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TheTUESDAY | APRIL 5, 2011 Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 6 A&E Page 5 NEWS Page 8 Learning Process Circle of life Sexters, think twice The Bears seize one final chance Passion conference calls for Legislators seek more to run plays and schemes, ending students to come alive to reach lenient laws for underage spring drills with a scrimmage the lost sexters Vol. 112 No. 2 © 2011, Baylor University NCAA 2011 National Championship Starr, Jackson to host town hall forum By Sara Tirrito or myself a “I think it’s always impor- are engaged in the happenings on Staff writer question tant to give students an oppor- “I hope to see a lot of campus and want to learn more that they tunity to come and ask their students show up with about what’s going on from kind >>53 Student Government will hold might have questions in a format where questions ready... that of the top level of the university.” a town hall meeting Wednesday about uni- you have university administra- are engaged in the hap- The panel anticipates ques- during which students can partic- versity life, tors and student leaders who tions on a wide range of topics ipate in a Q&A session with Presi- and just can respond,” Jackson said. “It penings on campus and and will answer students’ ques- dent Ken Starr, Dr. Kevin Jackson, give every gives students a chance to share want to learn more tions to the best of their ability or vice president for student life, and student ac- what’s on their hearts and minds about what’s going on...” find answers to those questions Houston senior Michael Wright, cess to our and gives us a chance to hear that they cannot immediately an- student body president. The Starr president,” that, as well as hopefully answer Michael Wright, swer, Jackson said. >> from Page 1 41 meeting will be held at 4 p.m. in Wright said questions that they may have.” Student body president “To me that’s the beauty of a ENERGY Draper 116. The meeting will give students Wright said students should take town hall,” Jackson said. “The stu- “The purpose is to give every a chance to engage in a real-time advantage of the opportunity to university. “I hope to see a lot of dents get to bring the topics for- student an opportunity to come dialogue with campus leaders, speak with Starr and Jackson, and students show up with questions ward and we’ll do our very best to in and ask Judge Starr, Dr. Jackson Jackson said. to become more involved with the ready,” Wright said, “students that answer those.” On the Web Dems eye Senate for budget adjustments State allocation debate may send Legislature to special session QR code for easier website access By April Castro Associated Press Scan the code AUSTIN — After adopting a with your bleak state budget that catered to smart phone app the conservative supermajority for immediate access to with staggering cuts to schools, baylorlariat.com highways, prisons and other pro- grams, Texas House leaders and Democrats looked to the Senate on Monday to create something more palatable. Viewpoints Lawmakers in the upper chamber — which isn’t wracked by the political pressures that commanded the austere House “The most budget — have vowed to find beneficial role billions more for public schools, nursing homes and other social for America to services. play is that of the But even if they do, House AssociAted Press and Senate negotiators must then Texas state representatives gather around House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel, third from left, leaning over the dais, during debate of House Bill 1 passive supporter, hammer out their differences to in the House Chamber Sunday at the Capitol in Austin. backing with reach a compromise that can be military strength approved by both chambers and proposals to win approval from the upper chamber. days of the legislative session at ing officer of the Senate, his most sent to the governor. the 150-member House, where And Gov. Rick Perry has cau- the end of May, but most observ- contentious negotiations with the when necessary, yet Lawmakers are already dig- leaders said the drastic cuts were tioned that he won’t sign any leg- ers expect the tussle will drag into House have gone the House’s way. allowing NATO to ging in. unavoidable. islation that raises taxes or taps a special session this summer. In high-pressure showdowns, The lead House budget writer, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has the state’s reserve funds for the For Dewhurst, history is not House negotiators have taken take the primary Rep. Jim Pitts, has warned that said House cuts that could force 2012-2013 budget. on his side. victories on congressional redis- leadership role. the Senate will have to bring half of the state’s nursing homes The budget showdown will During his eight years and SEE BUDGET, page 8 There would be spending down from its early to close would be unacceptable to certainly stretch into the final four legislative sessions as presid- many consequences if America were to renew its military Dorms BU students find investment in Libya.” compete viable post-grad Page 2 to save options in Corps energy can work with include health Bear Briefs Peace Corps and HIV treatment, business and communication technology, envi- The place to go to know By Leigh Ann Henry applicants ronment, education and commu- the places to go Reporter nity and youth development. span variety “We always need people who The residence halls are com- can teach English,” Baker said. Sweet Symphony peting in an energy conservation “And that’s not because we barge Photo illustrAtion of majors Students can listen to the tournament that began on March into the countries that we’re help- 21 and ends May 1. effort,” Meghan Becker, assistant The sustainability department campus orchestra play ing and demand they learn Eng- The competition consists of director for resident learning, first has helped community living By Caitlin Giddens lish. We’re just meeting the re- Reporter music by Antonio Vivaldi a running energy usage count as year programs and apartments, learning center and Aramark/Fa- quest of the host countries who and Edward Elgar and well as an educational game com- said. cility Services coordinate, Getter- ask for more English education.” The Peace Corps finds its most ponent. The games are organized The competition was devel- man said. Applicants interested in teach- Baylor Women’s Choir precious resource in the Ameri- in a tournament-like fashion to oped as part of the energy aware- Aramark is an outsourced ing English are required to have at 7:30 p.m. today in can people and in their skills for decide who competes against who ness program Clare Paul, energy company that handles energy earned 30 hours of English or for- improving the world — this is the Jones Concert Hall in the the following week, and focus on outreach manager at Aramark, consumption for several colleges eign language tutoring. asset the Corps seeks to tap across Glennis McCrary Music teaching students about energy said. in the nation. Aramark intro- Those interested in entering the country and at Baylor. conservation. “Baylor energy madness is a duced the idea of Baylor’s partici- the health section of the Peace Building. “I have found in recruiting at Games include trivia via Face- fun way to involve students in pation in an energy competition, Corps are required to accumulate Baylor that students have a lot book, quiz games and blackouts. energy conservation as well as a Becker said. 30 hours of volunteering