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TheTUESDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2012*Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com A&E Page 4 NEWS Page 3 SPORTS Page 5 On the agenda Mystery at UTPA Take it to the hoop “Star Wars: Episode 1- The Construction workers find Men’s basketball dominates the Phantom Menace” to be woman’s body on South Texas court against Oklahoma State released in 3D Friday college campus Cowboys 64-60 Vol. 113 No. 12 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> Into the studio Lady Bears dominate Oklahoma Uproar artists race to finish recording albums to release Krista Pirtle double digit rebounds in seven of EPs asap Sports Writer the last 12 games. Page 4 Once again the depth of the The best offense is a good de- Lady Bears was evident in 26 fense, even with Brittney Griner. points from the bench, led by >> The good fight In only 29 minutes she was Pope with 11. Women’s tennis suffers two blocks and boards away from “You chose,” Pope said. “Do first loss in match against a triple double, scoring 27 points. you want to play on national tele- national champion The No. 1 Lady Bears contin- vision or do you want to watch on Florida 5-3 ued their reign on the hardwood, national television?” Page 5 defeating the Oklahoma Sooners After losing to Baylor 89-58 in 81-54. Norman, Oklahoma strutted into Besides three free throws the Ferrell Center with no inten- >> Rights disputed Oklahoma went 0-16, unable to tion of letting the Lady Bears get Texas sonogram law stands break the seal on the basket until an easy victory. despite judge’s doubts over 9:14 left in the game. “I think this was our most its constitutionality On the evening Baylor picked physical game of the year,” Mulkey the Sooners’ pockets ten times said. Page 3 and denied the ball’s access to the Despite hard fouls and calls hoop 13. not going her way, Griner was a On the Web Sophomore Odyssey Sims had perfect 13-13 from the charity four steals. stripe, a career high. From these turnovers the Lady “It’s like coach always tells Bears scored 24 points as opposed me,” Griner said. “Cool head, hot to Oklahoma’s nine. g am e .” Griner had eight blocks on In every aspect of the game, the evening and junior Brook- different individuals on the team lyn Pope contributed a pair of are stepping up and fighting hard. volleyball-esque denials herself. “We’re firing at all cylinders,” Sophomore Shanay Washington Mulkey said. also threw in a pair. It has been noted that all the “I remember a lot of blocks,” players in the green and gold Oklahoma junior Whitney Hand would be starting heroes at other Photo of the Day said. division one schools. Mark Scandrette, director “They’re buying into what we The depth is key, but the at- of ReIMAGINE, spoke to teach on the defensive side of the titude coming from the bench is members of Asians for Christ court and taking pride in it,” Bay- what brings the heat to the floor. and Unite on Friday lor Head coach Kim Mulkey said. “It’s fine,” Pope said. “I’ll get baylorlariat.com Behind junior Destiny Wil- there. I’ll continue to play well if liams’ season high 15, Baylor it’s two minutes or one minute. owned the battle of the boards, As long as we win at the end, it Viewpoints Matt Hellman | Lariat photo editor pulling down 51 and the Sooners doesn’t matter how many minutes No. 42 forward Brittney Griner attempts to score a basket while being covered by Oklahoma No. 12 center Jelena Cerina during the game on Monday evening at the Ferrell Center. The Lady Bears beat the Sooners 38. Williams has pulled down SEE GAME, page 6 “I am begging 81-54. you guys and gals alike to get away Baylor sorority party from that so-called gorgeous sun you fights sex trafficking love so much and By Meghan Hendirckson mas to rescued victims of human get indoors where Reporter trafficking in the Ukraine, where it’s safe. Put on A21 has shelters for victims of sex Super Bowl Sunday is consid- trafficking. your geeky side, ered the busiest day of the year The shelters serve as both a or fall by the for sex trafficking in the United safe house for rescued victims of States, according Texas Attorney human trafficking and a transi- wayside to the General Greg Abbott. But the tion home for girls to spend 12 to inevitable victors night before kickoff, 128 Baylor 15 weeks dealing with their past, women gathered to raise aware- embracing their newfound free- in this battle for ness and combat the issue head- dom and learning how to reinte- supremacy: the on. grate into society. Saturday night, the women at- Blair Gulley, A21 Campaign geeks.” tended Pi Beta Phi’s “A21 Pajama volunteer, spoke at the pajama

Page 2 Party.” The A21 Campaign is an party. courtesy anti-trafficking ministry created In 2010, Gulley decided she Members of Pi Beta Phi sorority contribute to the human trafficking awareness drive by donating money and Bear Briefs in 2007. The International Mis- needed to do something about the pajamas to rescued victims of human trafficking. sion Board defines human traf- issue of modern-day slavery and ficking as the practice of deceiv- help give victims a voice. In 2011, shocked to discover how young ing, Gulley said, is to pray. paign, participants in Pi Phi’s pa- The place to go to know ing individuals or taking them she traveled to A21 Campaign’s the girls were many as young as 11 “Praying is the easiest thing jama party wrote letters to women the places to go against their will, and selling, headquarters in Greece to experi- years old. She was also surprised you could do, yet I think it’s one in the A21 shelters in Europe. buying and transporting them ence the ministry’s justice initia- by the high demand for prostitu- of the things we most often forget “We wanted the girls to leave Let’s talk basketball into slavery. tives firsthand. tion, which is legal in Greece. to do,” Gulley said. hopeful, like they could do some- Chalk Talk will feature Participants at the pajama Gulley said when she went One of the most powerful In addition to donating mon- men’s and women’s party donated money and paja- to the transition home, she was ways to combat human traffick- ey and pajamas to the A21 Cam- SEE TRAFFICKING, page 6 basketball from 12:30 to 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Bill Daniel Student Center. Directory goes digital Religion of violence By Rob Bradfield among the faculty. Dr. Philip Jenkins will Staff Writer “For a variety of reasons, we’ve hold a lecture on his lat- decided to convert that paper di- est book “Laying Down The Office of the Provost has rectory into an online directory,” the Sword” from 3:30 to taken the Baylor faculty directory Tiffany Hogue, chief of staff of 5 p.m. on Wednesday into the electronic age. the provost, said. in Kayser Auditorium. This week, the university will According to an email sent The lecture will discuss release the first full online version to the faculty in January, those how Christians can come of the faculty directory. reasons include conserving The directory will feature all paper, saving money and fewer to terms with the more the information available in the staff hours spent printing and violent passages in the print form and up-to-date infor- distributing the hard copy direc- Bible. To attend, you must mation, such as the classes they tory. register at www.baylorisr. teach and education history. The online directory will fea- org or call 254-710-7555. The new directory is intended ture only full-time faculty, and Admission is free. to make finding information eas- will run alongside the current ier and will be organized alpha- online faculty, staff and student betically by department. directory. “It’s the logical way that some- Faculty members will be able

