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By Kat Worrall said. “We prayed with them. We Staff Writer tried to provide as much support and manpower that we possibly When the West fertilizer plant could. To see them not forgetting suddenly exploded last April, the what has occurred, but to continue media and emergency response to move forward and strengthen teams scrambled to respond. their community, we are very Now, nearly one year after the proud and humbled to be their explosion that left 15 dead and neighbors.” over 160 wounded, a panel discus- Swanton was one of the first sion and luncheon Thursday will responders to the emergency and spotlight the lessons, triumphs and served as the public information mistakes made with the communi- officer for the media. Swanton said cation following the disaster. he was “stingy” with the informa- “West Revisited: One Year Lat- tion first released, as he wanted to er” will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 ensure any released information Carlye Thornton | Photographer p.m. Thursday in the Texas Ranger was verified. Hall of Fame and Museum. West “The goal was to number one, Mayor Tommy Muska, Sgt. Pat- get out safety information to any- Laid back in a kayak rick Swanton of the Waco Police body that was possibly still there San Diego, Calif., senior Andre Jackson paddles out onto the river to enjoy a Tuesday afternoon at the Baylor Marina. Today, the Baylor Marina Department, Paul Gately from that could be affected by second- will host Dia Del Rio. The event will offer free hot dogs and drinks, as well as free tank tops to the first 250 people that paddle out to the bridge. KWTX, Waco’s CBS television ary explosions or blasts,” Swanton affiliate and Lori Fogleman, Bay- said. “Then we tried throughout lor’s assistant vice president for the night to give information about media communications, will form specifics, such as what we knew the panel. happened, the time the fire depart- Fogleman, who will serve as ment was initially dispatched, or the moderator, said she will also the time of the explosion.” speak of the university’s immedi- Texas Board of Education considers Fogleman said she agreed gath- ate and long-term response to the ering the correct facts and releas- tragedy. ing it in a news conference to the “For the community of West, SEE WEST, page 6 we grieved with them,” Fogleman adding Mexican-American studies

By Will Weissert testimony, some backers of the scent and Mexican-American ist from Houston, told the board. Associated Press proposal choked back tears and culture are already covered in “It will never go back to the way others argued bitterly with skep- existing history and other classes it was. I mention that because The Texas Board of Educa- tical board members. Those op- at the high school level. Texas is behind, we need to help tion considered a long-shot pro- posed to the course say it would Even if approved, developing Texas catch up.” posal Tuesday that would add inject progressive politics into a Mexican-American curriculum Several Texas school boards, a Mexican-American studies the classroom. and appropriate textbooks means including its largest in Houston, course as a statewide high school The board’s 10 Republicans it wouldn’t actually be ready have passed resolutions support- elective, listening to dozens of and five Democrats vote on new for classrooms for two to three ing a statewide Mexican-Ameri- supporters who said such a class courses Wednesday. It’s the first years. But the debate re-ignited can studies course, and the state is the only way to understand a time Texas has considered a past ideological battles over the already offers more than 200 state where Hispanics make up Mexican-American studies class, academic curriculums of Ameri- high school electives, including 51 percent of public school stu- and specifics on exactly what the ca’s second most-populous state. floral design. Still the proposal dents and which was once part of course would teach haven’t yet “The whole world is watch- likely won’t pass. Mexico. been devised — especially since ing and the whole world is During hours of often-heated historic figures of Mexican de- changed,” Tony Diaz, an activ- SEE SCHOOL page 6

The circle of life goes Student-run ‘round with new lemur company spreads By Rebecca Fiedler “Capri Sun has been an excellent mother Southern flair Staff Writer from the time the baby was born,” Cox said. “She has given him superb care, so we have By Madi Allen Many people typically wouldn’t pair the not needed to interfere at all. We haven’t Reporter words Snickers and fuzzy together. Howev- weighed the baby at this point because Ca- er, the Snickers found at Cameron Park Zoo pri Sun is taking such good care of him. He What happens when you combine southern tradi- isn’t a furry candy bar – it’s a tiny baby ring- looks very healthy, and until she feels com- tion, moderately priced clothing and a flair for busi- tailed lemur, born March 18. The baby has fortable letting us handle him, we won’t try ness? You get The Southern Gentleman, a clothing been out for the public to see as of Saturday, to.” company owned and operated by Dallas junior Jackson clinging to his mother’s tummy. The pregnancy was planned by the zoo, Vaughn and Nashville, Tenn., sophomore Scott Dalton. Born of a mother named Capri Sun and as are most of the animal pregnancies. Cam- The company started out as a simple way to gain father named Sprite, Snickers joined the eron Park Zoo has species survival plans entrepreneurial experience and has since grown to be- ring-tailed lemur family at the zoo after be- with all threatened and endangered species come a full-time business. ing kept in a special holding habitat with his throughout, Cox said. The zoo partners with Vaughn said the idea of The Southern Gentleman mother for the first two weeks of life. Soon biologists and experts who come together came to him in a dream. He dreamed of a world where Snickers will have a new cousin to join him. and create breeding plans for each species. people no longer had to use their entire bank accounts His pregnant aunt, Crystal Light, is due to Though Snickers has not been weighed just to buy a T-shirt or sell their souls for a bow tie. give birth at the zoo a week from now. yet, Cox said he is tiny. According to the Southern Gentlemen website, the Snickers hangs on to his mother’s tummy “He’s a real cutie,” she said. company wants to provide a great product at an afford- most of the time, said Terri Cox, program According to National Geographic, ring- able cost. “The Southern Gentleman prides itself on and exhibits curator at Cameron Park Zoo. In tailed lemurs are an endangered species of our southern ideals and dedication to fine clothing,” the the next week or so he will begin to venture primate. The species’ endangerment is large- Courtesy Art off of her, and the zoo will try to have him Snickers, a newborn Lemur, hold on to his mother’s stomach. website states. voluntarily step on a scale so they can weigh SEE LEMUR page 6 His mother, Capri Sun, has cared for him without Cameron Park SEE SOUTHERN, page 6 him. Zoo’s staff having to interfere. Inside

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Vol.116 No. 40 First copy free. Additional copies 25 cents each. © 2014, Baylor University Opinion Wednesday | April 9, 2014 2 The Baylor Lariat Edwards the right man for you Fellow Baylor Bears, God-given talents, he must be able to articulate a compelling reason I write to you today after much for why he is the premier candi- prayer and contemplation to dis- date and explain why he is called cuss something that is imperative to serve. From his campaign, it to the future of student representa- is difficult to recognize that clear tion on this campus: the selection message. of our next student body president. To best develop Chase for his For the last two weeks, I have own future success, I do not rec- been alongside you while our can- ommend him for this position didates have campaigned, and I until he has garnered more experi- have attempted to be as unbiased ence on-campus and grown a more and educated a voter as possible. complete understanding of the of- Given my perspective, it is with a fice of the student body president. sober mind and a caring heart to Baylor Student Body, it was both men that I endorse Dominic Wes Hodges | Student Body President from your support that I carried Edwards for student body presi- the authority to serve you this year. dent. provided a consistent and coherent It is now time for you to make your My experience with Dominic is structure to student government. decision again. limited to my close work with him He is a remarkable man whose To build a better Baylor, choose as fellow Student Body Officers this leadership is proven to thrive in the candidate with the superior ex- year. positions of great responsibility. perience and clearer goals for the In the role of internal vice presi- Although I have decided to position. dent, he was thrust into an environ- publicly recommend Dominic, this For Baylor’s benefit and the ment that provided an unrelenting is also out of concern and care for development of both candidates, I stream of demands and competing Chase Hardy. wholeheartedly endorse Dominic desires to the internal workings of Without a doubt, Chase’s cha- Edwards to continue a legacy of student government. risma and dedication are excep- uncommon civility and service as I will not deny that I gave more tional, making him an asset to the our next Student Body President. responsibility than I took from organizations he chooses to serve. him, but despite this tumultuous Passion and energy alone, how- Sincerely, atmosphere, Dominic never once ever, cannot sustain the Student let me down. Body President. Wesley Hodges Needtobreathe? Even more so, his leadership For Chase to best utilize his Student Body President

