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Page B6 poverty in Africa By Brooke Bailey economic development that Africa has to >> FORGET IT Reporter offer. “The purpose of the forum is to make has no teams in the Africa’s growing economic oppor- Baylor students aware of what is going on NCAA tournament for the tunities will be the center of discussion in Africa,” he said. first time in 36 years this week at the Global Business Forum. It’s not a traditional academic con- The activities throughout the week will ference, where presentations are solely Page B7 provide students the opportunity to get aimed at people in a certain field, Gard- involved in the discussion about Africa ner said. The presentations and lectures with experts from various fields. are designed for any Baylor students in- >> YOUTH JUSTICE Baylor and the McBride Center for In- terested in Africa. School-to-prison ternational Business hold the annual fo- “Even though it’s organized by the discipline system up for rum every spring. This year, the forum is business school, anyone who’s interested reform in Texas titled: “Emerging Africa: Poverty Reduc- in doing something with Africa should tion and Wealth Creation.” come,” he said. Page B3 Most people hear about trouble in Af- The forum started Monday with a film rica, said Dr. Steve Gardner, chairman of screening about 10 companies in Africa the economics department and director titled “Africa Open for Business.” Panel of the McBride Center for International discussions, guest speakers, a dinner and On the Web Business. a luncheon are in the line-up for the rest Gardner said people need to know Info graphic by Monica Lake about the business opportunities and SEE AFRICA, page B8 Bursting the Bubble The Bears may not have made it to the NCAA tournament, but the Lariat still has all the best photos Future student from their run in the Big 12 tournament. Only on baylorlariat.com rentals aim to Viewpoints

“Individuals inspire growth should post By Taylor Rexrode will have its own bathroom, and syllabuses for Staff Writer kitchens will include a refrigera- tor, oven, microwave and dish- the sections and A Baylor graduate is opening washer. Other amenities include classes they’re a new student housing apartment a washer and dryer in the units, community just off the south side a parking garage for tenants and teaching prior of campus. When it opens during guests, an approximately 1,800 to the earliest the fall of 2014, this complex will square foot pool with be near campus, with 718 beds cabana lounges, outdoor barbe- registration date and 257 apartment units. cue areas, an Internet café, a com- so that students The project was developed by prehensive fitness center and tan- 1985 Baylor alumnus Brad Cope- ning facilities. know what they’re land, founder and owner of Co- Copeland said he is glad to be getting into before peland Commercial, who said the back in Waco engaging with Bay- project at his alma mater should lor. they commit. inspire growth within the neigh- “It’s been fun to re-engage That way, once borhood. with some of the faculty and ad- The View, which will be built ministration at Baylor,” Copeland the first day rolls on the corner of Tenth Street and said. “Baylor has been great to around, there are Speight Avenue, is a collabora- work with through this entire de- tive project between University velopment process. We wanted to no incompatible Student Living, Limited Liability make sure we had their full sup- expectations or Company and Copeland Com- port, so I’ve kept them informed mercial, LLC. every step of the way.” surprise expenses.” “I think this project is going to The rent price for the View Page 2 really improve the neighborhood was undetermined at the time of and hopefully provide a catalyst publication, but Copeland said to the gentrification of the entire rents will be “competitive with the area,” Copeland said. market.” Bear Briefs Vertical construction on The Dale McCullough, director of View will begin in April and leas- marketing for University Student The place to go to know ing for fall 2014 occupancy will Living, said producing high-end start in September 2013. the places to go student living with an awareness Travis Taylor | Lariat Photographer Students will have options for of cost is part of the company’s Pinkies up one-, two- and four-bedroom mission. units. These units will be fully Diane Gottsman will “Our mission is to provide Flip and fly furnished with a bureau, desk and exceptional student living at the present a professional full-sized beds for each room, as best value we possibly can,” Mc- networking dinner at Colorado Springs, Colo., freshman Josh Lewis does tricks on his skateboard Monday on Baylor well as a flat-screen television, a Cullough said. “We are well aware 6 p.m. March 25 in the Avenue. Skateboarding has become a preferred means of transportation and entertainment among sofa, end tables and a coffee table students in the past few years, possibly due to the increase in gas prices. Barfield Drawing Room in the living room. Each bedroom SEE RENTS, page B8 of the Bill Daniel Student Center. Students will learn professional dining and etiquette skills and get the chance to network StuGov applications now with recruiters. The registration fee is $5. For more information and to register, visit available to BU students www.hireabear.com. By Phillip Ericksen en me a great opportunity to rep- voice my views and to voice my Reporter resent my fellow classmen, as well constituents’ views,” San Antonio as to work with administration to junior senator Grant Senter said. Applications are now available find common ground on issues “Student government gives you to join student government elec- pertaining to student needs.” the chance to voice other students’ tions. They can be found at www. Student government also pro- opinions to build a better Baylor Baylor.edu/sg and are due by 5 vides an opportunity for students and to build a better Waco.” p.m. March 28. Applications are to come together while serving All student body, senate and also available in the student gov- the greater student body. All stu- class officer positions are open for ernment office in the first floor of dents are eligible to apply. applications. For more informa- the Student Union Building. Ap- As stated in the Student Body tion on any of the positions, refer plications can be turned in to the Constitution, officer duties in- to the Student Body Constitution. student government office. clude acting as a spokesperson to “I really encourage everyone Matt Hellman | Lariat photo editor Download the Lariat “It’s a great way to represent students and helping plan proj- to give it a try,” Bell said. “This is In fall of 2014, a new 257-unit apartment complex called The View will be app on your iPhone the students,” San Antonio junior ects. an exciting time for Baylor.” constructed at the corner of 10th Street and Speight Avenue where the or iPad today! senator Stephen Bell said. “It’s giv- “It’s given me a platform to Varsity Square apartments once stood. Rounding up campus news since 1900 TheLariat Best Student Newspaper three years running | Houston Press Club TUESDAY | MARCH 19, 2013 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Students need syllabuses before registration est registration date so that students require out-of-class commitments know what they’re getting into be- they can’t make. A syllabus for each Editorial fore they commit. That way, once course posted before the start of the the first day rolls around, there are semester will warn students before no incompatible expectations or they commit and should contain One of the most stressful parts surprise expenses. the basic requirements. of the semester is registering for Because every teacher is dif- It should also warn students of classes. ferent, this means that even intro any expenses not covered in the Registering has several parts: courses are going to be different list of required texts, art supplies, first you meet with your adviser, from one another. A brief, one-size- for example, which can be expen- or advisers if you’re in certain pro- fits-all-class description can’t possi- sive. These expenses should not be grams, then you must stalk Bear- bly do any course justice. sprung on students at the beginning web carefully to see what times Take a basic English class, for of the semester — not after they’ve and professors are available for the example. Some professors will focus already taken out financial aid and classes you need. Maybe you check more on writing and require lots of may need to live on a tight budget. out the reputation of your potential essays, while others will focus on Letting students know what professors online at sites like rate- reading and discussion. Depending they get into beforehand can only myprofessors.com. on a student’s learning style, he or benefit students, professors and Once you hammer out your per- she could excel with one of these administrators. Fewer students will fect schedule and register, it should teaching styles and crash and burn need to drop courses, having a good be smooth sailing from there, right? with another. It would be greatly idea of the course requirements and Wrong. beneficial to students if some ba- costs upfront. Think about it, stu- Although brief descriptions are sic syllabus was offered with each dents: You won’t have to scramble offered for classes prior to registra- course. to fill the necessary hours left by a tion, students don’t have access to Futhermore, many courses at dropped course. anything like a syllabus before the Baylor require outside activities So please, Baylor, reconsider semester starts. There is nothing that take up time that many stu- your system of syllabuses. more frustrating than taking all this dents have already devoted to other Please offer students a detailed time to sift through the thousands things. Because many students al- calendar and syllabus that tell us ex- of classes and sections of classes ready dedicate their out-of-class actly what is required in the way of that Baylor offers only to get into time to work, sports, volunteering, course materials, outside activities class the first day and find out the etc., it can be hard to rearrange and class content before we commit class description you saw before schedules for last-minute class re- to a class. you started class was severely mis- quirements. The best way to prepare This will allow students to ad- leading. students is to let them know ahead equately prepare for the semester and Instructors should post sylla- of time — before the start of the se- not have to scramble at the last min- buses for the sections and classes mester. That way, students can alter ute to figure out how to succeed in a they’re teaching prior to the earli- work schedules or avoid classes that course they weren’t equipped for.

