NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PAGE 3 U.S. POSTAGE BAYLOR GIRLICIOUS: STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN CW REALITY SHOW COMPETITION PAID BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008 Edwards, Hutchison, Peake tour VA hospital Victoria Mgbemena another chance at life by former and Peake for their efforts, as Staff Writer U.S. VA secretary Jim Nicholson well as the City of Waco and the in 2006. The expansion of the mayor for bringing the commu- United States Senator Kay Center is becoming a reality nity together in a leading effort Bailey Hutchison, Congress- through the efforts of Hutchi- to highlight their efficiency in man Chet Edwards and U.S. son and Edwards to advocate making the developments for Secretary of Veteran Affairs funding in the US Senate. war veteran care a reality. James Peake visited the Waco The Waco VA will partner Peake spoke on the progress Veteran Affairs Medical Cen- with Fort Hood military base of the medical center’s goal. ter Thursday to support plans to use the funding for research Peake said that the project is in progress for the expansion initiatives and new technolo- at the forefront of research of the veteran mental health gies. Edwards authored a $5.7 because of the emerging gen- research facilities. million request for the Waco eration of war veterans. The Waco VA developed a VA’s Post Traumatic Stress “The unique location of Waco vision that includes advanced Disorder (PTSD) research pro- and Fort Hood was appreciated. research for the assessment and gram, among the $11.8 billion More important than the build- treatment of war veterans and funding increases provided by ings are the people,” Peake said. their families. The vision will be his and Hutchison’s subcom- “This collaboration will allow realized in large part through mittees. The Waco VA has com- continuity of care and seam- the expansion of the Center mitted more than $50 million lessness of systems working of Excellence for Research on towards the expansion. together.” Returning War Veterans, which “We are committed to mak- Along with creating more will employ state-of-the-art ing sure that this will not sur- than 138 employment posi- techniques to develop practices vive, but thrive,” Hutchison tions, the center will feature a Luis Noble/Lariat staff of care for the veterans. In 2003 said. “We couldn’t have had a $3 million mobile MRI machine the Waco VA campus nearly better team.” to support the PTSD research United States Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veteran Affairs, look on as faced closure, but was given Hutchison praised Edwards program. Baylor professor of Congressman Chet Edwards, D-Texas, gives a speech on efforts to improve veterans support Thursday at the Waco Veterans Affairs Hospital. HOST REGIONS OF Trends show U.S. STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS Covenant celebration 2004/05 2006/07 to repeat historic event change in Asia 20,811 16,571 New Baptist Covenant will host Several members of Baylor’s faculty, includ- ing Dr. David Garland, dean of George W. Tru- pan-Baptist gathering in 2011, ett Theological Seminary, attended the celebra- study abroad focusing on global warming, tion in January. health care, religious liberty “I thought the first one was a delightful Europe 124,292 130,274 experience with all the diversity and wonder- and world peace ful preaching,” Garland said. destinations By Shannon Daily Dr. Diana Garland, dean of the Baylor School Staff writer of Social Work and wife of David Garland, also By Ashley Killough attended and took part in giving a presentation Reporter The New Baptist Covenant Celebration will on breaking the cycle of poverty. Latin reconvene in 2011, keeping with the Baptist “It was a great start. If we don’t do anything The depreciation of the dollar is not only stir- 29,655 33,902 tradition of triennial meetings. else, it would’ve been a great start to a move- ring higher gas prices and expensive imports, but America A group of about 70 Baptist leaders met on ment that won’t go anywhere,” she said of the it’s making it harder for people to travel overseas March 12 at The Carter Center in Atlanta, to first celebration. “I think it was a very exciting as well. SOURCE: Institute of International Education discuss comments and suggestions from par- meeting in which we focused not on theologi- As the dollar declines in value relative to other Luis Noble/Lariat staff ticipants of the first celebration, and to decide cal differences, but on commonalities of call- currencies, popular destinations like Western how to move forward. ing.” Europe and the United Kingdom become more that relate to all areas of the curriculum.” These leaders included former President Those who participated in the celebration costly. With one United States dollar buying only According to