Proposition 8 Declared Unconstitutional

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TheWEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY Baylor8, 2012* Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com A&E Page 4 NEWS Page 3 SPORTS Page 5 New beats Print a valentine What’s at stake Fun Fun Fun Fest headliners Students will have the chance to Interview with head coach Scott “Odd Future” hip-hop collective create free Valentines for a special Drew reveals strategy for tonight’s to release new album someone on Thursday game against Kansas Jayhawks Vol. 113 No. 13 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> Greatness ahead Proposition 8 declared unconstitutional One-man band, Tidewater, looks forward to year of By Lisa Leff er, I would have never dreamed in tours and single releases Associated Press a million years that we would be allowed to be legally married, and Page 4 SAN FRANCISCO — Same- here we are.” sex marriage moved one step The ban known as Proposition closer to the Supreme Court on 8 was approved by voters in 2008 >> Right on track Tuesday when a federal appeals with 52 percent of the vote. Baylor track and field court ruled California’s ban un- The court said it was uncon- bring glory to the game constitutional, saying it serves stitutional because it singled out last weekend no purpose other than to “lessen a minority group for disparate the status and human dignity” of treatment for no compelling rea- UNIFORM from Page 1 son. Page 5 gays. A three-judge panel of the 9th The justices concluded that the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave law had no purpose other than to >> Food for the Soul gay marriage opponents time to deny gay couples marriage, since Panel discussion in honor appeal the 2-1 decision before or- California already grants them of black history month dering the state to allow same-sex all the rights and benefits of mar- seeks to inspire community weddings to resume. riage if they register as domestic “I’m ecstatic. I recognize that partners. we have a ways to go yet. We may “Had Marilyn Monroe’s film Page 3 been called `How to Register a have one or two more legal steps,” associated press said Jane Leyland, who was gath- Domestic Partnership with a Mil- Supporters of gay marriage react outside the James R. Browning United States Courthouse after a federal ap- ered with a small crowd outside lionaire,’ it would not have con- peals court declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional on Tuesday. Viewpoints the federal courthouse in down- veyed the same meaning as did town San Francisco, cheering as her famous movie, even though The appeals court focused its ly controversial question,” the the District of Columbia. Cali- they learned of the ruling. the underlying drama for same- decision exclusively on Califor- court said. “We need not and do fornia, as the nation’s most popu- “Teaching is a Leyland married her longtime sex couples is no different,” the nia’s ban, not the bigger debate, not answer the broader question lous state and home to more than taxing profession — partner, Terry Gilb, during the court said. even though the court has juris- in this case.” 98,000 same-sex couples, would five-month window when same- The lone dissenting judge in- diction in nine Western states. Six states allow gay couples to be the gay rights movement’s big- mentally, physically sex marriage was legal in Califor- sisted that the ban could help Whether same-sex couples wed - Connecticut, New Hamp- gest prize of them all. and monetarily. nia. ensure that children are raised by may ever be denied the right to shire, Iowa, Massachusetts, New “But when we first got togeth- married, opposite-sex parents. marry “is an important and high- York and Vermont - as well as Those willing to SEE MARRIAGE, page 6 give up so much for the scores of children who need Small businesses yield them year after year should not be extorted for better health, study finds their generosity. By Linda Wilkins businesses in a community (small the population. They should be Staff Writer or large) and the health percent- “Most people assume small ages of the community. locally owned businesses cannot rewarded.” Small businesses may be what Mencken said there are many provide health stability,” Mencken Page 2 communities need in order to theses regarding the growth of big said. “We showed the opposite.” have healthier populations, ac- businesses and the relationship to The goal of the study was to Bear Briefs cording to a study done by two the health of local populations. understand how small businesses Baylor professors and a Louisiana The professors were attempting have added benefits over big busi- Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor State University professor. to test the hypothesis that small nesses. The place to go to know After a 30-year career, Betty Spencer decided to retire from her position Dr. Carson Mencken and Dr. businesses lead to healthier local “The big places come and go; as uniform custodian for the Baylor Air Force ROTC program. the places to go Charles Tolbert, Baylor professors populations than big businesses. the small places commit to the of sociology, along with Dr. Troy Blanchard said the health of a community,” Mencken said, re- B.U.R.S.T. begins Blanchard, associate professor community is part of its growth garding the conclusion of their Professor Edward B. of sociology at LSU, conducted a and that there are different ways study. “A more grounded ap- Burger, vice provost for Uniformly loved study that examines the relation- a community can grow and be- proach can be better for long- ship between small businesses strategic educational Ini- come stable. He said the first way term growth.” The commitment and the health of people in their is attracting large businesses from to the community is what helps tiatives and the 2010 Rob- forms they need in a timely man- AFROTC Uniform ner. She has a very good plan for community. outside the community. “This ap- people become healthier, Menck- ert Foster Cherry Award custodian plans for issuing the uniforms.” “It was the first study to show proach is common, and we know en said. winner for Great Teach- Despite her original plans to that small businesses are healthier it tends to yield positive benefits,” The study found the mortal- ing at Baylor, will deliver retirement in June retire in August, she agreed to stay for the growth of a population,” Blanchard said. ity rates, the rate of diabetes and his special lecture “Zero an extra semester to ease Wooten’s Mencken said. The second way of growing the obesity rates of populations to Infinity: Great Mo- By Daniel C. Houston transition into the commander The researchers found the a community is by stimulating surrounded by a variety of small Staff Writer growth of small-businesses might small business growth and allow- businesses were lower than those ments in the History of position. When January rolled from Page 1 around, AFROTC staff once again produce positive results in the ing small businesses to be suc- surrounded by large businesses, LECTURE Numbers” to the student She intended to retire in Au- requested she stay through the health of the residents in the com- cessful, he said. Blanchard said. organization B.U.R.S.T. gust, but she said, “they kept ask- end of the school year while they munity, Blanchard said. With this method, Blanchard In a press