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>> RINGING TRUE It’s all Classical music still plays on despite changing times and technology about Page 4 >> TUNE IN where Hear how McDonald’s works to stay ahead of the game using marketing strategies you are Page 3 By Amando Dominick that Christmas is fi- BU professor Staff Writer nally here now that the tree is lit,” Gutier- Along with the sudden rush of winter rez said. out to study weather and the accompanying flood of Gutierrez said he Ugg boots and North Face jackets, Baylor’s expects close effect of ads at annual Christmas on 5th Street celebration will help usher in the holiday season from to 10,000 peo- sporting events 6 p.m. to 11 p.m today. ple to at- The celebration includes several simul- tend the By Maegan Rocio taneous activities at locations across cam- event. Staff Writer pus, including Fountain Mall, Burleson I n Quadrangle, Traditions Plaza and the Bill t h e Location affects advertising Daniel Student Center. experience, or so one Baylor pro- Carriage rides in a fessor hopes to prove through his Have the Lariat at your horse-drawn buggie, research. fingertips. Download concerts featuring tal- Dr. Kirk Wakefield, professor the Lariat app free at the ent from local bands & holder of the Edwin W. Street- Apple iTunes store today. and a national head- man Professorship in Retail Man- liner, the lighting of agement at Baylor, conducted a the Baylor Christ- study to mas tree and other examine events, will be open how fans Viewpoints to the public. attending Some of these a live event events include a pet- react to “The fact that ting zoo, taking pic- sports ad- you completed tures with and writing vertising. letters to Santa and Mrs. Wakefield that 12-page paper Claus, and a live Nativity will take in nine hours the scene. at 7 p.m., the results, The Christmas on 5th fol- which he is Wakefield night before it Marketplace, a vendors lowed by still receiv- was due won’t be fair located on the third Mocking- ing, from the study and compare floor of the SUB is com- bird Sun at them to the national average of comforting when posed of around 30 vendors 7:30 p.m. and fans that watched the event on TV you find yourself selling Christmas-related ob- then Mickey and viewed advertisements dur- jects. It is the only aspect of and the Motor- ing the broadcast. The study was in the hospital. Christmas on 5th that will cost cars at 8:30 p.m. conducted from Nov. 16 -18, dur- Don’t blame the money. Then, after the ing the last NASCAR race of the “It really is meant to be a lighting, headliner season, at the Homestead-Miami companies just yet community event, where Baylor Dave Barnes, a Grammy Speedway in Homestead, Fla. for exposing you becomes the center of Waco for nominated songwriter, will “It’s the first study that mea- one night and everybody comes take the stage from 9:45 sures physical fan engagement to such potentially to celebrate Christmas and cel- p.m. to 11 p.m. with the sponsor,” he said. “It dangerous ebrates together,” said Weslaco Bryant said President compares NASCAR fans that are miracle-workers.” sophomore Carlos Gutierrez, a Ken Starr usually makes fully engaged with the average member of the Baylor Activities an appearance during the person in America that sees ad- Page 2 Council, which is one of the spon- Christmas tree lighting. vertising from Coke, Verizon or sors of the event. “Christmas on 5th is defi- Best Buy,” he said. Photo illustra tion by Uproar Records, Baylor’s student- Matt Hellman nitely a tradition that’s rooted Data was collected by setting run record label, will be showcasing its here in Baylor and its something up Radio Frequency Identifica- talent in the SUB den. time surrounding that not only Baylor faculty staff tion stations around the facility. Bear Briefs Student artists performing under the the lighting of the and NASCAR fans at the event signed label are The Derivatives, Dreamboat and grand Christmas students, but the commu- up during the race for a promo- The place to go to know Layne Lynch. tree, live bands nity alike look forward to,” tional contest and were instructed The Christmas tree lighting is one of to check into 12 different loca- the places to go will enter Bryant said. the focal portions of the event. The tree tain the crowd. All of the festivities are tions while wearing a lanyard that Plan ahead was decorated and will be lit by the mem- The Kappa scheduled to end around contained the Radio Frequency bers of the Kappa Omega Tau fraternity. Pickers will start 11 p.m. Identification microchip. The last day of school will “It’s kind of like a symbol of Christmas, the concert series When fans visited each loca- be Monday. Study days are Tuesday and Wednesday SEE ADS, page 6 and Finals will take place Dec. 6 through Dec. 12. Find your exam times at baylor.edu/registrar/index. Legal pot: Still no free ride to light up on campus php?id=84416. By Nicholas K. Geranios will have to do so off campus. reason that campuses will remain Go and worship Associated Press “The first thing you think of cannabis-free. when you think of legalized mari- The Drug Free Schools and Join the Spiritual Life SPOKANE, Wash. — Young juana is college students smoking Communities Act requires that Advisory Committee, voters helped pass laws legaliz- it,” said Anna Marum, a Washing- any university receiving federal the President’s Office and ing marijuana in Washington and ton State senior from Kelso, Wash. funds adopt a program to prevent the Office of Spiritual Colorado, but many still won’t be “It’s ironic that all 21-year-olds in use of illicit drugs by students Life for a time of worship able to light up. Washington can smoke marijuana and employees, much in the same and prayer to close out Most universities have codes except for college students.” way other federal funding for law the semester. The Lift Up of conduct banning marijuana Voters in November made enforcement and transportation Your Hearts service will use, and they get millions of dol- Washington and Colorado the comes with clauses stipulating be from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. lars in funding from the federal first states to allow adults over that recipients maintain drug-free government, which still considers 21 to possess up to an ounce workplaces. Wednesday in the Powell pot illegal. of marijuana, and exit polling Washington State, for in- Chapel of Truett Seminary. Associated Press With the money comes a re- showed both measures had sig- Jake Dimmock, co-owner of the Northwest Patient Resource Center stance, receives millions in federal quirement for a drug-free cam- nificant support from younger medical marijuana dispensary, waters young plants in a grow room Nov. research funds each year, which pus, and the threat of expulsion people. Taxes could bring the 7 in Seattle. prohibits them from allowing for students using pot in the states, which can set up licensing substances illegal under federal dorms. schemes for pot growers, proces- kins said. The same is true at the of the Eastern Washington Uni- law on campus. “Everything we’ve seen is that sors and retail stores, tens or hun- University of Colorado Boulder, versity police department, said College dormitory contracts nothing changes for us,” said dreds of millions of dollars a year, where the student code of con- that while they await guidance also tend to prohibit possession Darin Watkins, a spokesman for financial analysts say. duct prohibits possessing, culti- from the state Liquor Control of drugs, officials said. Dorms and Washington State University in But the laws are fraught with vating or consuming illegal drugs. Board, which is creating rules to other campus buildings also tend Pullman. complications, especially at places “If you possess marijuana and govern pot, one thing is clear. to be smoke-free zones, which So despite college cultures that like college campuses. At Wash- are over 21, you still may face dis- “The drug-free environment is would block the smoking of mari- include pot-smoking demonstra- ington State, students who violate cipline under the student code of going to remain in place,” he said. juana, officials said. tions each year on April 20, stu- the code face a variety of pun- conduct,” University of Colorado Even if conduct codes did not At Eastern Washington, there dents who want to use marijuana ishments, up to expulsion, Wat- police spokesman Ryan