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Shae Koharski | Multimedia Journalist NO. 1 IN NCAA Baylor senior Kalani Brown, senior Chloe Jackson and sophomore DiDi Richards react to the ESPN coverage of the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Monday night where the Lady Bears were named No. 1 in the overall matchup seed in their region. Read more on page 7.

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Associated Press SPARKED DEBATE A girl walks to lay flowers on a wall at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday. The terrorist attack has sparked new gun law debates across the New Zealand border in the U.S. Mosque attack in New

Branson Hardcastle | Multimedia Journalist Zealand sparks gun debate SORORITY DROPOUTS After receiving bids, new sorority members are faced with time constraints and some choose to leave Greek life. Tyler junior Sarah Beth Rogers left Kappa Alpha Theta to join Young Life. MADALYN WATSON his faith, Islam. work together in order to come up Staff Writer “It doesn’t matter what religion with some kind of common sense you are. If you’re not safe in a place gun laws,” Sheikh said. EMMA WHITAKER rituals and recitations, men and The terrorist attack on two of worship, then where can you The Prime Minister of New Reporter women become initiated into their mosques in Christchurch, New really go? Growing up the mosque Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, announced new community. Young women drop out of Zealand on Friday killed 50 people was kind of, aside from my home, that their gun laws would change in Through this process, men and sororities at Baylor every year. and left 50 other wounded. This one of my places of solitude, one of response to the attack. It was the women devote hours of their week While Baylor’s sororities aim to event has sparked debates on gun my places of peace,” Sheikh said. largest massacre in the country’s to this organization, all with the create a welcoming community, it is laws around the world from New Sheikh said he believes thoughts history since a man killed 13 people promise of belonging with their inevitable that some women feel lost Zealand to the United States, and prayers are not enough, and in a shooting rampage 30 years ago, newfound brothers and sisters and in the cracks. including Baylor. that there should be efforts made according to an article on CNN. having fellowship within their new The Student Activities Greek The attacks occurred during to prevent an attack like it from “I do feel like that rapid that a community. Young women often Life page says that “being involved Jummah, the Friday prayer that happening again. rapid response from the governing come to a crossroads, struggling to in a fraternity or sorority is one of Muslims hold around noon, which “There should be bipartisanship body is necessary in order to choose between their sorority and the most fulfilling and meaningful is the busiest time for mosques when it comes to approaching this maintain a specific order,” Sheikh other activities. experiences offered to Baylor around the world. issue, not, ‘Oh, let’s take away said. Boulder, Colo., junior Lucy students.” When a man or women Austin graduate student Aadil everyone’s guns,’ or, ‘Let’s give gets a bid from a Greek organization, Sheikh said that the attack affected everybody guns.’ I think that they SPARKED DEBATE they begin the process of initiation. SORORITY DROPOUTS him because it targeted people of need both sides of the aisle need to >> Page 4 At the end of this process, through >> Page 4