release, Tolbert said (Baylor Undergraduate ing me to stay.” searched for a replacement. The researchers used data said it is often hard to see how small businesses have an attitude Research in Science and For Baylor’s Air Force ROTC Spencer agreed to push her re- from several different national it affects local residents because of determination and take “a prac- program, Betty Spencer’s con- Technology) at 7 p.m. tirement to June. Even though she databases and examined the re- small businesses are not usually tributions have been a constant Thursday in B110 isn’t exactly sure what her plans lationship between the sizes of expected to improve the health of SEE BUSINESSES, page 6 for more than 30 years. While Baylor Sciences Building. for retirement are, Spencer said the organization saw 15 detach- a vacation in Hawaii — the only ment commanders, thousands of American state she hasn’t vis- students and three headquarters On the battlefield ited — is a top priority. She also Civil Rights hero shares story come and go during the past three The game between expressed interest in volunteer decades, it had only one uniform No. 6 Baylor Bears and work. By Rob Bradfield Servive Committee. Before he be- odd jobs, including washing pots custodian. “I’ve got to quit telling people Staff Writer gan telling his own story, he told at a local lunchroom. When the the Kansas Jayhawks will Spencer said the main motiva- when I’m going to retire,” Spen- the audience how impressed he Nashville sit-ins began in 1960, be televised on ESPN at tion for her long career was the cer joked, “because I’m starting Students, faculty and guests was by the students he had met LaFayette found himself pro- 6:03 p.m. today. connection she made with the to sound like Chicken Little, you gathered on the top floor of the so far. testing in the very restaurant he program’s students, but she plans know? ‘The sky is falling!’” Hankamer School of Business to “I can tell from observation worked. LaFayette lost his job and to finally leave the program — Best of Black Glasses Spencer’s time with the AF- hear a leader in the fight against that you have something special joined the movement in earnest. and enjoy her retirement — at the The Bill Daniel Student ROTC program is appreciated for segregation speak Tuesday eve- here, and I know it when I see it; “I had a job, but I had a bigger end of the semester. more than her efficiency in man- ning. I can feel it when I close my eyes,” job to do; not just washing pots, Center will host a show- “I wanted mainly some part- aging the detachment’s uniform Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., LaFayette said. but changing the lives of people,” case of movies created by time work,” Spencer said, recall- stock. Cadet captain Brendan one of the lesser-known heroes LaFayette’s life story reads LaFayette said. film and digital media stu- ing her attempts to find a job Djernes, a junior from Westlake of the Civil Rights Movement, like a history of the Civil Rights After Nashville, LaFayette dents from 7 to 9 p.m. once her son was old enough. “I Village, Calif., said he will remem- spoke Tuesday at the Association Movement. It began after an inci- went on to head the Freedom came over, was interviewed by the today in the SUB Den. ber her as a caring mentor and an of Black Students’ 25th Annual dent involving his grandmother Riders in Selma, Alabama with colonel at that time, was hired and This event is free and outlet for confidentially express- Black Heritage Banquet. and the segregated streetcars of the SNCC, and work with Dr. went to work Aug. 21, [1981]. It open to all faculty and ing personal concerns. Students “We chose Dr. LaFayette be- Tampa, Florida. Even now La- Martin Luther King Jr. at the never crossed my mind that over cause of his involvement in the students. felt welcome to share suggestions Fayette remembers how streetcar SCLC in Atlanta. LaFayette vivid- 30 years later I’d still be here.” Civil Rights Movement, and we for improving the program with drivers would often drive off with ly remembers King’s “mountain- Lt. Col. Carl Wooten, first- felt that he would inspire stu- black passenger’s money while top” speech, and the room at the Spencer, who in turn would relay year commander of the detach- dents to use the opportunities they were boarding, and the deci- Lorraine Hotel where King was those concerns anonymously to ment, said Spencer’s expertise was they’ve been given to make posi- sion that would set his life on the staying in Memphis. In that hotel, the commanders, Djernes said. invaluable to him as he adjusted tive changes in our community,” path towards non-violent activ- King charged LaFayette to con- “She’s a nice outlet for students to his new position this year. Daphne McGee, ABS Banquet ism. tinue the work of the movement because a lot of the Air Force stu- “When you have anybody Chair, said. “I said to myself, ‘when I get and institutionalize the philoso- dents sometimes may not want to that’s been associated with a pro- LaFayette has been an advo- grown, I’m going to do someht- phy of non-violence across the go directly to our commanders gram that long, there’s a certain cate of non-violence and active ing about this problem’,” Lafayette nation. After that, LaFayette was if they have something on their amount of comfort in knowing member of organizations such as said. sent ahead to Washington, D.C., mind,” Djernes said. “Sometimes that part of the program is taken the Student Nonviolent Coordi- He made his first steps into and Dr. King was assassinated they’ll go right to her, and then care of,” Wooten said. “We’ve got nating Committee, the Southern activism while studying at the outside the hotel room where he baylorlariat.com she has a big input whenever they 109 students in the program and I Christian Leadership Confer- American Baptist College in ence, and the American Friends Nashville. While there he worked SEE LECTURE, page 6 know they’re going to get the uni- SEE UNIFORM, page 6 Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club WEDNESDAY| FEBRUARY 8, 2012 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Dallas ISD decision slaps teachers in face paychecks. He knows a teacher’s workday doesn’t end when the school bell rings. Editorial And yet he wants to demand even more time from them. The Dallas Morning News states, “The Any Dallas Independent School Dis- [extra] time will be used for professional trict teacher who ever said there weren’t development, planning, professional enough hours in the day probably didn’t learning communities, and tutoring as want to gain extra time the way it was as- determined by the principal and school signed at a Jan. 26 school board meeting. leadership, according to information Teachers in the district will now be from the district.” That’s time taken away from the after- hours work these teachers already have “Demands and disrespect to do — making phone calls to parents, like this don’t make grading, entering grades in their grade teachers want to stick books, making copies, preparing themselves for the next day, completing the around. And who can say endless list of tasks that simply can’t be they will?” done while trying to teach a classroom full of needy children. Now these tasks will be pushed back an extra 45 minutes, on the clock for an extra 45 minutes each further eating into the teachers’ personal day, though the numbers on their