baylorlariat com A&E p. 4 The first faculty-only flags across Fountain Mall Wednesday art exhibition is showing with signs displaying abortion-related BaylorLariat facts and resources for post-abortion now in Martin Museum. WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE men and women. “I don’t think a lot of people realize how huge the number of aborted chil- Thursday | January 23, 2014 dren is,” she said, referencing a sign that provided an estimated number of Ameri- can abortions. “It’s up to 55 million since 1973, which is when Roe v. Wade was passed.” The first 30 minutes of the rally will Former BU football player on trial for assault serve as a time for participants to gather together, followed by a 30-minute march, and will end outside the city’s Capitol By Paula Ann Solis liott was signed from Mount Pleasant the victim was taken to Hillcrest Bap- school and team policies. sexual assaults. She said she thought building. Staff Writer High School in 2009 when he joined tist Medical Center after the assault. Elliott was indicted on three counts for three years she was the only victim Attorney General Greg Abbott is the the team as a redshirt. Sgt. Patrick Swanton said the Waco of sexual assault Aug. 27 by a McLen- but after realizing she may have been event’s keynote speaker, although other A 2010 Baylor alumna testified The witness said she was assaulted Police Department obtained a war- nan County grand jury. It was then the first and could have prevented fu- Texas leaders will also address attendees. Wednesday that while she was a stu- in 2009 but kept the event concealed rant and arrested then-Baylor student that Jason P. Darling, Elliott’s attorney, ture incident by speaking out the first “The speakers educate the crowd,” dent, former Baylor football player for three years until she heard Elliott Elliott at his apartment near campus said one of the charges stemmed from time, she had to come forth. Tevin Sherard Elliott, 22, sexually as- was arrested and charged with sexu- April 30. a November 2009 incident. When Darling asked the witness saulted her. ally assaulting another Baylor student After the arrest, Elliott was sus- The victim from 2009 said she de- why she was claiming assault years The testimony was part of El- in 2012 after an apartment party. pended from Baylor’s football pro- cided to tell Waco authorities about after physical evidence and texts mes- liott’s sexual assault case being tried at That party was April 15, 2012, at gram and then suspended by the uni- the incident in 2012 after discover- Waco’s 54th State District Court. El- the Aspen Heights Apartments and versity on the accusation of violating ing Elliott was connected to other SEE ELLIOT, page 6 Elliot New app puts Baylor sites all in one spot By Nico Zulli and Katdie Norton cy numbers of campus police, the Reporters counseling center, health center and the help desk at Baylor. Information on class schedules, The app functions by hooking shuttle buses and grades is now into maps, news feeds and banner available to Baylor students on the data, which is data from BearWeb, move. while keeping student information OsoMobile, a new mobile appli- secure. Similar to Bearweb, users cation from Baylor ITS, offers a way will be logged out after 15 minutes to access BearWeb and information of inactivity. from other existing apps. “OsoMobile interfaces with our “I think it is the first true mobile student information systems in a app that brings in some of the data way that keeps our academic re- from BearWeb,” said Steven Kucera, cords secure,” said Pattie Orr, vice director of information systems and president for information technol- Above: Bears for Life, a pro-life group, demonstrated its stance on abortion Wednesday services and the team supervisor for ogy and dean of university libraries. on Fountain Mall by filling the lawn with blue and pink flags representing aborted babies in OsoMobile’s development. “It brings “As vice president for information the United States. Greenwich, Conn., sophomore Christopher Bedoya puts up fli- Right: together many features for Baylor ers in protest of the pro-life display. “I believe that everyone should be treated equally, and technology, I am concerned about nobody should be told what they can and cannot do with their body,” said Bedoya, who is students.” keeping our data secure. OsoMo- not associated with an organization. The fliers were later removed. The app features a current course bile provides a great combination of schedule, all past semesters’ fi- convenience and security.” nal grades, current holds, student The app’s development process and faculty directory, a Baylor bus began in April of last year, pilot test- tracker that links to an existing bus ing of the app began in October, al- tracking app called Ride Systems, a most two months prior to the actual campus map that uses current loca- release. tion and a Baylor Lariat news feed. Standing up The app also includes the emergen- SEE OSOMOBILE, page 6 Pro-life group heads to Austin,

advocates anti-abortion laws Photos by Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor By Rae Jefferson ing to transport about 20 students to the “This will be my first march,” she said. Staff Writer event. “But I feel like it’s important to defend the “This is something the organization does lives of those who can’t defend themselves.” A group of Baylor students will join thou- every year,” she said. “I’ve been going for sev- The rally will also commemorate the sands of demonstrators in the state’s capital eral years, and some of these students have 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling, this weekend for the pro-life cause. been attending these rallies since birth.” a Supreme Court decision that originally le- Bears for Life, an on-campus pro-life stu- The event is being held in hopes of show- galized abortion through all nine months of dent organization, as well as students with ing “the media and our elected officials that pregnancy, but has paved the way for current St. Peter’s Catholic Student Center and St. Texas is pro-life,” according to the event’s abortion laws. Mary’s Catholic Church, will attend the 2014 website. Wilmington said this anniversary is the Texas Rally for Life from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday Katy freshman Emily Gilcrease, a mem- reason Bears for Life set up blue and pink in Austin. ber of Bears for Life, said this march will be Bears for Life co-adviser Molly Wilming- the climax to her first semester with the or- ton said the pro-life organization is expect- ganization. SEE ABORTION, page 6