at a hos- Local service of volunteer work and mind for “We are excited to be doing great start to creating a cultural The competition includes op- pital or shadowing a doctor. Students looking for an international affairs,” Dallas re- something like this on campus change across campus. ... I can’t portunities for student leader- Each year more than 12,000 gional recruiter Curt Baker said. opportunity to serve the and that students are involved in wait to see who wins. I am also ship — each team has one to two applications are received to fill “This, combined with their will- Waco community can helping us to reduce our energy looking forward to involving all voluntary team captains. A few of about 4,000 positions. ingness to help others, makes consumption,” Smith Getterman, of the residence halls on campus the captains are community lead- “It’s very selective, but if you participate in student Baylor students good candidates sustainability coordinator at Bay- in the fall,” Paul said in an email ers as well. can target your application to a activities’ Steppin’ Out on for the Peace Corps.” lor, said. to the Lariat. The running totals for en- specific category, then you will Saturday. To sign up as a The Peace Corps recruits vol- The six-week competition is Four teams are competing in ergy usage in each residence hall be more competitive,” Baker said. unteers with its motto, “Life is group or an individual, designed to encourage and edu- this year’s competition: North can be found online through the “And if you aren’t a senior yet, you calling. How far will you go?” visit the student activities cate the campus community on Village, Kokernot, Martin and Facebook page “Baylor Energy can work to add to your applica- Participants travel to more website. daily energy conservation. both Russell dormitories, which Madness.” tion so you can be qualified by “This is not a money saving ef- are competing as one combined Last week’s competing teams than 70 countries, enlisting 4,000 fort as much as it is an educational community. new volunteers each year. The SEE ENERGY, page 8 different areas these volunteers SEE CORPS, page 8

Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club TUESDAY| APRIL 5 , 2011 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Greedy get a pass; others work harder Once upon a long time ago, bridges, “It seems that I can hear a tired man faced an audience of the God of the universe saying, public workers. ‘Even though you have done all They were on a wildcat strike, that, I was hungry and you fed me demanding the right to bargain not. I was naked and you clothed collectively and to have the city me not. The children of my sons for which they worked automati- and daughters were in need of economic security and you didn’t provide it for them.’” It will come as a surprise to some that the civil rights leader was also a labor leader, but he was. He had this in common with Asa Philip Randolph, who suffered long years of privation to establish the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. And with Walter Reuther, brutally beaten when he organized sitdown strikes that helped solid- Libyan crisis perfect opportunity ify the United Automobile Work- ers. And with Crystal Lee Sutton, inspiration for the movie “Norma Rae,” who lost her job for trying to for US to explore supportive role unionize a textile plant in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. at all. The most beneficial role $1.121 trillion for military opera- even more problems. Aside from Leonard Pitts Jr. | Columnist These people and many others Editorial for America to play is that of the tions, base security, reconstruc- the U.S. being hesitant to enter fought to win the rights now being passive supporter, backing with tion, foreign aid, embassy costs into yet another conflict with no cally deduct union dues from their taken away. News hit Monday that Amer- military strength when necessary, and veterans’ health care for the clear exit strategy, a fundamental paychecks. The city’s conservative Granted, those rights have ica was taking steps back and yet allowing NATO to take the operations in Afghanistan and problem with giving rebels weap- mayor had flatly refused these de- sometimes been abused — used to sinking into a support role in the primary leadership role. There Iraq initiated since the 9/11 at- ons is the lack of accountability. mands. shelter the incompetent or reward ongoing Libyan conflict. Many would be many consequences if tacks. There is no clear leadership “You are doing many things the greedy. will balk at the idea of America America were to renew its mili- A new way of handling for- within the rebel parties and it is here in this struggle,” the tired But to whatever degree our not jumping directly into the tary investment in Libya. eign relations is definitely nec- unlikely that there will be soon. man assured them. “You are de- workplaces are not filled with problem and not using its influ- First, President Barack Obama essary. Obama, in his handling The New York Times reported manding that this city will respect children working adult hours, to ence and affluence to quickly fur- has treated this situation in a of Libya’s revolution, has finally that three of the top contend- the dignity of labor.” whatever degree an employer is re- ther democracy. manner that is foreign to normal fully committed to a subtler role. ers to lead the new government Too often, he said, folks looked quired to provide a clean and safe The American military pulled international relations. America Whether that decision will work met with rebellion leaders and a down on people like them, people workplace, break time, sick time its 90 warplanes from front-line has always been the first to action for the best this time is up in the screaming match ensued. Unable who did menial or unglamorous or fair wages, that also reflects or- missions in Libya, diminishing in the world’s times of great need air, but one thing is for sure: If we to come to any decisions, the reb- work. But he encouraged them not ganized labor’s legacy. the number of planes enforcing — and our presence in natural di- don’t step back, we will eventu- els are still without a leader. to bemoan their humble state. “All It is instructive that this cam- the no-fly zone from 206 to 116. saster relief should remain prom- ally crumble under too many fi- Even more unsettling are the labor has dignity,” he said. paign to roll back that legacy is The American planes, once re- inent. In this and other Middle nancial pressures. rumors that there are suspected Monday marked 43 years since contemporaneous with a New sponsible for ground attacks and Eastern situations, however, A second consequence to re- terrorists within the rebel groups. that man was shot from ambush York Times report on how Gen- interception missions, will switch America ought to be looking for maining an attack-oriented ally So there is a chance that they and killed in Memphis, Tenn. eral Electric earned $14.2 billion to support missions. a more global approach. That is, in Libya would be that the no-fly would be receiving American Martin Luther King’s last public in profit last year, yet paid no U.S. According to the Associ- America should be quick to in- zone enforcing aircrafts would weapons that they could turn actions were in defense of labor taxes. Indeed, the Times says, GE ated Press, the other NATO allies clude other world leaders in the simply not be enough to further upon Americans. and union rights. netted a tax benefit of $3.2 billion. from here on out will perform all pursuit of democracy. Obama’s the cause of the Libyan rebels. Finally, we simply do not have One wonders, then, what he What’s it tell you that some offensive attacks. actions so far promise a more in- The no-fly zone was a tactic used the funds to support another en- would say of Wisconsin. of us are on the offensive against Due to the U.S. removal of novative approach that will allow when attempts were being made deavor into a conflict that is not Or Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, working people, but breathe itself from the Libyan airspace, other global leaders to drive the to oust Moammar Gadhafi. our own. There are other NATO Florida or any of the other places scarcely a peep when a giant cor- NATO has subsequently request- growth of democracy. Gadhafi has made it clear that countries that are more than where, like a contagion, the move poration somehow slips through ed that America maintain its If we were to simply abandon he has no plans of giving up his capable of supporting the over- to weaken or effectively outlaw government-provided loopholes, leadership presence within Libya. this path, we will be back in our power anytime soon. Thus, the throw of Gadhafi. When we are unions has spread. One wonders paying no taxes? If need is a char- This request once again raises the old ways — committing blindly, next logical step for American facing a budget crisis within our what he would make of a conser- acter flaw, what, then, is greed? question of what America’s next hoping for the best and spending intervention had we stayed the own borders, the looming possi- vative governing ethos that now In some sense, we have trav- step should be within this con- more than necessary. dominant party in the conflict bility of congressional deadlock defines public employees — teach- eled 43 years forward to get back ers, police officers, firefighters — where we were in 1968. flict. According to the Congres- would have been the provision of far outweighs a deeper and more as the enemy. King would doubtless find that It seems, however, that the sional Research Service, in 2010 arms to Libyan rebels. comprehensive role in the Libyan Actually, we need not won- sobering. One is reminded of the best step to take is to not take one Congress approved a total of Providing weapons presents conflict. der what King would have said, axiom about those who will not because he already said it. In the learn from history. One is remind- speech quoted above, he warned ed of the quote about the price of Chew on this: Tell me what I am eating that if America did not use its vast freedom. wealth to ensure its people “the And one is reminded of a song There’s something about need is more healthy options add- Carl’s Jr. now offer turkey burgers basic necessities of life,” America Billy Preston sang in the summer knowing exactly what is in my ed to our menus. with fewer than 500 calories each. was going to hell. of 1973. “Will it go round in cir- food that makes me want to eat it Seeing that a whole Frontega Even fast food restaurants The Baptist preacher in him cles?” he asked. even more. Chicken Hot Panini at Panera famous for their greasy and fat- reared up then, and his voice Apparently, it already has. When restaurants display the Bread has 860 calories means tening burgers have marketed sang thunder. For all the nation’s Leonard Pitts Jr. is a Pulitzer number of calories or carbohy- nothing to me when I can’t sub- towards a more health-conscious achievements, he roared, for all its prize-winning columnist for the drates in what they are selling, stitute it for something healthier group of individuals. mighty airplanes, submarines and Miami Herald. it’s comforting to know that they than a house salad. If more burger joints and fast want me to know what is in their As the federal government food restaurants begin to offer food. works toward having all chain options such as a grilled sandwich States such as New York and restaurants with at least 20 ac- or a vegetarian burger, not only California have required their tive units display the calories in will they contribute to improv- chain restaurants to display calo- their menu items by 2012, those ing America’s health, but they will Needed: Your Two Cents ries on their menus. creating and implementing the enjoy increased profits and cus- With more and more people law need to encourage healthier tomer satisfaction. eating on the go in their hec- Molly Dunn | Reporter choices to be added to menus. Through this change, Ameri- Read something here that you tic lives, more chain restaurants For a short time, people’s cans can choose something that throughout the United States tritional information in what they choices at restaurants will be af- not only is better for their body, should display their nutritional are ordering, but many people fected by seeing the amount of but tasty at the same time be- information for all to see. will not think about the nutrient calories in a certain item, but after cause why else do we still eat at agree or disagree Yes, many restaurants have content in their meal. a while, old habits will kick back fast food restaurants even when notes on their menu saying, “Ask Placing the nutritional infor- in and people will disregard what we are told that our generation an employee for nutritional infor- mation next to a menu item is is before their eyes. will not outlive our parents’ gen- with? mation,” but who is actually going not only more convenient for cus- The best way to change the eration? to ask a cashier “how many calo- tomers, but is also eye-opening to health status of America and to In the efforts to “fix” America’s Let us know your thoughts with a ries are in this sandwich?” or “can many. counter obesity is to offer healthi- health issues and to solve obesity letter to the editor. you tell me how many grams of fat When we can compare menu er or modified choices. and other epidemic diseases, the It’s your way to have a voice in a paper that is for is in this entrée?” items and make a healthier deci- Rather than having a plain federal government must con- For many, knowing the nutri- sion in what we will eat that day, salad or a boring turkey sandwich sider other remedies than just the Baylor community. tional information of a meal is not the health in America is bound to be the healthiest item on a menu, putting a number beside a menu something they want to discuss improve. restaurants should offer meals item. E-mail letters to with a random stranger. However, just displaying calo- with fresh, organic and all-natural Molly Dunn is a sophomore Not only do people not want ries will not have a lasting effect ingredients. journalism major from Houston [email protected] to ask an employee about the nu- on America’s health. What we As of March 24, Hardee’s and and a reporter for the Lariat.

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Editor in chief A&E editor Copy editor Sports writer Ad Salesperson Delivery The Baylor Lariat Nick Dean* Jessica Acklen* Amy Heard Krista Pirtle Trent Cryer John Estrada welcomes reader viewpoints through City editor Sports editor Copy editor Photographer Ad Salesperson letters to the editor Caty Hirst* Chris Derrett* Wakeelah Crutison Nick Berryman Victoria Carrol and guest columns. Opinions expressed News editor Photo editor Staff writer Photographer Ad Salesperson in the Lariat are not James Byers Jed Dean Sara Tirrito Makenzie Mason Keyheira Keys necessarily those of the Baylor admin- Photographer istration, the Baylor Assistant city editor Web editor Staff writer Ad Salesperson * denotes member Carmen Galvan* Jonathan Angel Jade Mardirosian Matt Hellman Simone Mascarenhas of the editorial Board of Regents or board the Student Editorial Cartoonist Publications Board. Copy desk chief Multimedia producer Sports writer Delivery Amanda Earp Ted Harrison Matt Larsen Esteban Diaz Sarah Kroll TUESDAY | APRIL 5, 2011 www.baylorlariat.com News the Baylor Lariat|3 Baylor ITS hosts faculty seminars

