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TheTHURSDAY | MARCH 22,Baylor 2012* Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 A&E online Out of business One step at a time Singer inspired by movie Saints Sean Peyton has Two professional salsa dancers Grammy winning artist been suspended without pay for will show their stuff this weekend Lenny Kravitz breaks back into using the bounty system at the Ninth Annual Salsa Invasion acting with “The Hunger Games” Vol. 113 No. 33 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> Eco-fashion forward Pro Day madness overruns Baylor Students step up to the challenge as Project By Tyler Alley Kyle Shanahan. Greenway nears its day Sports Editor It makes sense that the Red- skins would show so much in- Page 4 “They said it was the biggest terest, as the team traded four pro day of all time at Baylor.” draft picks to the St. Louis Rams Those words came from quar- to move up to the second overall >> To play or not to play terback Robert Griffin III at Bay- pick in the draft and most likely Sports Take: Tim Tebow’s lor’s Pro Day on Wednesday. And take Griffin. move to the he was right. Griffin was the “headliner” may be a huge mistake More than 100 media mem- of the day, participating only in bers poured into the Allison In- throwing drills during the latter door Facility to watch Baylor’s pro portion of the event. Page 5 prospects run drills and showcase Though Griffin said he had their talent for the NFL scouts. nothing to prove, he still had >> Talk about a vendetta “Honestly, it’s something that a strong showing, throwing 84 Homeless man arrested for our football program has earned,” passes with 78 completions in head football coach Briles said. setting Democratic senator’s scripted pass plays. “When you go out and accom- “We had a lot of fun. That’s office on fire plish things that our guys ac- what it’s supposed to be,” Grif- Page 6 complished on the field, and you fin said. “It’s not supposed to be have the talent level that we’ve got stressful. … Lighten the mood. On the Web stored at Baylor right now, then Have guys smiling and having these kind of things happen.” fun. That way if you drop a pass ESPN and NFL Network were here or there, you can move on among the media outlets that at- to the next one. And we never tended the pro day. ESPN football missed two in a row.” analyst Ron Jaworski said it was Many of Griffin’s throws went great to see Baylor receiving as in the direction of receiver Ken- much attention as it did. Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor dall Wright, who was looking to “If you would have said five Former receiver Kendall Wright catches a ball Former Robert Griffin III performs passes improve his draft stock after run- years ago, ‘Hey, we’re going to be thrown by former quarterback Robert Griffin III dur- for NFL scouts during Pro Day Wednesday at the ning a 4.6 second 40-yard dash at ing Pro Day. Allison Indoor Football Practice Facility. at Baylor University on March the NFL combine. At the pro day, 21, and the women’s basketball Wright was clocked at 4.46 and ner that’s likely to go one or two All 32 NFL teams were repre- ganization, including owner Dan team is going to be in the NCAA 4.40. “I knew Kendall could run a in the Draft,’ I would have said, Snyder, general manager Bruce and the men’s basketball team in sented at the event, but the Wash- 4.4 if he had to,” Griffin said. “He Slideshow the NCAA, and we’re going to be ‘What are you drinking?’” Jawor- ington Redskins brought the most Allen, head coach Mike Shana- honoring a Heisman Trophy win- ski said. prominent members of their or- han and offensive coordinator SEE PRO DAY, page 6 View the second series of photos of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin over spring break Round Table welcomes first ladies of Baylor baylorlariat.com By Daniel C. ing the presidencies of interim former head football coach Grant Staff Writer president David Garland (2008 Teaff. Mary McCall married Ab- Viewpoints to 2010), Robert Sloan (1995 to ner McCall while he was the sit- Four wives of Baylor presi- 2005) and Abner McCall (1961 to ting president of Baylor. “I have eaten dents past and present regaled the 1981), respectively. “When Abner proposed to Baylor Round Table on Wednes- Although the speakers spent me,” Mary McCall wrote, “he said, grade ‘E’ meat for day with stories from their ex- much of their time telling humor- ‘Mary, I can’t promise you will be most of my life periences as the university’s first ous anecdotes and sharing favor- happy because people sometimes ladies, providing insight into the ite moments, the discussion also chew on me, but I can promise and there are no more personal side of the admin- put on display changes that have that you will never have a dull immediate health istration’s highest office. occurred in university culture moment.’ These words sum up the effects. Honestly, The Baylor Round Table, over time and shed light on the life of a university president’s life: which is an organization com- role of the first lady in university not always happy, but never dull.” I applaud the posed of female faculty and wives life. Full coverage of this event ingenuity of our of administrators or faculty, invit- Though Mary McCall was not — including stories from inside ed Alice Starr, Diana Garland, Sue able to attend the event because of the president’s office — will be scientists to be Sloan and Mary McCall to speak. health issues prior to the forum, published in the April 13 special able to strip all The speakers were the current she prepared statements to be section issue of the Lariat, which Chris Derrett | Lariat editor-in-chief first lady (wife of President Ken read by event moderator and for- will focus on Baylor through Three first ladies of Baylor presidents, Sue Sloan, Diana Garland and possible meat Starr) and the first ladies dur- mer regent Donell Teaff, wife of the years. Alice Starr, discuss various topics at The Round Table Wednesday. ­— edible and partially edible — from a carcass Sigma Chi Corp. and turn it into something that hit with lawsuit school children, By Linda Wilkins along with the estate of Megan prisoners, pets Staff Writer HeLal — claim they suffered the loss of the love and companion- and Taco Bell A wrongful death lawsuit has ship of their daughter, the mental patrons can been filed against former mem- anguish of losing their daughter bers of the now dissolved Baylor and pecuniary loss. e n j o y.” chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity An example of pecuniary loss Page 2 and against individuals associated is the money HeLal might have with Mynar’s Bar in West. earned over her lifetime. Bear Briefs The lawsuit accuses the de- The petition said the plaintiffs David Li | Lariat Photographer fendants of negligence by provid- “seek monetary relief aggregating The place to go to know ing alcohol to minors at a party more than $50,000.” The plaintiffs’ the places to go Standing strong for a cause in 2009 that 19-year-old Megan lawyer is Linda Turley with the Plano senior Carson Fabian helps construct a couple of shacks Wednesday in preparation for an on- HeLal attended the night before Turley Law Firm in Dallas. campus poverty simulation called Camp [In]justice. An event will be hosted at 7 p.m. today in Fountain she died. HeLal was a student at On the morning of March 21, Show some school spirit Mall featuring Mission Waco director Jimmy Dorrell. Navarro College. 