Target account hackers will be hard to find, experts say By Bree Fowler dresses, phone numbers, names and home of information is stolen, criminals gener- make them easier to use. of a pair of Mexican citizens at the U.S.- Associated Press addresses — for another 70 million people. ally divide the data into chunks and sell the After thieves purchase the numbers, Mexico border earlier this week. In the aftermath of the breach, millions parcels through online black markets, says they can encode the data onto new, blank According to police in McAllen, Texas, NEW YORK — The hackers behind the of Americans have been left to wonder Chester Wisniewski, senior security advis- cards with an inexpensive, easy-to-use the pair used account information stolen recent Target data breach are likely a world what has become of their precious personal er for the computer security firm Sophos. gadget. Or they can skip the card-writing during the Target breach to buy tens of away and nearly impossible to find. information. The information can be used In many ways, those markets behave process and simply use the card numbers thousands of dollars’ worth of merchan- That’s the consensus among outside in a variety of nefarious ways. Criminals much like any legitimate marketplace online. Crooks often have the option to dise at national retailers in the area. But cybercrime experts as Target, the Secret can attempt to use the credit card numbers ruled by the forces of supply and demand. buy cards last used in their area. That way, the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday its Service and the FBI continue their inves- and place charges on the original own- Groups of higher-end cards are worth Wisniewski says, the cards attract less at- investigation into the possibility of a link tigation of the pre-Christmas data heist in ers’ accounts or they can use other pieces significantly more than those with lower tention from the banks that issued them. between the Target data theft and the ar- which hackers stole about 40 million debit of personal information to steal people’s credit limits and so are cards tied to ad- That could explain why some debit and rests remains ongoing. and credit card numbers and also took per- identities and apply for new lines of credit. ditional personal information, such as credit card numbers of Target customers sonal information — including email ad- In cases where such a massive amount names, addresses and zip codes, which from South Texas turned up in the arrest SEE TARGET, page 6 Inside

A&E p. 4 NEWS p. 3 SPORTS p. 5 MLK celebrations Baylor Fencing Club The Lady Bears host the first stays on guard and prove successful African-American attacks competition against Kansas State woman to attend time after time on Wildcats with a Baylor in the 1960s. the court. 71-48 win.

