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BU prof Baylor talks on athletes drugs at remain Harvard at top By Ca r o l i n e Sc h o l e s Re p o r t e r of class Law professor Mark Osler Tr e n t Go l d s t o n argued over the laws regard- St a f f Wr i t e r ing the prosecution of cocaine charges Tuesday at Harvard Baylor has been in the top University. four schools for graduation rates Osler was invited by the Na- of student athletes since the Big tional Association for the Ad- 12 was created Bart Byrd, Bay- vancement of Colored People to lor’s associate athletic director speak to Harvard students. for student athlete services said. Osler has taken a stand The NCAA recently reported a g a i n s t that Baylor’s graduation success crack co- is still setting a high standard. caine laws Graduation rates for Division Je d De a n | Ph o t o Ed i t o r that are I athletes has reached an all-time h a r s h e r high, tallying 79 percent gradu- on sen- A Pie in the Face is Better Than Mace ating within six years of enroll- t e n c i n g ment, according to data released a g a i n s t Inverness, Ill sophomore TJ Bode gets pied in the face by Bellaire junior Sterling Parker at the annual event Pies for Push, hosted by Tuesday by the National Colle- crack- the fraternity of Pi Kappa Phi. This year Pies for Push brought in over 41 contest entries and featured musical artists from within the giate Athletic Association. cocaine as fraternity that played while students ate the cakes and pies entered by the participants. The study showed that the compared graduation rates for athletes en- Osler to powder tering college from 1999 to 2002 cocaine. have risen across the board, al- “ O n e though sports like men’s basket- of the things I’ve done is chal- ball and football still are lagging lenge the crack-cocaine laws,” Women and higher education behind. Osler said. According to the study, the Osler began taking on the Civil rights commision investigates accusations of gender discrimination graduation success rate (GSR) of crack-cocaine sentencing after Baylor athletes was good when By Ad e o l a Ar o he was a federal prosecutor. He that there have been accusations commission meets. The commis- women sending applications. compared with other schools. St a f f Wr i t e r began teaching and writing ar- that “women applicants are be- sion plans on posing a series of Sixty percent of the applications The GSR for baseball players ticles. ing discriminated against in or- questions to these schools such received were from females. was reported at 73 percent, 70 “Over time I began to think The U.S. Commission on der to prevent the schools from as how can male student’s be re- Dr. Kathleen Morley, director percent for football and men’s there’s injustice in the law be- Civil Rights is beginning to ex- becoming ‘too female.’” cruited such that sex discrimina- of the institute of research and basketball at 36 percent. cause crack-cocaine crimes are amine whether universities are According to the proposal tion is unnecessary for schools testing at Baylor, said that num- The University of Texas at punished very harshly com- discriminating against women drafted by Heriot, approximate- that perceive a need to maintain ber is typical. Austin had a 37 percent GSR for pared to powder-cocaine, which in admissions practices, as the ly 58 percent of bachelor’s de- a certain gender balance? “It has been rendering be- baseball, 49 percent for football is a racial injustice,” Osler said. number of women enrolled in grees and 60 percent of master’s The study looks at admission tween 60-63 percent over the last and 47 percent for men’s basket- “It’s a racial issue because most college is steadily increasing degrees go to women. practices to see if schools are couple of years,” Morley said. ball. of the street sellers are African across the nation. Baylor has a higher ratio of giving preferences to males. At Texas Christian Univer- Byrd said Baylor has always -American.” The federal government women to men, according to the Kevin Dougherty, assistant sity, the trend has followed the put a strong emphasis on the When cocaine enters the prohibits sex discrimination in institute of research and testing. professor of sociology, said same path as Baylor. Females academic careers of its athletes. United States, it enters as pow- higher education under Title IX; For the 2009-2010 school year, 59 women are more likely to be accounted for 58 percent of the “We have a program here however, Title IX does not pro- der, but when it is sold on the percent of undergraduates are found in the higher education total undergraduate population we feel is very successful,” Byrd hibit sex discrimination in ad- female and 41 percent are male. realm. while at Southern Methodist streets it is turned into crack. said. “We do things a little dif- missions by private, non-profes- After Heriot’s proposal, the “Some universities today are University females account for Once a law is in effect, such ferently than some other schools sional, undergraduate schools, commission decided to con- exploring ways to increase male only 53 percent of the popula- as the 100-to-1 law, it is very dif- do.” meaning Baylor will not be ex- duct a study of various selec- enrollment, such as small uni- tion for 2009-2010. ficult to change. Other male student athletes The 100-to-1 law has no min- amined. tive liberal arts schools and versities adding a football pro- “Having equal gender bal- at Baylor also had relatively imum sentencing for powder The investigation began af- the enrollment of women. gram.” Dougherty said. ance is something we strive for,” high GSR rates. cocaine while the sentencing for ter Gail Heriot, a law professor The study is limited to schools Applications reached an said Jennifer Carron, director of at the University of San Diego within a 100-mile radius from all-time high this school year,

see DRUGS, pg. 10 ,drafted a proposal which stated Washington, D.C., where the with more than 25,000 men and see WOMEN, pg. 10 see GSR, pg. 10 Senate’s health care bill bottom line: $849 billion By Da v i d Es p o sure would require most Ameri- The aide also cited a CBO Medicare payments. Reid has Ass o c i a t e d Pr e ss cans to carry health insurance estimate that the bill would also had under consideration and would mandate large com- achieve cuts of $1 trillion over a higher payroll taxes for upper WASHINGTON — The po- panies to provide coverage to decade in projected health care wage earners, but there was no litical stakes enormous, Senate their workers, as well as ban costs. The estimate of 94 percent word on whether he had decid- Majority Leader Harry Reid insurance company practices coverage was less than the 96 ed to incorporate that provision launched long-awaited health such as denying coverage on percent estimated for legislation into the measure he crafted. care legislation Wednesday esti- the basis of pre-existing medical the House passed earlier this At its core, the bill would set mated to extend coverage to 94 conditions. month, but no precise compari- up new insurance marketplaces percent of eligible Americans at As rank-and-file Democrats sons were possible without as- — called exchanges — primarily a cost of $849 billion. gathered to learn details of the yet-unreleased CBO documen- for those who now have a hard Initial maneuvering on the measure, a senior Democratic tation. time getting or keeping cover- Senate floor was expected later leadership aide said the Con- The aide spoke on condition age. Subsidies would be avail- in the week on the measure, bit- gressional Budget Office had of anonymity, saying rank-and- able to help defray the cost of terly opposed by Republicans estimated it would spread cov- file senators had not yet learned coverage for people with lower As s o c i a t e d Pr e s s eager to deny President Barack erage to 31 million Americans of the details. incomes. Sens. Richard Durbin, left, Al Franken, Charles Schumer, Mark Begich, Obama a victory on his top do- who currently lack it while still Aides have said previously Reid announced two weeks Tom Harkin, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, are all smiles Wednes- mestic priority. reducing federal deficits by a to- much of the bill would be fi- day during a news conference on health care legislation on Capitol Hill

Officials have said the- mea tal of $127 billion over 10 years. nanced by cuts in projected see HEALTH, pg. 10 in Washington. Source says ex-official will head Fort Hood review By Lo l i t a Ba l d o r administration official. tion of anonymity because an- concerns about the major voiced hero. Holder said investigators on ways in which we can pre- Ass o c i a t e d Pr e ss Components of the wide- nouncements have not yet been by some medical colleagues, and still were gathering evidence in vent such a tragedy from occur- ranging probe could include made. The identity of the former whether the information was the case. ring again.” WASHINGTON — Defense self-examinations by the Army official leading the review was properly shared and acted upon At the hearing, Holder was “I will say that on the basis Secretary Robert Gates has and the military’s medical com- not revealed. within government agencies. asked what he would do to pre- of what I know so far, it is dis- tapped a former senior defense munity, and likely look at per- Details were still being At a Senate Judiciary Com- vent such an occurrence in the turbing to know that there was official to lead a broad Pentagon sonnel policies and the avail- worked out Wednesday night, mittee hearing Wednesday, At- future. this interaction between Hasan review of the circumstances sur- ability of mental health services but the review would mirror torney General Eric Holder said “I think what we have to do and — and other people that is, I rounding the Fort Hood shoot- for troubled troops. other department inquiries dur- he was disturbed to learn that is understand exactly what hap- find, disturbing,” Holder said. ings, The Associated Press has It would go well beyond the ing Gates’ tenure, including a the Hasan had communicated pened that led to that tragedy,” As Congress prepared to learned. specific case of Maj. Nidal- Ma probe of the Air Force’s han- the radical Islamic cleric. Holder said. “Were their flags open oversight hearings into the Gates will announce Thurs- lik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist dling of nuclear materials. Investigators have said e- that were missed? Were there massacre, Rep. James Langevin, day that it will be a single, co- accused of killing 13 people and President Barack Obama al- mails between Hasan and the miscommunications or was D-R.I., said Wednesday there ordinated review, and will call wounding more than 30 in the ready has ordered a review of all imam, Anwar al-Awlaki, did not there a lack of communication? was no suggestion that Hasan for a quick, short-term report, shootings at the Texas military intelligence related to Hasan, in- advocate or threaten violence. And once we have a handle on was working with others. “All followed by a longer, more ex- post on Nov. 5. cluding his contacts with a radi- After the shootings, al-Awlaki’s that, I think that we can propose tensive study, according to an The official spoke on condi- cal Islamic cleric overseas and Web site praised Hasan as a and work with this committee see HOOD, pg. 10

