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baylorlariat com The Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Waco Comic Con thrilled at the Extraco Events Center this weekend. Get a taste of the action with our photo spread. see A&E, page 5 Tuesday | March 24, 2015 Behind the lines StuFu puts annual effort into Bearathon, chalking
By Amanda Yarger go over it a couple times and it Reporter added a lot of time and effort to making sure people followed the At approximately right course.” 3 a.m. Saturday, Albu- Dimos said Student Founda- querque, N.M., junior tion partnered with the Baylor Brad Dimos and other Cycling Club, using pace bikers, to members of Student Foun- guide runners as they progressed dation began chalking the through the course. Members of course for the 13.1-mile race the Cycling Club biked ahead to called the Bearathon, an an- steer participants in the correct nual half-marathon spon- direction. sored by the student or- Shreveport, La., senior Katy ganization to raise funds Wagner, the co-chair of Student for scholarships. Foundation’s Campus Promotions The runners started at Committee, said the chalking was Fountain Mall, and mem- scheduled to begin at 1 a.m., but bers laid a chalk outline on was pushed back two hours be- the course during the dark cause of the weather. hours of the night to guide “It probably took the same participants along the way. amount of time [as past years], but Photos by Jess Schurz | Lariat Photographer Mother Nature, however, we ended up chalking sparingly Several proud finishers smile for a photo after their half marathon Saturday at McLane Stadium. The rainy weather interrupted plans to chalk - mainly around corners - just to did not stop Baylor’s anual Bearathon, put on by Student Foundation, from taking place this weekend. the course by sending a 2-inch conserve our time,” she said. rainfall to Waco, effectively Wagner said despite the set- she said. This weekend was a testament “We have a large amount of washing away the the first chalked back in chalking, the rest of the Although the weather provided to the many trials and obstacles student activities that are involved course and causing the course to setup process at the stadium went rough conditions for chalking, Student Foundation faces in plan- with every part of the Bearathon,” be redone multiple times. smoothly. Wagner said the runners expressed ning and preparing for the tough- Dimos said. “At every mile marker “When we were chalking, a “Between the set-up starting gratitude for the cooler tempera- est half-marathon in Texas, which we have sororities cheering on lot of the chalk washed away,” at 1 a.m. and the taking down at tures and moisture while they par- last year raised $55,000 for student SEE BEARATHON, page 4 Dimos said. “We really had to 1 p.m., we had a full 12-hour day,” ticipated in the race. scholarships. Education for Police: No women dates evidence of back to BU at gang rape at Independence U.Va. frat By Amanda Hayes Reporter By Larry O’Dell Associated Press The columns at Independence, Texas, are not CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A four-month only a symbol of Baylor’s history, but also hold a police investigation into an alleged gang rape special meaning for women. at the University of Virginia that Rolling Stone No males ever took classes in the original build- magazine described in graphic detail produced no ing where these columns stood, said Dr. Rebecca evidence of the attack and was stymied by the ac- Sharpless, associate professor of history at Texas cuser’s unwillingness to cooperate, authorities said Christian University and Baylor graduate. Inde- Monday. pendence is the location where Baylor was char- The article, titled “A rape on campus,” focused tered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, and incom- on a student identified only as “Jackie” who said ing students visit the site every summer at Line she was raped at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity more Camp. than two years earlier. The 21st Annual Women’s History Month Lec- It described a hidden culture of sexual violence ture, sponsored by the history department and Phi fueled by binge drinking at the college. Police said Alpha Theta, took place Monday in Morrison Hall. they found no evidence of that either. Dr. Andrea Turpin, assistant professor of histo- There were numerous discrepancies between ry, introduced Sharpless and the topic of “Baylor’s the article, published in November 2014, and what First Female Students: Sallie McNeill and Educated investigators found, said Charlottesville Police Texas Women.” Kevin Freeman | Lariat Photographer Chief Timothy Longo, who took care not to accuse Turpin said this year’s speaker was chosen be- Jackie of lying. cause Sharpless recently published a book, “Cook- Shave it off The case is suspended and the fact that investi- ing in Other Women’s Kitchens: Domestic Workers Baylor baseball players have their hair cut Sunday at the Baylor Ballpark to raise money for the Vs. Cancer gators could not find evidence years later “doesn’t in the South”, that got positive reception. Coinci- Foundation. Fans stayed after Baylor’s final series game against West Virginia to show their support for SEE INDEPENDENCE, page 4 the cause. SEE FRAT, page 4 Cruz targets conservatives as he starts White House run By Philip Elloitt over moderate voters — and even- the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. Associated Press tually deep difficulties in govern- “I believe in you. I believe in the ing should Cruz win the White power of millions of courageous LYNCHBURG, Va. — Launch- House. conservatives rising up to reignite ing his bid for the Republican But it’s a message that Cruz, the promise of America. And that presidential nomination, Sen. Ted the first major 2016 contender to is that is why, today, I am announc- Cruz of Texas asked Christian declare himself a candidate, is ex- ing that I am running for president conservative voters to imagine pected to forcefully emphasize in of the United States of America.” a United States without the IRS, the coming year before voters start Cruz won’t be the sole GOP Obamacare or abortion rights — to pick nominees. contender for long. Two Senate and to imagine they can make that “God’s blessing has been on colleagues, Kentucky’s Rand Paul happen by supporting him. America from the very beginning and Florida’s Marco Rubio, are His aspirational appeal on of this nation, and I believe that eyeing campaign launches soon. Associated Press Monday, aimed at America’s most God isn’t done with Americans,” And former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Liberty University on Monday in Lynchburg, Va., to announce his campaign for conservative voters, could quickly Cruz declared at Liberty Univer- president. Cruz, who announced his candidacy on Twitter in the early morning hours, is the first major candidate run into challenges in winning sity, a Christian school founded by SEE CRUZ, page 4 in the 2016 race for president.