Correction In the article titled, “Blinded dents to stand for 27 hours. The The Lariat regrets the error. Combs envisions goal for to spark discussion on diversity event is happening over a span of at BU,” which ran on March 8, 27 hours and there will be speak- The Baylor Lariat is committed the date of the Tunnel of Op- ers, musicians and games during to ensuring fair and accurate pression should be Wednesday this time-span. reporting and will correct errors government transparency March 20. Students can come and go as of substance on Page 2. Also, Baylor International they please. Students can partici- Corrections can be submit- Government transparency may it sounded an awful lot like the level.” Within six months, she had Justice Mission and Student pate for as little or long as they ted to the editor by sending an often seem to be an elusive ideal. themes in ‘Atlas Shrugged,’” Combs done the same for all state agencies. Government would like to clar- like to donate to the cause. e-mail to Lariat_letters@baylor. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, told me. “This particular govern- The first hearings on her new ify that they are not asking stu- edu or by calling 254-710-1712. however, is leading the way toward ment seems to really have it in for proposals, House Bill 14 and Sen- achieving this goal with common- business, seems to have it in for ate Bill 14, took place yesterday. sense solutions and a bold vision. risk-takers, seems to have it in for The leading opposition to the bills I had an opportunity to inter- people in the private sector.” comes from local governments cit- view Combs before she spoke on a When government oppresses ing difficulties in posting the infor- ESPN highlights unequally panel at the Conservative Political business and demands higher mation. To dispel these criticisms, Action Conference (CPAC) titled taxes, citizens have a very diffi- Combs is implementing innovative Sports media is dominated by than the Lakers. In fact, more than cessful pasts and high expectations “Has Atlas Shrugged? Business cult time finding out where their strategies. She incorporates the use ESPN. Its round-the-clock cover- half of the league has better playoff that aren’t panning out. in America.” “Atlas Shrugged,” a money goes. Combs wants this to of Facebook and offers free website age on Sportscenter, paired with its chances, yet none of these teams Their former coach, former famous, influential book by phi- change. design for any local government engaging talk shows, such as “First get the media attention they de- Cavaliers coach Mike Brown, was losopher Ayn Rand, describes the She is fighting for a revolution- that needs help preparing the in- Take” and “Pardon the Interrup- serve. fired after only a few games and dangerous consequences in a so- ary program that will require lo- formation. “It is inexcusable in tion,” constantly serves multitudes This leads us to the obvious replaced by Mike D’Antoni, an of- ciety that demonizes business and cal governments in Texas to post 2013 that we cannot find out about of sports fans around the world. question: Why do the Lakers get so fensive guru. financial success. John Galt, the information online about how tax every single tax dime,” she said. Though ESPN has always been much attention? Though the storylines seem hero, finally stands up to the op- revenue is spent. Data regarding With these transformative new my go-to channel when turning on Los Angeles is a big media mar- countless, any other struggling, pression by starting a new society education spending, local debt ob- programs, Combs hopes other states the TV, lately it’s been disappoint- ket. It’s a hotbed of Hollywood ce- small-town team would not be get- that values success and innovation. ligations and public pensions will will soon follow Texas’ example. “We ing. lebrities and constant drama. The ting the attention. We’ve actually According to Combs, while be available for all citizens to view are leading the way in terms of trans- If one were to predict before team is similar. seen this before from ESPN. speaking on the panel, “John Galt and analyze. “My hope is that I’m parency,” she told me. “We had 30 this NBA season that the largest The New York Jets finished this lives in Texas.” The economic sta- going to try to raise the conscious- states contact us about how we put sports conglomerate in the world season 6-10, but gained arguably tistics certainly support her claim. ness of every single Texan in the this up.” would consistently cover, analyze the most coverage of any other Texas has cut spending, balanced state to let them know that it’s your Danny Huizinga is a sophomore and debate an underachieving, be- team. the budget and still maintained a money,” she said. Baylor Business Fellow from Chi- low-.500 team, that person would As with the Lakers, the combi- “rainy day fund” for use in critical This isn’t just talk. After only cago. He manages the political blog sound ridiculous. nation of big market (East Ruther- situations. four days in office, Combs posted Consider Again and writes for The However, that indeed is what’s ford) and big names (Tim Tebow, “With what’s going on in this all of her own agency’s expendi- Washington Times Communities. been happening for months now. Mark Sanchez, Rex Ryan) kept the administration, I thought that tures online, “down to the pencil The Los Angeles Lakers, usually Jets constantly in the news. a Western Conference contender, There’s no stopping this trend. continue to struggle mightily due Maybe Americans just like to Lariat Letters: Internet piracy is unacceptable to injuries, lack of team chemistry see teams with high expectations and coaching issues. fail. If I correctly understood the the effort to create the two types In private practice, I represent ESPN continues to devote Maybe it’s an inherent trait to intended message of the Lariat’s need not differ at all. many whose livelihoods depend time on Sportscenter and its other anticipate losses in situations like editorial — “Waging War Against Imagine spending hours, weeks on the protection of their intellec- shows to the Lakers. From press these, and we love to constantly Piracy is Useless” on March 8 — I or years (and your own money) tual property. I provide many such conferences to player tweets, every hear about our correctness. must vehemently disagree. Piracy to produce products for sale, only services pro bono, because some aspect of the team’s season is dis- Philip Ericksen| Reporter All in all, I’m sure the Spurs and may be a bad and regrettable “fact to have them all stolen from your cannot afford to pay my usual fees cussed on a daily basis. Thunder prefer where they stand at of life” but so are many social ills. home or place of business. Would (in part, because of piracy). The To the average sports fan crav- the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Decorum prevents my men- you suggest to anyone that they victims of piracy are real human ing a wide variety of sports cov- Kobe Bryant, easily one of the Conn. tioning all such “facts of life” but should not call the police about the beings, and I wish all could see erage, constant Lakers news gets best players of all time, They remain under the radar, the list would include violent burglary - “burglary is just a fact of them as I do in real life, with real a little old, especially when other provides flashy highlights and quietly winning games and secur- crimes, robbery, racism, identity life”? losses, real pain, and all-too-often teams around the NBA see great intense competitiveness. Metta ing prime playoff positions. theft, bullying, and so on. Are we I would add that the excuse of real failure as otherwise successful success. World Peace, formerly Ron Artest, And as of now, every Lakers fan to stop fighting those social ills be- “everyone does it” only works until artists, inventors and authors. The Spurs, for example, are is an off-the-rails character who would give up even a small amount cause they are “facts of life”? one is caught. I believe it irrespon- Think before you pirate. continuing their dominance. The seems to always have suspension of media attention for some wins. For reasons that escape me, sible for anyone to, in essence, ad- Thunder are shortly behind in looming. Phillip Ericksen is a senior jour- theft of intangible assets seems vocate illegal and clearly immoral David G. Henry, Sr. J.D is a lec- second place. Even the Milwaukee Dwight Howard and Steve nalism major from San Antonio. He more “acceptable” to many, than activity based to any extent on such turer in Baylor Law School / Hanka- Bucks have better playoff chances Nash are also newcomers with suc- is a reporter for the Lariat. theft of tangible property, though a premise. mer School of Business.

