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Mock Trial team San Antonio on March 28. Tim Goines and Kendall Cock- said Policastro. “We were not “I was quite proud of our rell. allowed to tell the judges where takes No. 1 at team’s performance at the Waco attorney and adjunct we went to law school for three national competition NTC,” said Brad Toben, dean law professor Robert Little, days, and when it was over, I of the Baylor Law School. “The along with Gerald Powell, was never more proud to say Shauna Harris team and its coaches put in an director of the Practice Court that I am a Baylor lawyer.” Reporter inordinate amount of time pre- Program and the Abner V. According to Bailey, he and paring for the competition, but McCall Professor of Evidence Policastro practiced ever y night Baylor Law students once that preparation paid off.” Law, coached the teams. Law and weekend, including this again reigned victorious. The team consisted of third student Crystal Y’Barbo served Spring Break in order to excel For the first time ever, a year law students Eric Policas- as the evidence coach. at the national competition and Courtesy Photo Baylor mock trial team won tro of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. “It is a wonderful feeling to come away with a victory. Back row from left: Tim Goines, Robert Little and championship winner, Joel the American College of Trial ,and Joel Bailey of Cleburne. be national champions, but an “I am as proud as I can pos- Bailey. Front row from left: Crystal Y’Barbo, Kendall Cockrell and national Lawyers National Mock Trial The other mock trial team rep- even better feeling to say that sibly be of these fine young championship winner Eric Policastro. All attended the American College of Competition held by the Texas resenting Baylor at Nationals we were able to bring a nation- Trial Lawyers National Competition in San Antonio on March 28. Baylor took Young Lawyers Association in was regional co-champions, al championship to Baylor,” Please see TRIAL, page 7 home first place for the first time ever at the competition. SDSU, Baylor Waco tip off in plans the Garden for new By Justin Baer famous arena” will be, accord- trolley Sports writer ing to senior guard Curtis Jer- rells, greatly cherished. Baylor’s mythical postsea- “It is the first time for a By Brittany Hardy son journey arrives at its final lot of us to go up there,” the Staff writer destination at 6 p.m. tonight Del Valle native said. “They when the Bears invade the showed a little film before the The Waco Metropolitan Estranged wife target of famed Madison Square Gar- Auburn game on some of the Planning Organization policy den to take on the San Diego history there and that added board voted and approved to State University Aztecs in the some extra motivation for us. launch an engineering study National Invitation Tourna- Our main focus is to win and into a proposed trolley to link nursing home shooing ment semifinals. I think we have done a good downtown Waco with Baylor Rising from the ashes of a job of enjoying each win, but campus. disparaging season, Baylor has moving on to look ahead to the The study was approved on won six of its last seven games, next games.” March 17, but most of the prog- including victories over pres- As a No. 1 seed, the Aztecs ress is yet to come. The date for tigious programs like the Uni- have scorched through the the plan to begin is unknown versities of Georgetown, Kan- tournament winning games by at this time. sas and Texas. While the Bears nearly a 13-point average. With “There’s a lot that has to fell short of an NCAA tourna- only one starter not at least happen between now and con- ment bid, the team has given 6 -foot-5, San Diego State equips struction. These are the very excitement to Baylor fans once a size advantage over Baylor at first steps that would be neces- again. almost every position. sary,” Chris Evilia, director of “I think it’s great for the “We haven’t gotten a chance the MPO said. basketball program, especial- to watch much film, but I think The designs have yet to be ly for fans anyone could see in the game drawn, but when they are and and community,” head coach against St. Mary’s that they’re a the study begins, it will address Scott Drew said. “My greatest great team,” Drew said Thurs- safety, funding, traffic and other concern was this senior class day. “They have size, athleti- concerns. putting in so much work and cism and they play extremely “Safety is an issue that will energy into rebuilding this hard.” be handled when the actual program and having a disap- Senior forwards Lorrenzo designs are worked up, but we pointing farewell. Losing to Wade and Kyle Spain lead the think by reducing the amount Nebraska in a half-empty arena team offensively with 14.3 of traffic going between the two on senior night was never how points and 14.0 points per (places), ultimately it’ll be safer we envisioned these seniors game respectively. But the big than everyone getting into their going out.” challenge for a big team could vehicles and driving by them- The seniors were able to be keeping up with Baylor’s selves,” Evilia said. redeem themselves when they high-octane offense. Right now, the MPO is look- were hosts to Georgetown. In The Bears have been averag- ing at the long-range future of front of a packed house, the ing an astounding 77.3 points downtown Waco and how it group of seniors propelled the per game in the tournament, Baylor center Mamadou Diene attempts to block the shot of Auburn’s Lucas Hargrove during their National Invitation relates to Baylor campus. Bears in a 74-72 victory in its with Dallas senior Kevin Rog- Tournament third-round college basketball game at the Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Ala., Tuesday. “The hindrance that keeps last career home game. ers and Monroe, La., sopho- coming up is: access,” Evilia And while the memories more LaceDarius Dunn catch- thinks the NIT is anything but was hard initially because we game is a game and we are just said. The two main issues that of rebuilding a program in ing fire in the recent games. a consolation prize. were pulling for the big tourna- looking forward to playing come from developing access the Ferrell Center have been While Dunn was originally His numbers seem to indi- ment, but things happen for a Baylor basketball and we know are distance and getting past numerous, the nostalgia at disappointed in not making the cate that. reason and we just have to take that is what we have to do to Interstate 35. This trolley would playing in the “world’s most NCAA tournament, he said he “It’s still on my mind and it it as it come,” Dunn said. “A win.” satisfy both of those issues. “The study is to see if the project is feasible and how much we can do. Nothing’s really set in stone, nothing’s for sure, it is all kind of a preliminary thing Local government politics at play in Lorena ... to see if and when and where we can do it,” Brandon Thom- as, administrative assistant for form of government in Lorena educating the community on to Coleman, two ex-mayors, at ers. Waco Transit said. By Nick Dean and replace it with a mayor-run the merits of voting ‘against’ least two ex-councilmen and The professionalism and Waco Transit will hire a Staff writer form. on this proposition,” Bill Cole- 100 percent of the downtown education of a city manager company to design the study, The ballot also includes the