Vol.115 No. 81 First copy free. Additional copies 25 cents each. © 2015 Baylor University Opinion Tuesday|March 24, 2015 2 The Baylor Lariat The best breaks aren’t planned Throughout high ed during a stressful week, school and during my I call it a necessity. time here at Baylor, I have Slow life down. We get been described as a couple caught up in getting things of things. One word seems done and going places that to be repetitive: organized. we often let the days pass Well, it’s pretty accurate. by too quickly. Before we I’ve always loved keeping know it, years get away a planner glued to my side from us and we’re middle- and I bring along every aged people with a spouse single school supply you and teenage kids. could think of to every Finally, we can’t spend class. time worrying about what’s to come. While many of I like to stick to schedules because I like to know my family members were walking around the hos- what’s coming, but when things don’t go as planned pital worrying about what the next few days were or when an event suddenly jumps in front of me, going to hold, I didn’t do that. In the end, it’s not in my body reacts to it. I start sweating, my heart rate our hands. It’s ultimately up to God. goes up, and I sometimes start to panic. That same My great aunt was also my godmother. She feeling happened a few weeks ago when I found out brought me into the Catholic Church, stood before my great aunt was in the hospital, and it didn’t look God and said that I would be raised to be a loyal good. and faithful servant of Christ. That same faith that She passed away while I was home for spring I was given the day I was anointed with water over break, and while I was disappointed that I didn’t get my head ended up helping me get through the past to do much of anything during my time off, it taught week. me a few lessons about how life works. Matthew 6:31-34 states, “So do not worry, say- First, we cannot always expect how life is going ing, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ to go. The cliche phrase “expect the unexpected” is or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all true. Things are not going to go right. You won’t get these things, and your heavenly Father knows that your way all the time, and you’re going to get the you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his short end of the stick at some point. There was no righteousness, and all these things will be given to possible way of predicting how I would be spending you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomor- spring break, so what was I supposed to do? row, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day Hey, Dollar, it’s not It’s quite simple: Be a mature adult about the sit- has enough trouble of its own.” uation and deal with it. Some people may get upset That Bible verse has helped me keep perspective and let their emotions get the best of them, but that’s of what life is all about. Things will go wrong, but not what needs to happen. If you let your emotions it’s a way of life. It’s an opportunity to learn about make decisions for you, it’s doesn’t always end well. yourself and take a step back from the usual busy I had to look at the situation and make the best lives that we all have. about the money of things whenever it wasn’t good. There’s room to Even though I may have not been on a beach grow after that. People can develop or even discover somewhere or done the typical spring break activi- new personality traits if they handle the unexpected ties last week, the week did not go unappreciated. I ties is outright despicable. ers with huge followings carry evil event in a mature fashion. was surrounded by my family during a difficult time Editorial Dollar’s heinous misuse of his motives. Internationally famous Second, a break of routine is sometimes needed and learned a lot about my faith and life itself. Around 2,000 years ago, Je- platform promotes neither the song leader Kirk Franklin has in the midst of a crazy schedule. There have been The love I felt with my family was very comfort- sus told a group of his followers, health of his individual church nor condemned Dollar’s actions as an numerous times where I had something planned ing, and I know there’s no doubt that my aunt’s death “Blessed are the poor, for yours the health of the global Church. abuse of privilege. Pastors such as such as work on homework or go to a sporting event was a part of God’s plan for me. Eternal life with is the kingdom of God.” Much He and other mega-media pas- Andy Stanley of North Point Min- for work. Christ is the ultimate prize after leaving this earth, of Christ’s ministry was centered tors are prominently displayed, so istries and Baylor’s own Chris Seay Sometimes I decided to switch it up and did so how can I not smile thinking about that? around the poor and the power- when they abuse their privileges, it of Ecclesia Houston carry an exalt- something different such as playing tennis, going It wasn’t planned or on my schedule, but some- less. The meek, he even said, would reflects on entire institutions and ed status in the ministry world, but outside and sitting on Fountain Mall or watching times the best things aren’t. inherit the earth. faiths. do not abuse or flaunt from their “Friday Night Lights” on Netflix. Cody Soto is a sophomore journalism major from But flip to any religious televi- Dollar’s net worth is over 900 platform. To some people, this is called procrastination. Poth. He is a sports writer and regular columnist for sion channel and you’re far more times the average yearly income While it is easy to point to many However, when it’s done in moderation and is need- the Lariat. likely to see thousand-dollar suits of College Park residents, which is verses where Jesus condemned and elegant churches the size of around $29,000. While questions leaders for misguiding their flock small municipalities than anything of appropriate stewardship do arise or living extravagantly, it is im- resembling “the poor,” “the meek” – certainly his Rolls-Royce and portant that Christians not merely or “the suffering.” Except when $2.5 million New York penthouse make Dollar the latest scapegoat. those people are being used to fur- should be questioned – attention Everyone falls. Everyone makes Recent college graduate? should also be called to what he mistakes. In slandering and at- ther a rockstar pastor’s agenda. Televangelists, as they were is doing to the Gospel. By mak- tacking Dollar’s misconduct, we known in previous decades, and ing his ministry about money and must also remember that Jesus had mega-pastors regularly make fame, Dollar is weakening the most a more overarching theme than Try unemployed adults. the news concerning their grand important currency he plays with: feeding the hungry, sheltering the spending accounts and baffling trust. homeless and helping the poor. Skeptics of the Christian faith Jesus came to present the world As a senior graduating in December, I am al- choice of words. use massive pastoral wealth as a one word. Simply: Grace. ready on the job hunt. As most people know, getting The latest on the long list of highlight of the double-standards As Dollar and other religious a job in the market these days is near to impossible ministry pyramid schemes is Cre- and hypocrisy of the religion. By leaders wade through the messes for recent graduates unless you, according to forbes. flo Dollar, a pastor out of College living such a high-profile lifestyle, they’ve made, it is the job of follow- com, are pursuing an accounting, finance, computer Park, Ga., whose net worth totals Dollar is possibly hurting God’s ers, critics and displeased onlook- science or engineering degree. around $27 million. kingdom more than he is actually ers who profess the name of Jesus The issue with hiring recent graduates is usually Dollar, whose name is ironi- building it. to remember the necessity of grace. the lack of experience. In many cases, application cally unfortunate for the position Just because people show up for What Dollar has done is repre- instructions list requirements for the position. In he’s put himself in, recently asked lights, cameras and actions does hensible. We should not treat it as those requirements includes a number of years of his following to donate money for not mean he is actually develop- inexcusable, though. experience, even for entry level jobs. How are recent a new jet via an online funding ac- ing souls. Especially if he’s more Everything is forgivable be- grads supposed to gain an entry level job with so count. The jet is estimated to cost concerned with funding jets for cause Jesus has forgiven us already. many years of experience, when they have not had $65 million dollars. questionable motives than his true We must hold others account- an entry level job to grant them that experience? terviewer went over my resume with me and asked Not only is this an abuse of kingdom work of helping heal the able, but we must also be ready to This is driving up the unemployment rate of “What is the difference between your experience status, but convincing followers to afflicted. extend open arms. those graduating college. The unemployment rate of and your employment history?” To that question, all donate based on the claims of a jet’s Of course, not all religious lead- those between the ages of 20 to 24 that have earned I could come up with was “I got paid for the em- necessity to perform ministry du- bachelor’s degrees, which is 7 percent, is not signifi- ployment.” She then told me to get rid of the em- cantly lower than those with some college but no ployment history and just use the experience part degree, which is 12.2 percent, according to the Na- to prove why they should hire me and to inform the Meet the Staff tional Center for Education Statistics. employer of what qualities I have achieved through- This is a problem. This shows that earning a out college. bachelor’s degree does not exactly cut it anymore. This proves that employers don’t care that you Editor-in-chief Sports editor Staff writers Cartoonist worked at whatever restaurant or retail store while Linda Wilkins* Shehan Jeyarajah* Shannon Barbour Asher F. Murphy College students are going to have to start doing Kalli Damschen more than just earn a degree during their college you were in college or even high school. If you are City editor Photo editor Ad representatives years in order to attain an adequate job in their field going to get an internship