WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheFRIDAY | OCTOBER 29, 2010Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 A&E Page 4 NEWS Page 3 Dual threat Voices of angels Haitians fight disease Lady Bears’ senior guard Eight collegiate choirs from A deadly cholera outbreak sparks Melissa Jones was selected across Texas will perform at the violence in Haiti, while the Dominican as a Homecoming princess Women’s Choral Festival Republic works to keep the disease out Vol. 111 No. 35 © 2010, Baylor University In Print >> A year in the life Vigil to A Baylor graduate dedicates a year to serving in a poor Chicago neighborhood support Page 3 alien >> A Hard Day’s Night A Beatles cover band and others will entertain at a students music festival on Saturday By Jade Mardirosian Page 4 Staff Writer The Waco DREAM Act Alli- >> Minor setback ance will host a candlelight vigil at The Rangers drop game two 7 p.m. Monday at Heritage Square of the World Series 9-0 to on Third Street and Austin Ave- the Giants nue to raise awareness in the com- munity about the Development Page 5 Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act. On the Web According to a press release from the Waco DREAM Act Alli- ance, the DREAM Act is a piece of bipartisan legislation that would create a path to legal residency for undocumented youth brought to the United States before the age of DANIEL CERNERO | PHOTO EDITOR 16 who complete high school and two years of college education or No. 98 defensive tackle Phil Taylor and No. 13 defensive tackle Tracy Robertson encourage fans to cheer on a third down early in the first half against serve in the military. Kansas State this past Saturday at Floyd Casey Stadium. The Bears won the game 47-42, and will take on an unranked Texas squad Saturday. Sara Stoltzfus, secretary for the organization, said she hopes the vigil will serve as a time of learning and coming together in Bears on bikes the community to think about DREAM from Page 1 Ranked BU to face angry UT what else can be done to pass the Check out The Lariat’s video DREAM Act. montage recap of Bear By Matt Larsen time and posted an 18-13 win over most important.” “A lot of guys that are really The event will include guest Sports Writer the Longhorns in Waco. Now, the Briles is concentrated on what good football players, well coached, Downs, a team bicycle race, speakers, music, poetry, informa- Bears look to accomplish this feat it will take for his team to beat UT well disciplined,” Briles said when with sweet techno music tion about the organization and Although Baylor football has once again, away from home. in Austin for the first time since asked what he sees in Texas. included information on what citizens can lately been in the habit of breaking Though glad to see excitement 1991. “They are coming off two weeks do to get involved including how records and making history, the after last Saturday’s historic Home- The Longhorns will be moti- ago beating the No. 5 team in to contact local legislators to per- baylorlariat.com Bears (6-2, 3-1) will be looking for coming win, head coach Art Briles vated. The team has struggled at America on the road, so we under- suade the passing of the DREAM history to repeat itself in one par- refuses to spend much time look- home this season, coming off a 28- stand that we have to be at the top Act. ticular way as they travel to Austin ing at rankings. 21 loss to Iowa State (4-4, 2-2) last of our game to have an opportunity Viewpoints The event will close with a to battle the University of Texas (4- “(I) haven’t really looked at the Saturday that dropped them to 1-2 to get out of there with a win.” candlelight vigil and moment of 3, 2-2) at 6 p.m. on Saturday. standings or paid any attention to on their home field. The Longhorns’ struggles at silence and reflection. “We can’t expect The Bears enter this matchup them because they are kind of ir- A week before, UT upset the home have been mirrored by their Aranza Torres, University ranked No. 25/24 (BCS/AP), and relevant right now,” he said. “They then No. 5 team in the country, Ne- turnover struggles. for the area around High School senior, is a member 1986 marks the last time these two don’t hand out awards halfway braska, on the Huskers’ home turf. Last week Texas sophomore of the Waco DREAM Act Alliance this university to teams faced off while Baylor was through the season. They do it at Briles prefers to prepare for that quarterback Garrett Gilbert tossed see a reduction in ranked but Texas was not. the end of the season and that is Texas team rather than the one that The Bears were No. 17 at the where