Museum Discovers Unmarked Grave
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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION VOTE IN OUR ONLINE POLL WWW.BAYLOR.EDU/LARIAT U.S. POSTAGE HEALTH CARE CRISIS A CONCERN FOR YOU?: PAID BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008 Museum discovers unmarked grave Ranger Company F, a Public Safety site was used over a century ago as a remains undisturbed by outsiders,” By Victoria Mgbemena Education Center and the expansion pauper cemetery for people who could Johnson said. “The open field behind Staff writer of a banquet hall. A final report for the not afford burial arrangements. The the museum has fencing around it and excavation is set for later this year. land on the gravesite has been used is monitored by security personnel so Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and “It almost seemed as if the inter- as a dumping ground for debris from we don’t have people going down in Museum officials did not intend to ments occurred over night,” said Byron the tornado that hit Waco in 1953. the excavation trenches or wandering uncover the past as they were making Johnson, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame In more recent times, waste materials around.” plans for the future two summers ago. and Museum Director. “We found a from incinerators have been dumped According to Christina Stopka, A collection of unmarked graves was high density of graves that could not on the site. Johnson said that specific Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Muse- unearthed as officials completed plans be removed without careful evalua- regulations from the Texas Historical um deputy director, an independent Jeff Leslie/Lariat staff to lay utility lines and begin work on tion and filed for a permit to excavate Commission were required to carry archaeology contractor based out of building additions to the museum and move the remains to another loca- out the excavations. Lampasas is overseeing the excavation Texas Ranger Museum found an unmarked grave Tuesday complex. The building additions will tion.” “In dealing with the graves we have while excavating to build on an addition to the museum. feature new headquarters for Texas Museum officials believe that the made efforts to make sure the site Please see GRAVE, page 6 Internet Demand causes URLs Hankamer prompt to supply Ph.D. Doctorate degree in Knowledge Management and suit information systems the Randall W. and Sandra emphasizes need for Ferguson Professor of Infor- mation Systems, wrote the Domain addresses cross-discipline and proposal between the fall of associated with Baylor scholarship 2002 and spring of 2003. name cause university “The delay had a lot to do By Victoria Turner with the financial situation,” to take action against Reporter Leidner said. “There had been alumnus who a whole lot of building in the The first Ph.D. program in early 2000s. (The regents) purchased them information systems in the were very supportive of the By Anita Pere Hankamer School of Busi- idea of having a doctorate in Staff writer ness was approved on Feb. 7 the business school.” by the Board of Regents. It has Over the past year, the Baylor advocates may be already raised interest in both enrollment in majors with- shocked to see where their Inter- graduates and undergraduates in the information systems net browser directs them when pursuing a degree in informa- department has doubled and attempting to access what sounds tion systems. there are about 30 new under- like a site dedicated to Bears “I’m very excited about grads per semester, said Dr. fans. it,” Tulsa, Okla., senior Ian Timothy Kayworth, associ- Baylorbears.net, baylorbears. McCracken said. “Even as ate professor of information tv, baylorbears.name, baylorbears. an undergrad coming out of systems and chairman of the biz and baylorbearssuck.com are this program, it brings a lot department. all URL’s that lead directly to the David Poe/Lariat staff of credibility to my degree Since there is a high official athletics site of the Uni- because a lot of people equate demand for technology, there versity of Texas A&M Aggies. a Ph.D. program with an over- is a higher demand for infor- Baylor alumnus John Stipe There’s no place like home all quality program whether mation systems students, he bought these domain names for it’s an undergraduate degree, said. about $15 each from an online Grand Junction, Colo., sophomore Shaver Hansen rounds third base and heads home to score another Baylor a master’s, or a Ph.D.” “When you think about database of expired domain run. Baylor baseball blew out Texas Southern University 10-1 Tuesday night at the Baylor Ballpark. See page 4 