2010, Baylor and Waco police The Heart of Texas The lawsuit is being brought responded to a 911 call made by Community Tailgate Party against four persons associated then-sophomore John Whitfield will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. with Mynar’s Bar, located at 121 when he found his girlfriend Me- Saturday at the Baylor ‘Outstanding’ professor awarded Oak St.; four former Baylor stu- gan HeLal unconscious and non- Ballpark. The party will dents who were members of the responsive in his apartment. include a free hotdog lunch, By Trevor Allison sors who have received it in the ing because of the relationships Baylor Sigma Chi fraternity; and HeLal was visiting Whitfield Reporter past and was grateful to be men- he gets to form with students. Bluebell ice cream, the Sigma Chi Corp. for the weekend, and the two tioned among them. “So much in life comes down The lawsuit is also being inflatables and carnival had attended a party — hosted Dr. Blair Browning, assistant “You look at the list of who has to relationships,” Browning said. brought against the Risk Manage- by the Sigma Chi fraternity, but games followed by free professor of communication won the award— it’s the ‘hall-of- “I love who I get to teach.” ment Foundation, which is an or- not authorized by Baylor — at general admission tickets studies, has been named the 2012 famers’ of Baylor,” Browning said. He said he enjoys how con- ganization maintained by Sigma Mynar’s Bar the evening before to the baseball and Collins Outstanding Professor. Some of the former award nections he makes with students Chi Corp. that is meant to educate Whitfield found her unconscious. softball games. Students in the senior class voted winners were his professors when can carry on throughout their members of the fraternity in poli- The presence of alcohol and un- for the award, which is sponsored he was a student at Baylor, he said. lives. cies including, but not limited to, derage drinking at the party was by the Carr P. Collins Foundation. As the recipient of the Col- Browning, who teaches lead- alcohol use. confirmed by the Texas Alcoholic “Being acknowledged by stu- lins Award, Browning will receive ership and communication and The charter of the Baylor Beverage Commission. dents is about the best honor I $10,000 in cash and citation on a conflict and communication, chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity HeLal was pronounced dead could have,” Browning said. plaque, as well as recognition at also said he enjoys the mate- was ended in 2010 because of sev- at Hillcrest Medical Center, where Browning, a 1995 Baylor grad- the spring graduation and in vari- rial he teaches and wants to help eral violations of their charter. she was taken after Whitfield uate, said he was ecstatic when he ous Baylor publications. He will students apply that material to According to the petition found her, the morning after at- heard he received the award, but also give a lecture on authentic their lives. filed in McLennan County, the tending the party at Mynar’s Bar. also deeply humbled because he leadership in late April. plaintiffs in the lawsuit — HeLal’s baylorlariat.com knows the quality of the profes- Browning said he loves teach- SEE AWARD, page 6 parents Jeffrey and Donna HeLal, SEE LAWSUIT, page 6 Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club THURSDAY | MARCH 22, 2012 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Solution to cutting population: tigers

I’m not sure why everyone is so up in arms about “Pink Slime” meat. As a former student in the Texas public school system, I have eaten grade “E” meat for most of my life, and there are no immediate health effects. Hon- estly, I applaud the ingenuity of our scientists to be able to strip all possible meat ­— edible and par- tially edible — from a carcass and turn it into something that school children, prisoners, pets and Taco Bell patrons can enjoy. This “waste not” mentality is Rob Bradfield | Staff writer exactly the direction that Ameri- ca needs to take. As populations tion — tigers. expand, it would be irresponsible Think about it, we’ve got thou- of us to not mechanically separate sands of the big, stripy things every possible piece of meat from locked up in zoos. It would just everything we eat. The only other be a matter of cloning them to in- possible solution to our imminent crease the numbers, giving them food shortage problems would be a taste for poor people, and let- some sort of low-population eu- ting them loose. Nothing strikes genics. fear in a person like a 400-pound Which is not to say that I sup- Bengal tiger breathing down their port eugenics — except for the neck. sort that are achieved through It could be done without any- semi-natural means. one noticing it at first. Those tree- Social Darwinism comes to hugging liberal pansies won’t say Company did no wrong by mind — cut social services and anything because tigers are an en- health care for the poor and let dangered species. They’ll eat it up. the cream rise to the top. The Plus, the whole “freedom-to- problem with social Darwinism do-whatever-the-hell-you-want” is that it doesn’t foster physical movement is perfect for this. We temporarily hiring homeless strength in those that move up can even take it further than that the social ladder. The ones that weird little Texan. The banks are less making them into a service. triumph in social Darwinism are free to foreclose on your house, “The homeless [are] turned the clever, and there are already and — if you’re not eaten first Editorial not just into walking, talking enough clever people at the top. — you’re free to blow it up. The hotspots, but walking, talking That’s what Governor Rom- saboteurs can be rounded up and South By Southwest saw many billboards for a program that ney doesn’t realize about his pro- then fed to tigers. I bet we could innovative ideas, but perhaps the doesn’t care anything at all about posals. If that pasty, non-Leaguer even broadcast it on the Internet. most controversial contribution them or their future,” said Tim has his way, our society will be And can you imagine what to the festival came from Bartle, Carmody of Wired. full of clever, doughy white peo- it will mean for those meddling Bogle and Hegarty advertisement In contrast, homeless partici- ple — which is not what we need kids? Legalize pot and most of agency. pant Melvin said the program al- as a species. the dangerous ones will be so In expectation of the over- lowed him to talk to people and Our species needs to be re- drugged out that they won’t a whelming number of people in possibly create awareness for forged in the crucible of natural problem. Sure, feel free to lie Austin for SXSW, the New York homelessness. He also said he be- selection whence it was formed. stoned in the gutter, just don’t based agency dreamed up a solu- lieved the program was meant to Face it, our previous attempts come crying to the government tion for the demand for Internet help the homeless. to whittle down the undesirable when a tiger comes and eats you. access with the hopes of helping Although this was the pro- Associated Press parts of our population have The only problem with that the less fortunate. gram’s first time, it is rumored Melvin Hughes, a homeless man hired by BBH Labs to provide and failed spectacularly. Fast food, would be the all the stoned tigers Donning shirts stating “I’m that the agency will continue the promote a mobile 4G Wi-Fi service during SXSW, holds the T-shirt he foreign conflict, video games and wandering around, if that can (name), a 4G Hotspot,” home- program in New York. was given by the marketing agency on March 13 in Austin. environmental contaminants fail even be called a problem. They’ll less people were given the oppor- Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty’s to produce quick results because go nuts on the weed and get some tunity to earn $20 a day, plus all idea may have angered many, source of discontent with critics, Hegarty’s program seeks to help they lack the daily threat of death. major, tiger-sized munchies. It donations, to carry wireless 4G but it is reasonable to assume as they introduced the homeless the homeless, it needs to be re- The fact is, when people are won’t be our fault if people walk- transmitters. the agency was genuinely try- as a 4G hotspot. Had they set up formed before it is implemented constantly looking over their ing around drunk just happen to Patrons were asked to donate ing to help those in need. It may hotspot booths instead and had in other cities. shoulder for sources of painful taste like Doritos and beer. $2 in cash or via PayPal for 15 have been negatively received, but the homeless work in them, there With adjustments to the hu- death, they don’t think too much That’s seriously the only way I minutes of service. The agency set their intentions seem good. probably would not have been as manization issues, this program about social change. They also could get behind Romney at this up 13 homeless people from the Rather than hire teenagers or much negative feedback. seems like a suitable and clever tend to buy more impulsively, point. Maybe he could change his Front Steps homeless shelter in festival goers – who obviously The T-shirts, critics say, es- way to offer the homeless job op- which will be a boon to our econ- slogan to “Fewer Taxes, More Ti- Austin to work during the festival. have money since they could af- sentially took the identity of the portunities, as well as provide a omy. gers.” While it seems Bartle, Bogle ford the tickets – Bartle, Bogle homeless away and turned them service to the public. They may, The only problem is where to Food for thought. and Hegarty was trying to do the and Hegarty opted to give the into a dehumanized service. Plac- however, think about raising the find something that can do the right thing by giving job opportu- homeless a chance to make mon- ing names on the