WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheTHURSDAY | JANUARY 20, Baylor2011 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 Bears bring it back Ancient relevance Hathaway snags purr-fect role Baylor track athletes garner Guest lecturer explains the Anne Hathaway will play Catwoman in next several awards in the A&M importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls year’s anticipated Batman installment, Challenge in College Station in understanding the Bible “The Dark Knight Rises” Vol. 112 No. 2 © 2011, Baylor University In Print >> Surprise guest Texas budget Former U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards visits the inaugural Student Leadership Dinner Page 3 cut by billions By April Castro ings requested by the state leaders Associated Press from the current year budget. >> Live and loud The budget draft, which is ex- Several local concerts will AUSTIN — Texas lawmak- pected to be filed as legislation in showcase students’ musical ers got their first glimpse of what the House later this week, would talent tonight the next state budget might look cut funding entirely to four com- Page 4 like late Tuesday, including a stag- munity colleges and would gen- gering $5 billion cut to public erally eliminate financial aid for schools, as Gov. Rick Perry and incoming freshmen and new stu- >> On a roll his supporters were dancing at an dents. The Texas Grants scholar- The Lady Bears soundly inaugural celebration. ship program would drop by more defeat the Jayhawks 76-37 on While public education ap- than 70,000 students over the next the road; Griner scores 22 peared to bear the brunt of the two years. $15 billion state revenue shortfall, The proposal also would re- Page 5 few corners of state government duce reimbursement rates by 10 were spared in the draft proposal percent for physicians, hospitals for the next two years that spends and nursing homes that partici- On the Web $73.2 billion in state money. pate in Medicaid — a decrease The proposal reduces state that could eventually dry up par- spending by almost $14 billion ticipation in the program for poor over the current budget. The re- and disabled Texans. duction is smaller than the short- fall because of $1.4 billion in sav- SEE BUDGET, page 6 Economic plans CHAMBER from Page 1 New and improved target downtown The Lariat’s new website is By Ade Adesanya “We are thinking of more ways faster, easier to use and fea- Reporter to connect the downtown to Bay- tures improved multimedia lor, even if that means just having The Greater Waco Chamber lunch in the downtown and head- capabilities. Check it out! of Commerce is involved in a ing back to campus,” said Scott development effort to revitalize Connell, senior vice president baylorlariat.com economic activity in Waco. The of strategic development for the plans for economic development Greater Waco Chamber. “We are include a five-year plan and a 20- looking at increasing activity in to 40-year redevelopment plan. the downtown area.” Viewpoints NICK BERRYMAN | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER The five-year plan is revised The chamber also hopes to every five years to reflect changes increase downtown activity with “By letting in objectives of the chamber. Over the riverfront development plan. Behind the curtain the next five years, continued ef- This strategic long-term plan will these players fort will be directed toward de- work toward commercial and pri- Members of Delta Delta Delta sorority hide behind blankets Wednesday as their sorority sisters participate in the veloping more direct connections vate property development in the discover who will be their big sister in the Barfield Drawing Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center. between Baylor and downtown Sugar Bowl, the Waco. SEE CHAMBER, page 6 NCAA is fostering a culture in which television ratings Son of ‘trailblazing’ Baylor student honors King and publicity By Caitlin Giddens the multicultural affairs depart- “This is a celebration of King’s overrule the ideals Reporter ment Wednesday, Gilbert added dream,” said Kelley Kimple, coor- it promotes. If to King’s famous words by encour- dinator of the multicultural affairs He said difficult days lay aging members of the Waco com- department. “It is a reflection of the organization ahead. But from the mountaintop, munity to live above the moun- how we are all living it out to- wants to uphold he could see the Promised Land. taintop. gether.” ‘the highest levels Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “When we live over the moun- Before Gilbert spoke, Baylor spoke these words the day before taintop, we see two things,” Gil- Associate Chaplain Ryan Richard- of integrity and his assassination. According to bert said. “We see