Design Details of Baylor Stadium Released at Town Hall Talk
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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheTHURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2013 Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 Out of the park Stepping up safety Works to remember Baylor baseball sweeps Texas considers adding more Students show off their talent in the Dallas Baptist 6-1 at home security to protect attorneys annual Baylor Student Art Exhibition Wednesday night who prosecute violent criminals in the Martin Museum of Art Vol. 115 No. 36 © 2013, Baylor University In Print >> MAKE IT HOT Design details of Get your fix of Indian food. Follow along with the Lariat’s curry recipe Baylor Stadium Page 3 >> ALL IN The men’s basketball team released at gears up to play the NIT championship tonight Page 5 Town Hall talk By Madison Ferril available. Construction on the bridges Reporter to the stadium will begin this summer. Nicholson said he doesn’t know On the Web Students were given the opportu- what Baylor will do with Floyd Casey nity to speak up on Wednesday night at once Baylor Stadium is complete. a Student Government town hall meet- “We haven’t evaluated it yet,” Nich- ing. Attendees voiced opinions and olson said. “Waco ISD I guess built a concerns about building projects such new football stadium about 6 or 7 years as Baylor Stadium, the new business ago, so I don’t know if they have a need hall, and South Russell renovations. for it.” Brian Nicholson, associate vice Nicholson addressed student con- president for facility, planning and con- cerns about safety at the new stadium struction, gave a presentation over the because of its location in relation to In- Baylor Stadium construction and con- terstate 35. cepts for the new business school. “On a general basis, we’re looking Nicholson said designs were final- at cameras around the perimeter of the Play your hearts out ized for the new stadium Friday, even stadium and bright lighting throughout though the stadium has been under the parking lots,” Nicholson said. “As The Lariat captured all of construction since last November. for game day operations, we don’t have the most heartbreaking “We were building certain sections the answer yet. We have some consul- moments of the Lady of it in advance of having the design tants that we’ve hired that help with Bears’ loss to Louisville complete,” Nicholson said. parking and transportation for stadi- over the weekend. Relive The new stadium will provide 7,000 ums across the nation.” the upset. Only on to 8,000 student seats, going from end After discussion of the stadium, the baylorlariat.com zone to end zone on the bottom deck meeting addressed the new business of the stadium. There will be one video building. The new business school will TRAVIS TAYLOR | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER board at the end zone, which will be sit across Bagby from East Village, be- 4500 square feet. tween Third and Fourth Streets. “All the concourses will be wide “We will probably keep the area Viewpoints open so if you go to the restroom or go fenced off for the fall semester,” Nich- Cute as a fiddle to get concessions you can turn around olson said. Three-year-old Emeline Blackwelder takes a violin lesson Wednesday in the Glennis Mc- and see the game,” Nicholson said. A preliminary budget has been set “The cumulative Crary Music Building. Emeline is learning to play through Baylor’s String Project, which Nicholson said an events center and designs are starting. The project introduces stringed instrument playing to children. final exam may could be added to the stadium area later and a boat tailgating area will be SEE TOWN, page 6 not be a reliable measure of the students’ skills and may hinder Senior honored for engineering research students in By Paula Ann Solis were recognized with official hon- gaining real-life Staff Writer orable mentions on March 29. “I am honored to receive an skills. And yet A Baylor senior is joining an honorable mention for the pres- finals are required elite group of students who re- tigious Goldwater Scholarship,” ceived one of the highest honors Huang said. “Applying has al- in most, if not all, in collegiate science. lowed me to both reflect on my of our classes.” Tiffany Huang, a Fishers, Ind., experiences and helped me define senior, received an honorable my career goals.” Page 2 mention from the Barry Goldwa- Prior to applying for the Gold- ter Scholarship and Excellence in water Scholarship, Huang dem- Education Program in recogni- onstrated her interest in research tion of her pursuance of engineer- as a member of the undergradu- Bear Briefs ing research. ate research team for Dr. Jonathan Huang said her main area of Hu, assistant