shirts barely salary amount if they require par- job reliably. Assassins can’t be Rob Bradfield is a senior jour- nities to the homeless, many have ey, while they made no profit of helped the problem and for their ticipants to work all day - $20 a trusted, and a war on U.S. soil nalism news-editorial major from criticized their efforts saying the their own. worth, could have been left off. day seems like far too little to pay would make us look bad abroad. Waco and is a staff writer for the agency dehumanized the home- The shirts seem to be the main While Bartle, Bogle and someone for a day’s work. There’s only one logical solu- Lariat. Despite criticism, president Obama has earned re-election in President Barack Obama’s first plan for student loan debt relief Finally, the controversial pro- established oversight to prevent tration deserves the vote it has term. The Obama administration went into effect. The relief plan cess of health care reform, affec- the premium hikes previously felt earned for the work done in the Guest Column has a long list of policy successes places a cap on loan payments tionately nicknamed Obamacare, by Americans paying for health name of protecting and improv- benefiting us, young Americans, at 10 percent of discretionary in- ought not to be much of a con- insurance, and for the first time, ing the situations of young Amer- While Gov. Mitt Romney, and establishing a foundation to come and a 20-year forgiveness troversy for young Americans as tens of millions of patients are icans. I’m in – that’s my declara- vying for the Republican nomi- provide for a healthy economy plan, a five year reduction from they are one of the primary ben- receiving preventative care. This tion of commitment and support nation, campaigned in Illinois, throughout our lives. the previous 25-year plan. The eficiaries. The Patient Protection saves the system millions from to the president’s re-election. Are he spoke to a crowd at the Uni- The first congressional legisla- second most prominent source of and Affordable Care Act achieved the more expensive reactive care you? versity of Chicago. Answering a tion signed into law by President family debt is student loan debts. substantial improvements to our typically sought by those unin- question concerning the extreme Obama was the Lilly Ledbetter With these relief provisions in health care system in that it ex- sured. Trenton Garza is a sophomore expenses of student loans and Fair Pay Act, a Democratic bill place, how’s that for economic panded the availability to health Hold no illusions. While Mitt political science major from Bush- the availability of employment establishing equal pay for equal projections? care coverage to millions of Romney nonchalantly condemns land and is the president of the opportunities, Romney said, “I work among genders, and in do- Let us not discount those Americans. The Affordable Care Democrats and the Obama ad- Baylor Democrats. don’t see how a young American ing so, furthered the career op- young Americans serving our Act permitted parents’ insurance ministration, inform yourself of can vote for a Democrat.” portunities available to young country’s military. The president coverage to children up to the age true actions and understand the Do you agree? Disagree? This is a continuation of the women. repealed the discriminatory and of 26; already 2.5 million young actual benefit of supporting the Who gets your vote? Why? assertion made in his victory The Obama administration repulsive Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Americans benefit from this pro- president. Send letters to the editor to speech after winning the Puerto increased investments in Pell Policy. It cannot be overlooked vision alone. At this point, you may be [email protected]. Rico primary. Basing his claim Grants and extended the Hope that the president also removed Critics, charging the Afford- convinced I’ve had too much Letters should be no more on projections of unending Scholarship Credit, a tax credit of thousands of our peers from the able Care Act with an overbear- Kool-Aid, but rest assured, I than 300 words, though lon- tough economic times, Romney up to $2,500 for two to four years, dangers in Iraq with the conclu- ing weight upon our economic have my genuine disagreements, ger pieces might be consid- continues to exhibit his removal by enacting the American Op- sion of the war and is gradually future, conveniently ignore the too. However, I give credit where ered for guest columns like and alienation from Americans portunity Tax Credit. Additional- reducing those in harm’s way in facts. The law created 3 million credit is due, and when it comes this one. by overlooking the strides made ly, two months ago the president’s Afghanistan. new jobs in the private sector and to policy, the Obama adminis-

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To contact the Baylor Lariat: Newsroom: [email protected] | 254-710-1712 Advertising: [email protected] | 254-710-3407 THURSDAY | MARCH 22, 2012 www.baylorlariat.com News the Baylor Lariat|3 Salsa to invade Waco The event will kick off at 7:00 Perez, president of the society, Event offers p.m. Friday with a salsa lesson by said Salsa Invasion is well-known Houston professional dance in- throughout the Texas salsa com- lessons, socials, structor Salomon Amaya, followed munity. by a social dance for the remainder “Salsa is the main [dance] we showcases of the night. do,” she said, referring to the event. Saturday’s events will consist “It gives you the opportunity to By Alyssa Maxwell of five workshops, from 11 a.m. connect with your partner, music Reporter to 4 p.m., taught by various dance and everything around you.” groups and professionals, includ- Students, faculty and staff with World salsa champions David ing Xibuke, Mambo Violento, a Baylor ID can participate in Salsa Zepeda and Paulina Posadas will Semeneya, Jay Stylz and Mambo Invasion at the discounted price Matt Hellman| Photo Editor be teaching and showcasing their Dallas. At 9 p.m., the groups will of $12, which will cover all of the Barbara Barrett, interim president of the Thunderbird Business School, speaks about women in the world economy salsa skills this weekend at the Wednesday on the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center. perform a set of dances, including events the entire weekend. How- ninth Annual Salsa Invasion, pre- variations of salsa, bachata and the ever, participants can opt to choose sented by the Baylor Latin Dance cha-cha. separate events at different prices. Society. The event will take place in “I like to describe it as Dancing The cost to participate on Friday Hoffman Hall, located at 400 South with the Stars,” Hernandez said. night is $3, and the performance CEO speaks about the role 4th Street in downtown Waco. The Baylor Latin Dance Soci- on Saturday is $5. Workshops are Lubbock senior Daisy Hernan- ety will also perform on Saturday priced at $5 each. dez, vice president of the Baylor night, along with University High “We want to encourage Baylor Latin Dance Society, said par- School, which is the first high students, faculty and staff to par- of women in the economy ticipants in the event will have a school from Waco to perform at ticipate, or at least watch the per- chance to form a deeper apprecia- Salsa Invasion. Salsa groups from formances,” Perez said. By Rob Bradfield they live in, Barrett said. To that Business Forum. Guests at the tion of culture through dance. various Texas colleges and Okla- Without a Baylor ID, the price Staff Writer end, Barrett and the Thunderbird opening dinner were treated to a “Salsa Invasion is a salsa con- homa University are also planning for admission for the whole week- School have begun Project Arte- special video address by former gress with the purpose of coming to attend, along with dance profes- end is $80. Friday night is priced at The Hankamer School of Busi- mis, which Barrett calls a “mini President of Chile Michelle Bach- together, networking and socializ- sionals from Houston, Dallas and $5, the performance on Saturday ness played host to a CEO, a back- MBA” program for Afghani wom- elet. The forum continues today- ing while building dance skills and San Antonio. is $20, and the workshops are $15 up astronaut and a former ambas- en. with a whole series of speakers. trying something new,” she said. McAllen senior Alejandra each. sador Wednesday night. “America has a certain respon- In a welcoming address, busi- Ambassador Barbara Barrett sibility [to Afghanistan],” Barrett ness school dean Terry Maness has been all those things as well said. thanked Stephen Gardner, the as a mountaineer, pilot, aviation Project Artemis began in 2005 program’s coordinator and irector Judge takes law into his own hands negotiator under the Reagan ad- by bringing 16 Afghani women to of the McBride Center for Interna- Associated Press after the man caused a ruckus in It was not clear why Hauge ministration and interim president the United States to train them in tional Business, for his work. Lee’s courtroom, said Department was in the building. Court records of the Thunderbird School of Busi- entrepreneurial decision making. “Through this event, Steve and HONOLULU — It got personal of Public Safety spokeswoman show a criminal record dating to ness in Arizona. She spoke at the The women, who until recently his people have [brought] quite a for a judge in Honolulu when he Toni Schwartz. 