Lent More Than Sacrifice
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DEFENSIVE COACH BIENVENIDOS A TEJAS: ‘white AND NERDy’ LEAVES BAYLOR FOR BSM TO GIVE INTERNATIONALS COMING INTO STYLE PRO RANKS PAGE 6 TOUR OF TEXAS PAGE 4 FOR RAPPERS PAGE 7 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007 College women top egg donors High IQ, SAT scores students who are struggling with the rising cost of tuition desirable traits for and living expenses.” prospective parents Despite the popularity and profitability of in virto fertil- By Claire St. Amant ization, Lariat policy prohibits Staff writer advertisements for any type of sperm or ovum donation, as well In America, quality is every- as any ad for contraceptives. thing. From selecting electronics Joan said the center has on- to purchasing a car, consumers going ads with the University want to know they are getting of Texas and many other state the best merchandise available. schools in Texas and Oklaho- While few people consider ma. daily shopping an ethical issue, The ads, which offer thou- questions arise when the prod- sands of dollars for donors with uct is DNA. a specific grade point average, In several online listings SAT and health standards, have such as classified ad Web site been more successful at state Craigslist and California-based schools than private institu- www.eggdonors.com, infertile tions, she said. couples can browse a virtual “We’ve found that generally human-shopping mall for their in private schools students have offspring. Donors are profiled scholarships or other financial Chris Weeks/Lariat staff by physical characteristics like support and do not have to pay Students line up Wednesday at St. Peter’s Catholic Student Center to receive their ashen crosses for Ash Wednesday, the traditional beginning of the 40-day hair and eye color and intelli- for their education, so the in- season of Lent. gence mark- centive to do- ers including nate just isn’t SAT and IQ “It’s critical not to see there,” she test scores. the child as something said. According W a y n e to the Centers we can put together and Roche, assis- Lent more than sacrifice for Disease produce piece by piece, tant director Control and but as a gift from God.” for advertising Students find more thing up for the 40 days. things for Lent should be about gave up in years past. P r e ve n t i o n , at the Univer- Rev. Jim Deaconson, priest sacrificing to be closer to God. “I am giving up worrying c o l l e g e - a g e sity of Texas to sacred holiday than in residence at St. Peter’s Cath- “It is not a sin offering, but a about what others think,” she women are Dr. Robert Kruschwitz student news- giving up luxuries olic Student Center, said the self-discipline,” he said. said. meeting the professor of philosophy paper The reasoning behind giving things While sacrifice is important, “I don’t need 8,000 other demand for Daily Texan, By Melissa Limmer up for Lent is both biblical and Deaconson said, the true mean- voices drowning out what God highly specific egg donations in said the ads have been running Staff writer cultural. ing of Lent is not about giving is saying.” record-numbers. for a number of years and don’t The biblical doctrine stems up things but about turning Ford said that giving things The latest survey released violate newspaper policy. The Students and other Chrsi- from both the Old and New back to the Lord. up for Lent isn’t for the indi- by the center reported 10,000 only restriction on advertising tians celebrated Ash Wednes- Testament, in which Jewish “What God would rather vidual’s personal gain, but to women donated eggs in 2004. for The Daily Texan is material day by attending services at people were often commanded have is public service, alms giv- remind us of Christ’s suffering The director of the Egg Do- that is discriminatory to race, St. Peter’s Catholic Student by the ruling king to “put on ing, giving aid to those in need,” and God’s work through suffer- nation Center of Dallas, who ethnicity or gender, specifically Center as well as at churches of sack-cloth and ashes” and fast he said. “The whole idea of Lent ing. requested to be identified only editorialized ads and anything many different denominations in order to repent of their sins. is doing what Jesus did.” “Without suffering there is as Joan, advertises with numer- that implies or explicitly states throughout Waco. In the New Testament Jesus Granbury junior Amanda no redemption,” she said. ous university newspapers and one gender should be under the Ash Wednesday began the also commands repentance acts Ford, who is in the process of Patrick Adre, Granbury se- described the donation process control of another, Roche said. 40-day season of Lent. Besides not to be “holier than thou” but converting to Catholicism, said