Vol.117 No. 1 Best Student Newspaper four years running | Houston Press Club © 2013, Baylor University Opinion Thursday | January 23, 2014 2 The Baylor Lariat Scholarships for blacks limit education options With the advent of the new institutions that give these schol- year, so commences (and in arships would undoubtedly be many cases, continues) the quest investing into their future. for high school seniors across the In most instances, individuals nation to be accepted into some who have graduated from their of the nation’s most prestigious respective intuition tend to re- institutions of higher learning. member those who played. Words like “waitlisted” and These organizations would “deferred” probably don’t make stand to gain a considerable for great table talk. In some ex- amount from students who at- treme instances, it could result tend institutions such as Harvard in disdainful looks and nervous and Yale, in regards to the possi- breakdowns. bility of future potential financial There are, however, some who support, and the number of con- have received those hard-earned tacts that individual can poten- and envied early acceptance let- Reubin Turner | Assistant City Editor tially bring to that organization. ters. For those students, another This investment into the lives journey has begun — the pursuit black students, are solely for stu- of students that decide to branch of scholarships. dents who plan to attend HBCUs. out into other institutions can This process for blacks can Scholarships such as the Tom become truly valuable to the or- surprisingly be a double-edged Joyner Full Ride Scholars and the ganization in the future. sword, as those who opt not to go Thurgood Marshall College Fund Although I’m not sure why to a Historically Black College or offer great financial opportuni- many scholarship funds for black University can quickly find them- ties to interested applicants, but students are still only available selves with a limited number of are only available to those seek- to those who attend an HBCU, scholarships for which to apply, ing to attend an HBCU. I can imagine one of the reasons as many of the scholarships avail- According to the American is to encourage them to attend able to black students can only be Youth Policy Forum 21, 21 per- these universities in an effort to received if the student goes to an cent of current black undergrad- increase their attendance, which affiliate HBCU institution. uates attend HBCUs. While this has for many years been steadily Yes, friends, there exists a is indeed a significant amount, declining. prejudice within a prejudice. that means roughly 80 percent of However, in most instances, For decades, organizations the remaining black population is giving a modest scholarship to like the United Negro College not qualified for such aid. Any se- a student will more than likely Fund have been a wonderful re- lection method that disqualifies not give them a large enough source for many capable blacks that large of a percentage from incentive to apply to an HBCU. Midway messed up wishing to further their educa- its original target demographic is Even if it does, there are many tion. obviously outdated. other factors such as location, the In the year 2005 alone, the Furthermore, those that do reputation of the school and the UNCF gave more than $113 mil- opt to attend a private, presti- financial cost of the school that lion to approximately 65,000 stu- gious university may need sub- influence the decision of the stu- iPad implementation dents. stantially more financial aid than dent, rather than being encour- In times where many blacks those attending an HBCU. aged to do so solely to obtain a to instill the value of such a piece burden on teachers. Because there were denied both the opportuni- Since these universities tend modest scholarship from an out- of technology does not mean that a is no guarantee that every student ty and funds to attend prestigious to be considerably more ex- side entity. child or adolescent will fully digest will have a tablet, teachers are institutions, organizations such pensive than HBCUs, it would While I understand the posi- Editorial it. This is making parents liable by forced to create two lesson plans. as these were essential in propel- be shameful to think a student tion to an extent, the reasoning force, as there is no way for parents In addition, if a family later ling the black race forward. who was accepted into an insti- behind not extending the reach Five-year-olds know how to to ensure their child won’t damage decides to take responsibility for a But in a time where much of tution such as Duke University, of students eligible to receive fi- take “selfies,” surf the Internet and the device. device, kids must make up all the the black population chooses to cannot go because of the lack of nancial aid from black entities, download apps. In the technologi- For many families, signing the work that they have already done pursue other avenues of higher funds. These scholarships should this method, fortunately, is out- cally advanced world we live in, liability form for the iPad will not electronically. Not only is this re- education rather than the formal- have been available to him even dated. And if the organizations kids are allowed and almost ex- be possible because of their finan- dundant work on the student, but ly traditional method of going to though he decided not to attend that grant such scholarships to pected to know how to work an cial situation. They are not able to it requires teachers to backtrack as an HBCU, organizations such as an HBCU. students do not step into the 21st iPhone or iPad. afford the damage that the device well. the UNCF and others should up- Its quite clear that the selec- century and broaden their reach, The Midway Independent may sustain, thus the student is In addition, despite the school date their selection methods that tion method could use an update, they could face serious conse- School District has put this pro- forced into a classroom full of in- district providing training for the disfavor black students who may as it does not adequately address quences and regrets in the future. gressive education concept to use equality. teachers, some may still not be pro- opt not to go to such colleges and the needs of the larger black un- Reubin Turner is a junior in an scholastic setting by putting The school district plans to ficient in the use of an iPad in the universities. dergraduate population. In ad- economics major from Edmond, more than 6,800 iPads in the hands use the spring semester to assess classroom setting. Because their Some of the best college schol- dition to serving as an asset to Okla. He is the assistant city editor of kindergarten through 12th- whether or not it needs to charge use in the classroom is still in its in- arships, which apply strictly to these students, organizations and for The Lariat. grade students. a fee for using the iPads to cover fancy, teachers may not fully grasp While, in theory, Midway is the cost of damages. This is a re- how to implement them. making a bold move in hopes of dundant cost being forced upon Technology is a generational providing its students with the families. They paid for the devices entity. For some, it takes