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Wikid research can add information to the site. Professors, students discuss merits “However, that does not mean that anyone can post anything,” of Wikipedia as viable resource Wool said. Information on the site does have By Melissa Limmer “I’ve found inaccuracies ... I usu- to meet certain standards, he said. Staff Writer ally double check.” One of them is that information These inaccuracies are making must be considered “encyclopedic” When faced with a research proj- some people wary of using the site and neutral. ect or paper, many students turn to for academic research. “The language (of the posting) has the Internet. It’s fast, easy and full “Never put it in a research paper to reflect that,” he said. of information. But the Internet can or rely on it without checking other Wool also said that postings have also be inaccurate. sources because of the loose way it to be notable. One online source students often is governed,” said John Robinson, a “We are not MySpace,” Wool said. rely on is Wikipedia. reference associate at the Jessie H. “We do try to strive for notable top- The Web site is meant to be an on- Jones Library. ics. We are not there to make people line encyclopedia that allows people Robinson also said Wikipedia famous.” to post information on anything from doesn’t have the same standards as But deciding what is notable and historical events to music groups, scholarly works do and professors what isn’t can sometimes be a prob- said Danny Wool, a spokesman for normally have requirements about lem. Wikipedia. what online resources students can “That is a question that comes to “I mainly just use it when I need use for research projects and papers. us all the time,” Wool said. the history of something,” Tyler ju- Concerns about Wikipedia’s reli- nior Stacy Horton said. ability stem from the fact that anyone Please see ONLINE, page 4 Photoillustration David by Poe

National survey gives Expo Waco homeless voice offers By Kirsten Horne cial Work, organized a group Myers said. “We were so proud Reporter of Baylor students to volunteer of the amount we were able to health and hand out the surveys at the raise.” Socks, shampoo, lotion and Salvation Army. In addition, clothes, toilet- toothpaste may seem like sta- “This year we got roughly 40 ries, hygienic products and ple items for many. But for the students to participate,” Myers some food items were given out. advice homeless in Waco, they are the said. There were also various agen- incentives offered for participa- Students participating in the cies there to talk to the home- tion in a survey. event were given several choices less as they came by. By Sapna Prasad “The Heart of Texas Home- of volunteer times. They could “It is almost like a fair for Reporter less Coalition is sponsoring the hand out surveys at either the the homeless to attend and the homeless count here in Waco,” Salvation Army or First Luther- students to be a part of,” Myers For students who are strug- said Jill McCall, executive direc- an Church during their weekly said. Melea Burke/Lariat staff gling to keep their New Year’s tor of Compassion Ministries. Friday Morning Breakfast. “There are so many different Kareem Andrew Dimele completes a survey Thursday with a volunteer from resolutions of getting in shape, “It is a national survey used Aside from the many people benefits we are offering as en- the Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition at the Salvation Army in Waco. there’s help on the way. by the government to calculate willing to volunteer, students ticements to get the homeless to Saturday the McLane Student how many homeless people are and staff were also able to raise come out.” tion with them.” ment is also offering HIV test- Life Center will host Baylor’s here in the city.” $500 worth of gift cards from “This was really an effort to Some of these agencies in- ing to anyone interested,” Mc- first Fitness/Wellness Expo for This year Baylor participated various restaurants such as Mc- connect and reach out to these cluded Caritas, Compassion Call said. “There will also be students, faculty and staff. in the event. Dr. Dennis My- Donald’s and Wendy’s. people,” McCall said. “There Ministries, Planned Parenthood nurses on hand for general “January is the month for fit- ers, associate dean of graduate “These cards were used as an were 15 agencies total that were and Mission Waco. ness resolutions,” fitness coor- studies for the School of So- incentive to fill out the survey,” there to talk and share informa- “The public health depart- Please see SURVEY, page 4 dinator Van Smith-Davis said. “This is the best way to provide the facts and information Lebanese army that you need to achieve those soldiers point goals.” their guns to Lebanon edges toward war Smith-Davis said the expo the area were is focused on teaching students confrontations erupted Thurs- about the three major areas of day between as students riot over politics wellness: nutrition, fitness and government and stress. Hezbollah sup- By Brian Murphy warning shots into the air dis- ering of donor nations in Par- There are six hour-long ses- porters in the The Associated Press persed most rioters. The mili- is. The conference Thursday sions those interested can streets around tary then declared Beirut’s first raised pledges of $7.6 billion to choose to attend, each focusing Beirut Arab Uni- BEIRUT, Lebanon — Univer- curfew since 1996. help Prime Minister Fuad San- on an aspect of total wellness versity. At least sity students loyal to Lebanon’s But the fallout reaches far iora’s U.S.-backed government and stressing the importance of three people government clashed with Hez- beyond the casualty count. The rebuild after last summer’s dev- balance in each area. were killed in bollah supporters Thursday, clashes, sparked by a cafeteria astating Israel-Hezbollah war. The personal training pro- the rioting as setting cars ablaze and battling scuffle between pro-govern- The money and show of gram will also offer a free tour Lebanon drifts with homemade clubs and ment Sunni Muslims and pro- international support could of the fitness center and a brief closer to stones. The melee deepened Hezbollah Shiites, reinforced boost the embattled Saniora. orientation of the fitness equip- civil war. worries that Lebanon cannot fears that Lebanon’s sectarian The Iranian-backed Hezbollah ment. contain the political and sec- divisions are erupting into vi- has vowed to bring him down Regina Mastin, a registered tarian rivalries threatening to olence as they did during the unless the opposition is given dietitian, will present a session push it toward civil war. 1975-1990 civil war. more power. called “Nuts about Nutrition” At least three people were It was the third straight day The chaos has paralyzed the that will address the new food killed and dozens were injured of violence, sparked by a Hez- government. Hezbollah leader guide pyramid, general nutri- before army troops backed by bollah-led strike Tuesday that tion facts, how to eat well on Associated Press tanks and firing barrages of came ahead of a crucial gath- Please see FIGHT, page 4 campus and how to avoid the dreaded freshman 15. Mastin provides nutrition counseling on campus and in- West Texas woman dead after confrontation with police teracts with a number of students who struggle with nutri- The Associated Press subdue the woman by firing two rounds Carroll said it is believed the wom- Mike Hurst and officer Art McIntee, were tion issues. She said she hopes from a beanbag shotgun, Plainview po- an, who was pronounced dead at the placed on paid administrative leave. the expo will help students PLAINVIEW — Two police officers lice Capt. Michael Carroll said. scene, was shot three times. An autopsy The September shooting was the first get back on the road to being shot and killed a woman at an apart- “He tripped on something and the is pending. She had a history of mental officer-involved shooting in Plainview healthy. ment complex for mentally and physi- other two officers then fired