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OPINION PAGE 2 ARTS PAGE 4 SPORTS PAGES 5 “The main goal is to unite the Baylor family. Goodbye, Conan Headed to Cuba The way to accomplish this is to involve the O’Brien has finalized a The baseball team is leaving entire Baylor community, as was done at the severance package from NBC to work with and serve beginning of this process.” and will no longer host ‘Tonight’ the youth of Havana

Institute BU in funds talks to cancer build research strength $200,000 grant Stronger awarded for affiliation main various projects point of Baylor, med school By Sa r a Ti r r i t o discussions St a f f Wr i t e r By Sa r a Ti r r i t o St a f f Wr i t e r Baylor has been awarded a $200,000 grant was by the Can- cer Prevention and Research In an e-mail to the univer- Institute of Texas, Wednesday. sity Thursday, Interim President It will be put toward cancer re- David Garland announced pub- search and prevention efforts by licly for the first time that Bay- the university. lor is in discussions with Baylor As s o c i a t e d Pr e s s Baylor’s grant came in the College of Medicine and Texas first wave of awards from the Former Baptist minister Matt Baker, right, leaves the 19th District Court during a break in his murder trial, Friday, in Waco. Baker, 38, was sen- Children’s Hospital regarding a tenced to 65 years in prison for murdering his wife and trying to cover it up as suicide. institute. strengthened affiliation, but not Texas voters approved an a merger. amendment to the Texas Consti- “We believe that such a tution, creating the Cancer Pre- strengthened affiliation could vention and Research Institute be helpful to the University’s of Texas in 2007. continued growth and advance- Over the next 10 years, the Ex-pastor gets 65 years ment,” Garland stated in the e-mail. “Talk of a strengthened institute will be distributing $3 Baker said she was depressed Baker deserves the maximum asleep in the house when he affiliation has encouraged us to billion worth of grants to pri- Matt Baker over their 16-month-old daugh- sentence, and Matt Baker, I can killed his wife. think broadly about some excit- vate companies and academic ter’s cancer death in 1999. But look you in the eye and say be- “He thought no more of them convicted of ing new opportunities for the institutions because of the 2007 authorities reopened the case cause of your heartless, soulless than to murder their mother and wife’s murder faculty and students of Baylor vote. several months later after her conduct, you do deserve a maxi- then erase her legacy with them University.” “The voters of Texas voted By An g e l a Br o w n parents shared evidence ob- mum sentence,” Long said, glar- by convincing them that she However, Garland said there to spend the money on cancer As s o c i a t e d Pr e s s tained for their wrongful death ing and pointing at Baker. didn’t love them enough to stay have been misstatements and research and prevention and lawsuit against Baker. Defense attorney Harold and raise them, that she commit- misperceptions about the uni- CPRIT is making that happen,” When the judge asked if there Danford said Baker “did some ted suicide,” Shafer told jurors. WACO — Jurors on Thurs- versity since word of the discus- Ellen Read, an information spe- was any legal reason why he things he’s not proud of” but Baker, who did not testify day sentenced a former Texas sions got out. cialist at the Cancer Prevention should not be sentenced, Baker reminded jurors that Baker was during the trial, was convicted minister to 65 years in prison for “As word of our conversa- and Research Institute said. “It’s said: “I truly believe in my inno- eligible for probation because late Wednesday. murdering his wife and trying tions with BCM and TCH has an awesome cause.” cence. I believe the jury made a he had not previously been Kari’s mother Linda Dulin to cover it up as a suicide. spread, a variety of the misper- Dr. Kevin Pinney, the prin- mistake in this.” convicted of a felony. He urged told Baker that the family had Jurors deliberated for about ceptions about Baylor University cipal investigator for the grant During closing arguments, jurors to consider Baker’s entire decided to forgive him for the two hours before agreeing on have been reported in the news application, and Dr. Mary Lynn prosecutor Crawford Long — life and activities such as youth sake of the daughters. the sentence for 38-year-old media,” he said. “There also Trawick, co-PI, will use the who previously called Baker a mission trips and his work as a “You took her from us Matt, Matt Baker. He had faced from have been misstatements about grant to help further their re- “murdering minister” — said he Baptist pastor. you discarded her like she was probation to life in prison for our history and current relation- search on new cancer treatment killed his wife in “cold-blooded Prosecutor Susan Shafer said yesterday’s trash ... and you left slipping his wife sleeping pills ship with the Baylor College of agents. Pinney is a professor of cruelty” and seemed to take Baker was dangerous because so many other victims,” Dulin and suffocating her in 2006. Medicine. We are working with Chemistry and Trawick an asso- pleasure in getting away with he still could fool people into said in her victim impact state- The case almost never went colleagues at BCM and TCH to ciate professor of Biochemistry it. believing he was a good person. ment at sentencing. to trial. Her death was deemed a ensure that accurate informa- at Baylor. suicide after a note and sleeping “Folks, I can look every one She said the “best of Matt” was of you in the eye and say Matt his two daughters, who were see GRANT, pg. 6 pills were found by the bed, and see BAKER, pg. 6 see TALKS, pg. 6 Local efforts: Antioch church sends team to Haiti By Ca t y Hi r s t tors, two nurses, one physician medical attention. on the ground there to continue Waco, said World Hunger Farm that will be transported.” St a f f Wr i t e r assistant, one certified nurse “Just left the orphanage their work,” Bonney said. “We is focusing their help on trans- World Hunger Farm is col- assistant, a translator, three wil- where 30 of the 75 kids had overlap the teams so the work porting supplies from the Do- lecting donations to wire down From individuals putting derness survival specialists and died,” Byrd wrote. “I saw the continues