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One of the things I missed most about living in north Houston is that it wasn’t difficult to find good Mexican and Tex-Mex food because there was a restaurant or food truck around every corner. If you needed a new soccer jersey or speakers for your car, all you needed was to head to the Sunnyside and Sabadomingo flea markets on Airline Drive. Hispanic businesses were all around, and it was easy for me to feel like I was surrounded by my own culture. It reminded me of what life was like when I visited my family in Mexico. Living in Southern Louisiana Rewon Shimray | Cartoonist where the Hispanic and Latino population wasn’t quite as large as in Houston was a bit of a culture shock to me. When I moved to Waco, I thought I would be able to find a similar experience to what I had when I lived Combat campus in Houston. I figured, “Hey, it’s still Texas.” But I’ve found it difficult to find many places that met my expectations. And it’s not as if Latino businesses don’t exist here; almost a third of Waco’s population is Hispanic, according to the American Community Survey. So why does it feel catcall culture like there is such a disconnect between the Baylor and Hispanic communities? From wolf whistles to cat calls, some men seem unable to is obvious: Women deserve to feel safe in public spaces. In the early 1900s, a community of Hispanics settled recognize that verbal sexual harassment is never welcome. In a Feminist activists in the 1960s and ‘70s organized “Ogle-Ins” on the banks of the Brazos River, between Second 2018 study on sexual harassment and assault, commissioned by in which women gathered on a street corner to give men a taste Street, Jackson Avenue and Interstate 35, according to the Stop Street Harassment organization, 65 percent of those of their own medicine by implementing common verbal sexual WacoHistory.org. They called it Sandtown. surveyed reported experiencing street harassment in the form harassment tactics on the very men that used them. Although There were lots of businesses in Sandtown that of “someone whistling, honking, making kissy noises, ‘Pssst’ this strategy brought the issue of street harassment into public included grocery stores, barber shops and night clubs. sounds, or leering/staring aggressively.” Furthermore, 66 percent discourse for the first time, there are less flashy and more effective But in the 1960s when the federal government began its of women reported experiencing some kind of sexual harassment methods of combating cat callers. Urban Renewal Project in Waco, the inhabitants of the in a public space. It’s important to recognize the existence and prevalence of community were pushed out of the area. We all have a role to play in ending verbal sexual harassment. street harassment. Start a dialogue with your friends, men and Sandtown may now only exist through photographs This kind of behavior is part of a larger social phenomenon that women, about the realities of street harassment. If you’ve ever and the stories told by the descendants of those that once accepts the idea that “boys will be boys.” When we witness sexual been the victim of verbal sexual harassment, think about how you lived there. But Waco is still home to many Hispanic harassment, we cannot afford to act as passive bystanders, as that wished bystanders would have responded to your situation and businesses that, unlike those pushed out by the Urban reinforces the belief that violence against women will continue encourage your friends to intercede in the future. If you haven’t Renewal Project of the last century, should be supported, to be ignored. Be aware of your surroundings. If you witness any experienced this behavior firsthand, ask your friends about their not forgotten. form of sexual harassment, do something about it. experiences to see how they suggest a bystander should take There are Hispanic businesses all over Waco and not In college, sexual harassment can take many forms. There action. that far off of campus on La Salle Avenue and on North are four women on the Lariat editorial board. Each of us has If you see a woman or group of women getting sexually 25th Street. There’s La Milpa and Pollo Palenque as well experienced some form of sexual harassment while at Baylor, harassed, don’t just watch the events unfold — do something as Taqueria Zacatecas, where they don’t just serve tacos, often from strangers but sometimes from acquaintances. Most of about it. Even though you weren’t the one who perpetrated the but a variety of other Hispanic foods like quesadillas and the women on the editorial board identified “frat lapping” as the harassment, you perpetuate it by not interfering in some way. elotes. There’s La Nueva Michoacana ice cream shop on most common form of sexual harassment on campus. There are a The most direct approach is to chastise the cat callers. Tell them 25th Street and Jimenez Bakery on Dutton Avenue, filled few distinct definitions of “frat lap” at different universities, but at that what they’re doing is not cool and certainly not acceptable wall to wall with pan dulce. There’s thriving competition Baylor, most women define this as male students driving around behavior. The women being objectified may not feel safe enough in the tire business as well, with several Hispanic-owned campus in a truck, hollering at women on the sidewalk and often to respond, as most women have learned to simply ignore the tire shops located all over town. banging on the side of the vehicle as if to say, “Get in, baby.” harassers for fear of the situation escalating. Bystanders could Supporting these businesses would not only teach a lot Verbal sexual harassment is perceived by some as being play an important role by telling the perpetrators that what they’re of people about the diversity of this town we call home, innocent or even as a form of flattery. But the reality for most doing is unacceptable and objectifies women. Another strategy but it would also help the economy of the city overall. women is that cat calling and other sexual comments make could be to go up to the women after the event and reassure them We need to get out of our bubble and see that Waco has women feel unsafe. Groups of men calling out to women walking that they are safe in that space. a lot more sabor than what’s right in front of us. alone or in small groups remind women of the power dynamic at Sexual harassment isn’t going to go away if we keep putting DJ Ramirez is a sophomore journalism major from play in rape culture. The problem with verbal sexual harassment our heads down and pretending like we don’t hear the catcalls. Opelousas, La.