1977 with more than 50 convic- opening dinner of Baylor’s Global lived under the fundamentalist few important people to Waco and put a man in a chokehold for jump- Hauge had been going from tions on charges including, bur- Business Forum 2012: Women in and oppressive Taliban regime, the Baylor campus,” Maness said. ing onto his bench and breaking a courtroom to courtroom in the glary, fraud and assault. the World Economy. were encouraged to start small Some of the important people flagpole bearing the state flag, -au Honolulu District Court building Hauge was arrested and The focus of Barrett’s address businesses and make economic speaking to the forum Thursday thorities said. screaming, State Sheriff Shawn charged with disorderly conduct, was what she referred to as “the decisions. include Paula Caldwell St-Onge, District Judge Lono Tsuha said. obstruction of government opera- untapped economic potential of The program eventually opened Consul General of Canada; Mi- Lee knocked down Steven Michael “He was quite upset about tions and fourth-degree criminal women,” and closing the gaps in facilities in Afghanistan and con- chelle Vaca-Senecal, international Hauge and restrained him Monday something,” Tsuha said. property damage. women’s rights and literacy in the tinues to train women, even as vio- trade consultant for the Bush ad- world. lence continues. ministration, and Sano Blocker, “There are a variety of ways to Projects educating women senior vice president of public af- overcome the gender gap issue and across the globe have already had fairs for Energy Future Holdings. sometimes you have to be a little a huge impact on poverty, infant Forums begin at 9:30 a.m. and creative to get things done,” Bar- mortality and women’s rights, Bar- continue through 3:15 p.m. rett said. rett said. All events except for the lun- Improvements in education, “I think there’s a lot of promise, cheon are open to the public, and health care, civic involvement and but we have a lot to do,” Barrett a full schedule can be found on the entrepreneurship can drastically said. McBride center website — http:// improve both the lives of women Barrett is just one of the emi- www.baylor.edu/business/interna- and the plight of the countries nent guests at Baylor’s 2012 Global tional/index.php?id=87849. School of Social Work hosts events 1 for International Social Work Day /2 OFF June & July Rent

By Amanda Thomas sion Leadership Scholar and sec- “I want to demystify miscon- Reporter ond- year social work master stu- ceptions about HIV and AIDS and dent, will give a presentation about give them the real facts,” Alum Baylor School of Social Work HIV and AIDS in Uganda and the said. “As I present, I pray that I will will be celebrating International contribution of social workers to get more social workers on board.” Social Work Day with a food tast- try and to fix the problem. Alum is After Alum’s presentation, ing and panel discussion today a Uganda native. there will be a panel discussion from noon to 3 p.m. today. The “Julian is an outstanding leader with social workers to discuss their events, which are open to the pub- in her community in Uganda,” personal experiences and inter- lic, will be held on the second floor Smyer said. “She has made the national social work. One of the of The School of Social Work, lo- commitment to return back and members of the panel is Trevor cated at 811 Washington Ave. implement her knowledge and to Stephen, a fourth-year dual master “This is the first time the School specifically work with people who seminary and social work student. of Social Work is celebrating Inter- are HIV and AIDS positive.” Stephen plans on working with national Social Work Day,” said As a child, Alum lived in pov- faith-based international organi- Jennifer Smyer, director for Global erty, but in 1994, she received zations and is currently doing re- Mission Leadership in the School sponsorship from Compassion search. of Social Work. “This is an oppor- International, a Christian child de- “Last summer I worked with tunity to pause and recognize the velopment program. Buckner International in Ethiopia, excellent work that social workers Alum said growing up and teaching 150 students about com- do.” working with the social workers munity development,” Stephen The School of Social Work is from the organization inspired her said. “I am also researching orga- hosting this event in order to make to become one herself. nization effectiveness and how an attendees more culturally con- “They helped me build up my organization knows that it is being scious. self-esteem, worked with me and impactful.” “We are more connected to the worked alongside of me,” Alum Like Alum and Smyer, Stephen- globe than ever and global inter- said. “It impacted me, so when I says he hopes this event will make actions are happening on a daily grew up I wanted to do the same social workers and attendees aware basis,” Smyer said. “We hope this for someone else.” of international social work and event will equip the attendees with Alum will present a PowerPoint encourage them to get involved. an increased knowledge on how to to describe her experiences work- “Social work happens domes- serve in international settings.” ing with HIV and AIDS patients tically as well as internationally,” “Taste the Nations,” a sampling for Compassion International, Stephen said. “One of the things I of food from around the world, explain how social workers can want the audience to take away is will start at noon. After “Taste the help and clear up misconceptions the sky’s the limit when it comes to Nations,” Julian Alum, Global Mis- people have about HIV and AIDS. international social work.” Pollen comes early and with a vengeance

By Joe Edwards as they’ve ever recorded. A clinic at allergies, popularly called hay fe- Associated Press Vanderbilt University in Nashville ver. In severe cases, sufferers have recorded 11,000 grains of pollen difficulty breathing that can send NASHVILLE — Allergy sea- per cubic meter Tuesday, the worst them to the emergency room. son has come early and hit with in the 12 years they’ve tracked the “It’s blooming so early,” said a wheezing vengeance in parts of number. The Atlanta Allergy & Sam Roberts, a meteorologist with the South and Midwest this year, Asthma Clinic has measured pol- the National Weather Service in thanks largely to an unusually len since the 1980s and says this Morristown, Tenn. “Grass mow- warm winter. Abundant pollen is week’s counts have beaten a high ing has started early this year and causing watery eyes, sniffles and mark recorded there in April 1999. stirred things up.” sneezing. Their count for Tuesday was al- In San Antonio, Texas, patients Doctors say the spring misery most 9,400. Fifteen-hundred is with allergies have increased in the stretches from Mississippi to Ohio considered very high. past few weeks at Southwest Gen- and from Georgia to Texas, where The medical director of the eral Hospital. Daniel St. Armand, drought conditions have exacer- Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus and Al- the emergency room director, bated the problem. Forecasters and lergy Program says he’s been seeing doesn’t have to leave the hospital to allergists blame the unseasonably more patients — even while feeling find someone suffering. warm weather, and few cold snaps, puny himself. “I have a friend who goes for causing plants to bloom weeks “I’m kind of sniffly today,” Dr. through this yearly and it affects early and release the allergy-caus- David Hagaman said Tuesday. his whole system,” he said. “He ing particles. The Asthma and Allergy Foun- constantly has a runny nose and In some areas, allergists say dation of America says more than itchy skin and eyes. He’s just not pollen counts this week are as high 40 million Americans have nasal himself.” THURSDAY | MARCH 22, 2012 | the Arts & Entertainment 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Students preparing for Project