as she was problems, Carroll said. in about a decade. Jose Ceballos Jr. was A Baylor graduate herself, cally disabled people Thursday after the still coming,” Carroll said. Police did not release the woman’s wielding a knife when police forced Mastin remembers walking into woman ignored repeated pleas to drop a Police were called to the complex name Thursday pending notification of open the door of a house and shot him the cafeteria as a freshman and 14-inch knife, authorities said. about 4:15 a.m. after a tenant heard relatives. She had lived in the 20-unit as he approached. His cousin, Leonor getting carried away with the It was the second officer-involved an alarm in the apartment. When they complex for 20 years, Bethesda Manor Pacheco, said Ceballos was mentally ill variety available at every meal. shooting in Plainview since September. opened the door they found the woman Inc.’s assistant manager Gayle Walker and that he didn’t believe officers needed “After months of little exercise The shooting occurred when an of- holding the knife and she was threaten- said. to shoot him. A grand jury later declined ficer was backing away after trying to ing officers, Carroll said. The officers, Sgt. Dion Guerra, Cpl. to indict the officer. Please see HEALTH, page 4

VOL. 106 No. 57 www.baylor.edu/Lariat © 2007, Baylor University 2 The Baylor Lariat Opinion Friday, January 26, 2007 Baylor fans need to temper criticism of coaches It took a while, but it’s finally struggles, and it’s only natural all-time record is 1,067-1,225, sions in the past. After suffer- where they’re going. happened. for those who put their heart and the Bears’ most success ing through the Dave Roberts More than anything else, A plague that has afflicted and soul on the line with the again came in the distant past. and Kevin Steele eras in football Baylor needs stability. Barring so many sports enthusiasts has successes and failures of their point I bring this up to say a school and the Dave Bliss era in bas- severe meltdowns, both Mor- struck the Baylor faithful. teams to acknowledge them. with such sparse success can’t ketball, Baylor fans have been riss and Drew deserve at least The microwave culture and But when recognizing weak- of view treat its programs like the Uni- bitten too many times not to be six years to turn their situations “What have you done for me ness turns into refusing to see versity of Texas or the Univer- shy. But both Morriss and Drew around. lately?” mentality has a pocket progress or even suggesting fir- by daniel youngblood sity of Alabama would. have shown signs they’re mov- Numerous other programs of Baylor fans young and old ing, people need to take a more This is especially true con- ing in a direction that will make have proven that patience often questioning the mettle of our realistic look at the situation. basketball in its long history, but sidering Baylor’s conference af- Baylor fans proud to once again pays off. coaches. In both football and We are Baylor. to call that success anything but filiation. Baylor is the only pri- claim the Bears, without shame, Baylor needs to take note. men’s basketball, the coaches That sentence should make modest in the grand scheme of vate school in the Big 12, and around the water cooler. Bear fans, back the coaches are unreasonably having the all who claim the green and college athletics would be false. its records in football and bas- Both Morriss and Drew were and support their programs, coals beneath them heated. gold proud, but our history in In football, Baylor’s all-time ketball since joining the confer- forced to clean monumental and don’t be surprised if we’re First, allow me to say, I don’t the two “money sports” should record is 505-491-43, with sev- ence show it’s tough to compete messes left by previous regimes, not all where we want to be in think either coach is above criti- also show Bears fans why pa- en conference championships, in this situation. and both have made huge strides two years. cism. tience is such a necessity. only three of which have come It also shows the Baylor ath- in our programs’ national prom- Daniel Youngblood is a se- Both Guy Morriss and Scott I know Baylor has had some since the early 1970s. Basketball letic administration has made inence in four short years. Both nior journalism major from Fort Drew have had their share of genuine success in football and has been worse historically. Its some awful hires and deci- need time and support to get to Worth.

Editorial Consequences of Bush library outweigh benefits

When the location for the library could offer incred- George W. Bush’s presiden- ible academic opportunities to tial library is decided in a few research the institution of the weeks, someone is bound to be presidency and American poli- disappointed. tics as a whole. Undisclosed amounts of Unfortunately, economic money have gone into attempt- and academic factors aren’t the ing to persuade the site selec- only ones in play. tion committee to choose an An example of this sur- appropriate location. faced last week when promi- All but one contender will nent members and leaders of have wasted the majority of the Methodist church publicly that money. The losers will opposed SMU’s proposal on only have the national atten- moral grounds. tion that has come out of the One of their main objec- race as a benefit. And with the tions was to a proposed public University of Dallas dropping policy center and think tank, out of the running Monday, the which they feared would be race is now just between Baylor mostly a center for defending and Southern Methodist Uni- Bush’s legacy and advancing versity. political schools of thought The site selection commit- similar to those of his admin- tee went into exclusive talks istration. with SMU in December, but Baylor’s library proposal that doesn’t mean the game is contains plans for a Center for over. Democracy. We would hope Some here at Baylor sup- any academic and research port our university’s library facilities at the library would proposal without reservation. truly be dedicated to open Considering the economic intellectual scholarship and reasons behind some of his its auxiliary institutions func- president’s library on either left. As the opposition at SMU benefits the project would debate. But by its very nature, policy failures. tioned as a bastion of Bush’s campus would immediately has shown, we cannot afford bring, their stance is under- a presidential library center’s As a university, Baylor has political ideology. associate the school with the to have this president’s legacy standable. The library is esti- objective is to advance policy. consistently worked hard to Given the Bush administra- president’s reputation. be associated with a Christian mated to cost between $200 Assuming the Bush admin- make the headlines for the tion’s unpopular actions, such In the long term, such institution. million and $500 million; it istration reverses its penchant quality of our law school, busi- as the war in Iraq, negative associations may fade, but At this point, if the site selec- would be largely funded by pri- for secrecy and gives the library ness school and other pro- detainee treatment, circum- they would have an immedi- tion committee passes over vate donors and would attract useful resources, the library grams. venting the Geneva Conven- ate impact if the library came Baylor for SMU, it wouldn’t visitors, jobs and revenue both would give historians a chance Getting the Bush library tions as well as federal courts to Baylor. Regardless of what be too big of a surprise. But to the university and its sur- to analyze the administration’s certainly would bring wide- and expanding the realm of motives have gone into the dis- for more reasons than one, it rounding community. actions during Bush’s years in spread attention, but it would executive power into ques- cussion, it would imply we are wouldn’t be a disappointment, It’s also undeniable that office. It might help pinpoint be a shame if the library and tionable territory, getting this proud of the legacy Bush has either.

Abortion debate a lost cause for both sides; balance is key Opinion policy The anniversary of the land- It’s a good one, but also organization based in Ontario, other resources, that many more Opinions expressed in mark Supreme Court decision indicative of the fact that both more than 90 percent of abor- people would only magnify the the Lariat are not necessarily Roe v. Wade earlier this week got sides do less to prove their own tions are performed exclusive- problems. those of the Baylor adminis- me thinking about my stance on point point and more to discredit the ly as a means of birth control. And what if it were made tration, the Baylor Board of abortion, and I came to a con- other. These women feel they’re too illegal globally? Would we be in Regents or the Student Pub- clusion. of view When abortion rights propo- young, aren’t financially stable the midst of a worldwide famine lications Board. Abortion isn’t right, but it nents defend a woman’s right to or aren’t responsible enough to right now? Most likely. Twenty- Editorials are written by isn’t wrong, either. This may be by jordan daniel choose they’ll usually say, “It’s raise a child. five percent of women world- the editorial board and are difficult for many to understand, a woman’s right to decide what That’s a little selfish, don’t wide have had an abortion. Ten solely the opinions of mem- but it’s the cold, hard truth. The tion advocates, who are often she wants to do with her body.” you think? But like all difficult billion people on earth would bers of the board and not entire debate between those conservatives in favor of the The only problem with that debates, it’s not that simple. increase global warming, over- Baylor University. who are anti-abortion and abor- death penalty, will first point argument is, it’s not her body Religious Tolerance claims that population and other problems Letters to the editor should tion rights is one of the most to the Bible. They say every life she’s destroying. It’s the one about 7 percent are performed that already affect us greatly. include name, major, gradua- important in America today. is precious and should be pro- inside her, and that’s not hers to for medical reasons, or cases The point is, there’s so much tion year, phone number and Not because one side will tected. Their counterparts, typi- terminate. of rape or incest, which would more to the debate. student identification num- emerge victorious over the cally liberals who are opposed One side says life begins at appear reasonable. The two sides, equally ber. Non-students should other, but because the two sides to the death penalty, will usu- conception, the other says life Also, since Roe v. Wade, about weighted, pull against each include their address. provide a necessary balance in ally respond with the predict- begins at birth. Clearly, the two 40 million abortions have been other. That’s the way it should The Lariat reserves the our society. Unfortunately this able, “But, what about the death aren’t going to come to an agree- performed in the U.S. If abor- be, a constant stalemate. right to edit letters for gram- unwinnable debate is a hot-but- penalty? Are their lives not pre- ment here any time soon, so I’ll tions were illegal in America, Without evil, there can be mar, length, libel and style. ton issue that always comes up cious?” put that aside right now. I guess the population would likely be no good, and in this debate, the Letters should be e-mailed when outspoken conservatives I don’t think a murderer’s the main problem I have with about 60 million people higher only evil would be if one side to [email protected] and liberals come together. life is precious, but that doesn’t abortion is the reason the proce- than it is now, and seeing as won over the other. or mailed to The Baylor Lari- But how do people decide decrease the validity of the dure is performed. According to how we already use the most Jordan Daniel is a senior jour- at, One Bear Place #97330, which stance to take? Anti-abor- argument. Religious Tolerance, a Christian oil and waste the most food and nalism major from Waco. Waco, TX 76798-7330.

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Edwards entertains with experimental folk BEAR BRIEFS By Allie Cook “It produces a beat and fills up a lot of It’s Scholars’ Day Entertainment Editor space,” Edwards said. The School of Engineering and “When I put a beat to it, you can feel computer science will host its He may be a long way from home, but the song. It adds another dimension to third annual Scholars’ Day from regardless of his location, Jackson Ed- the music I’m doing.” 1 to 4 p.m. today. The event will wards will find a way to play music. Brett Jamison, a longtime friend of be held in the Robert M. and Originally from Manaitoulin Island in Edwards and a freelance photographer Louise Rogers Engineering Ontario, Canada, Edwards came to Waco in Waco, said Edwards’ music is unique. and Computer Science Build- in June with his wife, Amber, who’s earn- Jamison said his use of a porch board ing in rooms 104 and 106. ing her Master of Fine Arts in theater at makes him kind of a “one-man band.” Baylor. “I like his stuff,” Jamison said. “He’s Circle K to hold first meeting Since then, he’s been playing gigs really pretty out there and doing a lot of around town whenever he has the thing you don’t see other people doing, Circle K International, a co-ed chance. kind of experimental.” service organization, will have He is playing at 8:30 p.m. today at Jamison said Edwards doesn’t just their first meeting 9 p.m. Mon- Beatnix Coffeehouse on Lake Shore play music, either. day in the Cowden Room of Drive and at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Com- “He’s very entertaining between songs the Bill Daniel Student Center. mon Grounds. as well,” Jamison said. “He’s a witty young For more information contact Stephanie_Kraemer@baylor. Edwards started playing guitar about lad.” edu. five years ago and played his first gig Edwards said he also covers a lot of when he was in college at Gardner-Webb different songs during his shows. Get study abroad info Monday University. He’s also been playing har- During any given gig, he may play monica for about three years. “Shakedown on 9th Street” by Ryan Ad- For those interested in studying “I just kind of picked it up,” Edwards ams, “Mr. Jones” by Counting Crows, abroad, an information session said. “And once I picked it up, I never put “Maggie’s Farm” by Bob Dylan or a host will be held 4 p.m. Monday in it down. Once I got started, I just went of other acoustic hits. Room 201B in Poage Legisla- into it full force.” Eric Weiss, a Houston senior, will tive Library. He describes his music as bluesy- accompany Edwards on guitar for the folk, with some of his main influences shows this weekend. being Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray “It’s my first time to play with him To submit a bear brief, e-mail Vaughn, Ben Harper and Ryan Adams. on stage, and I’m pretty excited,” Weiss [email protected]. “It’s tough (to describe) because I kind said. of jump around a lot,” Edwards said. Edwards and Weiss met about six “The biggest trend in it is a rootsy and months ago and formed a friendship CONTACT US raw acoustic kind of sound.” over their common interest in music. Editor 710-4099 Something that sets Edwards apart “We just started talking music and Newsroom 710-1712 from the rest of guitar