uninterrupted.” minican Republic to the areas in to their organization in Haiti, to their lives on hold to organiza- three relief coordinators. rubble heaps where some re- Although they do not know Haiti that were most devastated offset the skyrocketing prices of tions rallying relief, the Waco Dr. Brian Byrd from Fort mained. Awful smells. A few of yet how long they will stay, Bon- by the earthquake. supplies and gasoline. community has banded togeth- Worth is on the team and is up- the kids were in awful shape.” ney said Antioch is assessing the “We have been working in “We are encouraging people, er to ensure Haiti receives help dating his blog with news from Bonney said the team will possibility of sending long-term Haiti for about 30 years and we if they feel compelled to provide from Central Texas. the team’s service. return to the United States early teams to serve in Haiti. have a Haiti counterpart orga- some sort of financial help, to Antioch Church in Waco sent “Finishing up a day of see- next week and Antioch will con- “We love Jesus and we try to nization, World Hunger Relief remember the long-term needs, a team of 15 to Haiti on Monday. ing Haitians previously unseen. tinue to send teams to Haiti. The emulate him and we see from Haiti, and we are mostly try- such as clean water supply and Heather Bonney, the regional Awful injuries. Terrible wounds. teams are also self-sufficient. the Bible he always went to help ing to help them respond to the economic development,” Niller manager of Africa and East Asia We’re making a huge differ- They carry in their own food, the people that were hurting, to crisis in the capital city,” Niller said. “Ultimately those are the and the disaster relief coordina- ence,” Byrd said on his blog. water and medical supplies. All love them and serve them and said, “Our Haitian counterparts needs people are going to need tor for Antioch, said the team Thursday, the team worked of the supplies are either donat- give them hope,” Bonney said. who are there have vehicles, but help with in the long term.” consists of one orthopedic sur- in an orphanage, where many of ed or bought with donations. Neil Niller, executive direc- what they need is money for fuel geon, four family practice doc- the children had yet to receive “We will have another team tor of World Hunger Farm in and money to buy the supplies see HAITI, pg. 6 Moot court members nab national ranking Student Senate By Ka t y McDo w a l l nament’s top seed, on their way the Supreme Court. This week in Student Re p o r t e r to the final round. “They’re learning a skill they Senate, External Vice Presi- “It’s really going to bring take directly to law school,” dent Emily Saultz men- One of the Baylor Under- recognition to Baylor that hasn’t Brogdon said. tioned student govern- graduate Moot Court teams been seen before at the under- In their junior year, the pair ment’s continuing efforts placed second in the national graduate level,” Panneton said. went to the first national quali- to collect Box Tops for J.H. tournament of the American Panneton and Baumann es- fier but lost in the preliminaries, Hines Elementary School Collegiate Moot Court Asso- tablished Undergraduate Moot Baumann said. until Feb. 16. ciation last weekend at Florida Court at Baylor in April 2008, “This year we put our minds Student Government is International University in Mi- but they did not start competing to it, and we won the regional,” also partnering with J.H. ami. until November 2008. Baumann said. Hines for a reading pro- Fort Hood senior Ray Pan- They started the organization Brogdon said students must gram for the elementary neton and Houston senior Erik because they wanted to gain ex- be familiar with more than 20 school students on Tues- Baumann entered the tourna- perience for law school that they cases and must be articulate and day and Thursday after- ment as the southwest regional did not think they would receive respond to questions on the spot noons. champions, competing among from other activities like debate without the use of notes. Internal Vice Presi- the nation’s top 64 teams, and and mock trial. “Moot court is the type of Co u r t e s y Ph o t o dent Michael Wright an- made it to the final round. “Moot court trains you to competition where I don’t draft From left to right, Houston senior Erik Baumann, sponsor Matt Brog- nounced that the Student “For Erik and Ray to have think and act like an attorney as arguments for them to memo- don, and Fort Hood senior Ray Panneton pose for a photo after the Senate will begin the nom- advanced to the final round real- opposed to a debater,” Panneton rize because it’s a fluid exchange moot court team placed second in a national tournament last weekend ination and selection pro- at Florida International University in Miami. ly put Baylor on the map,” Matt said. between the judge and the attor- cess for the currently va- Brogdon, the team’s faculty ad- cant position of President The competition requires ney, the competitor,” Brogdon, ment hosted by Texas Tech in The pair, along with another visor, said. Pro Tempore next week. students to give appellate argu- a lecturer in political science, October, in front of a panel of Baylor team, Keller sophomore Panneton and Baumann ments on constitutional issues said. judges that included former At- Meaghan Nowell and Comfort defeated three other regional Compiled by Katy McDowall before a panel of judges, simu- Panneton and Baumann won torney General Alberto Gonza- champions, including the tour- lating an oral argument before the southwest regional tourna- les. see MOOT, pg. 6

Poor employment prospects for 2010 Ten percent. The nation’s unemployment rate remained at 10 percent in December. Total employment shrank by 85,000. The unemployment rate would have increased were it not for the fact that 600,000 simply quit searching for jobs. The employment outlook for 2010 and beyond is not encouraging. The repercussions for young Americans, including those now in college, are immense. Yes, continued implementation of the Stimu- lus Act will create or save some jobs. On balance, however, Democratic policies are depressing for private-sector job creators. For the geese that will hopefully lay the golden job eggs, 2010 will bring higher taxes, more regulation, greater uncertainty, a shaky dollar, and continued public ridicule from left-leaning politicians.