By Stephen Strobbe Faculty and staff are able to sign Reporter up for the classes directly from the Baylor ITS website by clicking on Baylor Information Technology the listing. The system is then able Services will offer various technol- to track the courses being taken by ogy training seminars beginning that staff member, allowing them to Wednesday and ending on April 13. chart their progress and — hopefully The seminars are geared toward fac- — growing technological prowess. ulty and staff who have trouble us- Dr. Elizabeth Bates, assistant ing the technology required for their professor in the journalism and me- job or for those who want to remain dia arts department, said she found on the forefront of newly available the training useful and appreciates technology. the ease with which she was able to The seminars, a listing of which sign up for seminar classes from the can be found on the front page of ITS website. the Baylor ITS website, are freely “I appreciate the help from available to faculty and staff and someone there who knows what typically cover how to use new or they’re doing,” Bates said. “I’m glad updated computer software and that it’s there. It’s helpful, rather than hardware that has become available spending many hours trying to fig- Cortney Shedd | round up photographer for university use. ure it out yourself.” Vicky Gerik, assistant vice presi- Many of the seminars are topic- dent for ITS client services, said her specific, with upcoming seminars department’s primary role is to en- this week including a seminar on Drum roll, please sure that computers run correctly using the TRAX financial system in the ITS-Dutton offices training for faculty and staff, and provide in- Japanese Taiko performers drum to a beat Saturday in Morrison Hall during the Japanese Spring Festival where Baylor students and Waco rooms. TRAX is Baylor’s implemen- stallation, upgrades and repair. residents toured the halls of Morrison Hall and joined in on activities including calligraphy, origami, playing with Japanese children’s toys “All the staff that work in their tation of PeopleSoft’s financial trans- and learning about Japan and its recent events. offices depend on us very heavily,” action system. The TRAX train- Gerik said. “And as part of that, we ing, according to the listing on the provide training. Because whenever Baylor ITS website, will specifically we have a new upgrade of an appli- cover end of year fiscal issues and is cation, that usually means things are to be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and different, and so what we do is pro- is recommended for more advanced users of the system. Texas passes aerial hunting bill vide some type of training to make that transition.” A series of seminars set to intro- By Jay Root The schedule of upcoming semi- duce staff members to the TRAX fi- and bill sponsor Rep. Sid Miller ing in the urban areas, people are money from hunters who go up in Associated Press nars is typically set by the instruc- nancial system will be starting next of Stephenville argued that aerial losing pets and they’re coming up the helicopters to hunt either feral tors teaching the various courses Tuesday and is intended for new hunting is the most effective way in their yards,” Miller said. hogs or coyotes, potentially mak- AUSTIN — Texas hunters and were originally created as a re- users. to control the animals. Under current rules, Texans ing a profit. sult of an influx of similar help-desk Aside from the required training could soon be able to book trips The hogs — which sometimes can pay a contractor to conduct Rep. Eddie Lucio, a Demo- calls. for new hires, the rest of the classes on helicopters to shoot wild hogs weigh more than 300 pounds — helicopter hunts over their land. crat from Brownsville who voted “Way back in the day, the reason are considered supplementary and and coyotes under a plan approved destroy crops, trample fences and In 2010, there were 116 active against the measure, said it was we started the training was that we can be taken as frequently or infre- by lawmakers Monday that would eat anything in their path, causing permits for aerial hunting, accord- the wrong way to deal with a seri- would start getting help calls for par- quently as the faculty or staff mem- dramatically expand the state’s an estimated $400 million a year ing to Texas Parks and Wildlife ous problem. ticular tasks. So, by providing train- ber desires. strict rules on aerial hunting. in damage. spokesman Tom Harvey. Bobcats, “It’s making a business out of ing, we cut down on the number “We’d like to require it some- The bill, which passed the Tex- Miller said he decided to add red foxes, wild dogs and various shooting animals out of a helicop- of times people have to call,” Gerik times, but we’re not allowed to as House on a 137-9 vote, would coyotes to the legislation after non-native “exotic” animals also ter,” Lucio said. “They’re allow- said. “And most people need to be require the training,” Gerik said, allow landowners to sell seats on hearing reports from frightened can be hunted from the skies under ing them to sell those hunts, mar- shown something. If it’s not some- laughing. “We do always suggest us- helicopters for such hunts. Esti- homeowners who aren’t accus- the program, Harvey said. ket those hunts...that’s not sport. thing that could be easily explained ing these seminars when we talk to mates show that as many as 3.4 tomed to seeing them. The bill that passed Monday That’s not hunting. That’s not the over the phone, they get lost.” them on the phone, though.” million feral hogs roam Texas, “They’ve ... started encroach- would allow landowners to take Texas way.” TUESDAY | APRIL 5, 2011 | the News 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Recent storms fail to relieve Texas drought By Betsy Blaney of fire will remain extremely high, Nation- warmer than normal temperatures, said according to the U.S. Department of Ag- “It’s pretty tough,” McKnight, 50, said. Associated Press al Weather Service meteorologist Victor Travis Miller, a drought specialist with riculture. “The only thing that makes this bearable Murphy said. Texas AgriLife Extension Service. As examples, Midland got .1 inches of it we got a good June and July. We made LUBBOCK — Storms that swept the “This could end up being one of the On Sunday, low humidity and winds rain in March, while College Station got 6 some grass.” eastern part of Texas on Monday did little more devastating droughts, agriculturally up to 55 mph fueled the spread of wild- inches. Usually, those cities would get 4.6 Monday’s thunderstorms did cut power to relieve an extreme drought that now speaking and for wildfires, if we don’t start fires across West Texas, and four big ones and 19.1 inches respectively. in a number of areas. Oncor Electric De- covers more than 40 percent of the state, getting normal to above normal rainfall burned more than 11,000 acres. Some of “Even it rains now it wouldn’t do much livery reported nearly 50,000 customers and wildfires continued to