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LOOK BACK AT IT: HOMECOMING JOKE OF THE DAY I told my girlfriend she drew her eyebrows too high.

She seemed surprised.

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I’M COMIN’ HOME The proud class of 1958 steals the crowd’s attention with laughs, smiles and waves as they walk in the annual homecoming parade. Among the returners were iconic names such as the student body president, a member of the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame and the Baylor Lariat’s Editor-in-Chief.

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Homecoming weekend is an important moment for many in the Baylor community, but proved to be particularly special this year for the Baylor class of 1958, who celebrated their 60th class anniversary.

The alumni celebrated this reunion with a dinner at the Baylor Club at McLane Stadium on Friday evening, as well as with some members who walked and rode in Saturday’s homecoming parade. A few members held a banner with the class motto “We’re the greatest of the great, we’re the class of ‘58, and others rode in a 1969 Ford convertible and a golf cart.

Ann March Stricklin has been involved in organizing class reunions for the past 60 years and serves as secretary for the class of 1958 permanent officer position. Stricklin sees the class of 1958 as a particularly

close group and one that has stayed connected through the years.

“This has been a thrill,” Stricklin said. “I love seeing and visiting with everybody, as well as renewing old friendships. When we were here, we all lived in dorms, and we didn’t have cars or cellphones. We all stayed on campus and knew each other, which gave us a real feeling of family.”

Baylor has played an important role in Stricklin’s life since she was a child, and she appreciates how Baylor is part of her family history.

“Our grandchildren who were students here are fifth-generation Baylor Bears,” Stricklin said. “My grandfather came, my parents went here, my husband and I met here, our sons went here and now our two grandchildren have graduated and one is a senior. It’s a huge part of our family legacy.”

Stricklin said Baylor introduced her to her husband and many close friendships in her life, and that

homecoming weekend holds special meaning for her.

“I wouldn’t have known my husband if it hadn’t been for Baylor,” Stricklin said. “We met here, and the day I graduated from Baylor on May 23, 1958, we got married at First Baptist Church in Waco. I promised my parents I wouldn’t get married until I graduated. There’s so many great traditions at the school — I’ve been coming to homecoming since I was a little girl, as my father taught at the law school here.”

Stricklin serves as a permanent class officer with Calvin McKaig, who serves as president. The two maintain a friendship to this day.

“Our class has always been really good about coming back to reunions,” McKaig said. “It’s good to see everyone and our class is full of wonderful people.”

McKaig appreciates Baylor for its traditions and has been able to reflect on his time at Baylor since returning

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On Thursday, Baylor officially introduced its new Give Light campaign, a philanthropic effort that received donations of over $540 million in a “silent phase” (a time period where donations were being accepted before the campaign went public) and is ultimately working to meet a university goal of reaching $1.1 billion.

Give Light is part of Baylor’s recent academic strategic plan Illuminate, which seeks to accomplish goals like creating an “unambiguously Christian educational environment” and a “transformational undergraduate education,” among others.

Baylor President Dr. Linda Livingstone hopes Give Light and the larger Illuminate plan continue to impact campus life in a positive way and offer support for students and other members of the Baylor community.

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BRAND NEW The Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center design plans that will welcome students.

A particularly notable contribution was made by Baylor alum and Oracle CEO Mark Hurd and his wife Paula. The donation will be used to create the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center, which will be a 50,000-60,000 square foot complex located on University Parks Drive.

“We’re really excited about the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center that will be at the entrance of campus, right at I35 and University Parks Drive,”

Livingstone said. “It will dramatically change the front door into our campus off of the interstate and will be an appropriate entrance and welcome into our campus, which we do not currently have.”

Livingstone sees the new center as a spot that will be beneficial to the Baylor community, as well as to prospective students and their families.

“It’s intended to be a very dramatic and interactive experience that will be for our prospective students, for our alumni and for anyone coming to campus,” Livingstone said.

Frisco junior Cheyenne Atchison serves as a tour guide at Baylor and is particularly excited about the plans for a new visitor’s center.

“This new visitor’s center will be able to show prospective students and parents what they can expect from Baylor,” Atchison said. “From the minute they step on campus, they will gain not only a technologically advanced and interactive experience, but also feel the sense of community surrounding our campus.”

Baylor Bears give their two cents on the elections MEGAN RULE Contributer This year’s midterms are highly contested, drawing crowds in for early voting the size of those that come out during presidential election years.