man said. Coleman is the cur- business owners also support compared to mayor-run govern- Thomas said. The move to what is com- two candidates for Lorena’s rent mayor protem of Lorena. A Lorena Citizens Against Propo- ment is one main concern for “We don’t know what the monly known as a “strong mayor if the city were to change mayor protem assists with poli- sition 1. some members of the coalition. study is going to say. We still mayor” form of government is its form of government. Incum- cies and local affairs and is also According to the City of “By going to t he st rong mayor have to find a way to fund the a polarizing issue in the town bent Chuck Roper is one choice responsible for the interpreta- Waco Web site, more than 75.5 system, you are getting someone project,” he said. of Lorena. With a population for voters. The other is Joe Sand- tion of citizen’s views when million Americans live in com- who may not be trained or may Waco Transit would most of approximately 1,900 people, ers, a current municipal judge operating in a city manger form munities that operate under not be educated to run your likely act as the operator of the including several Baylor pro- in Lorena. of government. council-manager government. city,” Paul Romer said. Romer is project. fessors and students, Lorena is Judge Sanders, with the help “We will be sending out let- Born out of the progressive a councilman in Lorena. “There “Our general manager dealing with a power struggle of the Lorena Councilman Rob- ters to Lorena citizens soon and reform movement, the council- are a select few Lorena residents brought up the idea. We actu- in its local government. ert Braswell was placed on the are in the process of submit- manager system of local gov- that would have the time to be ally all just found out about it A city manger who reports ballot, thanks to a petition from ting articles to the local media,” ernment is one of the few origi- Mayor.” a couple days ago. We heard to elected councilmen currently community members. Coleman said. nal American contributions to Current Lorena City Man- talk, but we didn’t know we runs the City of Lorena. This One coalition recently The coalition against this political theory, according to ager, John Moran, could not were actually doing it. We’re could change after a vote on formed in Lorena is opposed proposition has the support the City of Waco Web site. In comment on the proposition. feeling it out and seeing what May 9. Citizens will decide on to the transition from city man- of the remaining four council 1908, Staunton, Va., instituted Moran’s job is in jeopardy if happens,” Thomas said. Proposition 1, which proposes ager rule. members, including the current the position defining the broad to abandon the city manager “We are in the process of mayor, Chuck Roper. According authority of today’s city manag- Please see LORENA, page 7 Please see TROLLEY, page 7

VOL. 108 No.80 www.baylor.edu/Lariat © 2009, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 2 The Baylor Lariat Opinion Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Professor clarifies myths about practice of indulgences As the controversy over a for which none of us has meri- being either Hell or Purgatory). is nothing wrong with giving discontinued indulgences. In recent editorial in this newspa- toriously prepared ourselves. As should be clear by now, indul- money to a church (it is a bib- fact, Pope Paul VI expanded the per illustrates, indulgences are Receiving operative grace is like point gences are not about getting off lically-endorsed activity), but practice of indulgences in 1967 easily misunderstood by non- being brought back to life on the scot free but about a complete unfortunately, the practice was by allowing any prayer to count Catholics and even by Catholics operating table after spiritually of transformation of one’s life such vulnerable to abuse and gave as a partial indulgence. Thus, themselves. One cannot do jus- flat-lining. Cooperative grace, view that one becomes holy—a living, rise to all kinds of corruption, when a contemporary Pope tice to the topic of indulgences on the other hand, is akin to shining icon of Christ, a fully especially in the hands of the grants an indulgence for a par- in a 680-word article, but at our cooperating with the Divine b y m i c h a e l f o l e y restored image and likeness of unscrupulous. That is why the ticular act, it is not to “remind” least the following clarifications Physician in rehab, doing what God (for this is the goal of all Council of Trent (1565) wisely Catholics of the importance of can be offered. he tells us in order to facilitate forgiven. Sin is not only a trans- true spiritual healing). That is forbade charitable donations acknowledging sin, but to actu- Myth No. 1: Indulgences are our recovery. gression against God; it is also why indulgences are not effica- from the list of indulgences. ally assist in the removal of sins’ a part of Catholicism’s doctrine It is not that we are “healing a wounding of oneself and of cious unless they are accompa- Myth No. 5: Indulgences are a effects. of works-based salvation. There ourselves” through our good one’s community — and wounds nied by a genuine conversion of medieval invention. While indul- Exposing these myths is far is a double myth here, that the works; rather, we are simply leave a lingering effect. heart and a devout and active life gences became more explicitly from adequately explaining has a “works- cooperating with the healing As St. Augustine puts it, there in the Church, Christ’s body. defined in the early Middle Ages, indulgences, but hopefully it is based” soteriology (it doesn’t) process orchestrated by the Phy- is a difference between having a Myth No. 4: Indulgences were they have existed in one form or a start. For a more robust treat- and that indulgences stem from sician. In Catholic life, indul- poison dart removed and hav- sold. The term “sale of indul- another since at least the sec- ment, I recommend the post on it. The key to understanding gences can be one part of this ing the body recover afterwards. gences” is so commonplace in ond century. For their history, Aimee Milburn Cooper’s blog indulgences is not the prism of healing process. Hence the total triumph over the annals of Christian history see the “Indulgences” entry in titled, “For Daily Growth in faith and works, but of what is Myth No. 2: Indulgences are sin involves not only its removal that it is surprising to learn that the Catholic Encyclopedia on Holiness, the Beautiful Spiritual called operative and cooperative an “excuse” for sin or a “do- (forgiveness), but a healing of the Catholic Church never tech- newadvent.org. Practice of … Indulgences.” grace. Operative grace is grace over” of some kind. Indulgences those wounds (its effects). Indul- nically sold indulgences. Myth No. 6: Indulgences were that God works in us without do not forgive or re-forgive sins; gences only deal with the latter. What it did was allow a dona- discontinued. Neither the Coun- Michael P. Foley is an associate us, such as the gift of faith, they help to remove the effects Myth No. 3: Indulgences are tion to charity to be an indul- cil of Trent nor the more recent professor of Patristics in the Great which none of us deserve and of sins that have already been “Get out of Jail” free cards (“jail” genced act. Obviously, there Second Vatican Council (1965) Texts Program.