burn Monday before June,” Murphy said. “The odds of the fires continued to burn Monday, but for it,” said Miller, the drought special- were without power, mostly in the Dallas- in parts of West Texas, where some ranch- seeing that are likely below normal.” they were nothing like the day before, Tex- ist. “It’ll be a little better. Instead of dy- Fort Worth area. ers haven’t seen a drop of rain since early Texas hasn’t had a drier October to as Forest Service spokesman Alan Craft ing, it might be worth running a combine The Dallas-based utility says the rest fall. February period since 1967, state clima- said. Nearly 180 of Texas’ 254 counties through.” of the outages were mainly in East Texas The area considered in an extreme tologist John Nielsen- Gammon said. The have burn bans. Bobby McKnight, who has a ranch in and South Texas. Crews were working to drought has tripled in the past month, and five months that ended Feb. 28 saw only Texas is the nation’s No. 2 grower of far West Texas, said he’s doing OK right restore electricity. weather forecasters expect the drought 4.8 inches of rain on average across the winter wheat, and the drought has hit that now because he still has hay from last sum- San Marcos Electric Utility reported to continue or get worse through June in state. In a typical year, an average of 9.7 crop hard. More than 60 percent of the mer to feed his cattle. But if no new rain about 2,000 customers lost power after most of the state. That means the danger inches would fall. state’s winter wheat crop was in poor to comes, feed could be a problem as the year winds blew down a tree that took a feeder The drought has been made worse by very poor condition at the end of March, goes on. line to a substation with it. Pictures worth 1,000 words ... $10,000, a felony child pornography. going to prosecute them under Conference of State Legislatures. fice seems consistent with the realize the long-term implications Texas legislators That means up to a $10,000 the child pornography statute,” At least 10 states have enacted only national survey conducted of sexting: More than one-third fine, two to 10 years in prison and said Dayna Blazey, chief prosecu- legislation aimed at youth sexting on sexting behavior. of teenagers said it is common for try to make a requirement to register as a sex tor for the child protection team since NCSL began tracking this According to an online sur- nude or semi-nude images to be offender — if the minor is pros- in Travis County. topic in 2009. vey sponsored by The National shared with people other than the more lenient law ecuted. Blazey said she and other prose- “The legislation that we are Campaign to Prevent Teen and intended recipient, and 75 percent And therein lies the rub. Be- cutors, along with law enforcement working on recognizes that sexting Unplanned Pregnancy in 2008, acknowledged that sending sexu- for sexting cause the legal consequences are so personnel and Watson’s staffers, is wrong and illegal,” Watson said one-fifth of the 653 surveyed teens ally suggestive content electroni- harsh, no minor in Texas has been are part of a “Sexting” Stakehold- at a press conference in November. reported they have sent or posted cally “can have serious negative By Tara Haelle prosecuted for sexting. ers committee looking at what to “This proposed new law would nude or seminude images or video consequences.” Reporting Texas State Sen. Kirk Watson (D- do with the child pornography provide education for our children of themselves to a peer. Many parents may not even re- Austin) aims to change those con- laws to address modern trends and Nearly one-third — 31 percent alize their children engage in these Passing notes was once among sequences this legislative session technology. She said they see these — had received a sexually explicit activities, but parents who talk the most common ways teenagers to give prosecutors more options cases three to four times a week. “Young people need image of someone they knew. Top with their kids about the long-term flirted with each other. But these in dealing with minors. Watson “We have parents coming to us, reported reasons for sexting in- dangers and even the safety issues days, nothing quite says “I really worked with Attorney General school officials coming to us, and to understand that cluded getting or keeping the at- of sexting can raise young people’s LIKE you” like a teen sending her Greg Abbott to draft legislation sometimes kids coming to us to re- nothing ever goes tention of the opposite sex or being awareness of the consequences of hopeful beau a cellphone text mes- that would amend the penal code port it,” she said. flirtatious. their behavior. Educating the com- sage containing a lurid photo of to make sexting a Class A mis- The kids who come often com- away and there will Teenagers engaging in risky munity about sexting and its social herself. demeanor for juveniles, carrying plain that images they sent their come a day when ... behavior is not new, of course, but and legal repercussions is among And while passing notes in a punishment of up to one year boyfriend or girlfriend are being what is new is that the evidence the goals of Watson and Abbott. class might be breaking school in county jail and a $4,000 fine, distributed to friends after a break- it can comeback.” can haunt them decades later. “We want to raise awareness rules, texting nude photos of a mi- though first offenders would likely up, so prosecutors work to track “Young people need to under- among teens, parents and schools nor — even one’s self — might be receive probation and restricted down the images to stop transmis- Heather Batten | Former high school stand that nothing ever goes away about the reality of this practice committing a felony. cellphone privileges. sion— a difficult task, Blazey said. and there will come a day when taking place and to help teens re- Because the law has not kept up “sexter” Judges could also order minors “The law needs to be more they’re trying to get a job and it can alize the consequences of their with technology, the only way so- to attend classes about the long- adapted to this particular popula- come back,” said Heather Batten, a actions,” Abbott said at their joint called teen “sexting”— the practice term consequences of sexting. tion since our child pornography 20-year old from Waxahachie who press conference in February. “It’ll of exchanging sexually explicit im- “There are some circum- statute is really not geared toward regarding the harm sexting causes, admits to sexting when she was in only a take a minute or two, or less, ages and messages via cellphone stances where there needs to be this type of conduct,” Blazey said. and it will give prosecutors an ap- high school. “Or even worse, their for some of these kids to take a sex- or online messaging — can cur- some accountability, maybe some Texas joins 16 other states in propriate tool to stop this prob- grandkids can find them at some ually explicit photo of themselves rently be prosecuted in Texas is criminal charges, but lifetime reg- introducing bills or resolutions lem.” point.” and send it off to someone else, but under a third-degree felony law istration as a sex offender is an aw- that address sexting by minors this The frequency of sexting cas- The National Campaign survey that momentary action can have a for possessing and trafficking fully harsh punishment if you’re year, according to the National es coming through Blazey’s of- suggests that many teenagers do lifetime effect on their future.”