Dr. John Pisciotta Associate professor of Economics

Palin’s celeb status: not a problem

I am writing in response to “What you may have missed while away” (Jan. 20), in particular the section titled: “Palin joins Fox News team.” The question: “Has Palin’s celebrity overtaken her credibility as a politician?” is posed three- Baylor family suffers from fourths of the way through the article. The author asserts that it has indeed. The question, however, is a false choice. Perhaps in 2000 it was a negative to be a celeb- lack of search information rity going into a presidential election, but Barack Obama’s election last year proved the opposite. The lines of communication between the Editorial Committee and Presidential Advisory Com- Before Election Day 2008, Obama had written Presidential Search Committee and the Baylor mittee are undoubtedly still working hard to and marketed two major books, appeared on the community have been characterized dur- find the best fit for Baylor’s next president, but cover of Time no less than seven times as well as ing the past year only by vague updates and While they regrettably were not afforded these this is merely an assumption since the Baylor appearing on the covers of GQ, Vanity Fair, Men’s promises of progress. privileges (voting seats on the committee were community has not been kept abreast during Vogue and Rolling Stone. After the firing of then-president John reserved for 14 regents), the university gave the process this academic year as promised. Time is certainly not as celebrity-oriented as Lilley in the summer of 2008, the university students and faculty a chance to voice their “We have made it clear from the outset that inTouch. GQ, Vanity Fair and the like, however, began the complex task of finding a new presi- opinions during the student, faculty/staff and we want this search to benefit from the col- definitely lean toward celebrities. dent, pledging all the while to be as inclusive alumni listening sessions in April and May of lective wisdom of Baylor’s many constituen- As August dawned, Republicans and Demo- of university constituencies and as transparent last year — a rare opportunity. cies,” Joe Armes, chair of Baylor’s Presidential crats alike were worried about the mass amount about the process as possible. We were asked The ideas and opinions expressed in these Search Committee, stated in an April 2009 of Obama coverage and the odd mixture of politi- to have patience in this process — an under- sessions do appear to have been considered in press release. “Before we can make any deci- cian, speaker and celebrity that was the nature of standably lengthy and intricate one. This is a the creation of the presidential search prospec- sions, we need to hear from faculty, staff and his public persona. request that the Baylor family could happily tus, released by the university in July. This administrators, students, alumni and commu- The Republicans (rightfully so) saw Obama comply with, given the unfortunate results of prospectus not only outlined the attributes nity leaders who can help define the character vastly overshadowing McCain. While the Demo- hasty decision-making in the past. that our next president should possess, but and qualities of the person we seek.” crats (less rightfully) feared that Obama would The university created a presidential search also gave the Baylor community a solid idea These words rang clear at the time, but become over-exposed by all the publicity. page on the Baylor Web site, which features for whom and what the search committee is since then, have felt more like a public rela- When the votes came in one fact among sporadic updates, but since the beginning of searching. tions promise on the part of the university. We many was clear — that celebrity and politician this academic year, the only update the Baylor While the sessions were a commendable implore the regents to take all the time they are a deadly mixture, at least when it comes to community has been given is that interviews step, dialogue has since become linear, with need to do a thorough job of finding a presi- campaigning. Palin’s celebrity status should not are under way. Administrators told the Lariat the university giving only occasional vague dent who can fit the needs of our university. discount her as a conservative politician or a pos- then that neither the names nor the number of updates. While the search committee is not But we also ask that they honor their word by sible 2012 presidential candidate. interviewees would be released. expected to come out with weekly updates, it keeping us involved as they pledged to do. Rather, it should bolster her chances. While we understand the often-sensitive is reasonable to expect more information than For the faculty, students and board, the nature of the interviewing process, those with we have been given. main goal is to unite the Baylor family. The Jeffrey Vitarius such a vested interest in the university and its This quest started off strong more than a way to accomplish this is to involve the entire Economics, 2011 mission desire a level of transparency that we year and a half ago, and we cannot afford to Baylor community, as was done at the begin- have yet to see. lose steam now. This is a process that takes ning of this process. We want to welcome our Various constituencies, including the the efforts and input of every member of the next president with a cohesive front, and that student government, made an admirable effort Baylor family. can’t happen when the majority of the commu- last year to have an active voice in the search The board of regents, Presidential Search nity is kept out of the loop. process, specifically with voting privileges. Subscriptions Policy