Greenway Editor’s Note: The Lariat is co- Thompson said. “I can’t just do sponsoring Project Greenway along things my way.” with Uproar Records. The Lariat’s Thompson said the group must A&E Editor, Joshua Madden, will focus on the designs at hand and be a judge at the event. avoid the temptation of drastically altering the designs. Thompson By Candy Rendon said he must contemplate the end Reporter result and integrate his team’s ideas in a way that satisfies the needs of Hosted by Baylor’s own Uproar all. Although it may sometimes Records, Project Greenway is a provide some challenges, he said one-night event where students de- that this method of incorporating sign pieces of apparel created and any and all team member sugges- inspired by recyclable goods and tions has worked for the group’s showcase the garments to a panel favor. of judges while Baylor musicians “Our final design is definitely perform. stronger than it would have been if With Project Greenway just I was by myself,” Thompson said. around the corner next Thursday, Thompson says that their unity Sugar Land senior Caleb Thomp- first came in the form of subtle son has been working hard to get changes, such as their decision on prepare for the event. designing men’s wear instead of “Project Greenway is great for their work on last year’s Project me as a design student,” Thomp- Greenway, which consisted solely son said. “It allows me to stretch of women’s wear. my creative legs and try different Teammate and fellow collabo- directions.” rator Dannie Dinh said that her As Uproar Records website experience with Project Green- states, the night is a “mesmerizing way has been wonderful thanks collaboration of music and ‘green’ to Thompson’s charismatic nature. design.” The mission is to spread She said the experience was excit- the word about communal conser- ing and that the sketches and de- vation and environmental aware- signs look excellent. She also said ness. that the both of them along with The participating students are other designer Michael Hannon organized into teams of four, with meshed together perfectly. a head design student leading “Caleb and I have been great the team. The teams will brain- friends for over two years now,” storm, sketch, gather and complete Dinh said. uniquely attractive clothing for the “We bonded over many com- mon interests, among which are evening. On the night of the event, Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor a member will then model the gar- fashion, art and sustainability. We ments across over the runway, dis- all make a good team, mostly due In this photo, participants from last year’s Project Greenway pose in original outfits designed for the event. Project Greenway, which was first started last playing his or her team’s designs to to Caleb’s leadership and realistic year by Uproar Records, the student-run record label at Baylor, is an annual fashion show designed to encourage sustainability on campus. Sugar Land the audience and judges. approach to turning our wild and senior Caleb Thompson leads one team of designers as they work towards success in the competition. Thompson says he becomes so scattered ideas and inputs into involved with the project that he is something executable and holistic.” said. “He was the most engaged criticism is something rare to find “I am excited to see Caleb’s “Of course we’d love to win,” constantly thinking about new and Thompson has also made an student in the class.” in artists, and Thompson will pros- strong leadership, marketable Thompson said. “But I have no exciting ways to change up his de- impression on some of the faculty Divita said that Thompson’s per for it. work, thoughtful wearer-based problem losing to someone that signs. He says he enjoys the event’s and staff. Dr. Lorynn Divita, asso- aesthetic is influenced by his ap- “Many designers let their ego designs, and sense of style,” Dinh deserves first place. Knowing that “crazy fun” vibe, as it allows him ciate professor of family and con- parent love for knowledge and at- get in the way and don’t accept said. “[It will] take him far in his there is worthy competition is what to cut loose a bit and forget about sumer sciences, said Thompson is tempt to understand the world. judgement well,” Divita said. “But profession.” really makes Project Greenway fun fashion marketing and other ap- a creative student and she could tell Divita also said that Thompson Caleb knows how to move for- Thompson says he is apprecia- for m e .” parel business guidelines. But the that he was a gifted designer from is ahead of the design game in his ward with an optimistic attitude to tive of all his friends and fans. He For more information about project is not easy with all that cre- the beginning. ability to effectively cooperate with the fashion field. It is obvious that believes the event will be a lot of Uproar Music’s Project Greeway ative freedom. “Caleb stood out right away his peers and competitors. She said Project Greenway is helping him in fun, and he explains his excitement visit uproarrecords.com/project- “I am designing with a team,” at his first day to my class,” Divita that his ability to calmly accept his pursuits.” with possibly winning. greenway.

FUN TIMES Answers at www.baylorlariat.com McClatchy-Tribune ‘Battle Royale’ faces Across 1 Altar vestments 5 Not back down 11 Screw up 14 Boor 15 Shortening name ‘The Hunger Games’ 16 __ Paulo 17 A falsehood in every respect By Cary Darling go at each other like they’re the last 19 Basinger of “Batman” McClatchy Newspapers 20 Congo River beast Be sure to check out future two survivors in this ongoing teen- 21 Arson-investigating org. issues of the Lariat for more age war that makes the whole vam- 22 Three-time WNBA MVP __ FORT WORTH— Here’s the articles about “The Hunger pire vs. zombie vs. werewolf thing Leslie pitch: The state forces kids into a Games,” including reviews of so last year. 23 Beast of burden death match where only one is left both the upcoming film and “’Hunger Games’ is like anoth- 24 Chuck Connors title role standing. the original book. For a look er ‘Twilight,’ taking a (great) con- 28 Condemn That’s “The Hunger Games,” at how Lenny Kravitz got cept and (weakening) it with a love 29 Passable 30 Common crossword clue right? Yes, but it’s also the story- involved with the film, head triangle that bores the (life) outta line for “Battle Royale,” the brutal, ending over to the Lariat’s website at me,” charged one “Battle Royale” 33 Piper’s followers harrowing and little-seen Japanese baylorlariat.com. fan on a You Tube “Battle Royale 36 D.C. hearings broadcaster film that beat “Hunger Games” to Vs. Hunger Games” page. 39 Risky activity, and what the plot by 12 years. And that film “In every ‘Hunger Games’ post, certain four-letter sequences in was based on a 600-page Japanese they refuse to cooperate, all will be a ‘Battle Royale’ fan has to pop up 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across are novel published in 1999. killed. and claim it’s a ripoff,” moaned one doing? But with “Hunger” hysteria at “HG” loyalist on another blog. 42 Badly cooked Imagine “Lord of the Flies” 43 Reasonable a high point, “Battle Royale” — with gunplay and sharp metal ob- Now, with “The Hunger 3 Baby’s achievements? 34 Former carrier with a JFK which Quentin Tarantino called 44 Pilot’s prefix jects and you’ve got the idea. Games” finally hitting theaters and 45 Summoning gesture 4 Baby book first hub his “favorite movie of the last 20 But when “Battle Royale” hit “Battle Royale” getting a renewed 47 Plenty 5 Here, on the Seine 35 Historic peninsula years” — might finally get the at- the film market in 2000, it couldn’t push, movie fans will be able to 49 “Scream” or “Halloween” 6 Atomic energy org. 37 JFK posting 7 Solo instrument in “Norwegian 38 “The Matrix” hero tention it deserves. This week, An- have been released at a worse time. make up their minds about which 53 Sis, say Wood” 40 Reason to scratch chor Bay, hungry for some of that In Japan, where it was a hit, it was they prefer. 