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This year, 18 students and Staff Writer Participants in Beach four drivers affiliated with Reach could choose to serve Baylor’s BSM made the long The Baylor chapter of from either March 9-15 or trip to the beach. Baptist Student Ministries 16-22 and were required to Chengdu, China, freshman headed to South Padre Island complete extensive training Lee Zhang felt called to this past week for spring before attending. Upon arrival, go to “Beach Reach” with break. Despite the beach students are put into teams BSM. Zhang said he recently being known for excessive that was focused on offering accepted Jesus and his partying, the members of BSM people rides, passing out experience in South Padre were part of the 11,422 rides food, engaging in prayer or grew his intimacy with God given to people in need, 8,646 walking around the beach. through being able to minister people being prayed for, 7,495 Each year, these activities have to people. In addition to pancake breakfasts and 6,943 led to salvations, baptisms and services like passing out food gospel conversations. Not further discipleship. and praying for people, some of only did they serve in those Alvarado freshman Jackson the volunteers were presented ways, but the volunteers also Moore said he was excited to with the opportunity to witnessed 29 people begin a go on the trip that focused baptize someone rededicating relationship with Jesus and 40 its interaction on college their life to Christ. Zhang said recommit their lives to Christ. students. However, he said he he met a student who, after All of this happened in lacked previous evangelical being assaulted and losing response to “Beach Reach,” purpose, which he said made his possessions, shared his an evangelistic ministry him hopeful to help students testimony with Zhang and that annually provides food, like himself. decided to recommit his life Photo courtesy of Baylor BSM water and transportation to “I’ve never been on a to God. SPRING BREAK Baylor BSM students participated in their annual “Beach reach,” where they thousands of spring breakers mission trip before and this is “I was hanging out with traveled to the popular spring break destination of South Padre to minister to spring-breakers. on South Padre Island. The something that I’ve had a lot my friends in front of the event began in 1980 with 20 of prior training with, training church. This guy just came up has been walking away from and he said 100 percent. After in our van just shouted out students who had a vision to that has been really helpful for to me. He lost his phone, his God for so long and cannot that, we hang out for about the that he should get baptized. He reach their peers on spring me.” Moore said. “Ministering shoes, and was punched by find satisfaction in parties whole night. We gave him a agreed. We went to the beach, break and has developed into to college students my age someone on his face,” Zhang and alcohol. Then I asked him ride back to his apartment at and I baptized him right away,” hundreds of college students is something I’m really said. “He just broke down in to recommit his life to Jesus, around 5 a.m. One of the girls Zhang said. joining together to share the passionate about.” front of me and said that he

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This list is mandated by the Clery Act and is a compilation of all crimes reported to Baylor authorities in specific categories named in federal guidelines. Such reports are investigated but not all confirmed. Scan the code to see the original document.