Needtorethink Opinion The Baylor Lariat welcomes reader viewpoints through letters to the editor and nizations were asked questions to find what types of music they like and which bands they had heard of, guest columns. Opinions expressed in the Lariat are not necessarily those of the Editorial but were never specifically asked who they would Baylor administration, the Baylor Board of Regents or the Student Publications like to see perform at Dia. Board. While it seems as though Chamber did its due There are two distinct groups that will be cel- diligence in choosing a performer, the process still ebrating Diadeloso on Thursday. The campus crew didn’t yield a favorable result. They should look to and the 10th Streeters. The challenge in planning an mend the process in the future so that the maxi- event such as this is finding a way to make groups mum number of students can enjoy a day together. with obvious differences want to come together. Since Chamber neglected to provide us with Let the money flow into politics The most obvious being booking a performer that a list of potential bands and could not remember will bridge the differences. any of the other options in this year’s pool of can- The Supreme Court’s opinion gate political contributions. While Needtobreathe makes great music, they didates, we took the estimated booking price of in McCutcheon v. Federal Elec- For example, Congress could simply do not accomplish this task. Needtobreathe and compared it to other artists. tion Commission is an important pass a law further limiting trans- While the band sounds like a great sit-down- Some of our top picks who were either equal to development for campaign finance fers between candidates and party with-a-cup-of-coffee group, it is not a band that or lesser in cost included New Found Glory, Sug- regulation and a victory for those committees or limiting the “ear- keeps with the fun and lively atmosphere students ar Ray, The Randy Rogers Band, Skillet and Rick who support the First Amend- marking” of committee donations expect on Dia. Not to mention they played at Com- Springfield. ment. for candidates. mon Grounds only four months ago. Chamber focuses the majority of its talent As far as legal opinions go, Mc- Or Congress could increase We know there is a limited budget, though Bay- search on what bands are on the rise, who they ex- Cutcheon is pretty easy to read. disclosure rules. Because, impor- lor Chamber of Commerce, the organizing group pect to be trending at the time of the show and what Essentially, the bottom line is that tantly, “disclosure requirements behind Diadeloso, wouldn’t share exactly how bands have new music out, as Needtobreathe does. the government has limited consti- burden speech, but – unlike the ag- much that was since they didn’t want to lock in a While we are all for fresh tunes, an event like Dia tutional authority to restrict cam- gregate limits – they do not impose number for future performers to expect. should have a performer that makes people want to paign contributions. a ceiling on speech.” While they described their budget as reasonable get up, dance and sing along. The government cannot limit Democrats are quick to con- but not nearly the size of other institutions, The In choosing artists based on appropriateness, campaign finances unless the limit Danny Huizinga | Guest Columnist demn the conservative justices as Lariat did some research and found the booking Chamber said they looked at what is proclaimed is directly related to preventing intentionally giving a victory to corruption. wealthy people for political rea- price for Needtobreathe is in the $75,000 - $100,000 in the lyrics and what they found about them on So if a donor wishes to give $2,600, “Money in politics may at times sons – but the facts tell a different range, according to Celebrity Talent International. Google. They said they considered performers on a a non-corrupting amount, to many seem repugnant to some, but so story. According to Chamber representatives, the case-by-case basis, as there are no real parameters different candidates, how is a limit too does much of what the First According to OpenSecrets’ process of searching for an artist began in April/ set for who they can and cannot hire. on the number of candidates justi- Amendment vigorously protects. “heavy hitters” list for politi- May of last year, and the band was locked down in While off-campus activities have been known to fied for the purpose of preventing If the First Amendment protects cal contributions over the last 25 November. draw thousands of people to 10th Street, Chamber corruption? flag burning, funeral protests, years, the top 16 organizations give Chamber outsources a media consulting firm said it does not think outside events deter people The dissenting opinion argues and Nazi parades — despite the to primarily Democratic causes or called Propeller to analyze social media trends and from coming to campus on Dia. Chamber will use that the aggregate limits still pre- profound offense such spectacles split equally. One doesn’t find a help narrow down the pool of potential artists. The micro-mini pigs, tournaments and food trucks in vent “circumvention” of the base cause — it surely protects political true Republican-leaning organiza- company focuses on secular artists who identify hopes that these in combination with their musical limits and are thus constitutional. campaign speech despite popular tion until the 17th place on the list. with the Christian message as well as strictly Chris- performer will draw people back to campus. But do they really? opposition,” wrote Chief Justice Though Sen. Harry Reid loves tian artists. To Chamber, it seems as though every band is To prove their point, the dis- John Roberts in the majority opin- to vilify the Koch brothers, the Chamber said of the thousands of artists that either on the rise and peaking, in which case they senting justices concoct a series of ion. truth is that they don’t even appear are eligible to come to campus, two of the main want them; established but too expensive; or on elaborate scenarios in which, theo- Now it’s important to note what on OpenSecrets’ top individual factors that limit the choices are cost and artist their way out of popularity and Chamber doesn’t retically, the elimination of the ag- exactly McCutcheon does. Con- contributors list. Instead, the list availability. Once the general collection of artists is want to book them. Even with the monetary and gregate limits would allow rich do- trary to what some of the media is dominated by those donating to narrowed down, a Student Activities board made content restrictions, there are still bands that would nors to funnel millions of dollars hysterics may indicate, the deci- Democratic or liberal causes. up of 44 student leaders from various campus orga- better appeal to a mass variety of students. directly to candidates. sion only invalidates the aggregate What’s most important to re- But, one by one, Roberts shows limits on campaign contributions. member is that giving the exist- in the majority opinion how each Rich donors still cannot give un- ing government power to limit the of these scenarios are either “illegal limited amounts to candidates. campaign contributions of their Follow and Tweet us @bulariat under current campaign finance The logical reasoning is simple. challengers is dangerous. laws or divorced from reality.” The “base limits” on contributions Justice Roberts says it best: Regardless, the government only allow a donor to give a maxi- “those who govern should be the still has a burden to use the “least mum of $2,600 to a candidate. last people to help decide who restrictive” way to accomplish their These limits are only permissible should govern.” goal — preventing the circumven- constitutionally if they prevent Danny Huizinga is a junior tion of the base limits. “corruption or the appearance of Business Fellow from Chicago. He There are many other ways to corruption.” is a guest columnist for The Lariat. accomplish the same objective Like The Baylor Lariat on Facebook Thus, any amount under $2,600 Follow him @HuizingaDanny on without an outright ban on aggre- is assumed to be non-corrupting. Twitter.