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NIT trophy, trip better than first round NCAA exit Last year the Baylor men’s I say objectively, because the the selection committee makes an NIT game on TV — saw the Baylor team this motivated — and basketball team made the NCAA first NCAA tournament in 20 neutrality a basic cornerstone of seniors getting fancy with the talented — since I enrolled. tournament for the first time in years begs more than a yawn. the men’s tournament. Just two ball. There were no-look passes, To top it off, a trophy wouldn’t 20 years. And yes, the Big 12 regular sea- point weeks ago, Baylor played host to Henry Dugat’s circus layups, and hurt. Granted, it’s not the nation- After the fanfare and celebra- son left much to be desired. Georgetown University for a tale- who could forget Kevin Rogers’ al title, but what sounds more tion in the Ferrell Center’s selec- But who can argue with a trip of of-two-halves basketball game. finishing touches on alley-oops? appealing to a recruit or fan base: tion show watch party, the Bears to Madison Square Garden and Baylor fans ate it up. The offi- Sure, the Tyler Hansbroughs, a NIT title with the promise of flew to Washington, D.C., for a tangible proof of winning a post- view cial attendance was announced Blake Griffins and Hasheem improvement or a 30-point loss first round game against the Uni- season tournament? b y b r i a n b a t e m a n at just over 8,000, but the excite- Thabeets of the NCAAs will get to the overall No. 1 seed after versity of Purdue. Only four champions can say ment and noise in the Ferrell their share of thunderous dunks winning a play-in game? Then Robbie Hummel pum- that: the NCAA national cham- Center were above and beyond and ridiculous plays, but they’ve I’ll take the NIT trophy any meled the Bears, and the Boil- pion, the NIT winner, the top I’d say it’s a pretty good time any I had heard at a men’s game been making spectacular plays day over an early exit in the ermakers steamrolled the Bears College Basketball Invitational to be No. 66. this year. all year. Baylor hasn’t been that NCAA tournament, and I’m bet- out of the tournament. team and the CollegeInsider.com So, what’s so special about an That wouldn’t happen until way and is just now starting to ting Scott Drew and the Baylor Call me crazy, but if viewed victor. NIT game? at least the Sweet 16 in the bloom. basketball team would, too. objectively, this season’s Nation- I’ve heard the detractors who First, the chance to play a post- NCAAs. We saw shades of it in the pre- al Invitation Tournament Final say, “You’re just competing to season game at home. It is very Pressure isn’t an issue, either. season, but the seniors have let Brian Bateman is a senior jour- Four run is more productive become the 66th best team in rare in the NCAA tournament Everyone who went to the Bears- loose and aren’t ready to go home nalism major from Garland and the than last year’s trip to D.C. the nation!” to have a home game, because Hoyas game — or even watched empty-handed. I haven’t seen a sports editor for The Baylor Lariat.

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He will interview the do with this novel was hone in Shauna Harris authors regarding their nov- on the heart and to touch people Reporter els, followed by a question and intellectually and emotionally.” answer segment with the audi- Stowers’ career includes Four prominent Texas ence. writing for the Dallas Morning authors will visit Baylor today Books being discussed News. He has published more and Wednesday to participate in include Guinn’s “Go Down than two-dozen novels and won a book forum and other campus Together;” Stowers’ “Where the Edgar Allen Poe Award twice. activities. Dreams Die Hard: A Small “Where Dreams Die Hard” is the Jeff Guinn, Carlton Stowers, American Town” and “It’s Six- story of the survival of a small Mary Rogers and Jim Donovan man Football Team;” Roger’s town and its love for its football will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. today “Dancing Naked and Donovan’s team. at Meadows Music Hall in Glen- A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Since 1993, Donovan has nis McCrary Music Building to Little Bighorn.” worked as one of Texas’ fore- speak with students, faculty and Guinn is the former book edi- most literary agents. staff about their books and the tor and senior writer of the Fort “A Terrible Glory” is Dono- art of writing and publishing. Worth Star-Telegram. He has van’s most recent work tells the “They are among t he most tal- written fourteen books, both true story of Custer at Little Big- ented Texas writers and authors fiction and nonfiction. His lat- horn. It remained on the best- of today,” said Mike Blackman, est novel, “Go Down Together,” seller list of professor of journalism. “Stu- which is already in its second for several weeks. dents and the entire Baylor com- printing, is the accurate account Blackman said he urges stu- munity could benefit from their of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Bar- dents, faculty and staff to attend presence by participating in this row. the whole event. event.” “I wanted to add context “Those interested in writ- Guinn, Stowers and Dono- instead of extending the mythol- ing would find listening to and van have had their books on ogy of Bonnie and Clyde,” said meeting these writers an illu- numerous best-seller lists, Guinn. “Books are kind of like minative and rewarding experi- Shanna Taylor/Lariat Staff including that of The New York children. They grow up to be ence,” Blackman said. Times. Stowers and Guinn have however they want and the The other activities that Bend it like a bear received various literary awards parent or writer doesn’t have the authors will be involved in sophomore Paige McDonough gets in some practice Monday on the fields behind the Baylor Sci- throughout their careers and much say in the matter. I told include a Journalism Awards ences Building before a soccer match with her intramural team, the Blue Angels. Rogers recently published her this story as well as I could and Ceremony, private dinner with first book in 2008. now it’s time to move on to other special guest Al and Lucille “The Four Texas Writers: things.” Dewlen and several classroom Glory and Story” forum is spon- Rogers was a columnist and appearances sored by the Texas Collection an award-winning writer for the This award ceremony will be along with the Baylor Journal- Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Her held at 3:30 p.m. today at the Bill improves services to exonerees ism Department and is open to first published novel, “Danc- Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center. are asking the Texas Legislature D-Dallas, filed a bill to increase all individuals interested. ing Naked,” is a collection of Students receiving an outstand- By Jeff Carlton to increase compensation and to lump sum compensation from “For anyone interested in profiles and personal essays ing award will be recognized The Associated Press expand its offering of social ser- $50,000 to $80,000 for each good writing, just hearing how published in the Star-Telegram and presented with an auto- vices to give newly freed men a year of incarceration. The bill these four writers take you about remarkable Texans. graphed copy of the authors’ DALLAS — Wiley Fountain better shot at a second chance. also would require the state to throughout the creative pro- “When I sit down to inter- books, donated by the authors spent 15 years in a jail cell for a “First they lock you up and pay some of the compensation cess to produce a book can be view people, I always tell them themselves. rape he did not commit. throw away the key, and when in annuities, assuring exoner- an invaluable experience,” said that if they aren’t willing to “We are taking advantage of Now the wrongly convicted they turn you loose, they unlock ees a lifetime income. The pay- Doug Ferdon, professor of jour- dance naked, there is no rea- the fact that the authors are here man is serving another kind of the door and act like they’ve ments would be retroactive to nalism and a