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By Michael Brick nosed mental illness now exceed removed from the classroom. And rates of gang membership, accord- students who were expelled were ing to records obtained by The As- more likely to end up in the crimi- AUSTIN — Arturo Alviter sociated Press through the state’s nal justice system, the study found. Balderrama lost his focus, his open records law. Nearly 1,100 cas- While civil rights groups fo- grade point average and eventually es involve substance abuse or de- cused on the inequity, conserva- his freedom. But his troubles had pendence. Aside from that broad tives cast the issue as a matter of deeper roots. category, the most prevalent single fiscal responsibility. “At 13, I found myself using diagnosis is conduct disorder, with “Misbehavior that leads to dis- low-level drugs for fun,” Arturo, 770 cases. ruption in the classroom does not 17, told a legislative committee last The agency declined to specify warrant a $500 Class C misde- month. “After about a year I had how many diagnoses overlap. But meanor ticket and subsequent trip moved on to more serious drugs experts say the numbers under- to municipal court,” the conserva- and found myself running with the score a problem beyond the crimi- tive power broker Grover Norquist wrong crowd.” nalization of horseplay. wrote in a letter to the Texas Leg- In Texas, lawmakers are at the “So many instances of misbe- islature last week. “An after-school center of a national movement havior in the schools are examples detention or two, for example, to reform the discipline system of kids with diagnosed or undiag- should do the trick just fine, with- known as the school-to-prison nosed forms of mental illness,” said out great cost to taxpayers or over- pipeline. The cause has drawn Michele Deitch, a senior lecturer burdening our courts.” bipartisan support with tales of on criminal justice policy at the The state education commis- citations issued for truancy, gum- University of Texas. “The misbe- sioner, Michael Williams, has chewing and possession of scissors. havior is oftentimes a symptom of expressed support for the cause, Will Weissert | Associated Press The proposed reforms focus on the mental illness.” seeking more authority to inter- Arturo Alviter Balderrama, a 17-year-old 10th grader, poses outside the Communities in Schools office on Monday removing criminal sanctions for Nationally, the campaign to re- vene in districts with high rates of at Del Valle High School in Del Valle. Alviter Balderrama says a substance abuse counseling program affiliated youthful behavior. form school discipline has united suspensions and expulsions. with Communities in Schools helped him get off drugs and get back on track in his studies. For kids like Arturo, though, such disparate groups as the Amer- Much of the proposed legis- mental health plays a complex, im- ican Civil Liberties Union and the lation has derived from recom- replace criminal penalties for tru- Association of Secondary School tioned parents and teachers. portant and largely overlooked role conservative Americans for Tax mendations by the Texas Judicial ancy with progressive sanctions Principals. “Sometimes students “Substance abuse is a huge in the struggle to emerge from ad- Reform. Council, which sets policy for the including warning letters, behavior have to be put in situations where factor,” said Tricia Anglea, a UT olescence on a solid path. Follow- It gained momentum from a state’s courts. Criminal justice re- contracts and school-based com- they know there’s a penalty if they researcher who works with teen- ing his brother’s example, Arturo landmark 2011 study by the Coun- formers are tracking 18 different munity service. Whitmire’s pro- miss school.” age offenders at the Travis County said, he slipped into serious drug cil of State Governments. proposals to decriminalize class- posal has drawn opposition from But those who work closely Correctional Facility. “The prob- abuse. Before reaching 10th grade The study, “Breaking Schools’ room offenses, plus others that education administrators, whose with young offenders say the de- lem is that in those beginning this year at Del Valle High School, Rules,” focused on a million pub- would address fines, record-keep- job performance ratings are in- criminalization movement fails to phases we are being punitive as op- he spent nearly a year in jail or on lic school students in Texas, find- ing, pretrial detention periods and creasingly connected to dropout account for the full scope of the posed to being therapeutic. It’s re- probation for burglary. ing that a majority had been sus- deferral of prosecution. rates and test scores. problem. In the confusion of ado- ally difficult when a child is sitting Among the 1,411 inmates in pended or expelled at some point. Sen. John Whitmire, chairman “We want the students to be lescence, they say, signs of mental in front of you and swearing and the custody of the Texas Juvenile Black students and students with of the Committee on Criminal successful,” said Archie McAfee, illness are easily overlooked or cussing at you to remember that Justice Department, rates of diag- disabilities were more likely to be Justice, has filed a bill that would executive director of the Texas misinterpreted, even by well-inten- this is a child.” State lawmaker issues public apology for late-night DWI arrest By Will Weissert driver and the cyclist all went to brought upon this House and my Lawmakers applauded loudly, it made someone charged with 2010 and serves on a House Ethics Associated Press the hospital with minor injuries. district,” Gonzalez said. She added eventually climbing to their feet. drunk driving and injuring others Committee. She had been seen as a The 34-year-old was charged with that ongoing legal issues prevented Some gave Gonzalez hugs and into a victim. rising Democratic star in the Texas AUSTIN — A Democratic state driving while intoxicated. her from saying much about the high-fives. Flowers were left on her Bill Lewis, public policy liaison House and was named freshman of lawmaker arrested for drunken Gonzalez sought special per- incident, but that she was glad no desk in the chamber. for Texas MADD, said he under- the year by the Mexican-American driving offered an emotional apol- mission to address her colleagues one was seriously injured. Gonzalez is not the first state stood House members support- Legislative Caucus last session. ogy on the floor of the Texas House and said she did so “with a heavy “To them and to you, family, lawmaker to face criminal charges ing Gonzalez and wouldn’t expect In a statement Friday night — on Monday, drawing a standing heart.” She explained that the crash friends, colleagues and constitu- while in office, though addressing them to sit silent as she apologized. more than 24 hours after word of ovation and flowers from her col- occurred as she drove alone to her ents, I ask for your understand- the Legislature to apologize is less “But cut out the flowers,” he Gonzalez’s arrest first broke — the leagues. Austin apartment and, “I want to ing and I pledge that nothing like common. said. “That’s over the top.” Texas House Democratic Caucus Naomi Gonzalez of El Paso be clear about this: I made a mis- this will happen again,” Gonzalez Not everyone deemed the ges- Gonzalez, an attorney who released a statement calling the crashed her BMW into another car, take and I am deeply, deeply sorry said, her voice cracking. She also ture appropriate. The Texas chapter formerly worked in the domestic incident “unfortunate” and asking which then hit a bicyclist around 2 for it.” thanked constituents and lawmak- of Mothers Against Drunk Driving violence unit of the El Paso County that Gonzalez’s privacy and that of a.m. Thursday. Gonzalez, the other “I am sorry for the shame I have ers for their support and patience. lamented the appearance, saying attorney’s office, was first elected in the other victims be respected. TUESDAY | MARCH 19, 2013 | the News B4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com New York plan: Keeping tobacco out of view By Jennifer Peltz judge struck down the city’s novel and Meghan Barr effort to ban supersized, sugary Associated Press drinks. The city is appealing that decision. NEW YORK — Cigarettes “We’re doing these health things would have to be kept out of sight to save lives,” he said Monday. in stores under a Bloomberg, a billionaire who first-in-the-nation plan unveiled also has given $600 