professor in the elec- interest is nanotechnology, spe- The place to go to know trical and computer engineering cifically the field of photonics — department. the places to go a field of study focusing on light. PHOTO COURTESY OF JONATHAN HU “Dr. Hu is great,” Huang said. She said she plans to pursue her Could you be called? Tiffany Huang, third from left, received an honorable mention for her engineering research from the Barry Gold- “He really helps to get his students doctorate and eventually work in water Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. involved with research if that’s Registration for the Sports an industrial or national labora- what they want.” Ministry lunch is open tory. institutions such as Baylor are al- through a campuswide email and ply and see what happens,” Huang Dr. Jeffery Olafsen, associate through April 12. The free The Goldwater Scholarship, lowed to nominate four students said she was skeptical to apply for said. professor of the physics depart- lunch is open to all stu- initiated by Congress in 1986 each year, chosen by a panel, to be what she called the most presti- Of the 1,107 students that ap- ment and Baylor’s Goldwater dents interested in sports in honor of former Sen. Barry considered at the national level. gious scholarship in the engineer- plied for the scholarship, 271 were Scholarship faculty representa- ministry, chaplaincy or M. Goldwater, promotes the ad- Huang heard about the op- ing community. awarded a $7,500 scholarship for tive, said Huang’s involvement in vancement of science, math and portunity to apply for the Gold- “I didn’t think I could get it, the 2013–2014 academic year, related ministry opportu- SEE page 6 engineering research. Four-year water Scholarship in September but I thought I might as well ap- and 200 students, such as Huang, AWARD, nities. The lunch will take place from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. April 16 in the Truett Great Hall. To reg- ister, visit For additional Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email information or to register, By Matt Volz ted the retirement letter. what the order said nor do I know ignation letter or describe what it pleased with the announcement visit www.baylor.edu/tru- Associated Press The March 29 letter comes what Judge Cebull’s motivations said. but hopes to see the results of the ett/index.php?id=94429. after thewere,” Madden said in Wednes- Cebull wrote a letter of apol- investigation. HELENA, Mont. — A Mon- appellate day email. ogy to Obama and filed a com- “The email really called into tana federal judge will retire fol- court’s The council’s order will re- plaint against himself after The question his ability to treat wom- lowing an investigation into an Judicial main confidential during an ap- Great Falls Tribune published the en and people of color fairly, so email he forwarded that included Council peal period, which concludes May contents of the email, which in- we’re happy Montanans will get to a racist joke involving President issued a 17, Madden said. The council will cluded a joke about bestiality and appear before a different judge,” Barack Obama. March 15 make an announcement after Ce- the president’s mother. Abbott said. U.S. District Judge Richard order on bull’s retirement takes effect, he The Billings judge forwarded The complaints were referred Cebull had previously announced the investi- said, but added that he was un- the email from his chambers to to a special committee appointed he would step down as chief cir- gation into able to answer when the order or six other people on Feb. 20, 2012, by the appellate court to investi- cuit judge and take a reduced the Febru- the letter will be released to the the newspaper reported. gate whether Cebull’s email con- caseload, but he informed the 9th Cebull ary 2012 public. Two other groups also de- stituted misconduct. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that email, but A Cebull aide directed calls for manded an investigation, with Kozinski’s statement said the he now intends to fully retire May appellate court spokesman David comment to Clerk of Court Tyler one, the Montana Human Rights committee submitted a report to 3. Madden could not say whether Gilman, who said Wednesday Network, starting an online peti- the Judicial Council in December The appellate court posted a Cebull resigned because of the that Cebull would not have any tion calling for Cebull’s resigna- after “a thorough and extensive Download the Lariat statement by Chief Judge Alex order. comment other than the court’s tion. investigation” that included in- app on your Apple Kozinski on its website Tuesday “The misconduct process is statement. Kim Abbott, the network’s co- device today! announcing Cebull had submit- confidential.