States, such as Texas, that have historically been staunch Republican or Democrat now have races that could swing the other way. The push to vote is stronger than ever, with a lot at stake including the House and Senate majority and a chance to control the nation’s capital for the next two years.

Many factors come into play, including hot topics such as immigration and the Trump administration. For those stuck on whether to vote or which candidate to vote for, Baylor students

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for the reunion.

“I absolutely love the bonfire,” McKaig said. “I also liked Pigskin and All-University Sing. We used to go up there and just sing, and now it’s progressed to a huge show. There also used to be a lot of rivalry with Texas A&M, which was fun as well.”

Bill Crocker served as student body president at Baylor in 1958 and enjoyed the opportunity to see and reunite with old classmates. He also rode in Saturday’s parade.

“Being elected president was a big surprise to me, but a wonderful experience. I practiced law, and it was a great foundation for that,” Crocker said. “I love seeing old friends here — we had a lot of closeness as a class and Baylor was small enough where most people knew each other.”

Crocker’s oldest grandchild is a freshman at Baylor and is a third-

broke down why they ultimately decided to vote red or blue keeping these factors in mind.

Immigration The talk of building a wall and foreign affairs highlight the news almost every day. The strong source of debate for this year’s midterm election is foreign policies, including immigration, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and trade.

Plano senior Wafa Demashkiah said that DACA should be kept, saying that the way the presidential administration is tackling foreign policy is very wrong.

“I interned this semester at an immigration firm, and Trump is making everything very wishywashy,” Demashkiah said. “Nobody really knows what to do, even with people who have DACA

currently. They don’t know if they should renew it or take a different path.”

From the camps to the rhetoric, she believes things can be handled better, which is where Beto O’Rourke comes in, who is the Democratic candidate for the Texan Senate. Coming from El Paso, he’s seen first-hand what the U.S.-Mexico border is actually like, Demashkiah said.

“There are bad people everywhere, no matter how many immigrants you let in. There’s going to be bad, and there’s going to be good,” Demashkiah said.

Ames, Iowa, senior Austin Allaire said he believes it is unreasonable and impossible to

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More than reputation Baylor should donate to sexual assault survivors The Big 12 recently fined Baylor $2 million by for “reputational damage” to the conference as the result of Baylor’s sexual assault scandal. Baylor is also under investigation by the NCAA, the Department of Education and the Texas Rangers.

The Big 12 is not the party that has suffered damages due to Baylor’s gross mishandling and cover-up of sexual assault on campus. Victims of sexual misconduct here at Baylor have suffered in a tangible, life-altering way.

We ask that Baylor match any fines it pays with donations to organizations that aid sexual assault survivors. No one can make Baylor do this, but we are asking Baylor to go above and beyond, to be a leader and set an example for what fundamental, institutional change looks like.

Baylor was given 105 recommendations at the conclusion of an independent investigation into Baylor’s handling of sexual assault cases. Baylor has since completed the recommendations and points to that completion as the remedy to the scandal.

While this is a good thing, completing the recommendations is not something Baylor should be praised for; it is simply what they were always supposed to be doing. Baylor has now reached the bare minimum, the legal standard for protecting students’ human rights. It should not get a pat on the back for finally living up to the standard.

Baylor, we are asking you to put your money where your mouth is, and apologize to sexual assault victims in unprecedented, tangible, shocking ways.

There are so many great organizations that Baylor could donate to. Right here in Waco, the Advocacy Center offers a

variety of resources to survivors of many kinds of abuse. It also offers a Crisis Intervention Hotline – immediate 24/7 responses through the crisis hotline for children and adult survivors of violence. Sexual assault survivors from Baylor and the Waco area seek help from The Advocacy Center. The Advocacy Center would be a great place for Baylor to donate to in efforts to match its fine by going above and beyond.

The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault is based out of Austin and is a statewide coalition of rape crisis centers, advocates and survivors. Its website describes it as “committed to fostering a culture that respects the fundamental rights and dignity of all Texans.” Sexual assault survivors in Texas would benefit greatly from Baylor’s donation to TAASA. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN’s national sexual assault hotline (800.656.HOPE) has helped more than 2.5 million survivors. RAINN offers specialized counseling to survivors of sexual assault and abuse, promotes sexual assault education and awareness programs and advocates for public policy to help survivors. Baylor could provide crucial financial support for these important services and programs by donating to RAINN. There are hundreds of other organizations in Texas and nationwide that would be able to continue and further their great work with donations from Baylor.

Baylor, and the Big 12, should worry less about “reputational damage” and more about the actual damage Baylor’s mishandlings of sexual assault cases has caused in the lives of real people.

LARIAT LETTER

Don’t fall victim to negative political climate With midterm elections coming up, the political climate has heated up nationally, regionally and locally. The big question is: Are you a liberal or a conservative? But the real question should be: Why should it matter?

The political spectrum gets more polarizing daily, but everyone loses sight of the main goal: to better America as a whole. The Texas Senate race has been one to watch. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso faces Sen. Ted Cruz for the Texas Senate position. With everyone keeping an eye on politics, our society has become divided.

I hope that does not happen to Baylor University. Although college campuses tend to be the hub of politics, students on both ends of the political spectrum should feel welcomed to share their opinions free from judgment.

Conservative and liberals alike should not feel the need to mask their political views. While Baylor University is known

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to have more students with conservative ideals, that should not stop moderates or liberals from sharing their thoughts as well. This can be a fine line to walk, as people on media outlets share rude and demeaning comments about both candidates.

In 2018, politics affect everyone no

matter your race, religion, gender or political affiliation. Exercising your civic duty by voting either in early voting or on Election Day is wonderful. Please keep in mind who you voted for might not be who your neighbor or close friend voted for, and that is OK. More often than not, people think once you advocate for one party, that is the endall be-all, and it is not. Baylor students, before we are Democrats and Republicans, we are people just wanting to better our state and nation.

Politics is a serious matter, I am aware, but this should not hinder friendships or change our perception of people we interact with on a daily basis. Do not let the political climate change Baylor, instead, change the political climate.

Whitney Johnson Houston Sophomore business major

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When the United States was in its infancy, a government was established, the likes of which would become revolutionary. The idea of representative government and democracy in the highest order was all to counteract the absolute tyranny suffered under the imperial reign of King George III. All these grand new ideas of freedom, liberty and happy pursuits were forged in the U.S. Constitution, the document that, in my humble opinion, is the most important piece of literature in American history. What the Constitution does not explicitly mention, however, is the idea of executive actions. PBS states that executive action is “catch-all term that describes any action taken by the president” and can include executive orders, memorandums and proclamations. Essentially, they are orders from the president that do not need approval from Congress and, therefore, are not necessarily laws because they do not go through legislative approval.

That being said, executive actions have unfortunately been woven into the fabric of American history. There have certainly been both good and bad executive actions.

For example, Abraham Lincoln’s famous Emancipation Proclamation was just that — a proclamation that did not pass through the legislative branch. On the other hand, the National Archives show that Executive Order 9066 from Franklin Roosevelt resulted in all people of Japanese descent living in America, citizen or undocumented, being relocated to military internment camps with inhumane living conditions.

Clearly, executive orders have exemplified the best and worst of decisions made by our country’s leaders, but the idea that a president can hold such power is what is wholly unconstitutional and usually ineffective. When our forefathers founded on this continent a new nation, there was little use for the office of the president within its democratic republic. In fact, James Madison, the socalled “Father of the Constitution,” vehemently opposed the idea of an executive president. In a 2017 interview with the Washington Post, historian Ray Raphael recalled Madison’s quote, saying the president would have “so much power and importance from a state of war that he might be tempted, if authorized, to impede a treaty of peace.”

Coming off this war against tyranny, the colonists were petrified to put too much power in the hands of one man. Therefore, the president served as a ceremonious figurehead, a moderator if you will. Today, we see men become a celebrity through their presidency, or vice versa, as has been the case twice in the last two scores. This should not at all be the case. The president is just one man; he can not possibly have the wit and the experience to effectively govern an entire nation by himself. This is why I see the idea of executive actions as holistically un-American. The idea of this government is for it to be representative of the entirety of the country, not solely of the interests of the elite or of the working class or any one class of people.

Thus we have the new hot-button issue of the proposed executive order from President Donald Trump to end birthright citizenship. No president has ever overridden a law explicitly explained in the Constitution via executive order, nor do they legally have the power to. The only problem is, the Constitution is not exactly explicit on this subject. In a Wall Street Journal article published last week, Matthew Spaulding writes that with “legislative lack of clarity, an executive order is perfectly proper, perhaps even necessary, to instruct executive-branch officials and agencies not to confer birthright citizenship.”

The past few presidents have been utilizing too much power, which Congress and the Senate have allowed them to gain over the last 70 years or so. As a nation, we knew in the 1790s that this country was far too big to be governed by a single man. Now, nearly five times the size as it was then, America’s best interests still do not lie in the hands of anyone’s Oval Office but rather by the elected officials of each of its 50 states. The further away we move from this idea, the closer we move to the dictatorial idea our founding fathers so greatly feared.

Cameron is a junior communication specialist major from Rockland, Mass.

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REUNION from Page 1 generation Bear within the family.

“I was here when my granddaughter checked in to the dorms, and it brought back lots of old memories,” Crocker said. “My daughter went here as well, so it’s third generation now for us.”

Jerry Marcontell is a member of the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame, and was co-captain of the 1957 football team that won the Sugar Bowl. He switched his major to pre-med senior year, ultimately working in the medical field for over 30 years.

“I’ve actually been in the parade before twice — once as a distinguished alumnus and the other time as a member of the Hall of

Fame,” Marcontell said. “I think the era of our time in college led to the class becoming close.

The ‘50s was a time when cohesiveness was big, and we all depended on each other.”

Marcontell appreciates how much Baylor has grown and progressed and enjoys seeing new additions made to the campus.

“Over the years, I’ve never ceased to be amazed at Baylor — it continues to get bigger and better,” Marcontell said. “It’s a wonderful school and has so many new buildings and amenities. Two of my granddaughters are here at Baylor as well.”

Sherry Boyd Castello served as editor-inchief of The Baylor Lariat in 1958, and her

husband was a photographer for the Lariat during that time as well.

“I loved being editor of the Lariat for spring quarter,” Castello said. “We were printed at the Baylor press, and our first jobs were as night editors to make sure it got on the press. We stayed until that was finished and copies came out and would be in the dorms by midnight.”

Castello continued her involvement in journalism after graduation, writing for several Baylor-related publications.

“The Lariat was a good paper — it wasn’t big but was very functional, and we did a big homecoming edition,” Castello said. “I taught some journalism, and in 1968, 10 years after

graduation, I was editor of the Baylor Line. I did that from 1968 to 1995.”

Castello appreciated the reunion as a chance to reunite with old friends, particularly her college roommate for over a year. She said that events at Baylor united and continue to unite the school community.

“I was surprised at how many people I recognized — it’s been 60 years, which is amazing,” Castello said. “The way Baylor was in our day kept our class connected. We had only around 1,000 in our class, and we had lots of shared events. Baylor was and still is an amazing place.”

ELECTION from Page 1 deport the illegal immigrants currently in the country, as Ted Cruz, who is the Texas incumbent Republican Senate candidate, has verbally expressed wanting to do so.

Allaire believes America should provide a pathway to full citizenship to get undocumented immigrants out of the shadows.

“In the United States, we have millions of undocumented immigrants that are living among us and living in our communities and contributing to our societies, adding diversity that makes us stronger, I believe,” Allaire said.

Allaire agreed with Demashkiah’s point, that as O’Rourke comes from the border town of El Paso, he has acknowledged that being on the border makes the El Paso community stronger.

Allaire said this gives him a more optimistic view than candidates on the right that haven’t experienced the border first hand — it is not a place of fear; it is a strong, connected community with citizens crossing the border every day to go to work.

“El Paso and Ciudad Juarez is one of the largest economies in the Americas when you combine those two economies, and they’re stronger together,” Allaire said. “I think that ultimately Beto’s experience as a candidate representing El Paso adds a lot of value and adds a lot of credibility in terms of addressing that issue.”

Tori Rhodes, a 5Q Baylor Law student from Austin, who voted for a Republican ticket, said she admittedly is not as well-versed on the immigration issues as some other issues, but looking at what both parties endorse, she doesn’t agree with what Democrats believe.

“I don’t believe the Republican Party is saying no one can come in ever. I think they’re saying we need to do it in a safe way,” Rhodes said.

“I don’t think it needs to be as divisive as it is.”

Rhodes said she’d love to see people stay in the United States but believes in the Republican narrative — that if anyone wants citizenship status they need to go through the same process everyone else, legally, has to go through.

Portland, Ore., junior Eric Soo voted straight Republican Party for the first time ever

and brought up the economic arguments that Republicans have against immigration. Soo argued that he sees the issue in economic and social terms, not in racial terms, and ultimately came to the conclusion that illegal immigration is bad for the working class American.

“When you have illegal immigrants, it drives down the wages so low,” Soo said.

“People can’t compete; they can’t pay for their families.”

