mayhem.

The game premiered in 1992 as the second 16-bit installment of the Sega produced series on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis one year after its predecessor.

The plot is similar to titles before and after it. The maniacal scientist Dr. Robotnik, sometimes referred to as “Eggman” for his egglike proportions, has imprisoned the cute and fuzzy inhabitants of Sonic’s island in worker drones and has forced them to search for the Chaos Emeralds in order to power his monstrous starship, the Death Egg, which looks like a parody of the Death Star.

Determined to save his animal friends, Sonic sets off on his highspeed quest accompanied by his mutant, two-tailed fox friend Miles “Tails” Prower to free the island and save the world.

One important feature to the game was the series’ first two-player mode, in which a second player could control tails to help Sonic progress through levels.

The gameplay offers the player several challenging stages, each two to three acts long. Even though much of the detail of the levels goes by in a dizzying blur, the scenery is detailed and colorful.

Throughout the courses Sonic and Tails must crush enemy robots to free their friends inside by jumping on them or using their Spin Dash moves, all while collecting golden rings along the way.

The rings serve two purposes in the game. The first is to save Sonic’s life should he fall victim to a trap of spikes, be crushed by blocks of land, or get in the way of a robot.

The second purpose, and possibly the best feature of the game, is to grant the player access to the Special Zones.

After collecting 50 rings, once a player reaches a checkpoint post, a ring of stars appear above that Sonic can jump through. This ring teleports him to a never ending funnel where the player must collect a certain number of rings indicated at the begin of the stage, while avoiding bombs that cause Sonic to loose his rings.

If the player is successful, Sonic will earn one of the seven Chaos Emeralds. When all seven emeralds are obtained, Sonic can transform into Super Sonic after collecting 50 rings, turning him into a golden version of himself that can fly at higher speeds and is invincible to most forms of damage.

This particular challenge is what kept me coming back for more even after I had defeated the game many times. For me, it was the highest form of glory in the game. In fact, the quest for Super Sonic fueled an obsession to consume many other titles after this one.

At the time, the game saved Sega’s prominence in the gaming industry by producing a viable competitor to Nintendo’s mascot Mario, and brought SEGA’s market share up fifty percent during the first six months of its release.

Since then, the series has spawned a gamut of merchandise, including comic books, toys, apparel and four animated TV series.

The hours of gameplay I devoted to this classic, beating it over and over again, makes it one of my most treasured pieces of entertainment history. Although it has been sad to watch Sonic stumble through many less enjoyable titles, he is one of the most marketed videogame characters, rivaling Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong, allowing his legacy to continue through multiple generations.

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Q&A: ‘Kaleidoscope’ author looks at life

By Joshua Madden A&E Editor

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Chad Thomas Johnston is, in many ways, a renaissance man. There aren’t too many forms of art that Johnston hasn’t worked with and I was able to interview him and discuss his books and other works of art.

Question: You seem to dabble in just about everything - literature, music, physical art, Web development even. For those who aren’t familiar with your work, how would you describe it?

Johnston: I take the kitchen sink approach to creativity because I am interested in all of those forms you mentioned, and probably more as well. In the end, I’m not very good at leaving any creative stones unturned. I am like a kid who cannot help but pick up his mom’s lipstick and draw a picture of a stegosaurus on the living room wall.

In terms of descriptors, my work tends to be whimsical, weird, ecstatic and all-encompassing. I like the post-modern notion of pulling disparate elements from a variety of sources and synchronizing them and make them part of the same thing. That pretty much informs my approach to any project I undertake. No ingredient is too ridiculous to be incorporated into my work.

I primarily create early in the morning around 5 a.m., and the only problem with that is sometimes I get so excited about my projects that I end up waking up even earlier than that, which is absurd. But since I have a day job, a wife and a baby on the way, it’s the only way for me to find time for creativity.

My daily creative pursuits usually include a mix of blogging, tweeting, doodling, adding to or revising a manuscript, planning publicity for my projects, mixing music (I never record anything at 5 a.m. though, as my wife sleeps in and would flay me with a carrot peeler if I ever attempted any such

shenanigans), and good, old-fashioned brainstorming. I like a good brain tsunami.

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Question: Your first book, “The StainedGlass Kaleidoscope: Essays at Play in the Churchyard of the Mind,” is currently being marketed to publishing houses. What would you tell people about the book if you could tell them whatever you wanted?

Johnston: I would tell them to buy copies of my book for all of their naughty loved ones as Christmas stocking stuffers instead of lumps of coal. But since it’s not in print yet, or even available as an eBook, it would be difficult for them to obey my command.

If I were going to describe the book to them, I would say “The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope” is an essay-driven creative memoir that looks at life through a lens that has been shaped by equal parts pop culture, theology and ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder.

Question: How did you first get started on writing your book?

Johnston: I was working on a Ph.D. in film studies at the University of Kansas and, during my first and only year there, it occurred to me that, at most, a paltry five people would ever read my dissertation, and I would be spending years writing the blasted thing. It was either going to be about P. T. Anderson’s “Magnolia” or Lars von Trier’s “Dogville.” In the end, I figured if I wrote a book, I could almost certainly net six readers. And thus, I became a Ph.D. dropout.

Since completing my manuscript, which took me three years to write, I have achieved my goal.

It may be that an astonishing seven people have read my book, although they may all regret doing so.

Question: How do you balance creating daily content on your website with more long-standing creations like your books?

Johnston: I can keep enough

plates spinning at once, but I’m far from a circus performer in that department. For example, I’m writing my second book with a collaborator - Amanda Lynch - who lives in Virginia.

We’ve been about 20,000 words deep into it for about four months now. We would be farther along, but I have so many other projects, and I have been really distracted by them. Really, I think I just needed a break from being imprisoned in my brain with only one project after writing “The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope” for three straight years. I needed a vacation from epic things.

I needed a project I could start and finish within the span of a weekend, just for my sanity’s sake.

So it’s been good to have smaller, less intimidating projects going smaller plates spinning...I think it will be worth the wait for all seven people who are somewhat eagerly awaiting the follow-up to “The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope.”

Now that you’ve got me thinking about it, I’m not that great at keeping a multitude of plates spinning. Balance is not really my forte.

About half of my spinning plates end up on the ground, smashed to bits. I am probably fine china’s worst nightmare.

Question: There’s certainly a religious aspect to your works.

How do you relate your religious beliefs to the process of creating art?

Johnston: I’m the son of a minister, and I grew up listening to a lot of wonderfully weird and now, sadly, out-of-print underground Christian records (these things actually exist). For a long time, I thought a book or a song or a piece of music was only sacred if it mentioned Jesus, God, or Moses. But my adult slant on that is very different. I became a Christian when I was 9, and I remain a Christian now. But I have come to see the creative act itself as something rooted in being made in the image of the creator.

I just find great joy and purpose

in creating, and it is rooted in that religious idea. God made the narwhal, and I see this as an invitation to make things that are likewise absurd, fascinating and marvelous.

Whether I succeed or not I don’t know, but I certainly try.

Question: You also bring an autobiographical element to the table in your writing. How do you balance figuring out what to share and what to keep private?

Johnston: For better or worse, I do think most of my cards are on the table. I only leave things out of my writing if I suspect they will hurt or embarrass other people who already have a predisposition for being hurt or embarrassed. I am fairly sensitive myself, but I’m not shy, so I tell whatever stories I can with a certain amount of discretion.

Occasionally I’ll post a story from home and my wife will make me take it down, but she usually gets a kick out of what I write about our life together. At the moment, she’s getting more kicks than usual out of our life together, as she’s almost nine months pregnant, and our indwelling daughter has apparently decided that kicking her way out of my wife’s stomach is a suitable exit strategy.

With regard to what information I share, if an experience can make someone laugh or find meaning in an otherwise seemingly meaningless situation, I am happy to share. Of course, whenever I write I assume people will be interested in whatever I’m writing about, which is ridiculous. But if seven people like my stories, maybe it’s not as ridiculous as I think it is.

Question: You’re already working on future books. Can you tell me about them?

Johnston: Well, I don’t want to let the literary cat out of the bag, and I also don’t want to tell people I’m writing something that I very well may abandon later. The project I am absolutely dedicated to right now with regard to long-term

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Chad Thomas Johnston describes himself as “an author, sonuva’ preacha’ man, Ph.D.-dropout, singer/songwriter, music producer/sonic reducer, daydreaming doodler, guerilla/gorilla publicist, cinemaddict and pop-culture obsessive.”

writing is my book with Amanda Lynch. It’s a young adult supernatural fantasy book of sorts, and the central, defining quality of the book is whimsicality.

I should emphasize that it is not fantasy in the sense that J. R. R. Tolkien is. There are no dwarves in it, although Amanda is currently pregnant with her second boy, and right now he does happen to be very small. But I was reading a review of Werner Herzog’s film “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans,” and the writer described it as “deliriously unhinged.”

I think that phrase fits what Amanda and I are creating in our collaboration together, although that phrase means something very different with regard to our writing than it does when applied to a Werner Herzog film. There is, after all, only one Werner Herzog. The

spirits of Dr. Seuss and Madeleine L’Engle are definitely in what we’re doing, too.

Question: Any other plans for the future?

Let’s see ... I want to survive and even excel at fatherhood. Get “The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope” published and get it in the hands of an eighth reader - I have faith in my agent on that front. Successfully avoid toxoplasmosis despite cleaning multiple litter pans on a daily basis for our five cats. Finish my book with Amanda Lynch. Continue to assault the world with asinine blog entries and terrifying tweets.

I think that pretty much covers it.

For Johnston’s full interview, including links to some of the works of his collaborators, check out the Lariat online at baylorlariat.com

Arts & Entertainment B12| Baylor Lariat Cal Thomas’ ‘Wit and Wisdom’ needs more of both, more cats the

FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

By Joshua Madden A&E Editor

Every now and then you stumble onto one of those things that almost seems like it has to be a joke. Something so ridiculous that you have to ask yourself how someone could possibly have taken it seriously.

“The Wit and Wisdom of Cal Thomas” is one such item, but, in fairness to Cal Thomas, it is meant to be a bit of a joke.

The cover of the book — which features the picture of Cal Thomas stroking his cat to the right of this article says pretty much everything about this book that anyone could possibly need to say.

My friend sent the book to me as a birthday gift and, after discussing it with me, we eventually agreed that this book had to be reviewed in the Lariat.

Part of the reason that reviewing the book is so interesting is because it came out in 2001, right near the end of the Clinton ad-

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That actually, somewhat counter-intuitively, actually adds to the book instead of taking away from it. The book has aged surprisingly well and serves as an interesting look at a political arena that has changed very little over the course of the past decade.

The idea behind ‘The Wit and Wisdom of Cal Thomas’ is that his thoughts are so profound that they must be shared with everyone who is capable of reading them.

I speak partially in jest, of course, but the book does seriously describe Thomas as “a stubbornly independent thinker,” which strikes me as being pretty far from the truth, given that Thomas largely espouses textbook conservative talking points.

There’s a chapter on how great Ronald Reagan is that pretty much

takes out any credibility to the claim that Thomas is “stubbornly independent.” There is no courageous criticism of Reagan to be found here.

This book is likely not going to change anyone’s mind about any of their core beliefs — although I guess that is theoretically possible — but it certainly has the potential to re-enforce beliefs that one already holds.

Ultimately, however, the book isn’t quite as funny as it thinks it is. It has some shining moments — Thomas’ description of his cat in the acknowledgements is downright hilarious.

“Thanks to my cat, ‘Precious,’ also affectionately known as ‘The Wiener’ for the sleek body she had when young (too much food and love have turned her into a fullfigured feline) for posing with me on the cover,” Thomas writes.

Sadly, however, that might be the funniest part of the book.

Many of the other jokes fall flat, although, in Thomas’ defense, they

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do largely succeed as conservative talking points, which is what he is best known for producing.

If you’re familiar with Thomas or his other writing, there’s nothing here that’s going to surprise you. If you’re looking for the book version of conservative sound bites, however, then you need not look further.

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.

Zooey Deschanel is ‘New Girl’ to Fox TV stardom

By Kendall Kaut Contributor

TV SHow REVIEW

For years a hipster’s opinion has been easy to pass by without missing much. No one really cared about that concert for global warming and the fair trade movement’s lasting achievement will be Chipotle’s ability to charge $10 for a burrito.

Yet for years, hipsters have talked about Zooey Deschanel, a singer, actress and comedian. She is perhaps most famous for her work on “(500) Days of Summer,” “Our Idiot Brother” or possibly “Yes, Man.” On Tuesday night Fox

debuted “New Girl,” Deschanel’s new series, and hipsters were finally vindicated.

“New Girl” stars Deschanel as Jess Day, one of the craziest lead characters in television history.

Jess begins the show returning early from work to see her boyfriend, who is seeing a lot of someone else.

Obviously Jess needs a new place to live, so she begins apartment hunting and decides to live with three men with different personalities. Coach (Damon

Wayans Jr.), an overbearing gym instructor, creates a nice foil to Jess’ laid-back attitude. The other roommates are Nick (Jake Johnson) an intelligent, voice of wisdom bartender and Schmidt (Max Greenfield) as a do-anything-toget-ahead businessman.

The cast set-up for “New Girl” is brilliant. Deschanel clearly has the most talent and broadest appeal on the show. Deschanel is funny and has drawn a cult following from years of hipster love.

In shows like “How I Met Your Mother,” the primary goofy character is cast aside for a neutral lead.

“New Girl” has taken the crazy idea

that if you have LeBron James on your team, you don’t make Chris Bosh the star.

Deschanel demonstrated her singing ability, highlighting that it is possible to have singing without having to be “Glee.”

The transition to the roommates could be an area of concern later in the season because some of the roommates, like Coach, seem to be too one-dimensional. But with Deschanel the focal point of the show, she should be able to compensate for any weaknesses in the other characters.

“New Girl” has a lot going for it that will make this show viable for

a while. “New Girl” follows “Glee” so it is likely to have a large lead in audience. Ratings released by Nielson from episode one showed 10 million people tuned in, 2 million more than watched “Glee.”

“New Girl” also finished No. 1 in its timeslot among young viewers — the people networks care about because of the ability to build brand loyalty and advertisers’ desire to win young viewers in a quick time.

Look, I may be a hipster and Zooey Deschanel may not actually be talented. All I can say is I had never heard of “Pumped up Kicks” until it had 2 million YouTube hits,

and am not eager to discuss fair trade with anyone so I do not just talk about things no one likes.

Fox though has given us a show we can all enjoy. A show that focuses on someone hipsters were right about, a show with great writing and something that has not sold out.

The age has finally happened where hipsters and regular people can enjoy the same thing.

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