All men have inalienable rights

While I believe Ms. Acklen raised some good points concerning the trial of the 9/11 suspects, [“Sept. 11 terror- ists should be handled differently,” written by Jessica Acklen, Tuesday] I was disturbed that she questioned whether these men ”deserve” rights. One of the concepts underlying the writing of the Constitution was that all human beings, regardless of citizenship, were endowed with inalienable rights. This means that the idea of ”de- serving” should not even enter into the conversation. We cannot dehu- manize people or strip them of rights because they have hurt us. These men should be tried and — if convicted — punished, but we must try them according to our laws, morals and ideals. If we do not, then we have lost our foundation and ourselves.

Mike Toczyski Pittsburgh, Penn. Truett student

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Views on life, death bring humanity to forefront They killed a killer last week. not to. I suspect I am also like most pro-choice Into that irresolution falls the execution of John I kept waiting to feel something when news people in being squishy and irresolute about the Allen Muhammad. came that John Allen Muhammad had been Point fact that a human life hangs in the balance of that And what am I to say? I hate the death penalty, executed in Virginia. As a staunch opponent of decision. I suspect we find it easier to think of it but this guy’s rampage touched my life, fright- capital punishment, I wanted some nugget of as a potential human, not a real one — an oops ened my children, so I’m OK with it? What kind remorse at the knowledge that the government of without a name. of sense does that make? had taken his life. None of this, by the way, is tendered as apol- None, of course. It is, if anything, just proof of But Muhammad’s 2002 sniper attacks hit ogy or even justification. Rather, it is simply to my humanity — and all the contradictions atten- close to home. He terrorized millions of people in View observe that where the awesome power of life and dant thereto. It is our nature to seek certitude and the greater Washington area, where I live, made death are concerned, “most” of us are guilty of resolution, but life is messy and untidy, doesn’t us fear to gas up our cars, walk in parking lots, inconsistency. always fit neatly into the boxes we build for it. wait on buses, made my grandson scared to go e o n a r d i t t s The classic liberal position, after all, opposes There are days when being staunch offers no trick-or-treating, even wounded a friend of my BY L P capital punishment and supports abortion rights, clarity, days when certitudes feel like platitudes youngest son. the latter often rationalized along the lines of the and you can no more grab resolution than you can statistical evidence to back them up, and because So I could not manage remorse. Indeed, what fractured logic above. grab smoke. they are irrefutable. I felt was an unsettling, appalling satisfaction The classic conservative position, meanwhile, From our trenches of fixed opinion, we thun- But I have one other problem with the death that Muhammad is no longer in the world. I still opposes abortion rights and supports the death der at one another so readily that it is discon- penalty: it’s wrong. It debases us. The power of remember the last time an execution caused my penalty, glossing over with equally fractured certing when you are forced to wander the gray life and death is too awesome to be left in human emotions to so thoroughly misalign with my con- logic the fact that innocents will be (indeed, “have places between, to acknowledge complexities our hands. And here, I know, the abortion opponent victions: it was in 2001, when Timothy McVeigh been”) executed. certainties don’t always allow us to see. It can give wonders how I can square that with support for was put to death. With the exception of the Catholic Church, you pause. abortion rights. The answer is simple: I can’t. When I argue against the death penalty, I tend then, and a few other outposts of religiosity, none I submit that’s not the worst thing in the Like, I suspect, most pro-choice people, my to lean on a few salient points: it is far costlier of us is consistent on these issues of life and death, world. support for abortion rights hinges upon a visceral than life imprisonment; it is biased by class, race all of us ignoring truths that indict our deep con- rejection of the idea that government can compel a and gender; it is irreversible in the event of error. victions, striking bargains with conscience in the Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for the Miami woman to bear a child that she, for whatever rea- I use those arguments because there is ample name of a good night’s sleep. Herald. son — rape, incest, deformity, poverty — chooses

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www.BAYLORLARIAT.com © 2009, Baylor University THE BAYLOR LARIAT NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 3 FDA to evaluate combinations of alcohol, caffeine BY MEGAN KEYSER Sharfstein said. food, such as, in this case, caffeine portant issue.” STAFF WRITER Although various things trig- in alcoholic beverages, is deemed Because of the biological ef- gered the FDA’s investigation unsafe and is unlawful unless its fects of caffeine and alcohol, the The FDA is evaluating the of the safety of caffeine and al- particular use has received pre- combination of the two has its legality of adding caffeine to cohol, FDA spokesperson Siob- market approval as a food addi- risks. Dr. Alton Hassell, senior alcoholic beverages and asked han DeLancey said letters from tive, it is prior sanctioned or it is chemistry lecturer, explained manufacturers companies Friday numerous attorneys general ex- ‘generally recognized as safe,’” how caffeine can affect the way to provide their research and rea- pressing concerns of beverage alcohol affects the body. sons for believing caffeinated al- safety played a big part. “Very often, chemicals that coholic beverages are safe Friday. A group of university re- “The caffeine dilates affect the body, when they are “The agency has asked nearly search professors explained their ” combined, can have a synergistic 30 manufacturers of caffeinated research fi ndings regarding the your blood vessels. effect,” Hassell said. “This means alcoholic beverages to provide safety of caffeine in alcoholic bev- the effect of two chemicals is FDA, within 30 days, the data erages in a letter to the attorneys Dr. Alton Hassell greater than the sum of the indi- Senior chemistry lecturer necessary to demonstrate that general at Connecticut, Utah and vidual affects.” caffeine can be safely and law- Guam. Hassell said caffeine can also fully added to alcoholic bever- “We have studied and con- cause alcohol to affect the body ages,” said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, ducted research in this area, and Sharfstein said. quicker than if alcohol is ingested FDA principle deputy commis- based on our fi ndings and our Three studies of energy drink alone. sioner, in a Friday FDA media comprehensive review of the and alcohol consumption patterns “The caffeine dilates your briefi ng. scientifi c literature on this topic, among college students cited in blood vessels,” Hassell said. “It Since the FDA has not con- we conclude that there is no evi- the letter to the attorneys general could cause a quicker or stronger fi rmed the safety of adding caf- dence to support the claim that showed that college-age use of reaction. All the things alcohol feine to alcoholic beverages, caffeine is ‘generally recognized caffeine and alcohol together is does to you could be greater due Sharfstein said the administra- as safe’ for use in alcoholic bev- increasing. Although this is an to dilated blood vessels.” tion wants to understand why erages,” the research team said in important issue, DeLancey said, Although the FDA is look- it could be considered safe and the letter. the FDA is currently looking at it ing into the safety of caffeinated determine what regulations are In addition to the attorney in broader terms. alcoholic beverages, DeLancey necessary. general’s letter, Sharfstein said “We know that these are at- said that is all it is at this point: a “The agency has not ap- the FDA’s request and intentions tractive for college students and deeper look at the issue. proved caffeine for use in alco- for information from manufac- underage drinkers,” DeLancey “I think it’s premature to holic beverages and FDA is not turers of caffeine-containing al- said. “There have been studies think it’s working toward a ban,” aware of the basis on which coholic beverages are based on that indicate that high school DeLancey, said. “This is only a manufacturers may have con- the Federal Food, Drug and Cos- or underage might be attracted notifi cation that we want to look PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SHANNA TAYLOR cluded that the use of caffeine metic Act. to them, but that’s not the only more closely at these products added to alcoholic beverages is “According to this act, a sub- thing. It’s more of a general caf- and that they may be problem- The FDA is evaluating whether to approve the addition of caffeine to ‘generally recognized as safe,’” stance added intentionally to feine plus alcohol being the im- atic.” alcoholic beverages. Baylor Religious Hour presents ‘Cocoa, Christmas and Carols’