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By Megan Grindstaff program. “We feel that our program the restroom, according to the Stet- Reporter is working just fine,” Wilson said. son Reporter. Wilson also said he admires Nor did Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s March 7 Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s proactive Balanced Man Program eradicate media statement called the decision behavior in fighting hazing. “Any the dangerous fraternity culture of to eliminate pledging from its frater- and all national fraternities who take the 1970s and 1980s, seen in mov- nity experience “historic.” action to eliminate hazing are to be ies like “Animal House”. In 2011, And indeed, national reaction applauded,” Wilson said. nationals closed the chapter at the over the past month suggests the In the early 1990s, Sigma Phi Ep- University of Vermont indefinitely consequences of this decision reach silon removed pledging from its fra- after members participated in a sur- outside the scope of the fraternity ternity experience and implemented vey about rape, with questions ask- itself. the Balanced Man Program, featur- ing whom a member would rape if “I think it absolutely has the po- ing a focus on equality of members given the chance. tential to be a game changer,” ex- and fraternity education throughout The Balanced Man and the True ecutive director and chief executive the college experience. Gentleman programs also don’t ad- officer of the Association of Frater- “Over the past two decades, dress another source of collegiate nity/Sorority Advisors Mark Ko- SigEp has recruited more men than and fraternity endangerment: alco- epsell said in an interview with Al any other collegiate fraternity,” said hol abuse. Jazeera America. Sigma Phi Epsilon on its website. According to The Washington “It will be interesting to see what Given the direct correlation in time, Post, “Collegiate binge drinking is the university response is,” Koepsell Sigma Phi Epsilon’s dominance in not confined to the fraternity house, said. “If this works well, there could recruitment numbers could be a re- obviously, but the two entities have be pressure to ask other groups to do sult of their pledge-free culture. a synergistic effect on one another.” the same.” Franklin College professor Hank Furthermore, according to The Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s perceived Nuwer said of Sigma Alpha Epsi- Atlantic, Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s 96 influence in the national Greek lon’s new education system, “What hour rule may actually serve to ex- Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor scene comes from the organization’s will happen without pledging is we acerbate the negative aspects of the size and long history. won’t have the kind of semester- pledging experience on a condensed According to its website, the fra- long hazing that has led to so many scale. Cook-off for a cause ternity has almost 250 chapters at of the deaths.” Under the rule, new brothers various universities, housing 14,000 Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Program, must be initiated into full member- “Ally the Alligator” looks on as Angela Everett, 40, hands out a cup of shrimp gumbo from the undergraduate members. In its 158 however, did not succeed in elimi- ship within four days of receiving a Boudain Shack restaurant at the 2014 Feast of Caring “Soup Cook Off” event, which benefited Caritas of Waco on Tuesday at the Waco Convention Center. years of operation, Sigma Alpha nating hazing. According to Busi- bid in order to avoid any temptation Epsilon has initiated over 300,000 ness Insider, Sigma Phi Epsilon to haze. members into the brotherhood. The nationals removed the University Consequently, there seems to be national website estimates 190,000 of Arizona chapter from campus a national viewpoint that Sigma Al- of those members are living, many for three years as a result of hazing pha Epsilon’s ban on pledging is an of whom actively support the orga- violations and continuing to have incomprehensive attack on the nega- nization with participation in chap- “pledges” despite the fraternity’s tive aspects of the fraternity experi- Social Media Corner ter life and monetary donations. ban on the practice. ence. But as was the case when another In 2013, the chapter at Purdue “In actuality, SAE may have re- national fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsi- University was placed on proba- placed a two or three month pledge lon, abolished pledging in 1991, not tion for new member hazing, among period with an intense, compressed, Tweet us your every national fraternity is frothing other issues. Also in the past year, a four-day binge-drinking frenzy,” at the bit to overhaul its pledging chapter at Stetson University issued said The Atlantic. “So while the favorite Baylor traditions and educational systems. sanctions to its Sigma Phi Epsilon policy is a step in the right direction, moments Kappa Sigma executive director chapter after reports of hazing that and definitely good for PR, it does Mitchell Wilson said his organiza- included locking new members in a little to mitigate the health risks of @bulariat tion does not plan on making similar room and forcing them to urinate in fraternity culture.” modifications to its 60-day pledge water jugs instead of leaving to use The Like Baylor Lariat on Facebook The Baylor Lariat 4 WEDNESDAY | APRIL 9, 2014 News HRC tutors Waco students for love of neighbor

By Lauren Tidmore poverty within the community and one for kids that just don’t have the boy began to find the words show up and then disappear.” volunteers and plenty of supplies Reporter served those in need. But Schloss- that,” said Restoration Haven di- without any help. Langston said many adults donations from area churches. er said what they experienced re- rector Shirley Langston. “A lot of “The look on his face whenever within the Estella Maxey commu- However, more funds would pro- Love of God. Love of learning. minded them of the need in Waco. our kids need that one-on-one at- he finished one of the word lists nity don’t have a high school edu- vide the organization with the Love of neighbor. This motto, for “We face equal or worse pov- tention.” was just priceless,” Pitman said. cation. She said the children see opportunity to start a computer which the Honors Residential Col- erty right in Waco,” Schlosser said. Schlosser and Denton fresh- “He was just so self-satisfied. I’m the coming and going of depend- lab and buy smaller tables for the lege is founded on, has transcend- Being members of the Honors man Sarah Pitman, another HRC sure that he knew in his head that able relationships within their own younger children to work at. ed mere speech and moved a group College, Schlosser said they felt volunteer, said children swarmed he could do, but he finally knew it families. HRC volunteers and Restora- of honors students to action within tutoring would be the best way to them the first day they entered the in his heart that he could do it.” “These kids have enough aban- tion Haven workers said they find the East Waco community. use their talents for service. Before tutoring room two weeks ago. It is those moments of indi- donment issues,” Langston said. the one-on-one tutoring and men- Every Wednesday afternoon, leaving the airport to return from “You can tell they just don’t re- vidual improvement that the HRC Restoration Haven currently toring model to be affective and the group of HRC volunteers work El Salvador, Mason, Ohio fresh- ally get loved on at home,” Pitman volunteers and Restoration Haven has 75 students enrolled in the af- vital in the educational furthering in conjunction with Restoration man Andrea Schlosser sent an said. workers said they find rewarding. terschool program. On average, 35 of the East Waco children. Haven, Inc. to tutor and mentor email to Urban Missions coordina- As a child and family stud- Langston said she has tried to be children participate in the program “With these babies, it’s dif- impoverished children within the tor Carole Meriwether to organize ies minor, Pitman said she enjoys a constant source of educational each day. Langston said continu- ferent,” Langston said. “They’re Estella Maxey housing complex. their outreach project in Waco. working with the kids. and moral support for the children ing operation and providing more still young. They’re still movable. While on the HRC volunteer At Restoration Haven’s after- “I really feel like I’m finally be- at Estella Maxey. Likewise, The services to the children is difficult They listen. If we keep work- trip to El Salvador, which occurred school program, the HRC volun- ing useful,” she said. HRC group said they hope to pro- because of few funds. ing with these children, from this during Spring Break, students teers work with the children on In a specific incident this past vide service to the children each “We run this whole operation age all the way up to high school, volunteered with artist Fernando an individual basis on homework Wednesday, Pitman was helping a week. on about $50,000 a year,” she said. maybe even into college, I feel like Llort’s school and did crafts based assignments, STAAR test prepara- young boy complete a word search “We want to be building rela- Langston said Restoration we could change the generation of on Llort’s work with the students. tion and reading. to learn his assigned spelling word tionships,” Schlosser said. “We Haven receives plenty of time poverty in this community.” The volunteers saw first-hand the “Our goal is to have one-on- list. After working at it for a while, don’t want to be people that just donations from Baylor student

Businesses Sen. Davis undermine calls for public power of school reform

political By Christipher Sherman Associated Press parties SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis told a gath- ering of Texas journalists Saturday that the state’s By Charles Babington public education system needs to change and that Associated Press her Republican opponent represents the status quo. Speaking at the Associated Press Managing Edi- WASHINGTON — Millionaires tors annual meeting in South Padre Island, the Fort and billionaires are increasing their Associated Press Worth senator contrasted her education proposals influence in federal elections, leaving Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is speaks at the RNC winter meeting in Washington on Jan. 24, with those of state Attorney General Greg Abbott, political parties to play more limited 2014. Millionaires and billionaires are increasing their influence in federal elections, forcing the parties to play more limited the Republican nominee who released the first piec- roles, and raising questions about who roles, and raising questions about who sets the agenda in campaigns. es of his education plan just days earlier. sets the agenda in campaigns. “His proposals this week reflect a business as In a handful of key Senate races, Steve Israel of New York, who over- “It obviously diminishes the roles muscle, the leaders of both national usual approach that will undermine and weaken our the biggest and loudest players so sees Democrats’ House races this of the parties because we have this parties concede they’ve taken on more schools,” Davis said. “Under his pre-K proposal, he far are well-funded groups that don’t year. He said he sometimes sees TV large influx of outside money,” said technical and mundane duties. picks and chooses which children will get a quality answer to any candidate or political ads from pro-Democratic groups “and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the “I have to focus on the things that education.” party. That can make it hard for voters I cringe. I don’t know where they’re GOP’s 2008 presidential nominee. I most control,” said Reince Priebus, At an elementary school in Weslaco on Monday, to know who is responsible for hard- going.” Massive spending with no account- chairman of the Republican National Abbott proposed up to $118 million in pre-K dollars hitting TV ads and other “messaging.” Nicolle Wallace, a top aide in the ability, he said, is a scandal waiting to Committee. Those include “the me- for districts that meet higher standards. Candidates and parties acknowl- 2004 and 2008 Republican presiden- happen. chanics, having boots on the ground, On Saturday, Davis said that wasn’t enough. edge the outside groups, such as tial campaigns, echoed that view. The Supreme Court last week re- fixing the digital and data problems.” “Full day versus half-day pre-k programs pro- those financed by billionaire brothers “When you land in a battleground moved limits on the overall amount Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of duce better and longer term benefits not only in Charles and David Koch, can be help- state, and you plan a speech the next that wealthy donors can give to can- Florida, chairman of the Democratic terms of child development but ultimately achieve- ful. And last week’s Supreme Court day on, say, military spending,” she didates and political parties. The two National Committee, said: “We’re a ment in life,” Davis said. “We are putting our econo- decision voiding overall limits on said, it can be jarring to see a barrage parties now can try to wring more lot more tactical and granular these my at risk because these are the people that we need contributions to candidates, PACs and of supposedly friendly TV ads on a money from rich donors who previ- days than we were a few years ago.” to fill the jobs of tomorrow.” political parties may give the parties a different topic. Suddenly the cam- ously were limited in total donations “Many years ago, we funded more Abbott also called for standardized assessments modest financial boost. paign must prepare talking points, re- each election cycle. national ads,” she said. “It was more to measure students’ progress in pre-K programs, a But some party officials say even search and other materials it had not The court ruling may enable the top-down, with less connection to point that Davis characterized as drawing 4-year- friendly independent groups can be anticipated, Wallace said. political parties to raise more money grassroots.” olds into the state’s testing regimen. Asked if she unpredictable, unaccountable and The clout and proper place of the in various ways. But the impact will Gary Pearce, a long-time Demo- would support some kind of standardized kinder- worrisome. Republican and Democratic parties, be modest for each party’s three tra- cratic strategist in North Carolina, garten readiness test, Davis said full-day pre-K “The difficulty with outside groups which have dominated U.S. politics ditional committees, which focus on said: “it’s not the candidates who drive programs would create the opportunity for teachers is they may not understand what’s since the Civil War, are now more in House races, Senate races and the the campaigns today. It’s the outside to evaluate whether the students are ready for kin- happening inside a district,” said Rep. doubt than they were a few years ago. overall party. groups that dictate the agenda.” As the outside groups have gained dergarten.