million of his by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on own money to anti-smoking ef- Monday, igniting complaints from forts around the world, began tak- tobacco companies and smokers ing on tobacco use shortly after he who said they’ve had enough with became mayor in 2002. the city’s crackdowns. Adult smoking rates have since John Raoux | Associated Press Shops from corner stores to su- fallen by nearly a third — from 21.5 University of Central police permarkets would have to keep to- percent in 2002 to 14.8 percent in block off a street near the Tower 1 bacco products in cabinets, draw- 2011, Health Commissioner Dr. dorm after explosive devices were ers, under the counter, behind a Thomas Farley said. found by authorities investigating curtain or in other concealed spots. But the youth rate has re- the apparent suicide of a college Officials also want to stop shops mained flat, at 8.5 percent, since student in the dorm, Monday in Or- from taking cigarette coupons and 2007. Some 28,000 city public high lando Fla. honoring discounts, and are pro- school students tried smoking for posing a minimum price for ciga- the first time in 2011, city officials rettes, though it’s below what the say. going rate is in much of the city Keeping cigarettes under wraps UCF: now. could help change that, anti-smok- Mark Lennihan | Associated Press Anti-smoking advocates and ing advocates say, citing studies A new anti-smoking proposal would make New York City the first city in the nation to keep tobacco products out health experts hailed the propos- that link exposure to smoking with als as a bold effort to take on a of sight in retail stores. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the goal is to reduce the youth smoking rate. The legisla- Dead starting it. tion would require stores to keep tobacco products in cabinets, drawers, under the counter, behind a curtain or in habit that remains the leading pre- While some of the research another concealed spot. ventable cause of death in a city focuses on cigarette advertising, that already has helped impose an English study of 11-to-15-year- in-store advertising, but those as part of the shops’ normal city sumers, we believe it goes too far,” student the highest cigarette taxes in the olds published last month in the nations have different legal stan- inspections; information on the said David Sutton, a spokesman for country, barred smoking in res- journal Tobacco Control found dards around advertising and free potential penalties wasn’t imme- Richmond, Va.-based Altria Group taurants, bars, parks and beaches that simply noticing tobacco prod- speech. diately available Monday night. Inc., parent company of Philip and launched sometimes graphic ucts on display every time a youth The New York proposal would Repeated violations of some of Morris USA, which makes the top- planned advertising campaigns about the visited a shop raised the odds he or still allow shops to display cigarette the other provisions, including the selling Marlboro brand. effects of smoking. she would at least try smoking by advertising and signs saying to- minimum-price and coupon ban, The company supported federal The ban on displaying cigarettes threefold, compared to peers who bacco products were sold, raising could get a store shuttered. legislation that in 2009 gave the follows similar laws in Iceland, never noticed the products. the question of how effective it will Stores that make more than half Food and Drug Administration the larger Canada, England and Ireland, but “What’s exciting about this be just to put the products under their revenue from tobacco prod- power to regulate tobacco prod- it would be the first such measure (New York City proposal) is that wraps. ucts would be exempt from the ucts, which includes various retail in the U.S. this is the most comprehensive But convenience store owners display ban. restrictions, Sutton noted. It’s aimed at discouraging set of tobacco-control regulations fear it could affect their business, Customers under 18, the legal New York City smokers already attack young people from smoking. that affect stores or the retail out- by potentially leaving customers age for buying cigarettes in New face some of the highest cigarette “Such displays suggest that lets,” said Kurt Ribisi, a professor of uncertain whether the shop car- York, are barred from such stores prices in the country. Off-campus smoking is a normal activity,” public health and cancer preven- ries their favorite brand and mak- without parents. With city and state taxes total- Bloomberg said. “And they invite tion specialist at the University of ing them wait while a proprietor While the federal government ing $5.85 a pack, it’s not uncom- young people to experiment with North Carolina. digs out a pack, said Jeff Lenard, a regulates tobacco, states have some mon for a pack to cost $13 or more shooting tobacco.” Moreover, cigarettes’ visibility spokesman for the National Asso- say in rules surrounding how it’s in Manhattan. But smokers and cigarette sell- can trigger impulse buys by smok- ciation of Convenience stores. sold. The proposed minimum price still under ers said the measure was over- ers who are trying to quit, he and “It slows down the transac- Several of New York City’s is $10.50, including taxes; city of- reaching. city officials say. tion, and our name is convenience smoking regulations have survived ficials said it was aimed largely at “I don’t disagree that smoking The American Cancer Soci- stores,” he said. court challenges. But a federal ap- clamping down on sales of smug- investigation itself is risky, but it’s a legal prod- ety Cancer Action Network, the Jay Kim, who owns a Manhat- peals court said last year that the gled and untaxed cigarettes. uct,” said Audrey Silk, who’s affili- By Kyle Hightower American Lung Association, other tan deli on 34th Street, saw the pro- city couldn’t force tobacco retail- Other public health measures Associated Press ated with a smokers-rights group anti-smoking groups and several posal as a bid to net fines. ers to display gruesome images of Bloomberg has championed in- that has sued the city over previous City Council members applauded “I know the city wants to collect diseased lungs and decaying teeth. clude pressuring restaurants to use ORLANDO, Fla. — A Univer- regulations. “Tobacco’s been nor- Bloomberg’s announcement, made money,” he said at his store, where In that case, the court ruled that less salt and add calorie counts to sity of Central Florida drop-out mal for centuries. ... It’s what he’s at a Queens hospital. City Coun- packs of cigarettes can be seen be- the federal government gets to de- menus, and banning artificial trans planned an attack on campus but doing that’s not normal.” cil Speaker Christine Quinn, who hind the counter, along with nu- cide how to warn people about the fats from restaurant meals. committed suicide in a dorm be- Slated to be introduced to the largely controls what goes to a vote, merous signs warning of the dan- dangers of smoking. Jennifer Bailey, smoking as she fore carrying it out, authorities said City Council on Wednesday, the said through her office that she gers of smoking and prohibiting The nation’s largest tobacco waited for a bus on 34th Street, was Monday. anti-smoking proposal was also a “supports the goal of these bills” sales to minors. company said the latest proposal no fan of the proposed tobacco Materials found in his dorm sign that a mayor who has built a but noted they would get a full re- Bloomberg, for his part, em- also was too much. restrictions or Bloomberg’s other room made it appear that 30-year- reputation as a public health cru- view. phasized that collecting money “To the extent that this pro- public health initiatives. old James Oliver Seevakumaran sader isn’t backing off after a high- Measures in other countries was “not the reason.” posed law would ban the display “It’s like New York has become planned a wider attack, authorities profile setback last week, when a have been coupled with bars on The displays would be checked of products to adult tobacco con- a ... dictatorship,” she said. said in a news conference. Seevakumaran pulled a gun on another student, who then called police, said University of Central Florida Police Chief Richard Beary. He then killed himself with a shot to the head moments later as police

“His time line got off. We think the rapid response of law enforcement may have changed his ability to think quickly on his feet.”