or job while you are in Reubin Turner* Skye Duncan Sports writers Taylor Jackson of study post-graduation. college, shoot for one within your field of study, so Cody Soto Jennifer Kreb However, the good news is that if you have a col- when the time comes, you have a good “experience” Asst. city editor Copy editor Jeffrey Swindoll Lindsey Regan section on your resume. Jenna Press Didi Martinez* lege degree, according to the National Center for Photographers Education Statistics, you make more money than Many employers consider internships experi- Web & social media editor Broadcast producer Kevin Freeman *Denotes a member of those without a degree after you get a job. Those ence. The problem with this is that recent grads turn Jonathon S. Platt* Caroline Lindstrom Hannah Haseloff the editorial board with a bachelor’s degree on average make approxi- to usually minimum wage or no-pay internships af- Jessica Schurz mately $15,000 more than those who just graduated ter graduation and end up staying in those positions Copy desk chief Asst. broadcast producer because they need that experience. But is it worth Maleesa Johnson* Rebekah Wrobleske Delivery from high school. After 30 years, according to sim- Danielle Carrell pledollar.com, that adds up to a $450,000 difference. it? During that time, they are living on essentially A&E editor Videographer Eliciana Delgado Even internships are hard to come by without nothing trying to make ends meet. Some move back Rae Jefferson Magen Davis experience. I am fortunate enough to have found an home with their parents in order to save money by internship, but I can only attribute it to my experi- not paying rent. ence in writing and doing video for the Lariat. How can employers expect us to have experience Editorials, Columns & Letters Opinion Companies should not expect college graduates without someone helping us get it? We need experi- Editorials express the opinions of the Lariat Editorial Board. Lariat letters to have multiple years of experience right off the ence, but few are willing to give it to us. Employers and columns are the opinions of an individual and not the Baylor Lariat. bat. We have been working four years, sometimes should take chances on recent grads or even col- The Baylor Lariat welcomes reader viewpoints through letters to the editor and guest columns. more, to earn a degree that is supposed to show what lege seniors so that they can start building up “ex- Opinions expressed in the Lariat are not things we can do because of the classes we have tak- perience” in order to get a decent, paying job after necessarily those of the Baylor administration, Lariat Letters en. If you’re like me, you have a portfolio of work graduation. the Baylor Board of Regents, the student body or the Student Publications Board. To submit a Lariat Letter, fill out the Letter to the Editor form at baylorlariat. from those classes to show in hopes that future em- Madison Miller is a senior journalism and film com/contact-information. Letters should be a maximum of 400 words. The and digital media double major from Prosper. She is ployers will count them as experience. letter is not guaranteed to be published. In a recent interview for an internship, my in- a reporter and regular columnist for the Lariat. The Baylor Lariat TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015 3 News Bear Briefs Waco plans to ‘Gather’ at Palm Sunday worship
The Gathering on the Brazos, a Palm Sunday worship service with more than 80 congrega- tions, will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday at McLane Stadium. The event is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring two canned food items to benefit local food pantries. The event will have var- Runners prepare ious notable speakers, such as former quarterback Bryce Petty, to run off the President and Chancellor Ken Starr and HGTV’s Fixer Upper Gut, raise funds co-host Joanna Gaines. The annual Gut Pak Run, host- ed by the Freshman Class Council Award seeks to and the Baylor Triathlon Club, will Associated Press take place at 9 a.m. Saturday in From left, Cindy Asmussen, Jan Jones and Mary Smith hold signs as they oppose gay marriage during a Defense of the Texas Marriage Amendment recognize faculty front of Waco Hall. Racers will run Rally on Monday outside the state Capitol in Austin. The rally supported what they call “biblical marriage,” a union between a man and a woman. from Baylor to Vitek’s BBQ and eat Nominations for the 2015 a Gut Pak before returning to the Light Your World Awareness finish line on Speight Ave. Prices award are now open. The award start at $20 for students and $25 for Texas rally calls for ‘biblical marriage’ recognizes Baylor professors the general public until Thursday. who have impacted students’ All proceeds from the event will By Eva Ruth Moravec that he was in Austin to teach the “ignore Texas’ right to define mar- same thing.” lives in a positive way at a ban- benefit the Youth Arts initiatives of Associated Press law. riage.” Paxton successfully sought That sentiment was mimicked quet held by Phi Kappa Chi on Mission Waco. For additional in- “I’m teaching that federal to have the Supreme Court of Tex- in another anti-gay-rights event at April 1. The selected professor formation or to register, visit, www. AUSTIN — About 250 people courts have no authority in this as block gay marriages after a les- the Capitol on Monday morning, and the student who nominated baylor.edu/studentactivities/orga- gathered Monday afternoon at the area,” he said. bian couple in Austin was issued a held by the Coalition of African them will be guests of honor at nizations/index.php?id=93342. Texas Capitol to rally in support of The crowd, many of whom car- court order for a marriage license American Pastors, which is cir- the banquet. To nominate a pro- what they call “biblical marriage” ried signs stating “I support Bibli- last month. The move was prompt- culating a petition to ask for the fessor, go to http://goo.gl/forms/ — a union between a man and a cal marriage,” was mostly cordial. ed by a probate court judge’s rul- judges’ recusals. XH2C1wTsuY. Nominations are Dodgeball game woman — at an event headlined Several attendees got into argu- ing that Texas’ same-sex marriage But the group’s president, Rev. due by noon Wednesday. For by Alabama Supreme Court Chief ments after the rally with gay mar- ban is unconstitutional. No more Bill Owens, said that what really additional information, contact for charity seeks Justice Roy Moore. riage advocates. same-sex marriage licenses have boils his blood is the gay commu- [email protected]. Moore, a gay marriage oppo- Support was strong among at- been issued since. nity’s claim “that they are rallying team applications nent, instructed Alabama’s state tendees for the Preservation of Last week, Paxton sued the U.S. on the civil rights movement.” probate judges to refuse to issue Sovereignty and Marriage Act, a Department of Labor over a pro- “In other words,” Owens said, R-word ban marriage licenses to gay couples bill by Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Mag- posal to extend family leave ben- “they stole, they hijacked the civil Registration for the For the despite a federal ruling that Ala- nolia. The proposal — scheduled efits to same-sex married couples. rights movement.” campaign to Kids Dodgeball Tournament is bama’s same-sex marriage ban is for a hearing Wednesday — would Moore also called for Supreme Steve Rudner, chair of the now open. The tournament will unconstitutional. prohibit state and local govern- Court of the United States Jus- Equality Texas Foundation’s board start this week be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday Texas has a similar ban that ment employees from having to tices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader of directors, said the two move- in Russell Gymnasium and will was approved by voters in 2005. recognize or grant a marriage li- Ginsburg to recuse themselves ments are different, but “everyone Spread the Word to End the raise funds for Scott and White Moore encouraged lawmakers cense “that violates a personal re- from this summer’s arguments deserves equal rights.” Word, a campaign to stop the McLane Children’s Hospital. The in attendance, including Lt. Gov. ligious belief.” on same-sex marriage because Rudner and his wife, Lisa, were use of the word “retard” or “re- top three teams will win prizes. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Patrick, a Republican, said they’ve officiated gay weddings. among about 50 people who gath- tarded” in a derogatory way, is Teams can only have a maximum Ken Paxton, to stand up to the fed- that traditional marriage is worth Because he’d advised probate ered at a church near the Capitol coming to Baylor’s campus. This of seven players and should have eral government. State courts have fighting for and thanked attendees courts not to recognize gay mar- for lunch and an ice cream social Wednesday, there will be a table at least five members. Individuals equal authority, he said. for “standing for traditional mar- riage licenses, he said he abstained before they lobbied lawmakers to where you can sign a banner to must register separately. The cost “No court has authority to re- riage in the state of Texas.” from an Alabama Supreme Court support gay marriage. The couple pledge your rejection of the R- is $5 per person. You may regis- define what God proposed in Gen- Paxton, also a Republican, said vote ordering judges to stop issu- has twin 16-year-old sons, one of word from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the ter at the door or online at www. esis,” Moore said, adding that the that Texans “could not have spo- ing same-sex marriage licenses. whom is gay. Bill Daniel Student Center. This eventbrite.com/e/for-the-kids- Bible defined marriage as between ken more clearly on this issue.” “I didn’t vote in my case, be- He called the two events op- year’s shirts will be available for dodgeball-tournament-tickets- one man and one woman. He said he’d continue to fend cause I had expressed my opinion,” posing gay marriage “the last dy- $10 and last year’s for $5 ($12 for 16214547147?aff=efbevent. For After the rally, Moore told a off federal government’s efforts to Moore said. “They should do the ing gasps of bigotry and prejudice.” both). For additional informa- additional information, contact reporter for The Associated Press tion, visit www.r-word.org. [email protected].