56 They’re mostly fours “Hunger Games” action, has just 57 Tijuana relative 8 Last Supper question 41 Archer of note hotly debated in terms of glori- Whatever the outcome, it will 9 Jeers (at) 46 Boiling point? released a four-disc repackaging, be good to see “Battle Royale” — 58 “Three inches is such a fying violence. Though “Battle wretched height to be” speaker 10 Heavy weight 48 Bridge master Sharif “Battle Royale: The Complete Col- Royale” played in at U.S. film fes- which, it should be noted, is not for 11 Ice cream treat since the 49 Parody lection,” on DVD and Blu-ray. 60 Sí, in Paris tivals, it never received theatrical the very young or the faint of heart 61 Actor’s liability 1920s 50 Dr. with advice Set in a near-future Japan distribution and some speculated — move out of the shadow world 64 __ pro nobis: pray for us 12 Mrs. Gorbachev 51 Cowboy’s rope where youth crime has spiraled out that — coming a year after the Col- of word-of-mouth cultdom and 65 Mid-size Nissan 13 __ numeral 52 “Oliver Twist” villain 18 Snapshot, commercially 53 S, as in Socrates of control, Kenji Fukasaku’s tense, umbine massacre and a year before into the broader daylight of wider 66 Latin 101 verb tragic and timely film focuses on a circulation. Though Fukasaku 67 Athlete’s supporter 22 Heart-healthy food claim 54 Mac messaging program 9/ 11 — that no one in the early 25 Rhino feature 55 Actress Davis group of 42 students who are taken 2000s wanted to go near it. may not be consistent (his “Battle 68 Have it in mind 69 Ad amount 26 Webzines 59 One to whom you might say, to a deserted island overseen by the A decade on and “Battle Royale” Royale” sequel, included in “The 27 Scot’s sailing site “I doubt that” bullying Kitano (played by the al- Complete Collection,” is widely has built up a fiercely loyal follow- Down 28 Wine quality 61 Wanted poster uncle? ways steely Takeshi Kitano). ing after being released on video a derided), for at least one film he 1 Top dog 30 LAPD alert 62 CPR expert They’re given a deadline (three few years back. They came out in managed to imbue a modern-day 2 Joe the boxer 31 Primary colore 63 __ Schwarz days), a duffel bag (each with dif- force to see it at last year’s Asian horror story with an electric sense 32 Neanderthal type ferent weapons and implements), Film Festival of Dallas. And there’s of drama and dread. and an order to slaughter each oth- been a virtual war online as “Battle Here’s hoping that is one “Bat- er until there’s just one survivor. If Royale” and “Hunger Games” fans tle” that keeps on raging. THURSDAY | MARCH 22, 2012 www.baylorlariat.com Sports the Baylor Lariat|5 Saints head coach suspended one year for bounties By Howard Fendrich After the NFL made clear that Associated Press punishments for the Saints were looming, Payton and Loomis took Meting out unprecedented the blame for violations that they punishment for a crush-for-cash acknowledged “happened under bounty system that targeted key our watch” and said club owner opposing players, the NFL sus- Tom Benson “had nothing to pended head do” with the bounty pool, which coach without pay reached as much as $50,000 during for next season and indefinitely the season New Orleans won its banned the team’s former defensive championship. coordinator, . The NFL said the scheme in- Payton is the first head coach volved 22 to 27 defensive play- suspended by the league for any ers; targeted opponents included reason, accused of trying to cover Aaron Rodgers, Cam up a system of extra cash payouts Newton, and Kurt that NFL Commissioner Roger Warner. “Knockouts” were worth Goodell on Wednesday called $1,500 and “cart-offs” $1,000, with “particularly unusual and egre- payments doubled or tripled for Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor gious” and “totally unacceptable.” the playoffs. Sending a message by taking a “The bounty thing is complete- harsh stand, Goodell also banned ly unprofessional. I’m happy the From one coach to another Saints general manager Mickey league has made it known it won’t Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, left, talks with Baylor head coach Art Briles, right, at Baylor’s Pro Day on Wednesday at Allison Indoor Loomis for the first eight regular- be tolerated,” said left tackle Jordan Football Practice Facility. The Redskins are likely to select quarterback Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft on April season games next season — be- Gross, Newton’s teammate on the 26 after having traded four draft picks to the St. Louis Rams. lieved to be the first time a GM Carolina Panthers. “To think that was suspended by the NFL — and something like that would happen assistant coach for the first — guys trying to hurt someone to six games. make a few extra bucks — is just In addition, Goodell fined the appalling. I mean we have a lot on Saints $500,000 and took away the line, every single one of us. ... Tebow to Jets spells big mistake for all involved their second-round draft picks this You don’t want to see anyone taken year and next. out a game.” By Krista Pirtle However, Tebow as a specialty organization off the field. But, as a playmaker and leader, “We are According to the league, Saints Sports Writer player caught the attention of New The primary focus is in the he does more than he gets credit all account- defensive captain York, especially head coach Rex locker room, a lofty ambition for for. Plus, bringing him in possibly able and offered $10,000 to any player who I thought the initial tweet about Ryan and offensive coordinator Tebow to resolve in a single season. won’t be good for Sanchez, who did responsible knocked then-Vikings QB Favre quarterback Tim Tebow’s trade to Tony Sparano. The second is to compete for not play well last season. At all. for player out of the 2010 NFC championship the New York Jets was a joke. publicity with in-town rivals and With a guy like Tebow behind health and game. The are on Sports TAke champs New York Gi- him on the depth chart, the pres- safety and The Saints were flagged for the verge of relocation if they do ants. What a joke. sure could send him to the bench the integrity roughing Favre twice in that game, not up attendance. Empty seats are First off, a Heisman trophy and Tebow to the field. of the game. and the league later said they a result of no-namers under center, Sparano introduced the Wild- winner and first round draft pick Neither quarterback is strong We will not Sean Payton should have received another pen- Chad Henne and Blain Gabbert. cat offense to the NFL as coach of who turned a program around gets flinging the ball, failing to com- tolerate con- alty for a brutal high-low hit from So how could this 5-11 team the , a play Tebow traded for a fourth round pick? plete more than 55 percent of their duct or a culture that undermines and Bobby McCray get fans in the stands? Oh, I don’t repeatedly finds success in. I don’t think so. passes. those priorities,” said Goodell, that hurt Favre’s ankle. He was able know, bring in a quarterback who Ryan, a defensive-minded During his short time on the This could be the long route of whose league faces more than to finish the game, but the Saints is a native of Jacksonville… head coach, looks to return to the trading block, Bronco’s vice presi- getting rid of Sanchez for the Jets. 20 concussion-related lawsuits won in overtime en route to the Tebowmania would surely take ground and pound style of play of- dent of football operations John They could have sent him out for brought by hundreds of former franchise’s only Super Bowl ap- the tarps off the barren seats, but fensively, running the ball to better Elway said he wanted Tebow in the free agency but instead decided on players. “No one is above the game pearance. the Jags were not willing to trade a control the clock. When Sanchez best situation to have success. a multi-million dollar contract ex- or the rules that govern it.” All payouts for specific per- third-round draft pick. runs the ball, it looks like he would Then why did he not provide tension. Payton, whose salary this sea- formances in a game, including But fourth- and sixth-round rather be doing anything else in the that last season for his quarter- However, the Jets seem set at son was to be at least $6 million, or causing , picks were enough to solidify a world than sprinting downfield. back? Sure, you could argue his the quarterback position so the ignored instructions from the NFL are against NFL rules. The NFL deal for the Jets, who recently ex- While Tebow would not start passing efficiency is not impressive trade for Tebow is absurd. It seems and Saints ownership to make warns teams against such practices tended the contract of Mark San- for the Jets, New York sees his ad- or that he is not very effective in the only instant improvement the sure bounties weren’t being paid. before each season, although in the chez for three years. dition to the roster as an aid to its the pocket. Jets will have will be in the tabloids. The league also chastised him for aftermath of the revelations about choosing to “falsely deny that the the Saints, current and former program existed,” and for trying to players from various teams talked (254) 710-3407 “encourage the false denials by in- about that sort of thing happening structing assistants to `make sure frequently — just not on the same HOUSING Goodwill Industries is seek- our ducks are in a row.’” scale as was found in New Orleans. ing a FT Visual Merchandiser. All in all, Goodell’s ruling is a In a memo to the NFL’s 32 Affordable Living Walking Dis- Position is mostly 8-4:30 pm real blow to the Saints, a franchise teams, Goodell ordered owners to tance to Campus! 