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More than 10,500 college students spend weekend furthering Christian mission, Gospel translation

By Jenna DeWitt understand the need until you go.” Contributor Redd’s story includes going into the mission field among the This generation of college stu- Koso even after the death of her dents has been called spoiled and best friend and returning to the selfish, tuned out to the problems Koso after the death of her mother. of the rest of the world. More than Redd’s determination drew atten- 10,500 attendees at last weekend’s tion from Passion’s Do Something Passion Conference in Fort Worth Now coordinators and inspired Convention Center set out to them to feature the Koso as the change that perception. area of need for the Fort Worth The Passion Conferences, start- conference. ed and directed by Baylor alum Money raised at the conference Louie Giglio, include weekends will benefit the work of The Seed filled with worship music, sermons Company’s One Verse Project, an and missions opportunities led by affiliate of Wycliffe Bible Transla- some of the most widely recog- tors, in translating the books of nized names in American Chris- Luke, Acts and 90 other key Bible tianity. stories into the Koso language. At this year’s conference, Dr. Wycliffe missionary Patrick John Piper, Francis Chan and Gi- Walkinshaw said the Koso cur- glio spoke of the need for a genera- rently have no Scripture transla- tion of college students to awaken. Courtesy Photo: Passion ConferenCes tions in their native language, the Music leaders included Chris portunity to take action, donating language that a people group uses Tomlin, Kristian Stanfill, David money or speaking with volunteers to communicate personal stories Crowder Band, Charlie Hall and about going to places of need. and emotions. Christy Nockels. One display showed the areas “When you deal in a second Students’ voices united in sing- of the world Passion has affected language or trade language, you ing sounded more like a powerful through the time and money of the aren’t touching their core,” he said. roar. The students prayed together college students who have attended Though the organization does and danced to the music. Yet Gi- over the past 14 years. work in Scripture translation, it glio made it clear that none of these The main focus of the Fort also has a strong focus on develop- were the goal of the conference. Worth conference’s outreach, how- ing literacy in the areas it reaches “If you rewind all the way back ever, was the Koso people group in out to. to Austin ’97, our message is still Mali. “We do much more than Bible the same,” Giglio said, speaking of Koso is a pseudonym used by translation,” Walkinshaw said. Courtesy Photo: Passion ConferenCes the organization’s first conference. Passion to protect believers and “We are in language develop- College students united this weekend for the Passion Conference in Fort Worth to worship and hear to speakers. “It’s a call for a generation to come missionaries in the country. ment. The United Nations, Uni- alive. What Passion has always towels for the homeless of Fort ous, but we are just seeking to live pant was really awesome. If I have a The Koso people are considered cef, all depend on our work. If you prayed for is that revelation to who Worth. a Christ-filled life,” said Moschetta, chance to go again, I would be here “unreached,” meaning that less teach a mother to read in her heart He is and that it would domino “They will never know any of us a Cypress junior. in a heartbeat to be surrounded by than 2 percent of the indigenous language, it can do more to heal a out .” in this building, but it will be a tan- Bomkamp, a Dripping Springs these people.” population is Christian. Han- village than a doctor, because it can The message didn’t stop at the gible expression to them of God’s junior, said the weekend was well Bomkamp and Park, an Allen nah Redd, an International Mis- lead to prevention. She can teach conclusion of each session, but love,” Giglio said. worth the $159 pre-registration freshman, discussed the power of sion Board missionary speaking others to read.” was a challenge to the attendees Baylor students Marissa Mos- cost. As an outdoor recreation ma- seeing college students united in at the conference, estimated that As a whole, the students raised to give back as well. The mission- chetta, Brock Bomkamp and Dani- jor, Bomkamp works at Christian singing worship songs. there are around a dozen Chris- $227,418 for Scripture translation focused arm, Do Something Now, elle Park agreed that the weekend camps on the weekends and said “It was so amazing to see. It’s tians among the estimated 500,000 work in Mali in addition to anoth- had a large room at the conven- was powerful in its ability to im- he was grateful for the opportunity like ‘how can you not believe?’” Koso. er $14,091 for malaria-preventing tion center dedicated to educating pact students’ lives. to refuel as a leader. she said. “It was good to get away “There is a huge need for people mosquito nets. conference attendees about areas “Baylor students should know “It’s filled me up again,” he said. and focus on God. I now realize to go and to fund Scripture transla- Attendees also set out to impact of need in other parts of the world. it is genuine. It’s easy to look at as “I’m used to pouring into people that God is enough and I want my tion for them,” she said. “You can’t the city they gathered in, donat- This is also where they had the op- ing 31,200 pairs of socks and 5,700 a bunch of Christians being zeal- but being poured into as a partici- friends to know that too.”

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After 15 spring workouts ending with an annual scrimmage, Baylor football turns its attention to next

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By Chris Derrett a long way since the beginning of definitely see us pressing a lot more Sports Editor the spring.” than we did last year.” From his first time speaking Bennett is willing to play any- With Baylor football’s Saturday with the media at Baylor in Janu- body regardless of previous acco- scrimmage televised in Central ary, Bennett has promised a more lades or seniority, mentioning Sat- Texas, coach Art Briles admitted aggressive defense proving itself urday his words to prior five-star the play-calling was “vanilla” and with more tackles for loss, third safety recruit Ahmad Dixon. not truly indicative of the Bears’ down stops and quarterback pres- “I told [Dixon], you’re no lon- full offensive or defensive arsenal. sure. The lack thereof in 2010 ger a five-star; you’re a sopho- The intensity on both sides of prompted Briles to move last more,” Bennett said. the ball, however, was just as pres- year’s defensive coordinator, Brian If any question mark exists on ent as the threat of players losing Norwood, to associate head coach the offensive side, it is raised in their starting positions for unsatis- in favor of the more hard-nosed discussion about Baylor’s running factory effort. Bennett. back situation. The graduation of “The first snap we take in Sep- Briles might have put it best 1,000-yard rusher Jay Finley left tember should be better than the after 2010’s spring scrimmage, say- large shoes to fill, and Ganaway last snap they took in December. ing, “In the Big 12 South, if you’re and Salubi have joined sophomore So that’s what we have to do. We’re friendly and nice, you’re going to Glasco Martin and senior Issac certainly not content, satisfied, pat- Williams in competition for the ting ourselves on the back, because starting job. we haven’t done anything,” Briles “We’re certainly not Briles said the spring workout said after the scrimmage. content, satisfied, season has not revealed a clear-cut Junior quarterback Robert patting ourselves on starting running back. Griffin III went 21 of 26 for 266 “Nobody’s jumped out. It’s good Nick BerrymaN | Lariat PhotograPher yards and two touchdowns, and se- the back, because we and bad. They’re all good, but we nior Terrance Ganaway and soph- haven’t done anything.” need somebody to really step for- Baylor head coach Art Briles addresses his team after the Bears’ spring scrimmage Saturday. Both the offense and omore Jarred Salubi each picked ward and make a play every time defense used simple plays, Briles said, stressing correct decision-making before the snap and during the action. up a touchdown on the ground. Art Briles | Head coach they get an opportunity to make a The Bears’ offense threw the ball play,” Briles said. to 17 different receivers, with ju- Briles added that 75 to 80 per- nior Terrance Williams hauling in have a long season.” cent of the time, the running backs nine passes for 123 yards and two Bennett said he wants none of do make a good play, but at other touchdowns and senior Kendall that. times they are inexcusably brought Wright racking up 91 yards and a “On third-and-7, I don’t want to down by an arm tackle. That can’t touchdown on four passes. play 10 yards off,” Bennett said. “As happen, Briles said. But most of the estimated 3,500 you saw today, I want to force the Anybody questioning Grif- Baylor fans in attendance knew issue. I thought our [second-string fin’s connection with his receivers what to expect from an offense re- players], in three drives against the need only look at the last play be- turning its quarterback and entire [first-string] offense really did a fore Saturday’s halftime, in which receiving corps. Across the line of good job of making Robert have to Griffin scrambled to his right and scrimmage was where the atten- make a decision.” heaved a 50-yard bomb to Wright tion went on Saturday. The defense did not come away for Wright’s lone touchdown on That was where the defense, with any interceptions Saturday, the day. now under coordinator Phil Ben- but it did collect five sacks, two “With him scrambling, you’ve nett’s direction, continued work- from senior defensive end Zac got to always be aware, because he ing to learn Bennett’s schemes that Scotton. Meanwhile, among the can do stuff that no other quarter- widely depart from the Bears’ 2010 linebackers and secondary, play- back can, and I was just ready to defensive playbook. ers like senior Elliot Coffey have make a play,” Wright said. Playing against Bennett’s new- sensed a change in the way the Griffin prefers showing more look defense, Griffin said he has Bears will approach opposing of- than telling when it comes to de- seen a marked difference from last fenses. scribing the offense’s potential. spring. “I feel like we play against so “I try not to focus so much on “Everybody schemes differ- many offenses that love that cush- saying things and just do it. We’ve ently. This team is very aggressive, ion right there; they’ll hit you for got the skill guys, we’ve got the so you see that. It’s just about get- five yards every play,” Coffey said. running backs, we’ve got the offen- Nick BerrymaN | Lariat PhotograPher ting those guys in the right spot,” If we give up five yards on back-to- sive line. We’ve just got to go play,” No. 21 junior running back Jarred Salubi dashes for a touchdown during Saturday’s scrimmage. Salubi is one Griffin said. “I think they’ve come back plays, that’s a first down. So I Griffin said. of several running backs competing for the starting spot, a spot coach Art Briles said is yet to be determined.