Offenses:Domestic Disturbance Disposition: Active Offenses:Burglary of Motor Vehicle Date: 3/16/2019 Offenses:Accident Failure to Stop And Identify Date: 3/8/2019 Location: S University Parks and La salle Avenue Offenses: Burglary of Habitation Date: 3/11/2019 Location: 2000 block of S Fifth St. Disposition: Being Handled By Waco Police Date: 3/12/2019 Location: 1000 Block of S Fifth St. Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Department Location: 900 block Of S 12th St. Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Department Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Department Offenses:Harassment Department Offenses:Criminal Mischief Date: 03/15/19 Offenses:Burglary of Motor Vehicle Date: 03/07/19 Location: Centre Apartments Offenses:Burglary of Motor Vehicle Date: 3/11/2019 Location: Collins Residence Hall Disposition: Active Date: 3/12/2019 Location: S Eighth And Bagby Avenue Disposition: Active Location: 2000 block of S Eighth St. Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Offenses: Criminal Trespass Warning Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Department Offenses: Delivery of Controlled Substance Date: 03/15/19 Department Date: 3/5/2019 Location: Clifton Robinson Tower Offenses: Assault: Dating Violence Location: S 15th Street and La salle Avenue Disposition: Closed Offenses:Theft of Property Date: 03/08/19 Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Date: 03/11/19 Location: Sid Richardson Building Department Offenses: Criminal Trespass of Property Location: Martin Residence Hall Disposition: Active Date: 03/14/19 Disposition: Active Offenses: Fictitious License or Certificate Location: McLane Stadium, Offenses: Assault Date: 03/03/19 to 03/05/19 Disposition: Closed Offenses: Criminal Mischief Date: 3/8/2019 Location: University Place Apartments Date: 3/11/2019 Location: 2000 block of S 11th St. Disposition: Cleared by Arrest Offenses: Alcohol: Minor Consuming Alcohol Location: 1100 block of S Third St. Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Date: 03/14/19 Disposition: Suspended Department Offenses: Criminal Mischief Location: Martin Residence Hall Date: 3/5/2019 Disposition: Cleared By Arrest Offenses: Burglary of Motor Vehicle Offenses:Burglary of Motor Vehicle Location: S 12th Street And Daughtrey Avenue Date: 3/11/2019 Date: 3/8/2019 Disposition: Being Handled By Waco Police Offenses: Alcohol: Minor Consuming Alcohol, Location: 2000 block of S Seventh St. Location: 2000 block of S Fifth St. Department Alcohol- Open Container Disposition: Being Handled By Waco Police Disposition: Being Handled by Waco Police Date: 03/13/19 to 03/14/19 Department Department Offenses:Theft Location: 2200 block of University Parks Drive Date: 3/5/2019 Disposition: Cleared By Arrest Offenses: Burglary of Motor Vehicle Offenses: Criminal Trespass Warning Location: McLane Student Life Center (SLC) Date: 3/11/2019 Date: 03/08/19 Disposition: Suspended Offenses:Theft of Property Location: 400 Block of Ivy Ave. Location: 1600 block of Daughtrey Ave. Date: 03/12/19 Disposition: Being Handled By Waco Police Disposition: Closed Location: McLane Student Life Center (SLC) Department ARREST LOG Mar. 5 - Mar. 16 Provided by the Baylor Police Department Alcohol: Minor Consuming Alcohol: Minor Consuming Alcohol- Open Container Sexual Assault Alcohol Alcohol Arrest Date: 03/13/2019 Arrest Date: 03/11/2019 Arrest Date: 03/14/2019 Arrest Date: 03/13/2019 Disposition: Released Disposition: Released to Jail Disposition: Released Disposition: Released Name: Garcia, Ricky Angel Jr Name: Huete Melendez, Wilson Name: Domashevich, Timothy Name: Garcia, Ricky Angel Jr Stat Code: Citation Issued Jose Vitaliy Stat Code: Citation Issued Stat Code: Booked Stat Code: Citation Issued Tuesday, March 19, 2019 The Baylor Lariat 4 News SPARKED DEBATE from Page 1