months of most advanced education possible, through tax dollars, and they are hands-on practice before they fully Correction in reality, it seems like bad practice. forced to pay if there is any dam- understand its ability. Social Media The iPad purchase was made age. It is unfair to make them pay a The biggest issue this scenario In the Jan 22 story “Starr possible by a $5 million initia- user fee as well. poses is the millions of dollars be- meets pope, talks faith,” The tive, which is part of a $34.5 mil- Only seventh through 12th- ing spent do not outweigh the ben- Lariat reported that Tom Farr lion bond that was issued last May. graders are allowed to take the de- efit in the classroom. As Apple has is an ambassador. Follow and While this more than covers the vices home. In the district’s eyes, proved, the most recent technology full cost of the technology, parents this avoids the more likely damages will be out of date in a year and He is no longer serving as an Tweet us @ are still required to sign a liability that come with younger students won’t function in five. ambassador and is now a pro- form for their child to receive a operating them alone. But if you The technology will be obso- fessor. tablet. In addition to having al- give a student an iPad, it should be lete before the investment is even bulariat ready paid for the bond through all-encompassing. paid off. The district cannot expect President Ken Starr gave a tax dollars, if the tablet is damaged If they are expected to continue to pass a new multimillion-dollar speech about American reli- or stolen, the family is responsible with the age-old tradition of home- bond every time technology goes work, they may still be required to out of date. gious liberty while in Rome. for half the cost to repair the device or $500 for a replacement device. lug textbooks to and from school, While we agree that the integra- which is one of the very tasks the tion of iPads is a positive move to The Lariat regrets the error. Like If this fate befalls a student once again, the family must then cover iPads should replace. encourage creativity and critical Also, if they take them home, it thinking while immersing students Corrections can be submitted the full cost. The Baylor is very possible and likely that stu- in their studies, it is not a practical to the editor via lariat_letters@ This would ideally force parents dents will modify the devices to get one. baylor.edu. Please contact The to teach their kids to assume re- around the restrictions set by the Because the cost so heavily Lariat as soon as the error is Lariat on sponsibility for their actions, which is one aspect of the process of going school. outweighs the potential benefits, noticed. to school. The implementation of iPads in Midway ISD should rethink its de- Facebook But just because a parent tries the classroom also puts an undue cision.

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By Paula Ann Solis force through those difficult and to room with the “negro girl.” Vol- ored to be here and witness history Staff Writer frightening times. unteers were not a problem among in the making. This is a testament “For the first time, we had a the welcoming student body, and to the idea of keeping Dr. King’s She walked Baylor’s campus sense of pride in who we were as Walker began forming relation- dream alive.” during the tumultuous civil rights a race of people,” Walker said. ships that she has kept through the Also in the audience seated era and made history in 1967 as the “We could hold our heads up high years. with Walker’s family and friends first African-American woman to and not feel bad about the color of Despite feeling resistance from was her grandson, Phoenix fresh- graduate from a once whites-only skin. Just listening to his messages professors and sometimes being man Kristoff Firedancing. Al- college. was so inspiring to all of us, and it ignored in class, Walker said she though Walker said she did not But before she did all of this, helped us to see ourselves in a way never once considered giving up pressure Firedancing to attend Barbara Walker was like everyone that we had never seen ourselves and leaving just to make things Baylor, she is pleased to know the else in her Red Bird, Okla., town, before.” easier on herself. family legacy will finally continue. working in the fields since she was Despite this inspiration from “It was so important to me to Walker said she is working on 10 for 50 cents a day and fighting the national movement, Walker finish school because my mom had an autobiography that will detail to contradict the expectation that said she was not prepared for the wanted so much to finish college, her childhood and time at Bay- she would never be more than a culture shock she faced when she and I felt like what I accomplished lor, although she is not sure when laborer for white farmers. moved from Oklahoma to Waco she was accomplishing through it will be completed. Until then, More than 50 years after forg- to attend Paul Quinn College. Af- me,” Walker said. “Quitting never Walker said she hopes to remind ing the way for African-American ter one year there, Baylor voted to occurred to me.” people of their duty to carry oth- women at Baylor, Walker is now a integrate, so she transferred under Among those in the audience ers through difficult times like Dr. retired clinical social worker. She the advisement of her professors. listening to Walker’s story of ad- King. visited campus Wednesday as the Administrators, not the stu- versity was 2012 George W. Tru- “I’d like for us to think of how keynote speaker for a Dr. Martin dents, were the ones who struggled ett Theological Seminary graduate we can continue the legacy of Dr. Luther King Jr. luncheon hosted most with the idea of African- Omari Head, who said he has at- King to touch the lives of students by the multicultural affairs depart- Americans on campus, Walker tended four King celebrations at and others by reaching out to those ment. said. Baylor in the past. However, this we see struggling or needing a Walker told her story to a room “I found out that they had given one held special meaning. word of encouragement,” Walker of more than 400 students and me a private room, and so I was “It’s not everyday you get to be said. “We may only be there to Waco residents. She chronicled her not going to tolerate that,” Walker in the same room as the first Afri- plant the seed. Others further along love for education from the time said. “I told them, ‘I thought Bay- can-American woman to graduate the way may water that seed but Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor she was in a segregated kindergar- lor was integrated, and everyone from Baylor,” Head said. “It’s hard remembering that God is the one ten classroom to her integration was equal here.’” to believe that it was just 50 years that gives the increase at the appro- Barbara Walker was the first African-American woman to attend Baylor. into Baylor life while Dr. King’s The dean then asked the stu- ago African-Americans were first priate time.” She said that she experienced more opposition from the administration national presence was a driving dent body who would be willing allowed on campus. I’m just hon- than she did from the student body.