THE EAGLE (PG) (1:15) 7:00 THE GREEN HORNET (PG13) (1:00) 4:00 6:45 9:30 THE ROOMATE (PG13) (1:30) 4:00 7:00 9:15 TRUE GRIT (PG13) (1:15) 3:45 6:15 8:45 TANGLED (PG) (1:15) 3:45 6:30 8:45 YOGI BEAR (PG) (1:30) 3:30 5:30 7:30 9:30 THE MECHANIC (R) (1:00) 3:15 5:30 7:45 10:00 TUESDAY | APRIL 5, 2011 www.baylorlariat.com Sports the Baylor Lariat|7 Sports Briefs Baseball’s losses drop team from rankings BU splits games vs. Missouri Previously No. 19 ranked baseball (17-12, 4-5) finished its three-game road trip on a good note with four home runs en was tied going into the bottom of route to 12-4 win at Kansas Sunday. The Jayhawks (12-15, 4-5), Weekend the seventh, against Texas A&M, however, got the best of the Bears’ pitching staff the previous went into 11 innings and was end- two days. ed by a walk off home run by Turk. Sophomores Cal Towey, Jake Miller and Max Muncy and features This time, with runners on second and third after back-to-back lead junior Dan Evatt each went yard while junior Trent Blank and off doubles by Shelton and Free- freshman Brad Kuntz held Kansas to four runs off nine hits. walk-off land, Turk went to work a little ear- Blank notched his second win of 2011, and Kuntz garnered his lier with a sacrifice fly to right field first career save. to end the game in the seventh. Saturday, the two teams went back-and-forth, taking a 3-3 from Turk The second game did not go tie into the ninth. By Krista Pirtle as the Lady Bears wanted, as Mis- Baylor relievers Max Garner, a sophomore, and Jon Ringen- Sports Writer souri’s Thomas was dominant in berg, a senior, loaded the bases before walking in a run for a the circle for the second game in 4-3 Kansas win with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. The Baylor softball team -de a row and the combined efforts of Baylor freshman Liz Paul and On Friday, the Jayhawks notched four runs in the first four feated the Missouri Tigers 3-2 with a walk-off sac-fly to right center sophomores Alicia Vasquez and innings off starter Logan Verrett. The Bears’ lineup responded Courtney Repka couldn’t contain with a pair of runs in the fifth, but Kansas tacked on two more on Saturday; however, it could not maintain this momentum as it went the Tiger bats. in the bottom of the eighth to solidify a 6-2 finish. into Sunday’s game, losing 6-0. “Today just wasn’t our day,” Game one was full of excite- Moore said. “We got some early Men’s, women’s tennis blast more Big 12 teams ment for the Lady Bears. The win base runners, but the unearned snapped a six-game losing streak to runs really hurt our momentum. No. 11 men’s tennis (13-3, 2-0) picked up its first shutout The breaks just didn’t go our way of 2011, taking all nine matches from No. 39 Nebraska in Missouri, and marked the first win over the Tigers since April 29, 2007. t o d ay.” Lincoln, Neb. Saturday. Baylor knew going into the Walker fared well against Led by the seventh-ranked pair of sophomore Roberto two-game series with Missouri that Thomas, going 2-2 on the day, Maytin and senior John Peers, Baylor secured a perfect 22-0 scoring runs would be tough, con- counting for half of the Baylor to- mark against the Cornhuskers. NU now leaves for the Big 10 sidering the dominance of pitcher tal hits. The game was scoreless go- winless against the Bears since the Big 12’s formation. Chelsea Thomas in the circle. ing into the third, but just one error Nick BerrymaN | Lariat PhotograPher No. 9 women’s tennis went on the road and enjoyed a 5-2 “We knew how tough it was with two outs and a runner at third victory Sunday over Texas. Despite losing the doubles point, going to be to get runs off Chelsea No. 27 senior Jordan Vannatta hits a pitch in Saturday’s matchup with sparked a four run inning, includ- ing a three-run homerun by sopho- the Lady Bears blew past the Longhorns and won the first four Thomas,” head coach Glenn Moore the Missouri Tigers. The Lady Bears won, 3-2, but fell to the Tigers on Sunday, 6-0. Baylor is now 28-6 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 play. more Nicole Hudson. singles matches to seal the victory. By beating Texas’ Krista said after winning on Saturday. “We fought every at-bat and got a total Missouri added two more runs Damico, Baylor junior Nina Secerbegovic extended her singles team effort. Whitney [Canion] was pinch hitting for junior Kayce advanced to second from a sacrifice in the seventh with an RBI double winning streak to 13 matches. fantastic today, and Megan [Turk] Walker. Leal drew the walk, and bunt by junior Megan Turk. With by senior Abby Vock. just seems to have a knack to de- Wilson came home. two outs and a stolen base later, Baylor now has an eight game The Lady Bears evened the Walker singled to short and scored road trip, beginning with a Big 12 Track and field blazes trail at UTA liver in the clutch.” Both Thomas and the sopho- score in the fifth when senior KJ Freeland. doubleheader against Texas Tech Track and field’s weekend at the UTA Bobby Lane Invi- more Canion went all seven in- Freeland hit a lead off single and Baylor’s last home game that starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday. tational meet ended with gold medals hung around several nings, with eight and 10 strikeouts runners. The men and women combined to take home nine respectively. individual titles, including freshman Tiffani McReynolds, The game didn’t start out quite whose 12.91 100-meter hurdles time set a new school record like the Lady Bears wanted it to as and became the NCAA’s fastest time recorded this year. the Tigers jumped out with a 2-0 The women claimed a team title as well with 163.5 points, lead in the first, thanks to a two- and the men took second. out, two-RBI single by senior Cath- erine Lee. Baylor’s defense made sure the Tigers didn’t score again. Equestrian finishes third at Big 12 Championship Baylor cut the lead in half in the third as junior Sydney Wilson and No. 8 Baylor Equestrian downed Kansas State 9-6 to take sophomore Kathy Shelton led with third in the Big 12 Championship in College Station Saturday. back-to-back singles. Freshman Junior Lisa Goldman led the way, earning a pair of points Holly Holl stepped into the box for her squad in Hunter Seat and Fences. next, and, as the four hole hitter, Equestrian now prepares for the Varsity Equestrian Na- was intentionally walked. tional Championships to be held April 15-17 at the Extraco That’s when Moore put the in- Events Center in Waco. jured senior Dani Leal in to bat, TUESDAY | APRIL 5, 2011 | the News 8 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com BUDGET from Page 1 CORPS from Page 1 tricting, school finance, business the formation of a special commit- your senior year.” tax loopholes and numerous bud- tee aimed at finding “non-tax” rev- The application process is typi- get battles. 164.5 billion: enue to help plug the budget hole. cally nine to 12 months, including Much of the House dominance the proposed He said staggering cuts can interviewing and multicultural in the past could be attributed to spending be avoided by selling state land, training. the bruising negotiating style of reducing certain expenses and While Peace Corps attempts to former House Speaker Tom Crad- budget passed raising other revenue but not in- place each chosen volunteer in the dick, who was ousted in 2009. creasing taxes. The Senate Finance country he or she prefers, Baker With Craddick gone and De- by the committee has not yet scheduled a said the best participants are flex- whurst positioning himself for a House Sunday meeting to take a vote on its bud- ible and willing to accept any chal- run for the U.S. Senate in 2012, the get plan, which would move it to lenge. Overland Park, Kan. senior changed landscape has left some they’ll get a chance to vote on a bill the full chamber for consideration. observers scratching their heads. that has more money?” Even if the Senate does find “I really can’t tell,” said Jim With public outrage from more money, the discussion is still “I think opening Henson, director of the Texas teachers, parents and advocates only about how bad cuts will be, Politics project at the University for elderly and disabled Texans, with almost zero chance of fully myself to other of Texas at Austin. “I can’t think lawmakers are getting plenty of funding public schools. cultures is really of very many examples where I’ve feedback on the budget. “At the end of the day, it’s go- seen a chairman as unhappy with “It’s not clear yet ... how the ing to be very difficult to imagine important in this his own bill as Pitts is.” freshmen are going to respond to an outcome that the majority of time of my life.” Pitts has acknowledged that that,” Henson said. “My suspicion the voters will like, if for no other the plan “is not perfect,” but has is that they’re dug in. reason than nobody in this pro- Callie Finkle | Overland promised to keep working to make “Many of them were elected cess is talking about making Park, Kan., Senior it better. The unanswered ques- in very ideological elections and public education better,” said tion, Henson said, is how many their first impulse is to remain ide- Harold Cook, a Democratic con- of the Republican freshman who ological until the end, even if the sultant. voted for the $164.5 billion House public shifts.” “Some legislator somewhere is Callie Finkle is considering the bill “voted for it with the hope that Dewhurst recently announced going to lose their job over it.” Peace Corps challenge. “I’m interested in global health from Page 1 and women’s health, which is ENERGY something the Peace Corps caters to,” Finkle said. were Kokernot versus Martin and point opportunity called Energy “And I think opening myself to North Village versus Russell. The Jeopardy. other cultures is really important Jed dean | Lariat Photo editor winners were Kokernot and North “Baylor energy Each hall selected a contes- in this time of my life.” During her Village. madness is a fun tant to answer questions relating family and consumer science class’ Peace Corps regional recruiter Curt Baker speaks to interested students This week, Kokernot is compet- to water and energy conservation trip to Belize, Fort Worth junior on post-graduation service opportunities with the Peace Corps Monday in ing with North Village, and Martin way to involve in a game conducted Jeopardy- Lauren Goff gained interest in the the Poage Legislative Library. is pitted against Russell. students in energy style. Peace Corps. In addition to scores derived Additional opportunities in- She knew the cultural educa- from energy usage in the residence conservation as clude a showing of “Kilowatt Ours” tion she received in Belize needed halls, there are ways to earn bonus well as great start at 7:00 p.m. Thursday in Castellaw to be continued, Goff said. points for each team. Communications Center 201. “In Belize, we got to meet vol- One of those ways is when hall to creating a Attendees earn points for their unteers with the Peace Corps and Follow us: members “like” and “become fans” hall. cultural change I got interested in how I could be- of Facebook groups created to There will also be opportuni- come involved,” Goff said. twitter.com/bulariat spread the conservation initiative, across campus.” ties for points at Diadeloso by “Now I’m looking at how Peace Becker said. visiting the energy booth as well as Corps can work for me and my There are also weekly events Clare Paul | Aramark energy going to the booth during Dr Pep- m aj or.” that help the residence communi- outreach manager per hour the following week. Peace Corps recruiters stress ties earn additional points for their Other bonus point opportuni- not only the diversity of volunteers hall. One of these bonus point ties are listed on the energy zone and their interests, but also the im- Russell, Paul said. activities was Dark Dorm. competition website. age they present. Because the number of resi- Students in each hall were en- “The winning residence hall “Some of the places our volun- dents in each dorm varies from couraged to turn off anything and will receive a pizza party for every- teers go to have never worked with 195 students in Kokernot to everything they could to see how one in the hall as well as a banner Americans,” Baker said. 477 students in Russell, the num- large of an energy reduction they to hang in the hall lobby,” Paul said. “So it’s important their behav- ber of energy users on each team is could achieve. “We also will have various ior and image represents America. being taken into account and prop- The additional points awarded door prizes and drawings for the Peace Corps volunteers are like un- erly recorded in the standings. were 25 to Kokernot, 15 to Mar- different bonus point events activi- official ambassadors for America.” tin, 10 to North Village, and five to Thursday also offered a bonus ties.”