BY LAURA PATTON she will be singing solo some event and making sure every- purchase poinsettias along the way to make its presence more “A New Hallelujah” tour with REPORTER songs. thing was set logistically, the stage. Proceeds will go towards prevalent on campus, Amarillo Michael W. Smith. Leyda met Mike Riemer, the associate di- choir opened for last year’s per- this year’s mission trip to Nica- junior Chad Thompson said. Meredith Andrews in Nashville For the second year in a row, rector of Student Activities, ap- former, Selah. ragua, but the goal of the concert “This year’s concert is more last summer when she interned the Baylor Religious Hour Choir proached the choir about becom- “Riemer had a vision of an is not to make money. to just minister to the family at Word Records, Andrews’s la- is presenting “Cocoa, Christmas ing involved in Christmas on indoor, family-oriented concert “We wanted to make it more community of Waco, as well as bel. Andrews got her start as a and Carols” at Christmas on Fifth Street, said Sarah Leyda, a for faculty, staff and families. We of a worship concert,” said faculty and staff and their fami- worship leader at Liberty Uni- Fifth Street. The choir presents member of the choir who works used the opportunity as a fund- Kaylyn Hewitt, Rowlett junior. lies,” Thompson said. versity in Lynchburg, Va., and Meredith Andrews, a Christian in Student Activities. Leyda is raiser for last year’s mission trip. Hewitt is a choir member. “We Student government has pro- has a heart for college ministry, recording artist and worship coordinating the event for the It was a great fundraiser, but it thought about making orna- vided most of the funding for Leyda said. leader, as headliner for the Dec. choir. did more to make our presence ments to sell, but we didn’t want Andrews’ concert. “After meeting with her, I 3 performance. “Last year, [Riemer] came to known on campus.” it to be about money.” “We really appreciate what thought she’d be a perfect ﬁ t for This year, there will be a mix us to partner with Student Activ- The choir sold shirts to raise Throughout the semester, the they’ve done for us this year,” Baylor and Christmas on Fifth of solo and group singing. The ities and run the Cocoa, Christ- money, as the actual concert is choir has been trying to bring Leyda said. “We got what we Street,” Leyda said. “We’re get- choir is taking advantage of the mas, and Carols event,” Leyda free to all. This year, the concert more worship opportunities to asked for, and they have been a ting back to the root of our mis- opportunity to perform some said. will not be used as a fundraiser. campus. The choir sees Christ- huge help.” sion statement this year — to songs with Andrews, although Along with setting up the Attendees will have to go to mas on Fifth Street as a great Andrews will be coming from minister to the community.”