Baylor fencing team lunges toward its former prestige

By Paula Ann Solis group and that’s why they’re suc- “When I came to college I Staff Writer cessful.” didn’t think I would be in any Long had no experience with clubs, but freshman year I saw This Baylor team is making the sport of fencing before becom- the chalking outside the Russell a name for themselves by taking ing a faculty sponsor but said he dorms,” Samudio said. “When down serious rivals in Texas and always admired the sport during I figured out I could play with has risen to the top in recent com- Olympic coverage because of its swords while going to college, I petitions – and no, it’s not the foot- elegance. kind of geeked out,” ball team. As for why anyone should con- Two years later, Samudio is the This team wields swords, not sider learning the art of fencing, club’s vice president and said her pigskin, and wears facemasks in- Long said the sport is an excel- closest friends are fencers. Among stead of helmets. Baylor’s fencing lent way to exercise mental skills those friends Samudio includes team may not be the most well- as the game is psychological. It is Long, who she said is great to known club on campus but now, also ideal for what Long calls un- talk to and supportive of the after a string of triumphs, they are expected “James Bond” moments. group. She also said her ex- walking a little taller and keeping “You never know when some- periences have fueled her de- the fencing community en garde. one will throw a sword at you sire to continue with the sport In the spring and fall of 2013, and you will need to long after she leaves college. Baylor’s fencing club won first- know how to Samudio said she is not one place honors at two Southwest use it,” Long to zealously claim school spirit, Intercollegiate Fencing Associa- said. but when the team defeats schools tion tournaments, beating teams like Texas A&M University in from the University of Texas at tournaments, is when she and her Austin, Texas A&M Univer- teammates do the “Sic ’em” and sity and the University of are teeming with school pride. Houston. This feat is all Texas A&M’s team is usually the the more impressive, said one to beat each year, Samudio Highland Village junior said. Matthew Brinzo, consider- According to the Texas A&M ing Baylor’s team has not fencing club’s website, the team had a professional coach has a history of fencing that dates for almost five years. back to 1905 and has a designated “We’ve always consid- meeting space for their fencing ered ourselves the under- club in the school’s physical edu- dogs,” said Brinzo, one of cation activity program building. the fencing club’s captains. Though Baylor’s fencing club “I have a fencing background, works with less resources than and I’m kind of the closest other schools, Baylor was once a thing we have to a coach. Oth- pioneer in the sport in the 1940s. er than that, we learn from each According to the Central Texas other.” Genealogical Society, Alvin Adel- Three times a week this man, class of 1942, attended Bay- group of 20 to 30 untrained lor on a fencing scholarship and fencers gathers at Russell became the first person in national Gymnasium, waits for collegiate history to win first place the floors to clear and in three categories of competition. transforms basketball Samudio said this important courts into a dueling piece of history lives on through school. The instruc- the Alvin Adelman Memorial tors are also the stu- Since experi- Tournament. The event is held dents and a centuries- old encing that welcom- by Baylor’s fencing club every sport is brought to life on campus. ing atmosphere created by the September to honor Adelman and Because the group is complete- group, Long has stood alongside is a main source of fundraising for ly self-taught, Brinzo said experi- the group, encouraging and prais- the team. ence before joining the club is not ing the team as they have worked As the glory days of the fenc- a requirement. New members need independently to turn amateur ing club return, Kingwood junior only show up with a hint of an in- fencers into prize champions. Jacque Clark said she encourages terest and current members will “In spite of not having a coach people to come by and watch the take it from there. Members are and having to balance funds, they club during practice from 6:30 to 9 also not required to buy any gear are still quite successful,” Long p.m. during Tuesday and Thursday and being a Baylor student is not a said. “It’s a learning experience practices or 2 to 5 p.m. on Satur- requirement. and it doesn’t matter whether you days, all of which are at Russell Dr. Michael Long, professor win. It’s the experience and it Gym. and division director of Asian helps build character, camaraderie Clark, who is also the newly and African languages, is one of a and gives Baylor recognition.” elected fencing club president, few Baylor faculty members that The team’s next tournament said practices for her have become has practiced with the team. He will take place Feb. 22 in San An- a source of relaxation and escape became involved with the group tonio where they will again face from her hectic school schedule. back in 2008 and his role has professionally trained competitors Fencing club is a place where evolved from casual member to and attempt to prove heart and de- she can leave her problems at the faculty sponsor. termination trumps all their short- door or bring them with her and be Long said the fencing club’s comings. As for new members, the comforted by the close-knit com- system of support described by opportunity remains for students munity, she said. Brinzo is what sets the team apart and faculty to join year-round by “We’re basically a big group and makes the team deserving of visiting Baylor’s campus recre- of friends,” Clark said. “We’re a recognition on campus. ation website at baylor.edu/cam- unique sport, not a lot of people “They are a very tenacious and pusrec/clubsports or going to any know that we exist or think about dedicated group of people,” Long of the club’s practices. fencing in general. But there are said. “It is a constant struggle for Raymondville junior Karina a lot of unique, intelligent and them to go to practice and keep up Samudio said the club’s cohesive awesome people here. People can with studies while teaching and atmosphere has been the catalyst come, try something new and say learning from each other. They are that created a large part of her ‘I’m a sword fighter.’” a very cohesive and encouraging Baylor circle of friends. Photo By Constance Atton | Lariat staff Arts & Entertainment Thursday | January 23, 2014 4 The Baylor Lariat New exhibition allows faculty, their art to shine By Taylor Rexrode This new exhibition is planned to take All 16 studio art professors submitted A&E Editor place every other year. anywhere from two to five pieces in vari- Karin Gilliam, director of the Martin ous types of artistic media, from ceramic Starting this semester, faculty in the Museum of Art, said the choice to make it to photography, from drawings to sculp- art department will have a chance to show a biennial event gives faculty time to create tures. their art on campus separate from the stu- pieces for the show. Several faculty members have had their dent exhibition. “I think it’s wonderful,” Gilliam said. art featured in international venues as far The 2014 Baylor Department of Art “They have plenty of time to develop a as Australia, China, England and Israel, Faculty Exhibition will feature artistic body of work.” and each participant has been featured in work from studio art professors in the Jennifer Spry, educational coordinator solo and group shows. Martin Museum of Art at the Hooper- for the Martin Museum of Art, said the Mark Anderson, professor and chair of Schaefer Fine Arts Center. new faculty exhibition also came about the art department, submitted two mono- The faculty exhibit will run until because of a lack of space for both student types, which are drawings transferred to March 7. The student exhibition will not and faculty art in the gallery. paper via a printing press. start until March 27. “We only have two galleries,” Spry said. Anderson said he is proud of the exhi- The exhibition is free and open to the “With the student shows getting larger and bition and of his colleagues. public. larger, we’ve had phenomenal participa- “It’s an honor to be included in the cali- A reception will be held 5:30 to 7 p.m. tion. It also had to do with the fact that ber of work in there,” Anderson said. “It today in the museum foyer to honor the the faculty has grown. Even for them to be means a lot to me because the quality of faculty and their artwork. confined in one gallery is very, very tight.” the faculty is exceptional. To be part of that is gratifying.” Three art history faculty members will also give 20-minute lectures as a part of the exhibition. The lecture presentations will begin at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 in 149 Hooper- Carlye Thornton | Lariat Photographer Schaefer Fine Arts Center. “Burned House” is one of four compositions by Robbie Barber in the Martin Museum of A catalog has been included as a com- Art. The museum is hosting the first Department of Art Faculty Exhibition through March 7. panion to the exhibit. The catalog, featur- ing short biographies of the artists as well as photos of their pieces, was created by simply because we don’t have a master’s “The interesting thing about the work Virginia Green, associate professor in the program,” Hitchcock said. is the connections,” Anderson said. “Cre- art department. Anderson said he hopes students and ative people tend to look at one thing and Julia Hitchcock, associate professor in the community will take time to see the see another to get connections. One of the the art department, said she is glad there exhibit. purposes of the university is to make peo- is a catalog of work for others outside of “It’s not very often that students are ple think critically so if you bring in visual Baylor to see. going to see the fruits of the labors of the intelligence, I think it does elevate critical “A catalog is a useful marketing tool professors unless they are used in the class- thinking.” and a marketing tool if done well can cer- room,” Anderson said. The Martin Museum is open 10 a.m. tainly make Baylor more visible in terms of He said that viewing art aligns with to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. its art program to benefactors, to potential university teachings because of the criti- to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Carlye Thornton | Lariat Photographer donors and to other universities that may cal thinking connections that can be made It is closed on Mondays and on university “Jar 2” is one of three compositions by Niko Weissenberger in the Martin Museum of Art. not be all that aware of our art program with art. holidays.