a report provided by the Institute Jimmy Carter and former Baylor President Bill are now working to take what they learned and .64 euros or .5 pounds, living expenses nearly dou- of International Education, between the 2004-2005 Underwood. apply it where they live, she said. ble once travelers venture across the pond. and 2005-2006 academic years, the number of stu- The first event, held from Jan. 30 to Feb.1, An example she gave is of taking the infor- This especially takes a toll on students wish- dents studying abroad in Europe increased by only also in Atlanta, focused on themes of peace mation discussed on poverty issues and pre- ing to study abroad, and recent trends show an 4.8 percent, while those going to the Middle East with justice, the poor, respecting diversity, wel- senting a curriculum and information to differ- increase in students studying in non-traditional increased by 31 percent, Asia by 26 percent and coming the stranger and setting the captive ent church bodies on how to work in response regions, such as Asia and Latin America. Africa by 20 percent. free. to poverty. Dr. Brian Whalen, president and CEO of the Of all the countries recorded, China had the In a statement released March 19 from those “We’ve spelled out the activities and work Forum on Education Abroad, said that while highest jump in interest with 38.2 percent more at the March 12 meeting, Baptist organizations that we’re doing here so that we can provide the number of students going to Europe hasn’t U.S. students studying there than the year before. participating in the celebration will continue resources locally and nationally to Baptists,” decreased, students are now looking at non-Euro- The IIE report also stated the number of U.S. to work on these issues as well as those of Diana said. pean destinations for reasons that may include the students studying abroad has grown 150 percent global warming, health care, religious liberty, Diana also said she’d like to see the top- rising value of the euro. in the last decade, with 223,534 students abroad elimination of nuclear weapons and peace in ics covered at the next meeting expanded to “We are seeing modest increases in study abroad during 2005-2006. the Middle East and elsewhere. include how issues such as violence and anger numbers in East Asia, South Asia, Africa and Latin Whalen said despite rising costs, more and more Also, the steering committee for the celebra- are handled in the world. America,” Whalen said. “There are more new pro- students study abroad every year. tion will be expanded from five members to “I would love to see us dig into some of grams being developed in these areas, driven by “I believe that universities and study abroad pro- close to a dozen. This is in part to include more these really challenging issues and see what increased faculty interest and a greater effort to women and young people in the planning pro- we can do with them over an extended period develop a greater range of study abroad programs Please see ABROAD, page 6 cess. of time,” she said. Mukasey: politics don’t Gates orders full U.S. play part in charging nuclear inventory after public officials mistaken parts delivery By Lolita C. Baldor intercontinental ballistic mis- By Lara Jakes Jordan payers’ money “shouldn’t hap- The Associated Press sile warheads were shipped to The Associated Press pen.” the Taiwanese instead of the All were part of the attor- WASHINGTON — Defense helicopter batteries they had SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney ney general’s rhetorical assault Secretary Robert Gates has ordered. General Michael Mukasey vowed on public corruption, which he ordered a full inventory of all It was the second nuclear- anew Thursday to crack down on called one of his top priorities. nuclear weapons and related related mistake involving the crooked politicians and public “It’s often in the interest of materials after the mistaken military that has been revealed officials, dismissing critics who someone to charge politicization delivery of ballistic missile in recent months. In August accuse the Justice Department of whenever a prominent public fig- fuses to Taiwan, the Pentagon an Air Force B-52 bomber letting partisan loyalties interfere ure is investigated or prosecuted,” said Thursday. was mistakenly armed with with corruption cases. Mukasey said during a noontime Associated Press Gates told officials with the six nuclear-tipped cruise mis- Mukasey’s comments came speech at the Commonwealth Air Force, Navy and Defense siles and flown from Minot hours after prosecutors charged Club in San Francisco. “I find U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey addresses the Commonwealth Club Logistics Agency to assess Air Force Base, N.D., to Barks- Puerto Rico’s Democratic-leaning it notable that they make these on Thursday in San Francisco.