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baylorlariat com SPORTSp. 4 p. 5 Seastruck proves his dynamic personality on and off the field is the key to his success. Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Wednesday | September 25, 2013* Kenya defeats mall terrorists; 67 dead David Risisng nounced the arrest of seven at the airport and And Tom Odula three elsewhere. Associated Press “These cowards will meet justice as well their accomplices and patrons, wherever they NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s president pro- are,” Kenyatta said, in a televised address to the claimed victory Tuesday over the terrorists nation. who stormed a Nairobi mall, saying security Kenyatta, 51, has visited wounded survi- forces had “ashamed and defeated our attack- vors in hospital and made other emotion-filled ers” following a bloody four-day siege in which speeches about the terrorist attack, which has dozens of civilians were killed. been the harshest test of his leadership since he of background material that would support their President Uhuru Kenyatta said the dead became president in April. viewpoint,” Rogers said. included 61 civilians whose bodies have been “Fellow Kenyans, we have been badly hurt Rogers said one reason the Kennedy assassi- recovered so far and six security forces, while and feel great pain and loss. But we have been nation holds public interest is that it grabs a per- some 175 were injured, including 62 who re- brave, united and strong,” said Kenyatta, the son’s imagination. main hospitalized. son of the country’s founding president, Jomo “It just may be the mystery of the ages, like Three floors of the mall collapsed and sev- Kenyatta. “Kenya has stared down evil and tri- who built the pyramids,” Rogers said. eral bodies were trapped in the rubble, said u mp h e d .” Erik Swanson, Moorpark, Calif., museum Kenyatta. His office later said a terrorist’s body Kenyatta’s statesman-like demeanor over studies graduate student, is a graduate assistant at was among those in the debris. the terror crisis is at odds with the charges he the library and has been working with the exhibit. Five other extremists were killed by gunfire faces at the International Criminal Court for BISWARANJAN ROUT | ASSOCIATED PRESS and another 11 other suspects had been ar- Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik, foreground left, and his team pay tributes to the victims of the terror attack on a Kenya mall “I think it’s hard for us to rationalize why one rested, he said; authorities had previously an- SEE KENYA, page 6 by creating a sand sculpture Tuesday on the Bay of Bengal coast in Puri, Orissa state, India. person would just kill another person for no rea- son - especially someone like JFK,” Swanson said. “He kind of became mythicized after he died be- cause he was obviously a very popular president. And the fact that he was cut down so young — there’s no really one explanation. It’s more just a big question of ‘why.’” Waco ‘Passport’ The section of the exhibit concerning Ken- to help students nedy’s legacy pays homage to his work in the arts, explore town By Claire Cameron June of this year. Reporter Holt said the “passport” is a booklet with various foods, cloth- New ways to get involved in ing and other stores around Waco the Waco community, and even a where students can go and, if they chance to win a free iPad, are just purchase something, they can get a few things Passport To Waco has a stamp for that store. If they com- to offer. plete the entire booklet by the end The program is organized by of the program and turn it back in External Vice President Lexington to the student government office, Holt, who wanted to get Baylor they will automatically be entered students more involved in the area to win an iPad. outside of Baylor. “Students can also win various “A major part of being in a prizes along the way, like $10 gift community is being involved in cards or discounts on merchan- it, and that’s what I hope this pro- dise,” Holt said. gram does for students,” Holt said. The program launches Tuesday Passport to Waco was original- and students can pick up a booklet ly started three years ago but Holt at the student government office. said, it was not very successful. The program ends March 31. This year, the program is being “It’s my baby,” she said. “I just ROBBY HIRST | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER revamped and includes not only love everything about it, and the Baylor, but also McLennan Com- best part is it’s going to be a tri- A foamy day munity College and Texas State campus program.” Technical College. Holt said she is looking for- The members of Tri-Delta and their friends enjoy a “Foam Home” theme party Tuesday outside Brooks Hall complete with a with a slip-and- Holt said she has been working slide and a blow-up pool filled with bubbles. “Foam Home” was the sorority’s theme for 2013 fall Crush.. on improving the program since SEE PASSPORT, page 6 50 years later: Exhibit highlights life, legacy of Kennedy By Rebecca Fiedler Objects like press camera mod- Rogers said one thing the li- icated to the research done around Staff Writer els and bullets of the same type as brary has that can be found no- the assassination of Kennedy, in- those used on the day of the assas- where else is a letter from the priest cluding glass slides, an analytical This November, it will have sination are available to view, along who read Kennedy’s last rites. The drawing and writings that have been 50 years since President John with newspapers from Waco, Dal- letter describes how the priest, been made by various profession- F. Kennedy was assassinated, and las and many other publications. Father Oscar L. Huber, perceived als over decades. W.R. Poage Legislative Library is Kennedy campaign buttons and those moments that surrounded The exhibit also highlights honoring Kennedy’s life and leg- posters have been donated and are reading the rites, along with a page many different theories that have acy with an exhibit that will last on display, as well as teletypes from from the book which he used to arisen over time about the reasons through May 2014. the Associated Press and United read the rites. Kennedy was killed. The exhibit opened to the pub- Press International from the time “I will never forget the blank “Did the Cubans do it, did the lic on Sept. 3 on the first level of of the attack. stare in her eyes and the sign of government do it, did Lyndon B. the library, featuring numerous The exhibit also displays a vi- agony on her face,” Huber said in Johnson do it, was the KGB behind artifacts and photographs relevant nyl LP record donated by a radio his letter of the president’s wife, it, was the Mafia, UFO cover-up to Kennedy’s life. Ben Rogers, di- broadcaster of recorded quotes Jacqueline Kennedy. theories; there are all kind of wild rector of W.R. Poage Legislative from Lee Harvey Oswald himself. The items on exhibit have been theories, and some of them cer- Library, said the exhibit is divided TRAVIS TAYLOR | LARIAT PHOTO EDITOR The back of the album cover reads, donated from people across the na- tainly have put together a good list The John F. Kennedy: His Life-His Presidency-His Legacy exhibit is on into three sections: Kennedy’s life, “Was Oswald insane? Listen and tion, Rogers said. display today through May 2014 at the W.R. Poage Legislative Library. his legacy and his assassination. judge for yourself.” Much of the exhibit is also ded- SEE KENNEDY, page 6 Inside WEB NEWS p. 3 A&E p. 4 Greg and Dan chat The Godfather of What do we have it up about the the Baylor Law cooking today? Find Seahawks vs. Texans School spills on out if our Pinterest matchup. Hear it at how he got the attempt was a bust baylorlariat.com. infamous title. or a success. Vol.116 No. 14 First copy free. Additional copies 50 cents each. © 2013, Baylor University OpinionWednesday | September 25, 2013 2 Black market adoptions need to be stopped sign over guardianship to the new background checks, home inspec- parents and never have to see their tions and other precautions par- kids or the new guardians again. ents going through the legal adop- Editorial The process could even be done in tion process have to go through. as little as 24 hours after the two Reuters lists one safeguard Many couples dream of adopt- sets of parents have made contact. against the tragedy of this black ing a child and will do whatever it Many children relegated to market, the Interstate Compact on takes to bring a child to the family, being part of the black market- the Placement of Children. This even if it means through less than esque system are the result of in- agreement requires parents who legal means. A Reuters reporter ternational adoptions that did not want to transfer adopted guard- investigated an underground net- turn out as the parents had hoped. ianship to notify the authorities of work for adopted children where Rather than try love and care for the current state the child resides children and teenagers are handed the child, after a while, the parents in and the potential new state the off to other families. just give up, often fulfilling the child will live in with the new cou- An underground market can distrust the children already have ple.

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