‘Gone Girl’ makes author Gillian Flynn a literary celebrity By Amy Driscoll Entertainment Weekly who was shy and awkward kid. Painfully goes horribly, publicly wrong. But who are in good marriages fear The Miami Herald laid off in 2008, is now perched shy. I always wanted to be a writer, “It’s insane. It really is. Flynn brings a fresh eye to the con- that, because they have seen good via McClatchy-Tribune atop the literary pile. but I wasn’t exactly booming with I always wanted to be cept through the use of revenge, se- marriages go bad.” Last week at the Key West Lit- self-confidence. This weekend is crets and a critical look at the per- She has not, despite reports to With the runaway success of erary Seminar, she found herself one of those times where I wish I a writer, but I wasn’t sonas we construct for each other the contrary, completely rewritten “Gone Girl,” Gillian Flynn has ar- amid long-established authors that could go back and say, ‘You’re go- exactly booming with and ourselves. the ending for the film, she says. rived. “You have to dismantle a book are now easily her peers, such writ- ing to meet Judy Blume, and you’re self-confidence.” By combining our modern-day, After more than a year on best- in order to put it back together as ers as Judy Blume, Sara Paretsky, going to talk about her books with reality-show culture with a uni- seller lists, her deliciously poison- Carl Hiaasen, Laura Lippman. her. And Joyce Carol Oates. It’s versal theme of relationships, she a movie. And it was fun to take all Gillian Flynn | ous ode to a marriage gone bad is As fans lined up to talk to her gonna be OK, kid. Like, it’s going puts her finger on something that the different puzzle pieces and fig- Author of “Gone Girl” heading to the big screen with Ben — she good-naturedly agreed to a to be all right.’” resonates. ure out what’s going to make it in Affleck starring, David Fincher quick video thanking a book club It’s been more than all right. “There’s something to talk the new puzzle and what can be left directing and Flynn writing the for reading her book — someone “Gone Girl” hit a sweet spot in about for everyone. The gender behind.” Flynn’s pop culture roots are screenplay. thrust a copy of the most recent publishing, a suspense novel with roles we play, the domestic roles And though she notes she has never far from her writing _ and Her previous novel, “Dark EW into her hands. such artfully crafted twists and we play. There’s the push and pull done a lot of rewriting for the that may be why she’s been so suc- Places,” is also being made into a On the cover? “Gone Girl,” the turns that a New York Times re- between husbands and wives and script, “they hired me because they cessful. movie, starring Charlize Theron. movie. Her movie. viewer compared the author to how do marriages go wrong. I liked the book so ... reports have The basis for “Gone Girl” isn’t And she’s only written three books. “It’s insane. It really is,” she says legendary psychological thriller think people are fascinated by been greatly exaggerated that ev- unique. It’s about a marriage that Gillian, formerly a TV critic for with a bemused smile. “I was a very writer Patricia Highsmith. that,” she says. “You know, people erything is completely different.”