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b y Le l a At w o o d the Episcopal church. as gay marriage and stem cell re- years to settle something. for large quantities of people as a r e p o r t e r Purdy said that it is good for search. It is important to “keep the topic of concern. students to know their denomina- “If we are to be “Most young people wonder discussion going,” Marty said. “Going verse by verse and As Baptists celebrate 400 years tion and its beliefs and to examine why the adults fight over gay This discussion is essential as a making it work is missing in of existence, Martin Marty, Uni- other denominations. stewards, we marriage, and it is important to denominational group of believ- mega-churches,” Marty said. versity of Chicago Divinity School “If there’s another [Christian] need to learn make clear the gravity of these ers seeks to follow the Bible and “I’m friends with some guys professor emeritus and ordained faith that strikes a chord with how to obey the matters,” Marty said. make wise ethical choices. in Aspen who meet and cook Lutheran minister, said Sunday. you, look into it,” Purdy said. “It Seattle sophomore Sam Pome- “It’s like a family reunion. It pancakes, take a chapter of the Young Christians are no longer is good to question anything that commands of roy spoke out against apathy starts happy and you gather, go Bible and you hear the most wild tied to a denomination in their makes your point stronger.” the church and among the general college stu- to the Baptist church sing, do a hermeneutics as they go verse by faith at his lecture on Sunday. Marty also attributed the de- learn how the dent population. long Baptist prayer, and everyone verse and make it work.” Marty’s lecture, “The future cline in denominational adher- “If we are to be stewards, we loves everybody,” Marty said. Marty has written more than of a denomination: Baptists in the ence to Sunday school programs church body is need to learn how to obey the “Then one hour later during 500 articles and published more next 400 years,” was the culmina- that do not teach young people evolving.” commands of the church and the picnic, one kid cracks anoth- than 50 books. tion of Baylor’s year-long celebra- the fundamentals of their de- learn how the church body is er kid in the shin with the base- Though he enjoyed the lec- tion of the 400th anniversary of nomination and the foundational Sam Pomeroy evolving,” Pomeroy said. ball bat. Some more argue about ture, Pomeroy said Marty did not the Baptist tradition. beliefs of these denominations. Seattle sophomore Marty said the Baptist stance grandma’s amethyst, but you adequately cover certain issues. People under the age of 30 are Therefore, Marty said, the on technologies such as stem cell know that they’ll be back next “He didn’t address fam- influenced by their friends more denominational association often understand the impor- research, IVF and abortion will year.” ily, which is our greatest mission than their families, Marty said. meetings and debates are not rel- tance of the controversies in the continue to generate much dis- Marty also warned that the field,” Pomeroy said. “If change Unlike previous generations, evant to their lives. church and how they impact the cussion. danger of treating religion as a is going to happen, it has to start they do not grow up learning Bi- Denominational apathy is not church and the Christian faith as The issues debated will be marketing venture will continue with [college students] the next ble stories in public schools. the only issue happening within a whole. different due to technological ad- to be an issue. generation of families.” New Orleans alumnus Ross the church’s youth. These include what stance the vances and cultural changes. He cited the mega-church Purdy was raised Baptist but once Marty said the youth do not church should take on issues such It usually takes the church 200 trend of “prepackaging scripture” seriously considered switching to GRANT from pg.1 Active Minds hopes to gain charter “My group and Mary Lynn’s University of Texas Southwest- group have collaborated for ern Medical Center in Dallas,” b y Be t h a n y Mo o r e Bond, who is studying high- Dr. Jim Marsh, director for Marsh said. quite a while. We’re focusing Pinney said. “That’s specifi- s t a f f w r i t e r er education student adminis- counseling services and the ad- “It is one thing if a message on the discovery and develop- cally for a part of the project in- tration, said Active Minds is a viser for Active Minds, said that comes from me as a psycholo- ment of new cancer treatment volving tumor imaging. A good Suicide is the third-leading way for students to be reached six years ago the counseling cen- gist. But when students talk to agents that have enhanced se- portion of the grant is being cause of death among 18 to before they do something dan- ter decided to begin outreach students there is often more lectivity for the tumor microen- done here at Baylor.” 24-year-olds and the second- gerous to themselves or others programs for students to raise willingness to listen and hear vironment,” Pinney said. Pinney said the grant coin- leading cause of death for col- on campus. awareness for the issues facing what the message is. That is “It’s a good collaboration cides with Baylor’s mission in lege students alone, according to “Nationwide, mental illness- college students today and for really the idea behind the pro- because we have aspects of terms of both students and so- the National Institute of Mental es are a huge issue,” Bond said, the services that are available to gram. “ synthetic chemistry, biochemis- ciety. Health. “Take Virginia Tech [student them. Active Minds began in 2001 try, and cell biology.” “[The grant] really helps us Baylor counseling services is shootings] for example.We cer- “We really need to not just be at the University of Pennsylva- Trawick said the CPRIT to have the necessary resources tainly wouldn’t want anything in an office building but also be nia by junior Alison Malmon, attempting to bring awareness grant was a good match for the to move the project forward like that to happen to Baylor.” about the business of going out whose brother had committed to this issue by taking part in an research project because the more quickly,” Pinney said. organization sweeping across Active Minds helps spread to students who may not nor- suicide in college a year earlier. project will take research in a “Because we’re dealing college campuses called Active awareness by holding various mally seek us,” Marsh said. Her brother Brian had been new direction. with new potential anti-cancer Minds. events dealing with issues prev- Fort Worth junior Rachel severely depressed for the past “This particular grant is re- agents, it has the opportunity Active Minds is a nonprofit, alent to college students, such Chasse is one of the students three years but had concealed ally for innovative research, to have a wide impact. student-run organization that as sexual assaults, depression, interested in Active Minds and his symptoms from those around that nevertheless is high-risk in “It fits well with Baylor’s aims to raise awareness and re- stress, alcohol, eating disorders said that these programs would him. terms of going in a new direc- move the stigma associated with and sleep deprivation. help students who didn’t know Malmon started Active Minds mission not only in terms of mental illnesses. Bond said even if people they had an issue, get the help as a way to bring awareness