despair on the son performed at the luncheon, sportsmanship,’ Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert, the son ground and a providing hand to inviting the congregation to sing of the first black Baylor student, help us over the top of the moun- along to “His Eye Is on the Spar- it must enforce he was right. As a student at Bay- tain.” row.” This union of voices warmed rule violations lor from 1963-1967 and as a civil The department of multicul- the stage for Gilbert’s inspirational rights leader and pastor in Waco, tural affairs partnered with 11 words. with meaningful Gilbert’s father, Robert Gilbert, local organizations to host the “You honor my father and Dr. suffered severe discrimination and luncheon. More than 300 guests, King with your presence here,” punishment.” JED DEAN | LARIAT PHOTO EDITOR resistance to change. varying from leaders of the Waco Gilbert said. “I stand here in lega- Page 2 Rev. Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert speaks on “Living Above the Mountaintop” at At the annual Dr. Martin Lu- community to Baylor faculty, at- the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon Wednesday ther King Jr. luncheon, hosted by SEE KING, page 6 on the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center. tended the event. Bear Briefs The place to go to know the places to go Pay or spay: Law requires Waco pet Tennis match The Baylor men’s tennis owners to purchase breeding permit team will take on Louisiana- By Ariadne Aberin euthanized each year. neutering a pet. Lee Roy Calderon, Lafayette at 3 p.m. today at Staff Writer “Something has to be done to limit student at the Baylor School of Law the Baylor Tennis Center. the amount of unwanted litter at the and first-time pet owner, put off neu- Waco passed a law on Jan. 1 requir- shelters,” Reasoner said. “Fuzzy Friends tering his dog due to the cost of the Multicultural meeting ing all dog and cat owners to spay and/ is a no-kill shelter, but we sometimes procedure. Some organizations charge The Hispanic Student or neuter their animals. have to turn these animals away for between $50 and $90 to spay or neuter Association will host a mass Any owners who wish to breed lack of space.” one pet while others may charge up to meeting at 7:30 p.m. today their pets are now required to pay Reasoner also said spaying or neu- $150. However, there are clinics avail- in Kayser Auditorium. $50 for a permit which allows them to tering an animal has its health benefits. able that offer a lower price such as Come visit with some of breed their animals for one year. If the “Many people don’t know this,” Emancipet in Austin, which will gen- the multicultural Greek owner wishes to breed again after the Reasoner said, “but if you spay or neu- erally spay or neuter your animal for organizations and learn allotted year has passed, he or she must ter your pet, it will actually be health- under $50, and occasionally for free. purchase another permit. about the events the ier.” “I don’t know if the law is necessary, “The reason Waco passed this Dogs are as susceptible to getting but it’s a good law,” Calderon said. “The association has planned for law was to reduce the number of un- breast and testicular cancer as humans, only problem with this law is that it’s this semester. wanted strays and unwanted animals,” and spaying or neutering pets reduces expensive to spay or neuter your pet. If said Lois Reasoner, director of Fuzzy Row your boat the chance. Almost 50 percent of un- Waco had some sort of incentive where Friends Animal Shelter and registered spayed female dogs develop breast tu- they made that cheaper, then it’d be JED DEAN | LARIAT PHOTO EDITOR The Rowing Club will host veterinary technician. mors and almost 60 percent of intact easier for people to get on board with Bear, a 12-week-old golden retriever, sits in a pile of an interest meeting at 8 p.m. Reasoner said the number of un- male dogs suffer from prostate cancer. t h at l aw.” leaves outside his Waco home. According to a new Waco today in the McLane Student wanted animals was getting out of con- However, students have expressed City Ordinance, all Waco dogs are required to be neutered Life Center Lobby. trol and too many animals were getting concern about the cost of spaying or SEE NEUTER, page 6 or spayed unless the owner obtains a permit. Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club THURSDAY| JANUARY 20, 2011 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Grade policy cheapens others’ hard work Baylor has a lot of great poli- friends to make sure he studied, cies. One of them, allows stu- maybe he didn’t go to a few Bay- dents to drop a class without a lor basketball games, pulled a grade being recorded through few all nighters, spent the week- the 20th class day.