The Australian citizen who on restricting firearms in their was charged with the mass country, they should verify if shootings in New Zealand had the perpetrator obtained the five guns during the attack, firearms legally or illegally. including semi-automatic “If he did obtain them weapons and shotguns. illegally, then they need to The gun debates occurring figure out how to stop that, and in New Zealand in response if he did obtain them legally, to the attacks resemble the then I think they need to look current gun debates held in the into how they’re going to United States. restrict the sale,” Walker said. Professor David Guinn, There have been several who teaches courses on recent mass shootings in constitutional law as well as America, such as the one that civil liberties at the Baylor killed 49 people in the Pulse Law School, said that gun nightclub in Orlando in 2016 debates are extremely different and the one that killed 58 in America in comparison concert-goers in Las Vegas in Josh Aguirre | Multimedia Editor to other countries like New 2017. HISTORIC CHURCH CHAPEL Pastor Matt Snowden spoke at Chapel on Monday on the importance of the image of Zealand. “We have our own substitutionary atonement. “America is a very unique problems with guns that we country in regards to guns need to deal with here, and and weapons. We have the just kind of let them sort it out Second Amendment, which over there, however they see guarantees the right to keep fit,” Walker said. Pastor of local historic church and bear arms,” Guinn said. Bump stocks, firearm Guinn said that when attachments that allow semi- tragedies like this weekend’s automatic weapons to fire terrorist attacks occur in other like machine guns, have preaches at Baylor Chapel countries, it reignites debates been centered in American on gun restrictions in order to gun debates since the Trump prevent attacks like them to administration banned them LEXI DONNEL “Substitutionary atonement says to Snowden said there needs to be a holy, occur in America. on Dec. 18 of last year. Reporter us that Jesus died for us, in our place, loving, and just judge, God. “I think that can provoke Walker said that the ban on the just for the unjust, to bring us to “Another reason we need a very interesting discussion bump stocks was in response Matt Snowden, a George W. Truett God,” Snowden said. “Substitutionary substitutionary atonement so much about what sort of restrictions to their use in the mass Theological Seminary graduate and atonement says to us that it is God who is because we are ever willing to play should we have on certain shooting in Las Vegas in 2017. the pastor of the historic First Baptist justifies, it is God who rectifies, itis the judge on our own. We are willing types of weapons, especially “The gut reaction to that Church Waco, was invited to speak at God who makes right.” to judge others harshly, and we are those that pose a danger to the was all we need to are ban Baylor Chapel on Monday. Snowden discussed ideas by a Swiss willing to self-justify, we are willing to community to the churches bump stocks, because that Ryan Richardson, the associate Reformed theologian, Karl Barth, who cut ourselves enormous amount of slack to the schools and the sweet was, you know, the only way chaplain and director of worship and said that humanity’s reconciliation with even as we brutalize others,” Snowden little children in the schools,” that he was able to kill all those chapel said Snowden came to Truett God began with God putting himself in said. Guinn said. people — because he had a Theolo,gical Seminary in 2010 for the humanity’s place and humanity being Snowden said substitutionary Prime Minister Ardern bump stock. But as far as I’m doctoral program after he finished his put in God’s place. This was an act atonement changes our lives and said they are still looking into aware, that’s the only violent education. Snowden helps shape Waco of sheer grace and an inconceivable actions. He said the way we treat others how the gunman accessed crime that’s been committed with the word of God, Richardson said. miracle, according to Barth. and our motivation to help others comes the guns, whether legally or with a bump stock,” Walker Snowden is from Meridian Snowden believes there are from the grace of God. God’s salvation illegally, in a news conference said. Mississippi and attended William two reasons that humankind needs changes the identity of Christians by in Wellington. Matt Bennett, an advocate Carey University, New Orleans Baptist substitutionary atonement. their union to Jesus who Snowden said Killeen junior Sam Walker, for gun control from the Theological Seminary and Truett “One, there is no justice without is our forgiver and liberator who set us the vice president of the centrist think tank Third Way, Seminary. Snowden’s first sermon was a just judge. Without a just judge free from the captivity of sin. Baylor College Republicans told Vice that bump stocks had preached at a church in Mississippi ,our overtures towards justice are Austin freshman and pre-business and an advocate for the second never been used in a gun crime when he was 15. He became the pastor saccharine and sentimental and emotive major Beau Watson said Monday’s amendment, said that before before the Vegas shootings. of First Baptist Church Waco in 2010 at best. At worst they disintegrate into Chapel was engaging in both the New Zealand makes a decision at the age of 33 after completing his totalitarianism, cannibalism, the desire worship and the speaker. doctorate at Truett Seminary. for the strong man to lead us, but we fail “Matt Snowden did a great job with At Monday’s Chapel, Snowden at leading ourselves,” Snowden said. message delivery during his lesson,” preached on the importance of the Because of the reasons he listed, Beau said. image of substitutionary atonement. SORORITY DROPOUTS from Page 1