to tion,” Trawick said. education for students, but in Austin graduate student don’t feel like they have ex- they need. those symptoms her brother was “This funding opportunity trying to come up with things Kerrie Bond is in the process treme forms of these disorders, “People a lot of times at Bay- hiding and hopefully lead oth- was particularly well-suited for that are helpful for society.” of chartering an Active Minds through Baylor’s resources they lor, suffer silently with depres- ers to receive help before taking our research.” The grant also comes with a chapter on Baylor’s campus to, can get rid of the stigma associ- sion or bipolar disease, because extreme measures. Part of the grant will also cash-match requirement of 50 as she explained, help people re- ated with counseling. they don’t know they have Today the program has be used for collaboration with percent. alize the issue. “When I was an undergrad, it,” Chasse said, “Hopefully grown to include 242 college University of Texas Southwest- Jan Nimmo, assistant “Mental illness is important I was depressed when my par- through this program they can campus in The United States. ern Medical Center in Dallas. vice provost for research, on any college campus,” Bond ents got divorced,” Bond said. find commonality and realizes To get involved, email Bond “The other thing that’s espe- said outside funding agen- said. “So it is important for us “I sought counseling and it was their problems are nothing to be at [email protected] cially nice about this is a small cies have already awarded to get the word out that having great to be able to talk to some- ashamed of.” portion of the grant involves a Baylor the $100,000 required. issues and going through hard one. I wasn’t the only person Marsh also explained that collaboration with a group at things is normal. We want to depressed, stress-eating or upset one of the characteristics of the help Baylor students who are on campus. So I think it is im- program that make it success- going through these issues by portant to get the word out there ful are the students encouraging highlighting the resources we that you are not the only one students. have on campus.” who feels that way.” “Peers listen to one another,”

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Certainly this was not brief reign as host of one of tele- the show's workers. how NBC anticipated O'Brien's vision's longest-running shows, O'Brien's manager, Gavin run with "The Tonight Show" Conan O'Brien on Thursday fi - Polone, said the talk show host playing out when it declared him nalized a rich severance deal with would kick in some of his own the "king of late night" in June af- NBC that releases the comedian money for his staff as well. ter he made his debut as host. from "The Tonight Show" and O'Brien's fi nal "Tonight Show" Ironically, NBC looked to frees him to join another network appearance will be Friday. But he avoid this exact scenario when it in time for the new fall season, an may not be off the air for long. decided in 2004 to make O’Brien NBC spokeswoman confi rmed. The comedian will be allowed host of “The Tonight Show” in The settlement, hammered to work on a competing network 2009. That move, engineered by out over the last week, brings to by September. Jay Leno will be the company’s chief executive, an abrupt end O'Brien's nearly back in his old time slot even Jeff Zucker, was done to keep 20-year career with NBC, where sooner. Leno, who surrendered O’Brien from jumping to Fox. he began as a staff writer for "The Tonight Show" to O'Brien NBC also was betting that by "Saturday Night Live" in the last spring and then was handed 2009 Leno would be ready to exit late 1980s. His separation from his own prime-time show on the the stage and that O’Brien, who NBC includes a payout that will network at 9 p.m., will return to appealed to younger viewers, go down as one of the most eye- late night after NBC's Olympic would be ready to take over. But popping in the annals of Holly- coverage concludes at the end of as his retirement loomed, Leno wood: O'Brien, who has 2 years February. became increasingly unhappy at ASSOCIATED PRESS remaining on his contract, will The costly resolution ends two the prospect of stepping aside Conan O’Brien makes his debut on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” in June 2009. walk away with about $32 mil- weeks of high drama that dam- while still No. 1 in the ratings. lion, according to people close to aged the images and reputations Zucker crafted a quick fi x: give large audience at 10 p.m. to boost triggering a fi restorm of contro- are locked into contracts to run the negotiations who spoke on not only of NBC executives, but Leno a 9 p.m. show, which would their late local news programs, a versy and rich material for other syndicated sitcom reruns in the condition of anonymity because also of Leno, who was painted as keep both comedians in the NBC big revenue generator. Many lo- comedians. 10 p.m. time period. they were not authorized to dis- the villain by many in the media, fold. O’Brien went along with cal stations experienced ratings Now O’Brien is free to decide Meanwhile, Leno, whose cuss the matter publicly. including CBS' David Letterman, Zucker’s “Leno in prime-time” declines of more than 20 percent, his future. Most industry observ- prime-time show ends Feb. 11, Overall, NBC will have to who took numerous jabs at Leno plan when it was announced in and NBC was facing a mutiny ers are betting that Fox, which will face the challenge of improv- shell out $40 million to $50 mil- over the last week. He was also 2008. He moved his family to Los as many affi liates threatened to has struggled in the past to get ing on O'Brien's ratings. NBC lion to close the book on its late- the target of a grass-roots Internet Angeles to prepare to inherit the push Leno to 10 p.m. and run into the late-night game, is his has been trailing CBS' David night drama. campaign to demonstrate sup- late-night institution previously their local news at 9 p.m. NBC ex- next stop. Indeed, O’Brien has a Letterman and is tied with him NBC agreed to compensate port for the embattled O'Brien. hosted by Johnny Carson and, ecutives decided they needed to history with Fox, where he spent in the coveted demographic of the show's staff members, includ- Earlier this week, Leno provided before him, Jack Paar. But Leno’s make a switch and told O’Brien two years as a writer on “The adults ages 18 to 49. During the ing executive producer Jeff Ross. his side of the story on his pro- show at 9 p.m., which launched they were pushing the start time Simpsons” in the early 