David Li | Lariat Photographer one would ... look for faculty to print the directory by depart- members,” Becky King, associate ment, individually or in full. vice president for information The new directory will not Bend it like Baylor soccer technology services, said. be available to students, but Several Baylor students play soccer outside on Monday in front of the Baylor Sciences Building. The new move will replace the the combined faculty, staff and annually published print version student directory will still be baylorlariat.com of the directory that is distributed available online. Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2012 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Advertisers must step up game to win viewers advertisement to television sets. The Old Spice/Bounce commercial has more than Editorial 2 million views on YouTube, while the Old Spice/Charmin commercial has just “Quiet! A commercial is about to fewer than 500,000 views. come on,” are words rarely spoken by Many wonder whether co-branded television viewers, but every year thou- commercials are the ads of the future. sands tune in to the Super Bowl, some- While the Charmin/Bounce/Old Spice times exclusively to watch ads. commercials have created a commotion, These ads are highly anticipated by not all of the attention is positive. Some audiences and cost companies millions. are irritated with the advertisements and Even after they have aired they have a see the ads as advertisers stooping to new large online presence, where they are re- lows to get attention. Others see them as watched multiple times by millions. being innovative. Viewers expected to be entertained In a time when audiences despise ads by advertisements during the Super and can easily avoid them with the help Bowl, and they were not disappointed of devices like DVR, it is imperative that this year. From Audi’s headlights kill- advertisement agencies get creative to at- ing off an entire vampire party, to a man tract viewers. Surely a co-branded adver- hallucinating a seductive woman upon tisement is better than seeing another pre- viewing a Fiat, to a dog bribing his own- dictable, overly sexualized GoDaddy ad. er with Doritos to cover up a cat murder, To reach target audiences, agencies this year’s ads did not disappoint. and marketing departments need to cre- How often, though, do regularly pro- ate advertisements people want to watch. grammed commercials truly entertain Releasing the ads on YouTube first us? Recently Old Spice and Proctor & caused the ads to circulate and built up Gamble came out with a new co-brand- hype. Now when they air on television, ed advertisement that contains an adver- viewers may stay tuned to watch the ad- tisement within an advertisement. vertisement – especially if they had not The series of commercials begins as seen it before, but heard about it. an ad for a household product such as The Old Spice commercials work be- Bounce or Charmin but is interrupted cause they are unexpected; they do not by Terry Crews for Old Spice declaring depend on cheap gimmicks to draw at- that Old Spice is too strong to stay in its tention. While it is important for ads to own commercial. attract an audience’s attention both on Proctor & Gamble and Old Spice the TV and online, advertisers must re- launched the ads on YouTube last member quality. Let’s hope we see the Wednesday; since then they have gone production of intelligent, creative adver- viral. The commercials were expected tisements during this change in advertis- to air Monday, bringing a truly original ing. Egyptian riot deaths reflect need for peace, democracy Last Wednesday more than 73 people, can turn into a literal Senate. In a New York Times ar- that the police force did nothing do our best not to repeat them. people died in a riot during a soc- warzone so quickly is baffling to ticle describing the incident, Re- to initially quench the violence. Now that Hosni Mubarak is gone cer game in Port Said, Egypt. This say the least. Investigators say publicans go on to explain that The locker rooms in the stadium and the path is clear for peace- tragedy has been dubbed one of that the viciousness of the riot- the bill was passed so quickly turned into makeshift hospital ful reform, it’s time the people of the bloodiest game riots since ers was largely impacted by the because of perceived threats to wards in the middle of the game. Egypt took it in earnest. a similar event in Guatemala in tension between the newly in- disturb the game. This just goes Apparently Egypt doesn’t do any- There will always be scuffles 1996. stated military-led government to show that Americans would thing by halves lately. and bad blood over sporting There have been many such and discontented revolutionar- never miss the fourth quarter of Right now there are families events. But when a scuffle esca- cases all over the world of irate, ies. Further reports say the police the biggest football game of the and friends of 73 people from lates to a massacre, something drunken hoards of fans collec- covering the game did nothing to year, even over a prevalent politi- Port Said who lost someone over fundamental in the society is tively deciding to wreak havoc prevent the violence. cal controversy. a chance encounter or a freak ac- at stake. Whether the Egyptian and violence on innocent by- In contrast to the aforemen- After noticing the striking cident. What was the meaning of government or a crowd of unruly standers over their displeasure at tioned situation, a group of dis- contrast between these two situ- it? Can the Egyptian government soccer fans/revolutionaries be the outcome of a sporting event. pleased union rioters in Indiana ations I couldn’t help but thank justify this lack of humanity? No. at fault, the time is now to start Granted, the two teams in Egypt over the recent passing of the God I live in the United States, U.S. political and social problems thinking and acting like a peace- were historical rivals and soccer Right to Work Act in the state and that our country is stable are nowhere near perfect, nor will ful, democratic nation. It‘s al- is the equivalent of American legislature were suspected of enough to endure political pres- they ever be. Yet there is some- ready too late for 73 people. football in that country. plotting to disturb