players in coffee hanging out,” Weiss said. “Then we start- Sports 710-6357 Courtesy Photo shops is his use of a porch board. ed jamming together at his house.” Entertainment 710-7228 The low-end rhythm instrument al- For more information or to listen to Advertising 710-3407 Jackson Edwards, who hails from Ontario, Canada, now resides in Waco with his wife and plays lows for self-accompaniment through Edwards’ music, visit his Web site at gigs around town whenever he gets the chance. the use of a foot pedal. www.myspace.com/jacksonedwards. POLICE Dallas man pardoned BLOTTER Senate passes Criminal mischief after serving 20 years OneBU bill 5 cases of criminal mischief The Associated Press Fuller’s record and allows By Kate Boswell occurred in the parking lot him to seek compensation Staff writer between Waco Hall and Tidwell DALLAS — A Dallas Coun- from the state for his time in Bible Building around 2:30 p.m. ty man who spent about 20 prison. Student Senate voted Thursday to award Jan. 24. Baylor Police Chief years in prison for a rape Texas allows the wrong- OneBU $1100 to fund BUnited Day, which Jim Doak said five individual he did not commit received fully convicted to receive will be held Feb. 27. vehicles were “substantially a full pardon for innocence $25,000 for each year spent “We’re very passionate about the subject, damaged” in the incident. from Gov. Rick Perry on in prison, with a cap of not just the event itself but the goal behind A report of criminal mischief Thursday. $500,000. it,” Houston junior and OneBU president was made Jan. 23 regarding When informed of his In 1981, Fuller was sen- Victoria Mgbemema said. “It’s awesome the damage done to dryers pardon, Larry Fuller choked tenced to 50 years on an ag- (that the bill passed).” in a Penland Residence Hall back tears and said, “This is gravated rape conviction. According to the bill, the event’s theme laundry room. Doak said the what justice is all about,” said At the time Fuller was a will be “The Best of Our World” and it “will damage was mechanical and Eric Ferrero, a spokesman for 32-year-old Vietnam veteran work to both educate students and faculty appeared to be deliberate. the Innocence Project, a New who had received the Air on issues relating to the awareness of dif- York-based legal center that Medal for taking care of his ferences and the importance of working to- A report of criminal mis- seeks to uncover wrongful crew. gether.” chief involving a scraped car convictions. He was released from pris- According to Mgbemema, BUnited Day occurred in the Dutton Avenue Fuller was freed from on in 1999 but sent back in will feature performances from different Office and Parking Facility on prison in October when spe- 2005 for a parole violation. groups on campus, building activities and the second floor sometime cialized DNA testing showed Of the 12 Dallas County a student art display. between 8 p.m. Jan. 20 and 4 he did not commit the crime. men, two are still seeking Abbie Rosen/Lariat Staff The total cost of the event is expected to p.m. Jan. 23. He is one of 12 Dallas Coun- pardons from the governor be $1,660. The funds from the Student Life Burglary ty men to be exonerated by or writs from the Texas Court Reaching for the world Fund will cover 70 percent of the total cost. DNA evidence since 2001, of Criminal Appeals, Ferrero OneBU members said they would raise the Friendswood sophomore Liz Abrams, a nursing major, A burglary of a computer took and one of 24 in Texas since said. rest of the money through various fundrais- 1989, according to the Inno- Either option clears up an explores the Mayborn Museum Complex for an assign- ers. place sometime between 3 ment given by her psychology professor. p.m. Jan. 12 and 9 a.m. Jan. 22. cence Project. individual’s record, Ferrero The bill states that any unused funds will at the Sid Richardson Science The pardon wipes clean said. be returned to the Student Life Fund. Building. Doak said the case is still under investigation. Narcotics A student was issued a cita- THE VOICEOF SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGEOF LAW ALUMNI tion for being in possession of minor drug paraphernalia at Allen Residence Hall on Tues- day. The student was issued a citation, and the case is being sent to judicial affairs.

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Mountain lion has man ing from a torn scalp, puncture through this, and he said, ‘I’ve couple walked a quarter-mile to wounds and other injuries. got a pen in my pocket and get a trail head, where she gathered in clutches of teeth as After the attack, game war- the pen and jab him in the eye,’” branches to protect them if more wife beats it with club dens closed the park about 320 she said. “So I got the pen and lions came around. They waited miles north of San Francisco tried to put it in his eye, but it until a ranger came by and sum- By Lisa Leff and released hounds to track the didn’t want to go in as easy as I moned help. The Associated Press lion. They later shot and killed a thought it would.” “My concern was to get Jim pair of lions found near the trail When the pen bent and be- out of there,” she said. “I told SAN FRANCISCO — Wildlife where the attack happened. came useless, Nell Hamm went him, ‘Get up, get up, walk,’ and officials on Thursday credited The carcasses were flown back to using the log. The lion he did.” a woman with saving her hus- to a state fo- eventually let Jim Hamm, 70, was in fair band’s life by clubbing a moun- rensics lab to go and, with condition Thursday. He had to tain lion that attacked him while determine if “She saved his life, there blood on its have his lips stitched back to- the couple were hiking in a Cali- either animal is no doubt about it.” snout, stood gether and underwent surgery fornia state park. mauled the staring at the for lacerations on his head and Jim and Nell Hamm, who man. Steve Martarano woman. She body. He told his wife he still will celebrate their 50th wed- A l t h o u g h screamed and wants to make the trip to New ding anniversary next month, the Hamms Dept. of Fish and Game waved the log Zealand they planned for their were hiking in Prairie Creek are experi- until the ani- anniversary, she said. Redwoods State Park when the enced hikers, mal walked Nell Hamm warned people lion pounced. neither had seen a mountain lion away. never to hike in the backcoun- Abbie Rosen/Lariat Staff “He didn’t scream. It was a before Jim Hamm was mauled, “She saved his life, there is no try alone. Park rangers told the different, horrible plea for help, his wife said. Nell Hamm said doubt about it,” said Steve Mar- couple if Jim Hamm had been Piecing it together and I turned around, and by she grabbed a four-inch-wide tarano, a spokesman for the De- alone, he probably would not then the cat had wrestled Jim to log and beat the animal with it, partment of Fish and Game. have survived. Callie Binder, a 2004 Baylor graduate and full-time employee of Sky the ground,” Nell Hamm said in but it would not release its hold Nell Hamm, 65, said she “We fought harder than we Ranch, a Christian summer camp, works on a camp recruitment an interview from the hospital on her husband’s head. was scared to leave her dazed, ever have to save his life, and we project Thursday in the Bill Daniel Student Center. where her husband was recover- “Jim was talking to me all bleeding husband alone, so the fought together,” she said.

“Some of them are just recent- ing with Salvation Army for two a scuffle in the cafeteria of Bei- burned its banner in the street SURVEY from page 1 ly homeless and aren’t willing years, but now helps out with FIGHT from page 1 rut Arab University between as sporadic gunfire was heard. health screenings.” to admit it. It is a pride thing. Baylor as well. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Sunni Muslims and support- Hezbollah supporters smashed However, there have been Hopefully though, these incen- “I just love working with the Wednesday that donors were ers of the Shiite Hezbollah. store windows miles away in roadblocks in conducting the tives will help bring them out. homeless people here in Waco,” backing the wrong side in the As Sunnis in the surrounding downtown Beirut as they left a survey. And by talking to the different Harvey said. standoff and that he could top- Tarik el-Jadideh district moved protest camp ahead of the cur- “I think it is sometimes hard agencies here, it is also a great “They really end up being ple Saniora at any time. in, Hezbollah activists called in few. to get some homeless to come way for them to try to get back just like everyone else. They all In Paris, Saniora pleaded to reinforcements. After the curfew began, out and take the survey,” Hewitt on the right track.” have their own stories. I love his countrymen to “distance Hezbollah activists with most streets were emptied. The senior Rachel Harvey said. Harvey has been volunteer- hearing about them.” themselves from tensions.” walkie-talkies were seen coor- last time Lebanon imposed a “No one can help a country dinating as a ragtag convoy of curfew was February 1996 to if the people of this country hundreds of vigilantes raced to stop labor unions from hold- Nevertheless, Wikipedia has it would take to correct what the don’t want to help themselves,” the campus. Gangs, many wear- ing anti-government protests. ONLINE from page 1 recently had some concerns re- company was sure were inaccu- he said. “I call on your wisdom ing blue and red construction In 1984, the army imposed a He said Wikipedia doesn’t garding the editing. racies in Wikipedia articles. and reason.” hard hats and wielding clubs curfew to halt street battles allow the posting of original re- Microsoft Corp. landed in Microsoft spokeswoman Leaders on all sides called made from sticks and even between the army and Muslim search, and everything has to be the Wikipedia doghouse Tues- Catherine Brooker said Micro- for calm. Nasrallah, who has chair legs, poured into the area militias. verifiable and have a source. day after it offered to pay a blog- soft had gotten nowhere in try- insisted in recent days he does and battled Sunni students and The alarming violence sig- So, who decides what infor- ger to change technical articles ing to flag the alleged mistakes not want Lebanon to tumble riot police and soldiers. naled what Lebanese have mation meets these require- on the site. to Wikipedia’s volunteer editors, into civil war, went on TV in Hezbollah backers claimed been fearing for months: that ments and what doesn’t? Wikipedia founder Jimmy so it sought an independent the evening to tell followers it Sunni gunmen fired from the drawn-out confrontation According to Wool, this is Wales and his volunteer editors, expert who could determine was a “religious duty” to get apartment balconies near the between Hezbollah and Sani- not the job of Wikipedia’s small writers and moderators have whether changes were necessary off the streets to allow security school, wounding several peo- ora’s government could move staff of seven, but rather the job blocked public-relations firms, and enter them on Wikipedia. forces to keep order. ple. The claim could not be in- into the streets and rage out of of thousands of volunteers who campaign workers and anyone Brooker said Microsoft be- “I appeal to you in the name dependently confirmed. control. post on the Web site. else perceived as having a con- lieved that having an indepen- of Lebanon and human con- Thick black smoke rose over “Nobody should be sur- The volunteers, many of flict of interest from posting fluff dent source would be key in get- science ... It’s a pity to waste the campus and the neighbor- prised when things start to whom are students, can edit any or slanting entries. ting the changes to stick — that Lebanon like this,” said Parlia- hood on the southern edge of spin out of control,” U.S. Am- posting. Volunteers and users Paying for Wikipedia copy is is, to not have them just over- ment Speaker Nabih Berri, a Beirut as rioters set fire to ve- bassador to Lebanon Jeffrey can also edit the articles for in- not allowed. ruled by other Wikipedia writ- Hezbollah ally. “It is time we hicles, tires and trash. Bands of Feltman said in an interview accuracies. Wool said there are Microsoft acknowledged it ers. learn from the past.” youths clashed with stones and with Al-Hurra, the U.S. govern- “millions of eyes looking at ev- had approached the writer and The Associated Press contrib- During Lebanon’s civil war, clubs in running street battles ment-funded Arabic-language ery edit.” offered to pay him for the time uted to this story. Christians battled Muslims. as the army tried to close off satellite television network that But the new confrontation has streets with tanks and armored broadcasts to the Middle East. taken different sectarian lines: vehicles. Troops fired tear gas He said he suspected Syria, options,” Irons said. “They can ceive coupons for massages on Shiites support the opposition, and warning shots into the air. which backs Hezbollah and HEALTH from page 1 learn to cope with the stress campus, passes to attend Bearo- Sunnis back the prime minister “We are afraid about the controlled Lebanon for nearly and poor food choices, clothes they are experiencing, and they bics and information on health and Christian parties are divid- future of the country. We are three decades, was behind the begin to feel tight and you are can learn to reduce their stress services available at the SLC. ed between the two camps. afraid about civil war,” said current troubles, but did not too sluggish to make it to class levels.” Water bottles, T-shirts and free If sectarian divisions ex- Mohammed Abdul-Sater, a 21- provide any evidence. or study,” Mastin said. “Then Smith-Davis also said this massages are only a few of the plode in Lebanon, it would year-old Shiite student. The Hezbollah-led opposi- you begin to see the importance session is perfect for students door prizes. likely further fuel Sunni-Shi- Three people were killed tion has staged two months of of a healthier lifestyle.” who don’t have time to work out “There’s not a lot you can ite tensions around the Arab and 169 injured, security of- demonstrations and sit-ins in a Smith-Davis and Loeen or who choose not to. guarantee in life,” Smith-Davis world, already heightened by ficials said. It appeared one of bid to topple Saniora’s govern- Irons, lecturer of health educa- Every time she gives a stress said. “I can guarantee that the Iraq’s turmoil. Mainly Sunni the dead was Sunni and the ment. tion, will lead the closing ses- management lecture, Smith- things you will learn at the expo Arab nations like Egypt and other two Shiite, judging by the But the prime minister has sion at Saturday’s expo. Davis gives participants a ten- will have you feeling better, Saudi Arabia have shown district of the hospitals their held out, refusing the opposi- “Managing Your Daily Stress” nis ball as a small parting gift. looking better and performing alarm at Hezbollah’s increas- bodies were taken to. tion’s demands for a veto-wield- will teach students the benefits She said students should attend better.” ing strength in Lebanon and Up until the 8:30 p.m. cur- ing share of the Cabinet. of meditation and stretching, the session to learn the creative Early registration is $10 and have backed Saniora. few was imposed, young men The alarming violence has among other effective ways to ways a tennis ball, easy to take ends at noon today. On-site reg- Thursday’s clashes in Beirut were in the streets around the stunned supporters of both relieve stress. everywhere, can help relieve istration Saturday morning will showed just how quickly any university. Government back- sides. But the leadership of the “I hate to see people miser- stress. cost $15. Registration forms are spark can turn into a wildfire. ers set fire to the offices of a two camps do not appear to be able and feel that they have no Each participant will also re- available at the SLC. Students said it began with small pro-Hezbollah party and backing down.

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Not the matches they’re expected to When a program as used to said the teams goal is to win an- only will it pit the nation’s two win. success as the Baylor men’s ten- other national title. best teams against each other, it The Bears started their spring nis team has grown to be over “It’s really exciting for me be- will also give the Bears a chance season with a 5-0 victory over the past five years, being ranked cause it’s my last year,” he said. to avenge their loss to the Bull- the University of Hawaii and No. 2 in the nation isn’t good “We have a great team again this dogs in the semifinals of the played in the Sherwood Classic enough. year and we have a great chance NCAA championship last year. in Los Angelos, Calif. and the That’s the way junior phenom to win the NCAA champion- Zgaga said he’s looking for- Rice Tournament in Houston. Lars Poerschke feels at least. ship. We won it my freshman ward to the matchup. Poerschke said the Bears’ at- “The trophies we have won year, and it would be really nice “Playing Georgia in April is tention is now focused on Texas aren’t going to win us anything to win again my senior year.” going to be a great experience,” A&M-Corpus Christi, which this year,” said Poerschke, who But before the Bears can get he said. “The NCAA champion- they play at 2 p.m. Saturday, at finished last year as the No. 4 there, they must first tackle a ship is being held at their facil- the Baylor Tennis Center. singles player in the nation. tough regular season schedule. ity, and we’ll have a chance to “Saturday’s our first home “There are a lot of good teams. Aside from playing a difficult get used to their crowd.” match, and it’s always impor- We’re not No. 1, so we’ll have to Big 12 schedule, the Bears also Zgaga said Georgia had a tant to get off to a good start,” chase somebody. We’re going to play No. 4 University of Cali- great team last year, and is even he said. “Texas A&M-Corpus try to dominate the whole sea- fornia-Los Angelos on Feb. 10, better this year. He said he ex- Christi is actually pretty under- Baylor Photography son and be at our best in May.” No. 10 Pepperdine University pects the title to go to either rated right now. They’re better Senior tennis player Martija Zgaga hopes to win the second national title of his May is a big month for the on April 1 and the nation’s top Georgia or the Bears. than their ranking, so it’s going Baylor career. this season The Bears are currently No. 2 nationally. Baylor tennis teams. Early May ranked team in the University of But while the Bears ultimate to be a tough match.” Lady Bears to end Men’s basketball road trip with OSU hopes to break By Will Parchman held up in the final minutes. Sports writer “Every good player is going to losing streak have an off night; it just comes Bernice Mosby knows as well with playing the game,” Mosby By Daniel Youngblood as anyone that conference road said of Jackson. “Our game plan Sports editor wins at this point in the season was to double down on her, and are crucial. as a team effort, we did good In the four seasons head Coach Scott Drew has Actually winning them, how- guarding her.” been at Baylor, his teams are just 4-34 away from ever, is much easier said than After a tough road game the Ferrell Special Events Center and have won done. against Texas, The Bears will just two games on an opponent’s home court. Mosby, the senior forward have only three days of turn- During this span, the Bears are also sporting a that has quickly taken point around time before they head 1-26 conference regular season road record, and for the Lady Bears’ Big 12 title to Stillwater for another confer- haven’t won a Big 12 road game since beating Tex- hopes, led Baylor to a tight 63- ence test. as A&M University in overtime on Feb. 25, 2004. 59 victory in Austin over the Head Coach Kim Mulkey, For senior forward Tim Bush, who transferred University of Texas on Wednes- who became Baylor’s all-time to Baylor from Louisiana State University in De- day night. winningest women’s basketball cember 2005, the Bears’ 20-game road losing But for the second time this coach earlier this season, said streak is far too long. week, a road trip looms ahead. that Oklahoma State’s speed has “It weighs on me a lot because I know what’s The Lady Bears will travel to kept the Bears from overlooking important,” Bush said. “If you want to play in face Oklahoma State University the Cowgirls. March Madness, you have to be able to win on at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Stillwa- “We’ve been working on stop- the road.” ter, Okla. The game will wrap up ping their penetration,” Mosby With a road trip to Austin for a 5 p.m. tipoff the team’s two-game conference said. “They’re very quick and against a talented University of Texas squad on road trip, their longest of the athletic and they’re a whole dif- Saturday, the Bears will be hard-pressed to get season. ferent team from last year.” that road win monkey off their collective backs “Wins on the road are big,” Oklahoma State has tradi- any time soon. This is especially true consider- said Mosby, who recorded tionally been a Big 12 doormat ing the fact that the Bears have lost by 40 and game-highs in points (23) and when it comes to women’s bas- 26 points in their last two games and haven’t de- rebounds (12) against Texas on ketball, but not this year. After feated the Longhorns in their last 16 tries. Wednesday. “It’s still just an- amassing just eight Big 12 wins But assistant Coach Matt Driscoll, who has other game, but I think it’s very over the last four years, includ- taken on extra duties while Drew heals from an important to win on the road ing an 0-16 conference record appendectomy he had Tuesday, said the Bears are because it’s so much easier play- last year, the Cowgirls are finally more focused on their own play than they are on ing at home.” competing. Oklahoma State is 3- who they’re playing. Sophomore guard Jessica 3 in conference this season, and “It was exciting to see we took our play to an- Morrow, who has now won all its reached the 15-win plateau other level against a team as talented as Kansas three games she’s played against for the first time since 2002. (in the second half of that game), but as coaches, Texas, agreed that Baylor’s road Oklahoma State is currently we expect to see that every night, every single wins have been big in getting second in the Big 12 in scoring game no matter what’s on the chest of the other the team back on its feet. defense, third in scoring offense team,” he said. “Wins on the road like that, and second in rebounding. The Bears will have their work cut out for them they’re huge,” she said. Mosby said that even with a Saturday evening. Baylor has now countered rematch with No. 6 Oklahoma The Longhorns (14-5, 4-1 in Big 12 play) have a two-game conference losing University on the distant hori- three players averaging more than 13 points a streak with its current two-game zon, winning the final game of game, including freshman phenom Kevin Durant, winning streak, pulling ahead their brief road trip is all they who is considered by many to be one of the best to 4-2 in conference. have on their minds. players in the nation. The Lady Bears held Texas’ “This next game is very im- Durant is averaging 23.9 points, 11.1 rebounds All-American Tiffany Jackson portant, especially for our con- and 1.8 blocks per game. to just eight points on 3-of-11 fidence, mainly because we’re “I’ve been doing this for 18 years, and shooting Wednesday night. very young,” Mosby said. “Two Associated Press I have never seen a more talented play- With Jackson taken out of the weeks ago we lost two in a row, er on tape than I have in Kevin Durant,” game, the Lady Bears were able so it’s a big motivator if we can Texas’ Carla Cortijo tries to grab the ball away from sophomore guard Jhasmin Player during the Driscoll said. to overcome a four-point half- go on the road and have these Bears’ 63-59 road victory over the Longhorns. The Bears stay on the road, as they take on an But Durant is just one of several weapons for time deficit and