coordinator of the son to continue the interview,” and are willing to participate,” time. He’s free, but he’s home- never known you,” said Billy exonerees who already received writers’ visit, in a recent news- Rogers said. “And I’m always said journalism professor Sara less. Smith, a Dallas exoneree who lump sum payments, including letter. shocked by how many people Stone. “We are very pleased to After squandering nearly served about 20 years of a life Fountain, and would cease if Robert Darden, professor of dance naked by revealing their have them and are thankful for $390,000 he received from the sentence on a wrongful con- there was a subsequent felony journalism, will moderate the emotions. What I was trying to their donations.” state as compensation for his viction of aggravated sexual conviction. time behind bars, Fountain, assault. “I had no money, no “I don’t imagine any of us 52, spends his days collecting place to stay, no medical assis- locked up more than 20 years BEAR BRIEFS aluminum cans for 35 cents a tance, no anything.” have a lot of experience man- pound. DNA evidence has freed 36 aging personal finances,” said The Albritton Art Institute Annu- Dr. Donald Sailers will lecture on To submit a bear brief, e-mail Lari- [email protected]. He spends his nights in a wrongly convicted people in Charles Chatman, who was al Lecture will feature guest lectur- the topic of “Terror and Beauty, tattered sleeping bag on the Texas. That’s the most in the exonerated in January 2008 er Dr. Petra Chu at 7:30 p.m. today Lament and Praise: What Differ- in 149 Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts ence Does Music Make?“ at 3:30 CONTACT US asphalt behind a liquor store in nation, according to the Inno- after nearly 27 years. Center. Chu, profesor of art history p.m. today at the Meadows Recital a run-down South Dallas neigh- cence Project, which works on The bill also would provide Editor 710-4099 borhood. DNA exoneration cases. But exonerees the same health department at Seton Hall Univer- Hall. Sailers was the William R. 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I “I really enjoy challenging thought, a free trip to Colorado, myself mentally, so I really just Fitness Challenge The Baylor Fitness Chal- why not?’” Sikora said. He plays wanted to take on a physical lenge Saturday gave students for the Baylor Hockey team and challenge,” junior Winners the opportunity to compete credits his success in the fitness Whitney Rochelle said. Rochelle and the chance to win a trip to challenge with putting in a lot of competed in the challenge and Women’s Category compete in the American Colle- time in the weight room at the is also a Bearobics instructor at First Place: giate Intramural Sports Fitness McLane Student Life Center. the Student Center. “It has been National Championship. San Antonio graduate student a lot of fun, this whole experi- Ashley Armstrong The challenge featured Ashley Armstrong said she was ence has created a lot of bond- events designed to measure ath- very excited about the opportu- ing between those who came.” Second Place: letic speed, strength and agility. nity to compete in Colorado. Baylor has not found out if it Colleen Bauer The competition was split into a “I am stoked. It is such a cool has qualified for the ACIS Fit- men’s and women’s categories, opportunity and I am just going ness National Championship, with all hoping to be in the top to have fun with it,” Armstrong which is contingent upon how Third Place: two of their category, and earn a said. many people completed the Beth Laue trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., Armstrong is a health educa- physical assessment in the past to compete for Baylor. tion major, an administrator for few weeks. However, Davis said Men’s Category The national competition the Bearobics and Bearcycle pro- Baylor should be able to qualify. First Place: will take place April 25. Van grams, and a Bearcycle instruc- Before the program started it Tristan Sikora Davis, assistant director for tor. “I honestly did not expect was Davis’s goal to get 500 peo- Campus Recreation Fitness, and to win. It was really exciting,” ple to complete the assessment. the fitness staff led the events. Armstrong said. “We reached our goal of 500 and Second Place: Davis said the challenge was The final event was the obsta- will be submitting our numbers Kyle McGallion created to find the most well cle course. The course tested its Monday. We will hopefully be Courtesy Photo rounded athletes for the nation- participants with seven different hearing back by the end of the Third Place: (left to right) Tristan Sikora, Colleen Bauer, Kyle McGallion and Ashley Arm- al competition. Calgary, Alberta, tests of ability. The athletes pro- week,” Davis said. Matt Ziegmann strong were the winners of the Baylor Fitness Challenge which took place Sat- Canada sophomore Tristan Siko- ceeded through the course one The Baylor Team took home urday at the McLane Student Life Center. The top four competitors, two male ra won the men’s category and at a time, each with the cheers the gold at the last national chal- and two female, will earn their place on the Baylor Fitness Challenge Team. said he didn’t expect to win. and support from the rest of the lenge several years ago. Government may forgive disaster loans from hurricanes; rules, conditions apply

By Becky Bohrer ricanes devastated the region taken before the rule is finalized. two communities — Mandeville, The Associated Press — about $1 billion more than it The proposal also includes Ala- La., and Forrest County, Miss. says it had released in commu- bama and Texas, but no commu- — had voluntarily repaid their NEW ORLEANS — The fed- nity disaster loans for nearly all nities there were deemed eligible amounts in full with interest as eral government is proposing to of the 30 years prior to the two for the loans. of January, according to FEMA forgive disaster loans made to major storms. A f t e r P r e s i de nt B a r a c k Ob a m a and DHS officials. coastal communities that have As of March 16, $831 million took office, his administration The city of New Orleans has faced budget problems in the in loan funds had been drawn pledged to re-examine recovery drawn on its $240 million in years after hurricanes Katrina down. FEMA had no estimate on efforts. Authorities announced loans to bolster its operations. It and Rita. how much of the loaned money the creation of state-federal doesn’t expect to be able to oper- Rules proposed Monday may be forgiven. teams aimed to address funding ate without aid of the loans until would let local governments In 2007, Congress authorized disputes and new steps to speed 2011 — despite the return of avoid repaying some or all of the agency to forgive the loans rebuilding of New Orleans and much of its population and sales their loans if their revenues for under certain conditions. But other storm-damaged areas of tax collections nearly returning Associated Press three fiscal years since the disas- the rules proposed on Monday the state. to pre-Katrina levels. ters haven’t met operating costs. were the first specific steps mov- In December, ’s “The city’s revenues haven’t Homeland Security Secretary , right, answers a question at a Debt forgiveness would not be ing that process forward. congressional delegation said returned totally to pre-Katrina news conference as Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Dono- automatic, meaning communi- “With this effort, we are closer rules for loan cancellation or levels, so we’re still having our van, looks on after they completed a tour of the damage caused by in New Orleans, March 5. Joining Napolitano, and Donovan are, rear ties would have to apply for the to helping our Gulf Coast com- paybacks were needed so gov- challenges,” the city’s finance left to right, Louisiana Gov. , Congressman , relief and meet established cri- munities rebuild, recover and get ernmental entities, including director, Reginald Zeno, said. Congressmand Ahn “Joseph” Cao, Mayor , and U.S. Sen. Mary teria. back on their feet,” U.S. Home- school boards, fire districts and “But we’re pretty hopeful that Landrieu, D-La. The Federal Emergency Man- land Security Secretary Janet sheriff’s offices that received the loans will be forgiven.” agement Agency made available Napolitano said in a statement. money, could budget appropri- nearly $1.3 billion in loans to The Department of Homeland ately in the future. communities in Louisiana and Security, which oversees FEMA, The first loans do not come Mississippi after the 2005 hur- said public comments will be due until the fall 2010, although Tuesday, March 31, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Baylor Lariat 5 Generic plot plagues ‘12 Rounds’ By James Blake Ewing Contributor