this weekend’s sures for the duration of at least a thing to be said for the tradition Ashley Davis | News editor However, the fact that a Super Bowl over the issue. The act whole game. It is atrocious that a of democracy we have inherited. Ashley Davis is a junior jour- seemingly good-natured event, was signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels simple game can turn into blood- In Egypt we are seeing the already past its prime. From the nalism major from Killeen and is designed to unite and entertain within hours of clearing the State shed, and it is an even larger crime rebirth of a country in a world past we learn our mistakes and the Lariat’s news editor. Lariat Look around; see how geeks will rule the world Letters Admit it, you’re a geek. You numbers are growing. The nerdy puters and blog about their expe- has to fall under our strict mental Letters to the editor should let loose a giggle of superiority days are coming. Thank heavens riences (Wil Wheaton, we salute handbooks for things. It doesn’t and slide your thickly rimmed I’m on the geeks’ side. you). The whole way social net- help that our favorite movies are be no more than 300 words glasses from the tip of your nose We, as a subspecies, nerdius working is changing is in large “The Matrix” and “Dark City.” and should include the up to your eyes every time you geektoidon (don’t quote me on part due to the geeks and nerds. We are constantly surround- writer’s name, hometown, see the noob attempting his first that) are following the same But what’s not to love? The ing ourselves with geeky things, major, graduation year, file backup on an external hard suit as those crazy chimps from graphic novels, sci-fi movies, because in our own perspec- phone number and student drive. It’s all right; he’ll get it “Planet of the Apes.” Everyday gadgets, motherboards and end- tives, we don’t see them as being identification number. eventually. we get smarter, and our popu- less piles of video games scattered “g e e k y.” Non-student writers should But back to us. We geeks are lation increases. Being geeky is across our desks and shelves We see them as the real-life include their address. going to helm this analogical ship now something similar to being define who we are, right? That version of video-gaming’s down- Letters that focus on an of wacky nerd festivities to victo- cool. Cheeto dust caked on our finger- loadable content, constantly add- issue affecting students or ry and take dominance over this The pocket protectors and tips is attractive, right? ing to this role-playing game we faculty may be considered place called Earth. plaid button ups are in, and Should we be embarrassed call life. In the past being a geek wasn’t Converse is out again out on the about it? Maybe the Cheeto dust. I am begging you guys and for a guest column at the a choice; it was a calling. You ei- streets. We enjoy being consumed by our gals alike to get away from that editor’s discretion. All ther were one of the cool kids More people are out playing endless arrays of flickering fluo- so-called gorgeous sun you love submissions become the because you played sports or you Candy Rendon | Reporter Dungeons & Dragons or going to rescent lights and LED monitors, so much and get indoors where property of The Baylor didn’t play sports and weren’t the comic book store to find that as should any geek. We slouch in it’s safe. Put on your geeky side, Lariat. The Lariat reserves cool. Instead of playing the for- “Hey Ma, are the bagel bites once lost issue of Uncanny X- our beanbag chairs and squint our or fall by the wayside to the in- the right to edit letters for ward on the basketball team, ready?” men missing at home. Friends are eyes through broken frames and evitable victors in this battle for grammar, length, libel and your weekends were spent at Am I right? But that was getting together to watch Adam smile for being geeky nerd people. supremacy: the geeks. style. Letters should be your best friends house making then, when I chose the red pill West Batman episode marathons How will we take over the emailed to: crappy movies on a cheap JVC and went down the rabbit hole with cups of Ramen noodles by world? It’s simple. We are obses- Candy Rendon is a film and of geeky fate. Now, however, the camcorder and playing Star Wars their computer monitors. sive compulsive about every- digital media major from Mc- [email protected] pod racing on a somewhat work- times have changed, and I realize More and more people are thing. From dressing our iPhones Gregor and is a reporter for the ing Nintendo 64. that I am not alone. Our geeky learning to build their own com- to dressing ourselves, every detail Lariat.

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By Jim Vertuno grams, play fetal heartbeats aloud sary and that women may not want Associated Press and describe the features of fetuses to have done. at least 24 hours before abortions. Sparks upheld the sonogram AUSTIN — A federal judge There are exceptions in cases of requirement last year but struck in Austin said Monday that he rape, incest, fetal deformity and for down the provisions requiring couldn't block a Texas law requir- women who travel great distances doctors to describe the images. ing women to have a sonogram to a doctor. He also struck down a require- before having an abortion any lon- Supporters argue the law en- ment that victims of sexual assault ger because an appeals court had sures women will fully understand or incest sign statements attesting ordered it to take effect. what abortion entails and will lead to that fact, writing that the state District Judge Sam Sparks ear- to fewer abortions. was trying to "permanently brand" lier ruled parts of the law uncon- About 81,000 abortions are those women. stitutional, but his latest ruling said performed every year in Texas. But a three-judge panel of the he's bound to follow the direction But a group of doctors who 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals of the New Orleans-based appeals joined the Center for Reproductive overturned Sparks and used its court, which said last month it be- Rights to sue the state argue the law opinion to direct Sparks how to lieved the law to be constitutional. infringes on their First Amend- rule in the future. The New York-based Center ment rights and is unconstitution- The appeals court said it con- for Reproductive Rights said it ally vague regarding enforcement. sidered the law constitutional and will continue to pursue appeals to The doctors claim the law re- sonograms, fetal heartbeats and Associated Press block the law requiring doctors to quires them to perform a proce- fetuses' medical descriptions are Police investigators collect evidence after a woman’s body was discovered near the Science Building on Monday show women images from sono- dure that is not medically neces- important information. at the University of Texas-Pan American campus in Edinburg. Police are looking into the possibility of whether the female fell to her death from the