ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT VOL. 110 No. 28 THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 © 2010, Baylor University OPINION PAGE 2 NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS PAGE 3 “While some strides in the board’s decision French exchange Caring for the rare, old books were beneficial, some only set public Baylor’s program with a Take a look into Waco resident schools back in terms of objective French university provides Frank Jasek’s life and his career and unbiased education.” cross-cultural experiences as a book preservation specialist Faculty elect 12 senators forBY CATY HIRST Fall 2010 “I think with a new president STAFF WRITER coming in there is always a peri- od of evaluation of the values of The Faculty Senate elections the university and new policies results came in March 4, with 12 and procedures put in place,” new senators set to begin in the Claybrook said. “So this is an fall of 2010. interesting time, I think, to be a The senators were elected for part of the senate, to be a part of three-year terms and will have that process.” an orientation at the first meet- Toten Beard agrees that the ing of next year. voice of the faculty is especially “We have got the kind of rep- crucial since the naming of a resentation that we need to do new president. the work of the faculty for the “I hope to be able to help university,” said Dr. Dennis My- facilitate the change in adminis- ers, chair of the Faculty Senate. tration as we get our new presi- DeAnna Toten Beard, associ- dent,” Toten Beard said. “I am ate professor of theater and the interested to see what the next graduate program director of chapter in Baylor’s history will Theater Arts, was elected to rep- be with the new president. I am resent the College of Arts and excited to be close to the action SARAH GROMAN STAFF PHOT G RA P HER Sciences. as he moves in.” | “I hope to be able to get in- Dr. Erich Baker, secretary of formation to the senate from Faculty Senate and associate faculty and information from professor of computer science, MacDueling senate back to the faculty to help was in charge of arranging and Macbeth (Brandon Woolley) and Macduff (Callen McLaughlin) fight to the death in the final scene of Baylor Theatre’s production of keep communication open,” To- running the election. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The play will run through Sunday in Jones Theater. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the ticket ten Beard said. “The voter turnout was gen- office or online at baylor.edu/theatre. Shows today and Friday are sold out. Dr. Tom Hanks, professor erally good,” Baker said. “There of English, had been in Faculty was one race that was decided Senate previously and was elect- by a tie. In a tie, the candidates ed to serve for another three kind of discuss among them- years. selves who should take the “Probably the most helpful position. That was done in the 2008 Average Starting Salaries thing I do is bring a moderate School of Nursing.” and only moderate view of par- Baker said he hopes this is Gender, salary liamentary procedure,” Hanks the last year they use the paper said. “It is easy for faculty mem- ballot system. bers to lose sight of orderly pro- “Currently a subcommittee cess and I insist on that. Faculty in the Faculty Senate is explor- focus of study members mostly prefer orderly ing instituting an electronic to use this data in another article process; it is just that it is easy to Professor’s research election for next year’s Faculty tied more closely to general edu- forget that.” shows changes in Senate selections,” Baker said. cation issues.” Dr. Doug Claybrook, senior income based on “In that case, we would have Gilbreath obtained his data lecturer in academic studies, be- sex, major the faculty log onto a Web site, from the National Association lieves this is a vital time to rep- verify their credentials, and vote of Colleges and Employers, and resent the faculty, with the re- BY SARA TIRRITO for people online. We hope that then ranked and organized it so cent election of Judge Ken Starr STAFF WRITER that men’s and women’s starting as Baylor’s 14th president. see FACULTY, pg. 6 Dr. Kent Gilbreath, professor salaries and salary growth rates of economics, has been conduct- could be compared in various ing research into starting sala- majors. The data used spanned Women Men ries for graduates with Bache- from 1998-2008. Students develop lor’s degrees and the use of that Gilbreath’s graduate assis- Economics Economics information in court cases and tant Brian Jain said their work $50,014 $51,925 forensic economics showed that salary growth group for veterans Gilbreath said the work took rates differed between men and Computer Science Computer Science about a year and a half and will women. BY NEELY GUT H RIE $66,290 $60,699 cause we like this country,” Elle soon be in an article published “It’s interesting because the REPORTER said. “I was trying to start this in the Journal of Legal Econom- growth is not always the same. Civil Engineering Civil Engineering with some other guys at the law ics. You don’t have necessarily a The wars in Iraq and Afghan- school and provide that same “That article is slated to come one-to-one increase; sometimes $51,195 $52,069 istan are approximately 7,400 sort of camaraderie but also they’ll go opposite directions,” out sometime later this year,” English English miles away. However, a few figure out how we can get our Gilbreath said. “What I have de- Jain said. “It’s not always men Baylor students bring it much money from the government.” cided, though, is I’m going to try receiving more of an increase or $37,345 $35,431 closer to home. Although Veterans of Baylor to figure out a way to use this higher starting salaries. You see Josh Elle, second-year Baylor isn’t an official Baylor chartered data in a non-forensics article, both.” Chemistry Chemistry law student from Washington Gilbreath said the work he group, Elle said its members are because it’s interesting to people $48,346 $39,846 State, created a group called Vet- interested in reaching out to the for reasons other than forensic has done could be of interest to erans of Baylor for students who community. The group has met economics. I’ll probably be able are also veterans of any branch with organizations about doing see SALARY, pg. 6 Source: ‘Starting Salaries of College Graduates: An Analysis of the 1998-2008 Era’ of the armed forces to connect volunteer work together, and with one another at Baylor. even tried to organize a blood Elle studied to be a Serbo- drive. Croatian linguist at the Univer- Elle also commented about Car club makes on-campus pit stop sity of Indiana and then served the war in Iraq and Afghani- in the Air Force for six years. stan. BY JO hn D. ELIZO nd O bers. He went to Afghanistan, where “It’s kind of frustrating,” Elle REPORTER “The Baylor Driving Club he worked on a computer in the said. “Some of the guys would mission is to allow any mem- back of the airplanes that flew say let’s just stay over here until From Ford Mustangs to a ber who joins to not only be- over the country, and he noted we win, and then we can all go Mini Cooper, the Baylor Driv- come more educated in cars,” dryly that they did not find Osa- home. I can see how that’s not ing Club showcased their cars Mills said. “But we want to give ma bin Laden. really possible. But it was really for the university Wednesday at [members] ton of opportunities “There’s a veterans group at frustrating, my job, the intelli- Fountain Mall. that would either enhance or Indiana. … They actually had gence I was collecting and there Dallas junior Grace Kim further their interest in cars and a veterans office and a person was no action upon it.” said the semiannual Baylor Car enthusiasm for the automotive who disseminated information Wichita Falls Sophomore Show is to attract interest for fu- world.” about the GI Bill, that sort of Daniel Cervera created a similar ture members of the club. Mills said the 410-member thing,” Elle said. “And we also group on Facebook for reserv- “The purpose for the car club does not only host the Bay- got together at Buffalo Wild ists and guardsmen. He, too, show is to show off the cars and lor Car Show. The driving club Wings, and just talked war sto- wanted to create a group where show the university that there is also participates in many car- ries and stuff. …. Being in the reservists and guardsmen could a car club on campus,” Kim said. racing events such as autocross military, you’re connected with find one another and relate. “Some people like cars, and this and drag races. Kim said that MATT HELLMAN | STAFF PHOTO G RA P HER other people in a special way, I Cervera’s father was in the is a club for them.” autocross occurs on a racecourse The Baylor Driving Club hosts a car show Wednesday in Fountain Mall. guess.” military and they lived in at least Kim said she joined the driv- that requires the driver to test The club showed off Mustangs and other cars throughout the day.