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to/from Baylor The Baylor Lariat WEDNESDAY | APRIL 9, 2014* 5 News Woman convicted of killing man using stiletto By Juan Lozano Trujillo sat on Andersson, preventing him from get- Associated Press ting up and repeatedly struck him in the face and head with her shoe, they said. HOUSTON — A Houston woman was convicted “This is not self-defense. This is a vicious murder,” of murder Tuesday for fatally stabbing her boyfriend prosecutor John Jordan told jurors during closing ar- with the 5½-inch stiletto heel of her shoe, hitting him guments earlier Tuesday. at least 25 times in the face. Jordan told jurors that Trujillo had a history of vio- Prosecutors said Ana Trujillo used her high heel lence, reminding them of testimony by two witnesses shoe to kill 59-year-old Alf Stefan Andersson during who said Trujillo had attacked them two weeks before an argument at his Houston condominium in June. Andersson’s death. Trujillo’s attorney had argued the 45-year-old James Wells, who had been romantically involved woman was defending herself during an attack by with Trujillo, testified that in an unprovoked attack, Andersson, a University of Houston professor and re- Trujillo bit him on his head, pulled skin from his skull, searcher. and then told him, “You’re a dead man.” Chanda El- Trujillo, who faces up to life in prison, showed little lison, who had also been romantically involved with emotional reaction when the jury verdict was read. She Wells, testified she had to use a stick to fend off an at- had been out of jail on bond but was taken into custo- tack from Trujillo in her home. dy after the guilty verdict. The jury will begin hearing During witness testimony, prosecutors highlighted evidence in the trial’s punishment phase today. that Trujillo did not have any injuries from her con- Jack Carroll, Trujillo’s attorney, said he was disap- frontation with Andersson while the researcher had pointed with the verdict and Trujillo was “taking it a defensive wounds on his hands and wrists. Trujillo’s little hard but she’s pretty tough.” attorneys argued she did have injuries. Defense attor- “I’m hoping that they will be merciful in the pun- neys told jurors Trujillo did the only thing she could ishment,” Carroll said, adding he will be asking for a do while being attacked: defend herself. prison sentence of two years. “What would you do if there was the threat of seri- Prosecutors declined to comment on the case until ous bodily injury ... if the threat of death is there? You after a sentence is announced. During the trial, pros- defend yourself,” Carroll said in closing arguments. ecutors portrayed Trujillo, a native of Mexico, as out of Trujillo told detectives she hit Andersson with her control on the night of the slaying. shoe “a couple of times” and didn’t realize she had hurt Brett Coomer | Houston Chronicle/AP Photo Prosecutors told jurors that after a night of drink- him until she saw blood on the floor. Trujillo told de- Prosecutor John Jordan does a crime scene demonstration with a dummy during the trial against Ana Trujillo, who ing, the couple began arguing and during the confron- tectives she tried performing CPR on Andersson. is charged and convicted of killing her 59-year-old boyfriend, Alf Stefan Andersson, with the heel of a stiletto shoe. tation, Andersson was injured and fell on his back.

Electric zap may provide alternative treatment for paralysis

By Maria Cheng But they aren’t able to walk and still tried it. All had been paralyzed trical device surgically implanted hicle all day with his friends and Ellaway said it was unrealis- Associated Press use wheelchairs to get around. from below the neck or chest for at in his lower back in Kentucky. get out of the wheelchair. tic to think that paralyzed people “There is no miracle cure on least two years from a spinal cord Five days later, he wiggled his toes Experts said refining the use would be able to walk after such LONDON — Three years ago, the way,” said Peter Ellaway, an injury. and moved one of his feet for the of electrical stimulators for people treatment but it was feasible they doctors reported that zapping a emeritus professor of physiology at The study’s lead author, Clau- first time. “It was very exciting with paralysis might eventually might eventually be able to stand paralyzed man’s spinal cord with Imperial College London, who had dia Angeli of the Kentucky Spi- and emotional,” said Shillcox. “It prove more effective than standard unaided or take a few steps. “The electricity allowed him to stand no role in the study. “But this could nal Cord Research Center at the brought me a lot of hope.” approaches, including medicines next step will be to see how long and move his legs. Now they’ve certainly give paralyzed people University of Louisville, said she The study’s other two par- and physical therapy. this improvement persists or if done the same with three other more independence and it could believes the device’s zapping of ticipants — Kent Stephenson of “In the next five to 10 years, we they will need this implant for the patients, suggesting their original still be a life-changer for them.” the spinal cord helps it to receive Mount Pleasant and Andrew Meas may have one of the first therapies rest of their lives,” he said. success was no fluke. In a new study published Tues- simple commands from the brain, of Louisville, Ky. — have had simi- that can improve the quality of The National Institutes of Experts say it’s a promising de- day in the British journal Brain, through circuitry that some doc- lar results. life for people with a spinal cord Health is investing in more ad- velopment but warn that the ex- researchers gave an update on tors had assumed was beyond re- “I’m able to (make) these vol- injury,” said Gregoire Courtine, a vanced stimulators that would bet- perimental treatment isn’t a cure. Rob Summers, of Portland, Ore., pair after severe paralysis. untary movements and it really paralysis expert at the Swiss Fed- ter target the spinal cord as well as When the implanted device is ac- the first to try the treatment, and Dustin Shillcox, 29, was se- changed my life,” Stephenson said. eral Institute of Technology in devices that might work on people tivated, the men can wiggle their described successful results for all riously injured in a car crash in He said the electrical device lets Lausanne, who was not part of the who are paralyzed in their upper toes, lift their legs and stand briefly. three of the other men who have 2010. Last year, he had the elec- him ride on an off-road utility ve- study. limbs. The Baylor Lariat 6 WEDNESDAY | APRIL 9, 2014 News