third floor near an outdoor stairwell. Squatter Student found dead claims at UT-Pan American Associated Press "suspicious" death continues. and classes in that building were upscale University officials say Edin- canceled for the day. EDINBURG — A woman’s burg police and Texas Rangers are Students, faculty and staff re- body was found near an outdoor assisting campus police with their ceived campuswide alerts to avoid house staircase early Monday near a Uni- investigation. Identification of the the area. versity of Texas-Pan American woman is pending. However, officials say there was Associated Press campus building. The body was found shortly no imminent danger to the com- In this photo taken Wednesday, Kenneth Robinson vacuums the spacious Construction workers found before 8 a.m. Monday. No cause of munity. for $16 living room of the home he’s occupying in Flower Mound. the body, and the building will death has been released. UTPA is located in Edin- remain closed until at least noon The science building near where burg, about 50 miles northwest of By Nomaan Merchant much money he made from book said they have seen such a spike today as the investigation into the the body was found was evacuated, Brownsville. Associated Press sales or seminars related to his in adverse possession filings that takeover. they've stopped accepting the FLOWER MOUND — Af- He said he started his website claims without prosecutors' ap- ter paying $16 to file a one-page — which describes him as "poised, proval. In a handful of cases, squat- claim to an empty, $340,000 home measured, insightful and wise" — ters entered homes that weren't in an upscale Dallas suburb, Ken- ’ to keep the media and others from abandoned, but left empty for a DON T FORGET neth Robinson moved in furniture, misleading the public about his few days. hung a "No Trespassing" sign in the story. "We just had people making front window and invited televi- "They think some bum off the bad decisions, taking a portion of sion cameras inside for a tour. street came and paid $15 to get a the law and applying it in a way To Take Your He quickly turned into some- $300,000 house by filing a piece of that was not legal," Tarrant County thing of a local celebrity, creating paperwork," Robinson said. "That clerk Mary Louise Garcia said. a website, http://16dollarhouse. is not the case. That is the sum of In one case, an Arlington travel com, where he sold an e-book what happened." nurse came home in September and offered training sessions for Robinson's website says he's to find her locks changed and two would-be squatters. And while real not a lawyer and isn't offering le- TVs missing, according to a police estate experts and authorities say gal advice but has done real estate report. Authorities say Anthony he's misusing the law, Robinson research. Brown came to the front door and appears to have inspired dozens of Real estate experts say he's got told her he had claimed the home imitators who moved into Dallas- the law just plain wrong. and she was trespassing. Fort Worth area homes — some of Adverse possession statutes can When the nurse asked Brown YEARBOOK which were still occupied by their be found in most states, said Brian for his paperwork, he offered to owners. C. Rider, a real estate lawyer and return the home for $2,000, police But Robinson's time in the professor at the University of Tex- said. Brown, who was arrested in house ran out Monday. as. Someone who has openly taken October, does not have an attorney Bank of America wants posses- charge of abandoned land for an listed and did not respond to mes- sion after foreclosing on the home extended period of time — using a sages left on his cellphone. last month, and a judge on Monday driveway on a neighbor's property, Tarrant County constable Clint PICTURES! gave Robinson until Feb. 13 to ap- for example — could try to claim Burgess said authorities have inter- peal or move out. Rather than wait that land later, he said. viewed a handful of people claim- to be evicted, Robinson slipped out But it takes a long time to estab- ing "adverse possession" who said before sunrise Monday, skipped a lish those rights, typically 10 years they spoke to Robinson. The Fort morning court hearing and refused in Texas. Until then, anyone trying Worth Star-Telegram reported to say where he was moving next. to stake claim to a piece of prop- Robinson attended a December "It's been a huge learning expe- erty owned by someone else is just eviction hearing for two charged rience," he said in a phone call with a squatter, Rider said. with burglary. Robinson said then reporters. Arlington real estate attor- he was attending to show support March 20 - 21 On his website, Robinson de- ney Grey Pierson said the law for the couple. S scribes himself as a savvy investor is often used to resolve disputes He says now that he doesn't who's part of a "paradigm shift" between homeowners over drive- want to be an example to others. in which people have taken over ways, lawns or other property with "The truth is I don't want peo- E abandoned homes. shared boundaries — not to take ple to think that they should go Last June, under a law known as someone's house. out there and do anything based adverse possession, he filed a claim It's not clear how long the home on what I did," he said last week. in court promising to pay taxes in Flower Mound was empty be- "Whether they do it or whether N March 22 - 23 and homeowners' association fees fore Robinson moved in. Its last they're not is solely up to them." while living in the house. He kept owner, William Ferguson, bought Robinson hasn't been charged the lawn outside mowed, and the the house for $332,000 in 2005 and with a crime but police said they I front clean. appeared to run into trouble mak- responded to several calls from his Robinson spoke to The Associ- ing payments about three years neighbors. One neighbor, Chris ated Press last week while standing later, according to county records. Custard, attended Monday's hear- O at the front door of the two-story, Ferguson did not have a listed ing and was smiling after the evic- March 24 3,200-square-foot home with a phone number, and the records tion was ordered. backyard pool. He declined to dis- don't indicate where he moved. "We're going to throw a party," R cuss his background or say how County clerks in North Texas he said. Mountain lion attacks boy in park S Associated Press Sunday evening when he was attacked by a "young lion in BIG BEND NATIONAL very poor condition." PARK — Officials at Big Bend The boy's name wasn't re- National Park in West Texas leased. are looking for a mountain Elkowitz says the animal lion that attacked and injured that attacked the boy will be a 6-year-old boy as he walked killed if found. with three other people. Big Bend also made the Park spokesman David El- news as protesters rode burros kowitz says the boy was treat- to the Texas Capitol and deliv- ed for puncture wounds and ered a petition with 100,000 sig- scratches and released from a natures asking an end to shoot- hospital in Alpine. ing the animals in the wild. Rangers began evacuating The Wild Burro Protection trails and campsites early Mon- League’s petition asks Gov. Rick day. Perry to stop Texas Parks and Associated Press Elkowitz says the young boy Wildlife officials from hunting was walking near the park's wild burros in Big Bend Ranch Jennifer Garretson of Waco rides Gam- bler, a mammoth donkey on Wednesday at lodge with three other people State Park in West Texas. the State Capitol in Austin. TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2012 | the Arts & Entertainment 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Uproar artists begin recording albums By Joshua Madden ed Lynch from other Uproar artists A&E Editor like the band Fifth & Fite. “With [Fifth & Fite], they are a Four down, one to go. So far, full band so that means you have four of the artists signed to Up- more instruments and more tracks roar Records have finished record- to work with, but you also have ing with the duo of Paul Whitney more personalities. With Layne, and Colin Laflin, who jointly own you just have to figure out what Transient Workshop in Austin. Layne wants while with a band Both members were involved in you have multiple members with the recording and then split up the different visions that you have to post-production between the two, blend together,” Faulkner said. with Whitney taking the lead on Whitney explained that there Colleyville junior Layne Lynch and were also technical differences of Fifth & Fite while Laflin took the the recording as well, saying Fifth lead with O, Loveland and Trannie & Fite came down to the duo’s Stevens. standard recording studio, which Holly Tucker will be doing differed from Layne, who had al- her recording session in about a ready recorded at a local church. month, said Whitney, a Waco na- “The main difference is that we tive who now lives full time in were working with a band and not Austin and works at the recording just an individual,” Whitney said. studio. Faulkner explained that these “Both of us would be called differences reveal themselves dur- producers, engineer, mixer. It’s re- ing the recording process, saying ally all us,” Whitney said. Fifth & Fite often will bring three Uproar Records artists, as part vocal tracks to a particular song of their deal with the label, have while Lynch may simply have one the opportunity to produce their or two, making it a bit more dif- own individual EP with a record- ficult to merge the various tracks ing studio and have been working and visions for a song. with the duo. Lynch has recorded with differ- Rockdale senior Lincoln ent people in the past, although she Faulkner, the president of Uproar said the first group was on different Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor Records, said the main priority for wavelengths as to what each want- Uproar Artist and Colleyville junior Layne Lynch performs an original song on the grand piano Monday during practice in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts the label right now is promoting ed out of the recording. She said Center. Her EP “Beauty Beneath” will be released on March 21. the EP releases. He explained the that the process of working with process for getting each artist into Uproar was a much more collab- flourishes and while it was really more than the vocals. part of the song,” Lynch said. “He songs, ‘Mine (The Secret Song),’ the studio is different, with each orative process than her previous cool, it wasn’t what I was going for “It wasn’t really what I had pic- [Whitney] said it reminds him of was probably the one that went group presenting its own challeng- recording experiences have been. with the song,” Lynch said. tured at first, but I eventually got fireworks with the drum beats in over best both vocally and in terms es for recording. “It’s the first time I’ve gotten “It kind of made you bob your the point where I realized what she the background.” of recording,” Lynch said. “I had One of these artists is Lynch a recording back and been like, head in a happy way when that’s was going for and realizing how the Lynch said her EP will be called no idea that I could really sound who sings and plays piano. She has ‘Wow, that’s exactly what I wanted not what I was going for. The piano could be the driving force in “Beauty Beneath” after a song she like that, which is something you written many of her own songs and out of this song when I was writing song is vulnerable, but hopeful. the song,” Whitney said. “I’m used had previously written, although don’t really get to experience as performed them for her EP. that,’” Lynch said. It’s about God’s love, so I sent him to the drums being the focus of the song will not actually be on the much when you’re doing live per- “Some of the artists are really While recording, it was a com- back a long list of suggestions and the songs and they are there with album itself and will be released on formances. It’s cool to sit back and heavy in terms of the instruments bination of her vision and the vi- things that I was going for with the some punchy beats, but the piano March 21. actually listen to the song.” that they use, some of them are sion of Whitney and Laflin that song and once it got back to him, is definitely the major focus of her “The whole theme of the album Ultimately, Lynch said how light. With Layne, so much of it is resulted in a song she was happy he took out all of the electronic music.” is that through all the darkness and much better this process had gone light and acoustic. We were able to to call her own, Lynch said, and flourishes and kept in the real Lynch praised the work Whit- under the rough there is this hope- for her than previous attempts to add in some additional strings and talked about the editing process drums instead of having an elec- ney has done with the recordings ful center with Christ as the focus,” record her music. give it much more of a full-band for her song “Hold on to it” as one tronic beat to it.” from their sessions together. Lynch said. “These are songs that I am ac- type sound, which is something example. Whitney said they had record- “Paul just kept sending me up- Lynch said recording music is a tually proud to show people as op- you won’t have heard at any of her “It started about a month or ed the piano and the vocals sepa- dated tracks and we both reached a different experience than perform- posed to the ones I had recorded performances,” Faulkner said. two ago, with the first song he rately with Lynch and that when medium place between our two vi- ing live, and hearing her own voice with other people, which will be Faulkner pointed out this as started on [‘Hold on to it’]. He had they were mixing the songs, Lynch sions for the song and I’m so happy led to some surprises for her. staying forever hidden on my one of the things that differentiat- this idea to add in some electronic had asked to emphasize the piano with it. The piano is now a central “We both agreed that one of the iTunes,” Lynch said.