1990s. last week, O'Brien's ratings have About 190 people worked on the gram, saying he told NBC execu- in September, drew weak ratings of his show half an hour later, to Just last week, Fox Entertainment nearly doubled. Whether the show, including nearly 70 people tives that he was skeptical that a and critiques by TV critics that 11:05 a.m., to make room for Leno President Kevin Reilly expressed backlash against Leno, fair or not, who relocated to Los Angeles prime-time show would work. Leno seemed off his game. at 10:35 p.m. enthusiasm for O’Brien, but the will hurt him when he returns to from New York early last year It was an undignifi ed end to The low viewership level hurt NBC expected that O’Brien network may face a hard sell his old 10:35 p.m. time slot re- to work with O'Brien at the pro- O'Brien's long career at NBC. He NBC’s affi liates, who count on a would go along. But he refused, with its affi liates, some of whom mains a question mark. Baylor students sound off on Domino’s new taste change BY RACQUEL JOSEPH with upbeat music and high- Floyd describes the campaign survey of campus reaction to the freshman Caleb Dameron said of Center for Research and the Cen- REPORTER fi ving employees celebrating a as “a little bit different” from the campaign. his fi rst bite. ter for Professional Selling and freshly baked, “inspired, new” typical “new and improved” slo- Twenty-four students were After some hesitant licks at the associate professor of marketing. By now, almost everyone can pizza pie. As it turns out, many gans that most consumers are fa- asked to rate the three main com- sauce, the advertised hint of spice “[Domino’s Pizza] has made smell what Domino’s Pizza is Baylor students disapproved of miliar with because “[the pizza] ponents of pizza (cheese, sauce, and reduced amount of sauce a dramatic strategy change by cooking ,and it is supposed to be Domino’s just as much as the rest is our core product.” and crust) on a scale of 1 to 10 seemed to be a hit all around. moving from a focus on price and delicious. Sometimes known for of America. By tampering with their bread and comment freely. The most The consensus was mostly, but convenience to competing based lack-luster pizza, the past failings “You would pick up the hard and butter, the company is hop- popular of the components, with not entirely positive and many on quality and enjoyment of the of Domino’s have now been im- crust and the cheese would just ing customers will taste the dif- an average of 8 out of 10, was the students agreed that Domino’s product,” Dixon said. mortalized in a new advertising run. I stopped eating Domino’s ference. crust. Nashville, Tenn., sopho- would now be a consideration No matter what they thought campaign. years ago,” Houston freshman “The problem is, now every more Jake Peterson was particu- when choosing to order pizza. of the pizza’s taste, students are The new campaign features Jasmine Jones said. time people taste [Domino’s] piz- larly impressed. It seems that, among Baylor talking about the campaign. top management’s reactions to Jones is exactly the consumer za, they’ll be more critical,” Dal- “I could eat this crust all day,” students, Domino’s has leveled “It’s a good idea,” Edgard, comments and video clips of the that Domino’s is trying to reach. las senior Jeremy Taylor said. Peterson said. the playing fi eld, bumping them- La., freshman Terrance Nathan American public accusing their Jennifer Floyd, Domino’s market- On Wednesday afternoon, Other students who had man- selves from last-resort cheap slice said, pointing at his friend’s kitchens of producing ketchup- ing leader for Central and South standing around three of Domi- aged to escape the campaign to a taste preference. Which is ex- disappearing slice of Domino’s tasting sauce and cardboard Texas, describes the campaign no’s large cheese pizzas, students were surprised. actly what they were aiming for pizza. “Improvement is always crust. as “a risk [Domino’s] needed to gathered at the Bill Daniel Stu- “The new pizza shocked me; according, to Dr. Andrea Dixon, good and they’re talking about The ad then becomes sunny take.” dent Center for a not-so-scientifi c this crust is good,” Flower Mound executive director of the Keller improvement.”

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Fi l e Ph o t o NCAA rules prohibit you from tak- youth, the Baylor team will also help text of the mission of Baylor Univer- ing an international tour and playing renovate a large sports complex built sity, I don’t know that we could do Shawn Tolleson (above) and the Baylor baseball team will travel to Havana for a six-day games in the 30-day window prior to humanitarian trip. The Bears then turn around two days after their return and begin workouts in Havana by the Soviet Union in the anything more appropriate and more for the 2010 season. your practice starting.” 1980s. in line with what that mission state- Though the trip does not fall dur- “Since they left, it has just basically ment is.” Mulkey, Lady Bears focused on fixing problems before thinking about Mizzou By Ch r i s De r r e t t simply makes one or two passes before homa State and Nebraska squads that Sp o r t s w r i t e r tossing the ball in to Brittney Griner and beat Baylor. expecting a basket. Tomorrow the Lady Bears have a On Wednesday, head coach Kim “Well, it doesn’t work like that chance to respond to a tough loss as they Mulkey was asked at the Lady Bears’ against the good teams when the game’s travel to Columbia, Mo., for an afternoon weekly press conference if she could tied at 48 with seven minutes to go in matchup against the Tigers. In their last talk about the team’s next opponent, the game,” Mulkey said in reference to game the Tigers nearly dropped No. 13 Missouri. The answer was no. the Nebraska game. Oklahoma at Mizzou Arena, falling 62- “I’m not going out today to talk about With teams double- and triple-team- 61 on an Amanda Thompson jumper Missouri with this bunch. We’ve got to ing Griner, the Lady Bears have strug- with nine seconds remaining. go and continue to do some things that gled to respond. Medlock was a com- Mulkey acknowledged the impor- we’ve got to do better,” Mulkey said. bined 2-15 from the field in the team’s tance in rebounding from a home loss Baylor spent due time on focusing first three conference games, while Grif- but also said she cannot predict the on the Tigers (11-7 overall, 0-4 Big 12) fin went 10-26 in those decisions. outcome of upcoming games with her in the latter half of the week, but in the In place of injuries and slumping up- team’s inconsistency. days following a 65-56 loss to Nebraska