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DOWN 1 One of the three tenses 2 “SportsCenter” network 3 Jami Gertz sitcom 21 “__ Fly Away” 39 “__ on a Hot Tin Roof” 4 Ending for velvet or eight 22 Golfer Ernie __ 40 “__ You Smarter Than a 5th 5 OPQ followers 25 __ Ortiz; Hilda’s portrayer on “Ugly Grader?” 6 Auction offer Betty” 41 Harrison or Reed 7 “__ to Billie Joe” 26 Comment from Homer 42 Spring month: abbr. 8 “Say __ to the Dress” 27 Battery size 43 Actress Thompson 10 Former Notre Dame coach Par- 28 Before, to a poet seghian 29 __ Aviv, Israel 11 Actor on “The Big Bang Theory” 31 Cook in oil 13 “The Singing __”; karaoke game 33 Ask nosy questions show 35 “__ Sematary”; Fred Gwynne 15 Sylvester Stallone, to friends movie 17 Pub order 37 “Coffee, Tea __?” 18 Hydrogen or nitrogen 38 “Who’s the __?” 20 “__-Wee’s Playhouse” SportsThursday | January 23, 2014 The Baylor Lariat 5 Bears show inconsistency, but promise By Shehan Jeyarajah and 41.7 percent from the three- eraging 16.8 turnovers per game in Sports Writer point line. Gathers is fourth in the losses to ranked team. Big 12 with 7.7 rebounds per game “We have to work the ball Baylor started its 2013-14 cam- despite averaging less minutes than around and play together,” junior paign as one of the best teams in the players ahead of him rebound- forward Royce O’Neale said. “We college basketball. Despite playing ing. He also leads the conference haven’t taken care of the ball like a difficult non-conference schedule in offensive rebounds with 3.6 per we need to.” that included four teams that were game. Poor free throw shooting has ranked at some point in non-con- Since the outstanding play in plagued this team. The Bears shot ference play, Baylor emerged with non-conference, things have gone 66.8 percent from the free-throw a sturdy record of 12-1, including south for Baylor basketball upon line during non-conference play. a convincing win over No. 3 Ken- entering Big 12 Conference play. Since then, Baylor’s averages have tucky. Baylor’s only loss was to Syr- The Bears have already lost four fallen to under 64 percent in con- acuse, who is now the No. 2 team conference games, including three ference play. in the nation. straight. Baylor was favored to win Outside of a perfect shooting During this stretch, senior pow- in three of its conference losses. game in the one win against TCU, er forward Cory Jefferson turned The worst was an 82-72 loss to pe- Baylor is shooting under 55 per- into one of the unquestioned lead- rennial Big 12 cellar-dweller Texas cent from the free-throw line in ers of the team. Jefferson averaged Tech in Lubbock. conference play. 14.2 points per game on 57 percent After looking like a team that Baylor’s losses have come by shooting during non-conference could contend for a championship an average of 8.8 points per game. play. earlier in the season, now the Bears During those games, Baylor has Baylor featured a balanced of- have their work cut out for them in missed an average of five free- fense throughout the nonconfer- order to make the NCAA Tourna- throws. The Bears have shot 53.5 ence slate with five players who ment. percent from the line in their five averaged double-figures scor- Jefferson’s play has greatly di- losses. ing: Jefferson, junior point guard minished since Big 12 conference “Win or loss, you have to move Kenny Chery, senior guard Brady play started. Stronger Big 12 de- on to the next game,” Baylor head Heslip, senior center Isaiah Austin fenses have taken to double-team- coach Scott Drew said. “That’s and sophomore forward Taurean ing Jefferson and forcing others to what’s so important this year, es- Prince. make decisions. His averages have pecially with the grind. Numer- Chery has been a revelation fallen to 10.6 points per game on ous teams have been undefeated at the point guard position since 43.9 percent shooting during con- after 15 games and then lost three transferring from State Fair Com- ference play. straight. There’s a tremendous munity College in Pennsylvania. “Since Iowa State, they’ve been amount of parity right now.” Chery is second in the Big 12 in as- doubling Isaiah in the post,” Chery Baylor has an immense amount sists per game with 5.2 per game. said. “The main goal is the get the of talent on the roster, but the end He is also averaging 11.4 points per ball inside first, but it’s been tough.” result will come down to execu- game on the season. Baylor has struggled might- tion. The Bears have received a boost ily with turnovers all season long. If the Bears find themselves off the bench from Prince and The Bears are eighth in the Big 12 once again unable to convert on sophomore forward Rico Gathers. in turnovers per game at 12.7. They free throws and take care of the Prince has been a dynamic scorer are also ninth in turnover margin, ball, it may mean missing out on Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor off the bench with 10.2 points per giving the ball up 1.94 more times the NCAA Tournament for the Sophomore center Isaiah Austin looks to make a post move against Oklahoma at the Ferrell Center on Saturday. game on 50 percent from the floor than they take away. Baylor is av- second year in a row. The Bears are 13-5 overall this season and 1-4 in Big 12 Conference play. No. 12 Lady Bears roll KSU By Jeffrey Swindoll multiple double-digit runs. The groove in the first half, making one half was horrible.” Sports Writer momentum was clearly in Baylor’s out of 12 three-point attempts, and Kansas State guard Leticia favor and never changed in the first shot 6-for-21 inside the arc. Romero came into this game as one The No. 12 Baylor Lady Bears half. Baylor pushed the agenda much of the Big 12’s top guards and lead- snapped their two-game los- Baylor led for the entire first less in the second half by playing a ing scorers, but Mulkey felt Sims ing streak after handily defeating half, prohibiting the Wildcats from more conservative brand of basket- shut Romero down on Wednesday Kansas State 71-48 on Wednesday scoring for the final 10 minutes. ball. The Lady Bears scored only 19 night’s outing. night at the Ferrell Center. Kansas State turned the ball over points in the second half after put- “I think [Leticia] Romero came The Lady Bears (15-3, 5-1) and got into foul trouble against ting up 52 points in the first. On into this game as the third leading started the first half with intensity a Baylor team that converted 75 the other hand, Kansas State had scorer in the league,” Mulkey said. and the Kansas State Wildcats (8- percent of its shots from the free- a significantly better second half, “Tonight, against Odyssey, I think 10, 2-5) struggled to respond con- throw line in the first half. outscoring Baylor 35-19. she had six points, six turnovers vincingly for the first few minutes. The Wildcats were out-shot, But it was too little, too late. The and no assists. I can’t ask anything Senior guard Mackenzie Robert- out-rebounded and out-performed Lady Bears put the nail in the coffin more from Odyssey.” son scored a three-pointer to open in every category except for their in the first half, and it proved to be Sims finished with 20 points the game, and scored another in two blocks against Baylor. Baylor too much for the Wildcats. Baylor and six assists in 20 minutes. Baylor’s next offensive possession, made three-pointers, one after an- head coach Kim Mulkey began ro- Freshman forward Nina Davis and giving the Lady Bears early mo- other, and Kansas State failed to re- tating her starters out of the game. Robertson had nine points apiece. mentum. spond. The Lady Bears shared the Baylor had the option to sit back, “Emotionally, I don’t feel as “It helps us get our intensity ball and made shots to put Kansas and the Wildcats knew it would though I had a group that was up,” senior point guard Odyssey State away early. Baylor ended the be an uphill battle. Baylor’s first committed to competing,” Kansas Sims said. “We’re already excited half on a 29-0 run over a nine and half opened up the opportunity for State head coach Deb Patterson to play, but it gives us more excite- a half minute period to erase any inexperienced players to get some said. “We played like our tank was ment to just get out there and we’re hopes the Wildcats might have had playing time prior to a road game empty. For me, the dam broke excited Mackenzie was making of earning a victory. against Oklahoma State. Mulkey on the offensive end in the first shots. We fed off what she did.” Going into halftime, the Lady said she was very pleased with half with the turnovers and I felt Baylor’s offensive dominance Bears held a substantial 39-point the team’s first half performance, we took too many shots from the and tenacious defense was over- lead over the Wildcats, 52-13. but was still not satisfied with the three-point line that we shouldn’t whelming for Kansas State in the Kansas State turned the ball over team’s second half performance. have taken.” Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor first half. The Wildcats put the 14 times. Baylor converted KSU “I thought that, in the first half, The Lady Bears will face the Freshman post Khadijiah Cave guards freshman forward Breanna Lewis Lady Bears into the bonus well be- turnovers into 30 points on the our players came out, played hard Oklahoma State Cowgirls (17-1, on Wednesday night in Baylor’s 71-48 win over Kansas State at the Ferrell fore the half, adding fuel to Baylor’s other end of the court. The Wild- and did what they needed to do,” 6-1) at 4 p.m. Sunday at Gallagher- Center. The Bears are 15-3 overall and 5-1 in the Big 12 Conference. cats could not find their offensive Mulkey said. “I thought the second Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. | baylorlariat com News THURSDAY | JANUARY 23, 2014 6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com