pay- lives. checks won’t be increasing accordingly. Demands and disrespect like this That’s a slap in the face for sure. But don’t make teachers want to stick around. what must sting even more is hearing And who can say they will? The Dallas how trustee Edwin Flores sees the teacher Morning News notes that Fort Worth workday. ISD teachers are on the clock for an entire “We’re going to pay for eight hours, hour less than teachers who will be work- we’re going to get eight hours,” Flores ing the new DISD workday. Teachers may told the Dallas Morning News before the very well leave DISD for school districts change was voted into effect. “Our great more respectful of their dedication, dis- teachers work a whole lot more than that.” tricts more respectful of the hours upon Though he did not come up with the hours of personal time they put in for the idea (which appears to have stemmed children in their classrooms. from DISD administration) or vote it in There could have been some gesture on his own, Flores’s sentiments are the of respect made simply by asking teachers ductive, and what would help them to get Those willing to give up so much for the won’t come at this time, when school dis- ones that have stuck. for their input, but that never happened, the most out of their time. scores of children who need them year tricts across the state are struggling with He seems to be saying the board has according to Rena Honea, president of But absolutely no additional demands after year should not be extorted for their shrinking budgets and the cuts that must no qualms about overworking the dis- the Alliance-AFT teachers association. should have been made when compensa- generosity. They should be rewarded. be made — Dallas ISD included. That trict’s teachers without compensation. He There could have been collaboration tion could not be provided. Teacher pay will probably never come does not, however, give any district li- is well aware that they already work much with teachers to find out what exactly Teaching is a taxing profession — close to truly compensating our nation’s cense to abuse its teachers’ dedication, or longer hours than evidenced by their would make their workdays more pro- mentally, physically and monetarily. educators for all they do. It especially take it for granted. Lariat Letters: Rand Paul commends TSA editorial Dear Editor, to revoke our civil liberties while doing I recently read an editorial in The little to keep us safe. Baylor Lariat supporting my recent ac- I am glad to see that the staff of The tions against the Transportation Security Baylor Lariat agree with and understand Authority. I am glad to see editorial sup- my fight for liberty. I pride myself on port in defense of the individual against always standing behind my beliefs, es- the overreaching state. I also enjoyed the pecially my beliefs in our U.S. Constitu- cartoon that accompanied this editorial. tion. The Founding Fathers warned of Ever since the news of my struggle a Federal Government bent on usurp- with TSA, the phones in my office have ing the power, rights and privacy of its been ringing off the hook with calls from States and citizens. In the last nine years, citizens who sympathize with my frus- the Federal Government has expanded tration, as they too feel their liberties the scope of its power at an alarming are being compromised every time they rate, while blatantly ignoring the Con- travel. My office is being inundated with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. stitution. We must defend the individual their stories of assault and harassment from the ever-growing overreach of the by TSA agents. This agency’s disregard of TSA. I thoroughly believe that Ameri- federal government. for our civil liberties is something we are ca can prosper, preserve personal liberty I am proud to be an alumnus of a expected to understand and accept. But and repel national security threats with- University that encourages personal we are tired of being insulted and we are out intruding into the personal lives of its freedom and acknowledges the impor- tired of having our dignity compromised. citizens. tance of civil liberties. If I can ever be of TSA was created in the aftermath of the Every time we travel, we are expected any assistance to you, please do not hesi- 9/11 terrorist attacks, but was it neces- to surrender our Fourth Amendment tate to contact my office. sary? Has it overstepped its bounds? Is rights, yet willingly giving up our rights it respecting the rights of citizens? It is does not make us any safer. And it is in- Sincerely, Esteban Diaz’s cartoon accompanying the Lariat’s Jan. 25 editorial time for us to question the effectiveness furiating that this agency feels entitled Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Spend family time before it’s too late (Hint: Do it now) My sister being here at Baylor ally feels like to be living on my own life for the survival of a fam- though it’s hard being apart, I But I’ve also realized that during my freshman year was a own. ily member, yet we lead our daily know this is where I am supposed sometimes people have to expe- God-sent; I leaned on her for a I was so caught up in all the life too often as if we take our to be. rience things on their own and lot of things. things that I was involved in that family for granted.” Throughout my personal be apart from the people they I’ve always looked up to her I made slacking in my involve- Family has always been and growing experience, I’ve realized love the most to really appreciate and relied on her to guide me ment with the people that mean will always be the most valuable a lot of things about life. them. throughout my life. The transi- the most to me seem acceptable. earthly gift given to me. I’ve realized just how fortu- Sometimes we need some- tion of moving away from home Now I regret not spending I am very blessed to have nate I am. thing to remind us what’s really was easier for me than some more quality time with her while such a supportive and involved I’ve realized that minus my important. freshmen because she was my she was here. family. family, I have lost a major part of I know we are all guilty of this, home away from home. But I am majorly guilty of tak- It’s not that I lost sight of that myself. but don’t take your family for Unfortunately life goes by too ing all the things for granted that lately. I’ve realized how much my granted because you wouldn’t be quickly, and she just graduated grandparents, parents and sisters I just wasn’t making family family means to me, and I have where or who you are today with- early in December. Now she’s all have done for me. one of my main priorities. so much more appreciation for out them. grown up with a job and moved As the late Paul Pearshall, a Baylor has opened so many home. on with her life. No. 1 New York Times bestsell- doors for me, and I am so thank- I realized I took them for Kasey McMillian is a junior And with her gone, for the ing author, said, “Our most basic ful every day for my family’s hard granted, I took time with them journalism news-editorial major Kasey McMillian | Reporter first time I am experiencing instinct is not for survival but for work and support by giving me for granted, and I took seeing from Lubbock and is a reporter for homesickness and what it actu- family. Most of us would give our this opportunity to be here. Even them every day for granted. the Lariat.