1 & 2 BR but hours will vary to include that Payton and quarterback Drew make sure their clubs are not of- Units available. Rent starting some weekends and evenings. Brees revived and led to the 2010 fering bounties now. Each club’s at $360. Sign a 12 month Base office will be in Waco Super Bowl title after decades of principal owner and head coach lease before 3/31/12 and get but travel is required to Col- such futility that fans wore pa- must certify in writing by March half off your rent for June & lege Station, Bryan, Temple, per bags over their heads at home 30 that no pay-for-performance July! Call 754-4834. Killeen, Harker Heights, and Copperas Cove. Duties: con- games. system exists. Punishment for any HOUSE FOR LEASE. 5 Brees reacted quickly to the Saints players involved will be de- ceptualize and create visually BR/2.5 BTH. Convenient appealing displays inside and news on , writing: “I am termined later, because the league to Campus. Washer/Dry- speechless. Sean Payton is a great is still reviewing the case with the outside of retail stores; devel- er Fur nished. $1100/ op/design/manage floor plans, man, coach, and mentor. ... I need NFL Players Association. month. Call 754-4834. to hear an explanation for this “While I will not address player three dimensional displays, punishment.” conduct at this time, I am pro- EMPLOYMENT and window display for retail The Saints now must decide foundly troubled by the fact that locations; track inventory and who will coach the team in Payton’s players — including leaders among Goodwill Industries is seeking facilitate transfers and adjust- place — his suspension takes effect the defensive players — embraced a FT Learning Center Special- ments; move merchandise, April 1 — and who will make roster this program so enthusiastically ist. Hours will vary and could shelving, signage, lighting and moves while Loomis is out. There and participated with what appears include evenings. Potential fixtures; provide training and was no immediate word from the to have been a deliberate lack of applicants must have EXCEL- development to all retail per- Saints, but two candidates to take concern for the well-being of their LENT computer skills, spe- sonnel regarding design con- over coaching duties are defensive fellow players,” Goodell said. cifically an intermediate level cepts, visual display standards coordinator and The discipline for the Saints’ in- of experience with Microsoft and proper maintenance of all offensive coordinator Pete Carmi- volvement in the bounty scheme is Excel, Word, and Power- visual merchandising; direct, chael Jr. Spagnuolo has NFL head more far-reaching and unforgiving point. Responsibilities in- supervise, and coordinate staff coaching experience; Carmichael than what Goodell came up with clude: resume development, activities to assure retail goals does not, but has been with the in 2007, when the New England job search/placement as- and objectives are being met. club since 2006. Patriots cheated by videotaping an sistance, interview skills/self Preferred candidate will have 4 When the NFL first made its opponent. Goodell fined the Patri- presentation training, one- years experience doing visual investigation public on March 2, ots $250,000, stripped a first-round on-one computer training, merchandising in a retail envi- Williams admitted to — and apol- draft pick, and docked their coach, career counseling, and com- ronment. A bachelor’s degree ogized for — running the program , $500,000 for what puter skills instructor. This is required in visual or fashion while in charge of the Saints’ de- was known as “Spygate.” position will teach numerous merchandising, graphic design fense. He was hired in January by As recently as this year, Payton levels of computer classes or other arts-related fields (up- the St. Louis Rams; head coach Jeff said he was entirely unaware of the so candidates must be com- coming graduates are encour- Fisher said Wednesday he’ll prob- bounties — “a claim contradicted fortable speaking in front aged to apply). Must be able ably use a committee of coaches to by others,” the league said. And ac- of groups of people. Must to pass a drug test, criminal replace Williams in 2012. cording to the investigation, Pay- be a fast learner, extremely background check, and have Goodell will review Williams’ ton received an email before the patient, and “service” ori- a clean driving record. Pay status after the upcoming season Saints’ first game in 2011 that read, ented. Benefits include: paid is $17/hr. Excellent benefits and decide whether he can return. “PS Greg Williams put me down vacation/sick/holiday time, package to include sick/vaca- “I accept full responsibility for for $5000 on Rogers (sic).” When employer matched retire- tion/holiday time, health/life/ my actions,” Williams said in a Payton was shown that email by ment package, and dental dental insurance, and an em- statement issued by the Rams. “I NFL investigators, he acknowl- and supplemental insurance ployer match retirement pack- will continue to cooperate fully edged it referred to a bounty on available. Bachelor’s degree age. Send cover letter and with the league and its investiga- Rodgers, whose Packers beat the required in a Social Service resume to apps@hotgoodwill. tion and ... I will do everything Saints in Week 1. field. Experience providing org, subject line: Visual Mer- possible to re-earn the respect of The league said that in addi- career counseling preferred. chandiser my colleagues, the NFL and its tion to contributing money to the Only qualified applicants players in hopes of returning to bounty fund, Williams oversaw should apply!!! Pay is $12/ Have you ordered your coaching in the future.” record-keeping, determined pay- hr. Computer skills test will yearbook? It isn’t too late! While some players who played out amounts and recipients, and be administered to potential Send your name, student ID for Williams elsewhere said he handed out envelopes with money candidates before employ- number and request for a oversaw bounty systems there, too, to players. ment is offered. Please email yearbook to Cashiers_Of- the league said its interviews didn’t The NFL said Williams ac- cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Cost of find evidence that “programs at knowledged he intentionally mis- [email protected], Sub- the Yearbook is $70 and will other clubs involved targeting op- led NFL investigators when first ject Line: Learning Center be charged directly to your ac- posing players or rewarding play- questioned in 2010, and didn’t try Specialist-Waco. count. ers for injuring an opponent.” to stop the bounties. THURSDAY | MARCH 22, 2012 | the News 6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com AWARD from Page 1 Homeless man jailed for Georgetown senior, a commu- personal level.” way,” Browning said. nications major, Amanda McLach- McLachlan said there is an add- But he doesn’t want to just lan, who has taken both courses ed element to Browning’s teaching give students theories, or a large taught by Browning, that made him special. amount of information. He wants Texas senator’s office fire said she wasn’t sur- “I love how Dr. to tell them why the information prised to hear he won Browning stands firm matters as well, he said. By Angela K. Brown and Davis said police have asked her Texas and on the national level has the Collins Award. in his faith and uses it Browning, who said he “bleeds Will Weissert not to reveal details about Steele’s increased the danger of violence “Dr. Browning is in lessons,” McLachlan green and gold,” especially loves Associated Press visits to her office until the inves- against elected officials. probably the best pro- said. “That helps me teaching at Baylor. tigation is complete. But according “That purposeful, inciting of fessor I’ve ever had,” grow in my faith.” FORT WORTH — A homeless To him, the difference between to an arrest warrant affidavit in the emotion can trigger an emotional McLachlan said. “He Browning said he man accused of throwing a bag Baylor and other universities is the case, he demanded to response for people really cares about his didn’t always plan on filled with six Molotov cocktails at people, and that they are willing to speak to her about an who are mentally un- students.” being a teacher. In fact, state Sen. Wendy Davis’ office tried go the extra mile to help each other incident in