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20904324(12)_11.5x10.5.indd 1 9/16/09 10:14 AM Gardasil: 20904324(12)_11.5x10.5 THE BAYLOR LARIAT 4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 NEWS Search engine leaps beyond common abilities BY JENNA THOMPSON mention that country. If a person Ellen Filgo, a Baylor e-learning “I suppose a student could just purchased by the company from REPORTER were to type a country’s name librarian, wrote about Wolfram literally copy and paste. That’s databases. into Wofram Alpha’s search en- Alpha on her Baylor Library 411 “Technology makes it what makes educators nervous,” The Web site was built with The Baylor community has gine, it would pull up factual blog, highlighting its versatility. easier to cheat, but it Hamideh said. “It began to be Mathmatica, a program that pro- been exploring the use of Wol- information about that country “They also list ways to help also makes it easier an issue when the calculator was vides its base code. fram Alpha, a computational such as population size and geo- you with engineering, calculus, invented, but teachers adjusted Mathmatica itself has been knowledge engine with more graphical information. and even spring break plans and to learn; it’s a double- by incorporating calculators into developed by the same company than 10 trillion pieces of data. “As opposed to a search en- battling the freshman 15. I’d en- edged sword.” the classroom. For students who over the past 20 years, and Wol- Wolfram Alpha was launched on gine, we like to actually search courage you to check out Wolfram don’t cheat, the tool is great be- fram Alpha relies on supercom- the Internet on May 15, and since for information that has already Alpha and see for yourself what Catherine Gibson cause it helps students to check puter-class compute clusters, then, users have been taking ad- been put into our databases,” said kind of computational power it Bedford junior their proof quicker and visualize according to the Wolfram Alpha vantage of this Web site by enter- Said Hamideh, member of the has,” Filgo wrote in her blog. concepts.” Web site. ing any kind of question or topic Academic Outreach Team with Wolfram Alpha is a constantly Students have similar “I’ve seen a lot of people that and receiving answers and break- Wolfram Alpha. “We use that to expanding Web site, and the cre- killer,’” Filgo said. “But it’s not thoughts on the knowledge en- are very positive about it,” Hami- downs of data in return. compute information to answer ators believe it will have an effect as much about search; it’s about gine and its uses for studies. deh said. “We are aggressively Wolfram Alpha is differ- the question.” on the way students study. interpreting data.” “I can understand where the trying to expand into new areas. ent from other search engines, Wolfram Alpha is a Web site “We are such a new service, Some questions and concerns professors are coming from, but Eventually it won’t just be hard like Google, because it does not that is open to all people, and free but at the same time we believe have been raised in the academic if a student is going to cheat, sciences. It will include informa- search for other articles or Web for noncommercial purposes. that this is going to change the world concerning the implica- they’re going to do it one way tion on books, documents and sites. Wolfram Alpha uses a series Wolfram Alpha’s long-term game in academia,” Hamideh tions of students abusing such a or another,” said Bedford junior letters.” of algorithms and data to formu- goal is to make all book knowl- said. “The goal [for the site] is to database. If a user enters a chemi- Catherine Gibson, a user of Wof- Regardless of the way in which late specifi c answers to questions edge immediately computable become comprehensive.” cal equation or a math problem ram Alpha. “Technology makes it it is used, sources agree that Wol- asked about any subject, from ge- and therefore accessible to ev- Users compare the Web site to into the Web site, the answer is easier to cheat, but it also makes fram Alpha is a powerful tool. ography to math. eryone, according to the Wolfram Google or other question-answer produced. it easier to learn; it’s a double- “It would be really helpful For example, if someone were Alpha Web site. The developers sites that students use to fi nd in- However, the steps to fi nding edged sword.” if you can’t get a tutor,” Gibson to type a country’s name into seek to make it a source that can formation. the answer are displayed on the The information on Wolfram said. “It’s not just giving you the Google’s search engine, it would be relied on by anyone for defi ni- “I remember when it fi rst de- site as well, serving as a teaching Alpha is collected from cited answers; it helps you fi nd out pull up article and Web sites that tive answers to factual queries. buted, people called it a ‘Google- tool. sources, including data that was how it got there.” New Lutheran body to form after gay pastor vote BY PATRICK CONDON delegates voted to lift a ban members. reduced their 2010 operating ASSOCIATED PRESS that had prohibited sexually If a congregation passes the budget by $7.7 million, a move active gay and lesbian pastors “While this is of course a wrenching decision, two-thirds bar on its fi rst vote, Brooks said was motivated NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. — from serving as clergy. The new there is also a sense of hope in refocusing on it must then wait 90 days before mainly by the U.S. economy but The split over gay clergy within policy, expected to take effect in taking a second, fi nal vote that also in part by an expected drop the country’s largest Lutheran April, will allow such individu- our true mission, which is evangelizing the also requires a two-thirds major- in the mission funds. denomination has prompted als to lead ELCA churches as Luteheran faith.” ity. Ryan Schwarz, a Lutheran a conservative faction to be- long as they can show that they Other Christian denomina- CORE member from Washing- gin forming a new Lutheran are in committed, lifelong rela- Ryan Schwarz tions have seen factions split ton, D.C., is charged with lead- church body separate from the tionships. Lutheran CORE member off over the gay clergy debate. ing the organizing effort for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Opponents, led by Lutheran In 2003, the 2 million-member new denomination. America. CORE, said that decision is in di- Episcopal Church consecrated He said a committee would Leaders of Lutheran CORE rect contradiction to Scripture. its fi rst openly gay bishop, a begin work immediately on said Wednesday that a working At a September convention, church members would ulti- Brooks said the ELCA has not move that alienated American drafting a constitution, building group would immediately be- Lutheran CORE members vot- mately opt to stay in the denomi- seen signifi cant departures yet, Episcopalians from its world- a budget and other steps need- gin drafting a constitution and ed to spend a year considering nation as it strives to be “a place but he cautioned it’s too soon wide parent, the Anglican Com- ed to form the yet-unnamed de- taking other steps to form the whether to form a new Luther- for all people despite any differ- after the August decision to read munion. nomination. They hope to have denomination, with hopes to an denomination. However, its ences we might have on any is- much into that. The divide has led to the it ready to go by next August, have it off the ground by next leaders said Wednesday that a sues.” So far, he said, fi ve congrega- formation of the more conserva- he said. August. heavy volume of requests for an Neither Brooks nor Lutheran tions nationwide have voted to tive Anglican Church in North “Many of us have spent years “There are many people with- alternative from disenfranchised CORE leaders would guess what leave the ELCA. America, which claims 100,000 now struggling to call the ELCA in the ELCA who are very un- congregations and churchgoers kind of numbers a new denomi- More have started the pro- members. to remain faithful to the Ortho- happy with what has happened,” prompted them to hasten the nation might attract. Lutheran cess, with 87 taking a fi rst vote Lutheran CORE has also dox Christianity of the last 2,000 said the Rev. Paull Spring, chair- process. CORE leaders believe there is to leave the denomination. Of urged supportive congregations years,” Schwarz said. “While man of Lutheran CORE and a John Brooks, spokesman at deep opposition to the new pol- those, 28 did not achieve the to stop paying so-called mission this is of course a wrenching retired ELCA bishop from State the ELCA’s Chicago-based head- icy among rank-and-fi le church- two-thirds vote necessary to support funds that help supple- decision, there is also a sense of College, Pa. quarters, said Lutheran CORE’s goers, but said some may not be leave the ELCA. In all, there are ment the ELCA’s operating hope in refocusing on our true At its annual convention in move was not unexpected. willing to actually depart the 10,300 ELCA churches in the budget. mission, which is evangelizing Minneapolis in August, ELCA He expressed hope that ELCA over it. country with about 4.7 million Last weekend, ELCA leaders the Lutheran faith.” THE BAYLOR LARIAT NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 5 Students cash in on geocaches around campus BY LAURA REMSON leave.” when she fi rst heard about geo- crets hidden under your nose STAFF WRITER Jennings explained that she caching. and being able to discover once found a coupon for a fl ower “I had just seen bits and pieces them,” Worland said. “It’s like a There are canisters hiding all arrangement from a local fl orist. of it, then I researched more about secret society of geocachers. I’m over campus. Most are small, the She didn’t take it, though. it,” Jennings said. happy to be a member now.” size of a thimble. Others are larg- “You’re supposed to leave This was about fi ve years With Thanksgiving next er, as big as toolboxes. something with equal value,” ago. Since then, she talks about week, Worland plans to travel Don’t be alarmed, they aren’t Jennings said. them each semester, although home and spend some time geo- harmful. It’s geocaching, a game After fi nding a geocache, Jennings hasn’t found many caching. of high- tech treasure hunting searchers can log their found lo- herself. “Now that I’ve done geo- between the searcher and the cations on the geocache Web site. Each of her backpacking and caching at Baylor, I’m excited world. The hidden containers are The offi cial geocaching Web camping students learns how to to go home to Los Alamos and called geocaches. site estimates that there are use a GPS and, in turn, learns to fi nd the geocaches there,” Wor- The rules are simple: look up a 943,109 active geocaches around fi nd geocaching capsules. land said. “It’s that idea of if I geocache on the offi cial Web site, the world. Within one mile of Houston senior Ainee John- go home and fi nd geocaches, I plug the coordinates into your Baylor University there are 33 ac- son, who is in backpacking and fi nd out something new about a GPS and follow the directions. tive caches, with about 20 of them camping this semester, was in the place that I’m familiar with.” When searchers fi nd the geocach- on campus. group that found two geocaches The two geocaches that Wor- es, often there is a small piece of Jennings remembers when Es- on campus a few weeks ago dur- land has found so far are the paper where previous fi nders can cambia County in Florida, where ing class. She said fi nding the small magnetic capsules. write their name and the date. she used to live, set up a geo- capsules is exciting. “I want to fi nd one of the big Geocaches are usually mag- cache hunt through the area. After “It’s just a whole network that geocaches, not the capsules, and netic and therefore attached to searchers received the fi rst clue I didn’t know existed,” Johnson leave something for the next metal, making them easier to from registration, the second clue said. “It’s a unique hobby.” person,” Worland said. fi nd. would be revealed, for 12 total. Abby Worland, a senior from Worland jokes that it would “Some of [the capsules] have There was even one on an In- Los Alamos, N.M., also found be incredible for a boyfriend to SARAH GROMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER trinkets in them,” said Mary Ann dian reservation, Jennings said. geocaches through Jennings’ hide a diamond wedding ring in Jennings, a human performance The fi rst 100 who found all the class. More than anything, for a geocache for his fi ancée to fi nd. This is one of more than 900,000 geocaches scattered across the world. professor at Baylor. “People geocaches received a commemo- Worland, there is a sense of ad- For information on geocach- Some are as small as the capsule and others are large boxes. This particular geocache with paper inside has names dating back to August of that fi nd them even have their rative gold coin. venture in fi nding the geocaches. ing, including the offi cial rules, this year. own personal trinkets that they Jennings doesn’t remember “I like the idea of having se- visit www. geocaching.com. Navy fi nds lax behavior on sub in collision BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Orleans bears no fault, and that crew tinely observed informal behavior by members aboard the USS Hartford sailors operating the submarine, but GROTON, Conn. — The crew of made numerous errors in the hour be- did not immediately correct it, investi- a U.S. submarine made dozens of er- fore the collision. gators found. rors before the vessel collided with an “Correction of any one of nearly 30 Those piloting the sub would often American warship in the Persian Gulf, an accident that exposed lax leaders who tolerated sleeping, slouching and “Correction of any one of nearly 30 tacticals and a radio room rigged with music speak- watch-stander errors, or adherence to standard proce- ers, a Navy review found. Navy investigators placed blame dures, could have prevented this collision.” for the March collision on the submarine’s “ineffective and negligent com- Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. mand leadership,” including what they Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command called a lack of standards and failure to adequately prepare for navigating the busy Strait of Hormuz. tactical and watchstander errors, or ad- slouch in their seats with one hand on The Navy Times newspaper fi rst herence to standard procedures, could the controls, and sometimes take their reported the fi ndings Sunday after ob- have prevented this collision,” Adm. shoes off, sonar operators and radio- taining a heavily redacted copy of the John C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. men were missing from their stations Navy’s report through a Freedom of Fleet Forces Command, wrote in en- for extended periods, and speakers Information Act request. dorsing the investigation’s fi ndings. were added to the radio room to listen A Connecticut newspaper, The Day The submarine had fi ve known to music during work. of New London, made a similar request “sleepers,” or sailors who would rou- “This appearance of a lack of stan- and reported the fi ndings Wednesday. tinely nod off on watch, but no disci- dards, and of a general reticence to hold The USS Hartford, a nuclear-pow- plinary action was taken, the report personnel accountable to standards, ered submarine based in Groton, Conn., states. did not inspire either the questioning collided with the USS New Orleans, Two of the fi ve sailors were working attitude or the forceful watch team a San Diego-based Navy amphibious during the collision, but investigators backup” that could have helped avoid ship, on March 20 in the narrow, heav- found no evidence they were asleep. the collision, the report said. ily traveled strait at the mouth of the During the hour before the collision, The Hartford’s commanding offi cer, Persian Gulf. investigators say, sonar operators in Cmdr. Ryan Brookhart, was relieved of The New Orleans’ fuel tank was charge of monitoring nearby ships were his duties after the accident. He could ruptured and 15 sailors on the Hartford chatting informally; the supervisor left not immediately be located for com- sustained minor injuries. his station; the navigator was taking an ment Wednesday. The collision caused $2.3 million in exam while listening to his iPod; and Commander Patrick McNally, a damage to the New Orleans, and the the offi cer in command did not check Norfolk, Va.-based spokesman for the cost so far of repairs to the Hartford is the periscope. Navy’s Submarine Force, said lessons ASSOCIATED PRESS $102.6 million. The lax behavior that day wasn’t from the accident are now part of train- Time stands still The commanding offi cer was re- unusual, according to the report. The ing. lieved of his duties and the sub’s chief Hartford’s Artist Susie Chisholm, left, and Nancy Mercer Gerard, niece of Johnny Mercer, stand of the boat, an adviser to the command- com- next to the life-size sculpture of the Savannah native and world-famous lyricist fol- ing offi cer, was reassigned. Several mand lowing its unveiling Wednesday at Ellis Square in Savannah, Ga. crew members were punished. leader- The report said the crew of the New ship rou- BEARBRIEFS CLASSIFIED The Global Living and HOUSING Units Available. SEE THE BEN- Learning Interactive tea Duplex available for lease Janu- ceremony will be held at NOW LEASING FOR JANUARY ary - May 2010 or June 2010 - EFITS OF PLACING 8 p.m. today in the Brooks 2010. One BR / One Bath May 2011. www.1905s14.com A CLASSIFIED AD Flats Lobby. Guests will units. Walk to class! Clean, IN THE BAYLOR be given the opportunity well-kept. 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CONTACT US Editor 710-4099 Newsroom 710-1712 Sports 710-6357 Entertainment 710-7228 Advertising 710-3407 THE BAYLOR LARIAT 6 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Uproar’s Greenway has Lecturer gives big plans, vision for music spinach By Li n c o l n Fa u l k n e r icking what he heard played by shares his dreams in music and Co n t r i b u t o r his favorite Seattle/Grunge rock writes and performs with him as bands like Smashing Pumpkins well. dip recipe Sometimes when a song is in the seventh grade, “[Paige] really is a big part of By Ca r o l i n e Sc h o l e s powerful enough, it transcends Eventually, Greenway began what I do,” he said. “I write a lot Re p o r t e r the songwriter when the name of leading worship at his church of the songs and then she comes the song becomes more famous and sometimes traveled long in and sings harmony or we than the writer’s. distances with his band to play work together and decide where This easy Spinach Artichoke Uproar Records’ artist and at other churches and events. we should go with the song.” dip recipe was contributed by George W. Truett Theological “I realized during all those The two married and moved communications lecturer Lacy Seminary student Drew Green- things that was what I was called to Waco after Greenway was of- McNamee. way said he dreams that his mu- to do,” Greenway said. ”Person- fered a job leading worship at sic will continue being played in ally I feel called to do music in Harris Creek Baptist Church. Spinach Artichoke Dip future generations whether or the church, and that’s where that While performing at Harris not his name is recognized like was born out of, getting oppor- Creek, Greenway felt called to 1 8oz. package cream cheese, those of the great hymn writers. tunities to play.” enroll at Truett in order to per- onion and chive flavor “Everybody knows the At first, Greenway thought fect his craft, he said. 1 c. mozzarella cheese, shred- song ‘It Is Well’ or ‘Come Thou his progress in the industry “The reasoning for me doing ded Fount,’ but a lot of people don’t would happen organically, be- that was as a worship leader it’s 1/4 c. parmesan cheese, know who wrote them,” he said. lieving his success would hap- one thing to know music but it’s shredded “Those songs have been passed pen by chance, but after careful another thing to be involved in 1/2 tsp. garlic powder (to down from person to person, consideration he knew he would the theology behind the music,” taste) and that to me is legit.” have to be more proactive to Greenway said. “Being in Truett 1/2 tsp. pepper Greenway said being asked grow. has helped me as a songwriter 1 14oz can drained, chopped by others to play his music at Playing in the church also just to write more profound artichokes their churches after performing gave him the chance to play at thoughts that stay out of the 1 pkg. fresh spinach (remove Co u r t e s y o f Up r o a r Re c o r d s is the greatest form of compli- retreats and Discipleship Now surface level of writing and go stems) ment. camps where he grew as a musi- deeper into Orthodox Christian- Drew Greenway, one of the music artists signed to Baylor’s student- Greenway said when he cian, he said. ity, and having things that are run record label, Uproar Records, will perform at at 8:30 p.m. Sunday Mix ingredients in 8-by-8 writes he is showing the world After graduating high school, meaningful for people to sing.” Common Grounds for the “Operation Rehydration” performance. Other square or circle microwaveable his heart by sharing his faith, his Greenway enrolled in Ouachita Enrolling at Baylor gave him Uproar artists will begin performing at 7 p.m. dish. life and his love. Baptist University’s School of the chance to audition for Up- Microwave on regular set- “[Writing] is one of the most Fine Arts’ vocal studies program roar, which he says has been ben- “It’s admirable how outspo- know where songwriting will ting, stirring every minute until vulnerable things you can do be- — a two-time recipient of the eficial to him by pushing him to ken he is with his faith, tying in lead him in the future, but wher- creamy and blended. cause you’re basically showing National Association of Teachers network and promote himself. his music with the most impor- ever it may be, he has the pas- Serve warm. the world, or whoever is listen- of Singing foundation award for Greenway’s manager and tant thing in his life, his relation- sion to follow it. ing, your innermost thoughts,” vocal excellence — where he was Little Rock, Ark., junior Clint ship with God,” Chicopee, Mass., “I feel like I’ve been given a he said. “If you are true to your- classically trained in opera, sang Washington recalled the initial junior Chalaine Scott said. “He gift to write songs and a desire to Follow the self, I think that can be a good arias and requiems, and traveled impact Greenway’s songwriting connected his passion for music write songs and a desire to per- thing.” with a choir to China and Ger- had on him. with his passion for love, loving form those songs,” he said. “I’m At an early age, Greenway many. “When I first heard him sing God and loving his wife who totally pumped about it and my Lariat knew he wanted to be a song- Greenway recalled hating and play his songs outside of sang beside him on stage, which wife is right alongside me, and writer. the major at the time, but now his interview tapes, I was pretty I thought was really neat.” that’s something we’ve decided on Twitter at His father is a music minister understands how paramount it excited,” Washington said. “The One song Greenway knows together.” and mother is a piano teacher, so was to his growth. level of intensity and drive to will be on the record is called Fans of Greenway can hear www.twitter. he was always involved in mu- “In hindsight it was such a perform his music for not only “Drifting,” a song inspired by him play for the nonprofit orga- sic either playing in the church crucial time for me developmen- his fans but also for his God is his wife’s attempts to find her nization Operation Rehydration com/bulariat or taking piano lessons. tally,” he said. “Now when I’m amazing. You can tell by the way role in life. at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Common In the third grade Greenway writing songs I know the theory he stresses his words that he has “A lot of people are that way, Grounds. Other Uporar artists began his songwriting career re- behind things.” an incredible passion for his mu- just trying to figure out where will begin performing at 7 p.m. and cording himself singing the first Greenway continued to lead sic and his faith.” they fit, and are just kind of For more information on Up- song he wrote. worship during college and em- Greenway is also excited to drifting through life,” he said. roar artists and events, go to up- baylorlariat. He began writing songs brace more diversity in his music record next semester for the la- “It’s got more like an alternative roarrecords.com. again for his high school youth until he graduated in 2006, the bel’s annual compilation album, country feel, which is kind of not Tickets for the Operation Re- wordpress.com group in Stuttgart, Ark., after he same year he became engaged which will feature two songs what I do normally.” hydration performance are on learned to play guitar by mim- to Paige Greenway, who he said from each artist. Greenway said he doesn’t sale now at Common Grounds.