WEST from Page 1 SCHOOL from Page 1 media can be time consuming Though those in attendance and difficult, especially with can learn more about how the 24/7 coverage. various responses of those at “The most important thing is the front lines, Swanton said to gather all the facts and get the he believes the most important facts from trusted sources,” she factor to the discussion is the said. “The way that this situa- fundraising for West. tion played out was late at night “I don’t think we as a de- into the early hours. It appeared partment or we as a community to me, because of the damage, should say, ‘I’m sorry it hap- to be a very chaotic situation pened to you,’ and them move and the most important thing at on,” Swanton said. “Those that time was to take care of the people in West still need our people in West and take care of support.” those who were injured or re- Fogleman said she looks move people from a dangerous forward to hearing Muska’s ac- situation.” count of the tragedy and learn- As Swanton worked to ing more about how he has led avoid false or misleading in- the community since the devas- formation, he said he primarily tating explosion. focused on local media, rather “To see his leadership and than national coverage. While strength to be able to rise up in he received around 150 phone the face of such devastation and interview requests from news to lead his city – I look forward departments across the nation, to learning more about his role he said his first priority was the over the past year in helping his local media. city to return to some sense of “To me, it was more im- normalcy,” she said. Associated Press portant to deal with our local Swanton said he also hopes media because I knew those the discussion can help oth- Eloisa Moreno, left, Ruben Garza, center, and Eloy Gonzalez, look over papers as they wait for a Texas Board of Education hearing to begin Tuesday in Austin. The Board of Education is considering a proposal to add a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective. folks were going to be here for ers, whether through emotional the long haul,” Swanton said. healing or helping others better “They were going to be here to respond to an emergency such Some Republicans on the board Bradley eventually kept his word American studies course countered Mexican-American studies com- help West rebuild.” as the West explosion. have said they’d be more amenable and failed to show up Tuesday. that “watered-down multicultural ponent taught Latino students that Event tickets are still avail- “If anything that we did as to a multicultural studies class en- Even without him, emotions courses” wouldn’t go far enough. they were oppressed by whites. able online at WestRevisited. a department or I did as an of- compassing the accomplishments ran high. In urging the board to “We’re simply asking that our In Texas, school districts can eventbrite.com for $25 or at ficer can help somebody be bet- of Mexican-Americans but also “do the right thing” and approve stories be told,” said Leonardo Tre- already create their own, local the door. Baylor PRSSA stu- ter down the road, then we will Texans of other races and ethnici- the course, Vietnam War veteran vino, representing a group called Mexican-American studies cours- dents will also be live tweeting absolutely talk to them about it ties. and Hispanic activist Placido Sala- Mexican American Studies Uni- es — but there’s no statewide the event at @PRSACenTex and tell them what worked for “From what I’m hearing, we zar decried the Texas of yesteryear dos. “When students begin to see model. and posting videos of portions us and what didn’t work for us,” have a tough road to climb,” said and “racists from the word go, or, themselves in the books that they Still, Debbie Ratcliffe, a of the event to their Facebook Swanton said. “Hopefully it can Ruben Cortez, a Democratic board as we call them today, ‘conserva- are reading, seeing the histories spokeswoman for the Texas Edu- page, Central Texas PRSA, af- make all of us a little better at member from Brownsville who tives.’” and sacrifices of their grandparents cation Agency, noted that young- ter the event. what we do.” proposed the course, adding “it San Antonio Republican board and parents, they tend to do better sters are required to study Texas shouldn’t be controversial.” member Ken Mercer noted that in school.” history in the fourth and seventh But even before public testi- Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio were The issue has already flared grades, and are already taught mony began, Republican member his favorite U.S. senators and said in other states. In California, a about subjects like the life of Mex- David Bradley of Beaumont called both are “Hispanic, but they’re recently introduced bill would ican-American civil rights giant the course “reverse racism” and from Cuba” and thus may not mandate creating a standardized, Hector P. Garcia and the efforts of threatened “to pull a Cesar Chavez make the curriculum of a Mexi- statewide ethnic studies course trailblazing Tejanos dating back to and boycott.” That was a reference can-American studies course. He there. In 2010, Arizona approved the 1500s. Texas Board of Education considers to legendary Hispanic labor leader suggested a Hispanic studies class a law targeting a Tucson school “I don’t want people to think Cesar Chavez and his boycotts might be more appropriate. district’s ethnic studies program, it’s not being taught without a adding Mexican-American studies on behalf of farmworkers — and Those supporting a Mexican- after officials complained that its separate course,” Ratcliffe said

Associated Press A person looks on as emergency workers fight a house fire after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded April 17, 2013, in West.

LEMUR from Page 1 ly due to habitat destruction habitats. Crystal Lite’s baby caused by humans. will also be named after a candy Though many of Cameron bar, Cox said. Park Zoo’s lemurs have snack Waco resident Melodie Ro- food names, Snickers got his bison takes her infant grand- name for a special reason, Cox daughter to Cameron Park Zoo, said. and took her there a week ago. “We named him Snickers Though she was unable to see Student-run because Waco’s candy com- Snickers, because he and his pany Mars Inc. has a new sus- mother were still being kept off tainable palm oil policy and is the main habitat, she said she is company spreads a member of the round table for pleased with the zoo, and with sustainable palm oil now,” she the animals it has been obtain- said. ing over the years. Cox said there is a global “They seem to be very pro- Southern flair initiative for the use of sustain- gressive in improving the zoo,” able palm oil that would keep Robison said. “I think they’re many rainforest habitats from using their resources really well being destroyed. The zoo want- to create a place that people will ed to honor the candy bar com- want to be around for a very pany located in Waco that took long time.” steps to possibly save animal

SOUTHERN from Page 1 Vaughn started The South- tives at 20 universities such as ern Gentleman two and a half The University of Texas, Texas years ago, just as he was start- A&M, Oklahoma State Uni- ing his freshman year at Baylor. versity and the University of When it first began, the Southern California. Southern company sold T-shirts with the Gentleman apparel can also be signature logo on them - an el- bought in stores across the south ephant wearing a bow-tie. in Alabama, Georgia, Tennes- Today, the company special- see, Mississippi and Texas. izes in handmade bow ties, T- “We want The Southern shirts, button-down shirts, vests Gentleman to be a brand,” and hats. Vaughn said. “We create cloth- “Around August 2012 is ing around the image of a tradi- when we first got our product tional southern gentleman.” line built,” Vaughn said. “From Vaughn said he considers then on we kind of kept grow- The Southern Gentleman to be ing and we had 300 percent im- a business with a conscience. provement after our first year.” A portion from all purchases After the first year, Vaughn made through The Southern teamed up with Dalton, the Gentleman go toward Living chief operations officer. Water International, a Christian “My favorite part of the busi- mission organization that pro- ness is seeing a product come to vides clean drinking water to fruition,” Dalton said. “In the people all over the world. clothing business you work on Donations to Living Water a product for six months and fi- can be made through the South- nally having it your hands is an ern Gentleman’s website, with amazing feeling.” or without the purchase of mer- The two students run the chandise business, as well as manage Vaughn and Dalton plan to full-time course load. The continue growing their busi- brand has campus representa- ness. Arts & Entertainment Wednesday | April 9, 2014 The Baylor Lariat 7 Apparel students to showcase fashion with ‘Pop Couture’

By Jessica Abbey their family, friends and other aren’t the only students who sign students. Reporter admirers,” Divita said. will be involved in the fashion “Art, music, film and litera- Santa Cruz, Bolivia, senior show. ture are all respected categories Being fashionably late can Keren Ba said she is designing Student volunteers will be a of the fine arts,” Davita said. be cool when you’re hitting the her collection based on a place part of almost every aspect of “Our show will draw a parallel party scene, but students won’t very close to her heart. the show, including modeling, between these artistic endeav- want to be late for this year’s “I am using my home hair and makeup, music, lights, ors and show fashion as the art annual Baylor fashion show. country Bolivia as my inspira- videography and marketing form it can be at the highest “Pop Couture” is the theme tion, so there are a lot of bright through fliers and brochures. level of creativity.” of this year’s show, in which se- colors — reds, greens, yellows, Allen junior Kevin Mor- She said not to wait to pur- nior apparel design majors will and blues,” Ba said. “When I rison will serve as the DJ for chase tickets, because the show reveal the clothing collections was trying to find my inspira- the show. Morrison has been sold out last year, and based on they have worked on through- tion for my collection, I kept a DJ for many events during the early response for this year out the semester. looking at pictures of what his time as a student, such as the tickets for this year’s show The show will take place at people wear over there and Greek life events, weddings are expected to sell out even 3 p.m. May 4 on the fifth floor the culture. I really liked how and proms. faster than last year. of Cashion Academic Center. bright it was and the geomet- He said the fashion show, Alice Starr, first lady of Dr. Lorynn Divita, asso- ric shapes they had on the gar- however, will be a unique ex- Baylor, said she has already ciate professor of family and ments.” perience for him. reserved 40 tickets for herself consumer sciences, said the se- Each senior has a different “This is just a new outlet for and a group for the kick-off nior show has a practical pur- theme to their collection that music that I haven’t explored event during the National Mu- pose for the students. will contribute to the overall yet,” Morrison said. “I want it seum of Women in the Arts “Being involved with a fash- theme of the fashion show. to go exactly how the seniors conference. ion show gives our seniors the “Just like there are icons of envisioned the whole show and Tickets are on sale un- real-world experience of de- music, like Beyonce, we have wrap up their four years here.” til they run out. They can be signing and creating a cohesive our own fashion icons — our Divita said the show will purchased at the Bill Daniel Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor line, and it gives them a chance senior designers — who we string together different forms Student Center ticket office or to showcase all of their hard plan to celebrate,” Divita said. of creativity and art and show- at baylor.edu/studentactivities- Dayton senior Courtney Kapalski prepares her clothing pieces for the spring fashion show work in front of an audience of The apparel design majors case the talent of apparel de- ticketoffice for $20 each. “Pop Couture.” The show is at 3 p.m. May 4 on the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Building.

Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney leaves behind film legacy

By Anthony McCartney and danced, played roles both serious Then came Andy Hardy in the 1937 eryone has,” he wrote in one of autobiog- Associated Press and silly, wrote memoirs, a novel, movie comedy “A Family Affair,” a role he would raphies. scripts and plays, and married eight times, reprise in 15 more feature films over the His movie career never regained its pre- LOS ANGELES — Mickey Rooney’s siring 11 children. next two decades. war eminence. “The Bold and the Brave,” approach to life was simple: “Let’s put on His first marriage — to the glamorous, Rooney’s peppy, all-American charm 1956 World War II drama, brought him a show!” He spent nine decades doing it, and taller, Ava Gardner — lasted only a was never better matched than when he an Oscar nomination as best supporting on the big screen, on television, on stage year. But Rooney fondly recalled years lat- appeared opposite Garland in such films actor. But mostly, he played second leads. and in his extravagant personal life. er — “I’m 5 feet 3, but I was 6 feet 4 when as “Babes on Broadway,” and “Strike up But no one ever could count Rooney A superstar in his youth, Rooney was I married Ava.” Rooney’s final marriage the Band.” out. He earned a fourth Oscar nomina- Hollywood’s top box-office draw in the in 1978 to singer Janice Darlene Cham- One of them, 1939’s “Babes in Arms,” tion, as supporting actor, for 1979’s “Black late 1930s to early 1940s. berlain lasted longer than the first seven earned Rooney a best actor Oscar nomi- Stallion,” the same year he starred with He epitomized the “show” part of show combined. nation. He earned another one for 1943’s Ann Miller in the Broadway revue “Sugar business, even if the business end some- Rooney began as a toddler in his par- “The Human Comedy.” Babies.” times failed him amid money troubles and ents’ vaudeville act in the 1920s. He was Rooney also starred opposite Eliza- Joe Yule Jr., born in 1920, was the star a seesaw of career tailspins and revivals. Mickey Rooney barely 6 when he first appeared on screen, beth Taylor in 1944’s horse-racing hit of his parents’ act by the age of 2, singing Pint-sized, precocious, impish, irre- playing a midget in the 1926 silent comedy “National Velvet,” but by then, Rooney “Sweet Rosie O’Grady” in a tiny tuxedo. pressible — perhaps hardy is the most- fice said Rooney died a natural death. short “Not to Be Trusted.” was becoming a cautionary tale for early His father was a baggy-pants comic, Joe suitable adjective for Rooney, a perennial Rooney was shooting a movie at the Rooney was among the last survivors fame. He earned a reputation for drunken Yule, his mother a dancer, Nell Carter. comeback artist whose early blockbuster time of his death, “The Strange Case of Dr. of the studio era, which his career predat- escapades and quickie romances and was His Mickey McGuire short comedies success as the vexing but wholesome Andy Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” ed, most notably with the lead in a series unlucky in both money and love. gave him a new stage name, later append- Hardy and as Judy Garland’s musical Over a four-decade span, he was nomi- of “Mickey McGuire” kid comedy shorts After his failed marriage to Gardner in ed, at his mother’s suggestion, to the last comrade in arms was bookended 70 years nated for four Academy Awards ,and re- from the late 1920s to early ‘30s. 1942, Rooney joined the Army, spending name Rooney, after vaudeville dancer Pat later with roles in “Night at the Museum” ceived two special Oscars for film achieve- After signing with MGM in 1934, most of his World War II service enter- Rooney. and “The Muppets.” ments, won an Emmy for his TV movie Rooney landed his first big role playing taining troops. After a lifetime of carrying on, he be- Rooney died Sunday at age 93 sur- “Bill” and had a Tony nomination for his Clark Gable’s character as a boy in “Man- When he returned to Hollywood, his came a devoted Christian and member rounded by family at his North Hollywood Broadway smash “Sugar Babies.” hattan Melodrama.” Rooney soon was savings had been stolen by a manager and of the Church of Religious Science. He home, police said. A small man physically, Rooney sang earning $300 a week with featured roles in his career was in a nose dive. settled in suburban Thousand Oaks, about The Los Angeles County coroner’s of- films. “I began to realize how few friends ev- 40 miles west of Los Angeles. The Baylor Lariat 8 WEDNESDAY | APRIL 9, 2014 Arts & Entertainment Art on Elm Avenue shows Waco creativity

By Kat Worrall and labeled what exactly Waco was area. Staff Writer missing. “All of the people that have What he said was missing was invested down here are amazing In case the chalked circle em- an arts district, Jenkins said, and people,” she said. “They have an blems haven’t taken over every- that is where the idea for Art on amazing vision of merging East one’s daily walk to class, the third Elm Avenue was born. Waco into downtown Waco. I be- annual Art on Elm Avenue is tak- “Not everyone comes over to lieve over the next five years this ing place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. East Waco,” Jenkins said. “There is entire area will be transformed and Saturday. kind of a stigma against it and that will become a part of downtown.” The event, a free pop-up art ex- is something we are really fighting Feliciano said the demograph- hibition in East Waco, is presented because there is nothing wrong ics of the area, which range over by NeighborWorks, a non profit with East Waco. It’s a great place all ages, will continue to grow with that provides a “one-stop shop” for to be.” the art culture and with the new lower- to middle-income families Dana Feliciano, owner of The McLane Stadium. looking for housing opportunities. Village Herbalist, an herb shop “We are small businesses that Art on Elm Avenue is expand- and holistic center located off Elm have a vision for downtown East ing to three blocks around Elm Avenue on Tyler Street, has joined Waco, and we hope that people Courtesy Photo Avenue and Dallas Street this year. with Jenkins and other East Waco will come out and support all of Wacoan Chelsey Smith showcased his art pieces at last year’s Art on Elm Avenue, an art exhibition in East Waco. NeighborWorks is expecting an business owners to promote the the events down here and all of This year’s event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the corner of Elm Avenue and Dallas Street. increase in attendance compared area. the businesses down here,” Feli- to last year’s 3,000 visitors. The Village Herbalist offers ciano said. “It supports people like school student artists will present one of the merchant vendors fea- see a lot of growth and you see a “Local artists, local children plant-based herbal medicine and us that are trying to support the their artwork in two vacant indus- tured at Art on Elm Avenue. lot of things that are looking on the artists, local bands, local food ven- products, as well as holistic mas- growth of East Waco.” trial buildings, Jenkins said. There will also be various art- bright side,” she said. “I’m happy dors, local craft vendors — every- sage therapy, infrared saunas, Jenkins hopes for more busi- The artwork will vary from work, jewelry, candles, quilts and to be here and to be a part of it.” thing is local,” said Baylor alumna classes on herbal medicine and lo- nesses like The Village Herbalist in paintings, photography, sculptures craft vendors. Several food trucks As for Art on Elm Avenue, she Honey Jenkins, the City of Waco’s cal artisan goods. She first market- the area. and more, and some of the artists will also be present and local musi- said she believes it is something all director of marketing, communi- ed her business with a small booth “The point of Elm is for people will be selling their work. cians will perform throughout the of Waco should take credit for. cation and information technol- at last year’s Art on Elm Avenue to come over,” Jenkins said. “There There will be a children’s area day. “It’s something that Waco as a ogy. “We want it to stay as local as event. is a lot of potential over here and at the event with jewelry crafts, Art on Elm Avenue will be sell- whole should be proud of that we possible and really show the pride “It was the first event that I had you could do something over here bounce houses, snacks and wood- ing a limited quantity of event T- have this growing art scene,” Jen- and joy that Waco has to offer, es- advertised my business at and I too. Feliciano attended AOE last en and paper crafts. shirts for $10. kins said. “I feel like anyone can pecially East Waco.” got to know the community down year and was like, ‘I love Elm. I “We carve wooden fish out of Jenkins, who spent time in come and enjoy from young to old, The event was created when here,” Feliciano said. love East Waco. I can do some- fence posts and the kids can paint Austin after she graduated from to out-of-town even. We are hap- a representative from Neighbor- Her grandfather once owned thing here.’” them and bring them home,” Jen- Baylor, is proud of the growth she py to put on this event and really Works America visited Waco, a small business in the East Waco As for the art showcase, around kins said. has seen with Waco’s art scene. show that Waco has an arts scene.” evaluated East Waco’s attributes community, so she grew up in the 20 local adult artists and 30 high The Village Herbalist will be “Even from then to now, you

