WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheTUESDAY | APRIL 17, 2012Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 MOVIES Page 4 Don’t stop now Clash between borders Classic remake flops Baseball to take strategy of 19-game Texas boy kills nine illegal 12-year project, “The Three Stooges,” winning streak to weekend challenge immigrants in crash, charged by the Farelly brothers proves to be a against the Aggies with murder and smuggling disappointment in the box office Vol. 113 No. 45 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> Yea or Nay? Equestrian wins national tourney Collection of comedians ironical advice receives By Krista Pirtle mixed reviews Sports Writer Page 4 It has been less than two weeks and Baylor has reigned in yet an- >> Bears strut their stuff other national championship. Football shows balanced The Baylor Equestrian Hunter skills in offense and defense Seat team defeated Texas A&M to in Saturday scrimmage capture the team’s first national title at the National Collegiate Page 5 Equestrian Association Champi- onship at the Extraco Events Cen- from Page 1 ter in Waco. FIELD DAY >> Tensions rise “I can’t describe this feeling we The UN threatens North have right now,” head coach Ellen Korea with official White said. “All I asked was that sanctions after Pyongyang we go 3-0, and this team stepped rocket launch up as a whole and accomplished it. This is a special group of young Page 3 women that just wanted so badly to be successful that they wouldn’t Viewpoints be denied.” It was the first time Baylor “A grading competed for a national champi- onship in either the Hunter Seat system should or Western division. not be this Equestrian teams are split into two squads, Hunter Seat and COURTESY OF BAYLOR MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS complicated... Western, much like track and The Baylor Equestrian Hunter Seat team are presented with the National Collegiate Equestrian Association championship trophy Saturday at the Baylor’s move to field. Extraco Events Center. Baylor’s 173-164 win in the flat and fences competition against A&M marked its first national title. Hunter seat is a classic form of change its grading English riding and is based on the system is not tradition of fox hunting. The Bears battled the Aggies to back before freshman Samantha fident in my ability to do it.” 3-1 to upset the top seed 4-3. It includes both flat and over a 2-2 tie in Flat, as BU scored the Schaefer took to her horse for the Schaefer earned Most Valuable Auburn jumped out to a 3-1 necessarily a bad fences, which judge the horse’s first and final points during the final ride. Rider over Fences after going 3-0 lead in Flat, as Taylor Brown’s 152 one. If the faculty movement and form, and equi- discipline. Junior Taylor Brown After TAMU scored a zero in and averaging the highest score ended up being a big point for feels we need more tation classes which judge the totaled a 138 and senior Kim Flat, Schaefer needed to beat a throughout the championship. Baylor. rider’s ability both on the flat and Woodsum added a 136 for Baylor. 165 for the tie and title. The fresh- In route to the championship, “What a total team effort that accurate grading, over fences. Texas A&M took a brief 3-2 man rode beautifully en route to a the No. 4 seed Baylor had to de- was,” White said. “We took it one that makes sense. The four-legged Battle of the lead in Fences before Brown 173 and a BU national title. feat the No. 1 seed, defending ride at a time and chipped away at Brazos was nothing short of ex- evened it up with a high score “I am so proud of the team,” overall and Hunter Seat champion that lead. I am so happy these girls However, it needs citing, coming down to a win on of 174. Schaefer said. “I knew I had a Auburn, in the semi-final round. to adopt a policy points after a 4-4 tie. The Aggies took the lead good score to beat, but I was con- The Bears battled back from a SEE EQUESTRIAN, page 6 similar to those of other schools without hindering BU Student Senate passes its own students.” Page 2 bill to disband Bear Pit Bear Briefs By Rob Bradfield serve basis. This would effectively each goal. Staff Writer disband the organization, which Katy senior and Bear Pit’s The place to go to know currently requires an entry fee, president Benjamin Friedman Baylor Basketball fans might a dress code and gets courtside the places to go said the member’s seats are well be in for a big change next season. seating. earned. Time for adventure At their meeting last Thurs- “For too long we have been “The most consistent support- day the Baylor Student