ABORTION from Page 1 OSOMOBILE from Page 1 flags across Fountain Mall Wednesday Wilmington said. “They don’t assume “I’m sure there will be people from “Anything we do in this department lost ID cards, and perhaps even unlock- with signs displaying abortion-related that everyone knows everything about the other people side who come out and goes through extensive testing,” Kucera ing dorm room doors. facts and resources for post-abortion abortion. It’s an educational rally.” peacefully demonstrate while we march,” said. “During testing we discovered that Kucera said the app could possibly be men and women. Pro-Life Waco, a local pro-life organi- Pisciotta said. “But we’re just going to go it was slow and we did a lot of tweaking to linked or have different funtionalities, but “I don’t think a lot of people realize zation, is listed on the event’s website as out and march for this cause.” make it faster.” those additions have to go through a se- how huge the number of aborted chil- one of the first 10 members of the 2014 Wilmington said post-abortion men ITS collaborated with Ellucian, a tech- curity officer to determine if there would dren is,” she said, referencing a sign that Texas Rally for Life Host Committee. and women, or men and women who nology solutions company, to develop the be any threat or harm to information by provided an estimated number of Ameri- Wilmington identified Pro-life Waco have are likely to make up a large per- app. including them in the app. can abortions. “It’s up to 55 million since director John Pisciotta as a former advi- centage of attendees. “We worked with a vendor to create ITS is working on making the app as 1973, which is when Roe v. Wade was sor for the student organization. “This is a good way for them to come an app that provides a framework, rather seamless as possible for the more than passed.” Pisciotta said joining the rally as a together and educate people on what than trying to write an app ourselves,” 350 active users who have downloaded The first 30 minutes of the rally will member of the committee is really about they wish they had known,” she said. said Becky King, associate vice president the app so far. serve as a time for participants to gather showing support for the pro-life cause. Gilcrease said she really hopes people for information technology. “We have had, and continue to have, together, followed by a 30-minute march, “You want to show that your side has are able to understand the organization’s King also said the process of adding pilot students test this new app to provide and will end outside the city’s Capitol vitality,” he said. “Even though I’m an old basic mission. new features to the app starts with what us with their feedback,” King said. “We building. man, I still want to show that our side has “We’re advocating for life,” she said. Ellucian can deliver. want to continue to develop the app and Attorney General Greg Abbott is the youth and rally for life.” “We’re choosing life, and it’s just what “We then take collaboration and feed- we will take into account the feedback event’s keynote speaker, although other These kinds of events almost always we’re supposed to do.” back from students into consideration, that we get.” Texas leaders will also address attendees. include demonstrations from pro-choice we prioritize and then implement,” she Kucera said the app is a product that “The speakers educate the crowd,” advocates. said. will continue to grow. He said class reg- King and Kucera said ITS is working istration is also a possibility for the app. with Baylor student government to chan- “Registration is the queue from Ellu- nel student feedback appropriately. cian,” he said. “But, that is down the road “We own the code and can make and has to be tested first to make sure it changes,” Kucera said. “But, we have to can handle the loads.” work with the vendor to see if it’s possible While the app has been designed with or feasible.” students in mind, ITS would ultimately At this point, no. 1 on the list of poten- like to address faculty and staff function- tial new features to OsoMobile is an inte- ality as well. gration with the Baylor ID card system. “I hope Baylor students, faculty and This would include the ability to check staff find that this new tool will help foster and update Bear Bucks, report stolen or academic success,” Orr said.

TARGET from Page 1 The underground markets where Ingevaldson says. hackers sell the bundles of stolen num- Wisniewski says the people who buy bers always have a steady supply of card card numbers online and produce the numbers on sale and their locations are fake cards generally aren’t the ones who always moving as they try to elude law try to use them. Using the cards is the enforcement, says Daniel Ingevaldson, riskiest part of the fraud scheme, so the chief technology officer at Easy Solutions task is usually farmed out to others who Inc., a firm that sells anti-fraud products are often recruited through spam emails. and tracks the activity of the online black The recruiters then send them fraudulent markets. A big jump in inventory usu- debit and credit cards and instruct them ally indicates there’s been a breach of a to buy large quantities of expensive mer- major retailer. That’s what Ingevaldson’s chandise or gift cards in exchange for a firm saw in the cases of both Target and small percentage of their value.

Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor Neiman Marcus, which also recently re- Card users, once caught, often only ported a breach. have a handler’s email address to share Tulsa, Okla. freshman Rachel Leland protests next to a pro-life display Wednesday on Fountain Mall. “We just thought it was ap- propriate to represent the other side of the debate,” Leland said While many of these online bazaars with police, making it nearly impossible and forums are based in Russia and East- to find the recruiters, Wisniewski says. ern Europe, much of the chatter is in Eng- As for the original perpetrators of the

from Page 1 lish and appears to have been written by Target attack, experts believe they’ll be ELLIOT Americans, Ingevaldson says. The types difficult to locate. Eastern Europe, Russia of criminals who buy the card numbers and former Soviet republics are a hotbed sages between the victim and Elliott were gone, she said it was was still a high school recruit. She also said she had consensual run the gamut, ranging from purely on- of that kind of activity, given the region’s out of obligation. sex with Elliott in the past and was hesitant to come forth with line white-collar crooks to street gangs. large population of well-educated com- “I think that this can’t happen to anyone else,” the witness her accusation for fear of what it could do to his life. “In reality, card numbers can be puter science professionals and the short said. The trial recessed after her testimony and will continue with bought by anybody with access to the fo- supply of legitimate employment pros- The witness described the relationship she and Elliott had testimony from another alleged assault victim at 9 a.m. today. rums and a few Bitcoins in their pocket,” pects for them. before her assault, describing him as a friend she met while he

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of a pair of Mexican citizens at the U.S.- Mexico border earlier this week. According to police in McAllen, Texas, the pair used account information stolen during the Target breach to buy tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchan- dise at national retailers in the area. But the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday its investigation into the possibility of a link between the Target data theft and the ar- rests remains ongoing.

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