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BEARATHON from Page 1 runners, we have the Baylor Biking Club ing race alongside family members and was the remembrance of Daniel Jones. being the pacers, we have Student Foun- friends. In 2013, the Richland Hills senior passed dation workers, we have Medical Service “For the runners, that it’s a really good away during the race due to hypertensive Organization providing first aid - it’s all bonding experience because it’s a fun event cardiovascular disease, according to the student workers, so that’s a really unique — it’s a fun venue at McLane Stadium with autopsy report. thing unlike a city-run race. The Baylor the band and everything,” Dimos said. “We “We honored him with a prayer at the community had to really get close to make can see people walking around long after beginning of the race and we also had his that all happen and the Waco community they’ve finished, just to cheer on other run- name on the finish tape,” Wagner said. “We really showed up today, too.” ners. Runners are super nice people.” were also working with his family and their Race fees for Bearathon cover all ex- Castle Rock, Colo., freshman Miranda requests. His sister wanted to run with his penses of the event, from participant tim- Erickson said she trained for Bearathon number.” ing chips to water at the mile markers. All while fulfilling a LF credit by taking aero- In addition to honoring Jones’ memory, proceeds then go into a scholarship fund bic running this semester. a former Baylor staff member was repre- to be distributed to students who demon- “The best part of the race is the encour- sented during the race. strate financial need and merit. agement,” she said. “There was one point “Another thing this year was Team Part of the Bearathon’s success can be where my friend and I passed each other Bev,” Dimos said. “They were representing attributed to the difficulty of the course and high-fived each other.” Beverly Warlick, who was a faculty mem- itself. Spanning from Fountain Mall to Erickson, who had not previously com- ber who passed away recently. They were McLane Stadium, the race covers the rig- peted in a half marathon, said the hills all running and helping by volunteering at orous hills of Cameron Park and has been were by far the most strenuous part of the every capacity in her name.” nicknamed the “Toughest Half in Texas.” race. Warlick, who passed away in Decem- Because of the intensity of the run, it at- “There was one hill that was really kill- ber, worked as an Office Manager for Cam- tracts runners who compete both nation- er, but I said ‘I won’t walk it!’ and I kept go- pus Recreation. She served at Baylor for 20 StuFu puts annual effort into Bearathon, chalking ally and internationally for titles. ing,” she said. “I was able to do it and now I years. “The guys who were finishing at the know it’s possible.” Despite the initial lackluster weather front were running just shy of 80 minutes A new addition to the race this year in- delaying some of the set-up activities, the and that’s really competitive with those cluded moving the finish line to McLane overall turnout of the event was positive as hills,” he said. “The people who are finish- Stadium. Last year, the race ended on Fifth the race continues to grow in popularity, ing now [10:30 a.m.] are just people who Street. Dimos said. wanted to give it a try and everyone in-be- “I wasn’t a runner, but I can imagine “Everything involved in it — from get- tween. The bulk of the runners are people coming over that bridge after 13 miles ting the sponsorships, to getting every- who have been training and are in shape coming downhill. That’s got to feel nice thing set here — is done by the students,” — some just wanted to come out here and with all the cheering and the big arch,” he said. “We really have to work together Jess Schurz | Lariat Photographer have some fun.” Dimos said. “I’d definitely say it’s a big im- on that with a lot of people and that really Several runners come in for the final stretch of the half marathon this Saturday at McLane For many in the Baylor community, provement over the previous location.” helps solidify a lot of friendships.” Stadium. The rainy weather did not deter many from running. Bearathon offers a chance for a challeng- Another special addition to the event
INDEPENDENCE from Page 1 CRUZ from Page 1 dentally, Turpin said, Sharpless was also studying the history Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and all across America coming out to the for Americans and he isn’t the type On abortion, Cruz said: “Imagine of women’s education at Baylor. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, are polls and voting our values.” of fighter that America’s middle-class a federal government that works to Sharpless recounted details of early female students at expected to follow, among others. Following his election to the Sen- families need,” Democratic National defend the sanctity of human life.” Baylor and urged the audience to think about why women The 44-year-old Cruz is betting ate in 2012, the former Texas solicitor Committee chair Debbie Wasserman By announcing a candidacy that should be educated. his White House hopes on profound- general quickly established himself as Schultz said in a statement. has long been obvious, Cruz triggers Before the American Revolution, Sharpless said, there ly conservative voters and their op- an uncompromising figure willing to The son of an American mother accounting and reporting require- was an idea that women didn’t need to be educated because position to policies they find abhor- take on Democrats and sometimes and Cuban-born father, Cruz would ments for the money he is raising and they were not as smart as men. After the Revolution, how- rent. Republicans, too. Divisive within his be the first Hispanic president. spending. To help build his campaign ever, education seemed more necessary as women needed Within such circles, there is deep own GOP, he won praise from tea To the enthusiastic crowd, he account, he is heading this week to to be good mothers to their sons, known as the “Republican distrust of the IRS, which was re- party activists for leading the effort to urged students to “imagine a presi- donor-heavy New York. Mot h e r.” vealed last year to have been scru- shut the federal government during dent that finally, finally, finally se- For his announcement, Cruz by- From 1790 and forward there were education institutions tinizing tea party groups’ nonprofit an unsuccessful bid to block money cures the borders.” passed Texas, which he represents in for males and females, but often separate, Sharpless said. status. for the health law. He also nodded to the tea party, the Senate, as well as early nominat- Sharpless studied the diary of Sallie McNiel, a female Scuttling President Barack He spoke on the fifth anniversary which emphasizes limited federal ing states such as New Hampshire, Baylor student who was one of 12 women to graduate in Obama’s health care legislation, called of that law — legislation that prompt- spending and a libertarian-leaning where Mitt Romney kicked off his 1858. Using the primary source of McNeil’s introspective by some “Obamacare,” is a rallying ed Cruz to stand for more than 21 view of government. campaign for the GOP nomination writing, Sharpless said she was able to get a good picture of cry, as well. And abortion is a major hours in the Senate to denounce it in “Imagine a simple flat tax,” he in 2012, and Iowa. what it was like to be in the class of 1858, even without any issue for Christian conservatives who a speech that delighted his supporters said. “Imagine abolishing the IRS.” By getting in early — in a late- images of