Walters felt this way. She Even if the commitment was do have some friends from would get fined for missing made freshman year, it seems my sorority, I mostly just events in her sorority, Chi resolute. The decision seems found anxiety instead of rich Omega, in place of attending finite. However, Walters said friendships,” Rogers said. church activities. did not feel judged Sometimes the huge It was becoming by her previous sorority gatherings can be a financially sorority members, overwhelming to newcomers challenging. but accepted for her who are trying to find their “I found that choice. place within the organization. when I wore a Church activities Woodlands senior Kathryn shirt with my are not the only Gettys, former Pi Beta Phi, sorority on it, reason for dropouts. said that while it may not have I would feel Baylor graduate been a right fit for her, she secure in it. and former Chi believes sororities can create I’m secure in Omega Megan lifelong friendships. these letters that Lucy Walters Woodrow explained “My experience when I I’m wearing. how, while she was apart of the sorority, and When I got rid was thankful for even my experience rushing, of them, I realized, ‘Oh, I’m the experience of sorority was really positive. I think at just a normal person.’ God did life, senior year and a busy the end of the day, what was deep work showing me how schedule forced her to make important for me to realize, and those letters were never my tough decisions about how what a lot of freshmen don’t identity,” Walters said. to spend her time. “I dropped realize, is that it’s just not for Walters said she felt, out because I started working everybody — and that’s okay. without her Greek letters, she part time senior year and was I really loved all of the girls was free to re-evaluate her life. taking a heavier course load so that I met and have maintained “I had felt prideful in my had to prioritize,” Woodrow a lot of those relationships to letters, and once I had them said. this day,” Gettys said. taken away, I found a lot of Other young women drop Gettys goes on to explain freedom personally in fully out simply because sorority how college is all about understanding my identity,” life was different than their discovering how one best Walters said. expectations. Tyler junior thrives. According to Walters, it’s Sarah Beth Rogers de-pinned “College is all about hard for young women and men from sorority, Kappa Alpha finding your nook, where you to go against a commitment Theta, and joined Young Life. fit, not trying to force yourself made to an organization. “While I did and still into a mold that other people

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to stay “Have fun! I have learned in life, at the end of the day, taking time for school is so important. We are here to get a degree. However, spending just a few motivated hours with your friends is so crucial to keeping sane. Spring is here and the weather is so nice. I think spending time outside with company with really help people push through the last couple of months.” beyond Sarah Asinof | News Editor spring break

“Take a little time out of your Sunday to meal prep. That way, you can plan Caroline Yablon | Copy Editor to make unique food ahead of time “There are only six weeks so you don’t get tired of the same old left of school. Summer meals or fast food.” will be here soon. McKenna Middleton | Opinion Editor So stay positive.” Tuesday, March 19, 2019 The Baylor Lariat 6 Arts & Life FASHION TRENDS Spring 2019

TIE-DAL WAVE A cherished trope of the ’70s Woodstock Festival, tie- dye has been revived and fashion gurus everywhere are letting their inner hippies show. One will see these vivid Tuesday, March 19 prints reimagined on blazers, pants and gowns this Tom Scott Art Exhibit | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | season. Whitehall Center at the Carleen Bright Arboretum | Free | The local venue is hosting FAST-PACED LACE watercolor pieces and photography of the late Lace just got a change of pace from Scottish painter. Burberry, Alexander Wang and Marco De Vincenzo. Old school lace meets new school Holi! | 5 p.m. | Fountain Mall | The Indian street silhouettes, making this trend is the perfect Subcontinent Student Association will host hybrid of classic feminine and athletic masculine. the Festival of Colors celebration. The event will feature performances, colorful powder, water balloons and more. Attendees are NO WALLFLOWERS HERE encouraged to wear white clothes. Florals are the everlasting staple of any spring wardrobe. Runway looks from Carolina Herrera, Dolce and Gabbana, Wednesday, March 20 and Versace summoned the ’70s flower Coming of Age Exhibit | 1 - 4 p.m. | East child and gave her an edge with mixed Terrace | The Historic Waco Foundation is prints and retina-flaming hues that are sure hosting the exhibit, which offers an inside look to perpetuate the floral pattern’s legacy. at the history of debutantes as an old English tradition and its evolution to a local Waco BIKER FRIENDLY tradition. The biker short trend made its appearance in the ’90s, gracing the legs of Princess Diana and Artist Helen Haibert lecture - “In Pursuit of supermodel Linda Evangelista. Whether paired with Wonder” | 5 - 7 p.m. | Hooper-Schafer Fine oversized sweatshirts and sneakers for a casual day or Arts Center - auditorium 149 | The Colorado- with strappy heels and a bold blouse for an evening out, based installation artist, podcaster and this trend is no burnout. blogger will give her presenation.