perclassmen, Mulkey has rotated young- “We are very talented, but we’re just all the attention went to areas of needed er guards, sophomore Terran Condrey not on the same page. We’re wild out improvement. and freshmen Kimetria Hayden and Jor- there right now. Effort (from the players) With a combination of youthful in- dan Madden, into the game in search of is outstanding. But it’s not going to win experience, an injury to junior guard more quality minutes. many ball games against good teams,” Melissa Jones and upperclassmen Kelli While Mulkey says the effort has she said. Griffin and Morghan Medlock strug- been outstanding, building a good team Lady Bears gain transfer gling, Mulkey said the result has been requires cohesion among teammates confusion and uncertainty on the court. that can only be acquired with more The Lady Bears will welcome Des- Freshman Shanay Washington explained time and practice. tiny Williams to their roster beginning some of Baylor’s complexities. “(Being a good team) is when you in the fall of 2010. Williams, a 6-foot for- “During the (Nebraska) game I can can call a timeout and say, ‘Go run this ward, transferred from the University remember times where Brittney was play,’ and all five of them know where of Illinois and is currently enrolled at open, but the shot was open,” Washing- to go.” Baylor. ton said. “I thought, ‘I don’t know; I’ll Defense is still a work in progress Ranked the No. 8 senior by ESPN Sa r a h Gr o m a n La r i a t s t a f f just wait to pass it to Brittney.’” as well. Too often the Lady Bears allow HoopGurlz out of high school, she also | Executing drills and set plays with dribble penetration, Mulkey said, which averaged 4.5 points for the U.S. U19 Women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey displays her frustrations with a call during ball movement is where they begin. she believes resulted in the combined National Team at the 2009 U19 World Sunday afternoon’s 65-56 loss against the University of Nebraska. Mulkey and the No. Right now, in Mulkey’s words, the team 71 3-point attempts taken by the Okla- Championships. 10-ranked Lady Bears travel to Columbia, Mo., Saturday afternoon to take on the Tigers.

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TALKS from pg.1 MOOT from pg.1 tion is conveyed within their re- senior David Matthew, advanced fall into,” Brogdon said, “I didn’t Senior earns service award spective communities.” to nationals. even know what moot court By To r i Li g g e tt high school and was invited to tinuing her education by taking Still, no details on the strength- “I think it’s amazing that was when I helped them out last Re p o r t e r join NSCS her freshman year at classes at Texas Woman’s Univer- ened affiliations have been made we’ve come so far in such a short year.” Baylor. sity-Houston Medical Center. public. period of time when we’re go- The course prepares students Alumna Amanda Beattie re- “My life has been greatly im- Moving to a new city has not “As you can well imagine, the ing up against established teams to participate in moot court ceived the Scholar of Promise pacted by service. I have many kept Beattie from continuing to issues associated with a strength- competitions but does not re- with extensive training,” Nowell Award for friends and memories that I will serve. She is currently volunteer- ened affiliation between three Headed to Cuba said. quire them to do so. The class 2009 for her always cherish,” Beattie said. ing at Hugh O’Brien youth lead- very mature organizations are Nowell and Matthew finished also familiarizes students with service in the “For me, service is much more ership, which is dedicated to de- complex and so we are not at The baseball team is leaving in the top four at the southwest hypothetical appellate cases community. than just helping out. It is show- veloping a community of youth liberty presently to say anything regional, making Baylor one of and allows them to develop the Beattie is ing others God’s love and com- and volunteers who take an ac- to work with and serve specific about our conversations,” only a handful of schools to have capacity for oral argument and one of 29 stu- passion.” tive part in service. Garland said. “I can tell you, how- multiple teams at nationals. analytical legal thinking. dents chosen She was not only an outstand- The National Society of Col- the youth of Havana ever, that we are not interested in “I thought it was overwhelm- “Even for students who aren’t from univer- ing student but contributed to legiate Scholars is an honor soci- any arrangement that would put ing and exciting at the same time going to law school, I think this is sities across service on and off campus. While ety of outstanding freshmen and our campus at undue risk. We are because I didn’t expect to make it an invaluable experience,” Brog- the United at Baylor, Beattie participated in sophomores who have a 3.4 GPA carefully examining the issues re- this far,” Nowell said. don said. States, and the Baylor LEAF program, which and rank in the top 20 percent of lated to a strengthened affiliation Baumann attributed the suc- Brogdon said many competi- the only Bay- allowed her to help children from their class. agreement and will not make any Beattie lor student to Spanish-speaking families with NSCS provides students with decision until we have completed cess to Brogdon’s hard work. tions require students to learn be awarded their English. encouragement and tools to par- our due diligence.” “He has worked hard to get a subject, but moot court is un- in 2009. She also volunteered at Meals ticipate in their community and Lori Fogleman, director of us established in the political sci- characteristically realistic in that The National Society of Col- on Wheels. By applying what she in taking an active part on their media relations, said Garland’s ence department here at Baylor,” students are doing exactly what legiate Scholars awards out- learned in her nutrition science campus, according to NSCS Web letter was the only statement the Baumann said. attorneys are doing. standing individuals for their classes, Beattie helped by packag- site. university would make at pres- This is the first year moot “It was a lot of fun and I dedication in improving the lives ing meals and delivering them. “Service is an especially im- ent. court is being offered as a course, would highly recommend it to for which Brogdon developed anyone in undergrad to prepare of children. To receive such an “Amanda is an extremely portant part of our organization,” award the individual has to com- from pg.1 the syllabus. you for law school,” Baumann hard