Huff said. exist, marijuana remains illegal Gary Gasseling, deputy chief under federal law, another key SEE POT, page 6 Another chronic, weekly affliction heaped upon the unoffending student body TheLariat Best Student Newspaper three years running | Houston Press Club THURSDAY| NOVEMBER 29, 2012 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Take it easy on the energy drinks this time, folks have marginally decreased in the among universities, however, past few months. amidst the teeming masses the Editorial The main point of conten- consequences of this abuse seems tion with these drinks in relation to go overlooked — that is, until a We see them everywhere. to possible health hazards is the death occurs. Calling to us from coffee shops amount of caffeine contained in It is still yet to be determined and convenient stores, the plat- each bottle. exactly how strong energy drinks form of beverages, powders and The New York Times reported have in connection to past deaths pills entice us to “go faster,” “be that a 5-Hour Energy shot has the and other health complications. stronger” and “last longer.” caffeine equivalent of two cups of While the FDA does hold To students — all, for the coffee. medical records involving the 13 most part legally adults and able 5-Hour Energy is not required deaths linked to 5-Hour Energy, to make their own decisions — to report to the Food and Drug the agency has not discovered if buckling under the weight of Administration the amount of these deaths were the result of pre- full-time classes and jobs they caffeine contained in each bottle existing heart conditions (which seem like a godsend. And as our because it is sold in a two-ounce is a very real possibility) coupled country gets busier and busier, we bottle, called a shot, which does with the abuse of the drinks or if are constantly surprised when the not constitute a “beverage” that they are isolated incidents. long-term affects of these “god- is governed under FDA agency Until concrete evidence sends” finally surface. regulations. against these companies surface, Since November, the federal What the issue comes down to we can only look to ourselves to government and the New York is taking personal responsibility use these drinks wisely. Attorney General’s office has been and being smart in dealing with a This is especially important investigating the popular 5-Hour hectic and stressful lifestyle. to consider now that finals are on Energy drink in connection with Finals are looming closer than the horizon. over 13 deaths and 33 hospitaliza- ever and the zombie-like stares Resorting to ridiculous tions over the past four years (as are even more widespread among amounts of caffeine — or other reported by ABC News). the student body. more dangerous substances — is Other drinks such as Red Bull, The mountains of projects, pa- not a healthy way to handle the Monster and Rockstar have also pers and test reviews are becom- workload. been linked to similar deaths and ing steeper and steeper with every Yes, there is so much work to hospitalizations since 2004. hour. do and so little time to do it in Investigations are ongoing and It’s no wonder students in- while teachers’ expectations con- the founder and CEO of 5-Hour creasingly turn to coffee, energy tinue to rise. Energy told reporters that the drinks and even prescription drug However, the fact that you product does not do any harm. abuse like Adderall to get through completed that 12-page paper in 9 While no deaths have been the most torturous days of the se- hours the night before it was due proven to be the direct result of just yet for exposing you to such These deaths and investiga- regulation) but that’s no excuse to mester. won’t be comforting when you drinking 5-Hour Energy shots, potentially dangerous miracle- tions may be a foreshadowing of go crazy with caffeine. There have always been warn- find yourself in the hospital. the company’s sales and stocks workers. their demise (or at least caffeine In fact, there’s no excuse at all. ings against these types of abuse Don’t blame the companies Try to remember what the holidays are really about Bing Crosby would be ap- an annual ritual of mass psychosis a man allegedly cut the line and else is gorging on turkey and ham Such sentiments are neces- here. But you don’t have to go palled. called Black Friday. punched a guy who complained. and dressing and greens and mac sarily at odds with the cult of back to 1950 to marvel at how With singer Carol Richards, About the best that can be said The guy who was punched and cheese and pies and cakes? consumption and its belief that some of us define what matters in the great crooner once popular- of this year’s Black Friday is that pulled a gun. But when your last meal was one is incomplete until one buys this life. You can just go back to ized a song, “Silver Bells,” about nobody died. Two people were In Moultrie, Ga., there was a intravenous, Jell-O is quite a lot. what the store is selling, that one last week, to a holiday weekend the joy of Christmas shopping. shot in Tallahassee, Fla., in what near riot over cell phones. In Sac- This is not a church, so there can change one’s entire life, find some folks spent camping at the “Strings of street lights,” it went, ramento, Calif., a man threatened will be no sermon, only an obser- wholeness and a better self, in the mall and punching one another “even stop lights, blink a bright to stab anybody who pushed his vation that, whatever one’s belief things one owns. in the face — and at least one of and red and green as the shoppers kids. structure or lack thereof, there is It is a faith — the word is used us spent in a hospital bed giving rush home with their treasures.” And as people were thus cel- something to be said for learning advisedly — that finds expres- thanks for Jell-O. Of course, that was in 1950, a ebrating the season of thanks- to be content in the face of cir- sion each year in scenes of people Something in that juxtaposi- more genteel era when men still giving, redemption and light, the cumstances you cannot change. surging into temples of com- tion makes you want to pause, wore hats and women still wore Rev. Nancy was saying grace over Otherwise, you are in for a merce, pulling guns and getting reconfigure your ideas of what gloves. These days, one would be two cups of Jell-O. bumpy ride through this life. into fist fights while trying to buy truly matters in this life and what, well-advised to wear Kevlar. She is my pastor’s mother, a Folks forget that sometimes. things they feel they need. ultimately, does not. In 2008, a Wal-Mart worker preacher in her own right, who Heck, folks forget it all the time. But the things we need most Perhaps that’s only to be ex- named Jdimytai Damour was took ill on Thanksgiving eve and “The trouble with you and in this life cannot be found in pected when a woman is able to trampled to death by a mob of had to be rushed to the emergen- me, my friend,” Don Henley once temples of commerce or bought locate grace in a gelatin snack holiday shoppers who broke cy room. She spent the holiday sang, “is the trouble with this na- at any price. as the shoppers rush home with down the doors of a store in Val- in the hospital and her son was tion. Too many blessings, too little Did more of us know that, their treasures. ley Stream, N.Y. In 2011 a woman so moved by watching her give appreciation.” back in the era when men still in Los Angeles used pepper spray thanks for Jell-O that he preached Or as the serenity prayer puts wore hats and women, gloves? Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the on a group of shoppers vying for about it Sunday. it: “God, grant me the serenity to Maybe. Or maybe that’s just a 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commen- video game consoles. Leonard Pitts Jr.|Guest Columnist Maybe you say to yourself, accept the things I cannot change, trick of memory, painting olden tary, is a columnist for the Miami That pleasant chore of holiday Well, yeah, but what is Jell-O to the courage to change the things I days in sepia tones. Herald. Readers may write to him shopping about which Crosby police say was a dispute over a be thankful for? can, and the wisdom to know the So fine. via email at lpitts@miamiherald. sang has long since mutated into parking space. In San Antonio, Especially when everybody difference.” No olden days, no sepia tones com.