standings and rankings are fell to Iowa State last week. SEE FOOTBALL, page 6 SEE DREAM, page 6 crime if we do not take preventative steps to secure our Symposium to explore Christianity, education belongings and well By Sara Tirrito that focuses on ministry to college the board of trustees at Hope Col- b e i n g .” Staff Writer students nationwide,” Dr. Joseph lege, a Christian institution in Hol- Page 2 McKinney, professor of economics land, Mich. The post-inauguration portion at Baylor, said. “As Baylor is mak- Dr. Stephen Gardner, chair and of the Presidential Symposium Se- ing the transition from primarily professor of economics and direc- ries will begin today with Dr. Ken- a teaching institution to a major tor of the McBride Center for In- Bear Briefs neth G. Elzinga giving a lecture research university, and is attempt- ternational Business at Baylor, said titled “Christian Higher Education ing to do this while maintaining Elzinga’s background has given vs. Christians in Higher Educa- its distinctively Christian charac- him firsthand experience with the The place to go to know tion.” ter, Dr. Elzinga should have some topic of his lecture. the places to go The symposium will be from 3 insightful and thought-provoking “He is a person who’s in a re- to 5 p.m. in the Kayser Auditorium ideas concerning how this might ally good position to address that Early equestrian of the Hankamer School of Busi- be accomplished.” subject because he is a very sort of Baylor equestrian will face ness. Elzinga currently works at the forthcoming Christian but teach- Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. “Ken Elzinga has had a distin- University of Virginia, where he is ing at a state university, so he’s very guished career at a major research today at the Willis Family the Robert C. Taylor professor of much a Christian in higher edu- COURTESY PHOTO university. He also serves on the economics. cation,” Gardner said. “He’s here Equestrian Center Dr. Kenneth G. Elzinga, from the University of Virginia, will give a lecture governing board of a Christian in- He is also a member of the Na- talking to those of us at a place like at 3 p.m. today titled “Christian Higher Education vs. Christians in Higher stitution of higher education, and tional Board of InterVarsity Chris- SEE LECTURE, page 6 Soccer match Eduction” as part of the Presidential Symposium Series. on the board of an organization tian fellowship and a member of Baylor soccer will play Texas Tech at 7 p.m. today at Betty Lou Mays Field Steppin’ Out: Helping students Choir concert The Baylor A Cappella burst Baylor bubble for 25 years Choir Fall will perform at By Carmen Galvan “They’re always so excited for happy that the project has become 7:30 p.m. today in Jones Staff Writer our students to come,” Davidson a tradition. Concert Hall in Glennis said. “I ran for student body presi- McCrary Music Building; In 1985 a group of Baylor stu- “The agencies are often really dent, and one of my goals was to dent leaders banded together to the event is free grateful for our service, especially create Steppin’ Out,” Paxton said. take students off campus and into those with limited budgets and “I felt like Baylor students had a the Waco community. Twenty-five help, and any work really blesses lot to offer and that the Waco com- Serve and party years later, Steppin’ Out continues them. Residents and community munity could use what they had to to serve the Waco area by organiz- members love having us come and offer, so I wanted to create a way Don’t miss the Steppin’ ing a universitywide service project do things that wouldn’t be done for Baylor students to make a dif- Out Block Party from 3 to each semester. without our students’ help. It’s ference in the community.” 5 p.m. Saturday at Dewey On Saturday about 3,000 Baylor more than helping with just yard With the help of Julie Springer, Park on Ninth Street and students will continue the service work, they want visitors to talk to Baylor law student at the time and Bosque Boulevard; join tradition by serving different agen- and share stories with. It’s a really now a partner in an Austin law fellow Baylor students and cies in the community such as Mis- cool thing students get to be a part firm, and Herb Reynolds, the presi- Waco families for free food sion Waco, Fuzzy Friends Animal of .” dent of Baylor at the time, Paxton and entertainment including Rescue and Keep Waco Beautiful Ken Paxton, Texas attorney, formed the first Steppin’ Out steer- performances from Baylor as well as individual residents in real estate title company owner ing committee and asked campus need of home repair.