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By Dw i g ht Ga r n e r complicated things, where obli- gratitude is and how it functions signals that a telephone conversa- appreciating the other.” Our ability to feel and express Th e Ne w Yo r k Ti m e s gation and gratitude collide and in our lives. Gratitude is a moral tion is coming to an end. Gratitude is, fundamentally, gratitude gets its start there. overlap – and sometimes crash emotion of sorts, Visser writes, Visser acknowledges that about not taking things for grant- She has a few tart things to say “It is a fact of life that people and burn. one that is more complicated and simple politeness is the grease ed, a kind of worldview. “Grati- about dinner parties. Failing to give dinner parties, and when Visser writes with as much more vital than we think. that keeps society running and, tude arises from a specific circum- respond to an invitation is itself they invite you, you have to turn scholarly wit about dinner and English speakers are obsessed conversely, how much hostility stance – being given a gift or done a response, she points out, “and around and invite them back,” dinner parties as any writer alive. with the terms “thanks” or “thank can build up among people when a favor – but depends less upon a hostile one.” She adds: “Invita- Laurie Colwin wrote in her bite- She was a foodie before everyone you.” We often say these words words like “thanks” are not spo- that,” Visser writes, “than on the tions should be extended to hosts size masterpiece, “Home Cook- was, and the author of the author- more than 100 times a day, she ken. receiver’s whole life, her charac- fairly soon after dinner parties ing,” published in 1988. “Often itative books “Much Depends on writes, in a flurry that many other In Dante’s “Inferno,” she ob- ter, upbringing, maturity, experi- have taken place, and people in- they retaliate by inviting you Dinner” (1988) and “The Rituals cultures find baffling. serves, “at the bottommost circle ence, relationships with others, vited must come unless they offer again, and you must then extend of Dinner” (1991), each of which is The notion that we should of hell, the ungrateful are pun- and also on her ideals, including excellent excuses.” another invitation. Back and forth as crisp and tasty as the day it was thank others is not hard-wired ished by being eternally frozen her idea of the sort of person she On the other hand, you can’t you go, like Ping-Pong balls, and published. into our brains, but learned from in the postures of deference they is or would like to be.” invite someone back too quickly. what you end up with is called The not-very-promising title our parents. For a child, she writes, had failed to perform during their Giving and receiving create “Instant return has a whiff of pay- social life.” of Visser’s new book, “The Gift “the first unprompted ‘thank you’ lifetimes: trapped rigid in envel- “alternating superiors and infe- ment about it, of reluctance to of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals is momentous enough to count oping ice, they stand erect or up- riors,” she notes, and it’s a fluid accept a moral debt,” she writes, of Gratitude,” and the fact that it as a kind of initiation into a new side down, lie prone, or bow face and shifting way of being that not adding, “One is supposed to sa- BOOK REVIEW is being issued in November, will level of human consciousness.” In to feet.” everyone is comfortable with. As vor the gift, think about it, spend make some readers think it’s an- people suffering from Alzheimer’s In “The Gift of Thanks,” how- Ralph Waldo Emerson put it: “We time remembering the person other snoozy, belt-loosening tour disease, little words like “thanks,” ever, Visser is most interested in wish to be self-sustained. We do who gave it.” Colwin wasn’t complaining, of America’s Thanksgiving tradi- she notes, “often survive the ship- the kind of gratitude that is not not quite forgive a giver. The hand At 393 dense pages of text, exactly. She liked dinner parties. tions, from the Pilgrims to wheth- wreck of all other memories.” compulsory or self-interested. that feeds us is in some danger of “The Gift of Thanks” is too much But she would also have liked er it’s the L-tryptophan in turkey Visser is deft and funny about She writes about the humility re- being bitten.” of a good thing, a bit more of a gift Margaret Visser’s observation, that makes you want to crawl un- how, in our afraid-to-offend-any- quired to be genuinely grateful, Margaret Visser being Marga- than you desire. I’m not sorry to in her new book, “The Gift of der the table and take a nap on the one society, thanking has taken and the essential ability to climb ret Visser, she does swing back have spent a few hours with Vis- Thanks,” that the word “host” is carpet after eating. the place of commanding, as in: out of one’s own head. around, in “The Gift of Thanks,” ser’s new book. But will I wrap up related through Indo-European It’s not that at all. Instead “The “Thank you for not smoking.” “Gratitude is always a matter to food. “Children in our culture copies for friends, or want to read roots to the words “hostile” and Gift of Thanks” is a scholarly, She’s good on how a series of of paying attention,” she writes, learn manners at the dining table, it again? To that, at least – thanks, “hostage.” Dinner parties are many-angled examination of what “thanks” and “thank yous” are of “deliberately beholding and and not manners only,” she writes. but no thanks.