The action film is a tired genre, destined to recycle gener- ic plots and add “fresh” content by producing different angles and inventing bigger and better ways to blow things up. “12 Rounds” provides neither an interesting angle nor plot, and fails at basic filmmaking. Narrowed down, it’s a generic rehash of an assortment of Paramount Pictures action films. From left: The Monsters — The Missing Link (Will Arnett), Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon), B.O.B. (Seth Rogen), Insec- tosaurus and Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie) — are defenders of the planet in “Monsters vs. Aliens.” FILMREVIEW The film opens with the FBI chasing after Miles Jackson 3D gimmick fails to make (Aidan Gillen), a weapons dealer who’s always one move ahead. What Miles doesn’t anticipate is Danny Fisher (John Cena), a ‘Monsters’ extraordinary New Orleans cop who, against all odds, captures Miles after an By Ash Anderson Susan (Witherspoon) is intense chase. During the man- Twentieth Century Fox Contributor BOX OFFICE RESULTS about to get married. As she’s hunt, Miles’ lover is accidently John Cena stars as a New Orleans cop in the new action thriller “12 Rounds.” 1. “Monsters vs. Aliens” swooning on the gazebo outside killed and Miles blames Danny Let’s get one thing out of the $58.2 million of church, a meteorite of some for her death. way: Hollywood has jumped on kind decides to slam right down One year later Danny is a The filmmaking in “12 Stripped down, “12 Rounds” the bandwagon with turning 2. “The Haunting in Connecticut” on her, causing her to transform detective living with his girl- Rounds” conforms to the lat- is another action spectacle of every movie it can into 3D but $23 million into a 40-foot-tall woman, much friend. Miles has broken out of est Hollywood trend of pick- crashed cars and excessive leaving ingenuity and charac- to the dismay of her fiancé, par- prison and is out for retribution. ing up the handheld camera explosions. It’s an action fix at ter development behind. There 3. “Knowing” ents and just about everyone in Miles blows up Danny’s house and shaking it for all it’s worth. the lowest possible level, exist- are a reported 15 movies com- $14.7 million town. and kidnaps his girlfriend to If any scene needs intensity, ing in that odd film universe ing out this year that feature the The military arrives immedi- begin his revenge. Miles will the camera is shaken as if it’s a where the hero can wreck hun- added dimension, and each one 4. “I Love You, Man” ately to take her away to a mon- release Molly if Danny can win magic wand that will automati- dreds of cars and avoid author- of them could have it left out. $12.6 million ster detention facility, where a simple game — 12 rounds, cally create tension. The places ity backlash. That said, “Monsters vs. she teams up with The Missing one winner and the game is on director Renny Harlin (Deep Yet the film still bogs itself 5. “Duplicity” Link (Will Arnett), Dr. Cock- Miles’ terms. Blue Sea) chooses to employ down with dull dialogue. The FILMREVIEW $7.6 million roach, Ph.D. (Laurie) and B.O.B. The 12 rounds plot is a thinly this technique are illogical. In conversations are riddled with (Rogen). But wait! An alien is veiled attempt to connect a series one scene the camera pans and recycled jokes and cliché lines. Aliens,” DreamWorks’ latest 6. “Race to Witch Mountain” attacking Earth, and he’s after of action sequences. The film’s zooms inside a moving vehicle, Even more egregious is when concoction, relies far too much $5.6 million the meteorite that landed on only twist is that the rounds which in itself is disorienting, it becomes apparent that the on the advertised aspect of 3D 7. “12 Rounds” Susan! Go get him, Monsters! are somewhat tied together. An but then proceeds to erratically characters are not talking to viewing and largely expects that $5.3 million The anti-climactic battle that attentive viewer will notice that shake. It would be one thing to each other, but to the audience. to carry their mediocre film to follows is both beautifully ren- the twist only incorporates three shake with the movement of the The characters explain to each the finish line. Unfortunately, it 8. “Watchmen” dered and artistically sound, of the rounds and the rest of the vehicle, but it’s clear that the other things they already know doesn’t. I was left wondering why $2.755 million but even that didn’t manage to games are filler to sustain the vehicle is static and the motion in a dry, heavy-handed manner. I paid an extra $2 for the very hold my interest for more than runtime and constant action. is induced, creating a nauseat- This is yet another case of ama- thing that detracts from a movie 9. “Taken” 10 minutes. That being said, the twist ing effect. teur screenwriting that recently doomed in the first place. $2.75 million Don’t get me wrong. I love does give a method to the mad- The liberal usage of zooms tends to plague the theaters. It’s upsetting, really, because, animated movies, especially ness, sidestepping the problem continues this nauseating effect. High on action and low on for the most part, DreamWorks 10. “The Last House on the Left” when the plot makes sense and of Miles being an irrational vil- Harlin refuses to be bothered everything else, the film is more (“Shrek,” “Over the Hedge”) $2.6 million is as beautifully made as “Mon- lain. with trivialities such as moving about creating a disorienting releases quality films with qual- The Associated Press sters vs. Aliens.” Action dictates the film, the camera. Instead, the camera amount of motion than actu- ity voice-acting. That is simply Sadly, this is a movie that which is riddled with crazy zooms in on the action. Not only ally making an good film. Even not the case for this film. Instead would have been much better choice problems that plague is this lazy filmmaking, but also action fans will have a hard time of delivering a plot that is charm- you haven’t heard of. As you can without the heavy reliance on mastermind villain films. Danny — on top of the shaky camera enjoying “12 Rounds” with its ing and funny, the studio in see, there’s no shortage of tal- 3D. I can only lament the loss is never asked to kill anyone, — it makes many scenes vomit- camera constantly going round question seemingly banked on ent, but what really irks me is of a film that could have been rather, he must figure out mind inducing. There were also a few and round and round. throwing together a myriad of that while most of the aforemen- much better had there been a games such as disabling a bomb moments my mind simply could the latest stars, hoping that they tioned actors have the ability to crew that was more concerned or getting to a certain location to not get a grip on because of the will draw crowds from every give quality performances in about the plot. avoid catastrophe. surplus of disorienting motion. Grade: D demographic possible. live-action movies, hardly any of The cast includes Reese them seem to be able to deliver Grade: C Witherspoon (“Legally Blonde”), their lines in this animated farce Hugh Laurie (“House”), Paul without sounding constipated Rudd (“I Love You, Man”), Seth and/or bored. Rogen (“Knocked Up”), Stephen The plot is just as ridiculous- Watch the “Monsters vs. Colbert (“The Colbert Report”), ly boring to watch as it is to lis- Aliens” trailer online at baylor.edu/lariat Kiefer Sutherland (“24”) — stop ten to the barked-out lines of the me when I get to someone that voice acting.