NO SHAME NEON Open mic night at Commons Grounds | 8 - A salute to the ’80s, Neon is in. Whether it be 10 p.m. | The local coffee shop will host its pantsuits, dresses, nails, eyeshadows or sandals, weekly mic night with spots given on a first- neon is so versatile, it will have one raving like a come, first-served basis. dancing queen. Thursday, March 21 Cultivate 7Twelve: Live Entertainment | 6 FRINGE WITH BENEFITS - 9 p.m. | $15 | The local venue is holding a Oscar De La Renta, Alexander McQueen and Jacquemus proved belated St. Patrick’s Day celebration with a that this iconic festival trend is performance by Grammy-nominated fiddlist anything but complicated. Andrew Finn Magill. Whether worn in vibrant hues or edgy leather, this free-flowing NOTE: The Julliard Spring Quartet fringe is perfect for the spring weather. performance has been canceled due to the

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SPRING BALL >> Baylor football opens spring practice on Wednesday. Find coverage at BaylorLariat.com GOING DANCING! Bears, Lady Bears receive NCAA Tournament bids

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TOP DOGS Baylor sophomore forward DiDi Richards and senior center Kalani Brown celebrate after the Lady Bears won the Big 12 Tournament title on March 11 in Oklahoma City. The Lady Bears were named the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday afternoon. Baylor snags No. 1 seed in Greensboro region

JESSIKA HARKAY bracket, you look for who got the toughest region. Sports Writer I don’t know that any got one any tougher than the others.” Baylor women’s basketball was named the Abilene Christian will make its first D1 NCAA No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on tournament in their second year of eligibility as Monday afternoon. the Lady Bears have made it 18 of 19 times under The Lady Bears will make their 16th straight Mulkey, only missing out in 2003. In regards to trip to the NCAA Tournament after clinching the facing ACU, Mulkey expressed her excitement No. 1 seed in the Greensboro Region. towards facing a new team outside the Big 12. Coming off a 31-1 season and sweeping the “It’s always exciting to go to the playoffs Big 12 Championship last week, the Lady Bears because in conference, you just beat each other will host the first and second round of the NCAA up. You know everything. You know every play, Tournament and look to advance the longest every move,” Mulkey said. “You spend more active Division I win streak to 24 as they face time game-to-game changing your calls because No. 16 seed Abilene Christian on Saturday. The people steal what you’re normally calling. In the winner of the first two rounds will advance to playoffs, you can scout, you can scout, you can regionals in Greensboro, N.C., next week. scout. But, you don’t know each other as well as you do in conference. So I think it’s a breath of fresh air.” Prior to the Kim Mulkey era that began in 2000, the Lady Bears never made it to an NCAA tournament. Since Mulkey has coached the I checked off program, the Lady Bears captured two national “ championships and made the Elite Eight each everything I could year from 2014-2017. The Lady Bears last reached think of in my career the Final Four in 2012 and have hopes to reach their fourth one this year. Mulkey described this and the Final Four is team as something special, especially for their off- the-court behavior. the last thing. ... I’m “They just are happy for each other,” Mulkey just ready to play.” said. “I can’t tell you how much that means for a team, because the greatest compliment they can give each other is that it doesn’t matter who KALANI BROWN | receives all the credit because they’re a team. SENIOR CENTER Kalani [Brown] can be good one night, [Lauren] Cox the next and Chloe [Jackson] the next and Didi [Richards] defense the next. The wealth will be spread.” According to FiveThirtyEight, the Lady Bears have the second-best chance behind Notre Dame The Greensboro Region includes Iowa, North at 28 percent to win the NCAA title. With hopes Carolina State, South Carolina, Florida State and growing to reach the Final Four, Brown said she’s Kentucky. Coach Kim Mulkey said she was happy ready for any opponent. about the seeding. “I’m very excited, very pumped up and I’m “I feel like for the first time in a long time that very ready to play. I checked off everything I every region got as close to an S-curve and that could think of in my career and the Final Four just does my heart good for women’s basketball,” is the last thing,” Brown said. “I just want to play Mulkey said. “Not just our region, but if you look whoever comes, honestly. I don’t have a specific at the top six to eight teams that could win this team. There’s different talent and different types whole thing, I think that below them they tried of play. I don’t have a preference. I’m just ready the best they could to cover geography but also t o p l ay.” cover the S-curve. Usually when you look at a Tuesday, March 19, 2019 The Baylor Lariat 8 Sports