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A league of her own No. 6 men’s basketball won a Junior Brittney Griner close game in Stillwater, Okla. on became the first NCAA Saturday against the Oklahoma State Cowboys 64-60. This game Division I women’s had a very different feel than the basketball player to eclipse previous meeting against Okla- 2,000 points and 500 homa State that Baylor won 106-65 blocks in a career as the on Jan. 14 in the Ferrell Center. Sophomore Perry Jones III No. 1 Lady Bears beat finished with 16 points and 11 Kansas State on Saturday rebounds. Senior Quincy Acy in Manhattan, Kan. Griner contributed 11 points and 12 re- had 29 points in the bounds. The high scorer of the victory. game was OSU’s Brian Williams, who finished with 23 points. “It helps having experienced Déjà vu for BU track star players who have played in front of Sophomore Erin Atkinson a great environment,” head coach broke the school record in Scott Drew said. “At the same time the women’s weight throw I think they can help the young for the third week in a guys not to get too excited when we have runs.” row at the New Balance Drew also addressed the recent Invitational Saturday in dominant play by Jones. Jones has New York, N.Y. Baylor recorded three double-doubles in track and field finished fifth four games. Over this stretch, he is averaging 18.5 points and 10.5 on the men’s side and sixth rebounds. on the women’s side. Track The beginning of this stretch and field is back in action marked Jones’s return from an an- at the Texas A&M Open on kle injury suffered in Baylor’s game Saturday in College Station. against Kansas on Jan. 16. Since then, Jones’s added ag- gression has been noticed. New season, still rolling “[It’s] definitely the most con- The No. 4 equestrian team sistent stretch he’s had,” Drew said. Associated Press defeated No. 9 New Mexico “If you just go back and watch that State 12-7 on Friday at the Kansas game, once he tweaked the Baylor forward Quincy Acy (4) reacts after sinking a basket in front of Oklahoma State guard Keiton Page (12) in the second half of the game against the ankle we were up three or five and Cowboys on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla. Baylor won 64-60. Willis Family Equestrian all the momentum and everything Center. Equestrian’s next just changed at that point. As a points. In the previous meeting, “Quincy Miller was a phenom- in the Big 12 Tournament and into “Coach prepares us all the time meet is against Oklahoma coach, I probably should have got- Miller finished with 21 points. enal player in high school. He the NCAA Tournament. in practice with our in-the-game State on Feb. 18 in Waco. ten him out because laterally, he “I don’t know if they scouted me saw the ball almost every posses- “It just gives us confidence. I situations,” Acy said. “We have couldn’t move nearly as effectively that well. I don’t know what it was sion,” Acy said. “Quincy Miller has mean, it’s not like we didn’t have confidence in ourselves that we Falling short on the defensive end, and that af- but they took two charges. I guess showed that he has great passing any at first, but it just helps boost will make the right decisions and fects you in a lot of different areas.” ability.” it,” Miller said. not make any mistakes at the end.” Acrobatics and tumbling I’ve got to switch it up,” Miller said. Freshman Quincy Miller has Acy said he is confident Miller Baylor is now 7-1 in games de- Acy said Drew has gotten the The Bears next play on Wednes- lost in its season opener on struggled lately. Miller shot just will pull through this two-game cided by five points or less. This team ready for these close game day at the Ferrell Center against Saturday to Azusa Pacific, 3-11 and finished with seven slump. kind of pressure will help the team scenarios. the Kansas Jayhawks. 269.39-257.4. Baylor next travels on March 4 to face Oregon in Eugene, Ore. and will compete in a tri-meet Odds were long for safety as Super Bowl’s first goal March 11 in Fairmont, W.V. The Bears’ first home meet By David J. Neal ants defensive end Jason Pierre- By the way, it’s the first time the back Da’Rel Scott; linebacker Mark downtown area. The weather was McClatchy Tribune Paul blocked two New England AFC won the toss since New Eng- Herzlich; center Jim Cordle; defen- in the 50s for much of the week, is a March 24 matchup passes in the second quarter alone. land called it correctly against the sive end Justin Trattou; defensive much warmer than usual for this against Maryland at the INDIANAPOLIS — How un- HEADS OR TAILS? Packers in Super Bowl XXXI. tackle Jimmy Kennedy; and offen- time of year in the landlocked Ferrell Center. likely is a safety being the first On Tuesday, Giants coach Tom LAST-MINUTE MOVE sive tackle James Brewer. Midwest. Also, most of the week, score of a Super Bowl? One site Coughlin indicated he would take The Patriots signed defensive EARLY EXIT the polite behavior in which In- taking prop bets had it at 60-1. the ball if the Giants won the toss. lineman Alex Silvestro off their The Giants lost tight end Tra- dianapolis takes such pride was on It had happened only once be- The coin came up tails after the practice squad Saturday night after vis Beckum in the second quarter display. fore Sunday night. In Super Bowl Giants called heads, but New Eng- cutting wide receiver Tiquan Un- to a torn knee ligament when he Later in the week, the mobs of IX, a fumbled Minnesota handoff land, as is its custom, deferred. So derwood, and activated Silvestro crumpled after being chucked by a people downtown grew to an un- at the Vikings’ 10-yard line was New York got the ball to start the on Sunday. defender. comfortable level — local officials accidentally kicked toward the game anyway. New England’s inactives were PRAISING INDY changed traffic patterns for Satur- goal line by Pittsburgh defensive Although that indirectly led to quarterback Ryan Mallett; running After last year’s highway-happy day after an overwhelming Friday Top 25 end L.C. Greenwood. Minnesota the Giants getting a safety to open back Kevin Faulk; running back Super Bowl Week in Dallas — night — and the enhanced secu- quarterback Fran Tarkenton fell the scoring, the Patriots scored be- Shane Vereen; linebacker Gary through snow and ice, too — Indi- rity at the main hotel rankled some Ranked Teams on the ball and was touched down fore halftime, and it was a triple lift Guyton; offensive lineman and anapolis had an easy act to follow out-of-towners. by Steelers defensive end Dwight for them: they took the lead, they former Dolphins starter Donald and the local setup to do it. THERE’S CHAD White. knew they would be getting the Thomas; offensive lineman Nick The city drew raves from the Patriots wide receiver Chad No. 1 Women’s Speaking of Greenwood, who ball to start the second half and, McDonald; and defensive lineman national media for most Super Ochocinco , rarely a part of the of- blocked three passes that day in with the extended halftime, the Gi- Ron Brace. Bowl events, as well as popular lo- fense this season, got his first catch basketball the Super Bowl’s most famous ants would go about an hour with- The Giants’ inactives were wide cal restaurants, being in or close to of the playoffs, a 21-yarder up the pass-blocking performance, Gi- out running an offensive play. receiver Ramses Barden; running the compact, pedestrian-friendly left sideline. No. 4 Equestrian

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No. 6 Men’s By Kasey McMillian close,” Secerbegovic said. “On ev- Basketball Reporter ery court we saw a lot of battling and I thought we had a chance. No. 5 women’s tennis team lost We are the type of team that never No. 7 Softball 5-2 against No. 1 Florida on Sat- gives up and keeps fighting. In the urday at the Hurd Tennis Center, future we might play them again ending Baylor’s nine-match win- so we have to know how to play No. 8 Men’s Tennis ning streak. them.” The Gators won the first two Sophomore Jordaan Sanford doubles matches, but Baylor’s new was defeated 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 by Flori- No. 13 Football doubles combo of senior Sona No- da’s No. 41-ranked Cercone. vakova and freshmen Ema Burgic Then Baylor’s No. 14 Diana Na- pulled out an 8-5 win, playing only kic, senior, had a nerve-wracking No. 14 Women’s their second match together. match, losing 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to Flori- Indoor Track In singles, Florida’s No. 34 Sofie da’s No. 3 Allie Will, giving Florida Oyen took the first-set victory 6-3 its final single points to win the & Field against Baylor’s Burgic but fought match. back in the second match, taking a “We fought hard,” head coach 6-2 win. Joey Scrivano said in a press re- No. 15 Soccer Florida, however, took the lease. “I am so proud of the way third match with a 6-1 win, putting my team fought today. We came up the Gators in the lead. short and we’re going to figure out Novakova also lost in her why we came up short. That’s really No. 20 Women’s first set 6-4 against Florida’s No. the most important thing coming 4-ranked Joanna Mather, but made out of this match, is to figure out Golf a comeback to win the second set w hy.” with a 6-2 win and a 6-4 win in the With the loss, Baylor moved to third, giving Baylor its first point. 9-1 on the season and Florida to 3-0. Follow the Lariat “I was focusing on one point Friday the team will begin on at a time, trying not to think too participating in the ITA National much ahead,” Novakova said. Team Indoor Championships in Twitter (@bulariat) “I was executing well. We try to Charlottesville, Va. The tourna- for updates during treat each team equally so I wasn’t ment goes from Friday to Monday. Baylor thinking who I was playing, just Baylor takes the No. 3 seed in the that it was another match.” bracket, and the Lady Bears’ first basketball Senior Nina Secerbegovic match is against Tennessee at 3:30 home earned Baylor’s final point with a p.m. close win, defeating Florida’s No. Should Baylor win, its oppo- games. 25 Lauren Embree 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. nent in the second round will be “We had to play every point like the winner of No. 6 North Carolina we were going to win, it was really versus Southern California. TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 7, 2012 | the News 6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com TRAFFICKING from Page 1 Bowl ad sparks racial debate thing about sex trafficking instead lows trafficking to happen,” Gar- party and said she hopes other in- of just being burdened by the in- nett said. “Raising awareness about dividuals and churches will stand By Kathy Barks Hoffman woman riding a bike on a narrow Hoekstra GOP Senate rival formation,” San Antonio senior trafficking and really bringing out up against the injustice of human Associated Press path lined by rice paddies. Gary Glenn of Midland struck a Abby Farmer said. the evil of it is shining light in dark trafficking. Stopping her bike, the woman similar theme. “We provided ways that they places.” Griffin is a member of Un- LANSING, Mich. — The por- smiles into the camera and says, “Saving America from the could do something now through Garnett said those interested Bound, an anti-trafficking ministry trayal of a young Asian woman “Thank you, Michigan Sena- Washington, D.C., politicians who local organizations like Jesus in getting involved with Jesus Said in development at Antioch Com- speaking broken English in a Super tor Debbie Spenditnow. Debbie gave us this crippling debt and def- Said Love, participating in a 4K Love can go to the organization’s munity Church that seeks to fight Bowl ad being run by U.S. Senate spends so much American money. icit crisis, Republican and Demo- in March to raise awareness or website, JesusSaidLove.com, and human trafficking locally, nation- candidate Pete Hoekstra against You borrow more and more from crat alike, means Hoekstra and Sta- through the power of prayer.” browse through volunteer oppor- ally and internationally. Michigan incumbent Debbie Sta- us. Your economy get very weak. benow should both get benched,” Dallas junior Natalie Garnett tunities. The ministry will launch next benow is bringing charges of racial Ours get very good. We take your Glenn said in a release. is the communications director She also mentioned other orga- month. insensitivity. jobs. Thank you, Debbie Spendit- In response to the Hoekstra for Jesus Said Love, a ministry in nizations that have Baylor chapters “Human trafficking is an issue GOP consultant Nick De n ow.” ad, the state Democratic Party Waco that shares the love of Christ students can get involved in, in- near to God’s heart, and the people Leeuw flat-out scolded the Holland The scene then shifts to Hoeks- launched a website, hoekstrahoax. in practical ways to individuals cluding International Justice Mis- of God are called to respond to the Republican for the ad. tra telling viewers near a cozy fire, com, as well as a 60-second Web often disregarded by society and sion, Not For Sale and Invisible issue,” Griffin said. “Stabenow has got to go. But “I think this race is between Deb- ad Sunday that shows a 2010 cam- unreached by the church — those Children. The launch meeting is open to shame on Pete Hoekstra for that bie Spenditnow and Pete Spendit- paign ad run against Hoekstra by working in three local strip clubs. McKinney junior BriAnn Dor- the Waco community and will be appalling new advertisement,” De n ot .” GOP gubernatorial rival Mike “Strip clubs are a legal business, ris, a Pi Phi who attended the A21 held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 4 Leeuw wrote on his Facebook page The Hoekstra campaign set up Cox. but it is part of the sex industry,” event, first heard about human in the main sanctuary of Antioch Sunday morning. “Racism and a website, www.DebbieSpendIt- Hoekstra’s hoping to get the Garnett said. trafficking during a social justice Community Church at 505 North xenophobia aren’t any way to get Now.com, that features the ad and same bump from his ad that now- “Pretty much anywhere there’s discussion at Baylor Spiritual Life’s 20th St. things done.” includes Chinese writing, paper Gov. Rick Snyder got with his 2010 a strip club, there’s a demand for Freshman Retreat in 2009. The meeting will begin with The nonpartisan Asian & Pacif- lanterns, parade dragons and