the student. Sharpless described these women as have tremendous sway in the lead-off and other Obamacare foes. He left unexplained how the gov- night message on Twitter and then girls, because McNeil was only 16 years old when she came caucus and primary election states of Cheers rose Monday in the hall ernment would collect taxes without his kickoff speech — Cruz was hop- to Baylor. Iowa and South Carolina. when Cruz reminded the crowd that the Internal Revenue Service. The ing to claim ownership of the influen- Police: No During his 30-minute kickoff Liberty University filed a suit against flat tax has never gone anywhere in tial corner of the Republican Party for There is evidence that men and women were in the same classes until 1851, Sharpless said, when the university al- speech, delivered like a sermon with- the law right after its enactment. Congress because the only way it can whom cultural issues are supreme. It most died during the Civil War. Rufus Burleson arrived that out notes or cue cards, Cruz made But the partial government shut- work is either by dramatically cutting was a move at crowding out figures year with a list of demands, including that he wanted to split clear he sees electoral potential in his down was not widely popular, and spending or significantly increasing such as former Arkansas Gov. Mike evidence of unbending advocacy. Democrats signaled that it would be taxes for most low- and middle-in- Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor, the school into male and female departments. Horace Clark was the principal of the female depart- “Today, roughly half of born-again central to their criticism of the first- come families. Now, wealthy families and former Sen. Rick Santorum, who ment, and Burleson was both principal of the male depart- Christians aren’t voting — they’re term senator. in general pay federal income taxes at has made his Catholic faith a corner- ment and over the entire university. Sharpless compared staying home,” Cruz said. “Imagine, “His reckless approach to govern- higher rates than the rest of the popu- stone of his political identity. gang rape at instead, millions of people of faith ing would make life worse, not better, lation. their relationship to a university with a football coach that is also the athletic director, and said that there was hatred between the two principals. FRAT from Page 1 U.Va. frat Mary Gentry Kavanaugh was the first female graduate in 1855, when females did not receive bachelor’s degrees, just mean that something terrible didn’t of 55 colleges under investigation for for another interview. She showed of them urged her to stay silent to certificates. happen to Jackie,” Longo said. their handling of sex assault viola- up with a lawyer and again refused avoid becoming a social outcast, the Clark said in his commencement address of 1856, “The He appealed for anyone with in- tions. to talk. article said. education of woman is as much her birthright as the air she formation about any sexual violence Longo said Jackie’s first mention Investigators spoke to about 70 In interviews with The Associated breathes, food she eats, apparel she wears.” to immediately alert police, and ex- of an alleged assault came without people, including friends of the ac- Press, however, the same friends said Sharpless said Clark believed the reason for women’s ed- pressed hope that Jackie may one day key details, during a meeting she had cuser and fraternity members, and the opposite was true: They said they ucation was to fulfill their duties of daughter, wife, mother, feel comfortable explaining what re- with a dean about an academic is- spent hundreds of hours on the in- insisted Jackie contact police, but she and member of society, but not to pursue a career. ally happened. sue in May 2013. The dean brought vestigation, Longo said. None pro- refused. The friends said the article Sharpless also said the diary took a disturbing turn when “There’s a difference between a in police, but the case was dropped vided any evidence supporting the didn’t match what Jackie had told it became apparent that slaves made everything possible for false allegation and something that because Jackie didn’t want them to claim of a gang rape at the Phi Kap- them that night, and that she didn’t these women, but they were rarely recognized. happened that may have been differ- investigate, Longo said. pa Psi house. They gathered ample appear physically injured at the time. Some things do not change, however, as Sharpless said ent than what was described in that In any case, the “sexual act” she evidence casting doubt on Jackie’s “These false accusations have the diary showed that the early female students at Baylor article,” Longo said. described that year was “not consis- claims, he said. been extremely damaging to our en- cared deeply about friendships, new dresses, and who was Asked if Jackie would be charged tent with what was described” in the The article described Jackie’s rec- tire organization, but we can only be- dating who. McNeil remained connected to her classmates with making a false report, he said: Rolling Stone article. ollection of a date she had on Sept. gin to imagine the setback this must until her death in 1867, probably due to yellow fever. “Absolutely not.” Almost immediately, news orga- 28, 2012 with a classmate, who she have dealt to survivors of sexual as- Sharpless said these women followed a well-rounded Accurate or not, the article height- nizations found discrepancies that said lured her upstairs at his frater- sault,” said Stephen Scipione, presi- curriculum, and many people today are surprised to learn ened scrutiny of campus sexual as- prompted the magazine to print an nity house, where she was raped by dent of the Virginia Alpha Chapter of that girls got a real education before the Civil War. saults amid a campaign by President apology. seven fraternity brothers and thrown Phi Kappa Psi. “We hope that Rolling “Current female students at Baylor should know that Barack Obama to end them. The Uni- University of Virginia President through a glass table. Distraught and Stone’s actions do not discourage any their education is taken seriously, and has been for 170 versity of Virginia had already been Theresa Sullivan asked police to in- bleeding, Jackie told three friends survivors from coming forward to years,” Sharpless said. on the Department of Education’s list vestigate, and they called Jackie in that night about the assault, and two seek the justice they deserve.”
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BY HANNAH HASELOFF Cosplay, dressing up as a specific character, is usually done at conventions for comic books or anime. Kay Jay, 20, is a San Antonio native who has been cosplaying for more than two years and has made 25 costumes. Kay Jay was invited to the Heart of Texas Comic Con, Kay Jay begins the long process of applying make up, a wig and putting on extensive costume pieces and props for her role as Asumi from Nickelodeon’s Legend of Korra. where fans could take pictures and buy posters this past weekend. “Cosplaying is a cool creative outlet. I get to create things while expressing my love of these different fandoms and characters.”
-Kay Jay
Kay Jay, center, teams up with San Antonio cosplayer Christina Faye and Waco cosplayer Brian Horn to portray Korra, Asami and Bolin from Nickelodeon’s “Legend of Korra.”
“I started cosplaying in 2013 I had made a Halloween costume as a superhero. A local comic book shop had a free comic book day and I went to take pictures with kids. Then I got a job at a comic book convention in San Antonio and it kind of spiraled from there.”
-Kay Jay
Kay Jay tames her mohawk under a wig cap in order to put on her character wig.