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To contact the Baylor Lariat: Follow the Lariat on Newsroom: Advertising inquiries: [email protected] [email protected] 254-710-1712 254-710-3407 Twitter: @bulariat WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 8, 2012 www.baylorlariat.com News the Baylor Lariat|3 Lawyer: Obamacare fails By Trevor Allison However, that amount will be- Staff Writer gin to diminish starting in 2017, and the states will begin pay what The idea of government in- is no longer covered. volvement in health care has a Thompson said he estimates long history of riling politicians. that will amount to an extra “Obamacare,” the Patient Protec- $30 billion over the next 10 years, tion and Affordable Care Act, has or $3 billion per year, the state of been a hot topic in politics since Texas would have to pay the new the previous presidential election, Medicaid recipients. and now, with the 2012 election Per year, that amounts to 37.5 approaching, things are heating up. Matthew McCarroll | Lariat Photographer percent of the state’s annual bud- Jay Thompson, a lawyer with Jay Thompson lectures on the Pa- get. Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, tient Protection and Affordable Care Lucas senior Austin Miller said LLP in Austin gave a lecture to stu- Act Tuesday. he didn’t know much about the dents Tuesday in an effort to make Patient Protection and Affordable sense of the 2,000-page document Protection and Affordable Care Care Act before hearing Thomp- that comprises the act and its im- Act. son’s lecture. pact on our society. When the bill was signed into “I gained valuable insight into The Patient Protection and Af- law, individual states were to re- Obamacare and its implications for fordable Care Act is meant to bring view and approve any changes in everyone, especially in Texas and insurance reform, create minimum rates on behalf of insurance com- from an economic standpoint,” benefit standards for policy hold- panies, but Thompson said this is Miller said. ers, expand Medicaid and reform largely impossible because most Thompson said the act will be Medicare, Thompson said. states do not have laws that allow examined by the Supreme Court The act also includes an indi- them to regulate insurance rates. later this year to determine its con- vidual mandate for every Ameri- The discrepancy between the stitutionality. can that files a tax return to pur- laws, or problems posed by the The Supreme Court will closely chase health insurance, effective lack of them, is part of the reason examine the individual mandate Jan. 1, 2014. the act has garnered the attention to see if it is in agreement with the “Here’s what the promise was: of the Supreme Court. Commerce Clause in Article 1 of we’re going to provide health in- The law also states an insurance the Constitution; the court’s deci- surance for everyone. It doesn’t do company may not rescind a policy sion on this one point of law could that,” Thompson said. for any reason except for fraud. be devastating for the entire act, Another aim of the bill was to Of the 30 million people that Thompson said. lower the overall cost of health receive insurance as a result of “Even Democrats have ad- care, he said, but the law also fails the act, Thompson said 24 million mitted if the individual mandate to meet that goal. to 25 million of them will receive goes, the whole law is going to go,” “It does nothing for the cost of Medicaid. Thompson said. David Li | Lariat Photographer health care or health insurance,” That is, they will not be insured However, White House com- Thompson said. “Somebody pays. by a private insurance company munications director Dan Pfei- Talking Game There is no free lunch.” but instead by an expanding gov- ffer said he believes the act will According to the Texas Depart- ernment program. withstand the Court’s scrutiny. ment of Insurance, more than 50 Under the law, from 2014-2016, “We know the Affordable Care Act No. 32 forward Brooklyn Pope, of the women’s basketball team, and No. 3 forward Fred Ellis, of the men’s basketball team, answered questions from students on Tuesday at the Bill Daniel Student Center percent of Texans will have their the federal government will pay is constitutional and are confident during this week’s “Chalk Talk.” insurance paid by the federal or for 100 percent of the increase in the Supreme Court will agree,” state government under the Patient Medicaid. Pfeiffer said. Museum offers students, staff, faculty chance to create prints DON’T FORGET By Bre Nichols Baylor students who have taken They may select either one or two Reporter printmaking classes carved designs prints to create, and the actual pro- To Take Your for the Valentines on linoleum cess should take less than five min- Thursday, students will have the plates, following traditional print utes, Gilliam said. Prints will be chance to create free handmade making methods. made on two-sided, 4-by-6-inch Valentines for a special someone in One student, Forney senior Es- cards of professional artist-quality their life. teban Diaz, volunteered to design paper. The event is free and partici- “Print-a-Valentine” will take a plate for printing after his profes- pants will also receive an envelope place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the sor approached him in class about for delivering their creations. foyer of the Martin Museum of Art the event. A trial run of the event was located in the Hooper-Schaefer “I tried to go with something held last week and a promotional Fine Arts Center. Students, faculty that related to Valentine’s Day,” video for the event was posted on and staff are invited to drop by. Diaz said about his design. “I just the Martin Museum of Art’s Face- YEARBOOK The printmaking event was in- played with hearts in different book page to give viewers an idea spired by the Martin Museum of ways, and it just kind of came to of what will happen in the print- Art’s current art exhibition, “Ad- m e .” making process. vancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Gilliam said the designs took Supplies for the event are pro- Print making at Flatbed Press.” the printmaking students about vided by the Martin Museum of Karen Gilliam, director of the three or four days to create. Mu- Art, enough material for 250 stu- PICTURES Martin Museum of Art, and Berry seum faculty and the printmak- dents, staff and faculty to make two ! Klingman, professor of print making students will assist those who Valentines. ing, assisted in organizing and pre- participate during the process of “The process is hands-on and paring the museum for the holiday inking the plates and creating the is more personable than buying a event. prints. Valentine’s card from Wal-Mart,” “This introduces people to what Once the participants arrive, Gilliam said. fine art printmaking is all about,” they will be able to choose the de- For more information, visit Gilliam said. sign they want for their Valentine. www.baylor.edu/artsandsciences. Soul food, discussion planned S March 20 - 21 to celebrate Black History Month E By Alyssa Maxwell history and their own individual George’s Restaurant and is free to N March 22 - 23 Reporter churches. all who attend. Soul food refers to Students will also have the op- home-cooked meals with Southern In celebration of Black His- portunity to learn how each church roots that stretch to the early days I tory Month, Food for the Soul — a serves and is active in their com- of slavery. free soul food meal and discussion munity, said Paige Jackson, gradu- “[Soul food] generally reminds about the traditions of African- ate apprentice for multicultural some people of home and com- O Americans — will take place from affairs. fort,” Jackson said. March 24 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Bobo Each pastor comes from a dif- Soul food usually includes Spiritual Life Center. ferent background and will provide dishes like beans, collard greens, R The department of multicul- cornbread, pigs’ feet, fried chicken tural affairs teamed up with the and chitterlings, which are made department of spiritual life to cre- “I think soul food in from pigs’ intestines, among oth- ate the event, which will include a some ways is comfort ers. S panel focusing on the traditions of food that gives us a “I think soul food in some ways the African-American church in is comfort food that gives us a feel- addition to providing a traditional feeling and somehow ing and somehow connects with meal. connects with [the] [the] inner being,” Horton said. Dr. Burt Burleson, the univer- inner being.” Fellowship will be incorporated sity chaplain, will moderate the through the “community around panel discussion. Amanda Horton | Assistant to the table” experience, Horton said, The panelists will include Pas- the University Chaplain in which representatives from both tor Ron English from Greater multicultural and spiritual life will Bosqueville