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TICKET PUNCHED Baylor senior guard Makai Mason looks to drive against TCU on Feb. 2 at the Ferrell Center. The Bears received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face No. 8 seed Syracuse at 8:57 p.m. Thursday in Salt Lake City. Bears defy odds with NCAA Tournament bid

BEN EVERETT amazing feeling to have it all culminate to the moment that Sports Editor we just had, and seeing our name go up there. This team has been doubted all year with the injuries and everything. It As Baylor men’s basketball prepares to face Syracuse in really shows the true character of this team, to fight every the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, they game throughout the season and continuing to get better.” do so having defied expectations. Baylor missed out on the NCAA Tournament last season and graduated four key players. The Bears were picked ninth in the preseason Big 12 poll prior to this year. Four of five starters put on a Baylor uniform for the first time this season. The Bears lost to Texas Southern and Stephen F. Austin during the non-conference and opened conference play with This team has been sophomore forward Tristan Clark going down with a knee “ doubted all year with the injury. Despite all this, Baylor finished fourth in the Big 12 with injuries and everything. a 10-8 record and was selected as a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It really shows the true Baylor head coach Scott Drew said the Bears worked hard character of this team, and played for each other all season, and now that’s paying off. to fight every game “The team really maximized the ability as far as playing for one another and really bought into serving one another and throughout the season caring more about the team than themselves. Individually, and continuing to get talent-wise, people had us picked ninth or 10th for a reason,” Drew said. “I really think the guys competed hard. As a whole, better.” one thing we usually did is compete. As a coach, you always can hang your hat and go to bed at night knowing that as long as a guy’s played hard, that’s half the battle. Seeing their MAKAI MASON | excitement and joy of being able to know they’re playing in SENIOR GUARD March, that’s what all that hard work is for. Now they have the chance to play a part of the best spectacle in sports.” At the beginning of the season, Baylor learned it would be without senior guard Jake Lindsey, who retired due to complications from hip surgery. In January, the Bears lost Clark for the season. Throughout the conference schedule, The Bears will be going up against Hall of Fame head senior guards Makai Mason and King McClure each missed coach Jim Boeheim and the No. 8-seeded Syracuse Orange time due to nagging foot and knee injuries, respectively. in Salt Lake City on Thursday. If they win, they could face Mason said injuries have caused many to doubt the Bears, No. 1 seed Gonzaga. but the team fought through adversity to punch their ticket McClure said Baylor needs to have a win-or-go-home to the NCAA Tournament. mindset and focus on the present. “Just to be back on the stage is going to be really fun, “It’s really a one-game season at this point,” McClure said. especially with this team. We’ve been doubted from the “If you lose, you go home. Stay in the moment, stay locked in, beginning, so just to put it together after all that, it’ll be even and don’t look too far ahead.” more special to be there again,” Mason said. “It’s a pretty

Baseball Weekend Brief

Bears win rubber match against Cal Poly

DJ RAMIREZ Sophomore pitcher Tyler Thomas’s outing Sports Writer ended after two innings. He allowed two hits and one earned run, as well as walking Baylor baseball went 2-1 against the Cal one and striking out three. Rodriguez said Poly Mustangs this weekend with a 14-3 he thought Tyler Thomas played well, but win on Sunday afternoon. The Bears had a they didn’t want that to change, so they took hard time getting hits in the first two games him out. of the series but came out with blazing bats, “He had a good outing. We didn’t want to getting 21 hits in the rubber match. just leave him out there and kind of force a Head coach Steve Rodriguez said he was bad outing for him or our team, so he went pleased with how the offense attacked each out there and he did what we wanted him to pitch. do,” Rodriguez said. “We brought in Helton “I was really happy with the aggressiveness and some other guys out of the bullpen, and that we took. Some days you can start to be the biggest thing is we just have to figure over-selective and I was just really happy that out and if we have to piece it together with how they went out and they got good like that then we will.” pitches to hit and they laid good swings on Baylor will head to Huntsville for a things,” Rodriguez said. midweek game against Sam Houston State The Bears had three homers on Sunday at 6 p.m. Tuesday before retuning to Baylor off the bats of junior third baseman Davis Ballpark to open up conference play against Wendzel, senior left fielder Cole Haring and West Virginia on Friday. sophomore shortstop Nick Loftin.