grab a lead that two big wins under our belt.” improved Oklahoma State squad Saturday. the Longhorns. They also have sophomore guard A.J. Abrams, who’s averaging 16.5 points a game, and freshman D.J. Augustin, who’s pitching in with 13.7 points SPORTS BRIEFS Former Cowboys QB campaigns and 6.7 assists. But as far as the Bears are concerned, the Softball players honored event for both teams. Seven top 25 to bring Super Bowl to Dallas biggest advantage the Longhorns will have this teams and nearly two dozen for- weekend may just be a hostile crowd. The Amateur Softball Associa- mer NCAA or Pac-10 Conference Associated Press be worth hundreds “On the road, it’s always tough,” sophomore tion announced Wednesday that champions are slated to complete of millions of dollars guard Curtis Jerrells said. “You go in there, and softball players Chelsi Lake and this weekend. In the Bears’ first DALLAS — Former Dallas Cowboys for our region,” Stau- they boo you, and if you do something good, Brette Reagan have been named two meets of the season, four quarterback and Hall of Famer Roger bach said in a news they’re still going to boo you. to the initial “watch list” for the Baylor men posted NCAA qualify- Staubach was named Thursday to chair release. “But everyone knows it’s tough going on the sixth annual USA Softball Nation- ing times. There have been none an effort to bring the Super Bowl to C o n s t r u c t i o n road, especially in conference play. You just have al Collegiate Player of the Year for the women. Award. This is the second time for North Texas. started last year for to go and give the extra effort,” he said. Lake and the first time for Reagan The North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid the 75,000-seat, re- While Saturday’s game is yet another tough to be named to the list. The list is Lady netters face Georgia Committee wants to bring the game to tractable-roof sta- road test for the Bears, it will be a homecoming of composed of 50 athletes and will The women’s tennis team will face the new Cowboys stadium in Arling- dium, two years af- sorts for Jerrells. The guard, who came to Baylor be narrowed down as the season the University of Georgia on Sun- ton in 2011, two years after the venue is ter Arlington voters from Del Valle High School in Austin, said his progresses. The ASA narrows the day in Athens, Ga. The match, set scheduled to open. approved paying for Staubach family will be out in full force to see him play. list to 25 on April 4 and to 10 on to begin at 1 p.m., is the Bears’ Bids must be turned in to the NFL by half of the original He said he was excited to have the support but May 9. The three finalists will be last until they travel to Madison, April 2. $650 million price tag by raising sales, he’d be all business come Saturday. chosen May 23, with the winner Wisconsin, for the National Team Team owners will review the bids and hotel and motel, and car-rental taxes. “My family is going to be there, but my team being announced in 2008. Indoors tournament from Feb. 2 to decide the venue in May. Located in Arlington, the Cowboys and I are going there to take care of business.” 4. The Bears are coming off of a “With tens of thousands of people new stadium will be adjacent to Ame- he said. Track heads to Seattle sweep of the No. 64 Rice Universi- expected to travel to the site of Super riquest Field in Arlington, the home of The game will be nationally broadcast on ty Owls on Saturday, at Houston’s Bowl XLV, the economic impact would baseball’s Texas Rangers. ESPN2. The men and women’s track teams indoor facility, . 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My metabolism by ben humeniuk ain’t fast enough to let me live on a hamburger diet and still look lean. stepping on little yellow pellets. It And when something crazy hap- caused us to say a few dirty words. pens, I never hear intense danger We decided to give the other guys music. Then again, maybe I should their pellets back … by collecting stop setting my expectations them and dumping them in their according to movies. beds. You see, that was the problem Finally, we had to talk. And we when I signed up to live in a duplex all got slightly miffed. Then we with six other men. In my mind, I decided to stop the Air Soft battles had this nice little idea of a crazy inside the house and be friends. bachelor pad where guys live in I’ve never lived with girls harmony and have ridiculous (except my mom), but I imagine it amounts of fun. We would run would take them weeks to make around in our boxer shorts up again after a lot of awkward and play loud music, sleep glaring and sly, biting statements. a lot and maybe do home- I also imagine they wouldn’t have work now and then. Air Soft guns in the first place, But to my surprise, thus negating the problem. that’s exactly what hap- Because we’re boys with busy pened. That’s exactly lives, we don’t have a lot of hard what my house is and fast rules. Trash gets taken out like. by whomever figures out we can’t It all started close the barrel lid anymore. The two semesters dishwasher is run by the guy who ago, right about can’t wedge his dirty stuff into the when I real- mess. And laundry is jungle rules: Melea Burke/Lariat staff ized I was pay- If you don’t take it out of the dryer, ing way too someone throws it on the couch. much for my Which is real awkward if girls claustrophobic come over and your undies are apartment. A exposed. couple of guys and And we’re all really different. I got together and started dream- Under our roof resides an engi- ing of irresponsibility and cheaper neering major, a guy in sports rent. It was a beautiful thing. sponsorship and sales, a finance It wasn’t a perfect thing, how- student, a pre-med guy and a poli- ever. Finding a place to live was sci dude. Three of our guys help a challenge. We weren’t sure if we lead worship on a regular basis. could all dwell in one place or if we One of us is prone to yelling at 10 wanted to get neighboring apart- the TV when the Cowboys score. ments. One of us doesn’t even know how ways to be Eventually we hit up a landlord football scoring works. Basically Planning ahead some friends recommended and the only things we have in com- met him at Burger King, where mon are our gender and our belief the worst everything was finalized. We slow- in Christ. ly made our way through the lease, Because there are a lot of us, can work wonders roommate because nearly every sub clause it isn’t a great place to study. Or By Jessica Milcetich had an accompanying story. sleep, when the guys holding a The Morning Call “See where it says no pets with- Halo tournament in the next room in history out approval?” he’d say. “Well, let don’t have to be in class till noon MCT — Robin Hartung was excited when she moved out me tell you about these boys who and you start at 9 a.m. of her dorm room and into an apartment. She was finally free brought an alligator to live in their But it is a good place to be real. from the rules and restrictions of living in a dorm, no more bathtub…”. And to grow. Some of the best con- signing in guests or dealing with annoying dorm assistants. We also didn’t all know each versations about God, life and girls But apartment living wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. 