Kay Jay along with Chris Meador, maker of life-size model velociraptors, and Kay Jay adds finishing touches to her electrified glove, which she fellow cosplayer Scotty Zod judged the cosplay contest. made herself and that actually lights up. The Baylor Lariat 6 TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015 A&E A cappella group wins first place at ICCA semifinals By Rae Jefferson competition. There were five mem- A&E Editor bers — so nearly half the group — who are in the Baylor a cappella The cast of “Pitch Perfect” has choir and went on tour for a week. nothing on Baylor’s VirtuOSO. The Then we had spring break. It’s been group, an a cappella choir made crazy. up of 14 members, will compete at We rehearse three times a week the International Championship of from 1 – 2:15 p.m., typically, but as Collegiate A Cappella crunch time began, we Final in New York on met the Sunday evening Skye Duncan | Lariat Photo Editor April 18. of the end of spring Only in its third year Q break for five hours. on Friday evening. Saturday was How did the crowd react to Vir- warning or a one-minute warning. Yahtzee, from Florida State Uni- on campus, VirtuOSO We watched videos of the main event. That morning we tuOSO’s performance? versity; and The Beltones from won the ICCA South our competitions, cri- got up and rehearsed. We met up How did you feel about your per- Belmont University — were very Semifinal on Saturday tiqued ourselves and for an orientation at 4 p.m. They We got a standing ovation and formance once it was over? fierce competition for us. evening in Gainesville, A ran through the show. remind you of the rules, and make incredible applause from the audi- We were very intimidated for Fla. sure everyone is there. ence. Part of what we’ve talked about sure, but knew that we had done The semifinal brought together Was there anything especially in- We had 15 minutes for our is that after all these rehearsals the best we could and were proud 10 winners of quarterfinal compe- teresting going on at the event? soundcheck, and the rest of the How was the order of perfor- and everything that we’ve done, of that. titions, which were held in Febru- afternoon we got dressed and got mance determined? the music and the moves and ev- ary, from universities in the south- One group from Florida State, ready for performance. We ran erything that we needed to do was How did it feel to win? ern region of the country. All-Night Yahtzee, was being through a song and rehearsed a lit- You draw a number out of a inside of us. Our bodies knew what VirtuOSO won the competi- filmed for a docu-series that’s go- tle bit. The show started at 8 p.m., hat, basically. We drew third, so we we needed to do, so the only thing I was dumfounded. We only tion with a medley of “Best Day ing to be released in May. It follows so we went backstage. were the third group to go out of we could do was bring the energy beat Belmont by five points, so it of My Life” by American Authors; the ICCA process. They drove up 10. and the performance, and the pas- was a narrow win. “Honeymoon Avenue” by Ariana in these huge vans with TV cam- What was it like during the time sion behind the music. I think we Grande; “I’m Not the Only One” eras, kind of like a party bus. It you were waiting backstage? How much time was each group left it out on the stage and gave it How has your group been im- by Sam Smith; and “Uptown Funk” was very intimidating. There were given for preparation and perfor- all that we had. All of us left feeling pacted by the various competi- by Mark Ronson. cameras and microphones during The two groups who went be- mance? like we had given a stellar perfor- tions it has been involved in up Marshall senior Ross Tarpley, the orientation process, so we were fore us, while we had seen some of mance. to this point? VirtuOSO’s president, spoke with sizing them up. We knew that they their videos on YouTube, we didn’t We got 15 minutes total to the Lariat about the big win. were some of our strongest compe- really think that they were going soundcheck. The competition it- Were there any groups that stood As a group we’ve grown in tition. to be huge competition. But be- self — each group is limited to 12 out as particularly talented op- community. It’s indescribable, the How long did it take to prepare ing backstage and hearing them, minutes for their set. It’s kind of ponents? amount of dedication and com- for the ICCA South Semifinal? What did the competition look we were very impressed with how like Sing — if you go over time, you mitment everyone has shown. The preparation for the semifi- like from a competitor’s point of they sounded, so we had to step up get docked points. There are time- For sure, the last three groups We’re so grateful and blessed to nal round was very hectic, actually, view? our game. keepers on the front row, and they — the Acaphiliacs from Flori- have been a part of this competi- for two weeks after the quarterfinal We got there, after a long drive, let you know with a three-minute da State University; All-Night tion.
for the strong repeat performance. "It's really about driving a very fickle audience, that teen, YA — what- ‘Insurgent’ surges ahead ever you want to call them — they're really tough to get a handle on. Their tastes change like the wind," he said. "The key is keeping the young adult audience engaged, excited and enthusiastic." at national box office "Insurgent" also performed well overseas, taking in $47 million from By Lindsey Bahr 76 markets, bringing its worldwide total to $101 million. Associated Press Disney's live-action "Cinderella," meanwhile, fell 49 percent in Week 2 to take second place with $34.5 million. The PG-rated film has earned an LOS ANGELES — Sean Penn's "The Gunman" was no match for the impressive $122 million domestically to date. rebel kids of "Insurgent." Also in its second weekend in theaters, the R-rated Liam Neeson-led The second installment in the "Divergent" series easily topped the box action film "Run All Night," managed a slight edge over Open Road's "The office with $54 million from 3,875 theaters, according Rentrak estimates Gunman." Neeson's film, a Warner Bros. release, dropped 54 percent with Sunday. Penn's geopolitical thriller stumbled with only $5 million. its $5.1 million weekend, while Penn's film debuted in fourth place with While the second films in both the "Hunger Games" and the "Twilight" only $5 million. series boasted opening weekend gains over the first, "Insurgent's" open- "You have a lot of R-rated competition out there right now," noted Der- ing nearly matches that of its predecessor, "Divergent," which debuted to garabedian, who also added that Penn's foray into the action genre has not $54.6 million just last year. garnered the best reviews.
Many predicted a bit of growth for this second film, which sees the Associated Press "Kingsman: The Secret Service," one of the better performing R-rated return of stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet to author Kate Winslet, left, plays Jeanine, and Ansel Elgort, plays Caleb, in a scene releases in recent weeks, rounded out the top five with $4.6 million in its Veronica Roth's dystopian world. But, both distributor Lionsgate and box from the film, “The Divergent Series: Insurgent.” The film opened Friday. sixth weekend in theaters. The 20th Century Fox film has now earned over office analysts see the consistency as a good thing. $114.6 million domestically. "We're extremely pleased with the outcome," said Lionsgate's President higher than it was for 'Divergent.' That, the A- CinemaScore and what's "Over the past couple of weeks, films driven by the female audience of Domestic Distribution Richie Fay. coming into the marketplace will allow us to grow very nicely." have done much better than films driven by the male audience. But that's "I think this is exactly where we thought we'd be," he added. "We at- According to Lionsgate, 60 percent of audiences were female. all going to change because 'Furious 7' is on the way," Dergarabedian said. tracted a few more males this time around, and I think we're headed in Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian credits Lions- "Put on your seatbelt and get ready, because it's going to be an incred- the right direction. The uptick from Friday to Saturday was considerably gate's consistent release date strategy and impressive marketing campaign ible ride in the coming weeks," he said.