Lariat Letters Corrections It should have read that they moved to Houston after the first Have an opinion? In a Nov. 28 article titled “Stu- grade. Library still beautiful post-myth dents Dig Deep in Forensic Then send it to the Baylor Science” contained a factual Throughout the article, “special When I was at Baylor, I lived these, I highly recommend it. effects” should more accurately Lariat. error. in a house at Eighth Street and And certainly, I can see where be referred to as “visual effects.” Lariat Letters Wood Avenue managed at the similarities can be drawn between Letters to the editor should The name of Robinson junior time by the owner of Baylor Drug; the Library and “Beauty and include the writer’s name, Jen Hasuk was mistakenly The Motion Picture Academy In a Nov. 27 article titled hometown, major, gradua- spelled Jen Hausk and she was and the Academy of Motion “Alum dispels popular myth,” the apparently his father-in-law had Beast’s” Ballroom. tion year, phone number and mistakenly classified as a senior. Picture Arts and Sciences are Lariat talked to Jim Hillin, who lived there, and now he was rent- They are both beautifully dec- student identification number. the same body. has worked on a number of films ing it to Baylor students. orated, including their recessed, Non-student writers should Additionally, in a recent article including Disney’s “Beauty and During my time in that house, gilt domes in the ceilings and include their address. titled “Alum dispels popular Entity FX and Gradient Effects the Beast.” The article dispelled I spent almost all of my time in wonderful chandeliers that help myth,” published on Nov. 27, did not make the films men- the myth that the ballroom in that Waco Hall at the School of Mu- remind us of a past not to be for- Letters tmay be considered several errors were made. tioned in the article. Hillin has, movie was based primarily on the sic and, as a result, walked by the gotten. for a guest column at the edi- however, worked with both com- Armstrong-Browning Library. This Armstrong-Browning Library ev- While its design may have panies and the films mentioned tor’s discretion. The Lariat reported Jim Hillin’s is a response by Jim Hillin to some ery day. come from “Beauty’s” art direc- at separate times. title as Computer Generated of the sentiments expressed in the It became one of my favorite tor Brian McEntee, I’m sure my All submissions become Imagery Supervisor. His article. Read the article at www. places to visit with its quiet inte- time at Baylor, subconsciously or the property of The Baylor official title at the time wasAr - The Baylor Lariat is committed baylorlariat.edu for more infor- rior and beautiful decor. otherwise, helped the ballroom in Lariat. tistic Director of Computer to ensuring fair and accurate I attended several voice-only “Beauty and the Beast” find its ro- Generated Imagery. reporting and will correct errors mation. The Lariat reserves the right of substance on Page 2. choir events there and found the mantic elegance. to edit letters for grammar, The Lariat also reported that I read your article, and being hushed, dark surroundings and It’s a beautiful building. Please length, libel and style. Hillin’s family moved to Hous- Corrections can be submitted by that particular alum, I would like the “live” nature of the acoustics try not to be too disappointed. ton before he entered the first sending an e-mail to Lariat_let- to offer this to those students and complementing the music and Letters should be e-mailed to grade. [email protected] or by calling docents of the library who might performances. Jim Hillin [email protected]. 254-710-4099. feel disappointed. If you get a chance for one of 1979 Alumnus

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To contact the Baylor Lariat: Follow the Lariat on Newsroom: Advertising inquiries: [email protected] [email protected] 254-710-1712 254-710-3407 Twitter: @bulariat THURSDAY |NOVEMBER 29, 2012 www.baylorlariat.com News the Baylor Lariat|3 Sergeant shows the real side of crime investigation By Natalie Yeaman tray the reality of crime scene in- ment of Public Safety and the Texas of his dreams, teaching full time at lor. I taught Tuesday nights at Sam scene investigation to bloodstain Contributor vestigation in his classes, apart Rangers. Baylor while job hunting online. Houston, and I started teaching pattern analysis, and uses real files from the “Hollywood hype.” “During my tenure there, I “I was looking through the online and Saturday classes at East from cases he investigated as aides Despite what is portrayed on “Each investigation is dif- held positions of Highway Patrol American Association of Forensic Texas Baptist University. So for for the classes. CSI shows, forensic science does ferent. They aren’t trooper and criminal Science website and this position about a year, I didn’t sleep,” he said. Many of Huggins students call not involve projected computer cookie-cutter, and I try investigative sergeant. I was open. I thought to be able to It was nothing new for Huggins. him “Sarge.” screens, high-tech gadgets and to demonstrate that in am currently accepted do that, that would be the ultimate Huggins said juggling several Abilene, Kan., senior Kelsey easy cases. my classes,” he said. in state court as an ex- for me.” teaching jobs was similar to the Stevens said Huggins is one of her Sgt. James Huggins is a crime Forensic science pert witness in blood- He began working on his mas- amount of stress he had while favorite professors. scene investigator and lecturer in always has been a pri- stain pattern analysis, ter’s degree in forensic science at working and earning his degrees. “I learn so much through his the anthropology department. ority in Huggins’ life, death investigation and Oklahoma State University to pre- Huggins applied a second time examples and real cases,” she said. “It’s Hollywood hype,” he said. he said. Although he shooting incident re- pare himself for Baylor. at Baylor and became a full time “I plan on going into a different “I don’t have giant computers. I said he doesn’t like construction,” he said. Huggins juggled long hours lecturer in 2011. field, but Sarge sparked an interest don’t throw my hands back and crime scene investiga- Huggins also taught at work while continuing to train He also retired from the De- in forensics that I will always have.” forth and make them jump from tion shows, his inter- police officers on the other police officers as he complet- partment of Public Safety in 2011 Dr. Lori Baker, associate profes- screen to screen. They have 40 est began early and he Huggins side, on top of his 50- ed the courses required to earn his after 29 years there. sor of anthropology, works with minutes to do what they need to worked hard to learn hour work weeks. As master’s degree in forensic science. He retired from being a Texas Huggins. do. It just doesn’t work that way. the field. he taught more, teaching became Then he applied for the position Ranger as well, after 19 years of “Sergeant Huggins is a wonder- It’d be nice if it did.” “I have always had an interest more attractive to him. at Baylor. service, in order to give his full at- ful colleague and a superior men- During his career as an inves- in forensics. I did a lot of studying “I knew that there would come He didn’t get it. tention to his position at Baylor, tor to students,” Baker said. “He tigator, Huggins has worked on on my own, outside of classes,” he a point when I would want to do He did, however, receive an- although he still occasionally helps is respected by the law enforce- cases involving serial killers, sexual said. something different. I didn’t plan other job offer from Baylor and in Department of Public Safety ment community, his university murder and people who had their After receiving a bachelor’s de- on staying in that position forever. offers from two other universities. cases by going to crime scenes and colleagues and his students. I am kids chained by the neck under- gree in biology from the Universi- It takes a good toll after a while,” He took on the roles while still jug- assisting in investigations. very proud to work with him and neath beds, he said. ty of Mary-Hardin Baylor, Huggins Huggins said. gling his other jobs. He now teaches six forensic sci- honored that he chooses to work Huggins said he wants to por- became involved with the Depart- Huggins said he found the job “I taught Monday nights at Bay- ence courses, ranging from crime w it h m e .” Texas out to seize McDonald’s marketing polygamist ranch director to speak at BU By Amando Dominick It will be followed by a ques- By Paul J. Weber return a phone message Wednes- Staff Writer tion-and-answer session with the Associated Press day from The Associated Press. audience. He told the Salt Lake Tribune Mark Carlson, senior creative The event is free and open to AUSTIN — Texas wants owner- that it seemed the state’s purpose director of U.S. McDonald’s Mar- all students and faculty of Baylor, ship of Warren Jeffs’ massive ranch was to take the land and sell it to keting, will discuss the ins and outs Texas State Technical College and where prosecutors say the convict- the highest bidder, which would of marketing at 2:30 p.m. Friday McLennan Community College. ed polygamist sect leader and his result in sect members living at the in Bennett Auditorium. Even with finals starting next week, followers sexually assaulted dozens ranch likely being evicted. Carlson’s lecture will encom- Jackson said he urged students to of children, the state attorney gen- “They’re punishing the victims. pass a summary of McDonald’s ad- take advantage of this opportunity. eral’s office said Wednesday. These aren’t the people who com- vertising from its small beginnings “He hardly speaks publicly at A judge will determine whether mitted the crimes,” Parker told the to its current global reach. all anymore. This may be students’ to grant the state control of the newspaper. “He will talk about the chal- only chance to see the head of ad- nearly 1,700-acre property owned It’s not known how many peo- lenges of marketing for the world’s vertising for McDonald’s,” Jackson by the Fundamentalist Church of ple still live at the secluded ranch most iconic brand and how that said. Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. located about 200 miles west of brand has evolved over all these Carlson oversees all advertis- According to local tax records, the San Antonio, but the seizure war- years,” Cynthia Jackson, president ing for McDonald’s for the United total value of the land is appraised rant does not require them to of the Waco chapter of the Ameri- States. at more than $33 million. leave. The property is so far off the can Advertising Federation, said. “Attending his visit would be Seeking to bolster their case main roads that only helicopters or Carlson will attend a luncheon well worth a Friday afternoon,” for seizures, prosecutors also al- planes can provide a true glimpse hosted by the federation, after Jackson said. lege that FLDS leaders financed the of the ranch. which he will come to campus to The event will last until property through money launder- Schleicher County Sheriff Da- Associated Press deliver his lecture. 3:45 p.m. ing. vid Doran said the population at In this March 2, 2005, aerial file photo, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus The sect bought the land for the ranch has “reduced quite a bit Christ of Latter Day Saints compound is shown under construction near about $1.1 million in 2003, accord- over the last several months” since Eldorado. ing to an affidavit filed Wednesday. Jeffs was convicted. Whereas the Round Table to meet again Starting with a raid on the se- property was once under a con- are owned by the trust and total and that Jeffs personally toured cluded Schleicher County ranch stant state of construction — the 1,691 acres. Combined, the most the ranch before the land was pur- in April 2008, the state spent more FLDS even had its own cement recent appraised value of the prop- chased. for Christmas luncheon than $4.5 million racking up swift plant — Dolan said he believes erties is $33.4 million. To support prosecutors’ claims By Linda Nguyen time where they can go place bids. convictions against Jeffs and 10 of only a small contingent of mem- Jeffs’ most devoted followers that FLDS leaders financed the Staff Writer All the money goes to the scholar- his followers. Jerry Strickland, a bers are still there keeping the consider him God’s spokesman on property through money launder- ship we give every year to a Baylor spokesman for the attorney gen- ranch working. earth and a prophet, but they were ing, one section in the affidavit lists The Baylor Round Table is student.” eral’s office, said the warrant begins “We don’t see the traffic as absent from court for the bulk of 175 deposits, almost all of which hosting its annual Christmas lun- Schuetz said the members also the final chapter in the state’s five- much,” Doran said. “All that has his criminal trial. are just less than $10,000, made at cheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in look forward to the performance year-old investigation into the sect. slowed to almost zero.” Paving the way to Jeffs’ convic- San Angelo banks over the course Armstrong Browning Library. from the Baylor Chamber Singers. “This is simply the next step,” Doran said his deputies accom- tion were his own “priesthood re- of two years and staggered by only “It’s been a yearly event for as “We get to hear the program the Strickland said. panied state investigators to de- cords” — diary-like volumes, cov- a few days each. The total is about long as I can remember,” said Carol Chamber Singers do for the Christ- Texas Rangers raided the ranch liver the warrant at the ranch. No ering tens of thousands of pages, in $1.5 million. Schuetz, one of the co-chairs for mas season,” Schuetz said. following a call to a domestic abuse one answered, so Doran said they which Jeffs recounts his sexual en- Prosecutors say the series of the Christmas Luncheon commit- “Everyone enjoys listening to hotline that turned out to be false, taped the warrant to the ranch’s counters and records even his most four-figure deposits — which fi- tee of the Baylor Round Table. them sing. It’s always a good pro- and took 439 children into state front gate. mundane daily activities. nancial investigators call “structur- “It is an event we have every gram.” custody. Jeffs last year was con- Strickland, the attorney gener- Prosecutors cite the records in ing” — are typically done to evade year where we are able to get to- Dr. Kathryn Mueller, the other victed of sexually assaulting two al’s spokesman, said it was too early the 91-page affidavit filed Wednes- federal reporting requirements. gether and enjoy a really good co-chair for the Chrismas lun- minors whom he described as his to speculate about what the state day. However, the Texas attorney program and enjoy a luncheon to- cheon, said the Chamber Singers spiritual wives. At trial, prosecu- would do with the property if given “This will be a major gathering general’s office, however, has not gether. It’s a time for fellowship for program is something she has al- tors presented DNA evidence to ownership. The group will have a place of the saints that are driven,” formally charged any FLDS mem- the Christmas season.” ways enjoyed. show he fathered a child with one chance to contest any seizure. Jeffs wrote. “You can see it is well bers with any financial crimes. The luncheon is for Baylor “Despite a messy desk and lots of those girls, aged 15. According to the state’s affida- isolated. In looking at this loca- Under Texas law, authorities Round Table members and their to do, I always try to make time for Jeffs, 56, is serving a life prison vit, the ranch is controlled under tion, we can raise crops all year can seize property that was used to guests. the luncheon.” Mueller said. term in Texas. the name the United Order of Tex- round. There is no building code commit or facilitate certain crimi- The program also includes a Schuetz said she always enjoys He has continued to try to lead as, which is described in county fil- requirements. We can build as we nal conduct, such as a home being performance from Baylor’s Cham- being involved on the committee his roughly 10,000 followers from ings as a “religious trust created to wish without inspectors coming used as a stash house for drugs. ber Singers and silent auction. that plans the Christmas luncheon. behind bars. The sect is a radical preserve and advance the religious in. There is a herd of animals that Strickland said he didn’t immedi- “The silent auction is some- “It’s just a really good program offshoot of mainstream Mormon- doctrines and goals of the FLDS.” the storehouse needs, that we can ately know where this attempted thing we’ve added over the last and I think everyone in round ta- ism whose members believe polyg- Online records from the nourish and increase.” seizure would rank among the two to three years,” Schuetz said. ble really enjoys it,” Schuetz. amy brings exaltation in heaven. Schleicher County Appraisal Dis- In the affidavit, prosecutors -al state’s biggest efforts to claim own- “This is where we, as Round Table “It’s a good time to get together Rod Parker, a Nevada attorney trict indicate a dozen pieces of lege that sect members illegally ership of criminal property. members, contribute items made and enjoy fellowship before the for the FLDS, did not immediately property at the ranch’s address that structured financial transactions into baskets. Members also have a Christmas season.” THURSDAY |NOVEMBER 29, 2012 | the Arts & Entertainment 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Times have changed, but classical music plays on

By Connor Yearsley When they come to a concert, they them emotionally…There has to be of old ideas… I don’t really think Reporter like to hear something new that something of redeeming value for there are too many things new in attracts them. Another change in people to accept it. life, not just in art. Stephen Heyde is the conductor orchestras: I think orchestras are of the Baylor Symphony Orchestra starting to understand they have to Q: Are you encouraged or Q: What role do you think and the Waco Symphony Orches- be a part of the community and in- discouraged by symphony atten- music should play in people’s tra and is a prominent figure in the teract with that community, which dance in recent years, especially lives? School of Music. means there’s a lot more outreach. in relation to young people? Sitting down with him, the Lar- So, to be successful, orchestras A: It’s not for me to say. The iat learned about his views on the can’t just stay in their auditoriums A: I’m generally encouraged. only thing I wish, because music progression and future of music, as and dress funny and count on the There are regions in the world that already plays an important role well as its role in peoples’ lives. audience coming to them. are enormous hotbeds of interest in everyone’s life, is for people to in classical music. I would say the recognize it… There’s some type Q: What major changes in or- Q: Why do you think a lot of Scandinavian countries and Asia. of music that people need to get chestral music, if any, have you 21st century music is so disso- I also think there are many young through their day… Whatever you noticed in your lifetime and what nant, often with no semblance of people who are developing so- need, music is probably playing a do you attribute those changes melody and little to no harmony? phisticated listening capabilities. I role in your life. I think it can play to? don’t think our audience is getting a bigger role. It’s a lot more impor- A: I wouldn’t entirely agree older. In fact, I think they’re get- tant than most people realize. A: I believe that there is more with that assessment. I think what ting younger… I think people who interest in newer music now. And you’re describing is the music of want to drink from the banquet Heyde also talked about the I think that’s indicative of the fact 30 years ago. I think there’s more of life want to experience these idea that music is in the ear of the that people want something fresh dissonance for sure. Life has be- things. beholder and that it should speak and new, in spite of still enjoying come more dissonant. Our ears for itself, saying it’s not his place to the older works. It’s only been in have been stretched… Music that Q: In relation to art and mu- tell people what to think. He talked the last 15 years or so that music people found outrageous 50 or sic, some people say there are no about his belief that music can help has become so mobile. They love 60 years ago is now going on in new ideas under the sun. Do you with almost any circumstance, but Brahms and Beethoven, but they the background of movies. What agree or disagree with that state- that it can also have negative ef- have it on their iPods already. So, you’re describing is music that ment and why? fects in the wrong situations. He Courtesy photo while they still enjoy those pieces, alienated people, and if they can’t expressed encouragement by the Stephen Heyde is the conductor of the Baylor Symphony Orchestra and it’s not quite the same treat it was find some accessibility, they’ll re- A: I kind of agree with that. I adventurousness and curiosity he’s the Waco Symphony Orchestra. Heyde believes that there is a newer inter- to hear a Brahms symphony live. ject it… It didn’t connect with think there are new expressions noticed in young symphony-goers. est in music and that music plays an important role in life. Is ‘30 Rock’s’ Liz settling after countless failed relationships? By Verne Gay ful), what’s the fun in that unless refuses to move out of Liz’s apart- Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm): NBC lawyer and recovering alco- fect wears off, both snap at each McClatchy-Tribune you know all the baggage — in Liz’s ment because he has “squatter’s Another initially apparent Mr. Per- holic on the elevator and learns of other obsessively. He interprets case, many failed relationships. To rights.” Relationship ends badly. fect, but her next-door neighbor, in his current girlfriend in account- this as romantic tension — “like NBC has invited us all to the that end, the list (of necessity, par- Carol Burnett (Matt Damon): fact, turns out to be rather simple- ing, whom she promptly fires. Liz Russ and Rebecca on ‘Chums’” — wedding of Ms. Elizabeth Mier- tial) of past loves ... Seemingly ideal airline pilot who minded and accident-prone — he likes Floyd so much she even goes but also thinks Liz is like a “‘Cathy’ valdis Lemon (Tina Fey) and Mr. Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters): slowly reveals an emotional side lost both hands, one after waving at to Cleveland on vacation with him. cartoon that just won’t end.” Liz Crisstopher Rick Chross (James The Beeper King of New York — (he weeps) and a big chip on his someone he thought to be a former Relationship ends badly. despises him: “I’m never going to Marsden) tonight. Thanks, but no in fact, the only beeper salesman shoulder — “Sully Sullenberger? football coach while standing un- Wesley Snipes (Michael Sheen): be Mrs. Wesley Snipes. Is that your thanks — we’d rather just watch in New York — is an Islanders fan, Not that great. You know what I der a helicopter. Relationship ends An edgy English businessman of real name? That’s insane.” Relation- (NBC at 7 p.m., “Mazel Tov, Dum- borrows money from Liz’s mom, is would’ve done? Not hit birds. But badly. indeterminate profession, Snipes ship ends badly. mies.”) fascinated with rats, is somewhat where’s my ticket to the Gram- Floyd DeBarber (Jason Sudei- meets Liz at the dentist’s office Tune in to NBC tonight to see if However, assuming this wed- misogynistic (thinks women that mys?” He even pulls a gun on Liz kis): Finally! Mr. Perfect and from while both are lightheaded from Liz will finally settle down with the ding does actually happen (doubt- don’t like him are lesbians) and in a plane. Relationship ends badly. Cleveland, no less. Liz meets the nitrous oxide, though after the ef- right Mr. Right.

Today: Shane & Shane with Phil Wick- Saturday: Carols of Christmas with cham- The Baylor Bronze. 5:30 p.m. ham. 8 p.m. Common Grounds. Waco Arts Initiative Christ- ber singers and Bella Voce. Roxy Grove Hall. No charge. Tickets $20 pre-sale and $22 at mas Benefit. 8 p.m. Common 7:30 p.m. Armstrong Browning the door. Grounds. $3. Library. Tickets sold out. Christmas on 5th Street. 6 p.m. Burleson Quadrangle Friday – Sunday: Club Salsa. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tres Tuesday: A “Nuncrackers.” Waco Civic Mexican Restaurant. No charge. Baritone Robert McFarland. & Christmas at the Mayborn. Theatre. Friday, Saturday 7:30 7:30 p.m. Lake Shore Baptist E 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Regular prices p.m. Sunday 2:30 p.m. Friday Church, 5801 Bishop Dr. Pro- from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and no Sunday: tickets $20 or $18 for students Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “The ceeds benefit the Gospel Cafe. charge from 5 to 9 p.m. This Week and seniors. Saturday and Nutcracker.” Waco Symphony $10 or $5 for children 12 and Sunday tickets $18 or $16 for Orchestra and Ballet Austin. under. Christmas at Baylor. 7:30 p.m. students and seniors. 2 p.m. Waco Hall. Tickets range In the Arts Jones Concert Hall. Tickets sold from $20 to $35. out. Cody Johnson. 10 p.m. Wild Through Jan. 4: 1319 Arthouse, works by 17 lo- West, 115 Mary Ave.; Tickets $8 Christmas carillon recital. 1 cal and area artists. 1319 Austin in advance, or $10 at the door. Friday: 6 p.m. Pat Neff Hall tower. No Ave. Call 254-723-6950 or 254- Christmas at Baylor. 7:30 p.m. charge. 224-1898 for information. Jones Concert Hall. Tickets sold out.

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No. 6 defender Kat Ludlow heads the ball into the net for another goal against Northwestern State on Aug. 19 at the Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. The Lady Bears ended up walking away with a 5-0 victory over the Demons.

By Greg DeVries grets about any of scored its opponents by an average game during her tenure. Sports Writer them,” head of 1.76 goals per game. Baylor has a talented group of coach Marci It was this strong combina- underclassmen ready to step up Jobson said. tion of offense and defense next season. Topping the List Soccer can be relentless some- “I can look that helped the Bears win their Most of Baylor’s defense re- times. A team can outplay its op- back as a first Big 12 Championship since mains intact with juniors Kat Lud- ponent all game, but one goal can coach and 1998. low, Selby Polley and Taylor Heath- • Baylor led in 12 of the 14 categories in the change things dramatically. Such is say we fought Baylor entered the tournament erly returning. Big 12 on the season. the way it went for the No. 11 Bay- the good as the No. 2 seed, but the The current freshman class has lor women’s soccer team against fight in Bears outscored their a lot of talent and received a good • The Bears’ team GPA is 3.56. the No.13 University of North e v e r y opponents 9-2 over amount of playing time to help rest • Seniors Carlie Davis and Dana Larsen Carolina on Nov. 18 in the Sweet single the tournament’s the starters throughout the season. and junior Kat Ludlow made the All-Big Sixteen. three games to The freshman class is led by for- Baylor jumped out convincingly ward Bri Campos, who recorded 12 second team. to an early 1-0 lead, but take home the three goals and four assists in her • Freshmen Bri Campos and Katie Daigle UNC was able to tie it Big 12 Cham- first year. up late in regulation, and pionship. There will be a lot of offense to were voted onto the Big 12 All-Newcomer take the win in penalty kicks. With the replace next season, but the com- team. The Bears fell to UNC last year end of the sea- bination of Campos, junior for- by a score of 5-0, but if there is such son comes the end ward Alex Klein, and the rest of the thing as a dominant program in of the seniors’ careers. Bears will be ready. sports, it is Tar Heel women’s soc- This senior class is Baylor had 17 players score cer. UNC has won 20 of 22 ACC responsible for much of the goals during the season, but only Championships, and 20 of 28 Na- program’s growth, however. four goal-scorers were seniors. tional Championships. It was only four years ago that A lot of the program’s growth But this shouldn’t detract Baylor soccer won eight games. has to do with Jobson’s impact on from the season Baylor had. Senior forwards Lisa Sliwinski the program. The Bears finished the and Dana Larsen finished their ca- In 2006, the season before Job- season with a regular game reers fourth and fifth all-time on son took over, the Bears finished season record of 19-1- w e Baylor’s scoring list with 30 and 29 just 3-7 in conference play and 5, the best record in played. We goals respectively. only managed one win away from Baylor soccer his- had a great Senior forward Hanna Gilmore their home field. tory. y e ar.” is right behind them. Baylor has not had a losing sea- “We played B a y l o r She has finished in the top three son in the past four seasons, and 25 games this also finished in scoring on Baylor’s team each of the team looks like it is ready for a year and I with a per- her four years. period of sustained success. h a v e fect record Senior defender Carlie Davis Under Jobson, the team is 58- abso- at home of has been an instrumental part of 28-17, a far cry from the years of lutely 9-0-0, and a Baylor defense that has never being in the conference basement. no re- the team out- allowed more than .82 goals per

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Baylor Lariat Classifieds (254) 710-3407 [email protected] • • • THURSDAY |NOVEMBER 29, 2012 | the News 6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com ADS from Page 1 Vets sue railroad over fatal crash tion, they were instructed to scan “They will also learn about fan en- their lanyard at various areas in gagement.” By Betsy Blaney each location. Each location had Wakefield said he and his as- and Danny Robbins Associated Press different activities fans could par- sociates created a hypothesis about ticipate in, such as games and the results of his study. LUBBOCK — Two Army veter- contests. Wakefield said if fans vis- “We had to hypothesize be- ans and their wives on Wednesday ited all 12 locations, they would be tween relation of frequency of in- sued the railroad company whose eligible to win a sweepstakes prize. teracting with sponsors and their train hit a truck carrying veterans He said he checked the RFID sta- attitudes and buying behavior for and their spouses during a parade tions to see which brand name the brands,” he said. “If you were in Midland. event fans visited. there for three days, more than Four veterans of Iraq and Af- “Using RFID, we’re able to de- eight hours, engaging with displays ghanistan were killed and 16 more termine the effects of fans inter- and playing games, you would have people were injured in the Nov. 15 acting with sponsors and displays a more favorable attitude toward collision. They had been riding on at NASCAR events with actual at- the sponsor.” a flatbed truck in the parade orga- titudes and mind behaviors associ- Rivers said the study has been nized to honor wounded veterans ated with brands,” he said. completed but not all of the data for their military service and were Anne Rivers, the senior vice has been compiled. in the process of crossing the tracks president and global director of Wakefield said Rivers and her when the crash happened. Officials brand strategy at BrandAsset Con- company will compare the results have said the truck entered the sulting in New York City, said she of the average national attitudes crossing after the warning signals and her company worked on the about each brand to the attitudes began sounding. proposal for the study. of fans that attended the NASCAR The lawsuit was filed by Rich- “We were just working to get race. ard Sanchez and Todd King and the proposal in and do a brand re- Wakefield said he plans to their wives, but one of their attor- search on sponsorships,” she said. continue his research beyond this neys said he expects other veterans “We do it for corporate clients and study. teams. It is consistent with what we “We plan to do follow up with to join it. He said the lawsuit was Associated Press filed with just two couples because do all the time.” the Australian Open in tennis,” he A flatbed truck carries wounded veterans and their families during a Nov. 15 parade before it was struck by a train Wakefield said more data will said. “We’re looking at similar a steps needed to be taken quickly to in Midland. preserve evidence. be collected from a post-race sur- relationship with the RFID, more The lawsuit claims negligence Union Pacific spokeswoman The driver of the truck, 50-year- er the crossing had been upgraded vey given to the fans to help spon- integrated into the sponsorship en- and recklessness on the part of Raquel Espinoza-Williams said the old Dale Andrew Hayden of Mid- or altered since it was completed in sors know the return on their in- gagement displays.” Union Pacific Railroad Inc. and company would not comment on land, is an Army veteran who 1991. vestments. Wakefield said all the Eric Smallwood, the senior vice Smith Industries Inc., the company the lawsuit specifically, but she not- served in Iraq and Afghanistan and A TxDOT official said in an data from the surveys will be in by president of Front Row Marketing that owned the truck, led to the ed in an email that federal investi- is employed by Smith Industries. email released with the documents Friday. Services & Front Row Analytics in collision. It was filed in Midland, gators have already determined the Also Wednesday, the Texas that the crossing was designed for Wakefield said sponsors will Port Huron, Mich., and Liam We- where the crash happened. truck moved onto the tracks after Department of Transportation trains that went up to 25 mph, but receive information about their seloh, the regional vice president The veterans have not asked the red flashing lights and bells ac- released documents showing the they now travel on that line at up property and learn how effective of the company, also helped Wake- for a specific amount in damages tivated. crossing’s warning system was de- to 70 mph. Darin Kosmak, sec- their advertisements are. field in the study. because their “No. 1 desire is that “Disregarding active warning signed to become operational at tion director for the department’s “The track will learn how to be The study was funded by The no accident like this ever happens signals is extremely dangerous, least 30 seconds before the arrival rail-highway division, wrote in the more effective with sponsorship Wharton School’s Wharton Cus- again,” said Bob Pottroff, one of and we urge drivers to stop once of trains. On the day of the crash, email to TxDOT’s legal counsel strategies to attach the market- tomer Analytics Initiative. the attorneys representing the two the red flashing lights and bells ac- only 20 seconds elapsed from the that the state expected the railroad ing and theory research,” he said. couples. tivate,” she wrote. time the system was activated to to upgrade its safety mechanism The lawsuit claims the railroad The lawsuit accuses Smith In- the train’s arrival, according to the to match the greater speeds, but POT from Page 1 was negligent in 28 ways, including dustries of having a driver who, NTSB. had not verified that changes were failing to provide reasonable and among other things, failed to keep Twenty seconds meets federal made. is a student-led movement to ban said. “But there are a lot of issues timely audible and visual warning a proper lookout and didn’t exer- guidelines, but railroads can — Espinoza-Williams said in an smoking even outside across the that need to be addressed.” of the approaching train and fail- cise reasonable care for the veter- and do — provide longer intervals email that the design documents entire campus, Gasseling said. Colleges in Washington al- ure to provide a safe railroad cross- ans on the truck’s trailer. at some crossings. released by the state “do not reflect In addition, NCAA rules pro- ready dealt with this issue in 1998 ing. It also says the train did not The attorney representing The documents, released to The current conditions at the ... cross- hibit student-athletes from con- when the state approved the use of brake or otherwise attempt to slow Smith Industries, Jimmie B. Todd Associated Press and other media ing, which clearly has more than suming marijuana or other illegal medical marijuana, which was also and the railroad hadn’t fixed what of Odessa, was away on vacation organizations in response to re- six trains per day operating at a drugs. banned on campus, Watkins said. it claims are hazardous conditions and could not be reached for com- quests under the Texas Public In- maximum speed of more than 25 With all these complications, it Students who wanted to use posed by the road grade. ment. formation Act, do not show wheth- mp h .” is reasonable to expect that some marijuana for medical reasons students will be confused by the had to live off-campus, and Wash- new laws. ington State waived its require- “Some type of communication ment that all freshmen had to live is going to come out from the uni- in dorms to accommodate them, NJ spruce lights Rockefeller Center versity to clarify this,” said Angie Watkins said. Weiss, student lobbyist for the As- Of course, pot has been ille- By Deepti Hajela friend to watch the lighting for the planned to come, but was in the Officials turned on the lights sociated Students of the University gally used on college campuses for Associated Press first time.“I’ve heard a lot about it. neighborhood. just before 9 p.m. Wednesday in of Washington. decades, and students for decades I was kind of sick of staying home Balku lost power and other the 80th annual celebration. Derrick Skaug, student body have been getting busted for pos- NEW YORK — An 80-foot and watching it on television,” the trees during the Oct. 29 storm at Prior to that, the tree-lighting vice president at Washington State, session. Norway spruce that made it 19-year-old nursing student from his residence about an hour out- event include performances from said he believes most students will Marum said that many Wash- through Superstorm Sandy was Queens said. side of Manhattan. Rod Stewart, CeeLo Green, Scotty understand they cannot consume ington State students who have transformed into a beacon of shim- Illuminated by more than The spruce survived, and Erik McCreery, Il Volo, Victoria Jus- marijuana on campus. medical marijuana cards are al- mering glory Wednesday when 30,000 lights, the tree from the Pauze, the head gardener at Tish- tice, Brooke White, Mariah Carey, “I don’t see it likely that people lowed by their residence hall New York City Mayor Michael Mount Olive, N.J., home of Joe man Speyer, one of the owners of Trace Adkins and Tony Bennett, will be smoking marijuana while advisers to consume marijuana Bloomberg and others turned its Balku was topped by a Swarovski Rockefeller Center, picked out the along with appearances by Billy walking around campus,” Skaug brownies, even though the drug is lights on at Rockefeller Center. star. tree. Crystal and Bette Midler. said. “Most people do understand banned on campus. Thousands of onlookers crowd- The 10-ton tree had been at He said he found it by accident The tradition of a Christmas that just because it is no longer “People in dorms now who ed behind barricades on the streets the homestead for years, measur- when he got lost while returning to tree at Rockefeller Center started banned by state law, it doesn’t want to smoke, they do it,” Marum that surrounded the center during ing about 22-feet tall in 1973 when the city on a tree hunting expedi- in 1931, when workers building the amount to a get-out-of-jail-free said. “I do think more people will the traditional tree-lighting cer- Balku bought the house. Wednes- tion. center put up the first one. p a s s .” be smoking in the dorms when emony for the Christmas holiday day, its girth reached about 50 feet “It wasn’t even on our list. It was No tree was put up the follow- Skaug acknowledged that some marijuana is legal for use.” season. A video screen projected in diameter. a good find,” Pauze said. ing year, and in 1933, the first tree- students might feel they should be One thing that will change: an image of the tree for those who “It’s an experience that I cannot Pauze said workers prepared lighting ceremony took place. allowed to consume marijuana on Some off-campus police depart- did not have a direct line of sight. get back home,” said Freyja Shairp, for Superstorm Sandy by bracing People will be able to view the campus if it is legal everywhere ments have said they will no longer “It makes me want to sing and a 22-year-old from Sydney, Aus- the tree with cables to secure and tree until Jan. 7. After its stint in else. arrest or ticket students who are 21 dance,” said Zuri Young, who came tralia, who is working in the U.S. protect it. It was moved in Novem- the spotlight, it will be turned into “It may be something worth and older and using marijuana. several hours early with her boy- temporarily. She said she hadn’t ber. lumber for Habitat for Humanity. starting a discussion on,” Skaug