Soo backed this point up by talking about what happened when a large number of Chinese immigrated to California in the 1800s. Wages went down, and no one wanted to take “lowend jobs” because the pay just wasn’t enough. By putting the working-class American first, Soo said a distinction has to be made between legal and illegal immigrants for everything to work well.

“I agree that immigration is good. I am the son of immigrants just like most Americans are,” Soo said. “But the thing is, the media fails to make a distinction between legal and illegal immigrants.”

Trump Administration Many people are considering candidates based on how they think they will operate in D.C., and how they will contribute to, or balance out, the president’s administration.

Demashkiah said she believes O’Rourke will definitely be a strong voice in the Senate, speaking out against President Trump and policies he doesn’t agree with. She believes he is a strong voice that can help put a stop to the way the Trump administration is going about politics.

“I think he’s going to be really strong. If he gets elected it’s going to be so good because it’s going to be a voice for our generation,” Demashkiah said.

“I think the reason why he got so popular so fast is because no candidate has ever resonated with millennial liberals and Democrats so much.”

Allaire said he doesn’t think Cruz is any better at working with the president than O’Rourke. He pointed out that in the House, O’Rourke

has had a track record of working across the aisle and has a number of pieces of legislation working with both sides. He believes O’Rourke will be able to work with the president in the Senate as well as he has been able to in the House.

“Ultimately we do need voices in the Senate that are strong, independent voices that are willing to speak out against the current administration when it airs,” Allaire said.

“But also are willing to come together and work on the hard issues facing our country.”

Soo said he believes Republicans and supporters of President Trump feel isolated, and at this point in the presidency, just want to be engaged. He said he thinks this is why the recent President Trump rally in Houston drew about 100,000 people.

There’s a movement and a sense of community, Soo said.

Republicans are an ideological minority, and maintaining majority in Congress will be important, according to Soo. “It’s easy, it’s trendy, its

encouraged to be part of one party,” Soo said. “But if you’re part of the other party, you hate the poor even if you don’t want taxes raised on your father because he’s struggling to run a small business.”

Soo also talked about Will Hurd, a Republican candidate for the House of Representatives representing the 23rd district of Texas, saying that as a Republican he still stands up to President Trump when he doesn’t agree with something. As a candidate, Hurd encourages smaller government and supports small business and strong borders, aiming to keep America a great nation.

Rhodes is spending the semester working with Texas District 21 Congressional Republican candidate Chip Roy. Rhodes is not only working on his campaign, but also supporting him for the election. She said she believes it’s important to have a congressman who will work with the president to bring ideas to the table and push for states to be able to make

decisions on a more localized level as well.

“With Chip Roy he’s a strong conservative voice, and I think he’s going to represent his district and district values very well,” Rhodes said. “He’s going to work together with President Trump.”

“I have a heart condition and I’ve had heart surgeries and my heart condition is pre-existing, I was born with it,” Demashkiah said. “Ted wants to take out pre-existing conditions from healthcare and Beto is totally against that, so that’s why I’m going for Beto, because he actually cares about pre-existing conditions and Final Words All students agreed that at this point, every vote counts, no matter which party or candidate someone decides to vote for. With groundbreaking turnout for early voting, voices are being heard loud and clear.

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BAYLOR MARCHES DOWN THE YEARS

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SPIRIT-FILLED Bruiser and Marigold gaze over the bonfire built by students which sat ablaze at the lawn in front of Fountain Mall Friday night.

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TRADITION WITH A TWIST Esrael Yohannes of Baylor’s VirtuOSO performed a rendition of “Hamilton” with his group at the pep rally, which took place before the annual homecoming bonfire.

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WARM WELCOME President Linda Livingstone greets the crowd in attendance at the pep rally. Both the president and her husband talked about their love for Oklahoma State University, their alma mater, but also that they didn’t want them to win the game.

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IT’S LIT Plano post-baccalaureate student and Baylor University Golden Wave Band member Brian Chimezie raises his phone to join the sea of lights that lit the crowd at Friday’s bonfire and pep rally.

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FIRE IT UP Despite the chilly weather, the Baylor cheerleaders brought the heat to the pep rally Friday night with their dance moves.

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TORCHBEARER Some students, such senior Sean Elemento, are chosen to put the “bear” in torchbearer and set the annual bonfire ablaze.

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RAD BRAD First Gent Brad Livingstone greets the Baylor community with energy at the pep rally which prepped the crowd for the big victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday morning.

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PICTURE PERFECT Students take advantage of the popular bonfire social media post which features a silhouette and a sic ‘em.

