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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheTUESDAY | OCTOBER Baylor 18, 2011 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 SPORTS Page 6 Birds of a feather It’s not about the price tag Reliving the rivalry A Baylor study is revealing the Nigeria senior Adenola Adepetun is the Saturday’s loss to Texas A&M truth about climate change and the winner of “Best-Dressed Bear” but admits was disappointing after the few effects birds could suffer he does it all without designer items Big 12 controversy Vol. 112 No. 27 © 2011, Baylor University In Print >> Reaching goals Baylor soccer was The madness begins victorious this weekend with three wins and a ceremony honoring ESPN brings basketball event to campus seniors after Sunday’s By Tyler Alley forward Fred Ellis, senior forward Jackson, Jones III, and freshman game. Lariat Sports Editor Anthony Jones, freshman forward guard Deuce Bello. Page 7 Quincy Miller, sophomore guard “Pierre Jackson and Deuce Baylor men’s basketball kicked Brady Heslip and sophomore Bello are probably are two best off its 2011-12 season Friday with guard Gary Franklin, as well as dunkers,” Jones III said. “[Pierre] >> Entrepreneur class Moonlight Madness at the Ferrell senior guard Terran Condrey and is little but he has springs. He can Students interested in Center as part of ESPNU’s Mid- sophomore guard Odyssey Sims jump. He’s the most athletic guy starting a business now night Madness. from the Lady Bears. Senior for- on our team. Deuce is the behind- have some help with the “I think the last couple years a ward Quincy Acy and sophomore the-back on a fast break kind of new Applied Ventures lot of fans have said, ‘Why don’t forward Perry Jones III predicted guy. Wind-milling at half court. LEADERSHIP from Page 1 entrepreneurship course. we do a Midnight Madness?’” the same winner for the 3-point He definitely has some tricks with head coach Scott Drew said at contest. the ball.” Page 4 the press conference prior to the “Brady will win the 3-point,” The scores for the contest were physician.” Luke worked as a doctor event. “This is the year to do one. Acy said. decided by a five-judge panel. during the time of the Roman Em- >> Weekend lost Whenever you can get ESPN to Each contestant had a student Four former Baylor players served pire. put it on national TV, and then Baylor volleyball lost partner who shot from two of the on the panel: Mamadou Diene, “If the people of God and Chris- with the outstanding dunkers we five stations while the player shot Pat Nunley, Terry Black and Ekpe tians of old have led a crusade in to No.15 Iowa state have this year. I think it could from the other three. The final Udoh. Baylor women’s basketball providing healthcare during the Ro- this weekend, with the be one of the best college dunk came down to Jones and Heslip; star Brittney Griner was the fifth man Empire, as Luke was doing, it is Cyclones having only contests ever when you’re talk- Jones and his partner Whitney judge. Jackson defeated Bello in Christian leadership that is required nine errors and the Bears ing Perry Jones, Pierre Jackson, Wakefield, a senior business fel- the final round with two crowd- in solving the global needs of mod- having 29. Deuce Bello. There are some great lows and music and entertain- pleasing dunks. Pierre caught ern-day and 21st century Africa,” dunkers.” ment marketing major from a pass from sophomore guard Bio said. And that is something that Page 7 takes teamwork. The Madness began with an Waco, won with 13 3-pointers to Gary Franklin off the side of the “First you lead by example, and introduction of each player on the 12, earning Wakefield free text- backboard and slammed it home. then you lead them together as a On the Web team, from freshmen to seniors. books. The next event was the He then took an encore with a team,” he said. The first event was the 3-point dunk contest with four contes- reverse dunk off a high toss to MATTHEW MCCARROLL | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER Baylor basketball fans come together to celebrate the start of practices Christian leaders therefore must contest with eight contestants: tants: redshirt sophomore Cory rise up and work together across junior guard A.J. Walton, senior Jefferson, junior guard Pierre SEE MADNESS, page 8 for the Men’s basketball team Friday at the Ferrell Center during midnight madness. This is Baylor’s first year to hold the event. various platforms- government, nonprofit organizations, higher education and more- in order to provide the necessary healthcare to needy countries such as Ghana, he said. Baylor welcomes renowned researcher “It takes immense commitment, dedication and devotion,” Bio said. Rebecca Kennedy also spoke dur- Princeton physicist focuses on God, ing the leadership lecture about the Photo of the day Baylor men’s basketball future research projects at Baylor started the season with Midnight Madness, bring- By Jade Mardirosian During the presentation, Scully said ing ESPN to campus. See Staff Writer numerous areas he is currently working the photo of the day on in. baylorlariat.com An internationally renowned physi- These include quantum erasure, cist presented a colloquium Monday at anthrax detection research and Agri- Baylor on his research, which he will re- photonics. locate to the Baylor Research and Inno- “There is a new field which has been Viewpoints vation Collaborative facility beginning dubbed Agri-photonics, which can do in 2012. things these days with lasers like monitor Just because Dr. Marlan Scully, who is currently the health of plants,” Scully said. a faculty member at Princeton Univer- “This is one of the things we are sity and Texas A&M University. He is focusing on in the future at Baylor.” something lends MATT HELLMAN | LARIAT PHOTO EDITOR known for his work in theoretical optics, In addition to his various research Dr. Marlan Scully, right, and Dr. Truell Hyde, vice provost of research, left, takes a itself nicely to quantum optics, laser physics and bioen- endeavors, Scully has published tour of the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative still under construction on a clever slogan gineering. textbooks on quantum optics and laser Monday. Scully will be the first of Baylor’s faculty to move his office into the facility Dr. Truell Hyde, vice provost for re- physics and has more than 700 research when it is finished. doesn’t mean it search, introduced Scully and explained articles that have been published in makes good policy. he was most excited “he will be speaking numerous journals, including Nature and with us today as a Baylor faculty mem- Science. Princeton professor to move research There is a reason ber.” Hyde said in a Baylor press release Nancy Yu, a graduate student in that people get that Scully “is a truly renaissance re- physics, said she decided to attend the searcher” and Baylor is looking forward lecture after reading some of Scully’s to Baylor engineering science facility graduate degrees to his continued research offerings. research work. By Daniel C. Houston distinguished research academician of Scully, who has been named distin- “It’s an interesting lecture,” Yu said. in economics and Staff Writer science and engineering. guished research academician of science “After reading his research, which was and engineering at Baylor, said he is ex- The tour highlighted the area in taxation – these very interesting, I wanted to hear him The first researcher who will set cited to be at Baylor, where he is able to which Scully’s laboratory research will speak in person.” up a laboratory at the Baylor Research are not simple speak openly about God. occur once the dust is cleared and the The BRIC is the first project of the and Innovation Collaborative received “I don’t have to beat around the floor and walls are sealed and polished. concepts. Central Texas Technology and Research a guided tour of the facilities Monday bush at a place like Baylor,” Scully While the future laboratories re- Page 2 Park, which encompasses approximately as construction workers come closer to said. “Being a Christian and being a quire further construction, Scully ex- 21 acres on South Loop Drive. completing the first phase of the proj- scientist is part and parcel of the same pressed excitement about the facility’s Although the building is not yet com- ect. Bear Briefs things. Truth is what God is all about and potential. plete, the BRIC has already been recog- Dr. Marlan Scully, physicist special- truth is what we are seeking. The BRIC “Lots and lots of lab space is a big nized on a global scale. izing in quantum optics, laser physics facility is very exciting as it brings the plus,” Scully said. “We will find money; The place to go to know The BRIC project was recently se- and bioengineering, will move his re- opportunity to work with people here at we’ve always found support for our the places to go lected as one of eight worldwide finalists search projects from Princeton Uni- Baylor and across the state and around competing for CoreNet Global’s 2011 H. versity to the new BRIC facility as early the world.” The green debate Bruce Russell Global Innovators Awards. as Fall 2012 after being named Baylor’s SEE RESEARCHER, page 8 Alex Epstein, founder and director of the Center for Industrial Progress, will speak at 5:30 p.m. Monday Speaker calls Christians to meet medical needs in Morrison 120.