Weather Channel, DirecTV ink carriage deal, ending dispute

By Ryan Faughnder and Joe Flint One of the reasons DirecTV cited when apologized for its attempt to get lawmak- channel also aimed at weather enthusiasts. when the satellite broadcaster and the ho- Los Angeles Times dropping the channel was that it had ers and consumers to go after DirecTV. DirecTV recently signed a multi-year deal tel chain Hilton Worldwide announced a via McClatchy-Tribune moved too far away from its core mission “Our apologies to DirecTV and their with WeatherNation, which costs far less deal that will get DirecTV’s service into of being a weather service. customers for the disruption of our ser- than the more-established Weather Chan- half a million guest rooms in the United The storm between the Weather Chan- The loss of DirecTV was a huge blow vice and for initiating a public campaign,” nel. States. nel and DirecTV has finally cleared. to the Weather Channel, which tried un- said David Kenny, chief executive of “It’s a shame these disputes are played Hilton Worldwide Holdings is owned The network will return to the satel- successfully to launch a nasty public cam- the Weather Co., parent of the Weather out on a public stage, but I’m pleased that by the private equity firm Blackstone lite television provider on Wednesday, the paign against the satellite broadcaster to Channel, in a statement on Tuesday. “Our we’ve been able to work together with The Group, which also has a large stake in the companies said, following a carriage dis- bring it back to the negotiating table. viewers deserve better than a public dis- Weather Channel in a way that will benefit Weather Channel. Other Weather Channel pute that had left the channel blacked out The Weather Channel went so far as to pute and we pledge to reward their loyalty everyone,” said DirecTV’s chief content owners include Bain Capital and Comcast for DirecTV’s 20 million customers since accuse DirecTV of putting lives at risk and with exceptional programming and more officer, Dan York, in a statement. Corp.’s NBCUniversal. January. encouraged viewers to contact their con- weather focused news.” The sign that a new agreement between For the Weather Channel, getting its As part of the deal, the Weather Chan- gressional representatives to complain. After dropping the Weather Channel, the Weather Channel and DirecTV was programming back in front of DirecTV’s nel agreed to scale back on the amount of In a statement, the Weather Channel DirecTV added WeatherNation, a smaller potentially in the works came Monday 20 million subscribers is crucial. so-called reality programming it carries.

Across 1 Parking lot attendant 6 False friends 11 Brillo competitor 14 St. Teresa’s home 15 Just beginning to learn 16 Demolition need 17 High-maintenance Gonzales? 19 Native Nebraskan 20 Power co. service 21 Pitcher Maglie 22 Dove call 23 Off-the-cuff stuff 26 Took a chance on 28 Cinque e uno 29 Naps, say 33 Versatile bean 34 Fond du __, Wisconsin 35 Like a blue moon, in old Rome 36 Hand-holding group dances 39 Sacred synagogue cabinets 41 Muse of poetry Difficulty: Medium 43 Forum robe 44 Rahm Emanuel, vis-à-vis Chicago 46 Felipe or Matty of baseball 47 Outdated PC monitor 48 Curly tormentor 49 December drop-in 51 __ to the city 52 Bee bites 4 Respected village figure 37 Shake hands (on) 55 One in the game 5 President after Polk 38 Mythical man-goat 57 Curved part 6 Like “stewardess” nowadays, 40 “It won’t be long” 58 Feverish briefly 42 Yield 60 In need of sharpening 7 “I __ what you did there” 45 Periods of power 61 Round-bottomed cooker 8 Meadow moms 50 Way off base 62 Overeating bird tempting Sylves- 9 Storm-tracking device 52 Cut, as logs ter? 10 In vogue 53 Valuable stash 67 Eden outcast 11 Bullwinkle pal who’s been work- 54 Driving hazard 68 Spooky ing out? 56 Bright-eyed 69 “Sesame Street” roommate 12 En pointe, in ballet 59 Actress __ Flynn Boyle 70 “L.A. Law” co-star Susan 13 Waited in line, say 60 Salon supplies 71 Sports page data 18 Harsh 63 __ for tat 72 Sporty sunroofs 23 Muslim religion 64 Record producer Brian 24 Stiller’s partner 65 Gratuity Down 25 Fussy Disney mouse? 66 “Right!” 1 Airport shuttle, often 27 Smudge on 49-Across’s suit 2 Many a Monopoly prop. 30 Poet Teasdale et al. 3 More than a fib 31 Refrain syllables 32 Kept under wraps Sports Wednesday | April 9, 2014 The Baylor Lariat 9 Softball splits double-header versus Houston By Shehan Jeyarajah vance Strickland. Freshman out- third and only one out, sophomore Sports Writer fielder Christy Lisenby added a pinch hitter Bailey Chalmers came base hit up the middle to drive to bat in place of freshman Lindsey Baylor softball may not win Strickland home, and give Baylor Cargill. them all, but they sure like to keep a commanding 3-0 lead heading to Chalmers grounded out the things interesting. Their opponent, the bottom of the eighth. third baseman, bringing up sopho- the Houston Cougars, had won 11 Sophomore infielder Katie St. more left fielder Linsey Hays with straight heading in, including im- Pierre hit a single off of left-hander the game on the line. pressive wins over both Texas and Whitney Canion, but just like the Unfortunately, Hays was unable Texas A&M at Cougar Softball Sta- first three times that Canion al- to get a hit and flied out to end the dium. lowed a hit, nothing came of it. game, 3-2. When the dust cleared on Tues- Baylor went on to win by that 3-0 Houston did most of its dam- day, Baylor split a double-header, margin. age in a big third inning for the ending Houston’s streak with a 3-0 Neither side got a runner on Cougars on sophomore right- win in extra innings, but having its base until the third inning in Hous- hander Heather Stearns. offense fall short in a 3-2 loss in the ton, when St. Pierre hit a single off Freshman third baseman Jor- second game. of Canion that went nowhere. dan Rains had a single and St. “Houston played very hard and In the fifth, Smith reached base Pierre added her fourth single of was a good team,” coach Glenn following an error from sopho- the day to advance runners to first Moore said. “We would’ve liked to more shortstop Selena Hernandez, and second. Hernandez then sin- come away with the sweep, but I but Holl flied into a double-play to gled herself to load the bases. think today really prepared us for end the inning without the runner Senior left fielder Kendra Cul- the weekend ahead.” advancing. lum was hit by Stearns’ second Things were scoreless in the St. Pierre once again singled pitch of the at-bat to drive home a first game all the way up until the in the sixth, and Houston looked run. eighth inning in Houston. Baylor’s to perhaps get some offense going After junior right fielder Tiffani offense was not able to muster a when Hernandez singled as well McKnight flied out for the first out hit through seven innings. In fact, in the next at-bat with no outs, but of the inning, catcher Haley Outon sophomore pitcher Julana Shrum Canion wiped the slate clean with hit an RBI single to drive home St. had a perfect game going through three straight strikeouts to end the Pierre for the first run of the day regulation time. But just like in inning. for the Cougars. many other games this season, Despite her no-hit bid through Stearns them retired two Baylor’s offense came to life at the seven innings, Shrum took credit straight to get out of a bases-loaded right time, and the Bears pulled out for the loss in the 3-0 Baylor vic- jam with only one run. a 3-0 victory. tory. Senior pitcher Diedre Outon In the scoreless top of the Canion recorded the win after allowed Holl to hit an RBI double eighth, junior third baseman Sarah pitching eight scoreless innings in the fourth to drive home senior Smith walked and senior first base- and only allowing four hits and 13 catcher Clare Hosack, but the Cou- Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor man Holly Holl advanced her to strikeouts. gars replaced Outon with Shrum second with a single. In the next Strickland led the way for the Senior right-handed pitcher Liz Paul releases a pitch in Baylor’s 10-1 victory over Louisiana Tech at Getterman once again, who ended the inning. at-bat, junior shortstop Jordan Bears with a hit, an RBI and a run Stadium on March 6. Softball is 29-7 overall and 3-1 in Big 12 Conference play. The Bears will come back home Strickland smashed an RBI double scored. Lisenby and Paul each also this weekend for a weekend Big 12 to right field to score Smith and ad- added RBIs. to keep the momentum going in a With one out, junior pinch hit- baseman Riley Browder replaced Conference series against No. 13 vance Holl to third for the first run St. Pierre had three hits in 3-2 loss in the second game of the ter Sarah Crockett singled up the Lisenby on first. Junior right fielder Oklahoma, the defending College of the ballgame for either team. three at-bats for the Cougars, but double-header. middle and Linsenby walked to Kaitlyn Thumann doubled to right World Series Champions. Baylor kept the train rolling only one other player got a hit for Baylor had some ground to move runners to first and second. field to drive home Hawkins, move The Bears will play the Sooners with a sacrifice ground from pinch the Cougars. make up heading into the seventh, Freshman second baseman Browder to third and cut the lead at 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday hitter Liz Paul to score sophomore After taking care of business but for a while it looked as though Ari Hawkins replaced Crockett to 3-2. and noon Sunday at Getterman outfielder Justine Young and ad- in the first game, Baylor struggled they would do just that. on second, and freshman second With runners and second on Stadium. The Baylor Lariat 10 *WEDNESDAY | APRIL 9, 2014 Sports Baseball falls 4-3 at Sam Houston State By Jeffrey Swindoll together though in the fourth in- enth inning, but after giving up Sports Writer ning to take the 3-1 lead. two runs and two hits in 0.2 in- With the bases loaded in the nings, he was soon told by Smith Baylor baseball extended its fourth, senior shortstop Brett to take a seat. It was too late in agonizing road losing streak to Doe popped up an infield sac fly, the game to risk giving up more ten straight games after falling 4-3 giving the Bears an unearned ty- hits, and Smith was simply trying to the Sam Houston State Bear- ing run. The Bearkats handed the to stop the bleeding so the Bears kats Tuesday. Bears a couple more gifts in the could get back into the game. Freshman left-hander Dan- fourth. After Spicer left the mound, iel Castano started for the Bears. Freshman outfielder Darryn senior left-hander Doug Ashby Castano has been Baylor head Sheppard, who started on first came in to close the game for the coach Steve Smith’s primary base, stole second and then ad- Bears. The Bearkats (22-11) had choice for midweek games since vanced to third on a wild pitch already gotten the hits and runs the start of the season. Castano from the Bearkats. Sophomore they needed out of Baylor pitch- has held up his end of the deal to outfielder West Tunnell was ing though. Ashby ended the put the Bears in position to win walked and did the same as Shep- night giving up only one hit and each time he steps on the mound. pard — steal second and advance throwing one strikeout. to third on a wild pitch. Baylor’s offense had a slow Nam Y. Huh | Associated Press Castano gave up seven hits and two runs in six innings, throw- After the Bearkats’ errors and night with four hits Senior guard Odyssey Sims high-fives freshman forward Nina Davis on March 29 in Baylor’s 90-72 win against giving up a run in the second in- The Bears (15-17, 4-7) con- Kentucky at Purcell Pavilion at the University of Notre Dame. ing four strikeouts. The Bearkats struck in the second inning with a ning, the Bears found themselves clude their five-game road trip run, putting the pressure on Cas- in the lead at the end of the fourth this weekend with a series at Dal- tano early on. inning, 3-2. las Baptist (23-9, 5-1). Game one The Bears stringed some plays Junior right-handed pitcher starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Horn- Lady Bears season Sean Spicer came in for the sev- er Ballpark. successful despite loss