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IN FORMATION A Baylor cheerleader looks out over the crowd as she sends a sic ‘em into the night sky while still keeping in formation with the rest of her team.

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ROYALTY Baylor’s homecoming queen, Kennedy Moore, and her escort, Nathan Bean are all smiles for the cameras as they are revealed as the winning nominees for this year’s homecoming court.

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GIVE LIGHT The Baylor University Golden Wave Band, pictured at the front, raised their phones along with everyone else in the crowd, joining together to resemble Baylor’s Give Light campaign. The $1.1 billion campaign is said to impact every area of campus in the future and has already raised a significant amount due to its silent phase of fundraising.

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Sages of the Backstage Designers collaborate to create show THOMAS MORAN Arts and Life Editor With “Dear Edwina” and “Godspell” in the books, Baylor Theatre has only one more mainstage production this semester­ — “Ice Glen.” With most plays spanning around two hours in length, it can be difficult to fully grasp the countless hours the cast and crew invest into each show, particularly when the majority of the individuals involved in the show are never seen.

“Ice Glen” has three main crews: the lighting crew, the scenic crew and the costume crew.

Under the direction of Los Angeles third-year graduate student Cooper Sivara, the show will feature original musical compositions to contribute to the show’s meaning and aesthetic.

All of the designers attend regular meetings with the director to unify their ideas and ensure the director’s thoughts are reflected in what they produce. Sivara’s vision was largely influenced

by Massachusetts, where the show takes place.

“I was very inspired by the place and came back and shared those discoveries with my designers,” Sivara said. “We started talking about the main ideas of the play and that really started coming out through the design process.”

Lafayette, Colo., senior Talbot Jenkins is the costume designer for “Ice Glen.”

“It’s a 22-week process for Baylor,” Jenkins said. “At the very beginning all of the designers talk with the director and he gives us a concept to direct where the show is going. Then we each start gathering ideas and doing research and rough sketches.”

In charge of wardrobe, makeup and hair, Jenkins said she is trying to combine the historical context with the emotional state of the characters.

“I really wanted to focus on using the colors and textures and silhouettes to show their states,” Jenkins said. “It’s telling you something about the characters that the actor’s voice or dialogue doesn’t tell you.”

The costume crew is currently working on final fittings.

Grandbury junior Kiersten Mathis is the lighting designer for “Ice Glen.” As with every designer for the show, Mathis was selected as lighting designer after taking design classes and

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submitting a portfolio for review. Mathis said the show calls for more natural lighting, other than a few special moments.

“When it comes to ‘Ice Glen,’ a lot of the time, the lighting is very realistic,” Mathis said.

“A lot of it is going to be very natural and feel like the sun is shining on them, playing off the colors of the set. We have these things called ‘moments of magic’ in the play, where I do add color and it feels a little more hyper-realistic.

Things are just more colorful and vibrant.”

Mathis and her team are now in the process of hanging and focusing the lights how and where she planned them.

Temple native and former Baylor student Brad Lamotte is in his second year on Baylor Theatre’s staff. He serves as the assistant technical director and is the scenic designer for “Ice Glen.” Lamotte said he is filling the scenic designer position while students take required courses that will qualify them for the position.

The set design has been challenging, but the result is going to be beautiful, Lamotte said.

“I really challenged myself on this show largely because, generally when I design stuff, it’s very literal,” Lamotte said. “I wanted to try to step out of that and try be more abstract in my thinking because we were trying to create, through one set, a bunch of different locations ... We are trying to do a more watercolor aesthetic. I think collectively visually the show will be stunning because of how it’s being painted.”

Though most plays do not feature original musical elements, Sivara decided to incorporate original compositions in the production, and Lafayette, La. junior Caroline Munsell was selected as composer.

“He thought they [original composition] would help with answering the question of how we would go about doing some of the transitions from scene to scene and moment to moment and also just heightening what he calls the ‘magical moments’ of the play where the lines of reality are a little bit blurred,” Munsell said.

Munsell is working with instruments like piano and the glockenspiel in her compositions.

To achieve balance between the show’s realism and its occasionally impressionist aesthetic, she is also working with a sound designer to combine

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COLLABORATION Baylor Theatre’s final mainstage production of the semester, “Ice Glen,” is opening Nov. 27 and will run through Dec. 1. The show is being directed by Los Angeles third-year graduate student Cooper Sivara. He and his designers have collaborated to create a cohesive show.

her instrumental music with synthesizers and other more contemporary sounds for unique storytelling that complements the storyline.