Michigan stable and don’t know McLachlan said she he says he stumbled unsuccessfully to speak to her in involving a stun gun. here, he said. how to react appropri- enjoys his humor in Browning into it. the days leading up to the attack He also left part of a “I don’t want to just teach,” he ately,” Davis said. class and that his class- He was asked to and talked of aliens after his arrest, dead animal, claiming A Democrat who room is fun and engaging. teach for a year after receiving his said. “I want to teach here.” investigators said Wednesday. it was “new species and joined the Senate in “He’s one of the few professors master’s degree, also from Baylor, When teaching a class, Brown- Cedric Steele, 40, was arrested wanted the senator to 2009, Davis made I can go to outside of class to talk in 1999. ing said he tries to incorporate in a convenience store parking lot see it,” according to the headlines nationally about anything,” McLachlan said. He said it went well, and he en- some of the best practices from his late Tuesday, hours after the inci- affidavit. for staging a filibuster “He hits his points for his joyed it, so he came back for anoth- colleagues and former professors. dent in which no one was injured. Davis was in her that kept the Repub- “I’m modeling what I had pro- He was being held on $50,000 bond nearby law office and lectures, but they are definitely er year. By then, he knew teaching Steele lican majority from fessors do well for me,” he said. “I on charges of arson, Fort Worth not in her Senate dis- from the heart,” Arlington senior was what he wanted to do. passing a school fi- don’t want to just teach a class, I Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead said. trict office about 4 p.m. Tuesday, Ryan Guadagnolo said. “He cares “I fell in love with the job be- nance bill that cut more than $4 A search of the abandoned when staffers heard fire alarms about students enough to know cause it’s connecting with students, want to teach a class I would want billion in education funding at the house where he had been staying sounding and smelled a strange their names and their lives on a as well as giving info in a practical to engage in.” end of the Legislative session in turned up wicks, empty bottles and odor. They opened the door to find May. A budget containing the cuts from Page 1 a container for lighter fluid. burning bottles and waist-high LAWSUIT was eventually approved, but only Steele visited the Democratic flames — which they were able to senator’s office on Friday and Mon- put out with a fire extinguisher. during a special session. HeLal’s autopsy revealed she died the party was outside the limits, Baylor did not have a comment on day, and when he couldn’t see her, The fire, she said, could have Davis’ office operated as usual of “cardiac arrhythmia because of Swanton said. the lawsuit. he told staff members they would been much worse. Wednesday. Its exterior door was myocardial fibrosis of [undeter- He said the coroner at the “We have not seen the lawsuit soon “read about him in the news,” “I think it was his hope that damaged and part of the hallway mined] origin,” and alcohol was Southwest Forensic Institute in against the fraternity and are there- Halstead said. there (would) be an explosion. carpet burned in the fire, but build- not a cause of her death. Dallas ruled HeLal’s death was a fore in no position to comment,” Davis has been at the center of There certainly was a fire, and ing staff replaced the door and Waco Police Department Sgt. result of natural causes and the Raczkiewicz wrote. a fight over redistricting in Texas, thankfully one of our staff mem- pulled up the charred carpet to re- W. Patrick Swanton said the case Waco PD concluded there was no “The fraternity was dissolved in but Fort Worth police Maj. Paul bers responded very quickly in veal exposed concrete underneath. was worked as a questionable criminal wrongdoing in her death. 2010 for continued student organi- Henderson said Tuesday’s attack extinguishing it,” Davis told The Both Davis’ office and the build- death but is now closed. Swanton said the Waco PD is zational rules infractions.” Michael does not appear to be politically Associated Press. “But had it ex- ing are open to the public. Asked He confirmed HeLal attended a not involved with the lawsuit. Dunn, the executive director of the motivated, and Steele seems men- ploded, as I think this person had whether she plans to increase se- party where alcohol was provided. Frank Raczkiewicz, assistant Sigma Chi International Fraternity, tally unstable. intended that it would, we could be curity, Davis said “certainly we are The Waco PD was brought onto the vice president of media commu- said in an interview Wednesday After the incident, Steele told talking about something very dif- looking at that,” and added that her scene because her death occurred nications for Baylor, wrote in an that the fraternity had not been an officer he had a piece of an alien ferent today.” staff would consult with the Texas in the Waco city limits, although email to the Lariat Monday that notified of any lawsuit. in the rafters of a vacant house, Though the attack probably Department of Public Safety on according to the documents in wasn’t politically motivated, Davis the physical layout and ways to im- PRO DAY from Page 1 the case. said fiery partisan rhetoric both in prove safety. just had a bad day at the Combine.” out, showing people I can catch nior right now, I’d be saying, ‘Hey, Wright also dazzled the fans and I can run a little bit,” Ganaway I want to go to Baylor and get me with a one-handed catch during said. “I’m not really worried about some of this.’” the passing drills. too many things. I think they’re Other Baylor participants in- “Coach Briles always told me going to fall in love with me off of cluded: offensive linemen Philip play fast and good things will hap- film and not really what I do here.” Blake and Robert T. Griffin, defen- pen,” Wright said. Briles said he hoped the hype sive linemen Nicholas Jean-Bap- Running back Terrance Gan- surrounding the pro day would tiste and Tracy Robertson, line- away also participated in drills. He help lure more recruits to Baylor. backer Reggie Rice and running ran a 4.47 40-yard dash, which is “In our business, that’s what it’s back Isaac Williams. seen as an impressive time, espe- all about. It’s all about recruiting,” Linebacker Elliot Coffey was cially for a 240-pound back. Briles said. “We’re on the 2013 class measured but did not participate “Just working hard. Just going right now. If I was a high school ju- in drills due to a shoulder injury. Court upholds ban on immigrant law

Associated Press licenses barred. owners and tenants. The appellate court said the city William Brewer, the lead at- DALLAS — A federal appeals was seeking to exclude illegal im- torney for the plaintiffs, said he court Wednesday upheld a lower migrants, particularly Latinos, un- sensed a “strong undercurrent” court ruling that stopped a Dallas der the guise of policing housing. throughout the appellate court’s suburb’s ban on illegal immigrants “Because the sole purpose and decision that Farmers Branch was seeking housing. effect of this ordinance is to target engaged in discrimination. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of the presence of illegal aliens within The ruling is particularly mean- Appeals ruled that Farmers Branch the City of Farmers Branch and to ingful because the 5th Circuit has overstepped its authority in 2008 cause their removal, it contravenes a reputation for conservatism, he when it passed a law calling on the the federal government’s exclusive said. city’s building inspector to check authority over the regulation of Brewer noted that the ruling the immigration status of anyone immigration and the conditions affirms Boyle’s decision that Farm- Meagan Downing | Lariat Photographer wanting to rent an apartment who of residence in this country,” the ers Branch must pay the plaintiffs’ wasn’t a U.S. citizen. court’s opinion stated. attorney fees, which before the ap- Walk this way Under the law, illegal immi- The city had appealed the de- peal were nearly $2 million. grants would have been barred cision of U.S. District Judge Jane He called that portion of the Two members of Delta Sigma Pi try to make their way through a giant yarn spider web for their big/little from rental housing, and landlords J. Boyle, who ruled two years ago decision “a strong deterrent” reveal on Wednesday at the Burleson Quadrangle. who knowingly allowed them that the law is unconstitutional af- against other cities seeking to pass to stay could have their rental ter a lawsuit was filed by apartment similar laws.