Richard Beary | UFC Police Chief officers were responding to the call. “His time line got off,” Beary said. “We think the rapid response of law enforcement may have changed his ability to think quickly on his feet.” UCF spokesman Grant Heston said the university was in the pro- cess of removing Seevakumaran from the dorm before Monday. Four makeshift explosive devices were found in a back pack, and Beary said he believes that Seeva- kumaran pulled a fire alarm in the dorm to get other students out in the open for an attack. Seevakumaran’s roommates told detectives that he had shown anti-social behavior but had never expressed any violent tendencies, Beary said. According to Florida records, his only adult arrest in the state was in 2006 for driving with a sus- pended license. He pleaded no contest. He was fined $105 and assigned court costs of $223. University police were called to the Tower I building around 12:20 a.m. after a fire alarm went off. Around the same time, the 911 call came in about a man with a gun. Investigators said they discov- ered two guns and the makeshift explosives in the room where Se- evakumaran was found dead. About 500 students were evacu- ated from the building and morn- ing classes were canceled. TUESDAY | MARCH 19, 2013 www.baylorlariat.com Arts & Entertainment the Baylor Lariat|B5 ‘39 Steps’ promises to delight with murder mystery By Kate McGuire ard Hanney, a British man who is larious, and of course I wanted to Staff Writer bored with his life. Hanney attends be a part of it,” Herndon said. the theater one night and ends up Lee said she expects the audi- Murder, mystery, comedy: all taking home a woman who caused ence to be laughing. the themes of the fast-paced mys- a disturbance there earlier. “It’s a very interactive show. It’s tery set in 1935 Britain comes to The plot continues as Hanney a lot of plays on plays on plays,” Lee life in Jones Theatre beginning at finds out the woman was a spy. She said. 7:30 p.m. tonight. mentions 39 steps but does not re- Baylor has its own twists on the Baylor’s theater department veal what it means. The woman is show, as the actors are expected presents “The 39 Steps,” a multi- then murdered in Hanney’s apart- to interact with the audience and role murder mystery involving ment, and he is quickly framed for change what they say depending spies, romantic entanglements, the murder by the police. on the audience’s reaction, Den- murder, suspense and police. With multiple characters on his man said. The play is unique because two tail, he tries run from the police, “There are lots of things that are of the actors play more than 40 prove he is an innocent man and particular to this Baylor produc- characters each. solve the mystery of the 39 steps. tion,” Denman said. “One of the The play will run at 7:30 p.m. Casting for the show began last things that the playwriting encour- Tuesday through Saturday with November, and rehearsal has been ages you is to have fun with it, and matinées at 2 p.m. Saturday and a six-week process. keep a real sort of improvisational Sunday. “It has been a really fun pro- quality and to interact with the au- The play is based on Alfred cess,” said Haslet senior Shelby Lee, dience.” Hitchcock’s 1935 movie of the one of the actresses. “It’s a very col- Show rehearsals have been five same name. Hitchcock made the laborative show, and it’s also just a to six nights a week from 7 to 11 movie based on John Buchan’s ton of fun.” p.m., but with spring break creat- 1915 novel, “The 39 Steps.” The cast list also includes Wich- ing a gap between dress rehearsals, Director of “The 39 Steps,” and ita Falls senior Rachael Montgom- the production has had to bounce chairman of Baylor’s theater de- ery, Flower Mound sophomore back from that delay. partment Stan Denmen said, “It Chynna Walker, Lewisville senior “We have to get back and brush makes fun of all the conventions of Richard Ross and Grand Prairie up on everything very quickly,” the old spy thrillers, and suspense/ senior Chris Ramirez. Ross and Denman said. Monica lake | Lariat Photographer murder mystery-type thing.” Ramirez will play over 40 parts Tickets are available for $18 for Haslet senior Shelby Lee and Lewisville senior Richard Ross perform in Baylor Theatre’s “The 39 Steps.” The play Plano junior Patrick Herndon, each. general admission and $15 with a reworks a Hitchcockian plot into a parody and will open today at Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center. plays the main character, Rich- “The show is very funny and hi- Baylor ID. Lohan accepts plea deal that includes 90 days in rehab

By Derrik Lang Dabney did not set a date for troubled actress. Associated Press Lohan to begin rehab. Instead Lohan entered Monday’s hear- Entertainment Writer he set another hearing for May ing with a lawyer whose compe- 2, when the court must be given tence has been questioned by a LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lind- proof of enrollment in a treatment judge. At one point during the say Lohan isn’t headed back to jail program. proceedings, she told an incessant — but she won’t be free to party for The sentence extends Lohan’s Heller not to “say anything else.” a while either. probation for another two years. Lohan and Heller were joined by The troubled 26-year-old ac- Dabney warned her that there Long Beach-based attorney An- tress accepted a plea deal on Mon- won’t be any discussion about put- thony J. Falangetti. day in a misdemeanor car crash ting her back on probation if she Lohan’s longtime advocate, case that includes 90 days in a doesn’t meet the conditions of the Shawn Holley, left the case earlier locked-down rehabilitation facility latest sentence. this year after keeping the actress that she won’t be able to leave. Lohan arrived nearly an hour out of jail for significant periods of Lohan, who has struggled for late for Monday’s proceedings and time on probation violations and years with legal problems and been was showered with confetti as she the allegation in 2011 that she took briefly jailed five times, pleaded passed through a barrage of media a $2,500 necklace without permis- no contest to reckless driving and to enter the courthouse. sion from an upscale jeweler. lying to police who were investi- The “Freaky Friday” star re- After Lohan left the court- gating the accident involving the portedly missed her original Sun- house, her father, Michael Lohan, actress in June along Pacific Coast day night flight from New York to who brought his own legal team to Reed Saxon | Associated Press Highway. Los Angeles, instead traveling on the proceedings, confronted Heller Actress , left, and her attorney Mark Heller appear at a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Monday. Lohan accepted a plea deal on Monday in a misdemeanor car crash case that includes 90 days in a A charge of obstructing an of- a private plane provided by a Los and Falangetti. rehabilitation facility. ficer was dropped. Angeles-based energy drink com- Michael Lohan told report- Lohan also was found in vio- pany for which she has made pro- ers that Heller was being inves- and Falangetti by a sheriff’s deputy. violations ranging from failing to drama. She has been arrested lation of her probation in a 2011 motional appearances. tigated for witness tampering in Heller “is her official represen- perform her community service to twice, though not charged, for late- necklace theft and sentenced to “Thanks Mr. Pink for the pri- the case and was not being paid by tative,” Falangetti told Lohan. “You skipping counseling sessions. night incidents in which she has 180 days in jail. vate jet see you all in a few hours his daughter. Instead, Lohan said are not.” All her jail stints have been been accused of hitting a man with However, she can avoid jail in LA,” she tweeted early Monday. the attorney took the case to gain Lindsay Lohan has been a short because she has only been her car and striking a woman at a time if she complies with the con- After entering the courtroom, media attention. Heller did not courthouse mainstay since 2010 convicted of misdemeanors and Manhattan nightclub. ditions of her plea deal, which also Lohan sat for more than two hours respond to the claim by Lohan at when she failed to appear for a pro- because of jail overcrowding. Prosecutors decided last year includes 30 days of community as her New York-based attorney, the courthouse. A call to his New bation hearing because she claimed Out of court, Lohan has strug- that Lohan would not face crimi- labor, 18 months of psychological Mark Jay Heller, and prosecutors York office was not immediately she lost her passport in France. gled to regain her stature in Hol- nal charges and wouldn’t elaborate therapy and an unspecified fine ironed out a plea deal. returned. By that point, she had already lywood. She missed the premiere on their decision about the Sept. 21 and restitution. After a pair of arrests for driv- “Go home,” Michael Lohan been on probation for nearly three of “Machete” in 2010 because of episode involving Jose Rodriguez, Lohan spoke little to Superior ing under the influence in 2007, called out to him. “You have done years on the pair of driving under her court troubles, and her acting 34, of Jersey City, N.J. Court Judge James R. Dabney in Lohan has resolved her numerous enough damage. Leave my daugh- the influence cases that took the return in 2012’s “Liz & Dick” was Police also had to be called to court and said “yes” when asked if legal issues without going to trial. ter alone and stay out of the press. former Disney star five years to widely panned by critics and view- Lohan’s childhood home on Long she accepted the plea deal. Before Instead she has faced judges You’re a parasite.” resolve. ers. Island after a report of a fight be- the “Mean Girls” actress left the who have sentenced her to rehab Lohan, who’s had a strained re- Lohan has been under some Lohan relocated to New York tween her and her mother. An in- courtroom, Dabney offered her a and counseling, which even her lationship with his daughter over form of probation since her 2007 after work on the movie was com- vestigation revealed what authori- suggestion. current attorney acknowledges the years, was restrained by his at- convictions and has been repeat- plete, but her return to her child- ties called “no criminality.” “Don’t drive,” he said. have not completely helped the torney and separated from Heller edly sent to jail and rehab for hood home has had its share of

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Across 1 Discoverers’ shouts 5 Dictation takers 11 “Every kiss begins with __”: jew- eler’s slogan 14 Red salad veggie 15 Clear the fustiness from 16 Grand __ Opry 17 2012 Hall of Fame inductee 19 Not too bright 20 Volume of maps 21 Versailles ruler 22 Plucky movie pig 23 Michelle, to Barack 24 Best Supporting Actor nominee for “Argo” 27 Patio furniture repairman 28 Expressive music subgenre 29 Report card figs. 30 Hopi home Difficulty: Easy 34 Kind 37 Modern, in Munich 38 Relatives, and an apt title for this puzzle 39 “__ do not!” 40 Hee-hawing critter 41 Watchdogs from Japan 42 Get snippy with 43 Unrefined find 4 Fires on from above 35 Runs too slowly, as a watch 44 Superhero duds 5 “My gal” of song 36 X, in valentines 45 Iowa senator since 1985 6 Sparkling topper 38 Former “Idol” judge DioGuardi 51 Elevator innovator 7 Flamboyant Flynn 42 Ironic sketches 52 “Can I get a word in?” 8 Cellphone giant 43 Resistance measure 53 D-backs, on scoreboards 9 “I’d love to, Yvette!” 44 Musical wrap-up 54 Formal decrees 10 MTA stop 45 Talk trash to 56 Party coffeemaker 11 Camera name since 1888 46 “The Dick Van Dyke Show” catch- 57 Al Pacino’s “Sea of Love” co-star 12 Suspect’s excuse phrase 60 Statistical data: Abbr. 13 Aden’s country 47 Brainy bunch 61 City known for its Boys’ Choir 18 Belgian river 48 Superman, on Krypton 62 Giggly Muppet 22 Dude 49 Dancer Castle 63 “Schedule uncertain at press time” 25 Actress Carter and “little” Dickens 50 Simpleton abbr. character Trent 55 Years in España 64 Passages between buildings 26 Hog-wild 57 One of the Gabors 65 Gets the point 27 Water-to-wine village 58 Small, in Dogpatch 30 Penny pincher 59 History majors’ degs. Down 31 Prefix with cycle 1 “Fernando” band 32 Wee newt 2 Stretches in the high 90s, say 33 Showy wrap 3 Flier with a shamrock logo 34 Up the creek TUESDAY | MARCH 19, 2013 | the Arts & Entertainment B6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Twitter Rail RODEOHOUSTON @RODEOHOUSTON RT this amazing photo from last night! @ GeorgeStrait and 80,020 of his friends! #RODEOHOUS- TON pic.twitter.com/ TuDyPhW0HD

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Fernando Salazar| Wichita Eagle via McClatchy Tribune Amanda Jones @ George Strait performs for the crowd at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kans. Feb. 18. Strait set a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo record for concert attendance Sunday at Reliant Stadium. AmandaMoJo George Strait is the president of Texas! Rodeo impresses fans with music and cowboys #RodeoHouston Country legend George Strait breaks rodeo Randy Rogers Band record with farewell performance Sunday night @rrbchoir By Alexa Brackin years since he first appeared at the show,” Schafer said. Thank you George News Editor “I remember the day we flew him in as a replacement act an hour before his performance. He took the stage Strait for giving me The cowboy rode away all right. The “King” took and quickly stole the ears of our rodeo fans.” with him the all-time paid attendance record for both Before Strait blew the top off of the paid-attendance one of the highlights the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Reliant record, Go Tejano Day broke the record on March 10, of my life. #RODEO- Stadium. with 73,305 fans making the rainy trek to the rodeo. A record-breaking 80,020 concertgoers came from Go Tejano Day will still hold the show record for a ro- Ashley Pereyra| Reporter HOUSTON far and wide Sunday to see George Strait, along with deo and concert, because Strait’s performance was a Lambs are some of the many animals on display at the Houston Martina McBride and The Randy Rogers Band, in concert-only day for the show. Rodeo and Livestock Show what was proclaimed as his final RodeoHouston per- Other performers that reeled in the crowds includ- Brandon Valenta @ formance. This record-shattering milestone marked ed country stars Toby Keith, Gary Allan, Alan Jackson, Cowboys not just in Texas, Brandon_Valenta his 21st appearance at the rodeo. Zac Brown Band, Brantley Gilbert, Lady Antebellum, “George Strait is a country music legend,” said Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Kenny rodeo features best in nation Today I get to fulfill Leroy Schafer, chief operating officer of the Houston Chesney, Jake Owen, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and my dream of seeing Livestock Show and Rodeo, in The Band Perry; former Disney star By Alexa Brackin a press release. “To include our Demi Lovato; R&B singer Mary J. News Editor the King of Country show on his ‘The Cowboy Rides “George has had a lot Blige; YouTube star Austin Mahone; Away’ tour was truly special for rock legend Styx; “Just the Way You RodeoHouston contestants in seven categories roped up $1.68 Music play. Ill be livin our fans. of special moments in Are” singer Bruno Mars; Hispanic million in prize money in the BP Super Series of the 2013 show for the night with @ that took place from Feb. 25 to Saturday. Before Sunday’s show, Ro- the 30 years since he sensations Julion Alvarez and Los GeorgeStrait! #Rodeo- deoHouston announced that it first appeared at the Invasores de Nuevo Leon; and rap- The infamous RodeoHouston BP Super Series is an invitation- would award an annual four-year per Pitbull. only, international event that features the top 40 cowboys and Houston college scholarship in Strait’s show.” Bryan, Shelton, Pitbull and Mars cowgirls in seven events in five three-day series; tie-down roping, honor. The award is said to hon- all exceeded the 75,000 attendees bareback riding, team roping, saddle bronc riding, steer , or the legacy of Strait and his 30- Leroy Schafer | Chief Operating mark. barrel racing and bull riding. Nick Scurfield @ year partnership and friendship Officer of the Houston Livestock All of these entertainers are a This rodeo is unlike most others because contestants do not with the show. Show and Rodeo part of a bigger charitable endeavor pay entry fees; the purse is provided entirely by RodeoHouston. NickScurfield “The Houston Livestock on the part of RodeoHouston. The Along with a pretty paycheck of more than $50,000, all the win- George Strait is flat- Show and Rodeo is committed show was organized in 1932 for ners walked away with a trophy saddle and a champion belt buck- to benefiting the youth of Texas educational and scientific purposes to encourage and le. The rodeo also offered the RodeoHouston Super Shootout, on out awesome. Never through scholarships and educational programming,” facilitate the relationship between students and the March 9, which is a one-day event that features only the cham- Schafer said. “What better way to help young Texans livestock industry. pion athletes from 10 of the best rodeos in the and seen so many people pursue their dreams and to honor a true legend.” All of the money that the show brings in, with the Canada. The event is the richest one-day rodeo in the world. With at Reliant Stadium These are not the first milestones Strait has seen the exception of funds used to meet necessary expenses a total purse of $200,000, it sent each winner home with $25,000 rodeo through. He broke the record for all-time paid of the show’s yearly upkeep, is devoted to scholarships and a champion buckle. #hlsr attendance at the final show performance in the As- and educational endowments. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which handed out trodome and performed on the opening night of the Since its beginning, the show has contributed more more than $2 million in total winnings this year, is the final leg rodeo in Reliant Stadium. than $330 million to students. of the Texas rodeo trio that includes the San Antonio Stock Show “George has had a lot of special moments in the 30 and Rodeo and the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.