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AUSTIN — After a rough first season with the Texas Longhorns, coach Charlie Strong is still in search of a quarterback. He hopes to find one for 2015 starting this week when spring prac- tice begins Wednesday. Last year's starter, junior Tyrone Swoopes, and redshirt freshman Jer- rod Heard will be given "equal reps" in their duel for the starting job, Strong said Monday. But he also left the door open to playing both next season if they earn it. The Longhorns open the 2015 season Sept. 5 at Notre Dame. Strong also sent a message to Heard and anyone else trying to un- seat a starter from last season: if you want a position, take it. "Don't ever think because a guy started last year means he can't be unseated. If you work hard enough, you will beat him out. I don't play fa- vorites," Strong said. Swoopes started 12 games in 2014 after David Ash went down with a head injury suffered in the
Skye Duncan | Lariat Photo Editor season opener. But he was erratic the entire season and bore much of Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey and her staff celebrate as Baylor women’s basketball beats Arkansas. The Lady Bears are on to their seventh-straight Sweet 16 in Oklahoma City, Oka. the criticism from fans for an of- fense that struggled badly all season. Swoopes finished with 2,409 yards passing with 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions with a completion rate under 60 percent. Baylor women cruise to Sweet 16 The worst came at the end when Swoopes had five turnovers in a crushing home loss to TCU. Then By Jeffrey Swindoll never saw the light of day in the first round. The mostly inexperienced Lady Bears ful Big 12 title contender is now two games the Longhorns managed just 59 total Sports Writer Baylor’s size alone was enough to stomp the got the job done and did it convincingly. away from the Final Four. Two games in yards in a blowout loss to Arkansas Lady Demons. The game was over before There were not any significant miscues or which the opponents are very much within in the Texas Bowl in Houston. Strong All has gone according to plan for the halftime. glaring problems that stood from the open- reach. The Lady Bears are in the thick of it chose not to play Heard rather than two-seed Lady Bears in the NCAA Tourna- The Razorbacks gave Baylor fans some ing two rounds by the Lady Bears. Mulkey, all again. burn his redshirt season. ment after commanding first- and second- worry at the start of their game against the a self-proclaimed realist, did point out she “When you hold a team to around 20 The two-game skid sent Texas to round performances against Northwestern Lady Bears on Sunday. Arkansas traded the still sees areas of improvement for her team percent in the second half, you’re playing a 6-7 finish in Strong's first season, State and Arkansas at the Ferrell Center this lead back and forth with Baylor in the open- following the Arkansas game. good defense,” Mulkey said. “Is it good the program's second losing season in five years. Strong met with his weekend. ing five minutes of the “I think there is still a enough to win another championship? I team Sunday night as they returned Head coach Kim Mulkey’s young, bright game, eventually making lot more that we can im- don’t know, but I know we are on the right from spring break. squad was relentless in its pursuit of the “When you hold a it 14-11 in their favor. prove on,” Mulkey said. track. It may not happen until next year, or "When you signed on here, you program’s seventh-straight Sweet 16 ap- The officials whistled team to around 20 “I just think we need to the year after that. But it is going to happen signed on to win championships. pearance. The Lady Bears won both games for a timeout due to com- percent in the second take [our defense] up for them because I do see progress.” That hasn't happened," Strong told by at least a 30-point margin. mercial break and the another level. The part Mulkey is already licking her chops for them. In the men’s tournament, there are up- Lady Bears gathered on half, you’re playing that is making us better the next few years and this one isn’t even Texas hasn't won a Big 12 title sets and widespread parity across the board their sideline to assess good defense.” right now is that we are over yet. The Lady Bears face the Univer- since 2009. more so than in the women’s tournament, the situation. Baylor re- communicating more. sity of Iowa from the Big Ten conference. "We're no longer the big dog. Mulkey said. She is speaking from firsthand grouped, took back the Kim Mulkey | Baylor coach This has been a team that The three-seed Hawkeyes beat Washington When will this dog rise back up?" experience. The Lady Bears were in the lead and never gave it doesn’t talk a lot, but they and Miami on their road to the Sweet 16 in Strong said. comfort of their home to begin the tourna- back again, ending the are communicating.” Oklahoma City, Okla., on Friday. While he's trying to rebuild his ment, unlike many of the teams whom be- half on a 30-7 run for a 41-21 score at half- Nitpicking aside, Baylor started the players' confidence, Strong said he's gan and likely ended their NCAA campaign time. In the end, Baylor’s athleticism and tournament just as well as it could have not afraid to remind them of how in the first or second round. depth wore down Arkansas’ eight-player hoped. Mulkey’s roster is well-rested, con- bad things finished last year. It would have taken a lot to upset the rotation. fident and excited to be in the tournament. Go to baylorlariat.com "I know (they) get tired of ques- Lady Bears, who did not lose a game at “The first five minutes we came out un- A run to the quarterfinals was certainly fea- tions because I get tired of them. What's wrong with the program?" home this season, on top of the clear supe- focused, and we were just letting them drive sible but definitely not expected of the Lady for complete broadcast Strong said. "I love to burn them with riority they held over the three other teams and get rebounds and do whatever they Bears at the onset of the season, not even it .... We got embarrassed. That's what in Waco this weekend. coverage of Baylor wanted to,” sophomore forward Nina Davis. from themselves. The Lady Bears, Mulkey burns me more than anything." Arkansas and Northwestern State can “After the first media timeout, we kind of included, have come a long way since their women’s basketball. Texas will finish spring drills with attest to the disadvantage they faced playing settled down and got back to our principles start to the season. its annual intrasquad scrimmage on on Baylor’s home floor. Northwestern State and settled down after that.” What looked like a team that was a hope- April 18. The Baylor Lariat 8 TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015 Sports BU baseball Tennis tops TCU By Cody Soto Sports Writer breaks funk, Baylor and TCU brought another form of the school rivalry to Waco this weekend as the sixth ranked Bears women’s tennis team fought off an early deficit to take down the No. 21-ranked Horned wins series Frogs 4-1 Sunday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Cen- ter. “It was a great team effort. They had great focus and determination,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. over WVU “There were a lot of examples of good energy. The entire team played in the right way.” By Jeffrey Swindoll Baylor started out slow in doubles play and strug- Sports Writer gled to keep the ball in play during the first half of competition. While junior Rachael James-Baker and Baylor baseball has been on a bit of a rough stretch sophomore Kelley Anderson dominated on court over the last few weeks. The Bears picked up just one two, the other two pairings were struggling. win in the 12 games leading up to their Big 12 home “Kelley and Rachael haven’t played together for opener against West Virginia this weekend at Baylor a little while, so I was really proud of how they were Ballpark. able to gel and make the best of it,” Scrivano said. Baylor (9-14, 2-4) got back on track after taking James-Baker and Anderson took down TCU’s the series 2-1 over West Virginia (10-10, 2-4) with a Palina Dubavets and Alexis Pereira 6-2 in a domi- 5-4 win on Friday and a 10-4 win on Saturday and an nant fashion. Junior Kiah Generette and freshman 8-2 loss on Sunday. With many circumstances causing Theresa Van Zyl got the short end of their battle on Baylor head coach Steve Smith to mix and match with court three. The duo fell 6-3 to tie up doubles com- his lineup, the Bears did very well for themselves in petition 1-1, forcing all eyes on court one. the series against West Virginia, Smith said. The No. 10 pair of senior Ema Burgic and sopho- “I just like the way that guys who hadn't been get- more Blair Shankle had a 4-2 lead over No. 38 Ste- ting a lot of time because of injuries and stuff like fanie Tan and Seda Arantekin, but TCU stormed that were able to get in, and create, for all intents and back and took the next four games to win 6-4 and purposes, in a makeshift lineup,” Smith said. “That hand Baylor another doubles loss on the season. doesn't always happen, but that's what needs to hap- Skye Duncan | Lariat Photo Editor With a 1-0 deficit, Baylor had to win four out of pen. When you've got guys down, you need guys to six singles matches in order to pull out the win. step up and that's what happened." Sophomore catcher Matt Menard swings during Baylor baseball’s 10-4 win over West Virginia on Saturday. De- Van Zyl shook off a loss in doubles play and set spite having five at-bats, Menard finished hitless. Baylor won the series over the West Virginia Mountaineers 2-1 Baylor enjoyed its at-bats, cracking plenty of hits the tone on court six. She held her ground after after topping WVU on Friday and Saturday. across the series and scoring often. Although