1 PDA in other. Two of my housemates got I’ve ever held have been within the Cleanliness was a huge issue for Hartung of Coopersburg, the living room? What about back early to do Welcome Week; walls of my house, often in the wee Pa., who is a senior at Shippensburg University. Ants began the kitchen? Your roommate might care, one went up to the other in a hours of the morning. I’ve also had invading her new apartment as dirty dishes piled up in the but she’s just bitter because she’s meeting and said, “Dude. I think to be called out by pretty much sink. lonely. we’re roommates.” They ended up everyone there a couple of times. Hartung eventually got so fed up with getting stuck wash- in Student Foundation together. It’s tough to sit down with a broth- 3 ing pots and pans before and after every meal that she finally They also share clothes from time er and talk about your faults, but packed them all up and took them home. Bring to time. It’s sweet, actually. I’ve come out all the better for it. “We had no pots or pans for the rest of the year,” she 2 h o m e Our first real conflict came We’ve become workout part- said. a lonely, from Air Soft guns. I found out ners. TV-watching buddies. We’ve Almost every college student who has moved from a dorm Putting your homeless the danger one night when I kept opened our doors to friends and to an apartment probably has a horror story to tell about roommate’s girlfriend in cat know- getting shot in the posterior. As I had big dinners. We’ve locked our messy roommates, unavailable landlords or complicated your T-Mobile myFaves top ing your wasn’t armed, it quickly became a doors and had boxers-only time. financial problems. five and having her ringtone roommate game of chase-and-punch. Next year, however, we’re break- The problems may have seemed unavoidable, but with a set as “Secret Lover” - just is deathly It then turned into an arms ing up the family. It wasn’t what we little advanced planning, sticky roommate situations can be like the commercial. allergic – race. One roommate talked about planned, but it’s kind of how things avoided or their effects minimized. eh, breath- buying gas-powered Air Softs fell out. We still love hanging out Sit down with your roommates before moving in and write ing isn’t from his brother. Another room- and being guys, but we’re going down every single expectation and detail, advisers say. That important mate bought an Air Soft rifle (yes, back to our small apartments, includes making decisions about grocery shopping, cleaning, and she they make rifles) to bring the hurt. chasing that final year of college having visitors spend the night, how the bills will be paid, Roommates may serve has an Soon, those of us without guns with all the strength and focus we when and how loud you can play music and addressing any inhaler. knew to hide in our rooms when can muster. I guess it’s true when issues unique to your roommates. as buffer for depression the others covered the TV with a they tell you good things don’t last “Leave nothing to chance, even if it makes you squirm towel and started blasting away. forever. to have to discuss it,” April Masini of www.AskApril.com The No. 1 reason students visit the I think the breaking point was But you know, I think that’s OK. said. “Just keep telling yourself that whatever the level of Baylor counseling services is for depres- reached one night when one of the Because in the end, that was just discomfort is now, it’s guaranteed to be 10 times worse if left sion, said Dr. Jim Marsh, director of guys and I came back and kept what I expected. to fester.” Baylor Counseling Services. “When you’re young, youth and stupidity go hand in The most protective and preventive 4 hand,” said Boyce Watkins a Syracuse University professor factor to mental illness is the perception Leave your and author of the book Everything You Wanted to Know About of social support, Marsh said. dishes in the sink long 5 S t e a l College. “If a student wants to move off campus, prepare as Therefore, students who feel they can enough for them to grow your room- best as you can in advance. You’re going to pay tuition in talk to their roommates may have more mold and draw flies. mate’s toilet 6 Read the school of life. Life’s most valuable lessons come from our protection from depression. paper off the Cosmo’s romance most costly experiences. You’re never going to learn about life roll. Surprise! tips aloud as your roommate gets picked up for an awkward if you don’t live it.” start to a first date. Drama, stress, dishes make life fun 7F e e d There I was, stumbling through a the fun be in that? together, the resulting political con- your room- steamy jungle in search of my soul Instead, I am entertained daily: versation can end in bad news. mate’s dog unusu- 8 mate. Through the trees, I could catch There is always something going Having roommates can be bitter- al substances just glimpses of his chocolate brown eyes, on, someone to talk to and plenty of Girl’s sweet. There are the trials that come for fun – the little Never dark wavy hair and a jaw line that drama to make me laugh or stress me from living with other imperfect guy is so cute. buy food, most men would kill for. He turned out. Take young women but also the moments but eat and caught my eye through a spar- One of my biggest pet peeves with where life couldn’t be better. e v e r y o n e kling waterfall. An image of stunning a house full of roommates is a lesson by jill auxier We love our front porch. It’s where else’s in the perfection. My dream guy. most people learn as toddlers: If you we bond. We learn more about each house and Suddenly my jungle falls apart. make a mess, clean it up. But one thing we all have in com- other as we discuss our days, lives 9 Borrow offer some The leaves disappear and the sound Our trash is always overflowing. mon is that sometimes we just need and boy troubles. It’s an escape from your room- to your boy- of the rushing waterfall is replaced Dishes spill out of the sink. Moldy some space. A lot of space. the drama of the house and a place to mate’s clothes, stain friend as by the loud clattering of high heels cheese and curdled milk make it hard Every once in a while there comes be just friends. them permanently, well. stomping across the wooden floor as to breathe with the refrigerator open a time when we have to get away from But we are also more than friends. wash them in an attempt one of my roommates arrives home and every countertop and table is cov- each other and from the house. We We have an unimaginable bond that to remove the permanent stains, shrink them in the from another crazy night. ered with a myriad of Diet Coke cans find refuge in different places, but no one would suspect. We know what dryer and then return the I should have known it was a and empty glasses. having your own space is crucial to one another is thinking. When we clothing without men- dream. The house was too quiet, my To be sure, these decorations add overcoming controversies. Once we’ve have a secret crush we hadn’t planned tioning the slight dream guy too perfect. And let’s face character to the house but also suc- had time to cool off and think ratio- on telling anyone, one of the other alterations. it: No college boy is that great. How- ceed in giving me gray hairs. I’m not nally, things generally work them- roommates always figures it out. ever, many times roommates aren’t kidding. selves out. When someone is struggling, we’re that great either. As roommates, we all deal with One controversial topic in our always there to help out by listening, From the pranks, shenanigans, confrontation and conflict in differ- house is politics. We’ve recently offering advice, watching sappy mov- gossip, yelling and secrets to the scan- ent ways. Some of us get absurdly implemented a “no talking politics in ies or drinking Dr Pepper floats. 10 Forget to pay bills dals, loud noises, drama, dirty dishes, defensive while others are extremely the house” rule. This rule is neces- Roommates make college memo- that are in your room- thunderous laughter and strong opin- sensitive. Still others act detached and sary to prevent irrational and out-of- rable. When times are good, they’re mate’s name. Therefore, his ions of six girls under one roof, living unfriendly when conflict arises. hand arguments which can result in great; when times are bad, they can be credit is ruined and he can’t get approved for a student loan the with roommates can be a little over- Some of my roommates are good at name-calling, hair-pulling or worse. just as unforgettable. But it’s definitely next semester and is forced to whelming. holding grudges and some are like me One of my roommates is a die-hard an experience that every college stu- drop out of Baylor. Some days I wish we are all shy, unable to stay angry if my life depend- conservative Republican. Another dent should have. quiet and antisocial. But where would ed on it. is an antiwar hippie. When they get At least for a year anyway.