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© 2009 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. THE BAYLOR LARIAT 8 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 SPORTS Tamer’s 12: Big 12 North unproven By Ke v i n Ta m e r gies to only 226 yards of total of- the road next week. Sp o r t s w r i t e r fense. 9. Baylor

5. Texas Tech 1. Texas Despite being handed their sixth loss of the season in a 47-14 The Longhorns continued Texas Tech’s defense couldn’t beating from Texas, Baylor still to prove why they are the best find an answer for Oklahoma has something to fight for. The team in the Big 12 as they easily State’s rushing attack, as the Red Bears’ bowl hopes are still alive rolled past Baylor 47-14. Raiders gave up 243 rushing if they can somehow muster Colt McCoy threw for 181 yards despite holding them to up wins in their two remaining yards and hooked up with Jor- only 90 yards passing. games, starting with a tough chal- dan Shipley twice to get his 42nd The Red Raiders have yet to lenge at Texas A&M Saturday. If career win, tying David Greene’s stick with a starting quarterback the Bears are going to pull off a NCAA record for most wins by as Steven Sheffield replaced Tay- win at Kyle Field for the first time a starting quarterback. Cody lor Potts in the first half. Shef- since 1994, they must get more Johnson added two touchdowns field threw a costly interception production out of their offense, as he rushed for 109 yards, while in the fourth quarter, killing any which only produced 37 yards in Tre’ Newton ran for 80 yards and momentum Tech had built up. the first half against Texas. a 45-yard touchdown run. 6. Missouri 10. Texas A&M 2. Oklahoma State After an embarrassing loss So much for the return of the Zac Robinson threw for only to Baylor last week, the Tigers “Wrecking Crew” defense. The 90 yards and one touchdown, were able to turn things around Aggies were unable to find any but he was able to get the job as they stomped on Kansas State answer for the Sooners’ offense done on his feet, as he rushed 38-12. Danario Alexander led as it gave up 640 total yards of for a team-high 106 yards in the the way, as he caught 10 passes offense. Cowboys’ win against Texas for 200 yards and three touch- Jerrod Johnson couldn’t get Tech. downs, while Derrick Washing- anything going on offense, as he Patrick Lavine secured the ton rushed for 68 yards and add- completed only 12 of 33 passes win for the Cowboys, as he reed two touchdowns of his own. and threw for 115 yards, while turned an interception for a The defense stepped up, as it the running game only produced Sa r a h Gr o m a n | St a f f Ph o t o g r a p h e r touchdown in the fourth quarter held the Wildcats from scoring a 59 yards. The Aggies will look Colt McCoy throws a pass during the University of Texas’ 47-14 victory against Baylor on Saturday. The Long- to put squad from Stillwater up touchdown for the first time all to become bowl eligible with a horns remain one of six unbeaten teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. 24-10. season. win over Baylor next week but 3. Nebraska 7. Kansas State must take care of the football after recording four turnovers last After taking down the Uni- The Wildcats’ Big 12 North week. versity of Kansas for their third chances hit a speed bump as 11. Colorado consecutive win, the Cornhusk- they were blown out by Mis- ers find themselves tied at the souri on their home turf for the After squeaking by Texas top of the Big 12 North with first time all season. Kansas State A&M on Nov. 7, the Buffaloes Kansas State University. was unable to find the end zone, couldn’t build off their mo- Roy Helu Jr. has been one as they relied on four field goals mentum as they lost their 10th- of the most consistent running by Josh Cherry to put points on consecutive road game. Tyler backs in the conference, as he the board. Hansen threw for 258 yards with ran for another 156 yards and The Wildcats’ biggest game one touchdown, but the offense three touchdowns last week. of the season will come this couldn’t protect the ball, as they The Huskers vie for the division week as they travel to Nebraska committed three turnovers in title Saturday against the Wild- to see who will most likely rep- the second half. cats. resent the North in the Big 12 12. Kansas 4. Oklahoma Championship. 8. Iowa State The Jayhawks have come a Landry Jones made up for long way since being ranked No. his five-interception perfor- For the first time since 2005, 16 in the nation earlier this sea- mance last week as he threw for the Cyclones became bowl eli- son. Kansas lost its sixth consec- a career-high 392 yards and five gible after beating Colorado 17- utive game as it fell to Nebraska touchdowns against Texas A&M 10. Austen Arnaud threw for 31-17 in its home finale. Todd University. 116 yards and two touchdown Reesing threw for 236 yards and Chris Brown, Ryan Broyles, passes, while Alexander Robin- a touchdown, while running for Adron Tennell and DeMarco son contributed to the offensive another, but couldn’t get past a Murray all recorded two touch- effort with 138 rushing yards. poor first-quarter performance. downs apiece as the Sooners The Cyclones will look to Now once glorified Coach Mark Ass o c i a t e d Pr e ss compiled 65 points, while the make a case for a stronger bowl Mangino could be on his way Oklahoma State linebacker Patrick Lavine (No. 4) is congratulated after scoring on an interception against Texas defense was able to hold the Ag- bid with a win over Missouri on out. Tech University. The Cowboys defeated the Red Raiders 24-17. Runner’s aspirations place her at head of the pack

Be n j a m i n Al l e n record-holder for the youngest the opportunity to be invited to setting five school records. c o u n t r y “She is definitely a leader by Co n t r i b u t o r Big 12 track champion and was the trials in 2008 and earning as Jones has set a goal of profes- r u n n e r actions,” cross country freshman named Big 12 Freshman of the much respect as long-distance sional running after she gradu- e n t a i l s Kaitlyn Barry said. “She works Baylor senior cross-country Year in indoor and outdoor track legend Bernard Legat. ates in the spring. w a k i n g really hard and is very encourag- star Nichole Jones has two post- and field. Starting her senior year in col- “I can’t see myself not run- up before ing.” graduation goals: to “run fast and “I didn’t see the point in stay- lege, Jones has already won five ning,” she said, adding that she 6:30 every In the 2008 Olympic trials, run professionally.” ing in high school,” Jones said. Big 12 championships and two hopes to continue to impact the m o r n i n g when placing her foot on the line, “Nichole is a very talented She added that she wanted to national championships. She is sport of track and field after she for prac- Jones said she had as much ambi- young lady,” Baylor track and have another year of collegiate working toward winning anoth- finishes running by pursuing a tice. The tion and determination flowing field coach Todd Harbour said. experience before she tried to er championship in the distance career in coaching. team usu- through her body as she had her Jones proved her talent when reach her goal of competing at the medley relay this spring. Jones “She is very focused and de- ally meets entire career, even though she she made the jump to collegiate 2008 Olympic trials, in Eugene, has received All-American hon- termined and is a tough racer,” either at knew the caliber of the runners running quickly by graduating Ore. Jones reached the semi-final ors three times, and All-Big 12 Harbour said. Cotton- Jones she was facing. Jones added that from high school a year early in round of the 800-meter run, and honors four times. She has been Every day Jones is willing to wood Golf she is “not afraid of racing any- 2006. Even with being a younger- she knows that she will be back at to the NCAA Championships for push her body to the limit to lead Course or body because being a champion than-usual freshman, Jones won the trials in 2012, much faster and cross-country three times. Jones her team through every practice Cameron Park, where the run- starts psychologically.” the Big 12 championship in the stronger than she is now. has climbed up to the prestigious and every race. ners will average anywhere be- She expects the physiological 800-meter run, becoming the Jones said she thanks God for list of all-time Baylor greats, by A usual day for a Baylor cross- tween 60 to 70 miles a week. aspect to follow. THE BAYLOR LARIAT SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 9 Inconsistencies ﬂ uster Baylor, Texas A&M

With bowl berths up ferent from the team, the crowd had in playing so well against a then saw the defense awaken and top-ranked opponent, however, for grabs, coaches urge deny the Cornhuskers of any sec- was erased seven days later as teams to play up to ond half points. the team fell 62-14 to Kansas State When asked if the game, University. maximum potential though a defeat, could still be a A 52-30 road win over #21 turning point of the season, se- Texas Tech University and a 35- BY CHRIS DERRETT nior center J.D. Walton answered, 10 victory against Iowa State SPORTS WRITER “I sure hope so. It better be. We appeared to give Texas A&M a have to start putting points up on nearly certain bowl game, but the With Baylor standing at four the board. We started moving the team once again faltered against wins and Texas A&M fi ve, Sat- ball pretty well against a really Colorado and was steamrolled, urday’s game between the Bears good defense.” 65-10, at Oklahoma. and the Aggies in College Station The Bears entered Columbia Head coach Mike Sherman carries heavy postseason implica- the next week as 12-point under- was asked on Tuesday for his tions for both teams. dogs to Missouri and emerged take on his team’s roller coaster The question lies in predict- with a 40-32 win that exceeded season. ing which of each team will take the team’s combined point total “It seems to me this season has the fi eld. Both squads have be- from its fi rst four Big 12 games. been a little bit of a management wildered fans by epitomizing As few could have foreseen of their personalities during the the “which team will show up” Nick Florence setting a school course of the game, when things cliché, altering between strong passing yardage record that day, seem to have gone wrong,” Sher- performances and embarrassing it remains impossible to deter- man said. disappointments. mine how well Baylor will move He pointed to having an Ag- Even before losing quarter- the ball and stop the Aggies on gie fumble returned for a touch- back Robert Griffi n to season Saturday. down against Arkansas, and a ending knee surgery, Baylor Texas A&M has also had its fumble that gave Kansas State struggled to develop consistency. share of surprisingly dominat- a short fi eld and an easy touch- Mistakes proved too costly to ing wins and shockingly poor down opportunity. overcome as the Bears dropped defeats. Nobody knows which team, if their home opener against Con- The 3-0 Aggies took on the any, will make a crucial, momen- necticut after beating Wake For- University of Arkansas in Cow- tum-swinging mistake or make est two weeks earlier. boys Stadium, and despite being all the right plays at the right Still carrying a 3-2 record with slight underdogs, the team and time. seven games remaining, the Bears its supporters expected a com- Fans on both sides will show went into Ames, Iowa, and failed petitive game. They came away up for Saturday’s matchup and to produce a touchdown until disappointed and crushed, 47- can only hope that their teams do nine seconds remained in their 19. the same. 24-10 loss. A week later Texas A&M wel- “It’s always going to be a big Fans returned to Floyd Casey comed No. 15-ranked Oklahoma game because it’s in your state, Stadium a week after a 34-7 home- State University to Kyle Field a rivalry and they’re 80 miles SARAH GROMAN | LARIAT STAFF coming loss to Oklahoma State and nearly contained the Cow- down the road,” Art Briles said. Nick Florence gazes over to the sideline during Saturday’s 47-14 defeat against the University of Texas. Flor- and watched their team enter the boys enough for an upset, losing “But you add (bowl implica- ence has produced a variety of games, ranging from a record-setting performance to tossing multiple inter- locker room down, 20-0. Having 36-31. tions) to it and it makes it even ceptions against the Longhorns. no reason to expect anything dif- Any pride the Aggie faithful better. Volleyball suffers defeat

BY KEVIN TAMER SPORTS WRITER

The No. 24 Baylor volleyball team dropped their second match in a row as they were swept (25- 16, 25-21, 25-20) by No. 9 Nebraska Wednesday night in Lincoln. The Bears offense recorded 33 kills and 22 errors with an unusu- ally low .089 hitting percentage. Katie Sanders led the Bears with nine kills, while Ashlie Christen- son added eight kills of her own. However, defensively the Bears only recorded two blocks and 53 digs on the night. Despite a losing effort, Head Coach Jim Barnes was impressed by his team’s performance in a challenging environment. “Nebraska is the toughest place to play in the nation,” Barnes said. “And this is the best we’ve ever played in this stadium. Even though we lost, we played well and had some opportunities in game two and three to win it, but we didn’t get the job done.” In the fi rst set Baylor was able to hang with Nebraska for the fi rst 10 points, but the Cornhuskers began to break away as they scored four consecutive points on two Baylor errors and a pair of kills. Ashlie Christenson was able to stall Ne- braska’s rally with her fi rst kill of the game, but Nebraska continued to roll as they scored another four consecutive points eventually taking the set 25-16. In the second set Baylor fought back from a 19-13 defi cit as the Bears scored four consecutive points on kills by Sanders and Campbell and a pair of errors by Nebraska. However, Baylor couldn’t get any closer as Nebraska continued to score, taking a 23-20 lead. Ashlie Christenson and Anna Breyfogle both recorded kills late, but it wasn’t enough as Nebraska took the set 25-21. In the third set Baylor traded points with the Huskers for the fi rst half, and took their second lead of the night as Katie Sanders recorded her 8th kill to make the score 12- 11. However, the Huskers began to slowly break away as they took 20-17 lead a Baylor error and two kills by Hannah Werth and Delano Brooke. Taylor Barnes, Ashley Byrd and Briana Tolbert all recorded a kill, but the Huskers continued to fi ght and took the set 25-20. Senior setter Taylor Barnes ad- mits the loss was disappointing, but she believes the Bears will be able to bounce back against Texas. “This is a tough loss because it was our second one in a row, but Nebraska is a good team,” Barnes said. “I think it is important to come out strong against Texas and put up a fi ght.” THE BAYLOR LARIAT 10 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 NEWS