Dr. Dorothy Leidner, names, then re-directed them to for full coverage. director of the Center for Please see Ph.D., page 6 the Aggies homepage. Domain names are purchased for one to ten years at a time. The This staff owner of a domain space may caddy is one choose to renew ownership of the University busts recycling myth of many that space before expiration, at which wheel around time the URL is added to a list of campus to domain names available for pur- Baylor hopes to in the trash dumpster,” said Carl One way Baylor hopes to bust collect both chase. Netidentity.com and regis- clear up conspiracies Flynn, information technology this myth is by either labeling the trash and ter.com are two popular Web sites specialist and sustainability com- recycling trucks or painting them recyclables. providing a list of expired domain by labeling recycling mittee member. “All of the dump- a different color then the trash After con- names open for purchase. bins, trucks sters were not labeled before, so it trucks. cerns were When the university let their looked like people were throwing In fact, an ordinary truck would raised, possession of the domain names By Sarah Rafique (the recycled items) in the trash.” not be allowed to pick up recy- Baylor’s Reporter sustainability expire, Stipe bought them. Coordinator for residential cled materials, because recycling committee Stipe said site owners have technology and housing informa- trucks have a certain process they assures the ample time to renew ownership of Despite what some conspiracy tion systems Toby Tull said there must go through to clean them Baylor com- their URL. Jennifer S., a customer theorists have said, Baylor is gear- were 160 tons recycled in 2007. out, said Beth Tice, sustainability munity that service representative at register. ing down on recycling and put- “That doesn’t happen if (recy- committee member and assistant the recycling com, said her company sends ting an end to any misconceptions cled items) are getting thrown in director for university libraries in conspiracies e-mail notifications of expiration people have about the university’s the trash,” Tull said. resources and collection manage- are false. five months in advance. Once a recycling practices. The trucks that pick up recy- ment. Also, the separate trucks for “One myth is that housekeep- cling look like ordinary trash Jeff Leslie/Lariat Please see URL, page 6 ing just throws all of the recycling trucks, Flynn said. Please see MYTH, page 6 staff Democrats debate on NAFTA, Iraq, health care By David Espo plan “would leave 15 million said, without substantiation, runner by far. Now Obama The Associated Press people out ... I dispute that. I that it was being circulated by holds that place, both in terms think it is inaccurate,” he said. “Clinton staffers.” of contests and delegates won. CLE V EL A ND — Hillar y Rod- The tone was polite yet “We have no evidence where Both Obama and Clinton h a m C l i n t on a n d B a r a c k O b a m a pointed, increasingly so as the it came from,” Clinton said, were on the receiving end of clashed over trade, health care 90-minute session wore on, making clear that’s not the pointed questions from Tim and the war in Iraq Tuesday a reflection of the stakes in a kind of behavior she wants in Russert of NBC News, one of night in a crackling debate at race in which Obama has won her campaign. two moderators for the event. close quarters one week before 11 straight primaries and cau- “I take Senator Clinton at Asked whether he was waf- a pivotal group of primaries. cuses and Clinton is in desper- her word that she knew noth- fling on his pledge of agreeing Charges of negative cam- ate need of a comeback. ing about the photo,” Obama to take federal funds for the fall paign tactics were high on the Clinton also said as far as said. campaign, Obama said he was program, too. she knew her campaign had The two rivals, the only sur- still contesting the primaries. “Senator Obama has consis- nothing to do with circulating vivors of a grueling primary “If I am the nominee I will tently said I would force people a photograph of Obama wear- season, sat about a foot apart sit down with John McCain and to have health care whether ing a white turban and a wrap- at a table on stage at Cleveland make sure we come up with a they can afford it or not,” said around white robe presented State University. It was the s ystem t h at i s fa i r to bot h side s ,” Clinton, insisting it was not to him by elders in Wajir, in 20th debate of the campaign, he said. Obama could presum- Associated Press true. northeastern Kenya. 10 months to the day after the ably raise far more money than Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen.