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Dogs Not Part of New Dia Safety STUDENT TRIATHLON WHO WILL WIN?: CONCERT FOR KIDS: GROUP DOES WELL DON’T FORGET TO PLACE YOUR VOTE FOR DR. DOG PLAYS TO FIRST TIME OUT NEXT YEAR’S STUDENT GOVERNMENT BENEFIT ‘OMEGA’ GROUP PAGE 5 WWW.BAYLOR.EDU/SG/VOTE PAGE 4 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 A r YOU e Listening? Dogs not part of new Dia safety By Brittany Hardy show, will not be allowed on said he hopes to minimize risk show, Baylor Police will ask posed to be there showing up at Staff writer campus. by asking dog owners to leave owners to take their dogs home Dia. We had several scenarios Baylor University’s Dogs attending Diadeloso their fuzzy friends at home on before returning to the event. that gave our officers serious Presidential Search There will be many changes have been a major safety con- Thursday and enjoy the concert “Last year and even the year concern, and others came up to Diadeloso this year, as stu- cern in the past, said Baylor without the leash in tow. before that we had some near to officers and expressed con- Committe invites all dents receive a day off from Police Chief Jim Doak. As a “It’s our desire to do what we misses with dogs going after cern.” Baylor students, faculty school to celebrate the “day of result of these increased safety can to maximize the element of each other. The chihuahuas Ricks said he hopes Diadelo- and staff to attend the bear;” the concerts will last concerns during what Director safety for those attending this think they can take on the Ger- so participants understand that general listening all day, the events will be held of Risk Management Warren event,” Doak said. m a n shepherd s a nd so on ,” Doa k Baylor is not “anti-dog,” but sim- at Fountain Mall and dogs, out- Ricks described as a “positive If there are dogs on campus said. “We’ve seen an increase in sessions that have side of those entered in the dog family-oriented event,” Doak not participating in the dog the type of dog that is not sup- Please see DIA, page 3 been determined for each group. Scheduled listening sessions Local — A general session for all faculty will be held theaters from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday in Miller Chapel. to play — A general session for all students will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. NPR Wednesday in Miller Chapel. program —A general session for all staff will be 3:30 p.m. By Shanna Taylor to 5 p.m. April 29 in B110 Reporter of the Baylor Sciences Building Disney offers new nature documentary It isn’t often a radio show along with tree-planting promise makes the jump to the big screen, but the popular Nation- The listening sessions By Roger Moore al Public Radio show, “This have been established McClatchy Co. American Life” is doing just that by the Presidential this week. Search and Advisory In “Earth,” the first film from Disney’s new documentary The program, which uses unit, Disneynature, the studio serves up a sort of nature docu- real life stories and anecdotes Committees to engage mentary’s greatest hits, a film that covers every corner of the to explore larger social themes, the entire Baylor A ticket to natural world, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, jungles to des- will be broadcast live from it’s family in the presidential erts. base in Chicago to more than It’s a grab bag of beautiful nature footage, a bit all over the 400 movie screens across the search process by place in subject. But it serves to introduce the sorts of films and country this Thursday, includ- providing an opportunity sorts of places Disneynature will take its cameras in coming ing two in the Waco area. for Baylor’s major a greener films. The show’s host Ira Glass constituencies to “Earth” was compiled from the BBC’s nature series, “Planet will welcome storytelling con- Earth,” which gives it more of an edge than you might think, tributors Dan Savage, Starlee discuss the desired given Disney’s historic soft and fuzzy treatment of the natu- Kine and Mike Bibiglia, along experience, personal ral world — those long-ago “True Life Adventures.” Here, we with David Rakoff and Dave and professional quali- earth meet funny birds of paradise and cuddly penguins, but also a Hill, to the stage for the episode, doomed polar bear and a great white shark dining on seals. titled “Return to the Scene of ties for Baylor next chief the Crime.” Joss Whedon, tele- executive. Please see EARTH, page 3 vision producer and creator of Photo illustration by Nick Dean/Lariat Staff the popular series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, will also make an appearance on the show. This is the second year the Religion professor’s article show will be broadcast via satel- lite, but the first year that it will be offered in the Waco area. When the idea was first pro- wins Norman W. Cox Award posed last year, producer Seth Lind wasn’t sure how success- said. “It is always a good feeling tory at present because 2009 is ful a video broadcast of a radio By Shauna Harris to be acknowledged by yours the four-hundredth anniversary show could really be. Reporter peers for your work and scholar- of Baptist origins,” Weaver said. “It sounded crazy,” Lind ly efforts. It means that they rec- “So, I knew I’d have an audience said, “but it also sounded like a Add another tally to the sig- ognize the quality of your work, that is interested in the topic of cool way to let a lot more people nificant number of awards that the effort you put into it and it Baptist history.” see the live show than is pos- Baylor professors have received says that they at least think the The article examines Mull- sible when we do our normal throughout the years. topic of your research is impor- ins who is considered to be the tour, which is to only like 6 or The Baptist History and Heri- tant in your field of study.” most influential Baptist theolo- 7 cities. This way, we’d be in tage Society named Doug Weav- Weaver’s article, “The Baptist gian and denominational leader lots of small and medium sized er, assistant professor of religion Ecclesiology of E. Y. Mullins: of the twentieth century. Weaver cities too, and out in the boo- and director of undergraduate Individualism and the New Tes- wrote about Mullins’ knowledge nies, and even in places where studies, the 2009 recipient of tament Church” was published of community and individual- the radio show isn’t broadcast, Shanna Taylor/Lariat Staff the Norman W. Cox Award for in the 2008 Baptist History and ism. where there could be podcast his award-winning article. Heritage Society Journal. According to the Baptist His- Doug Weaver, associate professor of religion and director of undergradu- listeners. So we decided to do it, ate studies, sits in his office Tuesday among his collection of bobbleheads. “I was very pleased to win the “There is some good atten- Weaver was named the 2009 recipient of the Norman W. Cox award for an Norman W. Cox Award,” Weaver tion being given to Baptist his- Please see COX, page 3 article he wrote. Please see NPR, page 3 Voices reaching far and wide Omega Kids concert This year Baylor will hold its Mwalimu said he decided as a seeks to benefit third-annual Omega Kids ben- young man to surrender to God’s African children efit concert today in Fountain calling, leave his official position Mall with expectations of anoth- in his church and return to the er high turnout. rough streets of the city. By Kaitlyn Amos The concert, 6:30 p.m. to 10 The extreme poverty that Contributor p.m. the eve of Diadeloso on looms over Kenya not only man- Fountain Mall, will feature pop- dates young children to leave “I believe that we can change ular jam artist Dr. Dog. Tickets their suffering families, but it the world,” sang Matt Wertz, will be $10, and proceeds will points them to the hopeless city Christian-acoustic musician go to providing Nairobi, Kenya, streets where they sleep, steal, who played at Waco Hall last pastor Boniface Mwalimu with maybe eat and definitely sniff January. a car. glue. In the past two years, Omega The Omega Kids’ story, how- Mwalimu said that almost Kids successfully reeled in ever, carries more than a mere every “street kid” desperately Courtesy photo musicians such as Wertz, Dave music advertisement. clings to their one purchased or The Omega Kids organization will be holding a concert 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday night on Fountain Mall featuring Barnes, Andy Davis and Jon The tale begins with Mwal- Dr. Dog. Tickets are $10 and will benefit Nairobi, Kenya pastor Boniface Mwalimu with a new car. McLaughlin. imu. Please see OMEGA, page 3 VOL. 108 No.91 www.baylor.edu/Lariat © 2009, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 2 The Baylor Lariat OPINION Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Consideration for others includes cleaning up after pets I am not the easiest person outdoor areas include Fountain work, I was walking across not a new thing. Cities such as ion or world view, the world is to live with — just ask my three Mall and the Baylor Science Fountain Mall and soon enough, New York have found it neces- not your backyard to treat as roommates.
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