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Reporter Junior Dominik Mueller and freshman Maros Horny By Joe Holloway highs and devastating lows all The No. 10 Baylor men’s ten- followed, both winning their Sports writer in the span of a season that few nis team finished its nine-match matches in straight sets despite thought they would have. home stretch strong, shutting the wind. When the final buzzer Preseason rankings had the out No. 50 Common- “It’s windy pretty much every sounded in the Baylor Lady Lady Bears in the No. 19 spot. wealth University and defeating single day in the spring,” Mueller Bears 56-39 Sweet 16 loss to They were picked by the coach- No. 18 Pepperdine University said. “We have a couple of days the Louisville Cardinals in the es to finish fourth in the Big 12 4-1. like today where it is extreme,” RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C., it behind Oklahoma, Texas and The Bears’ victory over VCU and “you have to accept that you didn’t just announce the end of Iowa State. It didn’t take long, on Friday was the team’s sixth miss some balls or that you have the game. It heralded the end of though, for the team to start shutout win of the season. to win some ugly points.” a season that was a rollercoaster exceeding expectations. “Virginia Commonwealth No. 49 Jordan Rux, a sopho- for the team both on and off the Player was perhaps the first has a very talented team. more, played in his first singles court, and the end of seniors to set the trend. She made her They’ve had some injuries and match since Knoll removed him Jhasmin Player, Jessica Morrow first in-game appearance since are not ranked as high as they from the lineup following the and Rachel Allison’s careers. tearing her ACL in the Lady usually are,” head coach Matt team’s home loss against then Morrow reflected on the both Bears’ home opener against Knoll said. No. 10 University of Southern of those prospects after the Lou- the Houston Jaguars, only nine Fighting a 27 mph wind, . isville victory that sent the Lady months after she went down senior David Galic slammed the “I’ve kind of struggled with Bears home with a final record with the injury in a Feb. 2, 2008 ball over the heads of VCU’s No. my intensity on the court over of 29-6 for the 2008-2009 sea- game at Kansas State. 40 duo Nicolas Vinel and Martin the course of the season,” Rux son. Three games later, a No. Schulhauser to win the doubles said. “I think it was a good idea “It has been an honor to 19-ranked Baylor pulled off its point for the Bears and earn the for coach Knoll to take me out play with this team,” she said. biggest upset of the year, an early lead. and give me a couple days to “We have come through a lot 81-65 rout of No. 2 Stanford. Carried by the momentum clear my head.” of adversity this year. We have The win was part of a 10-game from winning the doubles point, Rux broke Schulhauser in shown our true colors and per- winning streak that catapulted Galic quickly defeated Vinel in the first game but lost the set in severed when a lot of teams the Lady Bears up to the No. 6 straight sets 6-2, 7-5 on court a tiebreaker 6-7 (2-7). Rux broke would have folded under our spot before their first setback, three. to go up 5-3 in the second set circumstances. While it is still a one-point loss to unranked Freshman Julian Bley came and again two games later with a sad to have it end this way, I Wisconsin in the champion- from behind to win his match, forehand winner down the right am proud of this team and its ship game of the Paradise Jam, dropping his first set 4-6, but singles line to win the match accomplishments.” dropped them down to No. 10. easily winning the next two sets and complete the shutout. Player said it was a situation Four games later, another, 6-2, 6-1. Bley is 5-1 since becom- “Everybody did enough to she and the rest of the Lady and perhaps the most devas- ing unranked after his 2-6, 1-6 give themselves a chance and Bears were trying to postpone tating, low hit the Lady Bears. loss to then No. 32 Kalle Nor- then fought hard when they as long as possible. While on the road to take on berg of the University of Missis- needed too,” Knoll said. “Any- “One thing this team was Oregon, word came through to sippi. time you win seven-zero you got trying to do was keep winning the team that junior forward Bley was ranked No. 121 to feel good about it.” to avoid what we are dealing Morghan Medlock’s mother, prior to the loss. with right now,” she said, add- Shannan Barron, had been No. 6 Denes Lukacs, a junior, For complete story, visit: ing that Baylor was, however, found shot and killed by her clinched the match for the Bears www.baylor.edu/lariat in a better position than most. boyfriend, Geral Gallian, who when his opponent faulted his Associated Press “You’re never satisfied with a had then turned the gun on loss. At the same time there are himself. Somehow, only a day Top: Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry, top, shoots over Baylor’s Jhasmin Player only 16 teams still playing in later Medlock was in the game (15) during a women’s NCAA college basketball regional tournament game in the country right now and a lot against the Ducks, a game Sports briefs Raleigh, N.C., Saturday. of teams who would love to be Baylor won 81-71 in the wake of in the Sweet 16.” unbelievable tragedy. Bottom: Baylor’s Rachel Allison (14), Morghan Medlock (55) and Jessica Mor- Briles leads Bears of earning a spot on the Women’s The loss is just the latest And Baylor kept winning. into spring scrimmage National Team. row (3) are seen in their locker room following their 56-39 loss to Louisville in a women’s NCAA tournament regional semifinal college basketball game in stop in a wild ride that took the Lady Bears both to incredible Please see BEARS page 7 Freshman quarterback Robert Baseball takes series Raleigh, N.C., Saturday. Griffin and company will finish up with Wildcats, climbs to No. 7 spring practice Thursday with a scrimmage at the Highers Com- The team dropped this week- plex fields on University Parks end’s series opener to Kansas Drive. The scrimmage, which is State University, 7-1, but freshman open to the public, comes after Brooks Pinckard held the Wildcats head coach Art Briles led the team at bay with a scoreless, two-inning in a scrimmage Saturday on its save to give the Bears the 7-6 win. 12th day of practice. Contact the With the victory, the Bears moved football office at 254-710-3058 for to 10-1 in one-run games on the more information. season. Junior Aaron Miller contin- ued his tear at the plate by record- Volleyball’s Christenson ing a walk, drawing two hit-by- named to national team pitch calls, and ripping a two-run doubled down the right field line to USA Volleyball announced lead the Bears. The team faces a Monday that sophomore outside pair of midweek games beginning hitter Ashlie Christenson has been with a 6:30 p.m. game with Texas selected for the US Women’s State University tonight, followed National A2 program. The Cle- by a game with Prairie View A&M burne native will train with the 23 University at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. other members of the squad from May 18-22 in Minneapolis in hopes Compiled by Gordon Voit Tuesday, March 31, 2009 NEWS The Baylor Lariat 7

Lady Bears beat the Long- a Texas A&M team twice “I’ve seen small cities that are Web site, local governments BEARS from page 1 horns 66-57 on the road but without Wilson that was rou- LORENA from page 1 mayor run and lots of different have found that costs actually lost their leading scorer and tinely ranked in the top-10 cities that are city manager run,” have been reduced with skilled The Lady Bears started rebounder, junior post Dan- three times in 2009 and once Lorena citizens agree upon the Romer said. “There is no ques- management in the form of a city conference play 5-0 before ielle Wilson, to a season-end- in the Big 12 Championship proposition. tion in my mind that the city manager. The reduced operating they first tasted defeat on the ing knee injury. game. It was Baylor’s first Big The move would eliminate manager position is superior.” costs came from higher forms of court. It was in a game that, Assistant coach Leon Bar- 12 Championship since 2005. Lorena’s city manager position Reflecting on Lorena’s his- efficiency and productivity and with former President George more said that, after Wilson They earned a No. 2 seed in entirely; a position that Moran tory, Coleman is looking toward the effective use of technology. W. Bush in attendance, had went down, the team just the NCAA tournament despite currently holds. the future of the town and how According to Coleman, a vast the potential to be one of the