Baptist Church, Dr. interact with students, faculty and Gaylon Foreman from Carver Park the pastors who are part of the Baptist Church, the Rev. Delvin his or her own personal narrative panel discussion. Atchison from Antioch Commu- on how they view history. The department of multicul- nity Church and the Rev. Valda This wide range of experiences tural affairs and the department of Jean Combs from Wesley United will help illuminate the traditions spiritual life intend the event to be Methodist Church. of the African-American church, a unifying experience for everyone Panelists will weigh in on a se- said Amanda Horton, assistant to who attends. ries of 10 questions involving the the university chaplain. The event is free for all students, traditions of the African-American “Our hope is to get them to faculty and staff, though seats are church. In addition, the panelists share their history and experience,” limited. Those interested can RSVP will also discuss how technology, Horton said. by contacting Nancy_Lowenfield@ popular culture and trends have an The food will be catered by baylor.edu. effect on both African-American WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 8, 2012 | the Arts & Entertainment 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Tidewater cites father, Baylor as motivation By Candy Rendon “Well, I usually enjoy the heavi- “Music comes a lot more naturally Reporter er kinds of music like rock, but to me than do the lyrics. Then I’ll something just clicked when I saw just tweak my music to go with the St. Louis senior Brett Allen re- Brett performing. I realized his w ord s .” leased his album “The Beautiful underlining faith, and I wanted to Allen performs vocals, electric Life” last month as part of his ar- serve artists like him [Christians] guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, man- tistic moniker Tidewater. after seeing his talent,” Gales said. dolin and piano on “The Beautiful Although Allen is the driving “Sometimes Christian musicians Life.” He was passionate for music force behind Tidewater, he con- have a hard time getting their mu- while pursuing a film degree at siders his producer Kevin Gales, sic out there with favor, but with Baylor. who handles the recording, to be Brett, I knew he could express “I love Baylor. It had every- an integral part of the project. himself and receive a following.” thing that I wanted in a school. Allen is a film and digital me- Allen explains Gales’ impact I had planned on majoring in dia major, and he has already re- on his music. music, but then a friend told me leased two albums and is credited “Kevin Gales is great,” Allen about how great the FDM [film as both a singer and a songwriter. said. “His resume is insane. He has and digital media] department is,” Allen said his musical interest be- worked with the Dixie Chicks and Allen said. gan early. Fiona Apple, and like everybody. “Who would have thought that “I started playing guitar when I am really blessed to be working this small town in Texas would I was in the seventh grade while with him. He has got a lot of ex- have such great professionals performing during our church’s perience.” working with students? Now I’m services,” Allen said. “Then I de- “At the time we met, he was just so excited that I can work with cided to start my own music when working with hardcore rock mu- music and work with films. It’s attempting to sing.” sic, and he wanted to help me g re at .” Allen says his first encounters pursue something we both didn’t Corey Carbonara is a profes- with public performances scared know. My music is more like sing- sor at Baylor in the film and digital him at first, but when the audience er-songwriter soft acoustic kind media department and Allen said took a liking to his style of playing, of stuff and his was harder, more Carbonara was one of the most his confidence rose. gritty music. Now our music is influential professors during his Courtesy Photo “It’s always been kind of awk- kind of poppy and there is a bit of time at Baylor. St. Louis senior Brett Allen, who performs as Tidewater, has recently released his new album “The Beautiful Life” ward to hear your own voice, but folk mixed in with an attempt to “I don’t want to leave out any on iTunes and other digital download formats. I just kind of tried it. After a while find some balance,” he continued. of the great professors here on I got comfortable with it,” Allen Gales says Allen will go far campus, but I’ve got to say that Dr. wanted to do, he supported me all Allen says when he was creat- the joy felt when accomplishing said. with his abilities as a musician and Carbonara is a terrific man. He is a the way. I would record tracks in ing the album, he did so with the one’s goals. Allen said his first real attempt as a creative person. big reason as to why I am still pur- the basement sometimes, and he intention of making it a personal “For students getting into film at performing outside of his local “He has amazing chops, and he suing FDM here,” Allen said. allows gave me the wiggle room experience for both listeners and or music as their career path, you church was a moment when he can sing. A lot of the time there are “I started writing my first al- that I needed,” Allen said. himself while also examining a must definitely balance your ob- confirmed that his musical abili- guitarists that can play, but their bum before I came to Baylor, but Rick Allen says his son sur- real dilemma within Texas and the servations with people who are ties are, as he describes it, bizarre. vocals just don’t balance out with I released it during my sophomore passed his playing skills within rest of the world. making it while remaining true Despite the awkwardness, he the music,” Gales said. “That’s not year. Being here in Waco definitely three months. “I want people to know that, to yourself. Above all things, you reassures readers that the oppor- the case with Brett. He’s a spot-on helped me venture further with “I love playing music and I despite Baylor’s prominence, we have to get your own stuff out tunity provided him with enough studio guy, but let go of the musi- putting my name on something love playing guitar. When he was are situated within a city of great there,” Allen said. motivation to continue with his cal talent and you have a person for the public to see. I learned to young, I gave him his first guitar poverty. Money is not supposed “Put your works up front for all pursuits. with a unique quality for being take things more seriously. I put and taught him his first chords,” to separate us, but I think that it to see. You’ll never get anything if “The first time I actually played c re at i v e .” things into focus and just went Rick Allen said. has sadly become a large factor for you don’t get out and take a risk. in a non-church locale was at an Allen explains his constant with everything that was moving “Thankfully I’ve been sup- determining the quality of people,” It’s worth the risk. There is a lot of airport layover, of all places. I just concerns with making great mu- with me,” Allen said. ported by my family and friends Allen said. “We are all equals, and compromise, but sometimes it is pulled out my guitar and just start- sic. He says his goals are to first Allen says none of his success for emotional things and I have this isn’t only for those who go to for the better,” he continued. ed playing,” Allen said. “People and foremost to tell his stories, would have existed without his a good guitar to accompany me,” Baylor. It exists all over the world.” Allen’s recent album “The started putting change and dollar then to mold the music. supportive following. Allen said. Allen says he understands Beautiful Life” and his other al- bills into my case. With that kind “Mainstream music is identifi- He said his relationship with Rick Allen reflected on when the difficulty of finding successes bums, “The Seas We Sail” and of joy inside of myself, I just want- able. It just fits. I don’t want to be his dad, Rick Allen, was especially he was first told by his son that within the film and music indus- “The Way That I Want You,” can be ed to do more.” like mainstream music, but at the important. Tidewater would be pursuing its tries and the difficulties students purchased at itunes.apple.com/us/ Allen’s producer and friend same time I don’t want to try to be “My dad is really into music, first album release. face when attempting to pursue artist/tidewater by going to www. Kevin Gales, who still lives in St. something completely anti-main- and he has a lot of music gear. I “I always knew that this is what their passions, but he insists that districtlines.com/tidewater. Louis, said he quickly realized Al- stream. I want my want own voice use to admire all his nice guitars. he was meant to do. I told him it all the rough patches that can More information is available len’s talent as an artist. and style to be heard,” Allen said. When I told him about what I was about time,” Rick Allen said. and likely will be overpowered by at www.weareroxr.com. 