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By Steve Megargee SEC's downward trend. new coaches. Mississippi State fell to Ala- Associated Press Kentucky, the defending na- "When you have coaching bama A&M, a Southwestern Ath- tional champion, tied for second changes, when you have player letic Conference team that finished Frustrated Southeastern Con- place in the SEC with Alabama turnover, when you have depar- 11-20. Vanderbilt lost to Marist, a ference coaches say their league and Mississippi. Kentucky and tures of really good players, it's Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer- is treated more like a mid-major Alabama still ended up in the NIT. going to take some time," Florida ence program that went 10-21. rather than a BCS conference. Mississippi only got a No. 12 seed coach Billy Donovan said. "The un- The importance of non-con- The coaches said Monday the in the NCAA field after winning fortunate part with all those transi- ference performance was apparent perception all year has been that the SEC tournament. tions going on is you really pay the from the fact that Missouri earned the SEC was having a down year. Tennessee head coach Cuonzo price in November. ... What hap- a bid despite getting the No. 6 seed The NCAA tournament selection Martin predicted two weeks ago pens is your league gets labeled in in the SEC tournament. Missouri committee apparently felt it was that the SEC would earn six bids to November and December." beat NCAA tournament partici- more than perception. the Tournament. Donovan believes the league pants Illinois and VCU at neutral Florida, Missouri and Missis- Martin said the SEC's three got better as the season wore on, sites early in the season. sippi earned the SEC's only three bids were an "embarrassment" af- but it couldn't prove that because "What happens with mid-major NCAA berths, the fewest of any of ter the brackets were revealed, and its members were facing one an- teams is they schedule aggressively the six major conferences. The SEC he didn't back down from those other. because they know the best-case also ranked below the Atlantic 10 comments Monday. He said Ten- But it's tough for SEC teams to scenario to get into the NCAA and Mountain West, which earned nessee, Kentucky and Alabama are schedule non-conference foes later tournament is you've got to go play five bids each. "NCAA tournament teams" that Dave Martin | Associated Press in the year, particularly now that teams," Martin said. "So maybe we The SEC also sent only three landed in the NIT. Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari reacts to a call during the it has adopted an 18-game league need to schedule like mid-major teams to the tournament in 2009. "It's almost like a mid-major first half of a game against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament on Friday. schedule. teams." Before then, the SEC hadn't re- mentality in this league, when SEC schools went a combined Tennessee forward Jeronne If SEC teams don't schedule SEC coaches realize they must ceived as few as three bids since you've got your second-place team 15-33 against the other five major Maymon, one of only two return- quality non-conference foes later do something to stop the confer- 1990. that doesn't get in the NCAA tour- conferences and had losing records ing all-SEC players from last sea- in the season, they must deliver ence's declining total of NCAA One of the "things that hurt us nament," Martin said. "This is a against each of them: 3-6 against son, missed the entire year with a better results against better teams bids. Their futures could depend was the impression the league's BCS league. It's one of the best the Atlantic Coast Conference, 2-5 knee injury. early in the year. on it. down," Kentucky head coach John leagues in America. That shouldn't against the Big 12, 4-13 against the Kentucky center Nerlens Noel Five of the SEC's 14 teams "At the rate we're going, if we Calipari said. "Everyone seems to happen." Big East, 2-4 against the Big Ten, was challenging for SEC player of ranked lower than 230th in non- don't get it corrected, in some way, say it. That's why I tell the coaches The SEC's non-conference 4-5 against the Pac-12. the year honors before tearing the conference strength of schedule. shape or form, you're looking at we've got to brag about each other. performance indicates it actually More players were taken in the anterior cruciate ligament in his Not only did the SEC schedule three different new (coaches) every We've got to set that straight." wasn't one of the best leagues in NBA draft from SEC schools than left knee last month. LSU, Missis- weak teams, it occasionally lost to year" in the conference , Martin The three berths continue the the nation this season. any other conference last year. sippi State and South Carolina had them. said. "Something has to give." Lone Star State unable to send team to tournament By Stephen Hawkin NIT game at Stanford tonight. and had sent at least three teams their streak alive. But the Long- 3-pointer at the buzzer hit off the season-low 24 percent in a 62-50 Associated Press Baylor (18-14), the NIT run- each of the last six years. Texas also horns lost 66-49 to 11th-ranked back of the rim. SEC tourney loss to former Big 12 ner-up four years ago before two holds the record for most schools Kansas State in their first confer- Stephen F. Austin lost 68-66 to rival Missouri. Texas has no teams in the NCAA regional finals the previ- that have appeared in the tourna- ence tourney game. Northwestern State in the South- SMU (15-17) finished its first NCAA tournament for the first ous three seasons, also made the ment (23). The Longhorns went to the Fi- land Conference tournament fi- season with Hall of Fame coach time since 1977. 32-team NIT field. The Bears host This March, the only NCAA nal Four in 2003, and made it to nal Saturday, the second time this Larry Brown and last in Confer- When the 68-team field was a first-round game against Long men's tournament action in Texas regional finals in 2006 and 2008. season the team from Louisiana ence USA by losing 16 of its last 23 announced Sunday, the Lone Star Beach State (19-13) on Wednesday will be games played in the state. Baylor had boosted its status beat the Lumberjacks, who led the games. State was completely shut out. night. Second- and third-round for a potential at-large berth with nation allowing only 50 points a TCU (11-21) made its Big 12 There were no Longhorns, Baylor Prairie View (Southwestern games will be played this week on an 81-58 victory over Big 12 cham- game. debut with new coach Trent John- Bears, Texas A&M Aggies, Red Athletic Conference) and Texas- the University of Texas campus in pion Kansas in the regular-season Prairie View (15-19) scored the son, and its only conference wins Raiders or Owls. Arlington (WAC) also made it Austin. The South Regional final finale and went to the Big 12 tour- last six points in the SWAC tourna- were against Kansas and Okla- And not even any Lumberjacks. to their conference tournament will be played at Cowboys Stadium ney as the No. 3 seed. ment final, but lost 45-44 to South- homa. Southland Conference regular-sea- championship games, but both in Texas. But the Bears fell behind by 20 ern University. Texas-Arlington Texas Tech (11-20) played this son champion Stephen F. Austin also lost Saturday with automatic Texas (16-17) had been one in their opener against Oklahoma (19-13) lost 64-55 to New Mexico season under interim coach Chris (27-4) lost its league tournament NCAA berths on the line. of only six schools to play in the State before tying the game in the State in the WAC championship Walker, who got that role in Oc- championship game and didn't get Only three years ago, Texas NCAA tournament each of the final minute. The Cowboys then game. tober, shortly before the start of an at-large NCAA berth, and in- matched an NCAA record by send- previous 14 years, and needed the made two go-ahead free throws Texas A&M (18-15) completed the season, when Billy Gillispie stead had to settle for a first-round ing seven teams to the tournament, Big 12's automatic berth to keep before Pierre Jackson's attempted its first SEC season by shooting a abruptly resigned. TUESDAY | MARCH 19, 2013 | the News B8 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com NYC stop-and-frisk Minn. woman who lost trial gets under way copyright case says she By Colleen Long nation from the city. They were not Associated Press denying. They were justifying.” can’t pay $220,000 The trial is expected to last By Steve Karnowski three trials and several appeals. NEW YORK — Many of the more than a