Senate bullied and intimidated by [the ers are the ones in the Bear Pit,” The Outdoor Adventure approved a group of bills recom- Bear Pit],” Senter said during the Club will host a whitewater Friedman said. DAVID LI | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER mending significant changes to Senate debate. kayaking skills pre-trip Friedman and the Bear Pit’s several Baylor institutions. The Bear Pit began in 2005 public relations officer, Gilmer clinic today from 5 to The Senate overturned Student Champions on the road to support the men’s basketball junior Josh DeMoss say the Bear Body President Zach Roger’s veto team. At the time, interest in bas- 7 p.m. at the Baylor No. 42 forward Brittney Griner holds up her longboard at a parade Pit’s activities go past fanatical on a bill to add a Homecoming ketball was low due to NCAA Marina. Cost is $10. To reg- rally on Monday celebrating the Lady Bears’ undefeated season in cheering at games. Friedman and King to next year’s celebrations sanctions from the Patrick Den- ister sign up at the Student Downtown Waco. DeMoss said the Bear Pit and its and passed two bills recommend- nehy murder scandal which pro- McLane Life Center front leadership play an important role ing moving the student section at hibited Baylor from playing in desk by 3 p.m. today. in organizing cheers and keeping basketball games to behind the non-conference games that year. goals and disbanding the Baylor Since then the Bear Pit has the fans in line by discouraging things like throwing trash and Not forgotten ROTC Air Force Bear Pit. grown to nearly 800 members, The Bear Pit bill, written who wear their black and yel- booing Baylor players. At 6:30 p.m. today in 102 by Sophomore Senators Grant low striped jerseys to every men’s “We’re trying to represent the Morrison Hall the Japanese places second in Senter from San Antonio and basketball game. Members are university as best as possible,” Program will host a screen- Kirby Garrett from Bend, Ore., required to purchase the jersey, Friedman said. ing of “Kyo-o mamoru” recommends the administration pay an initial $20 fee and wear Senter sees it differently. or “Protecting Today,” a make the Bear Pit a free organi- the jersey at every game. In return He says the organization documentary about the Battle for the Bomb zation with no dress code and the members receive free pizza doesn’t live up to its purpose by make their courtside seats open and drinks at every game and March 2011 tsunami and By Linda Wilkins Cullough said. “So it’s kind of a to all students on a first come first get the courtside seating behind SEE BEAR PIT, page 6 earthquake that hit Japan. Staff Writer love-hate thing with winning [the The event will include a competition].” book drive for the children Baylor hosted the eighth an- He said there is a lot of work who were affected by the nual Air Force ROTC Texas Field that goes into planning the event Students give input on sex forum tsunami and earthquake Day Competition Saturday, plac- and hosting it can be difficult. By Daniel C. Houston in Minami Sanriku, Japan. ing second out of the eight de- Baylor has won the last two years, Visconti said after the event. “Ev- engage the broader Waco com- Staff Writer eryone contributed. Everyone munity, environmental sustain- Participants are asked to tachments that competed. he said. who was here really looked like ability issues and government bring simple stories like The University of Texas at San The opening ceremonies be- Antonio won the competition gan at 8:30 a.m. and the actual Baylor moved forward Mon- they were engaged and feeling topics like immigration policy picture books or fairy tales with 303 points, Baylor came in competitions began at 9 a.m. day with plans to facilitate student comfortable talking about the and marijuana prohibition. (written in English). These second with 210 points and the The competitions involved 11 discussion of sensitive topics like issues that they wanted to talk Dr. Elizabeth Palacios, dean books will be delivered to University of Texas came in third different sporting events includ- human sexuality and relation- about. I think it was a great op- for student development, said them by the students who with 171 points. ing volleyball, basketball, dodge- ships between people of different portunity; I look forward to see- having trained students facilitate are participating in the The other detachments in at- ball and ultimate Frisbee, among faiths, inviting suggestions for ing more students at more open the discussions will help guide Baylor in Japan Summer tendance were Texas Christian others.