By Jeffrey Swindoll on ESPN — fans as well as Baylor’s lowed them to mature and grow Sports Writer players started to realize the Lady up. I think our non-conference Bears were a force to be reckoned schedule was soft enough to allow This season marked the end with this season. them to gain confidence, with a and beginning of a new era in “We played so many different few hard games in there,” Mulkey Lady Bears basketball. A common teams that threw different things at said. “I just think practice and put- question was brought up over and us,” freshman forward Nina Davis ting them on the floor at a young over— how can Baylor succeed said. “Some played 2-3 zones, some age right off the bat has allowed without Brittney Griner? played man-to-man. We pretty them to grow and mature and not Journalists and fans of the much faced anything that we could be overwhelmed.” women’s game had reason to hand- have gone up against this season.” It is difficult to fully encapsu- icap how the Lady Bears would Even Mulkey was willing to ad- late what the Lady Bears overcame fare without Griner. After having a mit she did not know where this and accomplished this season. team like the one Mulkey had with team would end up this season, There were storylines consistently Griner and other stars such as Des- and mid-way through the year she coming out of the team from an said her expectations had already unprecedented number of angles tiny Williams, this year was partly Kevin Freeman | Lariat Photographer written off as a simple rebuilding been surpassed. and perspectives­ — Sims’ player- Freshman left-handed pitcher Daniel Castano tosses a pitch in Baylor’s 5-2 win over UT-Arlington on Feb. 18 of-the-year season, guard Maken- year for Baylor women’s basketball at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears are 15-17 overall and 4-7 in Big 12 Conference play. by just about anyone. zie Robertson’s breakout senior Rather than hide in the shadow “I could coach a group year, Davis emerging as an All- while waiting for the gaping hole like that every year. I American as a freshman, the team’s left by last year’s team to be filled, just love to coach kids inexperienced supporting cast ex- the Lady Bears boldly held up a celling at the next level and coping light to the doubts and shined as like that. They give you with the season-ending injury of a beacon of women’s basketball in everything they have.” junior guard Alexis Prince. the 2013-14 season. “I could coach a group like that Somewhere along the line, the Kim Mulkey | head coach every year,” Mulkey said. “I’ve won Lady Bears lost the script. This national championships; I don’t season not only shattered expec- need anymore. I just love to coach tations, but it also shaped up for “This team has grown faster kids like that. They give you every- another Big 12 title run as well as than all of us really expected, espe- thing they have.” an Elite 8 appearance in the NCAA cially the freshmen who have come The Lady Bears lose Odyssey tournament. All of that seemed too a long way and have stepped up to Sims for next season, but young farfetched to even consider at the the plate,” senior guard Odyssey players have already shown the start of the year. Sims said. “They’ve learned their capability to fill the void left by “I kept it in perspective when roles and took it upon themselves.” the unanimous AP All-American. we won the Big 12 tournament and The narrative of the Lady Bears Sims’ list of accolades is impressive. the Big 12 regular season and when being crippled without Griner was She won the 2014 Wade Trophy, we won the two games to get to the quickly excluded from talking Lieberman Award, 2014 WBCA Sweet 16,” Mulkey said. “If you points for each game, but the me- All-American, Wooden Award could coach a team like that every dia soon repositioned their sound- All-American and is one of three year, you don’t have to get to the Fi- bites around Sims playing with a finalists for Defensive Player of the nal Four to understand and keep it young team. It had become evident Year. in perspective. They’re just a joy to that the Lady Bears did not need Davis was named Big 12 be around.” Griner or even experience to be a Freshmn of the Week four times After a relatively soft early powerhouse. and was No. 1 in the Big 12 and schedule and a few key moments That was enough of the Griner No. 8 nationally in field goal per- in the national spotlight — going narrative. Mulkey said this season centage. In the big picture, the to four overtimes against No. 5 really had nothing to do with Gri- Lady Bears went above and beyond Kentucky at AT&T Stadium, post- ner, and it was all about freshmen the expectations anyone, including ing a very respectable performance stepping up as well as seniors car- themselves, had set for the team to against No. 1 ranked Connecticut rying the torch one last time. achieve. There is a lot to look for- “I think the schedule has al- ward to if you are a Lady Bears fan.