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Reporter easier than expected. Overall, head coach Todd “I waited the whole time for one Harbour said he is happy with his for KU Once again, Baylor’s track and guy for pace, but the last lap I think team’s success, but still wants to see field athletes proved they can hold they all fell back except me and more. their own on a national stage. Gavyn (Nero),” he said. “You always have an area you The team traveled to New York Schoenball’s teammate, junior can improve in,” Harbour said. rematch City to participate in the New Bal- Gavyn Nero, ran hard in the last Harbour said he and his coach- ance Collegiate Invitational at the lap to finish behind Schoenball in ing staff are still trying to get the By Greg DeVries Armory Track Center over the second place. endurance runners back to their Sports Writer weekend. Schoenball won his first prime. On the first day of competition, 1,000-meter race in a Baylor jersey “We’re not where we want to No. 6 Baylor men’s basketball the Bears claimed two victories — with a time of 2 minutes, 23.68 sec- be as a team, but we’ve got a lot will take on the Kansas Jayhawks at junior Skylar White in the shot put onds, which shot him to the top of of people stepping up in different 6 p.m. today at the Ferrell Center. and freshman Patrick Schoenball the Big 12 standings. meets. Every week someone else is Kansas is currently tied with Bay- in the 1,000-meter race. The women’s team proved to be stepping up,” he said. lor for second place in the Big 12 White, who already claims the continually spinning out winning With the help of their coaches, standings. Both teams are current- top 10 performances in the shot athletes when sophomore transfer the athletes continue to improve ly half of a game behind Missouri. put in Baylor history, broke her Erin Atkinson and freshman Ra- every week. So what makes the Baylor’s last game against Kan- own school record on the first day chel Johnson both won their events Baylor coach staff so successful? sas was a 92-74 loss at Allen Field- of competition. on Saturday. One hundred and fifteen years house. In that game, every Jayhawk White tossed for 56-10 and au- Atkinson broke her own school of combined experience. Baylor is starter scored in double figures. tomatically qualifies for this year’s record in the women’s weight the only school in the country that Kansas’s Thomas Robinson high- NCAA Indoor Championship. She throw to win the event. has every one of its coaches as a lighted the starters with 27 points also holds tight to her sixth-place This is the third meet in a row graduate of its program. They all and 14 rebounds. Tyshawn Taylor national ranking. Atkinson has broken a school re- ran track for Baylor, and they all added 28 points. As a native German who has cord she set. Atkinson threw for a know what it’s like. To avoid another crippling de- only been in America for a month, mark of 67- 9, keeping her second “We’ve all been through what feat, the Bears need to stop Robin- Schoenball was introduced to Bay- in the Big 12 and seventh in the these guys have been through, so son. lor track in grandiose fashion. NCAA. we know where they’re at and what “You don’t want to give him Associated Press “Seeing New York was amazing Johnson snatched her sec- they’ve got to do. It’s no mystery,” angles, so you want to make him for me,” Schoenball said. ond Baylor win in the 3,000-me- Harbour said. earn everything,” head coach Scott Baylor forward Perry Jones III shoots in front of Oklahoma State guard When asked about his competi- ter run, beating out top runners On Saturday, the team will Keiton Page, left, Saturday in Stillwater, Okla. Baylor won 64-60. Drew said. “You don’t want to give tion at the New Balance Collegiate from Toronto, LSU and Clemson. travel to College Station for the him transition buckets, and then Invitational, Schoenball seemed She finished with a personal best Texas A&M Open, a familiar facil- jumpers as a team, and that’s not “We learned how to play off of rebounding-wise, you just have to surprised by what he had experi- time of 9:28.27, and was followed ity Harbour said he is excited about what we do. That’s not what we each other way better than [we did] make sure that if he does get it, it’s enced. in fifth place by teammate senior revisiting. not from a lack of effort, meaning should do,” Acy said. “We have a before,” Miller said. you’re doing everything you can to lot of different bigs that have differ- Acy said Jackson brought a play block him out.” ent skill sets that we have to take style that really boosted the Bears’ Rebounding will be key in the advantage of and stop settling for offense. Ricky Williams retires from NFL upcoming game. In Baylor’s previ- jumpers. Myself included.” “It took a little while to get used ous game against Kansas, the Bears to [Jackson’s speed]. But just play- By David Ginsburgh tinuing my education, running The with 1,853 yards rushing for the were out-rebounded 36-21. In their ing in practice and open gym and Associated Press Ricky Williams Foundation and Miami Dolphins and received his only other loss, the Missouri Tigers “Thomas Robinson is a stuff, we got adjusted to it. He plays whatever other opportunities pres- lone Pro Bowl invitation that sea- also grabbed more rebounds than different kind of dude. at a great pace. You like it because OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ricky ent themselves.” son. He backed that up with 1,372 the Bears. He’s super good. He’s it gets the defense on their heels, Williams is retiring from the NFL. Williams retired previously be- yards in 2003, giving him what “Thomas Robinson is a differ- but at the same time you almost get Again. fore the 2004 season when facing remains the two most productive ent kind of dude. He’s super good,” exactly what you want a wow-factor just watching him,” This time, however, it appears a four-game suspension for vio- rushing seasons in Dolphins his- freshman Quincy Miller said. “He’s a power forward to be.” Acy said. to be for good. lating the league’s drug policy. He tory. exactly what you want a power for- Jackson will need that speed in The 34-year-old Williams told returned in 2005, then left to spend Although Williams’ last start ward to be.” Quincy Miller | Forward the game. He will be in charge of the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday the 2006 season with Toronto of was in 2009, he enjoyed coming off The Bears now know what they guarding Tyshawn Taylor. Taylor he won’t be back to fulfill the sec- the Canadian Football League. the bench for the Ravens. need to do to beat the Jayhawks. has averaged more than 19 points ond year of a contract he signed in After an outstanding college “It’s been interesting,” he said “We can’t shoot that many jump Baylor maintains that Kansas in the past five games and has only August. Playing as a backup to Ray career at Texas, where he won the in November. “It’s been an adjust- shots this time,” Miller said. “We will see a different team this time turned the ball over four times in Rice this year, Williams ran for 444 Heisman Trophy, Williams broke ment for me, but I love the orga- need to attack the basket.” around. Last time these teams met, the past three games. yards and scored two touchdowns. into the NFL in 1999 with the New nization and I love my teammates Senior Quincy Acy echoed this junior Pierre Jackson was coming This game will mark the 20th He also became the 26th player Orleans Saints. Mike Ditka, then so I’m having a good time. I’m en- message. off the bench. He has since been time the Bears have faced the Jay- in NFL history to reach 10,000 coach of the Saints, traded all the joying myself. Anytime you play a “They were more aggressive named the starter, and the chemis- hawks in Big 12 play. Baylor has yards rushing, reaching the plateau team’s draft and first- and third- team sport, the success of the team than us. We started settling for try has improved. only beaten Kansas once in Waco. in the season finale at Cincinnati. round picks in 2000 to pick Wil- really makes everything better. It’s “The NFL has been an amaz- liams fifth overall. nice.” ing page in this chapter of my life,” Williams spent only three years Baltimore went 12-4 this sea- Williams said. “I pray that all suc- with New Orleans, but during over son and lost to New England in the cessive adventures offer me the 11 years in the league he had five AFC championship game. same potential for growth, success 1,000-yard rushing seasons and “He was great to be around and and most importantly, fun. ... As finished with 10,009 yards on the to work with every single day,” said for what’s next, I am excited about ground. Baltimore Ravens head coach John all the opportunities ahead — con- Williams led the NFL in 2002 Harbaugh of Williams.

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By Chris Tomlinson tions that diluted the Hispanic vot- ities filed suit in the federal district a candidate of their choice. groups complain that despite an In redrawing the congressio- Associated Press ing power,” Luis Vera, an attorney court in San Antonio challenging By comparison, the white pop- 83.7 percent growth in Latinos and nal districts, all of the Republican for League of United Latin Ameri- the Legislature’s maps. ulation in Texas has dropped to 34.1 percent increase in blacks in incumbents found that the Leg- AUSTIN — Last-ditch nego- can Citizens, said Tuesday. Texas Attorney General Greg below 50 percent since 2000, yet Dallas County, the Legislature did islature’s maps kept their homes tiations to save the April 3 Texas In dispute are political districts Abbott asked a federal court in whites still make up the vast ma- not create a single new congressio- and their district offices inside the primary appeared dead Tuesday, representing the state’s most urban Washington to clear the maps as jority of Texas lawmakers. nal district where minorities could newly drawn lines. throwing the state’s messy redis- and racially diverse areas, and the required by federal law, but it de- The Legislature’s maps created win in that area. Not so for three African Amer- tricting battle back to a federal judges must decide to what degree clined. only one new congressional dis- On Monday, Abbott offered up ican Democrats. The NAACP court that must now sort through it’s legal for Republicans to mini- The San Antonio court said the trict where Hispanics are the ma- a compromise that would create released a statement alleging the a widely panned partial deal and mize the influence of Democratic Legislature’s maps cannot be used jority, and redrew only two of the a new Hispanic-majority district Legislature discriminated against pick a new primary date. voters, even if those voters are mi- in the 2012 election pending the 150 state House districts to make running through the center of the black lawmakers. The court had set a Monday norities. trial in that court. them majority-Hispanic. regions. The judges in San Antonio tried deadline for the state and a coali- There is nothing illegal about So now the court must produce The nine groups who brought That was enough to win the to draft temporary maps once be- tion of minority rights groups to the party in power — in this case temporary maps. the lawsuit are all fighting over support of the Mexican Ameri- fore, but the U.S. Supreme Court reach a compromise, but several the GOP — drawing maps that The biggest fight centers on different parts of the map, but as a can Legal Defense and Education determined the judges had not de- black and Hispanic groups splin- give incumbents the edge in order how to add four new congressional group are challenging the design of Fund. But the other groups said ferred enough to the Legislature’s tered at the bargaining table. to maintain their party’s advantage. districts in Texas, though the Leg- 28 out of 36 congressional districts. changes elsewhere in Texas were original redistricting plans. There was no signal that talks However, minorities argue that islature also produced new state The biggest fight surrounds still needed. The San Antonio court then had resumed Tuesday, meaning the by dividing up Democratic voters House and Senate maps. Dallas and Fort Worth, where Re- The other districts in dispute encouraged Abbott and the mi- judges will almost certainly delay into majority Republican districts, Minorities represent more publicans drew congressional dis- are in San Antonio, where Hispan- nority groups to draft compromise the primary at least two weeks as or by packing as many Democrats than 87 percent of the popula- tricts that are largely rural, except ic voters are divided into three dis- maps, but only one of the minority they draw new political maps. as possible into just a few districts, tion growth in Texas over the last for small portions that include ur- tricts, Central Texas where African groups signed off on Abbott’s pro- The minority groups maintain they have given whites a dispro- 10 years, and those groups expect ban neighborhoods where minori- American voters are divided into posed draft. the maps proposed by the Texas portionate and illegal advantage. more districts where they will ties live. four districts and the Texas coast So now it appears the judges attorney general still contain “por- Last year nine groups of minor- make up the majority and can elect As an example, the minority where they are divided into six. will do the job.