wasn’t the same. c r i t i c s s a y i n g t h e y w e r e n ’ t g o o d During his time at the city this move may negatively impact majority of the sitting council team’s greatest highs that the “Before the injury, it was a enough with Wilson and, once manager position, Moran has it. and prior council boast that a No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners dealt final four team,” he said after they were in the tournament, increased the commercial devel- “Reverting to the strong Mayor-run municipality, with the No. 4 Lady Bears their first the Lady Bears narrowly beat made it to the Sweet 16 for the opment in Lorena. mayor form of government will foresight in mind, is more cost- conference loss of the season. UT-San Antonio in the first first time since 2006. “Since Moran has been in be a step back wards and we need ly. “It was a night that none round of the NCAA tourna- Perhaps Baylor’s season is Lorena we have had a Sonic, to continue forward,” Coleman A step in the wrong direction of us will forget,” head coach ment. “Now we’re struggling best personified in Allison’s Jack and Jill Donuts and a Mexi- said. “Part-time volunteer city could be costly as population Kim Mulkey said. “The only with whom to play and when final game against Louisville. can food restaurant (established management is the most costly and growth increases in major thing that could have made it to play them. But no matter Even with her left knee taped in town),” Romer said. “He has item in any form of government tow n s a rou nd Loren a , l i ke Waco, better was a win.” what, they have showed me, up to protect ligaments she been able to bring successful and it will be too expensive for according to Coleman. The only other Big 12 just like tonight, how much strained in Baylor’s narrow commercial development to Lorena taxpayers to go down “Indicators are that future teams to take wins over Baylor heart and character they have victory over South Dakota Lorena more than anyone before that road again.” metropolitan development for were Texas and Kansas, and which is very seldom seen State in the second round of and that type of stuff is a chal- Some in Lorena may see it the Waco area are aimed toward the Jayhawks’ victory came on with a basketball team.” the NCAA tournament, Alli- lenge for a Mayor to achieve.” as a fiscal issue, in that the sal- the south,” Coleman said. the heels of another game that Wilson’s absence no doubt son was still in the game with Lorena’s history with a May- ary for a city manager is costly. Some of those indicators could be considered both a hurt the team, but it didn’t the Cardinals, getting up and or-run government is far reach- A mayor-run government would include the development of the high and a low for Baylor. stop the Lady Bears from down the court, doing every- ing and the town only switched provide the citizens in Lorena Marketplace Shopping Center In their second game of accomplishing some great thing she could to get Baylor to a city manager government in to directly elect either Roper, and the Hillcrest Hospital Com- the season against Texas, the feats without her. They beat one more win. 2003. a member of Lorena Citizens plex. Past experience has also Against Proposition 1 or Judge “To manage this growth, we brought Romer to personally see Sanders, a proponent of the as a community, need full-time many upsides in having a city proposition. professional management in during the tournament,” said day.” manager. According to the Cit y of Waco place.” TRIAL from page 1 Policastro. “Luckily, going to Both Policastro and Powell Baylor and having such great were concerned about Bailey’s lawyers,” said Powell. “They advocacy teachers and coach- voice. were magnificent. They repre- es helped us deal with the “We were worried because sented Baylor with profession- changes, and it wasn’t much if he can’t speak, he can’t win,” “This includes things like pur- ease parking on Baylor campus alism and great competence.” of an issue.” Powell said. “He had two more TROLLEY from page 1 chasing buses and vans, but can and would reduce the amount According to Bailey, the Eric and Joel competed days to go. He could barely also include engineer studies.” of traffic going between the two tournament was structured against over 300 law schools talk, but he shook it off and Any kind of transportation Evilia and others say they areas,” Evilia said, “There’s also around a criminal murder from across the country in the performed superbly.” system is going to need federal believe in the trolley idea, a lot of property between down- case in which an attorney was re g ion a l a nd n at ion a l c omp et i - This weekend’s success funds. The MPO policy board because they said they hope town Waco and Baylor that is charged with killing a judge tion. The national competition was not the only mock trial voted and approved to desig- it will encourage people to go underused or outright vacant.” for taking away his client’s $10 was comprised of 28 teams competition that Baylor has nate $300,000 for the study, but downtown who may not other- Evilia said he hopes this million jury verdict and $3.3 including teams from the Uni- ever won. In 2005 and 2007, it is unknown where the fund- wise do so. project would make that land million in attor ney fees. Teams versity of Kentucky, Stanford other teams won the National ing would come from for the “When people are walk- more accessible and convenient argued for both the defense University, Suffolk University, Trial Competitions sponsored actual project. ing, they’re generally willing to to use. and prosecution throughout University of Georgia, Loyola by the A merican Trial Law yers “The whole reason for the walk about a quarter of a mile. “Downtown Waco’s got some the competition, depending of Chicago and Loyola Law Association. MPO to exist is (to) identify Depending on where on cam- really cool stuff happening; two on their assignments. School of Los Angeles. “Baylor Law winning the the long-term need for these pus, it could be anywhere from restaurants just opened this Policastro said that the case According to Powell, new National Trial Competition projects,” Evilia said, “The first three quarters of a mile to a week, living areas and a new was challenging to begin with evidence was not the only is a wonderful accomplish- thing that has to be done is mile from Baylor to downtown,” housing complex,” Thomas but became more complicated unplanned incident the team ment for our students and that we have to get some kind Evilia said. said, “It gets students out of the as the competition progressed had to overcome. our school, and emphasizes of engineering study to identify As a result of the study, Evil- so-called ‘Baylor bubble’, com- due to new evidence that was “I lost my voice after round how we produce lawyers who where this system would go and ia said he hopes they will have ing from a recent Baylor gradu- presented eleven hours before two and we still had four are ready for the practice of what kind of cost we are looking “some idea of cost. Is it going to ate. It gets people outside of the the third round and more evi- rounds to go,” said Bailey. “I law,” said Toben. “This win at, what exactly can we afford to cost 3 million or 30 million?” ‘there’s nothing to do in Waco’ dence given 90 minutes before was pretty nervous but I had confirms our recognition as a do and whether this is feasible Funding is the main concern, mentality.” the final round. some great teammates that national power and reinforces or not.” Evilia said. Leah Stewart, the owner of “The case was difficult, kept the water and cough the benefits of our practical The idea came from much “There are several develop- Olive Branch, a restaurant that but it became more complex drops coming throughout the approach to legal education.” discussion of a greater down- ments taking place in down- recently reopened in down- town plan being raised by the town Waco that are intended to town Waco said she thought the Chamber of Commerce. serve Baylor,” Evilia said. possible trolley addition was a An unplanned amount of One of the largest additions “great idea” and that it would money came in from the eco- is student housing, to be com- “absolutely” help business. nomic stimulus package, which pleted in May and hold 400 “I think it connects students was recently approved by Con- Baylor students. to Waco itself and it encourages Estranged wife target of gress. Waco’s share is about 2.9 “Short term, these students them to be part of the city and million for public transporta- will have to use cars to get to not just their school,” Stewart nursing home shooing tion capital projects, Evilia said, Baylor, but this project could said.