“I want the music to be a part of the moment itself, maybe expressing how the characters are feeling or capturing the moments where reality is a little bit blurred,” Munsell said. “The music can help signify to the audience that this is a moment in itself, even if it’s not quite a linear moment. “ With Thanksgiving break approaching, the show’s tech week is taking place next week, though it’s normally the week before a show’s opening. Tech week is particularly aimed at fine tuning and synchronizing every minuscule element of each crew’s work, be it lighting,

costume or scenic design.

Sivara said he has enjoyed the highly collaborative design process, with each designer’s unique creativity being reflected in the final product.

“I’m able to work with such creative people throughout the department,” Sivara said. “We actually have student designers and faculty designers, so you get all these different perspectives and different opinions.

It’s just fantastic. We’ve all been working so collaboratively.”

“Ice Glen” opens Nov. 27 and will run through Dec. 1. For more information about dates and showings, visit Baylor Theatre’s website at baylor.edu/theatre.

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‘It’s a Brewer thing’ Sophomore QB leads homecoming comeback BEN EVERETT Sports Editor Oklahoma State sophomore wide receiver Tylan Wallace was not about to let the Cowboys lose. Based on ESPN’s win probability chart, the Cowboys had an 89 percent chance of winning after Wallace scored back-to-back touchdowns late in the third quarter to give Oklahoma State a 24-14 lead on Saturday at McLane Stadium.

Enter Charlie Brewer.

After putting up his worst performance in a Baylor uniform last week against West Virginia (1for-8 with three interceptions) and suffering a concussion in the process, the Bears’ sophomore quarterback spent the entire week in concussion protocol. Senior quarterback Jalan McClendon took all the reps with the first team and Baylor head coach Matt

Rhule elected to start the veteran graduate transfer over Brewer.

With the Bears down double digits late-game on homecoming weekend, Rhule made the decision to insert Brewer into the game. Rhule said his coaching decision had nothing to do with how McClendon was playing, but that he felt Brewer could make an impact at that point in the game.

“Finally, fourth quarter, I just thought, ‘You know what, this is the time.’ It has nothing to do with Jalan,” Rhule said. “[I] just thought this is the time that maybe we needed a spark, and maybe him running around would make some plays and it certainly did. He extended a ton of drives there with his feet and certainly made the plays at the end.”

On his first play, Brewer didn’t need to do much. He handed the ball off to sophomore running back John Lovett, who took off for a 75-yard

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SPARK PLUG Baylor sophomore quarterback Charlie Brewer evades defenders on Saturday at McLane Stadium.

Brewer replaced senior quarterback Jalan McClendon in the third quarter and led the Bears on three touchdown drives to seal the win 35-31. Brewer finished with 85 total yards of offense and two touchdown passes.

touchdown to cut the lead to 24-21 late in the third quarter.

With 8:55 remaining in the game, Oklahoma State junior running back Justice Hill gave the Cowboys

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BREAKING FREE Sophomore running back John Lovett takes off past the defense for a 75-yard touchdown run in Baylor’s 35-31 win over Okahoma State on Saturday at McLane Stadium.

a 31-21 lead with a 2-yard rushing touchdown. Brewer entered for his second drive of the game and led the Bears on an 86-yard drive that ended in a 36-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jalen Hurd. After a fourth-down stop, the Bears capped off the comeback win when Brewer threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Denzel Mims in the closing seconds.

Rhule said Brewer stayed evenkeeled through it all, and that was why the Bears were able to pull off the win.

“I think when the game comes down to the end, Charlie is not too rattled,” Rhule said. “He’s not too high, he’s not too low and he just keeps playing, and I think the rest of our team does that.”

Junior linebacker Clay Johnston, who led the Bears with a career-high 17 tackles, said the team had full trust in Brewer down the stretch.

“We were all in the moment,” Johnston said. “We were just like, ‘We trust Charlie. We trust Coach Rhule,’ and Charlie handled it well obviously and produced.”

Brewer cleared concussion protocol on Friday afternoon, but Rhule planned on letting him sit out the whole game in order to fully recover. Rhule said Brewer had a great attitude despite being told he was not going to start.

“Best thing I can say about Charlie is when I brought him to my office yesterday, I said, ‘Hey, I’m not going to start you.’ He didn’t act entitled.