UNIFORM from Page 1 Komen exec resigns over Planned Parenthood drama have meetings once a week about not to wear their uniforms during that kind of stuff.” that time — they didn’t want them By Ray Henry from controversy." unfortunately been turned into 2010. She received an endorsement One of Spencer’s favorite mem- to be a target — but that was [a] Associated Press Handel said the discussion had something about politics," Handel from former vice presidential can- ories with the program is how stu- nationwide [requirement]. After started before she arrived at the said. "This is entirely untrue. This didate and Alaska Gov. Sarah organization last year. She said the development should sadden us all Palin, but lost a primary runoff to dents responded during and after that, we had students, male and ATLANTA — A vice president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity was concerned that some greatly." former Georgia Rep. Nathan Deal, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. female, wanting to join our pro- resigned Tuesday, saying the breast Roman Catholic Dioceses had A person with direct knowl- who won the general election. Although the detachment was gram. ... That was a really great cancer charity should have stood encouraged believers not to give edge of decision-making at Ko- Throughout the campaign, placed on lock-down by higher moment for me to see that we still by its politically explosive decision to Komen because it supported men's headquarters in Dallas said Deal accused Handel of being soft authorities the day of the attacks, have really great men and women to cut off funding for Planned Par- Planned Parenthood. last week that the grant-making on abortion. AFROTC saw a spike in requests out there willing to serve their enthood. "I was tasked with identify- criteria were adopted with the Deal repeatedly attacked for membership afterward. country. They’re a great group, so Karen Handel, a Republican ing options that would allow us deliberate intention of targeting Handel over a 2005 vote she took “We were never fearful,” Spen- I wouldn’t trade these 30 years off who opposed abortion as a candi- to move to neutral ground about Planned Parenthood. while serving on a metro Atlanta cer said. “Our students were told for anything.” date for Georgia governor, said she this so we weren't on either side The criteria's impact on county commission to give more was actively engaged in efforts to of you know, pro-life, pro-choice," from Page 1 cut off the grants and said the char- Handel said. BUSINESSES ity's reversal hurt its core mission. Komen Founder and CEO tical problem-solving approach in for local anti-smoking legislation, "I am deeply disappointed by Nancy G. Brinker said she ac- which a community takes control promote community health pro- the gross mischaracterizations of cepted Handel's resignation and wished her well. of its own destiny.” grams and activities and support the strategy, its rationale, and my involvement in it," Handel said in "We have made mistakes in The hypothesis the research- local farmers’ markets. To conduct her letter. how we have handled recent deci- ers studied was established on the the study, the professors studied "I openly acknowledge my role sions and take full accountability idea small businesses, unlike large the data provided by the 2000 Cen- in the matter and continue to be- for what has resulted, but we can- businesses, have more invested in a sus of Population and Housing, the lieve our decision was the best one not take our eye off the ball when community and have more at stake 2007 Centers for Disease Control for Komen's future and the women it comes to our mission," Brinker concerning customers, employees, Obesity and Diabetes Estimates, we serve," he said. said in a statement. "To do this ef- and others, according to the press National Center for Health Statis- The grants, totaling $680,000 fectively, we must learn from what release. The release also said local tics Compressed Mortality records last year, went to breast-screening we've done right, what we've done businesses are more likely to sup- from 1994-2006, the 2002 County services offered by Planned Par- wrong and achieve our goal for the port bond issues for health infra- Business Patterns and the 2002 enthood, which provides a range millions of women who rely on structures, recruit physicians, push Nonemployer Statistics. of women's health care services us." Associated Press including abortions. Under crite- Planned Parenthood spokes- MARRIAGE from Page 1 ria developed by Komen during woman Andrea Hagelgans de- From left, Jeanne Owers, Pat Hale, Kris Martin and Dawn Miefert protest Handel's tenure, Planned Parent- clined to comment. Tuesday outside the Susan G. Komen for the Cure headquarters in Dal- preside over the 13-day trial. The It was the first such ban to take hood would have been disqualified Handel said the now-aban- las. MoveOn.org delivered a petition with 832,000 signatures, and states it wants a commitment from Komen that the organization will continue to fund from future grants because it was doned policy was fully vetted by 9th Circuit held a hearing on that away marriage rights from same- Planned Parenthood in the future. question in December. sex couples after they had already under a congressional investiga- the Komen organization. Its board Some legal observers believe secured them. tion launched at the urging of anti- did not raise any objections when the written heads-up the court The Williams Institute on Sexu- abortion activists. it was presented with the proposed Planned Parenthood and its status than $400,000 to Planned Par- as the focus of government inves- enthood, though not for abor- gave Monday indicates it con- al Orientation and the Law, a think Komen, the nation's largest policy in November, Handel said. tigations were highlighted in a tion services. The Georgia affiliate cluded there is no reason Walker tank based at the University of Cal- breast-cancer charity, reversed The breast cancer charity cited memo distributed to Komen affili- of Planned Parenthood said the should have disclosed his relation- ifornia, Los Angeles, has estimated course after its decision ignited a a probe backed by anti-abortion three-day firestorm of criticism. groups and launched by Rep. Cliff ates in December. money went to a downtown clinic ship status while he had the case. that 18,000 couples tied the knot According to the person, who for services such as cervical can- California voters passed Propo- during the four-month window Members of Congress and Ko- Stearns, R-Fla., to determine if men affiliates accused the group's Planned Parenthood improperly spoke on condition of anonymity cer screenings, testing for sexu- sition 8 with 52 percent of the vote before Proposition 8 took effect. national leadership of bending to spent public money on abortions. for fear of repercussions, a driving ally transmitted diseases and birth in November 2008, five months af- “The circumstances in Califor- pressure from anti-abortion activ- Planned Parenthood says taxpayer force behind the move was Handel, controls. ter the state Supreme Court legal- nia are unprecedented. The state ists. money is strictly separated. who was hired by Komen last year A longstanding law bans using ized same-sex marriage by strik- Supreme Court found marriage "Neither the decision nor the Until Tuesday, Handel had pub- as vice president for public policy federal money to pay for abortions ing down a pair of laws that had equality to be a right of the highest changes themselves were based on licly kept silent about her role in after losing a campaign for gover- except in cases of rape, incest or to limited marriage to a man and a order under the state Constitution, anyone's political beliefs or ideolo- the dispute. nor in Georgia. protect the health of the mother. woman. and thousands of couples actually gy," Handel said in her resignation "What was a thoughtful and Brinker, in an interview with Anti-abortion activists in Geor- The ballot measure inserted the exercised that right before a dis- letter. "Rather, both were based on thoroughly reviewed decision MSNBC last week, said Handel gia praised Handel's decision. one man-one woman provision criminatory initiative took it away,” Komen's mission and how to better - one that would have indeed "did not have anything to do with "I commend her for it," said into the state Constitution, thereby Wolff said. serve women, as well as a realiza- enabled Komen to deliver even this decision." Daniel Becker, president of the overruling the court’s decision. tion of the need to distance Komen greater community impact - has Handel ran for governor in Georgia Right to Life. LECTURE from Page 1 he and LaFayette had spoken just fayette said. Since then LaFayette Colombia, and has most recently discrimination he fought in the ette bound together the struggles forms of segregation stem from the days before. “That’s why I do what has been across the world spread- been invited to train Afghani secu- 1960’s, which he now calls “Child- of minorities, immigrants, women, refusal to treat groups of people I do today, to fulfill the last dream ing the practice of non-violence. rity forces. LaFayette’s life has been ism.” With the occasional cry of the elderly, and third world coun- like children, and without basic that Martin Luther King had,” La- He has helped reform prisons in dedicated to combating the same support from the audience, LaFay- tries. According to LaFayette, all dignity and respect.