Mike Baker After his first divorce from 2002 order that he surrender The Associated Press Luck, Stewart remarried in $1,103 after a woman com- South Carolina to a woman plained his business failed at CARTHAGE, N.C. — A paint- named Ellen Susan McCaskill. repainting some wrought iron er accused of shooting up a She identified herself as Sue furniture. North Carolina nursing home Griffin during a brief interview Authorities said Stewart may have been after his recent- on Sunday, and told reporters arrived at Pinelake, a 110-bed ly estranged wife during a ram- Stewart had recently started nursing home and care center page that killed seven defense- telling family he had cancer for patients with Alzheimer’s less residents and a nurse tend- and was preparing for a long disease, around 10 a.m. Sunday. ing to their care, authorities trip and to “go away.” McKenzie said he was armed said Monday. In an interview Monday, with more than one weapon, Robert Stewart’s wife was Griffin said that during their and witnesses said he was working as a nursing assistant 15 years of marriage, Stewart shooting both a “deer gun” and at Pinelake Health and Rehab would often talk about Luck and a shotgun. when he attacked Sunday, not make comparisons between the Several people inside the long after the two split, said two, complaining that, “Wanda home called 911, pleading for Carthage Police Chief Chris doesn’t do it like that.” help: “There’s a man in here McKenzie. The breakup was “I’d look at him and say, with a double-barrel shotgun part of a rocky relationship that ‘Well, I ain’t Wanda,’” she said. shooting people! White man spread over many years and “As time went on, I could tell he with a beard.” bookended other failed mar- wasn’t quite over her.” The shooting spree was riages, according to court docu- One of Luck’s former hus- ended by 25-year-old Master ments. bands, Joseph Ferguson, said Officer Justin Garner. McKen- Authorities declined to elab- Monday that their union lasted zie said Garner, a training offi- orate on how their relationship le s s t h a n t wo ye a r s . He s a i d Luc k cer with more than four years may have played a role in the talked about Stewart, whom he on the Carthage force and a rampage, but the prosecutor who later met, calling him a “normal past winner of the department’s charged the 45-year-old suspect guy” and saying he was shocked officer of the year award, didn’t with murder left no doubt the by Sunday’s events. wait for backup. attack had a purpose. “I don’t want to get into “If that’s not heroism, I don’t “We can share this: This was details about their marriage, but know what is,” McKenzie said. not a random act of violence,” it was rocky, I can tell you that,” “He had to go to all the way said Moore County District Ferguson said. through the facility to encoun- Attorney Maureen Krueger. Several telephone numbers ter this individual. It would be A day after the shootings, for Luck and her family were hard for me to believe he didn’t Krueger said authorities didn’t disconnected, and a knock at (hear gunfire).” plan to release much more the door was unanswered at an Stewart wounded Garner information about Stewart ‚ address in nearby Robbins. A three times in the leg as they nicknamed “Pee Wee” by his neighbor of the couple’s home traded gunfire, and the single hunting buddies because, one in Carthage, Mark Barnett, shot Garner fired from his said, he’s about 6-foot-2 and 300 said Luck was “a good person” .40-caliber pistol hit Stewart in pounds ‚ or the case outside of who was born and raised in the the chest. He was being held the courtroom. Several search North Carolina Sandhills com- Monday at the state’s Central warrants police executed in the munity. Prison in Raleigh. hours after the shooting were “I can’t even imagine what Authorities identified the sealed, and Krueger would not she’s going through,” Barnett victims as Pinelake residents say why. said. Tessie Garner, 88; Lillian Dunn, But it appeared the relation- Stewart made his first court 89; Jessie Musser, 88; Bessie ship between Stewart and his appearance Monday on eight Hendrick, 78; John Goldston, wife, identified by a neighbor as counts of first-degree murder 78; Margaret Johnson, 89; Lou- Wanda Luck, was tied in some and a single charge of felony ise Decker, 98; and nurse Jerry way to the rampage. assault of a law enforcement Avent. Tessie Garner wasn’t “We’re certainly looking into officer, and Krueger plans to related to the police officer who the fact that it may be domestic- seek a grand jury indictment on ended the rampage. related,” McKenzie said. those charges next month. His Frank Feola, 63, gathered the According to marriage court-appointed attorney, John belongings at the nursing home records in Moore County, a Megerian of Asheboro, declined of his mother-in-law, whom he 19-year-old Stewart married to comment because he hadn’t identified as Louise DeKler. 17-year-old Wanda Gay Neal spoken to his client. As he packed up a table and a in July 1983. They divorced McKenzie wasn’t aware of collage of photos, Feola called three years later, and both were criminal activity in Stewart’s Stewart an “animal” who doesn’t involved in several other mar- past, and records in Moore deserve the death penalty. riages before they reunited County show the only charg- “That would be too easy,” and married a second time in es on his record stem from a he said. “I feel like I’m walking June 2002. McKenzie said he drunken-driving case in 1988. around in a dream, that some- believed the couple had recent- He was involved in a few minor body could do something like ly separated again. civil complaints, including a this.” 8 The Baylor Lariat Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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