HOOD from pg.1 GSR from pg.1 WOMEN from pg.1 the information we have is that last year of Hasan’s repeated con- tern of poor judgment and lack of selected for promotion from Male athletes competing in admission services. “However, this is a lone wolf,” Langevin, tact with the cleric, who encour- professionalism.” The Associated captain to major, a position that cross-country and track had a 63 we don’t use gender as a factor in the admissions decision.” a member of the House Armed aged Muslims to kill U.S. troops Press had previously reported would give him increased pay percent GSR rate, 83 percent for Instead, admission services Services Committee, said after a in Iraq. that doctors there discussed con- and responsibilities. He would golf and 75 percent for tennis. relies on factors such as academic closed-door briefing on the Fort The FBI said the task force did cerns about Hasan’s overly zeal- formally become a major in May All of the women’s sports Hood investigation. not refer early information about ous religious views and strange 2009 and by July he was on his readiness and high school tran- at Baylor had higher GSR rates Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Hasan to superiors because it behavior months before the at- way to Fort Hood. scripts to evaluate students. then the men’s sports. and Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut concluded he wasn’t linked to tack, but National Public Radio Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., said In 2006, the university imple- independent, are investigating terrorism. on Wednesday published an any “telltale signs that he was a Female basketball players mented two deadlines for admis- whether a breakdown in commu- “The Fort Hood massacre also evaluation letter signed by the disgruntled major were not as had an 83 percent GSR rate, fe- sion. The early decision deadline nications or poor judgment calls raises questions about whether department’s psychiatry residen- apparent as the rumors you’ve male cross-country and track is Nov. 1, and the overall deadline contributed to the shootings, con- there are unnecessary restric- cy program director, Maj. Scott heard.” Rooney spoke to report- competitors had a 90 percent for applications to be received is sidered the deadliest attack on a tions on information sharing and Moran. ers after he left Wednesday’s clas- rate and softball was at 100 per- Feb. 1. Previously, applications military base in the U.S. whether those restrictions result- Moran concluded that Hasan sified briefing. cent. could be received anytime. How- The Senate Homeland Secu- ed in a failure to trigger a further still could graduate and did not Rooney, a member of the Byrd said Baylor has always ever, preference would be given to those who applied earlier in rity Committee that Collins and inquiry,” Collins said. deserve even probation because House Armed Services person- been a contender in the academ- the year. Lieberman sit on was expected to Hasan’s psychiatry supervi- Hasan was able to improve his nel subcommittee and a former ics of its Big 12 athletes. “When we first moved from open hearings in the case Thurs- sors at Walter Reed Army Medi- behavior once confronted by su- Army lawyer, also said Hasan Byrd said its this success is rolling admissions in 2006, one day. cal Center had expressed con- pervisors. was qualified to be promoted but due in part to the encourage- A joint terrorism task force cerns in May 2007 about what About a year after Moran’s was in “more toward the bottom of our major concerns was the ment coaches give their ath- overseen by the FBI learned late they described as Hasan’s “pat- memo was written, Hasan was third of his class.” gender balance. We noticed that letes. males did apply later than fe- HEALTH from pg.1 “We have coaches who re- males,” Carron said. cruit kids who will succeed both At that time, the shift was not ago it would also include an op- particulars with them,” said vote, expected by weekend. Tom Daschle to join Vice Presi- on and off the field,” Byrd said. widely broadcasted Carron said. tion for consumers to purchase Reid’s spokesman, Jim Manley. Ahead lie weeks — if not dent Joe Biden in trying to clear Our coaching staff does a However, presently the percent- government-sold insurance, with “We need 60 votes to get this bill more — of unpredictable maneu- the way for the bill’s approval great job supporting the aca- age is even with the national av- states permitted to drop out of to the floor. vering on the Senate floor, where over the next several weeks. demic goals of the student ath- erage at 41.4 percent of males ap- the system. ”Nelson later issued a state- Reid and his allies will seek to Salazar, a former Colorado letes.” plying to Baylor for admission in Reid did not speak with re- ment strongly suggesting he incorporate changes sought by senator, is viewed as a bridge to fall 2011 after the first deadline. porters before stepping into the At the very core, this success would vote with fellow Demo- Democrats and repel attempts moderate Democrats who are far closed-door caucus, although he can be credited to the Baylor’s crats on an initial showdown ex- by Republicans to defeat the leg- outnumbered by liberals inside was expected at a news confer- push for academic excellence. pected within days. islation and inflict a significant the Democratic caucus. ence later in the evening. “We have a university that Lincoln, the only one of the political defeat on the president. Daschle was Obama’s first In a sign of the challenge con- cares about graduation,” Byrd Correction: three who faces re-election next Reid was releasing his legislation choice for secretary of health and fronting him, the Nevada Demo- said. year, told reporters, “We’ll wait more than a week after the House human services, a position from crat met earlier in the day with “I can’t say enough. Our Tuesday’s article, and see.” With the support of approved its version of the health which he was to try and oversee Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, professors at Baylor care about two independents, Democrats care bill on a near party-line vote the administration’s drive to en- “Seniors give back” Mary Landrieu of Louisiana seeing their students succeed in have 60 seats, the precise number of 220-215. act health care legislation. stated that the senior and Blanche Lincoln of Arkan- the classroom. [The professors] needed to choke off any Republi- Anticipating a major struggle, He withdrew his nomination sas, moderates within his party hold them accountable.” class gift last year was can delaying tactics. the White House deputized In- when it was disclosed he had not who have expressed reservations Byrd explained that Baylor $50,000. The actual None of the 40 Republicans is terior Secretary Ken Salazar and paid more than $120,000 in fed- about the bill. makes study halls, academic amount raised was expected to defect on the first test former Senate Majority Leader eral taxes over several years. “He is walking through the advisers, personal tutors and $25,000 for 2009 and from pg.1 learning specialists available to $25,000 for 2008. The DRUGS its athletes. “We have 10 full- crack-cocaine is very harsh. As When Ted Kennedy arrived in alty,” and helped him find a pub- ler mentored the lawyers. time staff members that work last two years cumul- the amount of powder cocaine Boston and heard the news that lisher. “He writes so beautifully,” “A Baylor law graduate in with our [athletes] here,” Byrd tive amount raised decreases, the disparity of pun- Bias died, Kennedy immediately Darden said. Hearn helped Dee Roberts af- said. was $50,000. ishment becomes smaller and supported the 100-to-1-ratio law. “[Osler’s] brave outlook in ter being thrown into prison for Chicago graduate student smaller. The 100-to-1 law means Journalism professor Robert his book “Jesus and the Death unjust drug charges and the at- Kristen Teague works as a tu- that most of those convicted of Darden has been friends with Os- Penalty” made people talk about torney went to Mark for advice tor with several Baylor athletes. possession of powder don’t serve ler since Darden arrived at Baylor the issue not yell at each other,” – it is great publicity for Baylor,” long for their crime with those in the early 1990’s. Darden said. Darden said. Teague said that the tutoring in posession of crack-cocaine are “Osler is my hero for many Darden believes changes Tyler Atkinson, third-year law program gives the athletes an heavily discipline. reasons. made to the crack-cocaine law student and Osler’s research as- extra edge to succeed in class. Follow Us On “The law is hard to change His book ‘Jesus and the Death would help decrease the traffick- sistant from Fort Worth, said, “He “[Athletes] come in with so because if a politician changes it Penalty’, and for his stance on the ing of cocaine. (Osler) involves the student a lot much on their plate between Twitter: the next time he runs for office new crack cocaine law,” Darden “If the government pursued in discussion and is very knowl- workouts and school, especially he is known as the crack dealers said. the manufactures the cocaine edgeable because he was a perse- freshman,” Teague said. friend,” Osler said. Olser’s book, which challeng- problem would decrease, and Os- cutor before he was a professor.” “It helps keep them orga- twitter.com/ In 1986, Len Bias was the No. es the death penalty from Christ’s ler recognizes this and is taking a Osler will be presenting the nized. Many of them are re- 2 draft pick from the Boston Celt- experience, was published in stance,” Darden said. same speech he did at Harvard quired to come, which is good BUlariat ics, who died from an overdose. 2009. A movie, “American Violet”, University at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the because it keeps them account- The autopsy tested positive for Darden read an early draft of was based on a true story about Baylor Law School. It is free and able.” cocaine. Osler’s “Jesus and the Death Pen- an unjust drug bust in which Os- open to the public.