Sta- Super Bowl ad portraying himself prostitution. And when you get “It was crazy to think this hap- a time of prayer and worship fol- ic Islander American Vote group’s benow’s face on a Chinese fan. as “one tough nerd.” involved in prostitution, you’re pens even in America and it’s just lowed by a message from Jennifer Michigan chapter said it was It accuses the Democratic sena- Both ads were created by media opening the door for sex traffick- ignored,” Dorris said. “After going Smyer, director of global mission “deeply disappointed” by the ad, tor of “pouring American dollars strategist Fred Davis of California- ing.” Garnett said women who through my education as a social leadership in the Baylor School of noting the Asian-American com- into the Chinese economy.” based Strategic Perception Inc. come out of the sex industry have work major, I’ve realized you really Social Work. munity is a major contributor to Democrats were quick to chal- The new ad is a twist on the a lot of the same psychological can be an effective change agent as Smyer will speak about the is- Michigan’s economy. lenge the premise of the ad, refer- anti-Republican “moving jobs to needs as women coming out of one person.” sue and how members of the com- In 2010, Michigan’s 236,490 China” theme that Michigan Dem- sex trafficking. 2004 Baylor graduate Elizabeth munity can join the fight against Asian-Americans made up 2.4 per- ocrats successfully used against “We live in a culture that al- Griffin also spoke at the pajama trafficking in Waco. cent of the state’s population, up 35 2006 GOP gubernatorial candi- percent from 2000. date Dick DeVos and tried to use “It is very disturbing that Mr. against Snyder in 2010. Disney plans for Latino news channel Hoekstra’s campaign chose to use This time, the focus isn’t on harmful negative stereotypes that Republican businessmen sending By Laura Wides-Munoz cent of the growth in the nation’s “There’s nearly 50 million La- intrinsically encourage anti-Asian jobs to China but on what Hoek- Associated Press Latino population. tinos in the U.S., they do want sentiment,” the group said in a stra says is Democratic overspend- The proposed deal also re- to know what’s going on in Mexi- statement. ing that has weakened the U.S. flects the growing efforts of main- co, Puerto Rico and all over Latin Hoekstra campaign spokes- economy. MIAMI — Univision and Dis- stream media companies to target America.” man Paul Ciaramitaro said the ad Stabenow, who’s running for a ney are in talks to create a 24-hour Latinos. “The major networks don’t cov- is meant to be satirical. Hoekstra’s third term, has pushed for trade news channel for Latinos in Eng- Last year, Fox News added er that news,” he said. Facebook page, which by early eve- policies aimed at China that im- lish, two sources close to the nego- its Fox News Latino website and “It’s hard for those networks ning was getting a barrage of criti- pose duties and penalties on coun- tiations said Monday. Huffington Post now has an on- to go into those issues in depth cism on the ad, snapped back that Pete Hoekstra |U.S. Senate candidate tries that manipulate their cur- Both sources declined to go on line Huffpost LatinoVoices site. because they’re trying reach all those “trying to make this an issue rency and penalize companies that the record because they were not Meanwhile, NBC Universal has of America,” he said. of race demonstrates their total ig- steal intellectual property from authorized to speak. Univision and other Spanish- norance of job creation policies.” ring to Hoekstra’s 18 years in the U.S. companies. The goal would be to begin language networks have provid- On YouTube, the ratings but- U.S. House and the fact that he She’s using the Hoekstra ad to broadcasting before the November “The major networks ed significant coverage of Latin tons on the ad were disabled after joined a Washington-based law raise money for her campaign, presidential election. America for their viewers. it aired. and lobbying firm last year. which already has nearly $6 mil- That would give the network don’t cover that news. It’s Plasencia believes second- and “Democrats talk about race “Hoekstra’s ad is nothing more lion on hand. plenty of time to provide political hard for those networks third-generation Latinos are still when they can’t defend their re- than a hypocritical attempt at a Hoekstra’s campaign is spend- coverage to Hispanics, who are to go into those issues interested in that coverage, but cords,” Ciaramitaro said. “The U.S. Hollywood-style makeover be- ing $75,000 to air the ad statewide considered a significant swing vot- in-depth because they’re they want it in English. economy is losing jobs to China cause the fact is, Pete spends a lot,” Sunday. ing bloc in states like Florida, New “That’s why I think this and because of Stabenow’s reckless Michigan Democratic Chairman It aired in the Grand Rapids and Mexico and Colorado. trying to reach all of Huffpost LatinoVoices exist, be- spending policies. China is reaping Mark Brewer said. Kalamazoo areas before the Super Univision is the nation’s largest America” cause there’s an appetite,” he said. the reward.” “Hoekstra voted for the Bowl began and during the game Spanish-language media company, For Latinos who live in cities The 30-second ad was filmed $700 billion Wall Street bailout and in the Traverse City, Flint, Lansing and it has long prided itself on its Jorge Plasencia | CEO of Republica like Los Angeles, New York and in California and never mentions voted for trillions more in deficit and Marquette media markets, the Spanish-language content. Miami that have large Hispanic China directly. spending before quitting Congress campaign said. The ad is set to run In recent years, officials have populations, local broadcasts It opens with the sound of a to get rich at a Washington, D.C. over the next two weeks on cable acknowledged that in order to been ramping up the partnership often have Latino anchors and gong and shows a young Asian lobbying firm.” TV shows targeted at GOP voters. maintain and expand viewership, between its NBC News division cover stories that are particularly they need to provide content to and its Spanish language network, relevant to the Hispanic commu- GAME from Page 1 second- and third-generation Lati- Telemundo. nity. I play. I’ll get mine.” nos who speak English as their first Jorge Plasencia, vice chair But the national broadcasts are The Lady Bears return to the language. of the National Council of lagging in that type of coverage, he Ferrell Center 5 p.m. to host the Follow us on The move comes in response La Raza and CEO of the Hispanic said. Texas A&M Aggies. Twitter @BUlariat to the 2010 census, which showed marketing firm Republica, which “At the same time, this network Baylor will be sporting the Nike U.S. born Latinos were the fastest includes Univision among its will take our issues and make them Platinum jerseys as its quest for growing segment of the nation’s clients, said he believes that a news mainstream because many other unfinished business continues. Hispanic population. channel in English would fulfill people besides Latinos may be They made up nearly 60 per- a niche. watching,” he said.