worker, but at the same time Steve Loflin, executive director HAITI plete 50 hours of youth-oriented “It’s one of the things you just said. she is very compassionate and and founder of NSCS, said. Jimmy Dorrell, executive community service in a 12-month considerate of others,” alumnus “We are very proud to rec- director of Mission Waco and BAKER from pg.1 period, according to the NSCS Bryan Fonville, who worked with ognize members who make an the pastor of Church Under the Web site. Beattie, said. effort above and beyond to help Bridge, said Mission Waco sent “What you did was horrific ... Baker also searched numerous Recognized students are ac- “I was always amazed at how to provide children the building $31,000 to Haiti. and I believe you are capable of pharmaceutical Web sites and al- knowledged on the NSCS Web she was able to balance class blocks they need for a good edu- site and receive a certificate and The money was raised from much more evil.” most bought Ambien online, ac- work and service in the com- cation.” letter. munity. I am not surprised that NSCS is partners with Ameri- a Christian foundation, local do- As deputies led him from the cording to other testimony. “Service has always been an she has been honored with the cas Promise, an organization for nors and Mission Waco’s project courtroom, Baker turned to his Ambien was one of three important part of my life,” Beattie Scholar of Promise Award. She youth growth. Americas Promise funds. mother. drugs found in Kari Baker’s body, said. “During high school I spent was never the type of person to Alliance makes children a prior- Along with Niller, Mission “Love you Mom,” he said. according to the autopsy results. Waco is interested in the long- time volunteering at church, take the recognition, but I know ity by working on an ongoing “Take care of Kensi and Grace.” Shortly after her death, he re- term development of Haiti. leadership programs, local soup that she will be humbled by the drop-out prevention initiative. Jurors declined to comment moved Kari’s pictures and clothes “We have been over there for kitchens and other community honor.” They strive to equip kids with after the trial. and replaced them with photos of 20 years, and when the crisis goes programs. It seemed only natural Beattie is now living in Hous- the tools to finish school and pre- away we are going to be there,” Baker’s attorney Guy James Bulls with his daughters, accord- to continue this in college.” ton, working as a dietetic intern pare them for college, according Dorrell said. Gray had told jurors that Baker ing to testimony. Beattie has been involved at Michael E DeBakey Veteran to the America’s Promise Web “And hopefully people will was on trial only because he lied He also looked at engagement in service ever since she was in Affairs Medical Center and con- site. realize it is the development that about having an affair. rings with Bulls. will be needed down the road.” The state’s key witness was his During sentencing Thursday, Mission Waco is sending a ex-mistress Vanessa Bulls, who four women testified that Baker team to Haiti in about six weeks told jurors that Baker slipped his had made unwanted sexual ad- to drill clean-water wells, repair wife the prescription sleep aid vances toward them, including broken and contaminated wells, Ambien, handcuffed her to the one who complained to police of build up their medical clinic and bed under the guise of spicing up an attempted sexual assault. build a vocational school. their marriage, and smothered Baker also used his church- All of these organizations are her with a pillow after she fell issued laptop and a computer at in need of help from the Waco asleep. a youth center to look at porno- community and Baylor students. Baker told Bulls he typed a graphic Web sites and those for “Number one is pray, we just suicide note and rubbed Kari’s married adults who want to have believe in prayer and really be- lifeless hand over it in case it was affairs, Noel Kersh, a computer lieve it is making a difference,” tested for fingerprints, she testi- forensics examiner, testified Bonney said. “Our team has seen so much fied. Thursday. favor with the locals there and Then he called 911 and said he Several people who knew other organizations, so we want moved her to the floor, dressed Baker as a child or teen called him to keep praying. Number two, her nude body and began doing a “good guy,” and Sharon Rollins if they want to give that’s great. CPR, but witnesses testified that who grew up with him described Their donations will be used with was impossible in the few min- him as charming and flirtatious, integrity and will go far to help.” utes before police arrived. but that she “never took it as an Niller also said giving is an Baker told a police officer that advance.” important way for people to help Kari was fine before he left the Jeanne Lehrmann, a mem- and says fundraising ideas are al- house 45 minutes earlier to run ber of a Baptist church in Riesel Je d De a n | Ph o t o Ed i t o r ways welcome. errands, but in different media where Baker was pastor several “If other people have ideas interviews said she was asleep or years ago, testified that he was a Learning Without Walls for fundraisers and would like to awake. fine pastor. partner with us on that, we would He told the officer that the “I truly felt that he is a man Professor Maxey Parrish lectures his public relations class about interviewing Thursday on the steps be open to that,” Niller said. door from the garage to the house of God,” Lehrmann said, adding outside of Moody Memorial Library. However, Niller stressed that was locked and told others that that she still felt that way and did people with specialized skills, the bedroom door was locked, not believe much of the trial evi- such as doctors or engineers, witnesses testified. dence. should be the only relief staff in Haiti until the initial chaos is over. “It is not advisable to go if you don’t have those skills,” Niller said. “You will be consuming resources other people need to survive.” Dorrell said one of the biggest ways people can help is by genu- inely caring. “The word compassion means to suffer with. It is not just about texting the ten dollars and being done,” Dorrell said. “We forget it. We don’t care. We are apathetic.” Dorrell said that to try and walk in the pain of those in need will transform the way people look at life, and help them learn and grow in unbelievable ways. People can go to www.world- hungerrelief.org, antiochcc. ccbchurch.com and www.mis- sionwaco.org to donate finan- cially.

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