nior and Grand Knight of the as a “win-win situation.” Other controversial adver- receiving an ashen cross on the to be closer to God, Deaconson what she is giving up this year St. Peter’s Knights of Colum- “For the recipients, it’s the tisements that aren’t in those forehead, another tradition of said. is a little different than the cof- only way they can expand their Ash Wednesday is giving some- He said that today, giving up fee, chocolate or Dr Pepper she Please see LENT, page 8 family,” she said. “It also helps Please see EGGS, page 8 Baylor aims to lead Flu season hits Christian music field later than normal By Kirsten Horne may have roommates or close By Jon Schroeder becoming the pre-eminent Christian music Reporter friends who are, Keating said. Staff writer center worldwide and to foster the growth The Health Center is prescrib- and effectiveness of efforts to utilize Chris- Do a runny nose, fever, sore ing the drug Tamiflu to students Baylor’s hoping to make some waves in tian music to its God-given potential.” muscles and chills sound famil- who may come in with this the Christian music industry by becoming York said providing leadership in Chris- iar? Chances are high that they problem. the worldwide leader in the field. tian music will probably mean holding might. “Tamiflu is a prescription The Center for Christian Music Studies conferences, bringing recording artists to “Right now many Baylor stu- drug for those who may be board of directors will hold its first-ever campus, publishing books and perhaps a dents are coming down with around those who have been meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today to journal, doing academic research, mentor- the flu,” said Nancy Keating, di- diagnosed with having the flu,” discuss the center’s future. ing, creating internship possibilities and rector of nurses at the Student she said. “This means that the The 25 members that comprise the hosting think-tank gatherings. Health Center. “It is a little later drug must be taken within the board include David Crowder, recently This board of directors is a good exam- than normal, though. We usu- first two days of exposure. Tam- named MSN Music’s 2006 Artist of the ple of that sort of think tank, York said. ally see this many cases in late iflu can also be used for those Year, and Robert Sterling, five-time Dove The church music program is a part of October and the month of No- students who are already expe- Award recipient. the Center for Christian Music Studies, as vember.” riencing flu-like symptoms. In The board also consists of prominent is a master’s degree in music and divinity While it may seem as though this case, Tamiflu will just keep businessmen, representatives from other through the George W. Truett Theological File photo more students than usual are them from having such a severe universities, church leaders, composers, Seminary. Baylor alumnus David Crowder is a member of the coming down with the flu, Keat- case.” performers, senior pastors and music min- While the center has been around for Center for Christian Music Studies board of direc- ing says that the numbers aren’t Keating said many students isters — the “full gamut” of Christian music a while, today’s meeting will help provide tors. any higher this year than last. are coming in with high fevers representatives from around the country, direction for the program. “February 10 was the peak and are contagious. Because said Dr. Terry York, an associate professor York said the program complements the and it shouldn’t be chasing after the latest of flu symptoms this year,” said of this, students are missing of Christian ministry and church music church music program by providing the trend.” Adam Price, media relations di- school and their extra curricu- and a member of the committee. curricular flexibility the church music pro- That’s where the Christian music rector for Hillcrest Baptist Medi- lar activities. According to the vision document which gram cannot. program comes in, he said. It will “con- cal Center. “It has been a normal One of the biggest activities will be given to the board of directors, “The “Christian music is very dynamic,” tinually address and monitor changes in season this year with typical being affected by this flu out- vision for the center is to provide leader- York said. “It changes rapidly. Our core numbers.” ship in all aspects of Christian music by curriculum cannot be changed quickly, Please see MUSIC, page 8 Students may not be sick but Please see FLU, page 8 Baptist leaders come under fire for failing to root out sex offenders By Rose French denomination of also failing to day to Southern Baptist Con- of abuse in Southern Baptist and conducting investigations, made by Catholic bishops.” The Associated Press root out molesters.