He didn’t act mad,” Rhule said. “He was happy for Jalan. He said, ‘I’ll be ready when you need me.’ And when I said to him in the middle of the second quarter, ‘Are you ready to go?’ he’s like, ‘I’m ready if you need me.’ It wasn’t about him, and so when you have that, that’s important.”

Brewer finished the game with 56 passing yards and two touchdowns to go along with six rushes for 29 yards.

Despite not playing a part in Lovett’s 75-yard touchdown aside from handing the ball to him, Lovett said Brewer’s presence alone makes the offense work.

“Charlie do what Charlie do,” Lovett said. “It’s a Brewer thing.”

Baylor lays out plan for new basketball arena BEN EVERETT Sports Editor Baylor plans to build a new basketball arena as a part of its Give Light campaign, the university announced last week.

Both men’s and women’s basketball currently play in the Ferrell Center, which is the oldest intercollegiate athletics facility on campus. Baylor plans to build a new arena that takes cues from other Power 5, or highlevel, athletic institutions, in which the fan environment is more intimate.

Baylor will build on the “fieldhouse” concept that Big 12 schools such as Kansas and Oklahoma State utilize, in which the arena is small, but emphasizes fan experience and home court advantage.

Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew said everyone is excited by the idea of brand new arena.

“I tried to get out there and break ground yesterday by myself,” Drew joked. “I love it. I can’t wait for it ... I know we’re all excited for the future.”

Baylor men’s basketball holds a 328-158 all-time record at the Ferrell Center, while women’s basketball boasts a 370-97 record in the arena, which opened in 1988.

Baylor women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey said she doesn’t want to jump the gun, but she would be excited about a new arena.

“I’m aware of it, but I don’t know the details of how realistic it is and what the plan is,” Mulkey said. “All I focus on is basketball, and if they tell us they’re sticking a shovel in the ground, I’ll be excited.”

The Give Light campaign is a $1.1 billion plan for the future of Baylor. The university has already reached nearly half of their goal and the largest gift in Baylor history by Mark and Paula Hurd will help create a new Welcome Center.

Outlined in the Give Light campaign is an athletics master plan. According to the Give Light campaign website, “Baylor Athletics is the ‘front porch’ through which many people learn about this institution, and through which many students make their decisions to attend Baylor.”

In addition to a new basketball arena, the master plan includes construction of a football operations center next to the current football practice facilities that would house coaches offices, meeting rooms and weight rooms.

The university also plans to build a practice venue for the volleyball and acrobatics and tumbling teams. These teams currently practice in 80-year-old Marrs McLean Gymnasium.

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NEW DIGS Baylor plans to open a new basketball arena (mock-up pictured) as a part of its athletics master plan.

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CELEBRATE The Baylor soccer team applauds Monday as they are announced as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Bears will play ACU at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Waco.

Soccer awarded 2-seed in NCAA Tournament ADAM GIBSON Sports Writer Baylor soccer was given a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the highest-ever seed in postseason play, on Monday afternoon during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show.

The Bears, due to the high seeding, have the potential to host its first three matches, if not more, at Betty Lou Mays Field. Head coach Paul Jobson said the team has fought all season to get to this point and now that hard work is paying off.

“The girls have worked hard all year to get to this point where we were going into the Big 12 tournament for the first time in a long time, probably ever, not worrying about whether we are going to be in the NCAA Tournament,” Jobson said. “The girls have done a great job. Definitely deserve the two seed, excited to host here at Betty Lou [Mays Field].”

The opening round of the tournament for Baylor will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday against Abilene Christian University. This is Baylor’s sixth NCAA bid and the fifth time it has been given the chance to host the opening

round in Waco. With this being the highest seeding ever for the team - the previous record seeding was a No. 3 seed in 2012, senior midfielder Julie James said it gives the team a good environment to compete in, especially since it has been a while since the Bears have competed at home.

“It’s really, really exciting. Especially just getting the two seed,” James said. “We get to be at Betty Lou [Mays Field] again, which is so much fun. We’ve been away for a week in Kansas City, so being able to bring it back home is going to be great. Getting in the tournament is just really exciting. It’s just a fun time, a new season and we can’t get complacent with just getting in, though.

We’re excited to make another run and just take one game at a time and do our best.”

The Bears have the opportunity to host the first three matches with a win over ACU, then they would face the winner of Vanderbilt and Murray State the next weekend. After that, Baylor would host the winner of Virginia, Monmouth, Texas Tech or Princeton. If they are able to advance through all of those matches, the Bears will potentially play for a repeat trip to the Elite 8.

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