month. Associated Press The industry presented evidence tens of thousands of New Yorkers The mayor and police commis- that Thomas-Rasset made available stopped, questioned and some- sioner say stop-and-frisk is a life- MINNEAPOLIS — A Min- over 1,700 songs to other comput- times frisked by police in the past saving, crime-stopping tool that nesota woman at the center of a er uses via the file-sharing service decade were wrongly targeted be- has helped drive crime down to long-running court fight over the Kazaa, though the lawsuit targeted cause of their race, lawyers for four record lows. unauthorized downloading of only 24 songs. men who claim they were illegally But Darius Charney, the lawyer copyrighted music said there’s still “I’m assuming that since they stopped said Monday. for the four men who filed the suit no way she can pay record com- declined to hear the case it’s proba- But New York Police Depart- in 2008, said the department is do- Seth Wenig | Associated Press panies the $222,000 judgment she bly done at this point,” she said. But ment lawyers countered that offi- ing stops illegally and must make Protesters participate Monday in a rally near the federal courthouse in New owes after the U.S. Supreme Court she also said she needed to consult cers must go where the crime is — adjustments. He called many of the York. The-stop-and frisk method that has been widely used by the NYPD in declined to hear her appeal Mon- with her attorneys to determine and the crime is overwhelmingly stops a “frightening and degrading past decades is under fire. day. what happens next. in minority neighborhoods. experience” for “thousands if not he was 13 on his way home. The Scheindlin, who has said in ear- The justices did not comment Thomas-Rasset, 35, who works A civil trial that began Mon- millions” of New Yorkers. other, David Floyd, testified that he lier rulings that she is deeply con- on their decision. Attorneys for for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe day in federal court in Manhat- Charney, of the Center for was wrongly stopped twice. Both cerned about stop-and-frisk, is not Jammie Thomas-Rasset, of Brain- tribal government, maintained — tan will examine the police tactic Constitutional Rights, called the said they were testifying because being asked to ban the tactic, since erd, argued the amount was exces- as she has all along — that she can’t that has become a city flashpoint, stops “arbitrary, unnecessary and they didn’t want the same injustice it has been found to be legal. But sive. afford to pay. with mass demonstrations, City unconstitutional,” and promised to happen to other people. Floyd, she does have the power to order The music industry filed thou- “There’s no way that they can Council hearings and mayoral that plaintiffs will show the judge 33, is now a medical school stu- reforms, which could mean major sands of lawsuits in the early to collect,” she said. “Right now, I get candidates calling for change. The “powerful testimonial and statisti- dent. changes to the nation’s largest po- mid-2000s against people it ac- energy assistance because I have lawsuit, now a class-action, seeks a cal evidence” that New Yorkers are City lawyers sought to discredit lice force and other departments. cused of downloading music four kids. It’s just the one income. court-appointed monitor to over- routinely stopped without suspi- the witnesses by suggesting their City lawyers said Monday the without permission and without My husband isn’t working. It’s not see changes to how the police make cion. stories had evolved over the years department already has many paying for it. Almost all the cases possible for them to collect even if stops. Police have made about five to become more dramatic. checks and balances, including settled for about $3,500 apiece. they wanted to. I have no assets.” The courtroom and overflow million stops in the past decade, Officers and criminologists who an independent watchdog group Thomas-Rasset is one of only two Thomas-Rasset added that she rooms were packed Monday, and of mostly black and Hispanic men. have studied the statistics on street that was recently given authority defendants who refused to pay and became a grandmother in June. stop-and-frisk opponents held an Two witnesses testified Monday, stops are also slated to testify, and to prosecute some excessive force went to trial. The other was former The Recording Industry Asso- afternoon rally outside the court- out of a dozen who say they were lawyers plan to play hours of audio complaints against police. Officers Boston University student Joel Te- ciation of America offered to settle house. The Rev. Jesse Jackson targeted because of their race. tapes made by Adrian Schoolcraft, have more than 23 million contacts nenbaum, who also lost and was for $5,000 when it first sued, and watched the opening statements, One, Devin Almonor, the an officer who was hauled off to a with the public, make 4 million ordered to pay $675,000. offered to settle for a $25,000 do- telling reporters outside court af- 16-year-old son of a police officer, psych ward against his will after he radio runs and issue more than The industry initially sued nation to a charity for music indus- terward: “I heard rationalization said he was thrown against an un- said he refused to fill illegal quotas. 500,000 summonses every year. Thomas-Rasset in 2006. Since try people in need after her second and justification rather than expla- marked car and handcuffed when U.S. District Court Judge Shira then, her case has gone through trial. She refused both times. AFRICA from Page 1 RENTS from Page 1 of the week. A series of lectures will be held from “If a student comes to the fifth floor of concerns of the cost of education. We are around campus right now,” McCullough said. The first panel discussion, titled 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Thursday on the of Cashion, something will be going on,” sensitive to what the market is like and how “It will really enhance the campus. It’s a whole “Business With a Mission in Africa,” fifth floor of Cashion. Eleven guest Gardener said of Thursday’s events. much students are spending.” comprehensive lifestyle and will really add a will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today speakers are participating in the lectures. The forum will end with a panel University Student Living recently built lot more activity to the area.” on the fifth floor of Cashion Academic A free luncheon will also take place discussion titled “Baylor Students in two new apartment complexes similar to the Joseph M. Coyle, president of University Center. Associate professor of manage- from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. on Thursday. Africa.” A group of Baylor alumni and one breaking ground near campus: The Vue Student Living, said in a press release that the ment and entrepreneurship Dr. Blaine Vijay Mahajan, professor in the depart- current students will share stories about in Fayetteville, Ark., and The Edge in Mobile, housing project should reflect well on the uni- McCormick, associate professor of mar- ment of marketing administration at the their experiences there. Ala. versity keting Dr. Jeff Tanner and associate dean University of Texas at Austin, will speak The event is open to the public, al- The website for both apartment complexes “Our approach to the development of well- for research and faculty development at the luncheon. Students planning to though students in particular are en- showed rents for two-bedroom units between designed, purpose-built student living is that Dr. Cindy Riemenschneider will lead the attend the luncheon must also register couraged to attend the discussion, which $550 and $650 per person. Utilities were ac- it should benefit the entire community,” Coyle conversation. online. will take place from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Friday counted for in the rent prices. said in the release. “Students have improved Stephen Hayes, of the Corporate Gardner said Thursday’s events line on the fifth floor of Cashion. McCullough sees the project as a way to housing options, which reflects well on the Council on Africa, will speak at the up with class blocks, so students can Students can register online at http:// enhance Baylor’s campus and surrounding university, and our commitment to quality opening dinner Wednesday night on the hopefully have the opportunity to attend www.baylor.edu/business/globalbusi- areas. ensures an attractive, sustainable asset that fifth floor of Cashion. when they don’t have class. nessforum/. “It’s going to be very unique from what is enhances the neighborhood.”