it did TCU’s Pereira started making a comeback at the end have its few shaky performances, the pitching was three shutout innings for the Bears. in the series. of the opening set and won the match 6-3, 6-3 to put solid from the Bears, Smith said. Game two’s pitching did not start off as strong as Though he pitched a career-high in strikeouts (6) the Bears on the board and tie up the match 1-1. Friday started quickly for the Bears with an RBI the Bears finished game one though. Senior pitcher on Sunday, sophomore Drew Tolson allowed six runs Anderson was the second to wrap up singles play single from sophomore first baseman Aaron Dodson Austin Stone walked two players home in the top of off seven hits in the series finale. Three of those runs on court five. She dominated in the opening set but in the first inning followed by three runs in the second the first. Stone’s rocky start had him taken out before came off a three-run homer from West Virginia’s Ray was challenged in the second set. Several of Ander- inning, putting the Bears up 4-0. WVU equalized later the inning was over. It could have gotten ugly but ju- Guerrini for a 4-0 lead. son’s strokes went into the net late in the game, but on, but the Bears scratched out the go-ahead run. nior right-hander Kody Hessemer came in with the The Bears never recovered from it. Tolson has yet the errors weren’t enough for the result to swing un- Baylor’s pitching staff closed well, securing the first bases loaded and got the final out for the Bears. Hes- to win a game after four empty appearances this sea- derway for the 6-2, 6-4 win. win in Big 12 play for the Bears. semer ended the day with four strikeouts. son. Smith said he still saw a lot positives from Tolson Moments later, James-Baker finished an exciting “Hat's off to Joe [Kirkland] and [Sean] Spicer, Baylor’s offense responded with the most runs despite the Mountaineers’ frequent lighting up of the match at the No. 4 spot. Although she was down 5-2 particularly Joe, who got better the longer he was out they have scored in an inning (5) this season. It was scoreboard on Sunday. in the first set, she made a big comeback and played there,” Smith said. “He really seemed to dial it up af- the start of a double-figures day for the Bears. Baylor "Donato was pretty good for them [in game three], aggressive to take the momentum heading into set ter we had to get [Darryn] Sheppard out of the game. posted 10 runs and 14 hits on Saturday. By the third and they got a couple real timely hits,” Smith said. two. She defeated TCU’s Palina Dubavets 7-5, 6-4 for That can really be a big undoing right there when you inning, it was 8-4 and the Bears did not let go of the “Drew was pretty good himself for us. He gave up the the Baylor 3-1 lead. see your guy go down, but Kirkland really got it to- lead for the rest of the game. run-scoring double with two outs, and then the three- Finally, the second set had a championship feel to gether and made some good pitches.” Game three completely went in the other direc- run home run with two outs, which was a pretty good it. Shankle battled back after facing several set points Senior closer Sean Spicer extended his scoreless tion for the Bears. WVU starter Chad Donato pitched blow to the gut. Other than that he was pretty good. and pushed it to a tiebreaker. All eyes were on her, appearance streak to a career-high four appearances eight innings and only gave up two runs. The Bears We really fought hard to get a timely hit." and after the game was tied at 6-6, she took the next on Friday. Spicer pitched three innings at relief for had a hard time connecting the ball with the bat in The Bears return to action for a midweek tilt ver- two points for the exciting 4-1 Baylor win. senior pitcher Joe Kirkland who relieved sophomore game three and the Mountaineers finally found the sus UT-Arlington (12-9, 4-2) at 6:30 p.m. tonight in “I’m just glad I was able to clinch the match for starter Castano of his duties. Kirkland also pitched cracks in Baylor’s defense, but it was a little too late Arlington. us; it was a tough match,” Shankle said. Baylor MBB looks forward despite tournament letdown
By Cody Soto locker room, just making sure they bounds and broke a few records Sports Writer know that no player, no one play, along the way. He now holds the led to this loss. We had 21 turn- record for most rebounds in a The Baylor men’s basketball overs. We had a lot of other oppor- game, which came on Jan. 21 with team will head back to the drawing tunities." 28 rebounds against Huston-Til- board after its season was brought O’Neale leaves the squad as one lotson. to an abrupt close following the of the most versatile players of the “Rico is someone who has actu- Bears’ 57-56 loss to 14-seed Geor- season. He finished second with ally changed the way we practice gia State in the second round of the 113 assists for the Bears and led with rebounding drills,” Drew said. NCAA Tournament last Thursday. the team in three-point percentage “Too many of our guys were get- Georgia State’s R.J. Hunter bur- (.458) en route to another NCAA ting injured battling against him, ied a deep three-pointer to send tournament appearance. he does an excellent job fighting the Bears home, which ties the When the season started, ex- and he's becoming more and more earliest they’ve been knocked out pectations were not high. The team skilled because he's working on his of the tournament with head coach lost forwards Cory Jefferson and g am e .” Associated Press Scott Drew at the helm. The differ- Isaiah Austin and guards Brady With O’Neale and Chery gone, ence was the final three minutes Heslip and Gary Franklin. They junior guard Lester Medford and Big 12 struggling left in the game, and things did not were often undersized and didn’t sophomore guard Al Freeman will go their way, Drew said. have the talent like in previous have to step up to the plate and Georgia State players celebrate after R.J Hunter hit a game-winning three-pointer over Baylor. The Bears “That's not who we are, and yet were one of five Big 12 teams to get knocked out in the second or third round of the NCAA Tournament. years, but Drew didn’t let that stop run the offense next season. The Three of the five teams that have fallen dropped to lower seeds. Despite being billed as the top confer- I know that's what will be dwelt him from making history. Bears were very successful with ence nationally, the Big 12 only has two teams remaining: three-seed Oklahoma and five-seed West upon and talked about is how we The Bears broke history this their three-guard rotation, and Virginia. didn't finish the game, and that's season with its second consecutive with three new guards checking in on me as a coach,” Drew said. NCAA Tournament bid, and made next year, they should get plenty of The Bears (24-10, 11-7 Big 12) a big run in the Big 12. Although minutes. will now look ahead and start plan- they lost some lofty matchups Gathers and Prince return next ning for another season, one that is against Oklahoma State, Kansas season, and so does redshirt fresh- eight months away. The Bears lose and an overtime loss at Texas, they man Johnathan Motley. He will be two seniors to graduation: guard finished in the top four of the con- a key player next year as well, but Kenny Chery and forward Royce ference. he will need to do some maturing O’Neale. Neither may have not led Unlike previous seasons, Baylor during the offseason. Motley can the team in points per game, but didn’t have its go-to player where if be a huge threat to the Bears, but their leadership came in a differ- things went wrong, then they got his lack of aggressiveness has not ent way. the ball. The balance of offensive allowed him to perform as well in Chery leaves his mark as the attack really benefitted the Bears, Big 12 play as he did in non-con- best free throw shooter in the his- forcing teams to cover every player ference contests. tory of Baylor basketball. This year, like they would make the game- A few things Baylor needs to the Canadian posted a 82.4 per- winning shot. work on in the offseason: turn- centage after hitting 102-of-116 "Everyone on this team is un- overs, executing down the stretch, free throws for 87.4 percent in his selfish. In practice, we always look and ball control. If the Bears can do first season at Baylor. However, for one more pass,” O’Neale said. that, they can return a deadly team Chery couldn’t connect from the “We trust each other so that's why to the Big 12 next year. stripe and missed his final free we pass it. Sharing the ball is key.” The Ferrell Center may not throw that could have sealed the The season saw two players host another basketball game until game for the Bears. emerge from the bench that ul- next fall, but the Bears will be in Drew made it a point to remind timately helped the Bears make there practicing and getting ready the team of the missed opportuni- the NCAA tournament: junior to make history with the goal of ties after the game: 21 turnovers. forwards Rico Gathers and Tau- reaching three consecutive NCAA They missed 21 opportunities to rean Prince. Prince and Gathers tournaments. With the upset loss win the game but failed to hold combined for 25.5 points per con- against Georgia State, Drew and onto the ball. test, and both made the All-Big the Bears will remember one thing: “Momentum is a big thing, and 12 team. Gathers was recognized finish. once you make one turnover, now for his defensive work and Prince “This is a league that each and all of a sudden, things get sped up, earned the Sixth Man of the Year every night if you don't bring it, and that's what happened to us,” award. you're going to lose,” Drew said. Drew said. “It wasn't one play. I Gathers greatly improved from “And if you bring it, then you give know that was the big thing in the last season to lead the team in re- yourself a chance to win."